Dark Magus Returns

The same type of beast had been used in each of the events so far; all of them were at the same level. And although they had seen some impressive things from the students so far when dealing with them, it was the first time the crowd witnessed this.

The beast was running forward, charging towards a solo student. When it got closer, its heavy footsteps started to calm down until it completely stopped.

Now looking at Raze, the beast tucked in its head slightly toward its chest, giving off the appearance that it was almost bowing, or perhaps even begging the person in front of them.

Yet that didn't make any sense; how was that even possible? The crowd had quietened down just like the beast as they looked at this scene.

Eventually, though, the beast lifted its head and started to look around.

"What the, why didn't that beast attack that student?"

"Aren't all beasts meant to be bloodthirsty? They kill humans on sight. This beast is from a portal break, right?"

"The student probably just smells or something; some beasts have sensitive noses, right?"

"Do you think the Demonic Faction knew this and planted something on him?"

Soon, though, the crowd forgot about what they saw because the beast had set its eyes on Beret and Kaylie again, who were standing next to each other.

It scraped its large feet across the floor and started to charge right at them.

"Alright, this time, don't jump forward; let me attack first!" Kaylie asked.

"No, if I hit him on the head, then you pull one of its legs. I think that would be better," Beret replied. "Trust me; I'm the fastest person on our team."

It didn't matter, though, because in the middle of the beast running toward them, Brack, who had originally been hit and crashed into the wall on the side, had leapt up and landed right on top of the beast's head.

Now hanging onto the beast, he lifted his sword and continued to stab the beast in the back of the neck.

"How dare you do something like that, die, die, die!" He repeatedly shouted as he continued to stab the beast.

Both Beret and Kaylie saw this as their chance as they ran in closer to attack the beast with their techniques.

Eventually, Kaylie had pulled the beast by its leg, and luckily, Beret had attacked the other leg at the same time, causing the beast to fall on its back.

Brack flipped himself in the air, and on the way down with his sword, he stabbed it right through the beast's face, causing blood to splatter up, and the enemy was eventually defeated.

Finally, the first event was completed, as all three factions had managed to accomplish the task, but there was no question about it; it was clear who had taken the longest and who would be considered being in last place for the event.

The Demonic Faction almost took three times as long as the others.

Covered in blood, Brack was walking back to the viewing area and had passed both Mantis and 'Jake'.

"Great job, you two, thanks for helping us out there, rather than just standing around with your hand on your dick," Brack said.

"I thought you claimed to be the strongest and best; wouldn't the strongest and the best be able to do something like this on their own?" Mantis commented back.

While Raze had said nothing and just walked back along with the others.

"The first event has been completed!" the announcer shouted. "With that, I can tell you the official results: in first place, the Light Faction has received 5 points; in second place, the Dark Faction has received 3 points.

"And lastly, the Dark Faction has received 1 point for completing the task but coming in last place."

With the results of the first event declared, it was time for a break for the crowd, to gather some food and allow the students to rest up before the next event.

More food was delivered as well as a number of Qi pills for them to use for recovering their energy.

At the same time, the betting odds were updated, and it wasn't looking particularly good for the Demonic Faction with everything that had occurred.

In the crowd itself, Alba and Cronker were evaluating the situation.

"Do you still think the same way?" Cronker asked. "That they can win with just him."

"Of course," Alba replied, her voice not as confident as the first time. "I mean, he's just got handicapped with his teammates having lost a few brain cells here and there."

"Well, people with a keen eye would have noticed a few things here and there," Cronker said. "Although the Demonic Faction's students were a mess and would have done better if they were on their own, they had practically passed the assessment with only three people.

"It's hard to say whether the Light Faction or even the Dark Faction would be able to do that. Sure, Simyon's body is incredibly strong, but does he have the strength to defeat the beast on his own?"

"In their own crazy way, the Demonic Faction has shown some of their strength, and then there was that."

Some of the crowd had talked about what they had seen with the beast cowering, but it wasn't a big deal for many of them.

They thought of it just as something strange that had occurred, and would much rather talk about the impressive feats of the Dark Faction and the Light Faction.

So they had seemingly forgotten about the Demonic Faction, other than them just becoming a laughing stock, and the same thoughts were being spread in the Light Faction room.

"All of you did a great job," Beatrix said, looking at the five students. "Your hard work has paid off; from what we've seen, there should be nothing for you to worry about until we reach the individual stages."

The five members nodded, but Hanna didn't look too pleased.

"What's wrong? Is it because of that student from the Dark Faction?" Beatrix asked.

Hannah nodded. "How was he able to copy me? It took me years to perfect something like that."

"Nothing can beat the real thing," Beatrix said as she bent down to eye level with her student. "But if you are to go up against him again, then it's best to use your techniques only when you need to. If he can really copy anything he can see just once, well, then only show them once, right?"

At the same time, there was much discussion in the Dark Faction as well. Most of the adults were talking about the Light Faction and what to do with them.

"It appears that the Light Faction is the only ones we need to worry about for these events then," Gavin commented.

"Really? Do you think so?" Murkel replied. "What's your evaluation, Amir?"

"My evaluation," Amir was surprised to be asked this. "It's still too early to tell. Safa has yet to show her skills to the people, and no one has really been pushed. Although the Demonic Faction performed horribly, it doesn't mean much at this stage, especially when we haven't seen two of them act yet."

"Right," Murkel replied. "And I'm sure you felt it as well; one of them is making my stomach churn slightly."