The moment Chuck saw the system message, it was like all the internal organs in his body started working at tripled rate. The first set of quests that Chuck received was to reduce his HP by a significant amount. It seemed simple, but deadly. Followed by that, was to kill professor Modrick. Chuck had all the time in the world to do that, so he thought the quest wasn't going to be as hard as hard in the future.
But now, it seemed like the quests were only going to get even more challenging from here. It was like the system was trying to test his absolute limit.
"What the actual fuck? Fight this 'violence made in flesh' of an asshole and defeat him? No! Hell no!" Chuck thought, visibly sweating.
Chuck read the rest of the information from the system, and that was when he saw something that made a different thought cloud his mind.
[ Additional quest: kill the enemy ]
[ Reward: instant level up ]
"An additional quest? To kill Bobby for an instant level up? No! What the hell am I thinking! I'm not gonna kill anybody," Chuck thought, trying to resist the temptation.
Still amidst the crowd, Chuck could see that Bobby was no longer moving. He was now having a chat with a smaller student, or more specifically, about to beat the shit out of him.
"Alright, I think he deserves to… No, he doesn't deserve to die, but that doesn't mean that I won't try to complete the first quest, to defeat him."
But there was a slight problem weighing on Chuck at the moment. He didn't know if he was now strong enough to take on Bobby without any help.
Rumor had it that Bobby was at the High magus stage. That was the stage that Erik was at. Maybe if Erik was with him, or even Kaiden, he might stand a chance.
"Well unfortunately, I'm alone without any help right now. And even if I can beat him, how will I do that with so many people around. If I do this and everyone finds out about my powers, there's no turning back,'' Chuck was conflicted. He clearly saw that Bobby was about to unleash an attack, seeing as his finger tips were red hot like larva.
"I only have the infernal shroud, and the infernal craft. I don't even have any idea of how powerful the infernal craft is, but I have to try something at least. If it gets too dangerous, I'll run away. Hopefully, I'll use some of the bystanders as meat shields."
Bobby's finger tips glowed, as though his blood was made out of larva. Pinning the scared mage to the ground, he lowered his glowing fingers closer, and closer to the mage's face.
"When will you learn that your kind does not deserve to breathe the air that I breathe! I think it's only fitting if I surgically reconstruct your face. Maybe after I'm done with you, you'll get the drive and motivation to end your pathetic existence," Bobby said with a menacing look.
The nearby student formed a circle around Bobby, not wanting anyone to get too close.
Bobby slowly moved his hand downwards, inching closer to the mage's face. Just as his larva like fingers were about to make contact with his victim, Bobby heard someone call out to him.
"Hey Bobby, don't you find it disgusting, torturing someone way weaker than you? What, are you scared of actually going against someone on the same level as you?"
The moment the statement was heard, all heads turned to the direction of the voice, including Bobby's. They all turned to know who had the guts to interrupt Bobby in an insulting way.
"Who said that? Who the fu.." Bobby said, scanning the crowd, until his eyes rested on one person.
Walking forward with a confident look, contrary to how tense he was truly feeling, Chuck readied himself both mentally and physically.
"Yeah you heard me right. You know, I once heard that people that love bullying are either insane, or they experienced a traumatic event when while growing up," Chuck said. He could feel multiple eyes staring at him in absolute shock.
"So tell me, which one is it? Is a screw loose in your head, or was your childhood filled with misery? Daddy drank? Mummy never loved you?"
Series of gasps echoed, as everyone around were all shocked at Chuck's comment.
"Is he crazy? That's Chuck Nectar right? Isn't he supposed to be at the Neophyte stage?"
"Yeah. Maybe he's just had enough of Bobby. Too bad though, he's gonna regret ever being born,''
Large veins grew out of Bobby's forehead. His focus completely shifted from the mage on the ground, to Chuck who was still putting on a confident look.
"Ohh yes, it's you. I can see you have a death wish. Well in that case, consider me your as your personal genie!" Bobby said in a calm rage.
He stared at the frighted mage who was now pleading, and with one swift hand movement, an ice spear shot out from his hand, plunging into the mage's shoulders.
"I'll be back for you. I just gotta kill someone first."
Without wasting any time, Bobby raised his hands,and almost immediately, electrical sparks started forming above him.
The sparks grew larger till they seemed more like lighting bolts, but Bobby wasn't done. With a precise control, the violent lightning bolts that threatened to harm the people close to Bobby compressed.
The collosal bolts of lightning compressed until it was about the size of a basketball.
Chuck saw the blue ball of lightning that was raging with energy and heat, making his heart race even faster.
"If he throws that attack at me, I don't think the infernal shroud will be enough to stop it. I need to make a strong shield with the infernal craft," Chuck thought, bracing himself for whatever came next.
"It's been a long time coming, boy," Bobby threw the ball of compressed lightning at an intense speed.
*BOOM*
A little explosion sound was heard, making the ground tremble slightly. Dust rose up, covering the whole area, and making visibility hard.
With a large grin, bobby slowly advanced over to Chuck's position, expecting him to be unconscious, or worse. But his predatory smile vanished once the dust and smoke cleared.
He saw a figure holding what seemed like a pulsating golden shield that had strange symbols on it. The shield seemed to be emitting a golden flame, making the air around a little bit warm. The figure was standing strong, not moving in anyway, and it seemed unfazed.
[ Infernal craft has been activated ]
[ Weapon crafted: shield ]
[ Harelm energy pool: 75/100 ]
Chuck smiled at the system message and looked back at Bobby.
"Is that all you got"