Elijah was very pleased with the results. He had already killed over 30 thugs from the Darksoul Gang. But what satisfied him the most was how he killed off 8 thugs without the other 6 noticing anything.
He knew that he couldn't continue like this when the 6 people entered the room and they finally noticed the missing thugs.
Elijah quickly killed the thug who was checking the dark alley. The poor guy didn't even felt how Elijah's katana slashed across his throat.
"Idiot! Ghosts doesn't exist, that is an assassin." Shouted the towering man.
'10 people...' Counted Elijah calmly.
He used Ghost Steps to arrive quickly beside one of the thugs like a ghost.
His katana swept soundless through three thugs. They clutched their necks and throats in horror.
The rest attacked him. Elijah snorted, he avoided their attacks with easy like a ghost.
Whenever his katana went, a thug would collapse dead on the ground.
There were only three thugs remaining.
The towering thug looked sacred out of his mind, he pushed the other two towards Elijah and run to the door.
The two thugs were surprised and lost their balance. Elijah's eyes became colder, he appeared in front of the fleeing thug using his Ghost Step Art.
The towering thug discolored, he panicked and swung down his two axes at Elijah.
Elijah reacted quickly, pushing forwards with his katana pointing at the thugs chest.
*Splash*
'How can a Rank-3 Warrior compare to me a Rank-1 Senior Warrior in speed?' Mocked Elijah the thug in his mind.
Two axes fell on the ground and the thug spit out blood. Elijah kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying. The thug crashed into the two other thugs.
A trail of blood followed his flying course.
Elijah had successfully pierced the heart of the tall thug before his attack could reach him.
The thug lied on the with blood trainted floor. He was breathing weakly but still alive.
Elijah walked slowly towards them. The two remaining thugs were truly unlucky they were stuck under the body of their boss.
Elijah finished them off with two slashes.
The boss stared weakly at him, Elijah could see the unwillingness inside his eyes.
His katana pierced the throat of the last thug, ending his life.
Elijah looked around and sighed, 'It's really different from the war back on Earth. I only had to shoot to kill but now I'm using a sword...I better get used to it quickly because this is the kind of world I live in now.'
He looted the corpses, putting everything that was valuable inside his space ring.
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Two month had passed since he entered the academy, Elijah spent his time training and doing missions for the Blood Pact League. He felt that his decision to join that organisation was one of the smartest he had ever done.
He used the Killing Points he gained from the missions to buy Tier 2 Demonic Beast. He also converted parts if his KP into gold, for his everyday expenses.
He kept devouring the souls from the beast he bought, keeping growing stronger.
He sensed that it wouldn't take much longer than 2 weeks until he break through to become a Rank-2 Senior Warrior.
"Rejoice everyone, today we will test your improvements on the training field. No more boring training, you get to actual fight in front of the whole academy staff and students." Announced Teacher Silver the moment he entered the classroom.
Everyone groaned displeased. Elijah looked over to George beside him.
George sighed, "Some of us will fight each other in front of the whole academy, showing off our abilities to motivate the other students." Explained George annoyed.
Elijah understood it and sighed too, he wanted to train his Silver Stream Art. He was improving little by little.
Clark Rael Silver clapped his hands to get their attention, "Let's go, everyone is waiting."
The class followed reluctantly behind Teacher Silver, who guided them into a arena.
Elijah was surprised when he saw so many people around the fighting stage.
Most of them were students. He also recognized some of the teachers sitting inside a vip area.
George looked around the crowd, clicking his tongue, "Even some of the Second Year Students are here to watch..."
The annoyed atmosphere changed into a tensed one. Elijah was confused, "Aren't they just upperclassmen? Why tensing up?"
"Well if you lose your fight...some of them are from the same influences as our fellow students. Can you imagine how annoying it would be to be later reminded of your loss when you are back at your clan?" Said George, the others nodded when they heard him.
"Oh alright." Elijah scratched his head, he wouldn't have that problem inside the Ranger Guild.
Teacher Silver stepped on the fighting stage, facing the spectators.
"Hello everyone, today is the day of our yearly Elite Fights! Our brave First Year Elite Students will step on the fighting stage and challenge a fellow student form the Elite Class. I Clark Rael Silver will be the referee."
