Since ancient times, in the world of Lagaligo, humans were not superior beings; they were merely weak creatures oppressed by nine races with extraordinary powers, each with their own advantages. The human race born in the world of Lagaligo had physical and strength that were incomparable to the other nine races, even their intelligence in making war tactics was not on par with the goblins, who were famously weaker than other races.
This weakness led humans to nothing more than being slaves, toys, or even food for various races. Every day, humans continued to hope for resistance, and finally, the opportunity arrived. Someone finally emerged with combat techniques very suitable for humans, and under his guidance, he led the human forces with their new abilities to break free from the suffering they had endured.
"My people, perhaps we can now be proud or happy because we have succeeded in escaping the suffering we have endured for so long. You certainly want to retaliate and eradicate the races that have oppressed us for so long, but I'm honest, at this moment our strength is only a fraction of the combat strength they possess. So, when I die, continue to be strong and seek the true treasures from the unknown lands, believe me, that's the only thing that can truly free us from the threat of destruction by other races."
This speech is the most famous speech of the First Emperor of Humanity, and he is remembered as a hero of humanity until now. The speech is highly remembered because it was his last speech before his death, indicating that the Emperor was very concerned about his people even in the moments before his death.
To honor him, this speech will always be read every first day of welcoming new students in every school, especially in the Hunter School, which is a legacy of the First Emperor that is requested to be maintained even after his death.
"Actually, I knew there would be clear discrimination in this school, but experiencing it firsthand is quite different from imagining it," muttered Torune as he listened to the official acceptance speech for new students.
Of course, it wasn't the speech that bothered him, it was just some caste differences between positions that would certainly bother some people.
After the establishment of the first human empire, they formed several combat divisions, and one of them was the Hunter Division. The other two combat divisions were the Imperial Army Division and the Alchemist Division, which had the highest honor in this empire. Therefore, to create the best generation in that definition, the empire established several training schools for each division in several cities so that in the future there would be seeds to replace the seniors.
"Bro, you clearly can't hold back your sleepiness," because Torune was too sleepy listening to the speeches of the elite school in front, someone who was aware of Torune's drowsiness immediately reprimanded him.
"Come on, let him do what he wants, we know our class is just a passing breeze for them!" One of the women who listened joined in, because she felt Torune's sleepiness made sense in their current situation.
"Instead of you commenting too far, and causing more troublesome problems, you better introduce yourselves!" Torune replied, feeling interested in these two people.
"Bruce, from the Northern martial arts family," replied the first person who commented on Torune because he looked sleepy. He looked like an ordinary young man at his age, although if you look closely, you can see muscles very prominent all over his body. He didn't mention the type of his ability because his origin explained a lot about his power.
"Luna, elemental spirit user!" Replied the second person explaining the type of power she possessed. She was a beautiful woman with a small body, but she seemed to have quite a fighting experience.
"Nice to meet you, Torune, special Magic user, darkness type, and in the weakest class!" Torune replied casually.
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The three of them were in the same class so their seats at this welcome event were quite close, although they sounded quite humble. Torune didn't underestimate them at all because at a glance, he knew that the two of them were strong enough to be recognized. Likewise with Luna and Bruce, they greeted Torune because they knew Torune wasn't just an ordinary person.
"Guys, it seems like there's trouble approaching, you should get ready!" Torune suddenly said.
Initially, the two of them didn't understand the meaning of his words until they felt for themselves that there was indeed trouble coming.
"Want to intervene? Or pretend to be good kids!" Luna replied, not too interested in getting involved in the problem.
"No need, let the elites handle it," Bruce replied indifferently.
"It's up to you, I'll follow what you guys do," Torune replied.
As people placed in the lowest class in the Hunter Academy, that was one of the advantages they had, namely maybe they could solve a problem without moving even a little, but when they pretended to be weak, then they wouldn't be suspected if they intentionally let it happen.
"BAAM!!" After saying that, a sudden explosion occurred, dozens of goblins came attacking with full weapons they had. Initially, the students could fight with all their abilities, but apparently these terrorists understood well the abilities of the students in this school, they even managed to disable some guardian teachers before they entered the school's welcome event.
But the situation quickly worsened when a goblin pulled out a strange device, which when activated emitted a very large sonar vibration, which immediately paralyzed almost everyone in the building.
"Huuhh, I will take care of the Northern part, the rest I will leave to you guys," said Torune. He didn't wait for a reply from his two friends, he immediately disappeared.
Because it was like this, even though initially they didn't want to get involved, they ultimately had to get involved because if this chaos escalated, it would be more dangerous for Torune, so whether they liked it or not, Torune had to get involved in this problem.
"So his ability works like that, Luna handle that kid's problem, can I leave it to you!" After Torune left, Bruce, who was initially slightly amazed by Torune's abilities, also moved to take part.
"This is troublesome, but after this is over, treat me to lunch in the canteen!" Luna replied while making some hand seals. The hand seals were a technique that Luna had prepared to summon a large mist that immediately enveloped several points in the building.
A while ago, after receiving a warning from Torune, Luna immediately made some preparations so that when they were required to act, everything could be executed properly. This was also one of Luna's habits, because she also had to be prepared if something started to become unfavorable for her.
"It seems like that village boy had enough money, let's spend his money after this, finished," Bruce replied, who certainly didn't want to spend his pocket money easily, and instead offered to spend Torune's money.
Torune, who was quite far away, could only smile. He was currently focused on rescuing several students who were being held captive by the goblins.
His fighting technique was actually quite simple, namely using the dark energy he controlled to make his movements undetectable. Combined with very great movement techniques so that his movements were extraordinary, which could even make people near him not realize it as long as he didn't show himself. On several occasions, Torune could disappear like someone teleporting, especially with the help of Luna's smoke, making his movements easier to kill the goblins.
"It would be easier if we were allowed to carry weapons," he complained a little.
When remembering weapons, Torune immediately diverted his gaze to Bruce. From what he knew, the Northern martial arts were very famous for martial arts that relied heavily on weapons, but his worries were too unfounded because Bruce easily crushed the heads of the goblins, only with a few punches.
There were about 50 goblins attacking in this place, 30 goblins tried to attack Torune's impromptu group, while the rest tried to protect a device that made the children in this room unable to move.
"I know you've guessed it, but it's that device that's making these kids unable to move!" Angga shouted to his friends.
Among the goblins who didn't attack, there was a goblin holding a transmitter that sent out sonar vibrations that paralyzed human nerves. Seeing the goblins starting to feel pressured, some goblins began to threaten by using some children near them as hostages.
"Attacking in a room like this has made you lose," Torune said casually. With just a few hand movements, the goblins who tried to use the students as hostages were immediately split into several pieces.
It didn't end there, he just pointed his finger, and the transmitter flew towards Bruce. "I have a gift," he shouted, immediately greeted by a brief slash from Bruce that made the device split into two parts.