Chapter 57: Ice-Yetis [7]

Alex wanted to grab Lorenzo by the collar and shake him until that infuriating smile disappeared from his face.

Unfortunately, Lorenzo had already turned away, apparently satisfied that he had offered some comforting words.

Alex watched him leave, his expression growing increasingly complicated.

’Now I understand why Joseph hates him.’

Meanwhile, Capone Lucas had finally picked himself up from the snow.

He brushed off his clothes and stared at the teleportation gate with an expression of profound regret.

"Damn it..."

He clenched his fists.

"I should’ve charged a hundred million credits!"

Joseph glared at him. "You were going to charge people for something you didn’t even own?"

"Don’t make me sound like a villain! I was providing a valuable service!"

"You were extorting people."

"Business is business!"

Lucas then turned toward Lorenzo, his eyes shining with renewed hope.

"Hey, Lorenzo! If you had told me about this earlier, I would’ve offered you a partnership. We could’ve split the profits fifty-fifty!"

Lorenzo stared at him.

For the first time in a while, he genuinely seemed at a loss for words.

What the hell is wrong with this guy?

He had met plenty of shameless people throughout his life, but Lucas was beginning to make him reconsider his definition of shamelessness.

Before Lorenzo could respond, a distant rumble shook the shore.

The students still waiting to cross the gate froze.

Then they heard it.

A series of heavy footsteps thundered across the snow.

The Ice-Yeti horde had arrived.

Hundreds of monsters emerged from the snowy landscape, their bodies looming like moving mountains. At their head stood the D-rank Ice-Yeti, its enormous frame towering over the lesser creatures.

Its eyes locked onto the students.

A guttural roar erupted from its throat.

The remaining students screamed and hurried toward the gate.

"Move!"

"get Inside!"

"they’re Here!"

Lorenzo glanced at the approaching horde.

Then he looked at Salvatore, who stood quietly beside him.

"Salvatore."

"Yes, young master?"

"Take care of them."

"Understood."

Salvatore stepped through the teleportation gate.

The moment his feet touched the Antarctic shore, his expression remained unchanged.

He simply raised his head and looked at the approaching monsters.

Then he released his mana.

BOOM!

An invisible pressure swept across the shore.

The snow beneath the monsters’ feet cracked, and the air seemed to grow heavier.

Dozens of Ice-Yetis collapsed instantly, their bodies crushed against the frozen ground by the overwhelming force.

The remaining monsters staggered.

Some struggled to stay upright, while others dropped to their knees, trembling beneath the immense pressure.

Even the D-rank Ice-Yeti faltered.

Its massive body shook as it attempted to resist the invisible force pressing down on it.

From the other side of the gate, the students stared in stunned silence.

"W-What kind of mana pressure is that?"

"He hasn’t even attacked them!"

"Is that really a person?!"

Alex’s eyes widened.

He had felt powerful awakeners release their mana before, but nothing like this.

Salvatore wasn’t merely overpowering the monsters.

He was controlling the entire battlefield with such precision that the pressure didn’t even disturb the teleportation gate behind him.

Not a single student was harmed.

Not a single stone was displaced near the entrance.

Every ounce of that terrifying power was directed toward the horde.

How much mana does he have?

Alex swallowed.

No... that’s not the only problem.

The sheer control required to exert that much pressure without affecting anything else was just as frightening as the power itself.

Meanwhile, Salvatore calmly walked forward.

The D-rank Ice-Yeti let out a furious roar and attempted to lift its massive arm.

Salvatore stopped in front of it.

"Sit down."

He raised one hand and gently closed his fingers.

CRACK!

The pressure intensified.

The giant monster’s knees slammed into the snow, and its enormous head was crushed beneath the invisible force before it could even finish its roar.

The remaining Ice-Yetis immediately collapsed.

Within seconds, the entire horde lay motionless across the shore.

Silence returned to Eastern Antarctica.

Salvatore lowered his hand and glanced around to ensure that no monsters remained standing.

Then he turned toward the teleportation gate.

"It’s done, young master."

Lorenzo nodded.

"Hmm. Good work."

He stepped through the gate as though he had merely finished an ordinary afternoon stroll.

Salvatore followed closely behind him.

The students watched the two disappear through the opening, their expressions still frozen in disbelief.

Meanwhile, Lorenzo smrik as he saw the notification on his phone.

[Main Story Achievement Unlocked!]

[It’s your fate to rule the world of underworld but before you do that you have to make sure everyone remembers you!

Make sure your classmates respect or fear you.]

[Target number: 89/70]

[Exceeded achievement! Rewards will be given according to the achievement.]

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In an empty classroom, there was a woman monitoring the situation on the island with holograms floating in the air.

"Hiya, that guy is a real pain in the ass too."

It was Yuki Hayasaka who had been watching everyone through her hologram video.

She expected tha she had to go there to save her students but she didn’t have to do anything, he showed off all his abilities and then casually open the teleportation gate, saved everyone’s and even killed the D- rank Ice-Yeti by his family members.

"He’s someone who understands monsters, knows martial arts, can use his background to his advantage, and can take over the surroundings with fear...."

The way Lorenzo handle this situation was praise worthy.

He has every quality to be a leader. Just like he’s father.

"As expected of Aldric Riina son."

Yuki Hayasaka smirked and looked at another screen.

"Huh? Wow, this semester, all kinds of intresting students’ are overflowing."

It was Yuki Hayasaka, who laughed wickedly as she said that.

On the other screen was that only one guy who had guts to swim through antartica frozen waters to reach the artificial island of the world government branch.

Now he himself was standing besides teleportation gate, just about to reach back to Golden Dawn Academy.

"Yeah, this year of batch are intresting bunch."