Chapter 2 - First Battle

In the outside..There was two man with the same age of Azrael sitting at the hut made of woods and leaves.

"Rey, what level are you now?"

"I'm Apprentice stage 3"

"You breakthrough?"

"Yes recently"

"That's nice, we can now bully him harder. That bastard pissed me so hard"

"Yeah"

Suddenly the sky become dark.

"What happened?"

"I don't know maybe there are storm coming in his town"

"But seems it's not normal storm"

The middle of the clouds formed a vortex, the wind become stronger and stronger with the thunder strikes at the one house.

"Fuck!, Let's evacuate"

The two run towards the municipal hall, because the municipal hall was the most sturdy house in the town.

While they are evacuating, Azrael was focused. He didn't know what he cause outside.

After, Azrael stopped.

His house was destroyed, he didn't know what the cause.

"That's a bit hard, but for now I've reached apprentice rank 1!"

[You've achieved Apprentice Rank 1]

[Due to the completion we're giving you're actual stats and a lost ancient spell]

Thin book was appeared on his front but he kept at the inventory feature on the system.

The blue HUD screen generated his stats.

[Azrael Beladovina][Apprentice Rank 1]

[STR:20]

[AGI:23]

[VIT:15]

[INT:21]

[Spells:None]

"I have to ask the system"

"System!"

[What the hell?, Do you know I'm sleeping?]

"Sorry but can I ask one more"

[Proceed!]

"How many rank are in apprentice?"

[10 each rank]

The system voice disappeared suddenly.

"That system is so rude. Thankfully I can access to this Blue HUD even it's part of the system"

The people in the town including ray was confused what happened.

The sky become bright all of sudden, It's natural that they are confused.

"Am I imagining?"

Ray slap his cheeks and said. "You're not imagining but there is no case of the storm vanished suddenly in the world"

"Then why is that storm vanished?"

"I don't know"

After the storm, they immediately go outside and they cannot believe what happened.

Some houses are destroyed, some are nearly destroyed.

While Rey walk to his house, he suddenly remembered Azrael.

He knew that thunder hit his house so he proceed to Azrael house.

When he sees his house, there was no roof but the walls are intact.

"What the hell it's too stinky!"

He covered his nose and go inside without saying permission.

Rey shocked what he sees.

They was tall figure and mascular standing at the side of the bed.

"Who are you?"

Rey was treatened but when he detected his cultivation his worry vanished.

"It seems like you're so weak"

When the figure looked at him, Rey realized that the tall figure is Azrael.

"Azrael?"

"Yeah, how can I help you?"

Realizing that Azrael was not crippled anymore, his face darkened.

"Hey Azrael, wanna spar with me?"

Azrael hesitated to Rey's offer but suddenly the fist of Rey comes towards his face.

Thanks to his breakthrough, he managed to block Rey's attack.

"Don't full of yourself you're just rank 1"

Rey continues to throw constitutive punches but Azrael didn't flinch by his attack and continue to block.

"How?"

Rey was surprised even Azrael, he didn't expect that even he was rank 1 he was able to toe to toe with rank 3.

The attacks didn't connect to the body of Azrael, Rey gritted his teeth and said. "In my eyes you are cripple!"

Rey's body unleash some aura, Azrael was astonished, he didn't know that Rey has an dangerous spell.

"The Arcanist Armor"

"Brace yourself"

Rey dashed towards Azrael, the speed of Rey was normal but the fist when it impacts was so heavy.

When Azrael try to block the attack, his arms become numb.

"Damn, I might lose this battle"

Rey didn't stop punching while Azrael busy evade the attack.

Azrael was waiting for opportunity to launch a counterattack but there was no opening.

When he force himself to throw a punch towards his body, Rey lips suddenly formed a wry smile and said. "Fool"

Azrael punch landed at Rey chest but Rey didn't flinch even a little.

"Itchy"

Azrael was surprised,he didn't expect his body was so sturdy.

And now when his attack failed, he admitted defeat at his mind.

Rey throw the punch at Azrael face, Azrael was sent flying to his bed and after, he passed out.

"Cripple is always a cripple no matter what"

Rey cancelled his Arcanist Armor and feel his body hurts when he moved.

"Damn it, my chest hurts even I have my Arcanist Armor"

Rey walk outside like nothing happened.

"Rey, did it go well?"

"Yes"

Rey was cheerful but inside he was in pain.

[Die!, Die I hope that you cannot wake up to that heavy punch]

Suddenly, Azrael opened his eyes and said. "Shut up"

The system startled.

[Why are you alive?"]

"Stop wishing, you idiot. I'm just testing my strength and it was strong that I can toe to toe to Rey even he was rank 3 while I'm rank 1"

[It's because of your cultivation technique]

"Yeah I guess"

[It's stinky what the fuck, clean this house, fucking piece of shit]

"I won't clean this house, I'm planning to venture the whole world"

[Venture?]

[This is opportunity!, There was many dangers especially the evil mages that made him die in miserable the system whispered to his mind.]

[+2 VIT]

[+1 STR]

[+1 INT]

He also was happy that the fight between him and Rey are fruitful.

His stats was increased a little bit.

Again he was planning to progress his cultivation a little bit after he venture the whole world.

He formed his meditation posture and began cultivating.

After many hours, he made a little progress but it was remained far away to the Apprentice Rank 2.

He eat up his remaining food and fall asleep afterwards.