Chapter 320 Preparing For The Deployment Exam
"Good idea... the exam will probably start soon," Leon retorted on hearing Lyrian's suggestion.
He turned around without hesitation, as did Lyrian.
"Hey... guys..." Alten, however, didn't begin walking immediately.
The two turned to face him as he awkwardly pointed at Roswil's unconscious body slumped out beneath a tree.
"What should we do about him?" Alten asked, as Lyrian quickly replied.
"Don't worry about him. He isn't dead; I can still hear his heartbeat. Let's just hope he lives."
"Oh... alright. By the way, the move you did on him. It was a spiritual energy attack, right? Those are dangerous, but also quite hard to come across. How did you learn it in the first place?"
Alten jogged to where Leon and Lyrian were, as all three began making their way back to campus.
"Oh, that? Well, as you know, a magician never reveals his secrets."
Lyrian remembered hearing this a long time ago...
"What?" Alten said in confusion, not knowing what Lyrian was saying or if he was referencing something.
"Nevermind... I'm just saying that it's a secret," Lyrian came back with this as he smiled.
***
A few hours later, Roswil awoke from his unconscious state.
He felt a horrible pain come in waves that radiated through his entire body starting at his abdomen and immediately called out in pain.
"Argh!"
Then, memories of what happened slowly began to come back to him.
As he realized his final moments, his eyes widened in shock.
"Th-that attack..."
He seemed dazed and stunned, at a complete loss for words.
He forgot about the pain he was feeling right now as he slowly reached toward his stomach.
He placed his hand on his abdomen as he accidentally gasped in horror.
"No... no, this can't be."
The realization of what happened struck him like a semi-truck. He couldn't believe it, nor could he fathom what had happened to him.
A horrible despair overpowered his mind, but in the midst of that, he couldn't go on without confirming that his core was actually shattered.
He slowly raised his hand in the air, knowing deep down that his core had been destroyed.
Still, there was some sort of false hope in his heart. He wanted something to cling onto, something that gave him a will to live.
Because, right now, he felt that he would be slipping away second after second.
As tears began trickling down his eyes, Roswil whispered under his breath, "Enhance."
As soon as he said this and tried to activate the spell, he felt an excruciating pain swell up from his abdomen and instantly assaulted his entire body.
"Arrgh!" He cried--his hand dropping back down limply.
At that moment, the boy broke down into tears. His mental state was destroyed. His life was torn apart.
"GAA-ARGH!"
The boy's screams echoed through the forest, as birds flew away from nearby trees.
***
Lyrian and his gang soon returned to the canteen, where they finished their talk as they waited for the deployment exam to begin.
They were excited to begin but also knew that this would be the last time they would see each other in a long time...
By now, a bunch of first-years from the training grounds had shown up.
Glis sat at a table near Lyrian's, while Jackson, Geld, and Nevin joined his table for talking.
"Do you have any idea what it's going to be like? The deployment?" Nevin asked curiously.
No one said anything for a moment, and Geld was the first to break the ice on the question.
"I don't know for sure... but I know that it's going to take a while."
Before Geld could say anything, Jackson chimed in, "How long are we talking?"
"I don't know..." Geld retorted, pausing to think, "However, by the end of it, our names will definitely be known throughout the academy."
Geld said this in all seriousness, and after a short while of silence, Alten suddenly burst out into a laugh.
"Hah! No way, man. What are you talking about? Known throughout the academy?"
Geld quickly retorted, "I'm serious. I believe that every single one of us has the potential for their name to be greatly spread."
On hearing this, Leon seemed to be especially intrigued. Leaning forward, he said, "How so?"
Geld was happy to answer, being the knowledge basin among the group.
"Well... it's a common thing for this exam to accentuate the name of students. Some sleeping phoenixes even gain accomplishments so mighty through their mission that they are known throughout the three kingdoms. It's not a small deal whatsoever."
"What? Are you serious?" Leon asked with furrowed brows.
He almost couldn't believe what he was hearing. More than anything, he wanted to spread his name through strength.
To have this opportunity to do so was very important to him.
"If that's the case... then I will take this exam more seriously." Leon surmised.
"Yes, I am very sure. The MVPs of past years have completed this feat, of being known throughout the kingdoms."
After a short pause, Lyrian replied, "When you say known... what type of status will I gain when I am known throughout the kingdoms? What will I be known of, exactly."
He had a straight face.
Alten and Leon couldn't help but smirk as they heard him. Geld was slightly taken aback by Lyrian's confidence, as were the others, but he didn't hesitate to reply.
"Well... that of course depends on what you accomplish while on your deployment mission. However... most times, you are known as a bud of sorts. A sleeping dragon, that was potential in the eyes of important people."
Alten chimed in, "What about in the eyes of non-important people?"
"Well...
you are already highly regarded in the eyes of the normal person. If you gain the type of status that I speak of... you will be respected as if you are a very high noble--that I can say without any doubt."
At that moment, the bell rang in school, even though classes were over.
"Huh... I guess that's our cue." Lyrian said, standing up as he looked at the clock.
It read 5:00 PM.
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