Chapter 24
Adamantium Fortress: Training Ground
“All right, When I say your name, Come get your result.”
One by one, Instructor Edder called each new high knight and handed their results
“Deon,”
Deon approached Instructor Edder and politely received his result before returning to his original position and looking at his result.
Physical Status
Name
Deon
Strength
F Rank
Vitality
F Rank
Durability
F Rank
Agility
F Rank
Potential
F+ Rank
Info. Accuracy
99%
‘Hm. So, I’m on the same level as an adult human? Nice!’ Deon thought, ‘But if I’m the same rank as an adult human, I wonder what rank Rayner is?... He was able to overpower me with ease. Does that mean he is an F+? or close to it? Then what about a direct descendant of nobles?’
The more deon thought about it, the more he felt envious of the nobles and their boundless resources and couldn’t help but sigh
*Sigh*
“What are you sighing for? Did you get a horrible result?” William asked
“Oh. Not really. It was something I expected… What about you?” Deon asked as he took a glance at William’s result. “Oh… We have the same result.”
“Really?” William doubtingly said before looking at deon’s result, “Oh yeah… I thought you would have at least an F+ rank.”
“I wish… Well, strictly speaking, I do have one, and it’s the potential attribute, Haha” Deon amusedly said
“Heh… Oh? Look at that. I also have F+ Potential… I guess it won’t be long before we reach F+,” William jokingly said
“All right, Quiet Down!” Instructor Edder loudly said, ending the conversations of the new high knights, “Now that everyone knows their attributes, it's time to do our afternoon training, but before that, all of you give me your result back.”
The new knights waited patiently for Instructor Edder after submitting their results. He had briefly been speaking with Doctor Orrin, who excused himself after a few seconds of conversation. Instructor Edder then turned his attention back to the new high knights.
“All right, For now, we won't be doing too much as I only want to assess what all of you can do. So, Let's start with running. Follow me,” Instructor Edder said as the group left the training ground and went outside the fortress.
“I want everyone to run around the fortress, and whoever is the last will give me 50 push-ups, Is that understood?” Instructor said
“Yes, Sir,” the group replied
“I can't hear you, I said, Does Everyone Understand?”
“Sir, Yes, Sir!” the group shouted.
“Good! What are you guys waiting for? Run!” Instructor Edder shouted, making all the new high knights run
All the new knights ran with everything they got, not wanting to do the 50-punishment push-up. The new knights weren’t worried about losing the running path as all they had to do was stay between the fortress wall and the moat.
Deon and William ran beside one another, running with everything they got, with deon slightly ahead of William.
Most of the people ahead of deon and William were the 14 years old high knights, one year older than deon, with their physique stronger as they had refined their bodies one year more than deon. But deon still did his best to keep up, not wanting to lose to rest the 14 years old.
“Hmph, give it up, junior. You won't keep up with us.”
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Deon heard a mocking voice beside him and saw Harris with a mocking grin before out-running deon, leaving deon unable to retort and giving deon a provocative smile when he got a head.
‘Hmph. Celebrate now. I will surpass you sooner or later,’ deon thought as he looked at Harris’s back, wanting to drive a sword into Harris's back.
Although deon like to think of himself as a calm person, he still doesn’t like provocation and is willing to fight Harris, even if he loses. However, deon is confident of winning if he can use his sword and shield combo.
Before long, the gap between deon and William grew as deon was only behind the 14 years old high knights.
‘How come I am still losing to deon even though we have the same physical rank?’ William thought as he felt his side hurting as he pushed himself to be on the same pace to deon. ‘Just how big is this fortress?’
Deon also noticed William lagging behind him but didn’t slow down or stop and kept his pace going, with most of his focus still on the 14 years old high knights, especially Harris.
‘Should I increase my pace?’ Deon thought before shaking his head. ‘No… I don’t want to mess up my breathing. I need to make my body adapt first.’
…
After a few minutes
Deon was still trying to keep up with the 14 years old high knights as he slowly increased his pace, but deon wasn’t the only one increasing his pace. As he saw all the 14 years old high knights also increasing their pace but deon still didn’t give up and kept following
‘Just one,’ Deon thought. ‘I’ll be satisfied if I just surpass one’ his eyes burned as he focused all his attention on the back of the 14 years old high knight ahead of him.
‘I’m coming for you!’ Deon shouted in his thought as he increased his pace again, wanting to pass the high knight ahead of him
But before deon could run beside the high knight, the high knight also noticed deon and increased his pace, not giving deon a chance to surpass him.
‘There’s no way I’m letting a junior surpass me today, even if you are a genius! I won't be easily surpassed!’ the high knight ahead of deon thought as his determination burned, not wanting deon to surpass him.
The 14 years old high knight knew about deon as deon was very eye-catching with his result of 87% life flame control and learned from others that deon was only 13 years old, and although he acknowledged deon as a genius, his pride won't let him be surpassed by his junior in his first day of physical training.
