Currently at Versleken Academy, the proctors of the exam, including the professors in charge of the Ordinary, Elite, and Legendary classes, along with Director Soliver and his deputy Carter, were all present.
Their expressions were a mixture of astonishment, concern, anger, and disbelief, which seemed rather strange.
"How many people attacked Jeju Island? Speak up!" Director Soliver spoke angrily, glancing at the portals displaying the events unfolding on Jeju Island.
One of the proctors spoke anxiously as he read the size of the enemy army. These were members of the Scorpion Organization, one of the world's most dangerous and secretive organizations, known for its objectives. "There are 234 Legendary-level individuals, 145 Masters, and 34 Saints."
"There are also 12 Semi-Rulers, 10 Junior Rulers, 5 Expert Rulers, and the enemy team leader, known as the Crimson Scorpion." The highest-ranking demonic ruler among the enemy forces totaled 441. The supervisor spoke, fear etched on his face.
The enemy army was invincible. The Scorpion Order was one of the most dangerous organizations within the entire fantasy world, so it was only logical that it would boast a large number of high-ranking fighters.
Furthermore, they had killed the sons of Grand Dukes and the heir to the Mount Hua Sect, who could raise their power level by two significant ranks. They also had over a hundred masters, ranging in rank from Expert Ruler to Holy/Demon Ruler.
In addition, the Scorpion Order's soldiers were fewer than their students and masters, totaling 566. Despite this, the enemy side possessed highly experienced fighters with hundreds of years of combat experience, compensating for their slight numerical disadvantage.
Soliver's power surged across the base, forcing everyone to their knees except Carter, who was at the same level as a Master Ruler. Therefore, he was able to withstand Soliver's crushing pressure.
"Call for help!" Reinhardt de Molière—it seems they've put up a barrier preventing anyone from entering or leaving, since 80 expelled students have returned to the academy. That's why they didn't sabotage the transport equipment to lull us into a false sense of security.
"What a bunch of damned bastards! However, once Reinhardt arrives, the problem will be solved. I still have to go."
As soon as Soliver stood up, Carter grabbed his shoulder, pulling him back down. "Mr. Soliver, we need to find the traitors right now. They'll be communicating with the Crimson Scorpion at the moment."
Soliver put a hand to his forehead, shaking his head from side to side, letting out an involuntary sigh before saying anything.
"Very well, as you wish. Recruit trustworthy people and search for the traitors. I'll take care of them all. None of them will leave without revealing what they know. The Demonic Crow will be extremely eager to see them."
After several minutes, Kaito Ishikawa glanced towards the gate, which displayed a situation inside. The academy remained silent for several seconds.
"So Yuta meant that the Scorpion Organization would attack the academy, but neither I nor the other spies were informed that they would attack strange students."
"But how did Yuta know that, given his animosity towards the Scorpion Organization?"
"Because he was one of the children who underwent the angel-dragon and demon gene transfer," Kaito thought to himself as he watched the presentation.
His gaze shifted to Catherine Yusubra, the head of the elite class, and Bao Xin Yi and Professor Tao Xin Pei, specialists in the history of Qi and alchemy.
They were observing the current situation calmly, which brought a slight smile to his face. After all, the strong survive and the weak die. Why not use this to indirectly eliminate the useless?
This thought was circulating among the headmaster, his deputy, and the professors. The academy was not a place for easy comfort and advancement.
It was the greatest The academy was a global phenomenon, but on the other hand, the death of students was commonplace; a considerable number of students died every year.
Everything has its price: advancement, glory, and living within a place where all possibilities are available. Death was an expected outcome.
However, what angered the director and his deputy was not the attack itself, but the audacity of the Scorpion Organization in openly attacking and destroying the reputation and standing of the prestigious Verselkin Academy.
But the academy's director, Soliver, radiated confidence that he would resolve everything and prevent the fall of Verselkin's global status.
As for the deceased students, Soliver wasn't bothered because healers of the highest rank, the Holy God, could resurrect the dead. Their level was HIGH EXTERVESAL, so doing something like that wasn't impossible; it was as easy as drinking water.
Soliver had anticipated interference from the Scorpion Organization, as he had been a part of them previously and was relatively familiar with their way of thinking. Therefore, he had brought the five most famous healers in the world.
"It seems that "My plan is proceeding as I intend. Making the Scorpion Organization a tool to eliminate trashy students is a wonderful and enjoyable thing."
"Kaito Ishikawa, do you think I don't know who you are? A filthy chameleon-like monster's soul inside the body of the Sunday brightest human fighter? Truly pathetic."
