BXBX NOVEL Chapter 79 Judgement (3)
Chapter 79 Judgement (3)
Everyone couldn\'t help but stagger from the sharp explosion. They covered their eyes from the wind and balanced themselves to prevent their bodies from being blown away.
However, their eyes remained at the battle.
After the explosion subsided, everyone could finally see the aftermath of the battle.
Despite seeing Elias have an overwhelming advantage, everyone watching couldn\'t help but have bated breaths over the eventual result.
Who had won? Who had lost? What had happened?
But they didn\'t have to be anxious for long.
Soon, under the sunlight, two figures revealed themselves to them.
Garuda, the Baron of Pride, stood with half of his body obliterated, leaving only his lower body standing upright like a statue.
Meanwhile, Elias Corleone was standing calmly seemingly tired. He looked at his broken left hand and covered it with his leather black gloves.
"I suppose it still isn\'t perfect yet,"
He muttered under his breath. A job half done always leaves some problems. Regardless, this showed he was in the right direction.
Elias shook his head and looked at Garuda\'s dead body.
The battle ended in an extremely simple manner. It was anti-climatic, or to say, a one-sided beatdown from Elias from start to end.
Garuda, unable to move due to the bindings, could not resist the full power strike of his fist and was obliterated in a matter of seconds.
Elias had won.
And Judgement has befallen the Baron of Pride.
No matter the circumstances of the battle, Elias had accomplished the great feat of slaying a being above his rank.
At that moment, without care for Garuda\'s state, the system interface lit up and appeared in front of him.
[Subquest: No. 3]
[Demon Extermination]
[Kill the demon "Baron of Pride"]
[Rewards: ???]
[Accept reward: Y/N?]
Without hesitation, Elias accepted the rewards. He was curious as to what this unknown reward was going to be.
[Rewards: ??? > Force Echo (Passive)]
[Force Echo (Passive) - All of your attacks will have an extra force impact following it. Its strength will be randomized per attack.]
[Congratulations on killing the first minor antagonist! This is your first step towards redemption. Good job, hero. Save this world from damnation!]
Elias rolled his eyes towards the note. Save my ass, he didn\'t want any of that responsibility. However, that was not the end of the system announcements.
[Achievement Unlock...!]
[Unlocked Trait: (Fist of Judgement), (Goliath Killer)]
[Fist of Judgement: A passionate fist that destroys all evil. By killing Great Evil, you have achieved a virtuous, heroic deed. This would allow you to have a natural strength increase against evil people.]
[Goliath Killer: The re-enactment of David vs. Goliath. You have accomplished a feat that is so rare even amongst geniuses. This would allow you to have greater durability and endurance against stronger opponents.]
After reading through the effects, Elias slowly nodded. It wasn\'t as great as the reward of Subquest No. 2 overall, but this was a welcome surprise.
Thump! Thump...
At this moment, footsteps resounded near him. Thinking of something, he temporarily shoved away the system interface to the back of his mind.
Elias slowly turned around and came face to face with the four girls.
Even though he prepared himself, he still couldn\'t help but cringe. His expression turned slightly grim and bitter upon seeing his \'characters\'.
\'Ah, shit. How come my horrible decisions in life always end up haunting me...?\'
Elizabeth was about to reach out her hand to thank him, but the expression on his face stopped her. She was sensitive to emotions, thus she instantly recognized that the man was uncomfortable.
\'In any case, I feel tired. My body is sore all over from the recoil of One Punch... I shouldn\'t use it very often. Let\'s get this over with.\'
Elias sighed and quickly reverted back to his cold expression. He stared at them silently and furrowed his brows.
"Hm? What are you guys doing here? Don\'t you have some patients to attend?"
Sumi stepped forward, looking straight at him.
"Rest assured. Lance and Rain are... quiet fine. Princess Elizabeth had already tended to them using her healing spirits. Unfortunately, Roshia is still suffering from recoil from her spells so..."
Sumi sighed in exhaustion. She gestured at the blonde-haired princess, who gave a small smile and thumbs up that could charm any man.
Elias simply nodded at Elizabeth. It was not that he was immune to her beauty—but he didn\'t want to look at her at all.
He tilted his head.
"Oh, then? What are you here for? If you\'re grateful for my rescue, I don\'t need it. I came here for a personal reason, not to save you guys. Besides..."
"Besides..?"
Although confused, Sumi\'s ears perked up.
"Even if I\'m not here, you guys would\'ve been fine."
Elias incomprehensibly said and suddenly looked up at the sky. Sumi and the rest were befuddled by what he meant, thus they also followed where he was looking towards.
Whoosh!
At that moment, a portal opened up in the sky. It was a swirling, purple vortex of void—and what came out was a man covered in white clothes.
The man had curly black hair and a young attractive face. His body was encompassed with pure white clothing.
A pointed white wizard hat hung on his head, while his eyes were covered with ordinary glasses that seemed out of place compared to his unique, handsome appearance.
The wizard-looking man looked down and smiled at them.
"That\'s..."
Sumi\'s eyes widened in shock. She instantly recognized the man upon a glance.
