Chapter 288: The other academies (1/2)
BOOOOOM!
A loud explosion turned Kiko's opponent into dust and masked the stage with a cloud of smoke. Not long, a body reformed at the same spot together with his deity. But the person had a stupefied face before it turned into a fright.
Not only him, but all of the people inside that were also watching the competition had stunned faces. The moment the battle started, everyone heard a thunderous explosion that shook the entire arena.
The opponent could not even take a step forward because a blinding light already took over his vision. Then, a deafening explosion took his hearing. When his consciousness came back he noticed he already materialized beside his deity.
”What happened…?” The only words that came out of his mouth as he was sitting with a blank face on the stage floor, staring at the back of Kiko as he was walking away from his starting position.
The battle ended in a mere 1.5 seconds. Kiko casually walked down the stage. Like a king who just finished his speech. ”You are next,” he said to Yman when he passed by at them.
”...”
Yman wondered why these people had to say a line before going away. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry as a response to them.
Before the big monitor screen above the stage could announce his win, another thunderous noise came first. But this time, it was cheering noises coming from the audience.
Whooooo!
”That's liiiiitttt!”
”Incredible!”
”Hey! What is your name?!!”
”Damn! That was what a performance should be!”
”EXPLOOOOOSSSIIOOON!!!”
A young girl wearing wizard attire and an eyepatch shouted in excitement.
”Hehehe,” a chuckle from a young man with medium-length scarlet hair that was tied at the back. The earring on his right ear gleamed briefly. His right hand was supporting his chin as he was watching the fight inside a room together with some other people. All of them were wearing an academy uniform from one of the Human Academy.
These people were the elite students of Human City Zone 5 Academy.
”I never thought there are some students that are worth looking forward to in that academy…” said the scarlet-haired young man.
”Hmm… just in case, what is the winning rate if the two of you will be fighting one on one, Tim?” A stoic-looking girl beside him asked the person with scarlet hair. She was wearing glasses on her eyes and her long emerald hair was tied at the back.
Upon hearing her question, the other people with them also glanced at the person named Tim. But his full name was Tim Kruz. From one of the well-known families back on the Outerworld, the Kruz Family.
”Good grief, are you asking for an impossible answer, Miss Mariemai?” He responded with a lazy face. ”Since he only did that one attack, I can't tell the exact power that person has. Therefore, it's impossible to gauge the winning rate among us,” Tim Kruz stated.
The stoic girl beside him was twitching her eyebrows after hearing him. A cross-shaped pulse was visible on her face. She opened her mouth once again.
”You lazybum, I'm asking about your advance appraisal ability!” She yelled.
”Ehehe, yeah, yeah, I know, I'm just kidding, you know,” Tim replied with a grin. ”Don't worry. Although that attack just now was truly incredible, it isn't enough to penetrate my mana armor ability, but. It's different if that person is hiding his real strength. Although my appraisal ability is of an advanced tier, it is still limited to the surface only. In this regard, my appraisal cannot appraise any hidden abilities that my eyes are yet to see.”
Mariemai glanced at him before she opened her mouth once again. ”I see. That's good enough.”
”Regardless, it's easy to figure out if who among them are the elites of that academy,” one of the elites stated.
The others also said their comments until all of them started conversing about the Zone 7 Academy.
”I wonder why we are watching a competition from a backwater academy?” A pink-haired girl asked in wonder.
”Oh, you didn't know?” Responded the boy next to her.