"Haha, the new student? This will be fun!" Jamie snorted
'This Jamie kid maybe be vile but I need to check if Jin is a man-user' Ms. Valentine thought
"Which gear would you like?"
Jin didn't know what other gears there were….he had only heard what gears were a couple of seconds ago
"Uh..I guess the gun gear?" Jin replied
"Gun gear….? Really?" Ms. Valentine gives Jin a glare
"Yup gun gear"
Jin didn't want to embarrass himself any further
Ms. Valentine hands him a gun token. These tokens are gears that can't maintain their form because they are low D-ranked. It can only materialize when mana is channeled into them
Jin and Jamie step into the ring which was 10 meters in diameter
Right after they step in, a field of mana covered them, and the ring
The other students of group A watch the two, including Ms.Valentine, who was keeping a keen eye on Jin
Jamie quickly materialized his gear
"C'mon new guy, activate your guns! Show them to
me before I make you kiss the floor!"
'Bruh…I can't use it you dickhead!' Jin wanted to throw the damn token at him
…
A moment of silence in the ring as everyone is waiting for Jin to materialize his guns
"Fine! If you don't want to show yours then I'll show you mine!!" Jamie shouted out, firing mana bullet after mana bullet toward Jin
Three shots flew toward Jin
BANG!BANG!BANG!
Jin dodges them at hair's breadth
Each of those shots hit the mana field covering them
!!!!
Everyone was shocked including Ms. Valentine
'This kid is fast…! How is he able to dodge each bullet with such precision?! Cyber-ware??.. No, I can't sense any mana on him'
Students in group A began discussing amongst themselves
"Wow, he dodged those shots like nothing!"
"Those shots would've hurt like hell if he took them...probably would've broken some bones if he did.."
"Hey, the new student is actually pretty handsome! He's in your class, isn't he? What's his name?"
Although the bullets were fast, Jin had already recognized how fast they can be from the shot that Jamie fired earlier
From that single shot, Jin was able to deduce how much time he has to move to dodge every bullet
"Tch! Beginners luck that's all!"
Those three shots had drained most of Jamie's mana
'I only enough for another three shots or one really big one…this might send him to the emergency room or even kill him....whatever..today is just not your day new student!' Jamie smirks
Jamie points both guns at Jin and charges up a shot
Realizing what Jamie is attempting to do Ms. Valentine shouts at Jin
"Quickly materialize your gear!"
Jin hears Ms.Valentine loud and clear
'it's not possible….I have yet to awaken…..in fact will I ever awaken?' Jin thought then he shifts his eyes back to Jamie
Jamie was channeling most of his mana into this last shot. A big blue mana orb the size of a baseball was charging up in front of his guns
'Standing there like that…I guess this is my chance to close the gap!' Then Jin rushes toward Jamie
"HA! Too late!"
BAAAANG!
Jamie lets out his huge mana bullet and sends it flying towards Jin's face
The mana bullet this time was twice as fast as the regular bullets and three times as powerful
However just before the bullet reaches Jin's face he slides and dodges the bullet
"W-what impossible!" Jamie for sure thought he had him
Jin then quickly grabs Jamie and throws him onto the floor with a technique, making him kiss the ground
Group A and Ms. Valentine was speechless and impressed
'He didn't use mana a single time! That was just physical skill, technique, and battle experience! Where did Jin learn all of this…?'
….
'This still doesn't clear any suspicions though. He could still be hiding the fact he could use mana!'
"P-Professor Valentine he must be cheating! He must have used a cyber-ware to help him!" Jamie is on the floor crying about foul play
"Oh be quiet! You lost and that's all you'll hear about it "
"The next students will spar and so on until we run out of time" she shouts
'I guess my days of being a punching bag paid off' Jin thought
'Who are you Jin?' Ms. Valentine's gazes fixed on Jin
Outdoor Training Facility
The rift at the Outdoor Training facility has grown in size. It now spanned 18 meters in diameter almost reaching its maximum mana potential
When it does, it will become active and a maximum of ten hunters can enter
More people from the HOA arrive and joined Jacob's squad
There were now six B-ranked hunters with different classes, three C-ranked hunters, and Jacob an A-ranked hunter
Their gears and cyber-ware were considered middle-grade but were well maintained
As the HOA guys gather to discuss their plans for the rift, another group of hunters showed up. They were from the Ashaki Mega Corp
The group of hunters consisted of two A-ranked Tank-Class which were brothers, one B-ranked Healer-Class girl, one B-ranked Marksmen-class male, one A-ranked Mage-class female, and their leader, a brawler Andre "Cyclone" Manson
Some of the guys from the HOA side were shocked to see them
"Hey isn't that the S-ranked slayer Cyclone? And is that his slayer squad??"
"Holy shit they're decked out in high-grade gear and cyber-ware!"
Cyclone and his slayer squad walk up to where the HOA guys are. Their squad was wearing high-grade cyber-ware and gear that were chromed up in beautiful metallic and carbon-fiber
"Oh why isn't it Jacob from the HOA"
Jacob being somewhat of a veteran hunter met Cyclone a bunch of times before
"What are you doing here Cyclone?"
"The reason we're here is because of the HOA's fuckup earlier today near KonHall and now everyone is afraid of this rift going critical so I'm here to take it on with my squad"
'still a dickhead I see'
"You don't have to worry about that, we are more than capable of taking down this rift!" Jacob replied sharply
"HA! You HOA guys are pathetic! Everyone here can tell that my Slayer squad is better geared and just flat-out stronger than your pathetic group"
'Tch he's right…'
"Isn't the sensible thing to do is to let us clear the rift so no one will get hurt from your fuckup? C'mon can't you see I'm trying to save your lives here?? So you can live another day??"
'Indeed Cyclone is right….The sensible thing would be to allow him and his squad to take on the rift. Their Slayer squad is clearly better equipped and much more powerful than ours, so much so that this rift would probably be a breeze for them….... However.... this is also a rare chance for our team to get stronger too!'
Jacob was confident in his squad but also indecisive
'This gate can allow our guys to get stronger….but what if it's like the unusual B-ranked gates yesterday? Can we really kill a hundred RatMen without losing a couple of our guys? And what if it's other high B-ranked monsters?'
As he thought it through, it seemed like it would be much better to let Cyclone and his squad to take on the rift
"I'll talk with my guys and let you know when the rift is active tomorrow morning"
"Haha, still trying to act tough but alright, if you all go in there and die, it would be a waste of a B-ranked gate"
West wing dorms
The Ming brothers and their henchmen were finalizing their evil plan
"Henchmen A and B, do you understand what needs to be done?" Lou Ming asks
"Yes, boss! We are on our way!"
Then the henchmen left in a hurry
"Bwahaha! I will finally have my revenge against that bastard that embarrassed me" Tou Ming said with a menacing laugh
"If all goes well brother, we will receive better cyber-ware and you will also get your revenge heheh" Lou Ming smirks
….