The spectators shouted exited. The teachers sitting in the vip area nodded.
Teacher Silver turned to the Elite Class Students, "Who will go up first?" His gaze stopped at Michael for a second.
Michael knew what he had to do, Clark had informed them yesterday beforehand.
He jumped on the stage, taking out his spear from his space ring.
Michael pointed it at Elijah who stood beside George, "I challenge you Elijah Silver." Spoke Michael very arrogant.
Elijah sighed, 'I should have seen this coming...'
He stepped on the fighting stage, taking out his two blades.
Teacher Silver looked at both of them with a big smile, "The rules are simple. The looser is the one who gives up, lands out of the fighting stage or can't continue to fight. Killing is forbidden."
Both Elijah and Michael nodded.
"Good, then fight!" Shouted Teacher Silver.
Michael dashed quickly at Elijah, taking the initiative. He struck out with his spear, aiming at Elijah's chest.
Elijah reacted fast, he parried the spear with his blades, deflecting it up.
*Clang*
He used that opportunity to rotate, slashing out at Michael.
Michael sneered and rotated around too, putting his in front of him.
*BOOM*
A booming sound could be heard when Elijah's blades clashed against the metal staff from Michael's spear. Both of them jumped backwards.
The spectators were silent before they exploded in cheers. That exchange was quick and powerful. The eyes from the students from the Basic Class lit up.
Elijah and Michael looked down at their weapons that were still vibrating.
Michael squinted his eyes, he stared at Elijah like a tiger.
"You are better than I thought, but..." Suddenly silver colored flames exploded out from his body.
The crowd grew more excited, the silver flames engulfed Michael's whole body and spear.
Elijah could feel the heat coming from the flames.
Michael smiled haughty, dashing again at Elijah. He was many times faster than earlier.
His spear was fast and fierce, he kept pressuring Elijah who found it difficult to parry and dodge Michael's attacks.
Teacher Silver who stood not far from them smiled, 'You will need to expose that Mutated Bloodline of yours Elijah, if not...'
Elijah frowned, a sharp aura exploded out form his body. His blades became faster and faster, leaving behind afterimages.
Michael sensed the change in Elijah and laughed, "Aura Stage! Not bad but you can't compare to me." The flames around him changed, they became more violent.
Michael struck his spear down at Elijah who crossed both blades above him to stop the attack.
A arrogant smile appeared on Michael's face.
*BOOM*
An explosion happened the moment the spear clashed against the blades. The silver flames roared out, sending Elijah flying.
Michael stopped, hitting the floor with his spear. He looked very heroic at that moment and many female students blushed.
Teacher Silver stared at Elijah who stood slowly up. His clothes were partly burnt away.
Elijah stared at Michael whos short silver hair was waving violently with the flames.
An old teacher teacher sitting in the vip area looked at Elijah, "He is clearly holding back..."
The other teachers nodded in agreement. In their eyes Elijah wasn't giving his all.
'One can use the bloodline like that? Interesting!' Thought Elijah excited.
He smiled faintly at Michael, which made the latter frown.
"I will wipe out that cocky smile on your face!" Growled Michael while kicking the ground.
Scorching marks were left behind when Michael dashed at Elijah.
Elijah didn't stay idle either, he dashed at Michael too with great speed.
The sharp aura around his spiked up at notch and he became faster again.
Teacher Silver sensed it and exclaimed, "This!"
Elijah swiftly started to swirl, he was like a tornado,with his blurry blades slashing around him.
Michael ignored it and pumped more of his Soul Flux into his bloodline, making his silver flames more violent.
He put all his strength in this strike, he wanted to break through with raw power.
Elijah stopped suddenly, only both of his blades still moving at a greater speed.
His left blade clashed with the spear, creating an explosion.
everyone thought that Elijah would be send flying again but it didn't happen, he used the power caused by the explosion to rotate faster than ever.
Michael was caught off guard and Elijah rotated around him, slashing out many times.
A spear was send flying, landing out of the fighting stage.
Michael's soft green coat was cut into many pieces and his body was riddled with wounds.
The silver flames around him dispersed and he collapsed on the ground.
The whole arena descended into silence.
Elijah breathed out, 'Incredible...this is...'
"Force Stage!" Yelled Teacher Silver while gnashing his teeth.