Author's notes : this chapter turned out to be a little longer :)
Having asked this question, I abruptly got up from the table and slammed my hands on the table without controlling my strength. From my strength, the table cracked and everything that was lying on the table jumped and some cutlery fell to the floor, making a clink of metal. "Oh, I probably overdid it," I noticed and awkwardly shifted my gaze.
- What makes you think that I want to take you as an apprentice? - she asked in her voice as calm as a pond.
- Well, if you didn't want to take me as an apprentice, you would have just killed me, but now, what's the use of sparing my life, Miss Anahel? I answered her question and looked straight into her eyes. Her eyes were like a deep pond and they looked at me with a piercing sharp gaze. Surprisingly, she did not show any change in facial expressions. "It looks like I was right that she wasn't going to take my life," I thought and focused on Anahel.
- Girl, answer my question and pass the test and I'll take you as a student - she said, showing a very dangerous grin. "Something's wrong with that grin," I was wary, but I answered anyway.
"I'm listening carefully, Miss Anahel," I replied and waited for her question. Ten seconds later I heard the question, but it put me in a stupor.
- What class of chimeras are you? She asked, and there was a hint of seriousness in her tone. "What classes....." and the next second, information about this class entered my brain. "So this is what chimeras specialize in? Hmm, I have a class..... universal? "I thought doubtfully, but I told her anyway.
- My class is universal - I answered briefly and Anafel nodded weakly, and then smoothly stood up from the table and invited me to follow her.
- Come on, the test will start as soon as we enter the training room, - she explained, and I quickly approached her.
Five minutes passed and we were walking along a wide corridor the size of two adults. The walls were without any decorations or paintings, but there was lighting on the ceiling. " The ceiling is about 3 meters high and chandeliers hang on it, but how do they glow? Maybe magic diagrams? "I analyzed it, and then immediately remembered something.
- And what is the name of this place and where are we? I asked Anafel and listened attentively to her answer.
- This place is inside the mountain, my former clan was located in this mountain, but now it is destroyed because of the event that happened, - she said bitterly and then continued - and this place is called Mount Gunai - Anafel added. I just nodded and thought, "What happened on this mountain that her clan was destroyed? Of course, I do not know how strong the Anafel clan was, but I think he was not one of the weak ones because he was in grief, and in grief, as I know, a very hard breed."
But then it dawned on me and I remembered my last moment when it was raining and my parents and I were driving in the car on vacation, but because of the accident we drove over the mountain. There was a mudslide and that was the last thing I remembered. "To think that a mountain "killed" me and my parents, probably it was shown on the news since we were a pretty famous family," I thought bitterly and my mood worsened a little, but I continue to follow Anafel. "Cheer up, this is your second chance at life, although a little sadistic, but what is, that is," I concluded and then put my thoughts aside because we are already approaching the training room.
- Here is the training room - I said briefly and began to inspect the room.
A two-meter metal door appeared in front of me, on which various patterns were carved. "Magic diagrams, hmm, I've only seen similar ones in the lab. Are these the same? " I concluded and entered the room. Inside, a huge space of 150 meters in size and almost 40 meters high was waiting for me. But what surprised me so much was the huge number of weapons. "Apparently, she wasn't lying about the clan, but there are so many different weapons here," I analyzed. Knives, swords, spears, throwing weapons and some kind of wands, perhaps magic and this is not to mention the varieties of these weapons.
"Wow, that's really cool," I said in an admiring tone. To which I heard only
a grumbling snort, but I noticed her faint smile out of the corner of my eye, but after a second she disappeared again turning into an icy mask. She walked over to one of the weapon racks and picked up a short sword. I also decided to take some kind of weapon, since I already had an idea about what my test was.
- No girl, you will fight without weapons, but with the use of magic - she said in a serious tone and in a moment was at a distance of 10-12 meters. "Whoooooo?! To fight you without a weapon, do I look like a suicide?" I shouted in my mind, but it will not affect my face grayly.
- B-but Miss Anafel, how can I compare with you without a weapon, you are much stronger than me - I objected to her, but I only heard a quiet snort.
- I specifically took a weapon and I won't use magic, and you need to hold out until the moment when I'm satisfied, - she said.
"Now get ready," she said without even letting me start talking. "She has more physical strength than mine, too," I complained, but soon I heard.
