2026-03-25 03:46:24Deep inside the Secret Realm, the forest echoed with the sounds of battle.
Explosions, roars, and the crashing of trees filled the air.
At the center of one clearing, a massive magical beast collapsed with a heavy thud.
Elena stood calmly in front of its body, the enormous Upper Realm Warhammer resting on her shoulder.
The creature had been a Level 5 Stone Boar, a monster that normally required an entire team to defeat.
But now it lay motionless, its skull crushed into the ground.
Alaric glanced at the system panel floating before his eyes.
Target Defeated.
Points Earned: 500Another line followed.
Elena – Level Up.
Current Level: 6Alaric exhaled slowly.
“Level six already.”
Elena looked down at the monster without emotion.
“Do you want me to destroy the body, Master?”
Alaric shook his head.
“No need. Let’s move.”
They had been inside the Secret Realm for less than an hour, yet their progress was already unbelievable.
Every monster they encountered was eliminated within seconds.
Most participants struggled to defeat Level 2 beasts.
But Elena was crushing Level 4 and Level 5 monsters like insects.
Their score had climbed at an abnormal rate.
So abnormal…
…that it had already caught someone’s attention.
Far away, outside the Secret Realm, a large viewing hall had been set up for the examiners.
A massive magical screen displayed the participants’ scores in real time.
Several examiners sat around a long table.
Each represented a different academy.
One wore a black robe embroidered with golden wings—the emblem of the Imperial Royal Beast Academy.
Another wore a silver robe with a mountain crest—the symbol of the once-legendary Holy Mountain Beast Academy.
Other observers from smaller academies sat nearby.
Suddenly, one of the neutral examiners leaned forward.
“…That score.”
He pointed at the glowing board.
The numbers beside Alaric’s name were rising rapidly.
5000
5001
5002
5003
The Imperial examiner frowned.
“That’s impossible.”
He tapped the table irritably.
“Show his battlefield.”
The screen shifted.
A blurry image appeared, showing Elena smashing a monster with her enormous hammer.
The Imperial examiner’s face darkened.
“That’s the ‘trash-tier’ beast people mentioned?”
One of the observers nodded.
“Yes. According to the report, the boy’s beast is below Common grade.”
The Imperial examiner scoffed loudly.
“Below Common?”
He pointed at the screen.
“Then explain that!”
Another monster exploded under Elena’s hammer.
The score jumped again.
The Imperial examiner slammed his palm on the table.
“This is obviously cheating!”
The room fell silent.
The Holy Mountain examiner raised an eyebrow.
“Cheating?”
“Yes.”
The Imperial examiner sneered.
“There’s no way a garbage beast could produce that kind of combat power.”
He leaned back in his chair.
“The boy must have exploited a loophole in the system.”
The Holy Mountain examiner calmly folded his arms.
“You’re making assumptions.”
The Imperial examiner laughed mockingly.
“Oh please.”
He gestured at the screen.
“That kid was expelled from his family, and his beast is trash-tier.”
His voice dripped with disdain.
“Someone like that suddenly outperforming everyone else?”
He snorted.
“That smells like cheating.”
The Holy Mountain examiner remained calm.
“Or it means you’re underestimating him.”
The Imperial examiner scoffed.
“Don’t be ridiculous.”
He leaned forward again.
“The Imperial Royal Beast Academy would never accept a cheater like him.”
His words carried clear contempt.
“Trash should stay where it belongs.”
A quiet voice suddenly interrupted.
“That’s enough.”
The chief examiner, an older man sitting at the head of the table, opened his eyes.
His gaze moved across the room calmly.
“There is no evidence of cheating.”
The Imperial examiner frowned.
“But—”
“Until proof appears,” the chief examiner said firmly, “the exam continues.”
His voice carried authority.
“Observe quietly.”
The room fell silent again.
On the screen, Alaric’s score continued climbing.
Inside the Secret Realm, the forest floor was littered with monster corpses.
Alaric wiped sweat from his forehead as he glanced at the system panel.
Their points had skyrocketed.
Elena rested the hammer on the ground casually.
“Master,” she said calmly, “should we continue deeper?”
Alaric nodded.
“Yes.”
They moved further into the forest.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the realm—
Lucien Vincent stood proudly in a clearing with four teammates.
The body of a massive Level 4 Horned Bear lay before them.
Everyone breathed heavily after the battle.
One student laughed excitedly.
“We did it!”
Another checked his beast’s status panel.
“My beast reached Level 4!”
Lucien smirked proudly.
“Of course it did.”
Behind him, the six-winged angel hovered gracefully.
Her divine aura illuminated the clearing.
One teammate looked at Lucien with admiration.
“Your angel is incredible.”
Another nodded eagerly.
“Without her, we’d never beat a Level 4 beast this early.”
Lucien crossed his arms proudly.
“I told you.”
He glanced at the scoreboard floating in the sky.
“Our team must be leading the rankings now.”
One teammate grinned.
“No doubt about it.”
Another laughed.
“Everyone else is probably still fighting Level 2 monsters.”
Lucien chuckled smugly.
“First place is already ours.”
None of them realized something important.
Alaric’s score…
…was already ten times higher than their total.
And Elena had already reached Level 6.
Deeper in the forest, Alaric suddenly stopped walking.
Elena looked at him.
“What’s wrong, Master?”
Alaric raised a hand.
“Listen.”
A faint sound echoed through the trees.
“…Help!”
“Someone—help us!”
Alaric’s eyes narrowed.
“That’s a human voice.”
He immediately ran toward the sound.
Elena followed closely behind him.
After pushing through several thick bushes, they reached a clearing.
The scene shocked Alaric.
A group of five students stood in panic.
Four were still alive.
One body lay motionless on the ground.
Dead.
Alaric frowned deeply.
Deaths almost never happened during entrance exams.
The monsters here were supposed to be manageable.
“What’s happening here?” Alaric asked.
One of the students turned toward him desperately.
“Help us!”
Another shouted in terror.
“That thing killed him!”
Alaric scanned the battlefield.
At first, he saw nothing.
Then—
The air shifted.
A dense cloud of black fog floated several meters away.
It had no clear body.
Just a swirling mass of darkness.
Alaric’s eyes sharpened.
“What is that?”
One of the surviving students shouted fearfully.
“We don’t know!”
Another screamed.
“It just appeared and started attacking!”
The fog suddenly rushed forward.
The students panicked.
“IT’S COMING!”
Alaric immediately spoke.
“Elena.”
She stepped forward calmly.
“Yes, Master.”
“Destroy it.”
Elena lifted the Upper Realm Warhammer.
Her expression remained completely cold.
Then—
She swung the hammer downward.
BOOOOM!
The impact shattered the fog instantly.
The dark mass exploded into fragments of dissipating mist.
Within seconds…
…it vanished completely.
Silence filled the clearing.
The surviving students stared at Elena in disbelief.
One whispered shakily,
“…What kind of beast is that?”
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