"Professor Felix of the Arcane Academy! The White Sorcerer, or more well known for his other title... the youngest Grand Sorcerer throughout history...!"
Arcane Academy boasted a lot of attractions, and this included its line of famous teachers. Professor Felix was one of the most famous sorcerers in the present era.
All of the young, and old sorcerers included, would wish to have a chance to meet him and learn under his tutelage.
Roshia\'s eyes were sparkling with joy as she saw her idol. There were several Grand Sorcerers, but none of them were as inspiring and attractive as Professor Felix.
Sumi instantly realized what Elias meant. She turned around and looked at Elias with a surprised expression.
"So that\'s what you meant..."
"That\'s right. So you don\'t need to be grateful. I was merely taking out damaged goods. Even if I weren\'t here, that obnoxious man would\'ve definitely helped you,"
Elias shrugged nonchalantly. There really was nothing to be grateful about. It was the truth, otherwise, how would the main characters survive in the novel?
Obviously, the academy staff saved them. In this case, Professor Felix.
Despite knowing this, Sumi was still grateful nonetheless. She shook her head and gave a rare soft smile.
"Still, thank you for helping us. By that time, we had no way of knowing that we were safe. I will remember this favor. My name is Sumi Aethereal, contact me if you need anything,"
Beside her, Elizabeth also bowed slightly.
"My thoughts are the same as her. My name is Elizabeth Truensoest, as the princess of the Truensoest Empire, I\'ll remember this favor for the rest of my life,"
"Don\'t forget about me. I mean, I guess it\'s the same with me... I\'m Roshia Edeletchy. If you need anything related to sorcery, thaumaturgy, or spells, feel free to contact me if you need help!"
Roshia smiled cheekily. She twirled her long, curly orange hair and looked embarrassed by what she had said.
After her, it was Zyrish turn. She smiled lasciviously.
"Hm, I don\'t particularly care about you saving me... to be frank, I\'m more interested in you as a person. Is that alright?"
"Zyrish!"
Elizabeth suddenly shouted.
Zyrish clicked her tongue and shrugged.
"What? I\'m just being honest? Is princess jealous?"
"None whatsoever, please have some dignity and gratefulness!"
Elizabeth scolded, feeling tired. Zyrish ignored her. Watching both of them scold each other, Sumi and Roshia couldn\'t help but smile.
Elias was also affected by it and smiled. Even if he didn\'t like them. It was wrong to not at least acknowledge them for their gratitude.
"Sure whatever,"
"Thank you."
Sumi repeated one more time. She simply smiled while looking at Elias and slowly turned her gaze above them where a man floated.
After a while, Professor Felix finally went down to the ground and met with them. He had a soft, charming smile as he spoke.
"Hello participants, do you guys have your fragments? I can send you to the academy now if that\'s the case~ by the way, did you guys know that this dimension is like a miniature world?"
"Really?! That\'s amazi..."
Roshia was about to scream in delight before a hand suddenly covered her mouth. Sumi silenced Roshia and took a deep breath.
"Aren\'t you forgetting something first, Professor Felix?"
Hearing that, Professor Felix suddenly averted his eyes.
"Forgetting something... I don\'t think so? Oh! You reminded me. I forgot to bring my very cute, beautiful, and elegant student around! Silly me!"
"Not that!"
Sumi gritted her teeth. She slammed her hand in the air, expressing her irritation.
"I\'m talking about the academy\'s late response! There was a demon amidst our examination! This is a breach towards the academy\'s defenses, do you know how serious that is?! Also, what\'s with the late..."
Before she could finish, she suddenly lost her voice.
Professor Felix hummed softly. He tilted his head and let out a surprised gasp. He raised his hands Innocently.
"Oh, it seemed like she lost her voice! Oh dear, I wonder what she had just said...? It seemed to be really important. But I suppose we have no choice but to hear it out next time!"
"Classic. I suppose you had your fill watching students struggle to their deaths to awaken their potential against an overwhelming enemy,"
Elias sighed in boredom. He casually took out eight fragments in his pocket and threw them towards Professor Felix.
Professor Felix caught the fragments simultaneously with ease. He tilted his head with a confused and innocent expression.
"Now student, that\'s slander! Or maybe defamation! I was occupied with a very busy matter that was why I couldn\'t come on time...! If only, sigh..."
"Yeah, yeah. You should disable the silent spell you cast on her though, it looks like she\'s about to lose her breath,"
Elias yawned and gestured towards Sumi, who kept shouting while unaware that she was not being heard at all.
Professor Felix simply smiled.
"Once again, I didn\'t do anything to her."
"...do you have any idea what that means?!"
Then, Sumi\'s voice finally came back. She looked thoroughly pissed off and tired from speaking, only God knew how much rage would burst the moment she realized she wasn\'t being heard at all.
Snap!
Professor Felix suddenly snapped his fingers. Then, he spread his arms wide and gave a brilliant smile.
"Forget about the fragments, I\'ll make an exception for this time. Although I may not know what you mean, but you must know what this means..."
"...Welcome to Arcane Academy...!"