Chapter 28

All students were flying towards the inner academy under the guidance of the Instructors.

While flying some students wanted to get close to Alex, but Alex was flying too fast.

They took a break after an hour of travel.

Some of the students' magic power ran out, so the instructors landed on the ground for an hour's break.

Their break was in forested land, There was a small lake nearby.

There were Warrior and Commander Level monsters in the forest.

But the monsters went away after the student group landed in the area.

Alex saw the Instructors walk away as they released the Super Mage edition.

Alex sat in front of a tree on the edge of the lake, leaned his back against a tree, and closed his eyes. Thanks to his spiritual perception, he could see everything that was already around him and hear through his developed body.

He could hear some students talking about him.

Students who did not meditate were observing Alex.

But no student was approaching him, worried about how Alex would react when they did.

After a while, one of the students gathered courage and approached Alex.

Alex opened his eyes when he sensed someone approaching him.

The person approaching was a purple-haired male student.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll eat you ?" Alex said.

The Approaching Student — My meat is not tasty, it may even be poisonous, he said.

Hearing this answer, Alex remained silent, looking at the student in front of him for a moment, and the Student was looking at Alex.

After a while, they both started laughing.

Student—HAHAHA, Hello, My name is Josh,

Alex— HAHAHA, Hi, I'm Alex Starlight, you already know.

Josh—yes

Alex— I was impressed by your courage to talk to me.

Josh— Why wouldn't I dare you, are you a monster?

"Am I a monster ?" Alex said and looked around at the students.

"They're angry with your abilities, even I'm angry. But the reason they don't approach you is different, they're afraid that you're too arrogant," Josh said.

Alex— Arrogant?

Josh— Man, most of the gifted geniuses are too cold or too arrogant. So at first, I hesitated to approach you. But you seem different from what they say.

Alex— You're wrong, I'm too arrogant about some things too.

Josh— Anyway, at least you don't have that arrogance in communication and you're not cold.

While Alex and Josh were talking to each other, some students came to their side.

Josh— Look, there are people coming.

— Hello Alex, I'm Emily

Hello, Alex, I'm Mike

— I'm Oliver

— Ben Sebastien

— I'm Annie

— I'm Mary

Alex— Hello

Emily — "I can't believe we're going into the Inner Court with you," Emily said.

Alex — Why don't you believe it?

Oliver — It's not just Emily, we can't believe it because your talents are unbelievable, he said.

Sebastien— You can already be considered a monster if you awaken too many Elements. As if that wasn't enough, you are developing Elements very quickly.

Annie— I wonder. What level of elements are you awakening right now?

"Medium, the lowest," Alex said.

"I'm so angry with your talent," Mary said.

Hearing Mary's words, Alex smiled and remained silent.

Seeing Alex's smile, the girls blushed. Realizing this, Josh spoke with a bitter smile.

Josh— Man, I think you should learn to control your smile.

Alex — Why?

Josh— You are like God in terms of magic, very handsome physically.

When you smile on top of that, you radiate an impressive air around you.

This smile has a devastating effect on girls.

"You despair us, men," he said.

Hearing Josh's words, Alex looked around and saw the girls' faces blushing and the men glaring at him.

Oliver— Josh, right.

Sebastien said — Even my heart beat faster when I saw your smile, he said.

"I'm not interested in men. I'm interested in women," Alex said.

Sebastien — I'm also not interested in men. I'm interested in women. You are the one who drove me into conflict, he said.

Everyone who heard the words started laughing.

They continued to speak until the instructors announced that they would depart.

They started flying again, and as they continued, some of their magic power ran out.

But the Instructors did not stop, but those whose magic was over put them on the eagle and continued on their way.

After a while, they passed through a waterfall and came to a 50—meter long tunnel.

The width of the tunnel was 30 meters and its height was 20 meters.

Instructor Dixon— Everyone listens to me, sits down, and restore your magic, you've got an hour. I'll make an important announcement in an hour, he said.

All the students, including Alex, sat down and began to meditate. An hour passed very quickly.

Instructor Dixon, Marcel, and Kate brought a large bag. Instructor Dixon opened the bag and there were magic cards with Numbers inside. Each card had a very large number "5" on it.

Instructors gave a card to all students.

Instructor Marcel— The number of these magic cards represents the clock. Each card has a 5—hour time zone.

These time frames will be very useful in the Internal court.

"Follow me to the end of the tunnel," he said.

When Alex reached the end of the tunnel, he saw a huge forest, and behind the forest was a great mountain.

Alex watched again using the emperor's eye, this time seeing people hiding or fighting in the forest. They were all high-level mages, and the forest was full of commander-level monsters.

There were lower-level monsters, but they were less numerous than the commander level monsters.

Alex checked the mountain. There were a lot more people on the mountain. Looking behind the mountain it froze.

Alex saw a magnificent city behind the mountain. He wanted to look in more detail, but his eyes were on the limit. The limit of his eyes was 250 km, his failure to see the city in detail meant that the distance was over 250 km.

