Novel Full Chapter 985
heinsaneduplicatenoddedathisdisciple’sanswer.
Justasitwasnosimpletasktoerasetheworld’seightsufferingsthroughmagic,passingdownhisteachingstohisdisciplewithinalimitedamountoftimewasequallydifficult.
Andamidallthosedifficulties,hisdisciple’sgrowthshonebrilliantlylikeabeacon.
twascompletelydifferentfromtheimmaturebehaviorhehadshowninthepast.
“Wellconsidered.henletusdepart.Mage,youwillcarrytheluggage.”
“Myapologies.’llcarryitmyself,sopleasedon’tworryaboutit.”
eeanapologizedonbehalfofhismaster.Cattensimplylaughedasifitdidn’tmatter.
“hesturdiestpersonshouldcarrytheluggage,Junior.”
henshouldn’tMasterbecarryingit?
aturally,nomatterhowgoodtheinsaneduplicate’smoodseemedtoday,eeanwiselykeptthatthoughttohimself.
nstead,heswunghisstaffandsummonedaSkeletonolem.Withitsmassiveframe,themedium-sizedundeadsummonwasmorethansuitableasapackmule.
houghthemanaconsumptionwasrathersevere…
“Wellthen.et’sgo!”
“…”
“Senior?”
“Ah.Sorry.hatsummonedcreaturewassoimpressive…Woulditperhapsbepossibleformetolearnitlater?”
“…Master!Couldyoupleaseopenadimensionalgate?”
eeanquicklypretendednottohearandchangedthesubject.
***
“mm.Moradi.Shouldn’twestartpreparingforfinalexamssoon?”
“…!”
iselleturnedaroundinshock.
ohearsomethinglikethatfromfellowWhiteigerowerstudents…
“Amhallucinatingfromexhaustion?can’tbelievewhat’mhearing.”
“…Don’tbesoharsh,Moradi.”
heWhiteigerowerstudentsblushedawkwardly.
heyrecalledthegloriousmemoriesofdesperatelyavoidingstudyingduringtheirfirstyear.
Butafterbecomingsecond-yearsandsurvivingthemidterms,theWhiteigerowerstudentswereslowlybeginningtounderstandreality.
Perhaps…
Perhapsexamswereactuallysomethingyouhadtoprepareforconsistently?
otcrammingaweekbeforehand,butstartingatleasttwoorthreeweeksinadvance??
MaybeWardanaz,whohadbeenpreparingforexamssincethebeginningofthesemester,wasthenormalone—andtheyweretheabnormalones.
“MaybeWardanazfinishinghismidtermsbeforethemidtermsevenstartedwasactuallynormal…”
“hat’snotnormal.”
“t’snot?”
“o.tabsolutelyisn’t.etagrip.”
iselleansweredcoldly.
heWhiteigerowerstudentsseemedtohavesufferedaslightreductioninintelligenceduetofatigueandacademicpressure.
omatterhowgenerouslyyouinterpretedit,finishingeverymidtermbeforethemidtermsevenbeganwasobviouslyinsane.otevenupperclassmendidthingslikethat.
“Soyouallwanttoprepareearlyforfinals?Wow.ncredible.neverthought’dlivetohearyousaysomethinglikethat.”
“Wealreadysaidweweresorry…”
“Andthosesameidiotsarestillplanningtoplayyeokgu?”
“W-wedidn’tgetthrownintodetention!”
isellelookedatthemwitheyesthatclearlysaid,Andthat’ssupposedtomakeyou~оvеl𝕚ght~proud,youbastards?
Atthemoment,acertainWhiteigerowerstudenthadbeendraggedofftodetentionaftertryingtoescapeandwatchayeokgumatch.
Amongyeokgufanatics,theincidenthadbecomealegendaryromantictale.
oiselle,however,itwassimplyhumiliatingbehaviorthatdisgracedthetower.
“hatdamnballgameshould’vebeenoutlawedbyimperialdecree.”
“-howcanyousaythat…?!Youactuallylikeittoo,Moradi!”
“don’t.Andifyourepeatthatnonsenseonemoretime,’llbreakyouryeokgustick.”
Suppressingherirritation,isellegrowled.
Peoplefromknightfamiliesfundamentallycouldn’tcomprehendthatsomeonemightgenuinelydislikeyeokgu.
Andeverytimesheencounteredthatmindset,isellefelttheurgetopunchthemeachoncetobroadentheirhorizons.
hatdamnedballgame!
“Anyway,receivedtheproposedfinalexamtopic.t’sthemostadmirablethingyouidiotshavebroughtmesofar.We’llstartstudyingthemomentwefinishhere.”
