Trials II

What is the Trial of the Blue Crown Cavern? It was something simple, survive in the allotted time or kill every enemy they send out at you.

After the announcement of the Overseer, we were made to follow deeper into the cavern where there were ninety doors. After two years in this place, there were now only ninety people.

There used to be seven hundred fifty of us, but little by little, those who showed no advancement got 'escorted' out of the cavern. The ones who will manage to take this trial are those who showed promising talents.

= "Enter the appropriate number of your number." = The Overseer who was standing in front of the group said aloud. In the ninety doors, there were huge numbers written on it.

The numbers were painted red and were hard to miss. I went to my door and said to Viryon who was nearby, = "Goodluck, Vir." = I was the one who made that nickname.

= "You too, Xir.." = He entered his door, and only I was the one left behind in that roo.

= "069, is there a problem?" = the Overseer asked me. I secretly turned to him before answering, = "There is none." =

= "069 is a good crop indeed, for him to reach Silver-grade Rank-3 within two years is good, for him to keep up with 073 (Viryon) he s quite good. If we can get 069, 073, and 089 (Van) to team up and have someone support them then that would be quite a great team. Alas, for that to actually happen they have to survive this first." = The Overseer was speaking to himself and from his tone, it seems like he is expecting a lot of blood to be spilled in this trial.

Inside the 069 passage, it was well lit and the rocks surrounding me were quite spacious. It provided enough room for me to move. I brought out my Medallion (A kind of wand that can be worn in the neck and can be used without being held. It is an expensive artifact given to me after they learned of my genius meaning my Nine Mage Channels. I have to hold my crutches so I need a medium like this.) and began my preparation on my entry of the room.

= "Oh Wind Mana heed my call of help, may you lessen my weight and increase my speed, [Feather Weight]." =

A simple Tier-1 (Silver Grade) spell to lighten my body and make it easier to move.

= "Great Mother Earth assist your child and give me your protection, [Earthen Embrace]. Raging Flames I ask of you to scorch the world that wishes to harm me, [Flame Robe]. Forgiving Waters give me vitality to vanquish my enemies, [Water Line]." =

Two protective barriers both a Tier-1 Spell and a support spell to increase my vitality and stamina which is one of my weaknesses it was also a Tier-1 spell. I have no completed my preparation and began heading deeper into the room.

Mages have weak defense compared to Martials. They are weak so heading into any uncharted place, a barrier must be erected. Safety is the first that must come to mind even if one is an Attack Mage.

Although most Mages prefer to erect barriers and protective spells in battles to conserve as much mana as possible, Xir was different because his mana reserves were deep.

= "Is your preparation completed?" = (Lethias), she had been appearing and disappearing whenever she pleases so much so that I got used to her coming out and abruptly saying something without any warning.

= "I have, and this place is really creeping me out." = I have a bad feeling about this. Although this place was brightly lit, everything else seemed to deem that I can't make a proper distinction as to what is going to come out.

= "Great Wind my friends, run free and scour the lands and become my eyes, [Wind Detection]." = I cast another tier-1 spell to see if any other being is inside this place with me.

A gust of wind came out my body and head deep into the passage, = "There you are." = At the end of the passage, I sensed something resting at its very depths.

Xiron was informed of this and he nodded his head.

= "Information?" = Lethias asked.

= "A quadrupedal monster, its strength is around peak Silver-grade rank-3. What do you think?" =

= "Fight it, this is a good time for you to increase your experience. This is your orders, go and defeat without using any tier-2 spells (gold-rank), Dusk can be taken out but nothing more. But when you feel like you can't beat it, then you can use tier-2 spells." =

Lethias' orders are my mission and my training. For the past two years, thanks to her guidance, my advancements had been fast but I lack any experience that will help me in a fight. She hoped that in this meeting with a monster, it will become a precious experience.

I agreed to her orders and head deeper into the passage. After reaching the passage, there was a wide space where an Armored Black Panther was resting. At my appearance, the Armored Black Panther growled at me.

I turned to Lethias, = "Can I really kill this? This Panther is three meters large!." =

= "That's on you, kill or be killed, I can't help you on this one."

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