Osfor said with a satisfied look on him "AHHH...This is some good wine."
Seething with rage Ousay was stating. "You bastard that is a low blow. Threatening me with that…you were with us too don't you feel ashamed?"
Osfor added rather bluntly and looking sad that he finished his glass. "Well unlike you I care not for that honor bullshit. Also, we were young we had fun and did mistakes so get over it already you are 45 years old now don't tell me you are still a virgin and still following the hermit path…"
Stuttering and red to his ears from embarrassment Ousay said. "V-virgin…why you…"
Osfor who looked a bit more serious this time "Ah well let's talk about the important stuff now. Why are you here…"
With a serious face, Ousay said"…Alikh was invaded…"
Osfor who couldn't contain his surprise asked "WHAT? How? What happened…?"
"It was rather sudden. It appears that a city within Alikh was razed to the ground in one night…there was some sort of underground laboratory doing illegal research on a demonic being they caught. It seems that it escaped and contaminated several overseers. Thus spreading the influence of the demonic existence to all the workers that fell under its spell. The demon then controlled them and sent them above ground, wreaking havoc and contaminating masses. The entire city is on quarantine but it seems that a number of people fled the city before the martial law was ordered. It seems that a number of people that fled the city were also contaminated as some small villages surrounding the city were found to be devastated…"
The shock was still apparent on Osfor's face before he said.
"This seems to be a very dangerous situation. So you must be here for Kansaki…I believe the clan heads are asking you to go with him to 'help' contain the situation."
"Yes sharp as always, the clan heads need to take advantage of Kansaki ''talents' in scoring some part of the country's wealth. As a pretext for aiding them in their predicament…politics and stuff."
"It seems that Kansaki will be having a few all-nighters with this new situation. Alright, you should leave now. Although I must say it was good fortune that Asura was able to meet you. At least now he knows he is not all too powerful and will be able to handle himself better in the future."
"Hmm indeed…that Greetman managed to get a good student he didn't even flinch when I used my clone techniques quite impressive I may say. Well, then I will have to leave."
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(Asura POV)
'Whew, it's been long since I last saw the sun. That dark forest was starting to become unbearable. Yet again that man…If he was like what master said…then I believe that he was holding back a great deal while facing me…meh anyway, at least now I am free to move about…'
Moving around the lake I started hearing some noise. It was students having fun. They laid down a lot of tents some were cooking others were swimming on the lake while others were practicing magic a bit far from the group.
Not one to mingle with people I strolled away from them.
Leaving the campsite I noticed an entrance to a cave like structure. There was a teacher sitting next to it on a small chair drinking from a tea cup. He had a plain look with dark hair. He would look like a normal citizen if it wasn't for the white robe the teachers wore.
I sensed a bit of energy coming from the cave so I decided I should take a look, but I was instantly stopped by the teacher. That seemed bored and really not happy with his job.
"Halt there student. You cannot enter without passing the test first."
What is he talking about…test did they need to do a test before entering here…did I miss something before getting here?
"Huh, what test?"
"…Don't you pay attention? Well, you should at least know about the stone golem test were you living under a rock for the past two weeks…"
"…Stone Golem test…no sorry sensei this is actually my first day here…"
"Haaa?... first day? Ahh, you must be the guy that Osfor was taking 'care' of…well, rules are rules no matter who you are you cannot get in without defeating that golem. And I can assure you that only a handful of students from the first years were able to beat it so I advise you to go back."
The teacher pointed to a humanoid stone knight about two meters long holding a buckler and a broad sword with a full body armor and with no head. It looked like a Dullahan.
Seeing the look on my face the teacher said.
"I know who you are a kid. You are the guy called the Juggernaut. Well, I can assure you that you may think you are strong by defeating a couple of unprepared mages but let me tell you what most students your age don't know. If those mages ever took you seriously from the get go you would have been long since dead. Even the school barrier would not have helped you. And that Golem my boy is fairly resistant to physical damage. So if you cannot use that disintegration spell I don't believe that you have what it takes to beat it. And I know that you can't use that spell without collapsing so even if you use it and manage to defeat it. You will still be considered failed. Collapsing on a battlefield is the same as dying so do me a favor and bash at it for a few seconds admit your powerlessness and leave."
"Wow there sensei… that is an awful thing to say…don't you think"
"I said I know all about you and your master… and like I said physical attacks are useless against it so please don't waste my time and hurry up…"
'Wasting your time…it's not like you were doing anything after all…how about I screw with him a bit.'
"So let me get this straight…this golem is resistant to physical attacks but not immune?"
"Yes, he has a great resistance to blades and blunt weapon only magic can destroy it as you know Albion is a school for mages not for kids holding shiny sticks…"
"Alright, this is all I needed to know anyway. WARRIOR ARTS COMPLETE BUFF."
'Guhhhhh painful… using this for a second time today is really insane but I have to teach this man a lesson even if he is the one supposed to be a teacher.'
Glowing like a light show I felt a rush of power surrounding my body. Using the magic clad on top of the buffs I am now at maximum power output.
"Shunpo. WARRIOR FIST ARTS EARTH SHATTERING BLOW."
In a single moment, I appeared in front of the golem. With the advantage of Shunpo, I managed to close the distance at optimal hand extension striking at the chest of the stone knight. The strike was so strong that my fist penetrated its chest leaving a hole inside it. The shockwave was strong enough that it flipped the teacher from his chair along with creating a four-meter radius tunnel like a hole in the stone cliff behind the golem.
The golem that was unable to react suddenly started cracking and crumbling.
I might have gone over board. this thing would have been taken down without the need to activate the full buff…if only I used some of the warrior arts and not all of them I would have arrived at the same conclusion but it was because that teacher was seriously thinking that I couldn't handle it and mainly because I thought that the golem might be able to react and counter so I had to go in with full power.
Looking at the mouth agape teacher I chuckled seeing his messy state then proceeded to enter the cave.
...
It was dark, nothing that I can't handle as some sort of glowing moss was lighting the pathway.
I don't know why they were asking for that sort of test if it was only sightseeing.
After few steps in I found out the reason.
There were monsters inside. By the bucket loads. Even so, nothing too hard or can't be handled some jade spiders here few cave scorpions that are 1 meter long and an annoying twin fang moles.
I was able to walk past all of them by activating a pressure which is a good skill from the control pillar.
It frightens any weaker willed monster or creature it can even cause a human to have a hard time breathing. Master was even able to drop people unconscious with it. Although it will certainly piss off any creature that is able to withstand it. And if they ever were able to withstand it then it means that they are at least as strong as the person who used it.
Keeping my pace I arrived at a junction. Failing to decide which side to take I noticed a frozen Scorpion leg at the side of the illuminated wall.
Instantly knowing who the reason was for this, immediately took the path that seemed to be where that girl went through.
Remembering her sight that night I was lost in thought until I arrived at a closed stone door with a teacher sitting next to it.
The teacher immediately took notice of me and said
"Oh arrived so soon, well to be expected after all you defeated the stone golem in one hit. But how can you far with this one? If you don't beat it you can't prove yourself worthy of passing to the second floor."
"Ah now I get it, so these 'tests' are to show if a person is capable of holding their own in these type of situations…interesting, but this is not why I am here for although can you tell me did you see a silver haired girl walk through here?"
"Ah, you mean Yuna-same…She cleared this stage about an hour ago. If you want to go in you still have to beat that." Pointing at a wriggling slimy creature.