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Chapter 184: Killingborne
Chapter 184: Killingborne
Chapter 184: Killingborne
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The wooden cuckoo clock ticked down, and it was almost time for the cuckoo bird to pop out and chirp.
As soon as it does, it's time for Hunter's Month to start.
The students had already registered their teams and were now mostly waiting while checking out the stalls. Some were spending their hard-earned Shinecoins to buy proper weapons and
armor.
Tick, tock, tick, tock.
...
A ball of fire hovered on top of an open-handed palm.
Leland closed his hand and made the ball of fire explode into a shower of sparks.
"Can you stop that?" Violet said with a look of annoyance on her round-shaped face. She was beginning to get tired of Leland's obsession with his fire magic skills. He was non- stop using his skills, as it seemed like he just enjoyed seeing the fire burn and the sparks fly. "I am bored." Leland said while sitting on the sidelines, waiting for the Hunter's Month to start.
"Eight more minutes; just save your mana, for god's sake." Violet rubbed her forehead and sighed in frustration.
As if he didn't hear her, he cast another fireball that created circles of flames around the ball.
Violet's veins throbbed with irritation, and then she put her hand over the fireball and froze it all over into a ball of ice.
A half of Leland's hand froze as well, but then the flames came from beneath his skin and consumed the ice and melted it away.
They were part of the same Tier 1 guild, "Ice-And-Fire Guild," and like the name suggested, they were all magicians who specialize in only those two Magick types.
The other members of their team sat silently near them. They didn't have system as they hadn't done tutorial yet, so they were feeling pretty worthless next to the two.
In that way, this event was kind of ruthless, as those without the systems were pretty much useless.
While the mercenaries had the clear advantage over them in every aspect.
However, there were other ways of trying to get points than just kill powerful monsters.
"What teams should we be wary of?" Leland asked as he fiddled with another fireball.
The question wasn't aimed at Violet but at one of the systemless young men, who had done investigations on other teams.
"Mm, let me see," he took out his notes and said. "I think the clear winning candidate is Team Lucius."
"Where are they?" Leland asked.
The young man pointed at the group of people seated by the stairs and said, "There with purple clothing."
They were all dressed in purple clothing and also seemed quite bored, waiting for the event to start.
"A four of them have systems already."
"Hmm." Violet looked over and frowned. "A little girl?"
Strangely enough, there was a long-haired little girl sitting with them, who seemed way out of the place. She was hugging her legs while ignoring the conversations around her.
"Don't let her looks fool you; she is a monster," the young man said with a serious look. "She is twelve years old, but she is already part of Middle Ones, meaning she has always been in the institute for over three years and has survived this far."
"How could her parents allow that?" Violet said with a frown. "This is not some kindergarten."
"What's her name?" Leland asked.
"Celestina Killingborne," the young man said. "If you think she is that team's weakling, you're mistaken. She is part of the Killingborne family, known for their ancient martial arts."
"I've heard about her family." Leland said. "The oldest family of vampire hunters."
"Who else do we need to look out for?" Violet asked.
"Well, it's pretty obvious, but team Terry," the young man said. "They have that S-ranker in
their team who had been making name for himself lately, Adam Palestar."
"Oh, him..." Leland said with a hint of concern. "What about the rest of his team?"
"Nothing to be worried about," the young man said. "Others are systemless."
"Any other teams?"
"There are other teams with system users, but I think those two have the strongest members beside us."
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Coo-coo!
The cuckoo clock chimed in the background, marking the hour.
"Everyone!" Renard's voice traveled across the room. "The time's here. The Hunter Month's starts now!"
The door to the outside world swung open as if it were pushed open by a gush of wind.
"Do everything in your power to gather points. The winning team will receive a reward that will greatly help them during their time at the New World.
"So, do your best and remember, the strength is everything."
With that, the students rushed out, and the lounge turned empty as they headed outside. The doors stayed open, but there were many guards on standby in case some rogue monster tried to attack them, but it was unlikely as they didn't really approach the Eldertree.
After exiting the Eldertree, Adam jogged behind the members of his team as they were in a very big rush to find anything that could give them points.
The event was one month long, so there was no real need to be in such a hurry, but it was caused mostly by the excitement of the competition.
At that moment, Adam felt strong tingling feelings on his left ear, and he quickly placed his arm in the way, barely managing to block a kick aimed at his head.
Adam didn't flinch at all, as if he were a mountain unmoved by the force of the kick.
He turned to the assailant, and to his surprise, it was some little girl with flowy black hair and
an adorable-looking face like a porcelain doll.
"Eh?" Terry and the rest came to the stop.
"Hey, what the fuck are you doing?" Roberto asked from the little girl.
"You're S-ranker, are you not?" Celestina only looked at Adam, ignoring everyone else's
existence as if they didn't matter.
"I am; who are you?" Adam asked with a frown.
"You defeated Grandeur-ranked as Coinfeeder, did you not?" she asked again.
"I did, so what?" Adam asked.
"Good." Celestina said and then her hands shot forward, her fingers jabbing towards different parts of Adam's body.
He, however, easily evaded her finger jabs with clean, smooth footwork.
"My name's Celestina, and I'll be the next S-ranker." She said with a pout, then jumped from the air and threw a kick that was strong enough to knock down a brick wall.
Yet Adam grabbed her feet in midair like it was nothing and flipped her onto the ground. She stayed on the ground, looking up at Adam with a fiery gaze that dared him to make a
move.
"Celestina..." Adam only knew one person with that name and asked. "Killingborne?" "You know my family?" she asked and stood up from the ground while huffing and puffing.
"Yeah, I do..." Adam looked deeply at her. 'Celestina Killingborne. Underwent her tutorial in 2157 and became the seventh S-ranker in the world.'
"Celestina, what are you doing?"
At this moment, a slick-haired man walked over to them with a smile on his face. He had swag
in his walk and a glint in his eye that made him seem like he knew something they didn't.
"Lucius..." Celestina said and turned back to Adam. "I am fighting him and becoming S-
ranker right now."
"Aish..." Lucius scratched the back of his head and showed an apologetic smile. "I am sorry for her behavior. She can be a bit impulsive sometimes."
"I am not impulsive." Celestina said. "I'll defeat him to become S-ranker." 'Not impulsive, huh?' Adam's lips twitched. 'You jumped into the mouth of a dragon because
it couldn't be damaged from outside. You are the most impulsive person alive.'