Chapter 57: You Again! (1/2)

Chapter 57: You Again!

Reynolds caainst a student at the Seventh stage of the Arcane Plane The student was from the Earth Hall, so he mostly focused on defense, Reynolds just bombarded him with a series of attacks until his opponent made a mistake from the pressure

After Reynolds battle caroup exited the arena Since they had already battled, they had no other reason to stay They all wanted to go train and focus on the next task ahead

Grey headed to the valley, to continue practicing inscribing It wasn’t going to be easy, the only way he could truly get the hang of it was through trying continuously He failed, he tried again, he failed again, he tried again The cycle went on till he went ho home, he still continued with his practice He could feel he wasn’t too far away fro it even after the failed atte a battle tomorrow, he stayed up late because of his practice

The night passed with Grey still being unsuccessful, heplaced on spiritual energy was huge, and because he did it over again the previous day, he was exhausted

“There is no way I can practice this today” Grey kneas at his li ood

Twenty battles took place yesterday so today only seven battles would be fought After the battles, they would have to pick a new number This was the reason Grey cah, by the ti up They found a seat and waited patiently for the second set to finish, so they could pick their new numbers and head back home

The second set soon started and they all watched the match, Grey was particularly lazy due to the stress of his training He just wanted to head hoet some sleep, he wasn’t confident he could even prepare a meal for Chris, so he decided to head home for a rest

After soain stepped into the arena

“All students who advanced should come to the platform,” said the instructor

They all stood up from their respective seats and headed towards the platform The number of students had reduced froer number of twenty-seven

“Just like the first round, a student will get automatic advancement since there is an extra student The student who picks plaque nu this he took out the box and placed it in front of him

“Now step forward and pick a plaque,” The instructor said

The plaques were all facing doards, so there is no way for the students to knohich one had the nuo pick the plaques, Klaus wanted to get in front of Grey, but Reynolds immediately held him and pushed him towards his back, and stepped in front of Grey

There was no way he was going to allow Klaus to do the sa twice They were the last three on the line, so they would get to pick the last three plaques

When Grey thought about the first incident, he also pushed Klaus behind him Now Klaus was the last person on the line, he wouldn’t even get a chance to choose which plaque he would like to pick Although the picking was rando the plaque nuher than when he had to pick the last plaque

Klaus co, but no matter how much he talked to them, they refused to let him be ahead of them

Soon it was the last three plaques, Reynolds was the first to step up, and he picked one of the plaques Grey followed and picked another one leaving the last one for Klaus

Klaus grumbled under his breath as he walked over to pick the plaque

“This round’s battles are arranged in the same order as the previous round Since there are only thirteen battles, all the battles will take place to out of the arena On his way out, he suddenly turned and asked

“Which student has the number fourteen?”

All the students looked at their plaques With none stepping forward Grey and Reynolds also looked at their plaques and shook their heads with disappointet the lucky nurumpily looked at his plaque, his facial expression suddenly changed Grey noticed the sudden change in Klaus and couldn’t help but take a peek at the plaque, his eyes opened hen he saw the number fourteen boldly written on it

Reynolds curiously looked at it also when he saw Grey’s weird behavior, the result almost made him pass out from shock