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"Ahhh!" Shina cried in astonishment after stepping into the elevator "I totally forgot about asking the secret of Body Enhancement from her."
She glanced towards the door of the doom from the elevator but bit her lips to stop her burst of curiosity from taking control of her.
"It's alright, I'll ask her tomorrow for sure. Yes! I'll ask her tomorrow. Tomorrow for sure" She controlled her hands from pushing the buttons of the elevator.
It was funny to see how much she was struggling to control her hands while watching the doors of the room from slowly closing doors of the elevator. It makes wonder if the idiom 'curiosity killed the cat' could have been deeper than what mankind had comprehended initially.
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After leaving the cafeteria Prad didn't go straight for his room. He had been holed in his room since yesterday and wanted to take in some fresh air before continuing with his cultivation.
A cold wind swept past his neck as soon as he walked out of the gates of Hero Academy's test center. Every step he took placed his heart more in dread.
"Something doesn't feel right. It's better to go back to my room for now." Prad said sweeping his glance around.
A shiver ran down his spine just as he was about to turn back towards the building. He couldn't move an inch. A chuckle sounded beside and Prad saw a faint shadow of a knife moving towards his neck from the corner of his eyes.
Just at that moment, a faint pillar of light rose from the direction of the Test center and an image of a magic circle started to appear beneath the feet of Prad. The coming in his direction passed through his neck but surprisingly didn't hurt. As if he was an illusion the attack went right through him without injuring him.
"A ...A... Arrival? " a fleeting voice sounded from the direction from where the knife came. The voice was filled with astonishment and fear.
A shadow dashed out away from Prad and vanished after entering the lesser illuminated alleyways on the other side of the road.
The magic circle disappeared abruptly and Prad regained the control of his body, but when he turned around he saw Senior Gen walking towards him. Senior Gen was a level 7 minion from Hero Academy who escorted him to the test center last day.
He was walking but his speed surpassed the speed of any ordinary person sprinting at full pace.
Prad bowed towards him and expressed his gratitude. "Senior, Thanks for saving my life," Prad said with sincerity. It was apparent that someone has helped him at the crucial moment or his little life would have taken the express ticket for the heavens.
Senior looked at him with inquiring eyes and said, "It wasn't me, I'm not strong enough to cast that spell. It was the doing of my master. You make me envious, I don't think that you are worthy enough for his grace."
His voice was filled with bitterness. Prad can feel that the spell must have not been simple, and must have held some significant important to gain the jealousy of Senior Gen.
"It's good that the attacker knew what's good for him. If the magic circle would have channeled fully, then…hehehe" Senior Gen had a bitter smile on his face.
"Senior please convey my words to master, I'm genuinely thankful for his help and I'll certainly repay the favor in the future," Prad said with all seriousness
He had always been the one to repay kindness with kindness. If it wasn't for this quality of his then he may have not gotten to such a dreadful situation in his past life on Earth.
"That's better, but I doubt that you could be a help to master anyways." Senior Gen said straightforwardly, but the bitterness in his voice was gone, he could feel the sincerity in the tone of Prad.
A person like that was worthy of being taught and trained, albeit he should possess genuine skills too.
Prad didn't knew that his few words of sincerity today would completely change the course of his life in the future.
Senior Gen and Prad walked back towards test center together, before parting ways Senior Gen passed him a small cardboard box, saying that these are the fasting pills that his master had planned to deliver to him when he heard about the words of a Big Foot strolling in the cafeteria.
Prad rejected the gift, saying that he has already benefited a lot from his master and that it will be akin to taking advantage of him if accepted any more without repaying the previous debt.
"These are pretty common stuff in Hero Academy, people who are engaged in closed-door cultivation while finding enlightenment can often spend months or years behind the doors. These small pills work as support for them by providing nourishment to their bodies without the need to eat." Senior Gen said while waving his hand.
He opened the box and showed the 15 pills contained within the box. 7 white, 5 green, and 3 yellow.
"My master has sent these 3 types of pills to you, According to an average appetite of an ordinary person white ones contain enough nutrients to last for 7 days, Green pills can last for 1 month and the Yellow one can last for a year easily." Senior Gen said while pointing towards the pills.
Prad couldn't help but gulp down the saliva in his mouth, these pills can probably solve the problems associated with his hunger while he increased his power by cultivating.
"I see that your interest is piqued but remember that excess nutrition is also bad for the body. Don't consume if you can't handle the dosage.
It's best to use the green pill by keeping it in your mouth and letting the saliva slowly consume it." Senior Gen said while closing the box, "As for the yellow pill, I doubt that you will need that. It's best to not consume it at your current level, or your body may break."
"Senior, can't I break the yellow pills and consume only a portion of it?" Prad inquired, as he had the experience of dealing with potent drugs on earth. He knew of quite a few ways to decrease the potency of the pills to make it usable.
"You can consider that, but it will make the yellow pill lose at least half of the effect overall. That is due to the special method that it takes to produce them." Senior Gen said nodding. "But it's best not to waste these yellow pills like these, I think my master has given these yellow ones for you to consume when you're strong enough in the future."
Saying this he shoved the box into the hands of Prad and left. Prad felt slightly helpless, despite being awestruck by the effects of the pills he still planned to reject the gift because he can't get into debt of someone whom he didn't even know much.
Prad breathed out a heavy sigh. He balled his fist remembering the assassin that attempted to take his life in the broad daylight. It reminded him again that his life is currently hanging by a thread. He can't always depend upon others to save him.
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"Boss, the preparations are done!" A tall and skinny guy said while propping up his glasses on the nose.
"Very Well, Let's see how he long can he can keep his attitude." The silver-haired youth replied while landing a roundhouse kick on his training target.
Ryuu has a lot of experience subduing wild horses, he believes that by using the power he can subdue anyone.
"Boss are you sure that he possesses the art of Body Enhancement?" The skinny guy asked.
"Nope." Ryuu wiped the sweat off from his face and chuckled before leaving towards his room.
The skinny youth watched his departing figure absentmindedly, he only had one word that lingered in his mind.
DESPICABLE
