Chapter 354 (1/2)

Chapter 354: So out the half-sphere relic, I imbued a small a with a quicksilver glow that coalesced around the zone’s exit portal The opaque field of energy rippled and becah ainto estured for Caera to go first

“I’d call you a gentle me as a test rodent for your new toy,” she said with a sh the portal, iain on the other side

Walking through it was as seah a door There was no disco the teleportation gates around Dicathen It felt strange to move so smoothly from the Relictombs into my clean, mostly e in themy every movement as I bent down to deactivate the ascension portal When both of the pieces were pressed together, theya perfect sphere I stored the Compass in my dimension rune

“I’aze softening

“It’s fine,” I grunted “It will, eventually”

Caera gave ht-lipped smile and waved a hand across her body, which was covered with spatters of dried blood and black gore “Anyway, I better go get cleaned up” She glanced out the here light was already creeping across the caht Class is soon”

“You should probably clean up here,” I pointed out, gesturing toward the bathrooht raise a few eyebrows if anyone sees you roa covered in blood”

Caera looked at the ceiling as if charting a path fro her a fresh towel, I sat down at the Sovereigns Quarrel board and mindlessly prodded the pieces

‘Maybe it didn’t work because Sylvie is an asura and ere in the Relictohts

No, I thought It felt the same as before, just after I’d for buckets of water into a lake, I’ lakes into an ocean

Withht for sure I could break the second seal within Sylvie’s stone I rong Instead, I had watched as all the power I had gathered—both from the Relictombs itself and the seed of Three Steps’ dried-fruit toy—disappeared into the vast depths of the runic frah a sieve

But you’re right, I continued, closingmyself sink into the soft ain We don’t knohat’ll happen if a full-blooded asura e roori “It just occurred toyour rooht start just as many rumors as if I were covered in blood,” she saidrumors,” I said

She frowned down at me, one brow raised “For you, perhaps But then, you are not a highblood lady with a reputation to aze “Do you want ain?”

Caera deflated and wearily waved ood day in class, Grey”

When she was gone, Regis’s voice filled my head ‘It’s i soood and so bad omen at the same time’

It was obvious how much the ed as I walked down the steep stairs of the room

After it was established that they would be co at the Victoriad—in front of retainers, Scythes, and Sovereigns—students began to arrive early, even those who had ic only a few days ago were eagerly waiting with their peers

Enola and her subservient friend, Laurel of Named Blood Redcliff—Professor Abby’s niece, I found out—had taken upplatform, while the rest had paired up with one another and were spread throughout the classroois asked, disturbed and unsettled

My brows furrowed in confusion as I watched the students

These wereseveral fro men and women were trained to be soldiers from the moment they could walk—but only a couple of the

Their punches and kicks were lacking, like they were play fighting with a toddler Of the entire class, only Valen, Enola, and Marcus of Highblood Arkwright looked like they were actually sparring

I let out a scoff in realization “They’re not using es earlier than Dicathians, so itbefore attending Central Academy relied on mana to fuel their movements and attacks, rather than muscles and technique

“Professor Grey!”

I turnedup the stairs towardtoday, right? Seth has been showing me some of the exercises he read about in a book to help us warm up for your lesson!”

“Seth?” I felt a small pinch ininto a grimace

I had kept Seth far back in nore his existence than continuously trying to convincehi the war

After all, it had led to countless elves being enslaved and eventually the decimation of Elenoir

Who cares if it wasn’t directly his fault

Visit ReadNovelFullcoot what they deserved…

‘Even if Seth was personally the one that charted the path to Elenoir instead of his sister, let’s not forget, you did sois said, his voice tinged with annoyance

I know that… I know Just…

I rubbedpast Mayla My eyes shi+fted away fro to do push-ups Ithe stares of the students I passed until I was stopped by a figure standing in front oficily at me even as sweat rolled down her face

“Is there a problem?”

She lowered her arms and let out a scoff “It’s been days since it was announced that our class would be in the Victoriad, and you haven’t done anything besides tell us to exercise our bodies”

I raised a brow, jerkingwas part of the regihtly as she stepped forward “Because we’ll be fighting in the Victoriad for Vritra’s sake! We have to do so!”

“And you’re free to do whatever you want,” I responded coolly “This facility is at your disposal I’ you back”

“That’s…that’s not what I meant” The Frost blood’s heir lowered her head, her shoulders sagging “Train us Show us hoe can fight like how you did against Valen’s tutor”

I hesitated, looking away froht of Seth once more

Annoyance and resentment flared as I turned my head back and stepped around Enola I opened the door when I felt a s at my elbow

“Please,” Enola whispered, her voice quivering faintly

I waited, silently hoping that Regis would crack a joke or just remindto say

I looked back, regretting it i to see how the students all looked at htly along with his friends Seth stood and peered from the corner of his eye, too afraid to look directly at ht choice,’ Regis thought

Who said IEnola’s hand

‘That stubborn brain of yours,’ my companion responded with a chuckle

I shookplatfor and rushed to the elevated platfor the first one there despite the fact that she had just been next tothe back ofnot to think about whether or not I had , Enola had sat doith Laurel while Valen, Remy, and Portrel were close behind One by one,how they had sparred with each other

Marcus and Sloane, both Vechorians, had been training together with si knees and elbows Another of the students fro with the kid he was sitting next to now, a tanned, blonde boy from Etril named Linden

Linden looked s were messy and wide co

Out of all of the students watching erly like baby chicks, only Deacon see next to Yanick in the back, his face hidden behind a book

I let out a sigh “What would you get if you injected babies with the ht hand, I pointed er at the class “You”

This state froer

‘That’s one way to get theis responded

“Si with your wrists,” I said, de with a flick ofis because you have enough mana to make even that hurt”

Enola bolted up to her feet, her mouth already open, but I cut her off “I’,” I said “I’ today Whether you choose to listen is up to you”