--- [Leon’s perspective]

Sigh.

This is such a hassle.

I really hope those ‘teammates’ of mine are half as strong as they seem to think they are…

If one of them dies, I’m screwed!

If I want a shot at joining that guild, then I can’t waste my time protecting them.

I must join it…

It’s the only way I’ll ever achieve my goals.

Anyways, I need to look for more people.

I heard an explosion a little while ago, so it seems like people are starting to die already.

How many did my father say I had to kill?

A hundred?

Tsk.

I need to get up higher, it’s easier to find people that way.

I hop on top of a building, then leap to the next.

Right there!

There are two teams fighting just around the corner, all 6 of them are still alive.

Good.

I jump down from the roof, landing right on top of one of them, slamming them into the ground.

He’s still alive, so I quickly stomp on his head, crushing it instantly.

“AAAH!!!” – His teammates

“Don’t worry, I’ll give you a quick and painless death.” – Leon

The two teams stop fighting and turn towards me.

They instinctively all understood that if they wanted to live, they’d have to work together.

“Five versus one? That’s not fair! … You need way more than that if you want a shot at beating me.” – Leon

“You little…!”

One of them charges towards me, pointing his sword forward.

Should I just grab it again?

Nah, my hands are injured enough already.

I easily dodge his attck, then grab him by the neck.

“W-wait! Please stop!”

“No.” – Leon

I slam him down into the ground as hard as I can.

All his bones instantly shatter, and he dies before he even gets to feel the pain.

“Who’s next?” – Leon

A big guy starts slowly walking towards me.

With every step he takes, the ground under him breaks apart more and more.

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That guy looks a lot more interesting than the rest of them…

“That guy was on my team you know.” – Big guy

“Okay? And?” – Leon

“Now, I’m not going to become a hunter. My village will starve, and it’s all because of you…” – Big guy

“Boohoo! Ready to die?” – Leon

“How ironic… To think those will be your last words.” – Big guy

Hah, pathetic.

None of these clowns stand a chance against me.

I dash towards him and swing at him as hard as I can.

He blocks my attack…

“What?!” – Leon

How?

I jump back a little.

How could he survive that punch?

I punched as hard as I can, and I’m even decently injured!

He slowly walk towards me.

I try to attack again, a flurry of blows with all my strength behind hits him on every part of his body.

He’s…

Unharmed…!

“I hate it when brats like you get cocky and think they’re stronger than everyone else. It’s time for you to learn how big the world really is.” – Big guy

“Heh. I’ll admit that you’re stronger than anyone I’ve faced before, but don’t get too ahead of yourself. Even if you trained for 1000 years, you’d still lose to me.” – Leon

The difference between me and these losers isn’t just that I’m stronger and faster than most of them.

I can do something no one else here can.

I’ve learned SDM…!

In Adamas there are loads of specialty finders.

My father, a middle ranked royal guard made sure to get one of them to find mine.

I’ve seen lots of powerful specialties while training, but none have quite as much potential as mine…

My specialty is simple.

The more damage I take, the stronger I get.

It seems like the damage I intentionally took from those first guys isn’t enough to beat him…

I need more!

“I’ll prove it to you. One arm is all I need.” – Leon

I reach up to him with my left arm.

“Break it.” – Leon

“You’re making a mistake.” – Big guy

He grabs my arm with both his hands and squeezes as hard as he can.

Every bone in my arm is shattered to pieces.

“GHHHHAAAA!!” – Leon

God damn that hurt!

Unless I find a healer, I’ll never be able to use it again…

But that’s fine.

I can feel the power rushing through my veins.

My eyes start glowing crimson red.

“Huh, not so tough now!” – Teammate of big guy

“Get back! Somethings not right!” – Big guy

It seems he noticed.

The other idiots don’t seem to know that I can use SDM, but I think the big guy figured it out.

He’s not only strong, but also smart.

He would have been an amazing hunter, it’s a shame this is when he dies.

I yet again punch him as hard as I can.

“Ugh!” – Big guy

He blocks with both his arms, is pushed back, and almost falls over.

He’s still alive though…

Impressive.

“You’re stronger than before, but you’ve still got a long way to go, brat.” – Big guy

He’s right…

It seems like he’s still stronger than me.

Well…

For now.

I violently bite my lip, then punch myself in the stomach, knocking me down on my knees.

“GhhhA!!” – Leon

That hurt like a bitch!

The more hurt I am, the more my eyes glow.

Earlier on, he was just slowly walking towards me.

He obviously wasn’t taking me seriously, but now he is…

He rushes towards me as fast as he can.

Even though I’m on the ground, with enough injuries for anyone to pass out, he’s still not stopping.

He intends to kill me.

Good, it’s more fun that way!

“What’s with that smile…?!” – Teammate of big guy

“THIS IS A LOT MORE FUN THAN I EVER THOUGHT IT WOULD BE! HAHAHAHA!” – Leon

“Die you psycho!” – Big guy

He throws a massive punch, just looking at it travel through the air is enough for me to know that getting hit by it means instant death.

I throw a punch of my own back, putting every ounce of strength into it.

Our fists clash, and a shockwave is felt through my entire body.

My eyes start glowing even more intensely, and I feel yet another surge of power flowing through me.

With the amount of damage I’ve taken, there’s no one here who could tank my hits

The big guy is no exception.

My fist starts digging into his, burrowing through it until I’ve completely pierced even his shoulder.

“AGHHHH!” – Big guy

He doesn’t give up.

Without any hesitation he swings with his other arm, but it’s too late.

I duck under his swing, then with a swift kick, his head comes flying off.

That was a lot of fun!

“What was his name.” – Leon

“…” – The other people

“Don’t make me repeat myself.” – Leon

One of them starts pissing themselves, while the others are paralyzed in fear.

“Marc! I-I don’t know where he was from, b-but his name was Marc!”

“Well, Marc. You were a worthy opponent. I’ll remember you.” – Leon

“PLEASE! D-don’t hurt us!”

Hah.

Did they really think they’d get off the hook that easily?

Hilarious.

“Weaklings like you have no right to be here.” – Leon

One of them tries to run away, but he’s so slow I could catch up to him in my sleep.

I grab one of the other guys and throw him at the guy running.

They crash into each other at such a high speed that they’re both turned to a mist of blood.

“Now it’s just you left.” – Leon

He’s crying, begging me not to kill him.

Pathetic.

They all had a chance to leave before the exam started.

They did this to themselves.

“I’ll do anything, just don-”

I pierce the guy’s heart with a quick jab before he can finish his sentence.

That’s six more, only 91 left then.