Chapter 29: Preliminary Exam [ 2 ]
The candidates seemed shocked at his unscathed appearance as Raelis walked past them and arrived in front of one person in particular.
Elandra Varekan.
The two stared at each other for a few moments, tension growing. That was when she finally spoke.
"Huh? So you’re still alive," Elandra remarked, looking him up and down. "Your muscles seem pretty defined too. Did you really achieve this in the year since you woke up?"
"I did. And I’m sure you know why I approached you as well," Raelis replied flatly. "I’d like to fight you, Elandra."
Her brows twitched. "Seems like lifting weights made you grow some balls. But do you even know who you’re dealing with? I hunted a Grade 8 Mana Beast all by myself. And what did you do?"
Raelis barely held back a laugh. She’s proud of killing a Grade 8 Mana Beast? I killed one a month into my training.
After that, he faced more and more of them. Eventually, his Grade 8 Mana Beast kill count reached the hundreds.
That was also when he killed his first Grade 7 Mana Beast, and a few weeks before the academy, his first Grade 6 Mana Beast.
All by himself.
Even so, he wasn’t one to brag. Not in public, at least.
"So are you going to refuse?" Raelis asked, taunting. "I remember you always used to train with the guards. It was to the point where not a single day passed without you being in the royal courtyard, fighting someone... but to think that very same Elandra is now running away from a fight against someone with 1% bloodline purity..."