Chapter 649: C-Rank and a Slap
As Julius stepped into the testing arena, Bob’s fists twitched and veins throbbed on his forehead.
A mercenary’s reputation was almost as important as his strength. Those brats’ disrespect, in front of Lana to make things worse, was a direct insult to his established prestige. A light beating wouldn’t suffice anymore. He wouldn’t stop until they begged him, sprawled in a pool of their own blood.
He unsheathed his plain, long sword and lunged without warning, a cruel smirk splitting his face.
Flames ignited the runic symbols carved along the edges, their lively crackling engulfing the room as he mocked. "First rule of a mercenary: always be on guard!"
Unfazed, Julius watched the blade close in. The heated metal already threatened to bite his glowing skin when he snapped his body to the side with the vivacity of a snake.
The burning edges whistled a centimeter away from his ear, the scalding arc missing him.
Positioning his blade sideways to parry the expected retaliation, Bob frowned. Yet, the displeasure of missing shifted into fury as he saw Julius shrug as if this entire fight was a joke to him. Even worse, he didn’t counter-attack at all and only gazed at him with unsettling calmness.
Who was he to let a brat humiliate him repeatedly?
Lana watched the flames crackling around the blade brighten in horror. "It’s just a test, Bob! Don’t go overboard!"