4 months later
I kept training, training, training
When I didn't want to, the pact was broken and therefore it was damaged
I turned 17, for those who don't know, my birthday is January 26
My team taught me many things, especially John, who taught me several basic magics. Victoria was training me to develop a "specialty"
On my birthday, John gave me several copies of his magic books so I could learn some spells in case you didn't know. He studied magic at the magic tower in Spain, so he knew a lot. In addition, my intelligence increased by 0.79 during these months. I also used my luck to win the lottery, earning me 20 thousand Euros, which John won because remember, I am a minor and we divided the money accordingly, keeping 10 thousand
Miss Victoria gave me two dimensional suitcases capable of storing up to 100 objects. Even the suitcase was enchanted with a spell to lighten the weight of its contents, it was as if I were carrying a backpack with little content
And James gave me… a first aid kit, a first aid kit with a small dimensional space with potions to increase strength, resistance, speed, and several healing potions, as he told me. He, John, made the potions but he had to get the materials for their production inside the dungeons
Now my physique was a little more noticeable, I was semi-muscled, I wasn't as marked but the training paid off in the end, my appearance changed a little but I still kept something, that's my... characteristic lock of hair didn't change at all I still kept it, it was a real relief, the truth
I was looking at myself in the mirror all happy with my new physique while posing
"Why do you look at yourself so much? Are you a narcissist or what?"
«You would never understand my friend, you would never understand»
After finishing posing, I already knew today was the day of the entrance exam, I took the magic sword and then went in a taxi to the teleportation door
They would charge me like 200 dollars to use it but it doesn't matter this was the opportunity to prove myself while I was going to my destination I saw my status window
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=Statistics=
Name: Alan Harwey
Age: 17 years old
[Strength 25.24 (E)]
[Stamina 27.72 (E)]
[Speed 25.55 (E)]
[Mana 30.79 (E)]
=Unchanging Stats=
[Luck 20/20]
[Charm 8.45/20]
[Intelligence 11.79 /20]
[Perseverance 20/20]
=Talents=
[Blacksmithing/low-lower] [Sword/low-intermediate] [Magic/low-intermediate]
=Elemental Affinity/Learned Elements=
[Fire, Lightning, Ether, Wind, Darkness] [Water, Earth]
=Skills=
Unique: [Duality]
Active: [Concentration] [Focus]
Passive: [Poison Resistance] [Magic Resistance] [Critical Point] [Physical Resistance]
=Magic/Spells=
[Fire Magic] [Wind Magic] [Earth Magic]
=Constitution=
[Magic Circuits]
=Specialties=
[Parkour]
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«I'm still rank E but my stats are fine, both of my talents have increased, I'm close to reaching rank D and I have the old man's magic sword so I know I'm going to pass the exam»
-Excuse me young man, we've already reached the teleportation gate-
The driver told me, I gave him the money and when Sali was at the teleportation point
The truth is that everyone would say that it looked like an airport, but in reality, inside it had some grey doors that were guarded by several guards who must have at least a D rank in hunters
When I entered, I noticed many guards dressed in their typical uniforms and the receptionist who was finishing drinking his cup of coffee
-Oh, welcome to the Madrid teleportation point, how can I help you?-
-I would like to be teleported to Island X, please-
-Well, please give me your passport, plus the payment will be three hundred dollars-
I opened my wallet and then gave the receptionist my passport plus the three hundred dollars
-Well, please enter the door and we will teleport you immediately-
This machine known as a door is made of a mana crystal and uses technology for the teleportation coordinates, it is cheaper than the portals that are in fashion lately
-Coordinates ready, target identified, next stop X Island-
A bright circle appeared under my feet while the receptionist bowed to me respectfully
-I hope you have a good trip, Mr. Alan-
Before I could even speak, a light enveloped me
*
(Welcome to X Island, please go to the receptionists to register your stay here, I hope everyone has a great time)
The receptionist's voice gave us a warm welcome, I walked to the counter to register my stay here and could see a receptionist in a black suit
-One question, are you going to participate in the entrance exam?-
-Eh yes, I will participate-
-Okay, please fill out all your information on this sheet and then go to the bus that is on the right, you will notice it since it has our logo and it is blue-
The receptionist gave me a sheet to fill out all my personal information and then give it to her so she could register me in the system
-All exam participants please get on the bus, I repeat all exam participants please get on the bus!-
A man started yelling at the top of his lungs, after that I walked towards the bus and then entered, I have to admit that it was bigger and I could see many participants, I could notice that all the spaces were full
«God my luck is high but now it seems that I have bad luck»
I was a little disappointed, but suddenly I could see that there was an empty seat next to it was a tall boy almost my height, with black hair with light brown streaks, dark eyes like lead
-Hey excuse me, could you please move a little, I need to sit down-
I spoke to the boy kindly, and he answered me
-Oh, sure, take a seat please-
The boy moved and offered me the empty seat, I sat down and then looked at the ceiling, the boy looked at me and then introduced himself
-My name is Miguel Hidalgo from Mexico, it's nice to meet you and... what's your name?-
The boy kindly extended his hand to me
«What should I do?! How do I introduce myself?! What do I do, what do I do?! Someone is talking to me, calm down Alan, control yourself!»
