"AAHHH!"
Accompanying the deafening sound of a small object ramming into a building, was the painful scream of a minor.
Looking at the figure who was embedded in the wall of the building, with his mouth foaming, all those watching grew terrified. How was that possible?! How could a simple flick, knock someone flying for dozens of meters. It was obvious to all that Aegeus was knocked unconscious. No one could possibly endure that much pain. The fascinating thing was that the other members of the Silver Wolves had not interfered during the entire process, as though they already knew how things were going to turn out.
Aaliyah had an incredible look on her face when she saw what happened, her small mouth slightly opened in shock. All she observed was Aegeus attacking the captain of the Silver Wolves and Aegeus being sent flying with a simple flick. Initially, she was scared when she saw Aegeus attack. Of course she was not worried about Aegeus, she did not care about the boy.
It was Mane she was worried about. The boy had performed many incredible feats, but none of them were related to his fighting skills. Till date, no one knew his level of strength. And even now that he had attacked, he released no energy fluctuations, hence his level was still indiscernible. One thing was certain though, he was very strong!
Recalling how worried she had been when Aegeus attacked, she smiled wryly. She had clearly been worried for the wrong person. For the first time ever in her life, Aaliyah felt pity for figure that was implanted haphazardly in the building wall, the occasional twitching of his body serving as the only indication that he was still alive.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA!" The laughter of the 6th was so loud that Mane almost covered his ears. His face cringed at the loud laughter, causing his friends to look at him strangely, wondering what was going on. After all, they were very clear on Mane's strength. His cringe was definitely not from exertion. Mane shook his head to indicate that he was fine and returned his attention to his nine masters.
"I can't believe a mere level 1 mortal realm kid attacked you. HAHAHA! I guess a few of his bones are broken by now. Serves him right. They were wrong. Ignorance isn't bliss at all! HAHAHAHA!" Listening to the 6th who was clearly delighted at another's misfortune, Mane smiled wryly. He had achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation this morning and was still not clear on his level of strength. The flick was intended to knock the boy a few meters back. The idea was never to maim him.
"You….How can you be so ruthless?" Aegeus' friends had rushed to the boy and gently freed him from the confines of his temporary prison- the building walls. It did not take a physician to notice that Aegeus had at the very least fractured most of his bones. The blood that was mixed with the foam he was letting out were also an indication of internal injuries!
"Ruthless? I just gave him a flick on his forehead after 'he had attacked me'. I did not know that he was so frail" Mane shrugged his shoulders as he smiled apologetically at the fuming trio. It was not his intention to injure the young man so. He was genuinely sorry. The only bright side of this event was that he would definitely enter the books of the Student President, Frederick Fulbright. After hurting his brother, it would be a huge surprise if he did not come looking for him.
The trio calmed down after hearing Mane's words. They knew that Mane had said, 'he had attacked me' to remind them that if he was reported, it would be waved off as self- defense. It was most likely that the school would side with the talented boy, and may even punish the already injured Aegeus. They stopped a carriage and quickly boarded it with haste, intending to send Aegeus to the infirmary to be treated.
Mane did not make any moves to stop them, and neither did his friends. Although Mane did not approve of the leaving quartet's actions before, he admired their loyalty. They did not discard their partner when he was injured and looked genuinely worried. He had also noticed their efforts to stop their friend from making a rash decision earlier. They may have failed, but they did try. They might be scum. But they were loyal scum.
Mane turned to Aaliyah's group and spoke to them, "I am sorry for letting you see something like that. If there is nothing else, we will be taking our leave." As if on cue, the twins and Abelard followed Mane as they returned to the carriage.
"Please wait!" Aaliyah's loud voice brought the team's departure to a stop. Mane and his friends looked at her questioningly, wanting to know why she stopped them.
"Thank you very much" Aaliyah looked at the famous four as she sincerely expressed her thanks for their help. To them, it may have been a small issue. But to her, it wasn't. Mane smiled at the lady and nodded his head. He then continued his walk to the carriage.
"Hmm? That's surprising" Mane stopped right before the carriage door and set his sights on a seven storey building that was about a kilometer away. Abelard and the twins followed his line of sight, but did not sense anything out of the ordinary. Mane shrugged his shoulders to show that it wasn't a big deal. He smiled playfully and entered the vehicle, his friends entering after him.
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About nine hundred meters away was a building with seven floors. The building in itself was not impressive but the people in it were. The headmaster of the Wielder Academy, Neces branch, was standing shoulder to shoulder with a beautiful woman. They had seen what had transpired between Mane and Aegeus. This beautiful woman was one of the board members of the wielder academy. She had come to see the headmaster concerning some issues and never expected to witness such a spectacular scene.
"Oh? What an impressive kid. Such terrifying strength. Did he awaken a strength based bloodline? No, that can't be right. Even with a strength based bloodline he should give off some qi fluctuations when activating it. But there was no energy leak. And why can't I tell his cultivation level….Interesting." There was a small smile on her lips as she observed the cute boy several yards away.
"Thinking of taking him in as your student? If you are, I am suggesting that you give it up." The headmaster told the woman, his tone neutral.
"Hmmm? Why is that?" The beautiful maiden asked, intrigue filling her tone. It was obvious that she wanted to know more about the boy. Luckily for her, the headmaster did not let her down.
"Hehe. Did you hear about the student who rejected Bane a few years ago?" The headmaster answered her question with a question of his own.
Hearing the headmaster, the woman was startled. She knew Bane. Just like her, he was a high level board member with great strength, and an even more impressive background. Some years ago, one of Bane's informants, had informed him of a very intelligent boy.
A boy who foretold the death of Baron Coal and easily analysed the reason for his assassination. Bane was someone who appreciated intelligence more than anything else. He believed that a child with great intelligence was more likely to awaken an impressive bloodline.
Hearing that there was a six year old with such intelligence, Bane wanted to accept the boy as his student. Someone of his strength and background felt that it would be simple to get the kid to acknowledge him as his master. But he failed!
The boy rejected him! Of course this information was not known to the public. Nonetheless, to high level and important individuals such as herself, this news could not be hidden from them.
She had tried to get information on the boy but she had no success with her information gathering. She had long given up. From the words of the headmaster, the golden haired boy was the kid she had been looking for!
"I see." The gorgeous lady gave a bitter smile when she understood what the headmaster was trying to say. She and Bane were similar. If he had been rejected, it was highly likely that she will also be refused. She looked startled as she recalled something, "If I am correct, that was the same kid that turned down Aikens right?"
The lady sighed gently when she saw the headmaster nod his head. Initially, she was still going to give it a shot. But now…*Sigh*
She returned her attention to the boy and was stunned. The kid had a playful smile on his face and seemed to be looking at her.
"Hehe. Looks like the academy has a dangerous character. Hahahaha."