Oddly enough, the 14 years old high knight that is ahead of deon wasn’t the only person feeling that as the rest of the 14 years old high knights also paid attention to deon as their determination flared, not wanting to be a stepping stone for deon, So when one person increased their pace, the others also increased theirs.
With the presence of deon, all the 14 years old high knights pushed themselves to a level that they had never reached before,
As all the new high knights pushed themselves to their limits, they felt their mana burn as they felt newfound power course through their veins, giving them more stamina and power to run.
Deon experienced a surge of mana within him, which didn't cause any pain but rather made him feel more invigorated and stronger. This prompted him to increase his speed once more.
‘Just one!’ Deon shouted in his thought with his eyes giving an obsessive glow
‘No way! I’m letting you pass me!’ the 14 years old high knight also shouted in his thoughts as he increased his pace, which made all the rest increase their pace.
The running speed of all the high knights reached a new level of speed as they gave everything they got to ensure deon did not surpass them.
…
Instructor Edder patiently waited for all the new high knights with a pocket watch in his hand. He wanted to time the run of the new high knights for future reference.
‘This batch looks more promising than the last batch,’ Instructor Edder said. ‘Especially with that kid around, I hope he doesn’t disappoint me with just being good at meditation… This is going to…,” but before he could finish his thought, he saw the running new high knights in the distance.
‘They are here already?’ Instructor Edder thought and looked at his pocket watch to see the time ‘Hm?… They are 3 minutes earlier than the last year’s batch… I guess this batch will be interesting.’
The moment the 14 years old new high knights saw their instructor, they immediately sprinted, like they were being chased by a monster, and immediately collapsed when they reached the instructor, with their chest almost exploding with how haggard their breathing was.
‘Hm? Is there something wrong? Why are you guys so desperate to run? Didn’t I say that only the last will be punished? Did I say it wrong?’ Instructor Edder confusedly thought as he noticed that all the 14-year-old high knights were breathing heavily and looking tired, and before he could continue his thought, he saw deon at the back of the 14-year-old high knights
‘He is already here?... Didn’t they say he is only 13 years old? How come he can already pace with the 14 years old? Is he a noble?... Wait… Is that why the 14 years old were running so desperately?... Heh… I guess I was right. This year is going to be interesting,’ Instructor Edder thought
Deon looked at the 14 years old with disappointment in his eyes, 'Damnit. I was so close. Why did the finish line have to show up? I only needed a few more minutes to catch up to them… I guess William is right. The 14 years old still have a few advantages over us,’
*Hah Hah*
The 14 years old high knight that was ahead of deon collapsed on the ground with his chest heaving in a way that had never heaved before. ‘Fuck, My chest is going explode… Why is this kid so stubborn? You're already a genius, There’s no need to work so hard,' as he looked at deon with annoyance and anger, but when he saw deon’s disappointed face, he couldn’t help but smile.
‘Haha… That’s right, kid. I’m not just your stepping stone… you are still 100 years earlier if you are thinking of surpassing me. Hahaha,’ the 14 years old smiled brightly as he looked at the sky with no more energy in his body.
The other 14-year-old new high knights also became happy when they saw deon’s disappointment, feeling relieved that they didn’t give up so easily and felt it was worth spending all their energy to beat deon even though deon was so close to defeating them.
Instructor Edder saw the good mood of the 14 years old high knights and couldn’t help but be amused. ‘I can work with this… Heh.’ As his mind spun with different ways that he could exploit deon to encourage the 14 years old high knights to do better
Soon, the 13 years old high knights came one by one with exhaustion written over their faces, but they weren’t as exhausted as the 14 years old high knights, who were still on the ground.
William looked at the 14 years old with confusion in his eyes. ‘Why are they so exhausted? They were already at the front,' before going beside deon, who was also still on the ground.
“Are you all right?” William asked
“Yeah… I’m fine,” Deon replied as he massaged his leg, trying to make sure he didn’t get leg cramps.
“Why are you so exhausted? Weren’t you at the front?” William asked confusedly, seeing deon more exhausted than him
“I was trying to catch up to them,” Deon said before pointing at the 14 years old high knights.
“Really? Why? They are stronger than us,” William said, “…Did you do it?”
“No… but I was close. Next time, I am confident that I can do it,” Deon resolutely said
“Why?... I mean, they are one year older than us. So, of course, they are faster than us… do you really have to push yourself that hard?” William said, not convinced that it was worth the trouble since it was obvious that the 14 years old will dominate the physical activity with their 1-year advantage.
“Because if I don’t push myself, no one else will,” Deon said, looking at William with determination In his eyes
William fell silent when he heard deon, while Instructor Edder smiled when he heard deon, ‘This brat is more interesting than I thought.’
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Thought For thoughts
* NT Deon, Don’t worry. It's not GG yet.
* Fourteen years old have stronger physiques because they had one year more of medicinal bath compared to deon and the rest of the 13 years old.