To be honest, I never had a friend my age and the only friends I had were my teammates and it was a little difficult for me to socialize with guys my age
"You are very childish right now Alan"
Nameless' comment bothered me a little and I could only curse him in my mind
-Eh yes, it is a pleasure… to meet you Miguel, my name is Alan Harway from Spain-
«I hope he doesn't see me in a bad way please»
-Ah! A true Spaniard, I always wanted to visit Spain but I never had the chance, I hope we get along very well in the future-
He answered me with surprise in his voice, apparently he had a good impression of me
**
All the participants got off the bus, on the way I got a little closer to Miguel after talking for a while we went to the auditorium, there waiting for the words of the school director Deckard Hiddleston
Meanwhile, the staff took our possessions away to put them in cards with our respective names then they gave us common weapons in my case they gave me a traditional long sword
There were still 10 minutes before the scheduled time of 10 o'clock
The instructors who were standing among the nervous applicants watched everything with wide eyes
As they waited, the murmuring voices of the applicants began to grow louder
-Hey, is that him? The genius lancer? Damian Connors-
-Look at the other side, isn't she Mirai Shiva, the daughter of the second largest guild in Japan-
-God, there are many monstrous participants this year-
I could hear more names of other people but I noticed someone
A boy with blue hair, and eyes of the same color, besides he was almost my size and his features made him look very handsome and pleasing to the eye
«Holy God, he looks like the fucking protagonist of a Shonen anime, calm down, I will eliminate you so you don't suffer»
"Don't face that boy"
Nameless' voice interrupted my mental complaint
"He may not seem like it, but he is too strong for you, don't face him if you do, he will definitely defeat you"
Listen carefully, is that guy too strong for me? Well, I know I am an E rank, but if you tell me that, it means that that boy must be close to C rank or maybe he is a C rank
I started to swallow, Nameless never lied, if he told me that I shouldn't face him then so be it, I'm still weak but I'm not so impulsive to face the final boss
Suddenly the podium lit up and a voice began to sound
-Good morning, Academy applicants, let me introduce myself, I'm the director, Deckard Hiddleston-
The director seemed to be between 50 or 60 years old, he had a deep voice and his white beard stood out with his greenish-gray eyes that shone brightly like emeralds
-You are all very good, I admit it, but unfortunately we don't have many spaces for the combat class, therefore you are going to do a practical test-
He raised his hands and then snapped his fingers, a gigantic screen appearing while he showed a small smile
-You will all be sent to an artificial dungeon, you must all fight each other, teaming is allowed of course but the test will have a time limit of 3 days-
He stopped talking a second and showed us a black bracelet
-This bracelet has magic imbued, when an enemy attacks you an energy shield will protect you, but when the shield breaks you will be eliminated and teleported to this auditorium, but don't worry after 2 minutes your shield will regenerate little by little, right now the staff is giving it to each one-
The staff began to approach each participant giving out each bracelet until it was my turn, he extended his hand and gave it to me, I put the bracelet on and a barrier covered my body plus I could see the percentage of damage
When they were given to all of us
*Applause, applause, applause
The director began to applaud looking at everyone and little by little his smile spread
-Now that everyone has the bracelets, everyone will be sent to the dungeon-
*Snap
When the director snapped his fingers, a huge circle covered the entire auditorium and one by one we all began to be teleported
**
I opened my eyes
I was in a jungle, I already had a lot of experience here, so I have the advantage
"Don't let your guard down, there are sure to be a lot of people here"
Before I could speak I could hear the sound of something tearing through the air. Then, along with the sound of something heavy falling
The sound came twice.
