The instructor's expression didn't change despite the look on Dan's face. She was more than ready for whatever was coming her way. Kayden had suffered severe injuries from the blow, but he wasn't out of the fight yet. His injuries would be healed by his Mana. He didn't have much of it left, but he still chose to charge forward.
The instructor raised her arm, blocking a hit from Dan. Just like before, it didn't seem like it took much for her to block the strike. Dan may be able to copy people's abilities, that doesn't mean than he can copy their quality as well.
His ability was just as strong as Marcus's, but it was no where near the instructor's power. Kayden sprinted forward, joining Dan in the fight against the instructor. Despite the fact that Dan was fighting, Kayden had no idea what the instructor's ability was.
It was a Mystery Class, but that was all he knew about it. Still, it allowed Dan to somewhat hold his own against her. Although he knew that she was holding back. The other students stopped practicing with their own abilities and we're heavily invested on the two-on-one fight.
The other six instructors tried gaining back the students' attention, but failed miserably. This was first time any of them had seen three different Mystery Class abilities clash in a fight and they didn't want to miss a second of it even though it was just training.
At this point it seemed like Dan was faring better than Kayden. He was nearly out of Mana, plus, he was far too stressed to practice the breathing technique.
[Warning: Host is running low on Mana!]
Kayden decided to step away from the fight. Dan and the instructor were locked in combat. Well, if you would call one person attacking and the other just dodging the attacks with ease, attacking. There was no way for Dan to win this fight. It seemed like he wasn't aware of that.
While using her ability, it seemed like all this time, his full attention was focused on his opponent. He wasn't even thinking like usual and just kept on attacking without showing signs of stopping or slowing down. It was like he was stuck on an endless loop.
It wasn't until the instructor did something her hands that Dan finally dropped to the floor. Without even touching him, he had been knocked unconscious. The others students were awestruck after witnessing the last moments of the match. A sense of admiration began to build in them for the instructor.
Kayden had ran out of Mana, and his body began to revert back to being human. Walking towards Dan, she placed her hand on his chest. Then, a yellow energy could be seen escaping her body into his. The students were interested in what this yellow glow was.
After passing this glow onto Dan, she then walked towards Kayden and repeated the process. He could feel a warm energy enter his system. But not only that, his Mana was replenishing quickly. Not long after, and he could stand on his feet.
"This lesson isn't over. We still have over thirty minutes left. For the remainder of this time, I want you both to keep on attacking me."
Kayden and Dan looked at each other before nodding at the instructor's request. And for the remainder of the time, they would have their butts kicks before having their Mana replenished by the instructor.
Once the abilities class was over, everyone was meant to head towards the final class for the day. They were all severely drained. They had no choice in the matter.
The next class was meant to teach students how to use magical weapons. Unlike normal weapons, these weapons had magical properties. In certain cases, they possessed abilities themselves, giving one the power of two abilities in combat. For this class, there were three instructors teaching the class.
"I hope that other two lessons didn't leave you completely drained. You still have to go through us," one of the instructors said, gesturing to his colleges.
"In case you don't know, magical weapons are weapons made from the crystals of beasts. Beasts are otherworldly creatures born of evil. In the future, you students will be going on expeditions to hunt monsters and grow stronger, but for now, you'll have to focus on learning how to use magical weapons for now."
The instructor pointed behind him. On the walls, there were numerous weapons on display.
"Go and pick any weapons you want," the instructors said. The students couldn't wait to get their hands on the weapons, so much so that their exhaustion seemed to have faded away. Kayden walked towards the weapons rack and began thinking of a weapon to chose.
While everyone was choosing and fighting over the weapons they wanted, the instructors decided to educate them a little bit on magical weapons.
"You see, there are eight grades of magical weapons. The Basic Grade, The Intermediate Grade, The Advanced Grade, The King Grade, The Emperor Grade, The Tyrant Grade, The Typhoon Grade, and lastly, The Demon Grade. The higher the grade, the higher the gap in power between magical weapons.
"The weapons available today for this class are of the Basic Grade and Intermediate Grade. You will find nothing above that here."
Although there wasn't a label to tell what Grade a magical weapon was, Kayden had his own way of finding out. It was all thanks to a little something that calls itself a system. Concentrating hard, it wasn't long until something strange began to happen. Werewolf transformation wasn't the only thing Kayden could do.
In front of his very eyes, a set of information began to appear for the weapon he was looking at.
[Basic Grade Sword]
[A decent weapon with good physical attributes.]
[Can only be used against regular humans and Basic Grade beasts.]
[Skills: None]
[Durability: 100%]
Kayden decided to keep on searching for a weapon. Fortunately, the weapons available were more than three times the number of students in the class so there were more than enough to go around. It wasn't long till he set his sights on a particular weapon. Well, it was less of a weapon and more of an artifact.
[Intermediate Grade Ring]
[A good artifact with okay magical properties.]
[Can be used against both Basic Grade and Intermediate Grade beasts]
[Skills: Teleportation]
[Durability: 100%]
'This is what I'm gonna use,' Kayden thought, taking the ring and placing it on his finger. Once everyone had chosen a weapon, they all gathered around the instructors awaiting further instructions and teachings.
"One reason why there are so many magical weapons in the world is due to their high demand. You see, magical weapons can be utilized by anyone. Whether that person had an ability or not. However, it is also because aliens such as the Shales cannot use them."
Kayden was listening intently on what they were saying, and so were his friends and anyone else who was interested in the lesson. But, there were always those who never took classes seriously.
"For today's lesson, you all will learn how to use a magical weapon. Although not all of them have abilities, you can still derive from the strength, speed, agility, stamina, and even durability they have to offer.
"Not only that, but you can also use your ability with the weapon, producing a stronger variation of it based on the Grade of the weapon in relation to your own strength. So for the next week, we will be focusing on how to properly use a magical weapon."
Kayden looked at the black ring on his finger. 'Let's see what you can do,' he thought to himself. He was more than interested in testing out the depths of his power, being well aware that he shouldn't be showing too much of his capabilities, else the other students might get jealous and try coming after him. That was the reality of this world.
When one is powerful but exposed, they become easy pickings for the weak and envious. Kayden needed to limit how much talent he revealed to others, even the instructors.
"To use a magical weapon, you just do the same thing you do whenever you activate your ability. For someone who is still learning how their ability works, they have to concentrate hard, not allowing anything to distract them as the slightest distractions could cause a mistake, and they would have to start the process of summoning their ability all over again.
"So to start this lesson, we would like you all to start concentrating hard on the weapons in your hands. Feel the energy in them, and draw them out."
The students nodded their heads and tried their best to do as told. While there were those who seemed to grasp the concept quickly, having no trouble activating their magical weapons, there were those who didn't even know what they were doing. Kayden could feel an energy from the ring upon his first try.
He was about to activate the weapon, but decided against it since there were too many people watching this time around.
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