Instructor Dixon — See the great mountain across ?, The inner court is behind the mountain. Starting from here, you have to get to the inner court on your own in a week.

Emily— Instructor Dixon, why do we have to leave the trainers and go to the inner court?

Instructor Kate— Because it's a Test.

Emily— Test?

Instructor Dixon— The subject of the test is the hunt!

Alex — Hunt?

Instructor Marcel— After this test, you will learn the meaning of the word War at the head of our Academy.

Instructor Dixon — The test is divided into two stages. The first stage will be to reach the opposite mountain.

Josh— Stage two?

"You'll find out after passing the first test," said instructor Marcel.

Alex— Are the magic cards linked to the test?

Instructor Dixon— Good question, yes there is.

Instructor Marcel— Your task in the first test will be to get to the opposite mountain. Students from the Inner Court will try to block you. To pass the test you will have to fight the monsters and inner court students.

Instructor Kate— We said that the numbers on your magic cards represent time, but this is valid in the inner court, the cards on the hunting ground represent your energy points. You can get energy points by killing monsters.

From soldier class monsters ------------------ 1 Energy point,

Warrior class monsters -------------------- 3 Energy points

"You get 5 Energy points------------------ from Commander Class monsters," he said.

Instructor Dixon said — Let the war begin!

"The test has begun !," said Instructor Marcel.

Most of the students rushed into the forest, and the instructors smiled, seeing the running students.

Alex didn't leave and caught the trainers' smile.

Students who came to speak to Alex during the break and some smart students did not leave.

Josh— Alex, what do you think about this topic?

"I believe the test is harder than we thought," Alex said.

Josh— I agree.

Hearing the conversation between Alex and Josh, the remaining students approached the two.

Emily— What do you mean?

Alex— This hunting test; I think it is a manhunt, not monster hunt.

Oliver — Manhunt?

Alex—Yes

Mary— Why the manhunt?

Mike— Not because of the energy points?

"Yes, they told us that energy points are very important in the Internal court. We can earn points by hunting monsters. But we are not the only one taking the exam," Alex said.

Sebastien— Any other test takers than us?

Annie— Internal court students!

Emily— Internal court students? , Aren't they testers?

Alex— Internal court students are the students who entered the internal academy in the years before us. I don't think they will take the exam before they have something to win.

"Got it !, Internal court students will hunt our energy points," Josh said.

Alex— Yes, the rewards will be the energy points they hunt.

Oliver— They are also High-level mages like us, if we act together we can defeat them even if their upbringing level is superior to us.

Sebastien— Yes, Oliver is right, we can win.

Alex— I don't want to dampen your hopes, but they've formed groups that act together.

Annie— How do you know that?

Alex— I just saw it when I checked the forest.

Emily— You see ?, How?

"It's a secret," Alex said.

Josh— Alex, what do you think?

Alex— Even if I act alone, they can cause me a lot of trouble, so we should act in groups, as Oliver said.

Josh— How many Internal court students did you see?

Alex— I saw 300. They formed teams of 10 people.

25 groups are scattered in the forest and 5 groups are waiting by the mountain. There is a big door where they are waiting. It seems like the point we should go, he said.

Marry— 300 students?

Sebastien— This can't happen!

Oliver— What will we do?

Mike— We can't win!

Annie— I don't want to lose!

Josh— Alex, what are you going to do?

"I'll fight," Alex said.

Emily��� why?

Alex said— The academy is an institution that supports the struggle, war as its name suggests!

Alex — It's been a few months since I practiced. This test has been good for me, he said.

"I'll fight with you," Josh said.

Other students were thinking about what to do.

"I'm starting to like the academy," Alex said and smiled excitedly.

Oliver— Why?

"The academy is preparing students for the harshness of life," he said.

Annie— What do you mean?

Alex— The academy is preparing us for any situation. There is a brutal war out there.

Ya Die!

Or Kill!

A war where there is no other choice!

One mistake can cause many deaths.

A correct decision can save many people's lives.

Situations can change all the time in wars, and if we are prepared for these situations, you will not panic and make the right decisions.

If you panic, you make wrong decisions and make huge mistakes.

The academy prepares us for these situations.

If we rushed and made the wrong decision like students in the forest on the test, we would fail.

But if we go with a good plan, we can win the war and pass the test.

Failing the test doesn't cause death like in real life, but you lose your energy points due to failure. The effect of failure at Internal court can be devastating, he said.

Hearing Alex's words, the students made their decisions.

Emily—I'll fight you too

Oliver—Count me too

Mike—I'll fight too,

Sebastien—me too

Annie— me too

Mary—me too

Alex said — Okay, let's go if you're ready. Meanwhile, some schoolgirls stopped them.

— Excuse me, we also want to fight. Can we join you?

Alex— Welcome, I'm Alex Starlight

—Hello, I'm Susan

—I am Shu Lan

— I'm Lydia Martin

—I am Dianne Valet

After the girls introduced themselves, Alex's group introduced themselves. Everyone entered the forest after introducing themselves.