Panting heavily, Liam slashed towards the last salamander.
This was the ninth wave. Liam couldn't take it anymore and gulped a low-grade mana potion. He clicked his tongue.
He'll have his points deducted for sure. Although it wasn't mentioned, Liam knew about this from the novel. But he was left with no choice.
He was really out of mana. He tried hard to persist but the test made sure he knew the reason why the difficulty is hard.
Fuck this shit.
After finishing the ninth wave, he still have a few seconds so he rest for awhile.
Liam just sat down when the surroundings start to shake. Debris started to fall down from the ceiling and the ground started to crack.
"...!"
Suddenly, a large hole was made from the ground.
A seemingly bottomless pit emerged just like that. He didn't have the time to think as his body started falling down. The darkness seemed to be swallowing his body. Intense heat hit his body.
"Fuck!"
Liam thought quickly and coated his sword with mana, he thew it to the wall and the sword stabbed right into it. In his hand, is a mana string connected to the sword.
Using the string, he swung towards the wall. His foot was against the sharp stone.
"Hng." he winced when the stone directly pierced his foot. Despite the pain, he quickly started to climb up.
Liam could feel strong hostility from below. It should be the boss. The ninth wave were full of peak Grade 2 Fiery Salamanders.
Which mean this boss should be an early stage Grade 3. However, Grade 3 beasts were as strong as E-rank awakened.
And now he need to kill it. If this continue, he will be the one to die.
Now Liam is seriously considering if he should just drop this shit and just let himself be killed.
His heart is still beating loudly. He was on edge earlier and his adrenaline rushed up. Now his legs felt weak and his hands are trembling.
There are small and shallow cuts all over his body. His left foot and hands were the most injured.
Good thing that I was still able to coat my hands with mana at that time. Or else it could have burned from the heat.
Liam's clothes were starting to melt, especially his boots. He was even sweating in places that shouldn't.
However, the higher the temperature, the cooler his head is. He can't be agitated.
The boss is just down there. Although I'd probably die from dehydration first before the boss could attack me, it's still the biggest threat.
"ROAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!"
Liam's vision became dizzy. The shockwave leave him stunned in place, his eardrums seem to be broken and his upper clothes directly melted.
Green mana covered his body gently, relieving some of the heat and shock. But it wasn't enough to completely blocked it.
The cave once again trembled and a black shadow flew out. His eyes widened and his jaw drop in disbelief.
"Salamander who? That's a fucking dragon!" he complained.
Isn't this supposed to be only at Grade 3?
'Gifted Eye!'
The information was quickly sent to me.
[Species: Fiery Salamander (evolving)]
[Rank: Grade 3]
[Description: A Grade 2 Fiery Salamander that is currently evolving to a fire dragon. It's fast but has weaker defense and attack power.]
"That's a grade 3? You must be kidding me!"
Although he said that, the beast in front of him is really weaker compared to the beast thag knocked him down in the Beast Area. It was 25 kilometers away but a single roar almost killed him.
However this one right here, he's nearer but he only made his ears bleed and clothes melt. It looks cuter compared to that.
The beast let out another earth-shaking roar.
He have no choice but to condensed more mana to protect himself. Liam make sure that he was still using the Mana Breathing Technique so the mana used will be recivee immediately and his wounds will heal faster.
The one minute is almost over. Either I kill this thing or I kill it. There's no other option.
Liam breathed out heavily before he took a fighting stance.
The swors started shining brightly. His face refleceted in the chipped blade.
Aura started covering the blade, showing a vibrant green and shining golden hue, mizing together. It looks threatening as if it could cut anything on it's path.
His skin started getting harder and his body's temperature started going down. Liam's skin took the color of a bolder.
[Activating skill
[Activating skill
Liam's eyes seem to glow brightly like a gem.
At a second, his body shot up to where the Fiery Salamander is. There is nothing in his mind except killing this thing in front of him.
The beast seemed to sense the change in Liam as it ready to attack.
Fire started gathering in it's mouth and in a second, it blew fire towards Liam's direction.
The fire that could surely kill someone was coming but Liam is calm.
Swoosh-
The blade cut down the fire horizontally.
Shiing-
The fire didn't disappeared but it was but in half. Directly hitting the surroundings but leaving a path for Liam.
The beast was confused when it didn't see the human's figure.
Only five seconds left.
Above! Liam directly went above, with his sword raised high and the aura almost reaching the ceiling.
With no way to survive, the blade was slashed down.
Slash-!
The salamander was cut in half.
At the same time, the surroundings started becoming pixels. Liam's injuried started disappearing one-by-one. The feeling in his numb arms and legs slowly returned.
His clothes was reverted to normal.
Liam was in a daze as he glance at his reflection in the blade. He didn't seem to be someone who just killed a Grade 3 beast.
[Congratulations for completing your Practical Skills Exam.]
[Monster type: Fiery Salamander. Difficulty: Hard.]
[Number of kills: 55/55 ]
[Please immediately leave the room.]
***
"Seems like he's not all talk?" the woman chuckled as he stared at the figure in the monitor who was currently leaving the virtual room.
His fighting abilities are good. He have quick recation and reflexes. He never let his guard down and his I don't how he do it but his mana is recovering fasted.
He definitely have some experience.
Talent is also good. Although he couldn't compare to those kids from high-ranking family, it's still good enough.
There are a lot of things to improve in his swordmanship. It's unpolished.
The end of her mouth rose.
"Is he that interesting for you, sister?" a man's voice came from behind.
She glanced back and raised a brow. "Shouldn't you be supervising the examination, Ramon?"
Ramon shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I was. Until I heard you want to watched the footage of an examinee." he smirked.
"How can I not be curious when someone like sister came all the way here because of some examinee?" Ramon teased.
"Well, he is interesting. If he ever passed, I'd like it if you keep an eye on him for me." she responded with a smile.
Ramon was slightly stunned. "You like him?"
"If someone were to hear you, they'd think I'm some kind of pervert or something." Ruth almost hit him in the head.
He only laughed. "Whatever. Anyone else?"
"The so-called prodigies. You already know them."
"Noted."
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