--Ray's Pov--
[ The Next Day ]
'My body is still sore from yesterday's one-sided beating.' I said to myself in a tired and painful tone. Yesterday, after I fainted, I was taken to the medical room and given treatment. My right hand was burnt because of the last fire slash.
I didn't even see it coming, it all happened way too fast. The only thing I remember seeing was the disappointed look in Noah's eyes and the smirk on his face.
I had never left so helpless in my life before. I felt like an ant infront of a giant that could be squashed anytime.
I don't want to feel like this again. I want to become so strong that even the Supernova will be scared of me. But right now, it's just a childish dream.
To become strong, I need to upgrade my rank as soon as possible. I am only at G+ rank while Noah is at E- rank. Reaching rank E like this will take me nine to twelve months and Noah will already be at D- rank till then.
The only way I could catch up to him is with intense training and with the help of options. But the problem is that the potions cost a lot and for a beggar like me who couldn't even afford a proper meal, it was impossible to buy.
But I have one thing that no one in this world has and that is the knowledge about the future. I know every important thing that is going to happen in the future.
Since I can't buy a potion right now the best course of action is to get an elixir that could boost my rank.
I know about one elixir which I could get with my current strength but it is in a dungeon five hundred miles away from the Avalon Academy.
The dungeon is an F- rank goblin dungeon. The boss of the dungeon is an F rank Goblizen which is 5 times taller than a normal goblin and uses an axe, unlike other goblins who use wooden hammers.
After thinking for a while I decided to go to the dungeon the next Sunday. The reason why decided to go on next Sunday is that I am not ready to take on an F- rank dungeon all by myself.
After deciding everything I needed to do, I finally got up from my bed and got ready for classes.
Even after getting ready for classes, I didn't want to go. The reason for it was that I will be made fun of because I lost yesterday. I was cursing myself right now. What was the need for my sorry ass to accept Noah's proposal?
Another reason why I didn't want to go was because of my class partner. Who in their mind would like to sit beside Luke? I won't.
Anyhow I dragged my beaten body to school only to meet with everyone's stare and mocking smile. I felt like some joker in the circus who was making people laugh without even trying.
As soon as I entered the class everyone's gaze was on me like yesterday. But instead of going back to their work like yesterday, they kept on staring at me.
Ignoring their gaze I went and sat on my seat.
What is the need to argue with these monkeys after all? It's not like they could have won if they were in my place.
Noah is the 1st rank for a reason. He has the power and talent to back it up.
Soon Mabel entered the class and started teaching. She was teaching about how controlling one's mana could boost their power by a lot.
In the world of [ The Third Calamity ], mana is present everywhere. When someone reaches a rank higher than before for example when a B rank person reaches A rank then the concentration of mana inside their body increases making them stronger.
The better control you have over mana, the stronger you will be. The reason for this is when someone uses mana with better control then they require less mana to use their ability or art. This saves them a lot of mana and even makes their attacks stronger as they are concentrated on a point.
After the class ended, Miss Mabel left the classroom. As soon as she left the class, two students came to me and started trash talking.
"Kiddo, how dare you attend class today after getting beaten up so badly by Noah yesterday?" The first one asked with a gleeful smile on his face.
He was around 175 cm tall and with auburn hair. He also had average looks and a well-built body. Focusing my gaze on his badge I found out he was ranked 921st with F- rank power.
The second one was a shorty with two teeth pointing out like a rodent. He looked like a rat. I somehow controlled my laugh while looking at his face.
He was G+ rank like me and was ranked 1,232nd. I bet I could have thrashed these two right now but that won't make anything better. It will only make matters worse since more people will come to bully me if I pick a fight with these two. The best way to get out of this situation is to ignore them.
Ignoring them I made my way to the training facility and started training. I started my training by trying to improve my control over mana as Miss Mabel taught in class today.
After that, I did some cyromancy training and then ended my training with some spear practice.
[After Two Weeks]
After following this schedule for two weeks, I could already feel the difference in my strength. I have been training like crazy for the past week. I trained every day until I passed out.
The bullies try to pick a fight with me everyday but I ignored them. I only attended the important classes and spent the rest of my time here in the training facility.
My rank increased from G+ rank to F- rank boosting my power significantly.
[ Name - Ray Bladefield
Age - 16
Rank - F-
Strength: F-
Agility: F
Stamina: F-
Intelligence: F-
Mana Capacity: F
Unique ability - Cyromancy
Weapon - Spear
Arts -. Spear of Destruction
Beginner's level
( Efficiency 26% )
]
I was very satisfied with the result. Finally, tomorrow was the day when I will close the gap between me and the main characters.
With this in mind, I drifted off to sleep.
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