Chapter 27: Developments

A month had passed since Darell had woken up. 

Darell and the others had reached level 14 due to continuous grinding in the training hall.

In the Varona Royal Academy, magic classes took place every 6 days a week whereas combat classes were held only 3 days a week.

This schedule was put in place in the academy because most of the students couldn't handle the combat classes daily which would decrease their ability to grow.

The remaining day of the week was considered a holiday by the students as they didn't have classes that day.

Darell and the others decided to explore the capital when they didn't have classes.

So, today, they were eating in a fancy restaurant while chatting about some trivial matters.

They would often go to fancy restaurants or go to a picnic etc.

Emma had told Darell that whenever they would go out he should consider it a date.

When they were finished with their meal, they paid the bill and went out of the restaurant.

They still had much time remaining before they had to return to the academy because it was only evening.

So, upon Emma's constant pleading, they went sightseeing around the capital.

While they were enjoying their time, Emma clung to Darell's arm and pushed her body onto his. She interlocked her fingers with his and was smiling brightly while chatting with him. Lilith also interlocked her arm with his and was smiling radiantly.

Well, a man being clung onto by two beauties invited many stares of envy and jealousy from the men who looked at them but Darell ignored them considering that one was his girlfriend and the other was his sister. 

Darell was more surprised to see Ariel and Eric also chatting among themselves while they had a lovey-dovey atmosphere around them because he knew that Eric was very awkward in displaying public affection. 

Almost every single man who caught a glance at them was staring at them with envy and jealousy.

Darell noticed that Eric had a brightened expression on his face and he was constantly whispering something to Ariel which made her blush heavily.

They were walking together like they were a married couple.

Honestly, Darell felt very relieved and happy to see their cheerful and smiling faces.

However, his happiness lived for a moment before being interrupted by something.

Darell felt weird and instantly activated Sense and saw a person hiding among the crowd while looking at them.

Darell realized that this person was someone from the academy and was probably reporting his movements to the 'boss'.

Darell ignored him because he wasn't provoking them and was simply keeping an eye on them.

If he had chosen to attack them either discreetly or directly, he would get a taste of Darell's wrath. 

The next day,

Darell and the others were resting on the floor.

They had reached the 10th floor of the dungeon.

They didn't want to finish the dungeon in one day because they didn't want a repeat of the previous incident.

Instead, they were practicing their battle instincts and being battle-hardened.

They had made progress today and decided to finish their training for today.

They went out of the training hall and towards their dorm rooms to quickly freshen themselves and meet in the dining hall.

The Varona Royal Academy primarily focused on fighting against the beasts because of a horrific tragedy that took place thousands of years ago.

At that time, the Kingdom of Gavaria didn't have an academy and people learned new skills and combat techniques by killing the beasts and obtaining their beast cores.

The people at that time had no place to learn new skills. 

The king would hold tournaments and reward the victors of the tournament with high-ranked beast cores.

This increased the number of participants in these tournaments and parents encouraged their children to increase their mana and learn new skills.

However, this was only possible for wealthy noble families while the commoners had to fight a life or death battle against the beasts to become stronger.

In the eastern region of the Kingdom of Gavaria, 

A small town of about 10,000 inhabitants was present with a forest surrounding it from all sides.

These people were commoners and lived their daily lives doing many things.

They were also tempted by the rewards of the tournaments and went to the nearby forest to fight the beasts and acquire their beast cores.

Only a handful of young men and women had increased their mana and acquired rank 03 skills.

The rest of the inhabitants didn't want to take the risk so they ignored the tournament and went on with their daily lives.

However, a horrific tragedy befell them.

One night, as the people were peacefully sleeping in their homes, the ground shook.

The trees in the surrounding forest broke down and the ground shook with increased intensity.

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The people woke up and hurried out of their homes.

They had the most horrific expressions on their faces when they saw a huge horde of beasts charging toward them.

They panicked and ran off to their homes.

Some of them tried to defend themselves and their homes while some of them took their children and tried to run away.

However, all of their efforts were in vain because the horde of beasts were ranked 4 or higher.

The people in the town were commoners who didn't even have enough mana to learn rank 01 spells.

So, how could they defend themselves from the beasts?

That night, the entire town was decimated.

In the capital of the Kingdom,

The King was in the middle of the meeting when suddenly, a servant opened the door and ran inside while panting heavily.

The King frowned at the disrespect but he ignored it when he saw the grim expression on his face.

"Your Majesty, the town of Lont has been attacked by a horde of beasts."

The servant bowed down while relaying the information.

All of the people in the meeting were furious.

"Any survivors?",the king asked.

The servant didn't say anything and simply shook his head.

* BANG *

The table broke into half and evaporated as the king banged his fist on it.

He immediately ordered 100 people to prepare themselves for war as they headed towards the town. All of the people had learned rank 7 or higher spells.

When they arrived in the town, they were disgusted and horrified at the scene.

Remains of the inhabitants spread everywhere while their homes were torn apart and burning.

That day, the entire forest was decimated.

The King came back and immediately issued a royal decree to build an academy where young men and women of any status would be able to learn spells and fight the beasts if a horde appears.

Darell was walking to the dining hall but he halted his steps and carefully observed a particular group of people.

They were none other than Abel and his subordinates.

They were buying a large number of weapons and potions from the weapons hall.

Darell was confused because he thought that Abel shouldn't have so many academy points nor should he have so much money considering the pile of coins required to buy it. 

He then concluded that someone at the level of a Duke was supporting him from behind the scenes.

He grew even more cautious of this 'boss' because he didn't want to make enemies with a Duke but he had a limit.

'If they can't keep their hands to themselves, then they should be prepared to lose them.'

Darell clenched his fists and he left the scene.

 

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