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CHAPTER 318. Debts and Shadows
The night after the fight, rain came without warning. Soft at first, then steady, cold drops tapping against the dorm windows like quiet knocks.Oliver couldn’t sleep. He sat on his bed, watching the raindrops race down the glass. The System’s faint blue glow hovered beside him, silent.The words from earlier kept replaying in his mind: “You’ve just been marked.”He rubbed his eyes. “Marked by who? For what?”[Unknown intent.][High probability: Factional surveillance.]“Can I remove the mark?”[Impossible. Only the source can terminate the link.]He sighed. The world outside looked still, but he could feel the eyes again, the invisible watchers. Somewhere, someone was recording his every move.He didn’t want to be afraid, but it was impossible not to feel it, that sense of being prey.By morning, the rain had stopped. The ground smelled like wet stone and iron.Oliver walked toward the west courtyard again, this time in daylight. He needed answers, and Billy Williams was the only per
CHAPTER 317. The Watchers
The next day felt strange. Not louder. Not busier. Just… quieter. Everywhere Oliver walked, silence followed him.In the halls, whispers stopped when he entered. Laughter cut short. Even footsteps seemed to fade. It wasn’t just that people noticed him now, it was that they didn’t know what he had become.He passed a group of students who quickly turned away, pretending to talk about something else. He could still hear his name between their fake laughs. “Did you see it? He threw Drake like a rag doll.”“They say he awakened something weird.”“What if he’s dangerous?”Oliver kept walking. The words rolled off him like rain, but inside, they burned. For the first time in his life, people were afraid of him, and it didn’t feel good.When he reached class, the tension was thicker. The teacher didn’t even look him in the eye.He took his seat near the window, staring outside. The courtyard looked calm, too calm, like the school itself was holding its breath, then the System flickered agai
CHAPTER 316: Sparks of Defiance
The morning bell echoed through the academy like a blade slicing the quiet. Students filled the hallway, laughing, talking, pretending they didn’t see him.Oliver walked alone, head down, hands shoved deep in his pockets. The laughter wasn’t for him, but it always found its way to his ears. He had been the joke for too long, the one who failed his awakening, the one everyone could push around, but today, something was different.His steps felt heavier. His heartbeat quieter. There was a strange calm inside him, like a still pond just before a storm.The System was silent, but he could feel it there, watching, humming softly in the back of his mind. Energy flickered under his skin, faint but real. Every breath carried a pulse he didn’t understand yet. As he reached his locker, a familiar voice broke through the crowd.“Well, if it isn’t the academy’s miracle,” sneered Drake, the biggest of his bullies. Three others followed behind him, wearing that same mocking grin. “Heard you’ve be
Chapter 315. The Watchers 2
Billy turned to him, eyes serious now. “An alliance. You’ll need someone who knows how to survive when fists don’t settle things anymore.”The words hung heavy between them. Oliver searched his face for signs of deceit. Billy looked tired, older than he should have, like someone who’d seen too much and laughed at it just to stay sane.The System stayed silent, which somehow made the choice harder. Oliver asked quietly, “Why me?”Billy’s answer came quickly. “Because you remind me of me, before I learned that power without allies is a death sentence.”Oliver didn’t reply right away. His instincts screamed caution, but there was something in Billy’s tone, an edge of sincerity, rough but real. Finally, Oliver said, “All right. But if you’re lying, ”Billy chuckled. “If I’m lying, you’ll know. I’m not exactly the subtle type.”They sat by the fountain for a while, the night stretching quietly around them. Billy told him about the hidden parts of the academy.The betting halls where awaken
Chapter 315. The Watchers
The next day felt different. It wasn’t just the glances. It was the silence that followed him everywhere.Conversations stopped when Oliver entered a room. Laughter dimmed when he passed through the halls. Even the teachers, who used to look through him, seemed to hesitate before speaking his name during roll call.He had become something else, someone people whispered about but didn’t dare approach.The System’s faint hum was ever-present in the back of his mind. Its interface flickered from time to time, little digital sparks dancing across his vision like static.[Warning: Observation detected.][Source: Unknown.]Each time, the words vanished as quickly as they appeared. By lunch, Oliver was starting to feel the weight of those invisible eyes. Every corner of the academy seemed to breathe. The cameras on the walls. The students whose gazes lingered too long. Even the shadows under the stairwell seemed to watch him.It wasn’t paranoia. He knew it. The System didn’t lie. Someone,
Chapter 314. Sparks Of Defiance
The memory still burned. It wasn’t just a single moment, it was a wound replaying itself every time Oliver walked down the corridor. The laughter. The sneers. The way they had knocked his books to the ground and kicked them across the floor as if his dignity were something to toy with.The worst part wasn’t the pain. It was the look in their eyes, like he wasn’t even worth hitting seriously. That day, something inside him broke, but something else… woke up.The morning sun spilled through the academy’s tall glass windows, painting long stripes across the polished floor. Students hurried past, chatting, laughing, and pretending the world made sense. Oliver walked alone through the crowd, his steps quiet, his eyes fixed ahead.He had changed, though most couldn’t see it. His hair was slightly longer now, falling over his forehead, his back straighter, and his expression calm, too calm. Inside, the System whispered, faint like wind brushing through his mind.[Physical energy resonance
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