"Haaaaa, yet your time hasn't come yet, you damned chameleon. I'll have a long talk with you when the time is right," Soliver muttered to himself in a calm, confident tone as he watched what was happening on Jeju Island and towards the other Kaito Ishikawa.
On Jeju Island, the Scorpion Organization's followers were moving towards the island's center at high speed.
While fighting waves of monsters that constantly blocked their path without showing any intention of stopping.
After hearing the signal, Sunday Scorpion's deputy, Crimson, who was in the middle of Jeju Island,
who was currently facing both Lucy and Beatrice,
twice the speed of their movement due to sensing the energy of a student with great power.
As they ran, they encountered Jian Yi perched high in the branches of a tree, his gaze cold and his pupils the color of pink plum blossoms.
Jian Yi's gaze held a heavy dose of murderous intent and disgust as he watched them rush toward him at twice the speed at which they had been leaping through the dense branches of Jeju Island.
Although they were capable of flying, it made them easily detectable and caused them to lose an advantage.Surprise
The 26 soldiers, ranging in rank from Legend to Saint and Expert Ruler, all deputies of the Crimson Scorpion, came to a halt.
Five Saints and one Expert Ruler led the vanguard, commanding the rest with unwavering resolve and high discipline.
Jian Yi scanned the Scorpion Order's followers, discovering that even the strongest among them was one level weaker than him, being a Saint Ruler.
He spoke coldly, sword in hand, "You are followers of the Scorpion Order, it seems."
"That's irrelevant. For now, the only thing you need to know is that you will die. Any final words?"
Jian Yi radiated energy throughout his body as he addressed the Scorpion Order's followers, who were so weak that their experience would only postpone their inevitable demise in a face-to-face fight.
Despite this, Jian Yi showed no intention of engaging them. Face to face, they finished them off in a single attack.
The masters remained silent for several seconds as they looked towards Jian Yi.
The atmosphere remained tense for several seconds before the Scorpion Order's followers burst into laughter. In their eyes, Jian Yi was still at the level of a half-ruler, and the Saint-Rank fighters with him, if they joined forces, could easily defeat him.
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha"
"Hahahahahahahahahahaha"
"Arrogant fool! Do you think you're above everyone else?"
"You'll die because of your arrogance, so don't blame us, blame yourself, you bastard!"
"Just because you're talented doesn't mean you're invincible. Remember my words, Jian Yi."
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Jian Yi listened to their chatter for several minutes before his body began to transform into a dusting of beautiful pink plum blossoms.
He then turned towards the Scorpion Order's followers, who They were oblivious to what he was doing in the form of a pink cloud.
The cloud of blossoms collided with a plum blossom, each blossom containing a sword blade aimed at the followers, swallowing them whole.
He sliced them apart, turning them into a mash of flesh, blood, and bones. A wave of blood, bones, flesh, and scraps of clothing erupted into the air.
The sight was truly grotesque. The figures were completely mutilated corpses, and the protruding eyeballs caused some onlookers to faint or suffer severe psychological trauma.
Jian Yi moved his sword, brushing the blood off it, while muttering calmly, "I told you you would die. On top of that, you think you're still only half-rulers? What a bunch of fools! I trained harder than hell to become a holy ruler. Ha ha, fools!"
Jian Yi vanished from the scene, leaving the ground littered with the bodies of the followers, the organized, minced remains he had begun. Monsters devoured them as soon as Jian Yi left.
Across Jeju Island, students shared the same mindset: kill or be killed. There was no room for rest. Death hovered around them, swords were at their throats, and the sea prevented their escape.
The only way to survive was to fight for their lives. Otherwise, they were better off dying without pointless drama.
While the students were fighting in a hopeless situation, several masters appeared—about 15 masters of the Expert Ruler level.
They attacked the members of the Scorpion Organization without showing a shred of fear, confident that they would be revived by high-level magic.
After noticing the students, exhausted from the events of the past few days and facing the organization's followers,
their confidence was shaken, and their vitality returned to fight once more, confident that their chances of survival had increased significantly.
"The masters are on the island. How did that happen? We weren't informed." "The group leader spoke in shock as the professors struggled to repel Sunday's attack.
Since the recruitment requirements stipulated that a professor be a highly skilled fighter in their field, the professor's level was that of an expert ruler or higher. Anything less would not be allowed to join the academy. Therefore, fighting the followers was organized and not difficult.
However, the professors were extremely tired. They had suffered the same ordeal as the students of the previous 11 days, repelling waves of monsters emanating from dungeons of XX and XXX ranks.
These monsters were too dangerous for students of their current level to handle.
