[Dungeon quest reward: ...]
Before Lyrian could hear it, he had already fallen unconscious. Not only did his body no longer have the strength to stay awake, but after 100 fights back to back, virtually without any rest, he was beat up and ready to rest.
But, on top of that, he was also happy.
Proud of his work, and also proud that his thinking capabilities allowed him to surface at the final, most crucial climax of what seemed like his entire life.
In the heat of the battle, having no other choice after the king stated that he too had the mana immunity curse, imagined a possibility that seemed preposterous.
In that span of a short millisecond, he thought of the time when he spoke about torturing the king's father with the four main elements. Lyrian now only noticed that when he said this, the king had a laugh for a reason that wasn't true at all.
The king laughed... because he thought that those four elements were the only ones that existed. It all made sense to Lyrian at that moment after this realization. The Magma Dwellers lived in secluded areas, so their thinking that the four main elements were the only possible elements was completely logical.
So, when he and his father were immune to those four elements, which they thought were the only ones that existed, they imagined themselves immune to all magic itself. However... more elements existed than that, that they hadn't taken into account.
Apart from the four main elements of the first pillar, there existed the second pillar elements which were the combination of the first four, and then the third pillar elements which were the combination of the second eight, and so on.
Lyrian couldn't use any other elements except for the first four and some of the second pillar elements as well, such as lava and ice. However, lava and ice were extremely common, especially in this tundra where they both seemed to dominate the environment.
Lyrian imagined that the dwellers were aware of this type of second-pillar magic, and were immune to it as well since it was so closely connected to the first pillar. However, he had something in his pocket that was of an entirely separate pillar, he had no clue which pillar it exactly was on, but nonetheless, he knew it would be useful at that moment.
So, testing this entire theory out, he took out the Lightning Fang that he had purchased from the shop in the center, and used it to conjure his mana into lightning. After that... the story wrote itself.
At this moment, a sudden silence made its way through the crowd. Even the kids, who had very mixed opinions on the situation at hand, were now equally perplexed and at a loss for words.
Shocked. That's what they were. Shocked at the power that Lyrian displayed. Lyrian's team was happy for him, but quickly rushed over to his fallen body to check the damage. As they did, both Silvus and Spade stood there with their eyes wide open.
They were confident people, but they never even once imagined actually fighting the brute that was the king in a one-versus-one situation. They thought it was an impossible bluff by Lyrian, and so they bluffed the same in order to not be overshadowed.
But... overshadowed they were, far outclassed. However, currently, they cared more about their new approach to the situation at hand than anything. With Lyrian seemingly on his last breaths, they made their way to the Magma Dweller King's body.
'That kid is a beast. I don't care if he is a peasant or a king, his power is to not be scoffed at.'
Spade couldn't help but make himself more wary of Lyrian as he approached the body of the king. For him, the king's body held the golden-tier core. What else could possibly be the golden-tier creature, if not the boss of the tower, the king of the Magma Dwellers?
The two boys neared about 20 feet from the fallen body of the king, before a sudden roar boomed through the crowd, a roar of confusion, frustration, disbelief, and rage! The crowd stood up on their feet, in a complete uproar as to what just happened.
This was meant to be a fun event, but instead, their king had died! Feeling the uncontrolled and static emotion from the crowd, Silvus and Spade did not dare to move. Right now, what they were faced with was like being inside a room full of rubber.
The emotions of the Magma Dwellers were so bouncy right now, that anything could tick them off and send an even further rage ricocheting towards the thing they were mad at.
Even those two knew that if they were to be the target of all of those critters, they wouldn't stand a chance. However, it seemed their plan wasn't working, as many Magma dwellers began to get up off their seats and attempt to move down into the arena. Those who were closest to the edge, even jumped down into the fighting ground, freaking out some of the examinees.
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Julius stared at his mana crystal with a slight hint of worry shadowed across his face.
ραndαsnοvεl.cοm "This situation is dangerous. The king... was not meant to die."
He said in a cautious and concerned tone, furrowing his eyebrows. The other examiners nodded and grunted in agreement, realizing the severity of the situation.
"Get ready to end the exam, if anything reckless happens. If those Magma Dwellers try to revolt and attack the kids, they will have to be dealt with by the school itself."
Julius clasped his hands below his head, as though putting it on a pedestal, as he thought of what to do next.
"My my..."
Yesan grinned widely under his feather veil, "What a fine specimen that Lyrian boy is. The more I witness him, the more perfect he becomes. He is just fit for what I need."
His eyes narrowed as he grinned, as though they were closed.
"What do you keep going on about, Yesan? How is that boy fit for what you need?"
A random examiner, one that looked quite young and new, spoke as he heard the Chairman of the kingdom say those words.
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