I quickly swung my sword to disperse the cloud of dust and could now see things clearly
The boy spoke first
-Wow, to think that I would find someone in the middle of the jungle-
-I know after finishing with him we will eat something delicious after the hunt-
I began to rationally analyze my opponents, they were two boys and it seems that they made teams
We all have a number on our clothes, I was 2024, the big guy was 1024 and his partner was 2020
Cadet 1024 took out his sword and held it in his hand. Like a lion looking at its prey about to attack at any moment, he was overflowing with mana
The same thing happened with 2020 within the anxious atmosphere a 2 vs 1 fight was formed
"It's time to use your favorite combo, right?"
«Hey, I think I'll have fun with them after a while»
I looked at the two without any sign of anxiety
-Honestly, I can take care of you two by myself-
[You have activated concentration]
[You have activated focus]
I began to activate [Concentration] and [Focus] not taking my eyes off my opponents
Cadet 1024 became enraged before taking out his sword and said:
-It seems that you want to fight, how annoying!-
-Don't let your guard down that boy, it's not normal at all-
After Cadet 1024 waved his hand a few times to show that he wasn't worried, he immediately stomped on the ground
A fierce sword attack headed towards me, although the ordinary white longsword had a blue light of mana, compared to everything before it retreated, it was a dull attack
«It's been a while since I fought another human other than Miss Victoria»
I smiled doubtfully and easily dodged the attack, moved my feet and turned my body, all my continuous movements seemed incredibly natural
When I use these two skills my concentration rises to the maximum, I can see their movements as if they were in slow motion and I am calm when executing the correct movement. The bad thing is that after that I have a strong headache if I use it for more than 20 minutes since I am not so used to using both skills
I looked back at cadet 1024 who narrowed his eyes
I could see his confusion and I was sure he was thinking "How is he dodging my attacks?"
The sword kept cutting through the air, I could barely get past him
I kept dodging his attacks, until I kicked him causing [Critical Point] to activate, it was a passive skill that depended a lot on luck but my luck is very high so activating it was very easy
The kick generated a wave of blue rays making his partner scared for a moment, 1024's barrier had appeared and was visible to the naked eye covering the cadet's body
-Huh?-
A sound of confusion came out of 1024's mouth
As he was pushed back, he adjusted his posture. Dizzy, then he coughed very loudly
-W-What was that?-
-It wasn't anything interesting, I didn't tell you the jungle is my specialty but you tried to hunt me, we'll play a game I'm the hunter and you're the prey-
Cadet 1024 looked at me with a bewildered expression on his face and a drop of cold sweat ran down his back but he quickly shook his head
-You just had unhappy luck-
«Luck? No, no, that wasn't luck, at 15 I had to work as a hunter, I faced many dangers and I was close to death in each of the missions, I faced monsters with more skill than you, plus my skills compensated for the lack of strength and dexterity I have at the moment, reading the attack pattern of someone as inexperienced as you was easy for me»
-Be careful! There's something weird with that guy. He could be hiding something! -
His partner shouted, 1024 didn't hear, he was only focused on me, I could see that he wouldn't be easily distracted
I could hear some buzzing in the distance, they were so familiar that I already knew them by heart
«I see that those insects are also in this dungeon»
I jumped as high as I could and then I was on top of the tree
-If I were you I would run if not some very annoying bugs attacked you-
They didn't understand my words but they realized too late
When I got down from the trees I noticed that their shields were red
I see when the shields are red it means that they are vulnerable
-P-Please don't eliminate us, we've trained a lot for this day, please-
Cadet 1024, so arrogant and who was going to hunt me, began to beg me
-I'm sorry but I also want to enter, you two will be sacrifices for my rise to power-
With my sword I attacked them, causing their shields to break, creating the sound of glass breaking, and I could see that they had been enveloped in a white light and then disappeared
*Ring
The bracelet that the staff gave me was vibrating and then I saw a holographic screen
Several wasps began to attack them and they began to scream, from what I saw they didn't know how to use fire magic, the wasps began to peck them until they lay on the ground
Before the monsters continued to attack them, I eliminated them using [Fireball]
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[Number of participants 3890/1300]
[Elimination points: 2]
[Position: Unknown]
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"Mmm From what I see, there should only be 1,300 participants, but it seems that the positions will be presented at the end"
-I don't care about being in the last places, I just want to get through and enter the academy, that's all-
"You are so boring, at least try to climb to the top"
-I don't want to risk being eliminated-