Chapter 36 - 27: Showdown
Ultimately, Rod still got what he desired and handed in a special student application.
However, the red armband told him that his current strength was too weak, with barely any combat capability, so the area assigned to him would only be within the safe zone.
Despite Rod’s insistence and repeated claims of having killed countless creatures and a Doomsday Cult follower who even a high-rank combatant failed to kill, they refused to remove the words "no combat experience" and "novice" from his application.
The red armband solemnly told him that exaggerating one’s strength was a taboo among combatants, as teammates might trust you and make wrong judgments in the face of danger, thus leading to tragedy.
This lesson had been learned through countless tears and blood, so the first credo etched into the soul of every combatant was to recognize oneself.
If you can’t recognize yourself, then be cautious.
The principle of the red armband was too strong, and Rod could only give up on persuading.
Being able to leave the academy was good enough; he could find a way once he was out.
After leaving Heidler Training Ground, he returned to the dormitory building of the third institute, just in time to run into Kashan, who was beaming with excitement and clearly had received the same notice as the red armband.
Kashan gathered ten group members and ordered everyone to submit an application.
Just like that, Rod handed in another application, this time as a member of the third institute’s tenth department and group.