The adventurers who were in the town at the time had chosen to work together to take care of the incoming beast horde. Using their abilities, they ensured that not a single creature made it into the town, protecting the lives of the innocent civilians. Upon noticing that there wasn't a single beast still following him, the werewolf decided to slow down his pace before eventually coming to a stop. Looking back, he noticed that there were people ahead who were dealing with the threat. Seeing this, he decided to cancel his transformation and hide behind one of the building, waiting for the adventurers to finish what they were doing then clear a path for him to head back into the Adventurer's Guild.
In the first place, the two people who knew about his ability were Dan and Marcus, and neither of them were here at the moment. No one would suspect that he was the one responsible for putting their lives in danger. The reason why he decided to head back in was because he wanted to ask the Guild Master if there was some other way he could use to get stronger, hoping that he would have a good answer for him.
Heading inside, the stench of alcohol and drugs wafted through his sensitive nose, causing him to feel more uncomfortable than a normal person would feel. Still, bearing through the pain, he made it to the counter where the Guild Master could be seen doing his own thing. Gaining his attention, he went straight to the point, asking about someother means to gaining strength.
Just as the man was about to say something, everything around Kayden had suddenly paused. His environment began to change, catching him unaware as he found himself in the Arena once again, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.
'The two hours are up already?' he wondered, scratching his head in confusion. Although he wasn't really keeping track of time, he didn't feel like that much time had passed since the simulation had begun. Something else must have been going on that he was unaware of.
Stepping out of the tech room, the instructors quickly met up with Kayden to inform him about what was going on. She seemed to be in quite a rush, telling him that her attention was needed elsewhere and that he was now free to do whatever he wished until it was time for him to head to the magical weapons' class.
Shutting the large double doors behind her, Kayden began to process all of what had just happened. This was a first for him. He had finally gotten a chance to take a break during a time that wasn't either at night or early in the morning. Checking the time trough his watch, he saw that it was just twenty minutes pass one. He had over an hour left before the class would ended to do as he wished.
Of course, he had no intention of getting back into the simulation. Heck, he didn't know whether or not the person working the simulation would let him back in without the authorization of the instructor. For now, he decided that he would just head back to his dorm room and get some much needed rest.
Later that day, he had woken up minutes before the last class for the day. Heading past the hallway, he made it just before the class was about to start and joined with the others.
Meanwhile, in a particular room which students were not allowed access to, the instructor for the mystery class division stood before a group of people sitted at a round table. Bowing her head in respect, she asked why she had been summoned here in the first place.
Sitted before her were some of the most influential people in the world today. They were not only the leaders of the various military academies across the world, but they were also closely related to one of the current major world leaders as well. They wouldn't just call someone to meet with them if there wasn't a matter of utmost urgency to discuss. With this in mind, she was hoping that the case wasn't too serious and that it was something that she herself could easily deal with, but that would simply defeat the purpose of her being called here in the first place.
"Agent Nero, you have been summoned today because we wish for you to assist in curtailing a prevailing issue taking place in the city of Black Saber. Over the last few months, the rate of kidnapping had increased rapidly. At first, we allowed put subordinates to deal with the mater themselves, however, they have proven to be ineffective in apprehending these criminals.
"The numbers of complaints we have been receiving daily is astonishing. We had no choice but to get more involved in the matter. So, we have decided that we would send you down to the city to assist the local police force in dealing with these criminals. We don't know how long it might take till you get back, so we have decided to hire a substitute instructor in your place."
At that moment, stepping into the room was a man with curly blonde hair and an earring on. He wore the required clothing combination that deems him worthy of being at the academy. Making his way towards the board, he bowed down towards them, before turning to give a wink at the female instructor.
"His name is Lucas Wong. He will be the substitute until you get back. You will be leaving for Black Saber tonight, so I advice you go and get ready to leave as soon as possible. If you have no further questions, then you are dismissed until further notice."
The man seated at the head of the table finished what he had to say, leaving everything in the hands of the woman, whose name was Beatrice. Although she had gone out on missions before, she never expected to be selected for another one so soon. Her last mission had oy ended two weeks ago, a few days before the new set of students were brought to the academy.
She had a busy life just like everyone else, and didn't know how she would explain to her loved ones that she would have to leave and go on another mission assigned to her by the board. Since she had nothing left to do at the academy, she decided to head back home early. Unlike the students, the teachers were granted freedom to move in and out of the academy whenever they wished, as long as they didn't have a class to teach at that point in time.
Beatrice lives in a nice, well-furnished building with her husband and there kids, and while she's a high paid instructor at one of the major military academies, her husband is a high-ranking official in the military. They both had ties with the military, however, it was mostly Beatrice that would have to go out on missions, since fights between humans and the Shales weren't as frequent as they were in the past.
Although her job paid quite well, that didn't mean that she didn't miss spending quality time with her family. There were times when her kids would go for weeks without seeing, or even hearing from her. Sometimes, they would even forget that she even existed, simply because they barely talked to her or even saw her. And now, just when she was starting to think about leaving her job for a while, the board had gone ahead and given her another mission. How was she meant to refuse some of the most powerful people on Earth?
She would just have to wait until she got back before deciding to take an indefinite leave from work. That night, her and her husband had a talk about what she was planning on doing, and although he seemed upset that she would be leaving once again, he was glad to hear that she would be taking a leave from her job once she gets back.
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Back at the academy, Kayden was focusing on the use of his Ring of teleportation. After having a good rest for the first time in a while, he felt more energized than he would usually be. The glow in his eyes seemed to have returned, as he was far more active during the class than anyone else.
Eventually, the class had come to an end for the day, and everyone was ready to head back to their dorm rooms and call it a day. However, Kayden was starting to get worried about what Marcus and Dan might be going through. Moreover, later than night, he had noticed that Paul was the only one in the room with him. Although he knew of how Shawn liked staying out until it was close to curfew, something was telling him that all three of them were absent for the same reason.
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