"We've started," she said briefly. And at that moment, all my thoughts disappeared and were occupied only by the opponent in front of me. *murder* (p/a is an ice armor if anything). And the next moment I was covered with ice, and sharp claws grew on my thin hands. I began to stare at her intently and suddenly she disappeared from her place and with rapid jerks overcame almost five meters in a few moments! "Too fast! " I thought and decided to increase the distance between us. * explosive spear * I shouted in my mind and a second later a spell was formed.
I threw to the side where she was running, but she was no longer there and a threat suddenly loomed over me. I ducked to avoid this danger and after a moment I heard the roar of the wind. I did a somersault and miraculously managed to increase the distance a little, but a second later I got a kick in the stomach and together with this energy I flew 5 meters away. "Fuck! It hurts, and she just doesn't spare me. I somehow manage to evade, " I internally analyzed my hopeless situation.
"You're dodging pretty well," she said shortly and continued to chase me. I had no choice but to grit my teeth and turn on the amplification. My physical strength has increased, and my senses have increased to the maximum. "Yes! I see her " now I could see her. I counterattacked her by rushing at her much faster and she was surprised. Getting close to her, I dodged the approaching sword and struck with my claws intending to wound her in the hand that holds the sword. She seemed to have guessed my intentions and tried to counterattack, but I was able to approach a distance of two meters almost without injury. There were accidental cuts, but they were from the wind created by her sword and this proves what strength she possessed. But as soon as the distance between us was reduced by a meter, my heightened senses reported the imminent danger and hastily retreated. And I was right, because another blade was waiting for me, much smaller, but it was intended for stabbing wounds.
"It was close," I thought and began to think how I could get to Anafel. All she did all the time was smile and nod to herself and it annoyed me. "I want to erase that damn smirk! I'll kill her," I shouted, and soon something changed. The claws have become much sharper, and my senses have become even more acute. "It seems that when I think about killing with someone I'm fighting, the effect of this ability increases and it suits me," I thought, and my thoughts were like lightning quickly analyzing the changes. Anafel seemed to notice the change, as she was slightly wary and felt something.
I took off and overcame 3 meters in a few moments and approached her. She was a little stunned by my speed and I honestly was too. Then I dodged her sword and approached her to strike. And now, after almost 15 exchanges of blows, I was finally able to strike, but was easily knocked back by the blade.
- Not bad at all, but... not enough - having said that, I was hit with such force that I flew ten meters away! "W-what the fuck! Why didn't I notice how she hit me?" I was nervous, getting up and moaning softly. But before I could catch my breath, I felt the aura of murder intent and it was overwhelming. I noticed a long time ago that in battles with animals they radiated it as they killed to survive and naturally that I can feel it. "W-what d-should I do? I can't move a muscle and my mana has dropped to 10%," I panicked and couldn't think of a way to get out of this situation.
I have already seen how the distance between me and Anafel is rapidly shrinking and I have no choice but to just stare stupidly. But as soon as he got to me and swung his short sword to hit me with it. But as soon as he was 30 centimeters from my head, something opened up in me and because of this discovery I performed an action that I couldn't even understand myself.
I bent my body and kicked Anafel right in the face with a U-turn. I thought she was going to dodge, but she didn't. As soon as I hit her, I jumped back so fast that the distance between us was almost 15 meters. "What the fuck! " I thought and noticed in shock that I have no fear. On the contrary, I feel like I want to fight even more! "I'm fighting more battles! I shouted in my mind and prepared to attack, but before that *blood magic*.
At my call, she activated and understood my intentions, and a second later a drop of blood flew out of Anafel's lower lip. Quickly covering a distance of 15 meters, she quickly plunged into my core and then turned into mana. "Wow, how much mana is in her drop of blood! I have as much as 50%, it's not for nothing that I spent the last remnants of mana," I analyzed and focused on my opponent.
- Not bad, but... - the next moment she appeared in front of me and delivered a series of ultra-fast blows and broke more than half of my bones, I landed 10 meters away from her. " " W-how? What am I doing wrong, why did I deserve this, oh, I'm a chimera," I concluded in my head, but the next second an old idea came to mind and I couldn't help but smile at her, * blood magic *.
- You showed a good result, but now you are capable.... - she said, but then fell silent as she saw me surrounded by a mist of blood. After 10 seconds, I was standing on two legs with my head down.
- Let's start the final round * eternal ice claws *! - I roared