"What the fuck!!! That was my strongest spell and yet he's still standing! What's going on!!?" Zane was shocked when he gazed through the entirety of Neon's body
There wasn't a hint of mana detected from the explosion and he stood there bewildered by his incredible defense. He still has a surplus of mana remaining in his body, yet even he couldn't see a single opening in his plans. Because of that, he changed his tactics and invoke a spell that formed a chain made purely with his mana
"Restraint my target! Nonattribute spell Bind~"
"Watch out!!!" His body was dragged by his teammate and his spell never function yet the mana he spent had already been used
"What's wrong with you? I already have him under my grasp?" The smoke created by the malfunctioning of his spell had finally dispersed and there he sees the reason for his ally's interference
Neon's finger was blocked by Zane's fully buffed ally using nothing but a wooden sword to block his attack
"Impressive, it looks like you saw through that trick of mine... Condensed hallucinogenic fog, what you see before is something similar to that of a rainbow. I slowly filled the air around me with a fog which then in turn reflected the sun's rays which made the afterimage. You should thank this lassie for what she did, I was aiming on breaking your neck. Wouldn't that be hilarious? A magician who can't chant?" In his attempts at provocation, he never gained anything and he was then pushed back by the girl's blade
"Tanya! Wait, I can still fight," Zane was ignored and she kept on pushing him aside but he never once got struck
"You're already at an intermediate level at a young age, that's quite remarkable... But I do have to say, your form needs a little more work. Allow me to demonstrate to you how to properly wield a weapon," Neon swings his finger with similar power to his previous attacks and yet the damage was beyond its current form
"Hey is that a slipper!!?" The crowd was bewildered by what they currently saw with their eyes
A person parried a fully formed aura from a wooden weapon with a mere plastic slipper? Not just one, he took the other half and held it in his unoccupied hand. Everyone thought his clowning to further provoke his opponent, but their doubts had disappeared. Those who've wielded a dagger would know that his posture and stance were that of an expert
[System: The guardian has held a weapon similar in both size and shape to trigger his skill [Dagger proficiency]
(Dual wielding) Passive: When the host has wielded two weapons in both of his hands he'll gain a temporary stat of 30 Dexterity. The one-handed technique will be converted to match the host's current form. The intermediate dagger technique [Twin fang] has been temporarily applied]
'Power output has been successfully stabilized to a quarter of my strength. I don't want anyone dying so this amount is enough for a light sparring match. But I gotta say, the third one is quite talented as well, these two are well influenced by her skill,'
The others were shocked when his slippers glowed the same quality as that of a fully formed aura. Neon made his way through the crowd with a speed that was perceivable for his foe. However, as it stands now his overall attack grew higher than ever, and his strength never run rampant since he perfectly sealed them shut. The only thing that changed was the fact that he held what may be considered a weapon for the activation of his skill
[Alert: An outside force has chosen the host as the target for a powerful skill!!!]
"Don't take me for a fool, you bastard!!!" Tanya's blade began to emit a powerful spark and soon the wooden sword was transformed into an aura blade. The aura reshaped itself and became similar in shape to that of a rapier along with the increased power of its caster. A thrust of her aura blade would create a long-range projectile imbued with her mana whilst further enhancing her attack
"You arrogant bastard... I'll cripple you!!!" After having heard of his nonstop provocation she was incapable of resisting the urge to kill
Tanya was someone who disciplined herself her entire life, but when her opponent repelled her with nothing but a slipper, that's when she lost her cool. His maniacal face was something she could easily ignore, along with the words he hurled in the middle of their brawl. But him using a measly slipper to face against her chosen weapon made her infuriated
The attacks she performed were enough to kill just about anyone below her level. The force she emitted with her blade overwhelmed her peers whilst his teammates were slowly succumbing to her force. But even at this point, Neon was dodging every attack she ever made with so little movement in exchange. Every step he took was well-calculated, with his hip movement, posture, and swaying of his hand, he may be mistaken for a dancer
"Sky-piercing thrust!!!" In a split second, the mana around them would drastically change, and a powerful pressure was released. It alerted the guards standing guard in the perimeter to see a large and devastating explosion. The other examinees were lying on the ground and they saw inside the most was a figure of the missing individuals
"Did I make it in time?" A third individual was standing in the middle of the brawl against these two towering examinees. But her presence was not even required when she saw the attack was prevented by a mere slipper. Before she could move away from the scene, she could feel something soft touching her neck and yet she trembled in fear
"Glad that you could join us, 3rd talent... I gotta admit you're quite a mastermind, did you think I wouldn't realize it? No matter how much you gaze at those two, they didn't seem cooperative, and yet their well coordinated. Answer me honestly... Do you possess the skill 'Marionette' it's a skill that only a genius could only dream to achieve?" After the instructor came back the examination was concluded and they spend their break in the cafeteria
"Tanya Wilmers, Zane Milkrieth, and lastly the marionette herself Olivia Greytoun... I'm Neon a newcomer to Everglaze, I've come here to seek refuge. That was my original plan, but when I saw they were going to hold the guardian examination. Well, you know what happened next, I got sent to your post and I've beaten you all without breaking a sweat," He says whilst the rest never minded his words and gobbled every bit of food on their table
He manages to win the three of them over once he treated them all in their medical expenses along with their meals. The next examination wasn't that hard, it only concerned whether one had studied or not. After they met the physical qualification, they were now met with the deciding factor of their section. But for them to be fully accepted as a student, they'll have to take the written exams relating to their chosen profession
"I'm a little confused about something, can you tell me why we ate in the cafeteria...? I've heard the food here is expensive and most of the examinees avoid this place. How come you're spending your money so irresponsibly, I can't understand your reasons," Olivia was the only one concerned about his intentions after they enter this part of the academy
Her expression made a deep impression on Neon and his face equips an expression of disgust. No matter how sinister he may have acted in their first encounter, he never once had any ulterior motives for their alliance. He simply wishes to test them and yet they see him as nothing but a scum who's piling a ton of reasons for their cooperation
"Do I look like a villain to you? I never once thought of doing something sinister, and if I did why would I do so in the guardian academy? The student-faculty members are B grade and above, do you think I'd stand a chance? I'm just sharing a meal with all of you, something tells me you won't sit quietly after you found someone stronger than all of you combined," Not a single one of them voiced their thoughts since his deceleration was the absolute truth
There wasn't anything to lose if they were to ally with this individual who was riddled with mysteries. But he showed that someone that can be persuaded as long as they agreed with his chosen outcome. Apart from that, he also displayed his worth apart from combat and that was income. The food they consumed would've amounted to thousands and yet he brushes it off like it was his daily allowance
'If there's one thing I'm certain that hasn't changed, it's the fact that we'll be assigned to a bunch of dangerous missions. These missions must be done with the help of party members to build one's skill and comradery and form the ideal mindset. However, im not here to enjoy a relaxing school life, and my true goal is article no. 321st 'Special treatment' or what I call a loophole,'
'This article implies that as long as the team had gained an abundance of merit surpassing the normal range they'll gain benefits. One of them is an earlier graduation, and because of that, I'd taken the first step in making that goal a reality. You might think you guys are the ones who'll benefit from the alliance but it's the other way around. Broken bones, fatigued, illness, and even trauma can easily be mended with the help of potions. I'll turn all of you lots into a bunch of unfeeling corpses the same as I did to Alex,'