Cursed Immortality

Jacob followed the other participants toward the Warrior Nightmare Arena.

A fierce mountain troll was standing at the big entrance of the arena, holding a long blue spear, giving off an imposing aura.

"Those who were in the Common Type move left on the first floor, and those who are in the Rare Type move right toward the second floor!" He coldly stated.

Jacob didn't react much and moved as he was told, and the large crowd turned into a small group when he moved toward the second floor. Because a Rare Type of exam wasn't a joke, and very few would take it every month, the passing rate was even more miserable!

When everyone reached the second floor, it was pretty spacious, and there were nametags like the place where Jacob entered the second floor was Area, C-10, while his destination was Area, E-30.

"Keep moving until you find your allocated area. If someone were in the wrong area at the start, they would be deemed failed!" A cold voice resounded in the spacious hall, which was coming from a speaker!

"Those with Arena below C move to the right pathway, and those above area C move to the left pathway." Another voice sounded at this moment.

Afterward, Jacob didn't have to wander long and quickly found Area, E-30 after crossing Area D-20, which was actually just a spacious corridor, and some participants were gathering there.

As Jacob approached that small group.

An Orc who was standing in the Area, E-30, suddenly drew Jacob's attention. He was startled when he saw the appearance because it looked exactly like Pig Face except for its dark gray fur, and he was taller!

Realization dawned upon him at this moment, and he finally understood Pig Face's background!

'I still have that centipede in my pendant. Now that I'm in Rare Plains, I should find a way to use it and keep it under control.' Jacob suddenly thought of Eclipse Alipes Imhoff, aka Brain-Hunter.

That Brain Hunter was clearly not something that could leave alone, so Jacob never tried to use it since he wasn't sure to control it, nor he knew how it was being controlled.

So, he left it in the infinity pendant before finding a way to control it completely.

Now that he saw that Pig Head Orc, he remembered again and started thinking about how to control it properly without being worried about it escaping his control.

Nevertheless, Jacob decided to mull over it after he was done here.

He found an empty corner and silently waited like others. No one was interested in talking with each other since they might turn into enemies in this test.

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On the fifth floor of Nightmare Knight Legion's hundred-story building,

At this moment, there were people coming entering this spacious room with a giant screen and rows of chairs in front of it.

Douglas and Nathanael also appeared at this moment and picked a seat before sitting down without making a sound.

Douglas spoke in a whispering voice, "What do you think about him (Jacob)?"

Nathanael looked at the blank screen with an ambiguous smile, "He's indifferent but not a fool. This is all I can say for now.

"Let's watch his performance first. If he didn't have magic potential but became a 1-Star Nightmare Knight or not, then he'll be under me. It had already been decided. But I'll be out of here in disappointment if he had magic potential." He revealed smilingly.

Douglas's reaction was calm as if he had already known, "But isn't it too early to send him into your unit? He still has to go past basic training before sending toward the wild nation, or we'll be just losing an asset because of our own vacuity!"

Nathanael didn't retort and subtly replied, "If he became a 1-Star Nightmare Knight, then there's no need for the basic training. Trust me, this kind of person learns from the experience much more quickly. He's a wild breed. He had no place in the here but the battlefield."

Douglas sneered at this moment, "You just want a new toy for yourself, and I'm quite surprised that they let you even have that guy despite knowing your previous conduct!"

Nathanael didn't seem angry. Instead, his smile widened, which was no longer amiable but appalling!

Douglas sensed a cold chill in his spine and shut his mouth, no longer speaking anymore.

At this moment, the screen suddenly lit up as a cold voice sounded in the room.

"Dear observers, the Nightmare Knight Legion Entrance Test is about to begin, and to make it fair; we'll live broadcast it to our legion's members and their guests present!"

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In the Area, E-30,

The same voice sounded,

Including Jacob, there were a total of 53 participants present in the Area, E-30.

"Dear participants, the test is about to start, and whoever will be appeared after this will be deemed failed even with a participant ticket without any exception!

"The present participants, please enter the Arena-E where the Test of Potential will be conducted by the Test Inspector!"

After this announcement, a door that led inside the arena-E suddenly opened, drawing everyone's attention.

Without any fuss, they all entered one by one.

When Jacob crossed the door, he appeared under a large doom, and there was a 100 square-meter transparent glass square in the center, which was clearly a fighting ring. Then there were empty spectator stands twenty meters away from this ring.

"Alright, everyone gathers around in two queues, on the right those who had taken this test before and the left newcomers!" A strong voice drew everyone's attention.

A three-meter-tall Barbarian in silver armor and a broad sword sheathed on his back was standing on the left side on a small platform. He was also a 1-Star Nightmare Knight.

Those participants followed his instruction and formed two queues while keeping a meter distance from each other.

To Jacob's surprise, he was the only one in the left queue, which meant everyone was retaking this exam except him!

Everyone stared at him like an anomaly at this moment.

Even the Barbarian was looking at him with great interest.

He spoke again, "My name is Jayceon, and I'll be your Inspector in this entrance exam. Since we have a newcomer, which is quite a rare sight around here, I'll have to explain the first test rules." Jayceon chuckled as he glanced at the masked Jacob, who looked emotionless.

Some participants also grin as they look down on Jacob because he is a newcomer with no idea what he is getting into.

Jayceon didn't delay and spoke, "The Test of Potential is as simple as it could get, as everyone could see this crystal ball behind me..."

"You're in the way. We can't see it!" Someone snickered in the crowd.

"Oh." Jayceon quickly reacted and instantly sidestepped, revealing a one-meter-long pillar. On this pillar was a white crystal ball that was four feet in diameter.

Jayceon continued with his explanation, "Ahem, so as everyone can see, this is a Magic Detection Crystal, and if anyone had magic potential, it would glow, and that person may directly pass this exam and become a Nightmare Magic Knight.

"Since the lot of you are repeating this test, then this means you have no magic potential, so we should've moved to the second test. However," His eyes landed on Jacob and smiled, "However, since we have a newcomer, the test of potential had to proceed.

"Alright, newbie, give me your participant ticket, place your hands on this crystal, and then pray that it lit up."

However, no one laughed because they all knew how it felt when that damn crystal lay dormant and crushed their dreams of coming in contact with fabled Magic.

They all thought this newbie would suffer the same thing because magic knights were just too rare, and those races with such potential were all in the central provinces.

Jacob's eyes also shimmered with anticipation because Magic was something he wanted the most after Immortality. After all, it simply meant unimaginable power and possibilities.

So, he moved toward the platform, handed his ticket to Jayceon, and then moved toward the white crystal.

Even those in spectator rooms were closely watching since Jacob's figure was showing on the screens right now.

Under everyone's sharp eyes, Jacob took a deep breath before placing his hands on the crystal.

Everyone intensely stared at the white crystal, with complete silence. Even Jayceon's playful expression had changed into a solemn one.

However, when a full minute passed, and there was still no light, everyone sighed because this meant this newbie also didn't have any affinity with Magic, and he was now probably so depressed that he won't be able to move for a long time.

Yet, Jacob simply removed his hands and chuckled, "As expected."

He then looked at Jayceon and asked, "What now?"

Jayceon felt like something was wrong with this guy's head, or he simply didn't know what kind of opportunity he had missed, and he would be mediocre his whole life.

However, right at this moment, everyone's eyes suddenly went wide as they looked behind Jacob!