ch4 first room

As Cross raise his wand he aimed at one pacific target before firing a spell mana blast then quickly aiming for the other and firing another mana blast he continued until he was proficient with it, Now he aimed at a target before firing he aim at another one hitting the first one he fired to the second one and repeated the same thing until he has destroyed half the target at a time on 1 minute.

"Finally I destroyed half in 1 minute," He said before sitting on the ground with a loud thud. He was breathing heavily by the amount of work he did. He has been practicing for half the day just to complete half of what he needed to do.

"I hope the rewards at the end of this is great or ill really would scream in irritation. Haaa god is really making things hard for me" He said with a small smile before laughing. He stayed still and just rested while he drags his backpack towards him and opened it getting some food and water to eat. As he was exhausted and slowly replenishing his mana.

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I on the other hand was going towards the other teachers/instructors of the Magi Magician academy. They wanted to talk about their own personal student they want and also the arrangement of all the classes. My step carries strength in every time I took I can feel and hear the stones near me slowly break to dust but not in a visible way. Only the strongest magician can feel its surroundings with the slight change in it.

As I got in front of the door I opened it and went inside. I can see that everyone was ready there and was waiting for me. I smiled and slowly took my seat. Once I sat down the Old man smiled and started to speak in an old grandpa voice.

"Now that we were all here we can discuss certain things...First off Your personal disciples/student of the year... I suspect everyone here has already got one?" He said and they nodded their head but I didn't and just smiled at him. He looks at me and slightly chuckles.

"And what about your dream? Have you found one?" He said with a slight smile on his face while his hands were rubbing his staff.

"Well not yet anyway *Chuckles* I was still seeing if he could survive my test you see *Chuckles*," I said while giving a small laugh that made James mad at me. He is the fire magician of the academy and also a third-tier mage. He is easily angered and would always shout at anyone for doing anything he dislikes.

"Dream can you at least give him a real test not just killing him by sending him to a dungeon!!!" James said punching the table with his fist clench looking at me.

"Well he is my student so I can do anything I want *Chuckles* And you can't do anything about it," I said tilting my head down and covering my mouth with my hands before laughing slightly.

"Why you!!" He said pointing his wand at me with rage. His face was red and some veins were popping out from it.

"Stop you two," The old man said releasing powerful oppression at me and James. But as for me I just relax and James was sweating like crazy. This is the distance of our power as I am now a six-core mage and him being only third core. We were worlds apart from each other but tier isn't the always answer a blue fire mage at the third core can beat a normal fire mage with a fifth core. It is also the elements with them. The power scale here is very different it's like there's non at all.

As we both keep quiet the old man sigh in exhaustion by our bickering. He shook his head same as the others. We continued our meeting after our fuss was over.

"So I would explain which class you would be teaching for the year...." After that, he started to explain to us what would be going on at this time of year. First, in the first two months, we would be teaching the basics of magic to all the students in the third to fifth month we would be teaching basic spells and how to increase their damage and how can they minimize the consumption of magic at that. six to ninth month months we would be teaching materializing their element on their body to defend them. tent to twelve months we would be doing a battle experience expedition to the howling woods a few miles away from the academy.

"That's is everything we will be doing in this following year. After that, we would be sending them on their way to experience the world. After all, war is approaching we need them to learn faster and the only way is thru experience" The old man said before letting us got to know when and where we will be teaching for the year.

Everyone left and I headed to my room. Sitting down in a comfy chair I look at Cross. Who has already replenish his mana reserve. He started one more by pointing his wand at a target imagining him hitting it and being destroyed. With a wave of his hands, he fired a barrage of mana ball that brings small destruction enough to severely harm a normal man.

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Every time he fired he was getting more and more proficient in it. Until finally he has done it. He completed the first trial. He plummeted to the ground hard with a thud. "haa Did...It...Haa... Out of mana again *Sigh* " He shook his head and rested for the next part. He still has 12 hours till morning so he got some sleeping bag from his backpack. He lay down and sleep peacefully.

"He has done it *Chuckles* His gift is really strong even a genius in this world would take a week to do what you did *Chuckles* Now then have a good rest now," I said standing up from my seat and flow towards a friend of mine. The county of Dragons.

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While I was heading into the country of the dragon to meet my friend that I have gotten to know in my journey. Cross was now going true what he has learned he can stay in the room to rest or go out now.

He desired to stay for the rest of the time before going to the next one. He closes his eyes and slept for a few hours before opening them again. He sits on the ground and took out the map that I haded for him. He opened it and look at the note.

'Little Cross once you have done the first room rest there till you are in your best before heading in the second room but before that, you will need to take a puzzle or a maze good luck second note is after you finish the second room ok? Cya'

Cross sigh to himself and took a little food from his backpack he has a food supply for 12 days and 20 days Watters supply as there is literally fresh water coming out of the ground with some ground well or water well on the walls.

After eating he stood up and walk towards the door. It was 6 meters high fulls engrave in gold with an oni mask pattern to it. there is a keyhole in the mouth that Cross wand can feet into as there isn't any key that drops from anywhere or appears anywhere he looks.

He filled his wand and insert it before the door opening showing a maze. The walls were rotating everywhere making anyone who goes in it may be lost forever. But outside of its illusion it as juts a straight line to the next room. Liam walks forwards not knowing what to do.

*GRUUUU*

He looks back to only see walls behind him. " Seriously? How am I gonna get out of this? My master is crazy as hell even god is crazy but hey I'm also a crazy man" Cross said running aimlessly. As I watch him run around in circles I laugh out loud. Cross moves from left to right then right again as there is walls appearing every time he turns to the left or right.

He stops for a moment before walking forward touching the walls it feels so real yet not. Liam raises one of his eyebrows before pushing forward...Until the walls crash and shatter. Cross look around and only to see a straight line to the other door. The sight o himself of how dumb this maze and everything in the dungeon and also its maker... "Ay wait I'm the maker!"

As I scream to my self Cross made it in front of the door and try to open it but there was a voice coming from the door that startled him. "Who seeks entry must answer my riddle!" The door said Cross berth before speaking. "Tell me the riddle and ill answer it"

"Mmmmm You can run but you can't hide what are you!" The door said while Cross think for a moment. "I can run but I can't hide what am I? What can run but can't hide. Door what do you mean hide what kind of hide is it?" Ask Cross to the door as the door answered. "Hide from someone" "Then I answered my self I can run but can't hide if my master is angry at me! And he is the only one who will be!" "Mmmmm that is reasonable you may enter," Said the door before opening and showing what was inside. It shows a wooded sparrow it was small only 60 cm in size eyes as black as the void. The bird cried. *CRRRRRRRRR* "F**k, now I know why the first room is so hard that because this room is two or trice harder," Cross said as he got his wand ready to fight.