Then as everyone heard the announcement while some of them gave it all their might to finally see which of them would be part of the best class and others lost motivation as now they heard that they would be at the least part of the Gold class.
Someone laughed.
"This is great! That means there's only 40 more people to eliminate so I can become part of the diamond class."
It was a young boy that had bloodshot eyes and when Ray saw this he recalled his memories of the bandits being brainwashed and their eyes turned bloodshot as his instinct told him to eliminate this guy immediately.
'Shit! I can feel that guy is dangerous but I can't be sure yet that he's being brainwashed or is dangerous since I'm not sure yet but I need to keep an eye on him.'
Ray was paranoid as to what the boy would do at any second as he swiftly flew towards him from across the arena which was the one of the biggest arena in the empire having an estimated capacity of at least 50,000 spectators.
'This arena is unnecessarily huge but it gives the participants or upcoming students more room to use their knowledge or tricks.' Ray thought as he flew towards the boy who seemed to be the same age as him.
"Hm?"
The boy saw Ray flying towards him and instantly panicked as to why he is flying towards him.
"Ray Grandfell!!?" He was bewildered at the sight of Ray coming at him in a terrifying speed but something in him made him take Ray on instead of retreating.
'This guy is my target if I kill him my family can live!'
"I was right, normally if someone sees something or a human going for them they would run and in this case I'm the one going after him so it's more suspicious that he's not running away."
And as the boy just stood there waiting for Ray to reach him, and when Ray finally did he wasted no time and used a dark colored talisman with a skull painted on it that seemed to be radiating a dark aura and he hid it his pocket.
Talismans in the empire are dangerous items that holds magic but not just magic it also holds curses that can bring upon unending demise upon someone or even death if the talisman is high ranked enough.
A dark colored talisman that radiates a dark Aura are typically used to curse someone with impending doom such as death as it's one of the highest ranked talisman and a talisman cannot be drawn or written on and the sign on each talisman varies and with different meanings and if a talisman has a skull on it, it's curse would be death.
But Ray already knew this as the Grandfell Family teaches their members everything related to mana including aura as it was a family that wasn't just famous for being a magic family but also because it was the family that most magic swordsman came from.
'A death talisman!? Shit this is bad!'
Ray as he saw the talisman panicked as it was capable of killing a mage that has reached at least the 10th circle.
And after Ray finally reached the boy he tried to tell him to calm down as the boy held the talisman tightly.
'I need to stop him from saying the words that activates the talisman.'
'I need to kill him! I need to kill him!' The boy repeated these words in his mind as he was distracted.
Then Ray, when the boy was distracted quickly shut his mouth using basic telekinesis as it was too risky if he tried to take it right from the boy's hand.
And when Ray did this everyone present in the arena was confused why he was doing this.
"What's the Grandfell kid doing??"
"Does he have a grudge on that boy?"
"That guy might seem suspicious but why would he do that?"
Everyone was focused on what was happening on their perspective even some senior mages but others delved deeper as to what was happening.
"Those bloodshot eyes are side effects of brainwashing and his behaviour is also suspicious."
Some people were also trying to find out what happened to the boy.
"If the other guys just look deeper they can clearly see that something is wrong with that other guy."
"Now I know most people's eyesight aren't good enough to see the death talisman that kid is holding but why are they already attacking that Grandfell kid?"
And some others already found iut what was happening and alarmed everyone.
"Everyone!! That kid is being brainwashed and is holding a deadly object known as a death talisman that can kill someone!!" A woman shouted.
And when everyone heard this more people focused closely at the boy instead of just immediately targeting Ray.
Then Ray smirked.
'This is good this guy has no chance of nullifying my telekinesis since I already looked at his stats and everyone is now going after him.'
And the multiple mages were also already going after the boy when they heard this as riot almost ensued with people still defending the boy and most of them defended Ray.
"Everyone! SILENCE!!" An elf with an alarmingly long beard and was carrying a wooden staff entered the arena then he shouted.
"Is that the headmaster?!" People who knew who the elf was said.
'So that's the headmaster.'
Ray then tried to use heavenly eye on him but was baffled at what would happen.
[failed, Target's power is beyond the Heavenly eye's capacity]
'It failed!!?'
Ray was confused at this since this was the first it happened.
'I have to try again.'
[Failed, Target's powe-Failed,Failed,Failed.]
Ray tried again nd again but couldn't scan the headmaster's unknown strength.
'There's no need for me to try and see the headmaster's strength yet but now that even my Heavenly eye failed my curiosity is killing me!'
Ray was frustrated that he couldn't gauge the headmaster's power, but Ray immediately let this go as now he knew that there was no point.
"Child...don't you think you're too harsh on him? Taking his ability to breath when you're only suppose to stop him from talking?"
'Taking his ability to breathe?'
Then Ray realized what he had done he only realized then that he was also preventing the boy from using his nose to breathe.
'Oh shit!'
Then Lance who wanted to spectate Ray instead focused on his training as uniq he swung his sword more than 500 times as the fight within the arena has lasted for more than 2 hours already.
"691! 692! 693..."
Now back to the arena.
"Oh I didn't notice that."
Ray then apologized but when he did the boy was already unconscious.
"Ray Grandfell, you're the most spectacular kid in this generation probably in the entire history of mages even! But you need to control yourself."
The headmaster thought that Ray did this on purpose out of grudge for the boy.
"..." Ray was silent.
"But I need to take this young one now."
The headmaster then immediately left saying this before he did.
"THE BATTLE NOW STARTS AGAIN!"
And everyone heard a familiar voice.
"So he was the one shouting everything before, wouldn't that damage his lungs?"
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And after not even 30 minutes of everyone fighting again the top 10 upcoming students were already decided.
But what they didn't know was that the device given to them also detected the amount of kills(knockouts) someone has.
"And now that conlcudes the physical exam for the fraux academy!! Let us now reveal the rankings!"
'There was a ranking?!' Every upcoming student asked themselves.
Then the headmaster conjured a huge blue screen that presented the top 10 rankings.
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1st- Ray Grandfell- 209 kills(knockouts)
2nd- Bell Grandise- 126
3rd- May- 27
4th- Ains Grant- 26
5th- Deias Fraux- 23
6th- Franz Danzel- 22
7th- Silvia Treaval- 21
8th- Daze Flobeau-13
9th- Gid Exfleur- 12
10th- Lucas- 11
Many people expected Ray to be the 1st and Bell to be the 2nd but what shocked them even more was that 2 commoners made it to the top 10.
Almost every spectator gossiped.
"Don't they know that talent doesn't matter if your a noble or a commoner?" Ray said.
"Everyone quiet!" The headmaster said as he heard the people.
"This is the final rankings and no one can change it."
While others were satisfied with what they got some were enraged.
"What!! How did I get 4th place and got outdone by a Commoner!!"
Ains who was from the Grant family is known as a problem child who caused many negative rumors to exist about the Grant family but Ains was a genius mage in his family out doing everyone and thus he was enrolled to the Fraux academy where his si kings were as well.
And getting outdone by a Commoner hurt his pride more than it should've.
"This is bullshit!!"
"Your knowledge of magic will be tested 2 days from now, have a good rest!" The headmaster announced when the mental exams eas going to happen.
Ains then looked for May after the physical exam was done.
"I did it!!!" May celebrated.
Then Ains heard a shout and when looked for where it came from he saw a black haired girl staring at the rankings.
"That must be her!!"
And then Ains hurriedly went to May.
TO BE CONTINUED