September 2120
Megalopolis 10
[Royal Magic Academy]
East Wing Campus
The very next day students were allowed back to their lecture halls but were told to stay away from the stadium which was fenced off
"Jin! Jin! Wait up!" Alex shouts from the hallway
Crowds of students were leaving their dorms to get to their lecture halls across the campus
"How's your morning Alex?"
"Fantastic! Never better! I feel like I can finally live at this academy not to survive it! And I have you to thank for that!! "
"Jin, I had a great idea last night, how about I become your henchman? How does that sound boss!?"
"Bwahahaha!!Please don't make me laugh Alex! Did they hit your head yesterday? Bwahaha" Jin was rolling on the floor laughing. It was probably the funniest moment of Jin's life
Upon seeing Jin's reaction, Alex's face glowed red as a tomato, and cannot hide his embarrassment any longer
He then ran to the D10 lecture hall by himself
'Whaaaaat a stupid idea Alex! Are you an actual retard?!' Alex thought to himself
[Royal Magic Academy]
D10 Lecture Hall
As the lecture's progressing, Jin and Alex were whispering in the back
"Hey Alex, I was looking at my schedule yesterday…it seems like we have another class after lunch that we missed because of the announcement"
"Oh yeah, the afternoon class is a mana comprehension course. In this course, students are separated into two groups by their mana-capacity rank. For example, I am an E-rank so I belong to group two…what group are you in?"
"It seems like I'm in group one"
"What?! Group one? But group one is for D-ranked and above!"
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"Will you be okay?"
"I should be fine…but will you be forced to utilize mana in this course?"
"Jin. It's a mana comprehension course..what do you think?"
"Ah. Then I will maybe be fucked"
The schedule for an East Wing student is pretty simple. They all attend a general studies lecture then they'll have lunch in the afternoon and finally a mana comprehension course.
The mana course allows students to practice magic and utilize mana to complete duels and skill power to win mana crystals and cyber-ware. These results are recorded and monitored by the academy board. Because of that, these courses are highly competitive among the students of the East wing.
This method allows the academy to sort out the mana-users that have the talent to become hunters from those who don't
After class, Jin and Alex went to the dining hall for lunch. Because of the sudden appearance of the gate on the East campus, students from the west wing aren't allowed to go to the East campus at this time
[Royal Magic Academy]
East Wing Dining Hall
The Dining Halls of the East Wing were a huge cafeteria-like area with many different food stations to choose from. Students would line up at these stations to get their meals.
The tables and chairs were made of metal but were beautifully engraved with the academy symbols. Glass screens like the ones in the classrooms projected Megalopolis 10 news, Megalopolis 10 entertainment, and world news around the dining hall
Jin and Alex got their meal and found a spot by the windows
"Hey, thanks for paying yet again…I promise I will pay you back one day…"
"You have already paid me back plenty Jin"
Then just as Jin was about to stuff his face, a huge breaking news aired on the glass screens
"Breaking News! We just received an update on the rare phenomenon of the Two B-ranked rifts that appeared near KonHall the capital city of Megalopolis 10. The HOA said they lost connection to the Hunters inside the rifts! If the hunters inside are dead then the rift will reach critical and the monsters will be released! Wait…hold on..I just received another update! Monsters are rushing out of the rifts!!! We will go live to the scene now!"
The video switches to a live feed of the scene from a mana-fly(Mana Drone). The video shows two huge B-ranked rifts probably 30 feet in diameter hovering side by side above a huge unfinished construction site. The video zooms in to show giant ratmen at around four meters tall pouring out of the gate
"OH MY GOD!!! SO MANY RATMEN!!!HUNDREDS ARE POURING OUT OF THE RIFTS!! WE NEED A SLAYER ON-SITE RIGHT NOW!" the reporter screamed
The students in the dining hall watched the screens in horror
These vermin were ironclad with armor plating covering mostly their chest, back, and arms. Underneath their rugged armor, were thick coats of fur covering their pink flesh
Each ratmen was equivalent to one average B-Ranked Hunter in terms of strength and also each one has a weapon in their hand. The weapons range from halberds, spears, axes, and clubs.
An attack from a halberd vermin could easily cleave a small building in half. An attack from one with a club would be like getting hit with a wrecking ball
The construction site that was empty and evacuated was now filled with smelly and disgusting savages. They were bloodthirsty and ready to slay some humans yet there were no humans to be found….except one..
The camera pans out to see a lone girl standing at the entrance to the large construction site
She was cloaked in black lightweight armor with a hood over her head and a mask covering half of her face. It was a very tactical armor with side pockets on the side of her legs that carried throwing knives and a tactical belt that carried even more knives.
Her body is slender yet curvy which is outlined by her entire attire. The drone could barely make out what seemed like pink pupils with flashing lenses. She stood there with one of the knives in her hand admiring it in silence
"I-I-IT'S THE S-RANKED SLAYER LYNA THE BLACK DEATH!! HAS SHE COME TO SAVE THE DAY?!?!" The reporter announced to the world
Everyone recognized the famed Ranked-S SLAYER of Megalopolis 10
No way Lyna the Black Death?! I'm such a fan!!"
"Me too!! holy fuck she is so beautiful and hot!"
"She is my goddess, the one I pray to at night"
Cheers and chants erupt throughout the dining hall and the world! Lyna is one of the most famous SLAYERS not just in Megalopolis 10 but the whole world!
Other Megalopolises also tune in to the video feed. Such a rare chance to see the Slayer Lyna in action can not be missed! The world's eyes were glued to their glass screens
The horde of vermins caught a whiff of human scent from Lyna changing them into a crazed frenzy charging in the direction, cutting down anything and everything in sight
Lyna stood there…ignoring the huge horde of disgusting rats charging towards her at first, then she throws her throwing knife down into the ground and whispers
"<•A Thousand Nights•>"
A bright pink luminescence ran down her spine slightly shining through the armor. Then she vanishes from sight
The huge horde suddenly comes to a screeching halt. The rats vibrated in the air still trying to take their next step toward the human. You can physically see them straining to move their legs and bodies but their movement is restricted by an invisible force
Shivers ran down their ratty spines…they were now the prey and at the mercy of this invisible force. A small incision slowly ran across each one of their necks. Blood gushed out like a flowing river from the cut
Moments later heads started to roll..
One by one their rat heads fell to the ground. Their bodies were lifeless, still held in place by the invisible force
"O-O-OHHHH MY GOD!!!! WHAT WAS THAT?!?!" the news reporter-turned-announcer screamed at the top of his lungs
"NEARLY TWO HUNDRED DISGUSTING RATMEN VANQUISHED IN MERE SECONDS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!!"
Fans across the world celebrated in awe and tears for Lyna. The East dining hall was especially ecstatic. Hunters were their heroes and their dreams. They are the defenders of mankind so of course, they will be passionate when seeing legends fight
However the fight was not finished..the camera pans out and the rifts were still there…then suddenly the ground started shaking
The two black spheres send black sparks flying outwards distorting the space in between them and slowly converging together…
The world watched as the scene slowly unfolds…mouths were dropping, palms were sweaty and knees are weak.
Lyna braced herself she could feel a huge amount of mana surging!
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