“mmediately?”
“mmediately.”
“…Couldn’twewaitalittle—o,no!et’sstartimmediately!”
heWhiteigerowerstudenthurriedlycorrectedhimselfthemomentisellelookedreadytohithim.
henheturnedtowardthemassiveoreveinbeforethem.
Froststeelorehadformeddenselythroughouttherock.
’dliketofinishminingallofthiswithintheweek.
Recently,iselleandtheWhiteigerowerstudentshadbeenspendingconsiderabletimeexploringextradimensions.
Whilecontinuingtheirinvestigationofthedimensionfromthelecture《heragicistoryofAncientRelicsandSummoningMagic》,theyhadaccidentallydiscoveredafroststeeldeposit.
omosttowerstudents,froststeelwasn’tparticularlyvaluable.
hemetal’sdefiningtraitwasthatitbecameexceptionallysharpanddeadlywheninfusedwithmana,butmostinroguardstudentshadlittleuseforsuchproperties.
ForWhiteigerowerstudents—manyofwhomcamefromknightfamilies—itwasacompletelydifferentstory.
avingenteredtheacademywhileleavingbehindtheirtreasuredweaponsandarmor,theyvaluedpracticalmetalslikethishighly.
veniftheycouldn’tforgemasterpieces,itwasenoughtomakeserviceableweaponstouseduringtheiryearsatinroguard.
Andnowthattheyweresecond-yearswithsomeexperienceundertheirbelts,theycouldrefineandforgethemetalthemselves.
heproblemwasthatminingtheoretookanabsurdamountoftime.
venafterpreparingminingpotionsandmagicscrolls,nobodyhadexpectedittobethisdifficult.
“hisdamnthingishard.”
“here’sonlyonesolution.”
Facedwiththeobstaclebeforethem,theWhiteigerowerstudentsrespondedwiththesimplestmethodimaginable.
Bruteforce.
“Burn,pickaxe!”
“verflow,strength!”
ooutsiders,itwould’velookedexactlylikethesortofbrutishnonsensepeoplemockedWhiteigerowerstudentsfor.
hoseidiotsbecameevenmorebarbaricaftermovingupagrade.
ButthiswasoriginallytheWhiteigerower’sspecialty.
nhancementandtransformationmagiclayeredovertrainedphysicalbodies.
Crude?Absolutely.
Simple-minded?Perhaps.
Butthesheerdestructiveforcewasdifficultforanyoneelsetoimitate.
“Whatareyoualldoinghere?”
“…!?”
isellespunaroundinsurprise.
herestoodafamiliarBlueDragonowerstudent,afifth-yearsenior,theinsaneduplicate,andaSkeletonolemloadeddownwithluggage.
“W-Whatbringsyouhere,Wardanaz?!”
Atthequestion,eeandeliberatelyputonasorrowful,melancholyexpression.
isellewasslightlyflusteredbytheraresightofweaknessfromherouseWardanazfriend.
Whatintheworldhadhappened?
“SeniorCattensaidhewasinspectingthefinalexamsiteforProfessorngledel,sofollowedhim.”
“…”
hatabsolutelywassomethingworthyofsorrowanddespair.
isellewhisperedinhorror,
“UnlesssomeoneshotProfessorngledelintheheadwithanarrow,whywouldthefinalsbeheldhere?hempirehasdozensofpropertraininggroundsforswordsmanship!”
Atpresent,theWhiteigerowerstudentswereheavilybettingthatthefinalswouldtakeplaceattheswordsmanshipguild’straininggroundsinrandenCity.
Upperclassmentestimoniessupportedit,anditwasthemostlogicalchoice.
Butthisremoteextradimension?
Why?!
eeanhesitatedbrieflybeforespeakinginonebreath.
“thinkProfessorngledelhasfinallygoneinsane.She’sbeeninfectedbythepoisonknownasinroguard.”
“Kuh.ruly…supposeitcan’tbehelped.Professorsarehumantoo.”
Studentsfromothermagicacademieswouldneverhavefallenforsuchnonsense.
Butinroguardstudentshadnochoice.
venrelativelysanepeoplegraduallylosttheirmindsafterremainingatinroguardlongenough.
“Don’tworry,everyone.’llfollowSeniorCattenandthoroughlyinvestigatetheexaminadvance.While’matit,’llretrievesomeFrostiantrelicstoo.”
“Wardanaz…!”
heWhiteigerowerstudentslookedateeanasifreliabilityitselfhadtakenhumanform.
owcouldsomeonehavesuchadependablefriend?
“Whyareyoualldawdling?”
“Ah.Master.”
Wheneeanpausedtotalk,theinsaneduplicateapproachedfrombehind.