Furthermore, the followers of the Scorpion Organization were cunning and deceitful, fighting with no integrity whatsoever.
Nevertheless, the Scorpion Organization was a hidden test set by the academy to eliminate students and demonstrate that the academy showed no mercy to the weak and refined elite students to reveal their true potential.
Although this matter would cause a stir for several months, the academy director..." Freslakin Soliver and the professors participating in the test were completely uninterested in them.
Across all five continents, people watched with intense interest every move and moment that occurred on Jeju Island.
However, the higher powers showed no intention of taking action. Their sons and best warriors within their clans and tribes were busy developing their abilities and skills.
As for the clans that had sent their sons, they stood idly by. Even if they sent soldiers to support and protect their heirs, they wouldn't arrive in time, as Jeju Island was several hundred kilometers from the mainland.
Furthermore, most of the students were from Central Continent, comprising 68%, while the remaining 32% came from the other four continents.
However, the students who hadn't received support from the professors were still in a state of panic after hearing the announcement from one of the Crimson Scorpion's deputies.
They were, after all, just students, and their enemies were highly experienced and terrifyingly powerful. There were 441 members of the Scorpion organization, divided into 16 squads, scattered throughout Jeju Island. Each squad consisted of 26 fighters, and their leader, the Crimson Scorpion, was roaming the area, searching for something.
But the panic didn't last long. The professors rallied to support students in several areas, though there were still some areas they hadn't reached.
Fights broke out between students and members of the Scorpion organization.
Currently, in a private guest room at the Tae family mansion, Tae Hoon and Tae Shini, the great leader of the Tae clan, were sitting on mats at a table with some fine wine.
"How are you, brother Tae Shini? I heard that the Scorpion organization..."The scorpion moved, attacking the academy students. "Tai Hoon spoke calmly as he sipped his wine.
"Yes, it will be a tough scholarship for those students. I was planning to recruit several, but then I saw that student named Seok. He has a strange kind of dome, unlike any I've ever seen. Healing domes and domes that release energy from the atmosphere. He can manipulate concepts and laws within them."
"He has amazing abilities and will be useful in our fight against the demonic path. Am I right?"
"Yes, you're right, but that's if he survives this scholarship first. After that, we'll consider recruiting him and his friend Soo Ho, as they would make a perfect duo."
A smile spread across Tae Shini's face as he downed his wine in one gulp.
"You're always wise, Sheikh Tae Hoon. That's why I made you my right-hand man, the one I always turn to."
"Hahahaha, thank you, brother Tae Shini. Hearing that from you makes my heart leap with joy." Tae Hoon laughed loudly as he spoke, downing a glass of wine in one gulp as a toast to their brothers.
While they were chatting amongst themselves, one of the clan's followers arrived, his face etched with worry and fear.
Both Tae Shini and Tae Hoon knelt before him, trying to hide their trembling.
"S...Mr. Tae Shini and Great Detective Tae Hoon, there's some bad news."
The expressions on both Tae Shini and Tae Hoon's faces softened as they looked at the follower, who was shaking violently.
"What is it? Did some criminals escape from the Underworld prison, or what?" Tae Shini's tone was calm, waiting patiently for the follower's reply.
The follower remained silent for several minutes, struggling to find the words to say. "Mr. Tae Sao Mi, the Spirit Stone, which indicated whether someone was alive or dead, has inexplicably died. It was destroyed."
"And that's not all. We learned this through spies embedded within the other clans... Jiang Ji Jinhai of the Heaven and Earth Sect, who reached the rank of Supreme Ruler, and the Imperial Jade Sect Saint, Zhai Ming, who also reached the rank of Supreme Ruler.
Jiang Ji Jinhai of the Heaven and Earth Sect, who reached the rank of Supreme Ruler, and the Imperial Jade Sect Saint, Zhai Ming, who also reached the rank of Supreme Ruler.
Mao Ling Xin, one of the young masters of the Mao Clan, all of whom were Expert Ruler-ranked, died at the same time as the young master, Tai Sao Mei, in a manner that defies comprehension.
Tai Xin shattered a wine glass, turning it into brown dust, as he glared at his subordinate with pure fury.
"It seems that the so-called Venerable of the Last Patch Master, Bing Tao Xin, murdered Tai Sao Mei and influential figures from powerful sects and clans. Am I right, Tai Hun?"
"No, you're mistaken. Tai Xin, the Venerable of the Last Patch Master, Bing Tao Xin, is not the murderer."
A feeling of bewilderment washed over him. Anger welled up in Tai Shini's heart, prompting him to dismiss a follower before he could say anything that was on his mind.