Stronger Than A Second Year?

'That brat!' Henry yelled internally, his eyes wide open in shock. He and the other second year students we're shocked to see just what this first year student had done. The second year student who he was fighting looked livid as she screamed out in rage, causing the others to stop their fights to see what was going on.

Kayden was still out of control as he swiped his claws in all sorts of directions. The student tried using the sword to deflect the attacks. It wasn't until he had slipped up, that she used the opportunity to stab him in the chest once again. This time, it seemed to have had more of an effect on him, as his movements began to grow sluggish.

Zain, who had previously been knocked out, seemed to be coming to, as he had raised his head slightly from the floor, seeing Kayden in such a frenzied state.

'What's... What's wrong with him?' he thought, but not long after, he had lost consciousness once again, having just barely healed from his injuries and overexerting himself. The others had barely managed to regain consciousness, while Kayden was still swinging his claws and legs like a rabid beast.

It seemed like in this state, his body was heading at a faster rate, causing his Mana to deplete much faster than usual, while also allowing him to regain his strength and stamina to continue fighting despite having been stabbed twice. Realizing that this student wasn't going down easily, she jumped back, trying to think of a strategy before he had caught up to her.

Panicked, she thought that there wasn't much that she could do from now, that she would loose this fight. The very thought of such a thing had entered shivers down her spine. How could see, a second year student, loose to someone who was so far beneath her in the ladder of strength. It would only mean one thing, that there was a first year student who had surpassed her. She would never be able to live down the shame amongst her fellow second year students.

While these thoughts were rummaging her mind, she suddenly remembered that she hadn't used the skill of the sword since the beginning of her match. Although it had been damaged, that didn't mean that she still couldn't make use of the skill. With this knowledge, she activated the skill, and a ball of light began to surround the sword. Tight as Kayden was close enough to her, she swung it out, producing a thick line of aura that travelled at a fast pace, hitting Kayden right at the chest.

He howled in pain. The force of the strike had pushed him into the air, sending him into the wall crashing. His body sliding and fell onto the hard Galamite floor, and it didn't seem like he would be getting back up anytime soon.

Breathing heavily, with her hair a mess, the female student dropped her sword on the floor, before turning to face the other second year students. The others, including Henry, looked quite shocked by what had just happened, and wanted to talk more about it, but they knew that now wasn't the best time for that.

The instructors then walked towards the fallen students, before supplying their bodies with additional Mana to help them heal faster. Although they would still have to be taken to the infermary since their wounds looked quite severe. It wasn't long until they had been handed over to the school nurse who would further use her ability to help heal them up.

Meanwhile, the instructors had walked forward, facing the second year students who had been assigned the responsibility of assisting with today's magical weapons class. Almost all of them looked to have managed to defeat the first year students without even breaking a sweat. However, the same couldn't be said for the second year student named Patricia.

They had all seen how a single first year student had pushed her so far hat she had to take the simple sparring match serious. Not being allowed to use her ability, she had to rely on her natural skill and the skill of her sword to ultimately defeat Kayden. Throughout her match, she never expected that she would have to use the weapon's skill. But that all changed the moment Kayden had goes berserk.

Patricia held her head down in embarrassment. Reminiscing how this student had viciously attacked her, it made her blood boil. She was ashamed that it took so much effort from her to finally defeat him. She didn't know what she would say to the other second year students once they had left this place. She also worried about how the other students would view her after she and the others left this place.

The instructors gave her a glare before turning their attention to the others. They gave their appreciations towards the others for participating in the exercise while also telling them that the same exercise will be running for two weeks straight. However, since the student competition would be held a week from now, the other half of the class would be taking place tight after the one week competition.

The students then bowed their heads in respect before heading out of the room. Patricia could feel the piercing gaze of the instructors on her as she ad the other excited the room. Of course, they were upset because she had been bested by a first year student who hadn't even spent a month at the academy. Although they were glad that the first year student was making a rapid growth, they didn't want her to slack as well. What would be the point of her being a second year student if there was a student below her who was stronger. The same applied to the others as well.

After witnessing Kayden go berserk and attack the second year student the way he did, the instructors had gained a level of interest towards him. Wanting to know more about him, a couple of them decided to head towards the main database room where the academy's chief technician and record keeper would usually be.

The academy would usually allow the instructors access to students' information. This was so that they could know the students who were considered important so as to be aware of the fact that such students would need protection during dangerous situations such as the expedition course coming up soon.

Interested in finding out more about this student who had just closed the gap between first and second years, it wasn't long until they had made it to the database room and met up with the person there. They asked the man a couple questions until they had finally found what they were looking for. Reading up on this student, the quickly realized that there wasn't anything special about him in the first place.

He comes from a city named Black Saber city. He lives with his uncle and cousin and he has a mystery class ability that grants him the power of Werewolf transformation. Although they we're disappointed by the fact that he hadn't come from an influencial family, that didn't dwindle the interest they had in him. If he was this strong now, then who knew how much stronger he would become before the exploration course.

The instructors had agreed to keep a close eye on him to monitor his progress at the academy. Meanwhile, Kayden and the others were at the infermary. Seeing the number of students being brought in, the academy's nurse started to feel like she was going to have a heart attack. The entirety of the first year of students had been administered to receive treatment, but there wasn't enough space in the infermary to contain them all. So, to compensate for this, the unconscious bodies of the excess students were left to lay in the hallway until it had reached their turn for the nurse to heal them.

All of this was just exhausting her Mana quicker than usual, and although her superiors had supplied her with a large amount of Mana potions to replenish her Mana when necessary, the process of healing so many students so soon was mentally draining. She was beginning to consider taking a leave from the academy once she was done healing all these students.

Later that day, Kayden had been attended to by the nurse. Although one's Mana can heal injuries, certain students have faster healing capabilities than others. While the second years have superior healing properties, the same couldn't be said for the first years. They still had a lot to learn in the first place.

Even with his werewolf form, his healing properties weren't able to keep up with the injuries which had been inflicted on his body, and after exhausting most of his Mana in the fight, he didn't have much left to heal himself after the last attack was delivered. He ultimately needed the help of the school nurse to share her Mana with him so that his wounds would heal quicker.

Not long after, and his eyes slowly panned open. Looking around, he realized that he was back in his dorm room. All his wounds had been healed, and he was back in peak physical condition. However, he couldn't stop thinking about what had happened during the magical weapons class. It seemed like whatever it was that had overcame him had vanished just like that.

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