Afterhearingtheexplanation,theinsaneduplicatenodded.
“Break.”
CRAAACK!
heenormousrockformationandoreveinshatteredinstantly.
“Rocktorock.rontoiron.”
hestonesgatheredtogether,andtheoressortedthemselvesapartinaninstant.
“t’sfinished.Youmagescomealongaswell.”
“?????”
heWhiteigerowerstudentsstaredateeanwithutterconfusion.
Whyus?!
Unfortunately,eveneeanhadnoanswer.
“havenoideaeither.”
“…Don’tlie,Wardanaz!here’snowayyoudon’tknow!”
“sthisbecauseweweren’tpracticingmagicandweredoingotherthings?!Wewereplanningtoheadbackrightafterfinishingthis!”
ventheythemselvesthoughttheexcusesoundedunconvincing.
Butitwastrue.
heygenuinelyhadplannedtoleaveafterward!
“o…reallydon’tknoweither.Whydidhetellyoualltocome?”
eeanwasabouttoasktheinsaneduplicatedirectlywhenisellegrabbedhisarmandshookherhead.
“…Forgetit.et’snotprovokehimunnecessarily.”
“Moradi.Masterisactuallyinafairlygoodmoodtodaycomparedtousual.tshouldbesafetoask.”
hat’spossible?
isellewasbaffled,butshestillrefused.
“saidforgetit.You’lljustgetbeatenhalftodeathagain.”
Whenphrasedlikethat,itbecamedifficulttoargue.
houghtheinsaneduplicatehadrecentlybecomearelativelypleasantandreasonabledoppelganger,therewerestillfewbeingsmoreunpredictablethanamadancientArchmage.
“fyousayso.Butisitreallyfineforeveryoneelsetocometoo?”
“We’rescoutingthefinalexamgroundsinadvance,soofcourseit’sfine.Besides,themining’salreadyfinished.”
Behindiselle,theWhiteigerowerstudentssilentlyscreamedinwardly.
t’sabsolutelynotfine!
Wardanazandiselledisagreedonalmosteverythingelse,yetsomehowtheyalwaysstoodunitedwhenitcametotormentingtheirfriends.
Whyonlythat?
***
“Senior.Whatexactlyareyoutryingtoconfirminthisdimension?”
Ateean’squestion,isellenoddedapprovingly.
ntruth,Catten’sjudgmentwasprobablythemostimportantfactorintheentireexpedition.
Dependingonhisconclusion,thefinalexamlocationmightstillbechangedbacktotheswordsmanshipguildtraininggroundsinrandenCity.
“First,intendtoasktheFrostiantswhetherthey’dbewillingtoassistwiththeexam,Junior.”
“…”
“…”
Shockspreadacrossbotheeanandiselle’sfaces.
Fortunately,theothersbehindthemseemednottohaveheard.
“…Sothat’swhatyoumeantbyconfirmingwhetherit’ssuitable?!”
“Whatelsewouldbechecking?hescenery?”
Cattenchuckledproudlyathisownjoke.
eitherjuniorfounditamusing.
fFrostiantsareinvolvedintheexam…
DoweseriouslyhavetofightFrostiantswithswords?
Asiselle’sexpressionstiffened,Cattentiltedhishead.
“What’swrong,Junior?fsomethingconcernsyou…”
“…othingserious.wasjustwonderingwhethermyswordsmanshipistrulyenoughtofaceaFrostiant.”
Whileanswering,isellesecretlytestedhisreaction.
WashegenuinelyconsideringmakingthemfightFrostiants?
“Aswordsmanofyourlevelcanabsolutelydoit,Junior!”
Damnit.
Sothatreallywastheplan.
iselleinwardlycursedProfessorngledel’sgrowinginsanityandsaid,
“Myauraisstillimmature.”
“Butyou’vealreadysteppedintothatrealm,Junior.nlightenmentcouldcometomorrow—oreventoday.here’snoneedtorush.”
earingsuchreassuringwordsfromaseniorwhohadwalkedthepathaheadofherbroughtgenuinecomfort.
isellenoddedquietly.
heroadaswordsmanmustwalkwassolonganddistantthatitsendcouldnotevenbeseen.
herewasnoreasontoobsessoverhowquicklyonecrossedasingleshortstretchofthatpath.
“xactly,Moradi.Besides,youalsoneedtothinkabouttheWhiteigerowerstudents.”
“hankyou,Wardana—”
isellestoppedmid-sentence.
…Aguywhoawakenedaurafirstwhilesimultaneouslymanagingstudentsfromallfourtowerswassayingthis?
“…Youstayquiet.”
“!?”