277 Chapter 277 (1/2)
Everyone who heard his arrogant words opened their mouths, stunned at his audacity. Sacred blood? Good looks and talent? The pompous brat pulled the wool over the examiner's eyes, ignoring hundreds of witnesses watching him! Why didn't the old man notice anything? Because his glasses had shattered? That's pure nonsense! He must have felt it in his soul...
It became clear now why Dick was stroking his bracelet before the test... Despite strict school rules, he had faked his cultivation with a concealment device! Dick was hoping to trick the examiner, but the soul checking formation detected his ridiculous prank, so he had to use the bodyguard's help! It was the guard who broke the old man's glasses... And it worked!
«Can't you see that he is deceiving you? His stream has only one hundred points! And his cultivation is at the beginning of the second phase! Check him again, and you will see that I am telling the truth!» – Alex cried out. He couldn't stand it anymore. He wasn't going to let the miserable scum get more points than he had received!
The other applicants supported Alex, accusing Dick of cheating.
The princess nervously stamped her foot, boiling with rage. She had a desperate urge to kill the annoying loudmouths. Why were they screaming bloody murder? Who was cheating whom? Couldn't they just shut up and stop infuriating her with all this fuss?
«How dare you lie to my face, young man? No applicant's stream can possibly have one hundred points. It's almost nothing! Don't bother me with your nonsense!» – The examiner barked unexpectedly.
«But he…»
«Another word and I will take a point from your result!» – The old man turned to the beaming fat guy with a broad smile. – «Commendable, very commendable! Dick Baker, your cultivation for your age is even higher than Prince Charles's at his time! Now, show me what elements you can bend, if you please.»
«Sure.» – Kyon folded his hands tight, then waved them in the air and then opened his hands. A crimson fire flashed on them.
«Oh! The advanced grade! Only geniuses have the advanced grades of elements at the age of 15! All the more, the heat element!» – The examiner had nothing but praise for the fat guy.
Alex knew what was wrong, and he couldn't stay silent. It was outrageous. – «He has hidden a nephrite that emits flame under his hand! It's a dirty trick! He has no advanced grade of heat! He can bend a single element at most! Am I right, guys?»
The crowd obediently nodded their heads like chickens pecking at the seeds scattered in front of them.
The examiner glared at Alex. – «Alex Grand, you lose a point for misconduct during the entrance exam!»
«But… No…»
«Now let me work! I am a professional in this field with many years of experience! If you keep bothering me, I will take even more points from you! By the way, you can't use your father's authority as an argument. It's only his fault if his son is so ill-mannered!» – The old man's bellow brooked no argument.
Alex swallowed his protest and looked at his friend with hope.
Sam looked away as if saying: ”Don't look at me! There's nothing I can do!”
«I thought you were my friend!»
«He will fail me!» – Sam hissed quietly in response.
Alex continued to look for support. He turned to the boy from the Romanov family, the disgraced one.
The pale boy took a step forward. – «Dick Baker is really cheating, sir!»
The examiner put ice in his voice. – «You lose a point for interference.»
Romanov dropped to his knees, turning even paler.
However, the other applicants had recognized the old examiner's power. He didn't hesitate to take points even from elder Arcadius's son, and they were no better than him. No one was willing to risk their future for the chance to make friends with Alex Grand. It wouldn't matter anyway if they failed the exam. There would be another chance.
While the examiner was yelling at Alex, Dick shamelessly threw out the used fire nephrite and put another one under his hand. Everyone stared at him, shocked by his impudence.
«Go on, young man.» – The examiner turned to the fat guy and said with a polite smile.
A dense and powerful air whirlwind appeared on his palm.
«The advanced grade of the wind! Wonderful»
Alex gasped with anger. The jerk had chosen his elements, only a grade higher! The fat bastard had outshadowed Alex with his dirty trick!