Chapter 20– Ranking Dispute (2)

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"Come on and enjoy yourselves, you will need the food and rest in order to be prepared for your last trial of life and death inside the cave tomorrow . "

Sang In-Hyo turned his head and smiled as the food was finally placed in front of the children . He made a special emphasis on the fact that it was the final trial of life and death for them . But, Woon Seong picked up on the clause at the end that left more thoughts to be desired .

'Inside the cave that is… Hm . '

"We'll get out of the way, so enjoy yourself . "

At the end of the speech, all the instructors, including Senior Instructors, left their seats, and the children looked at the food in front of them with puzzled eyes .

There were mountains of food

There weren't any dishes that were not fancy enough to not be called an absolute delicacy .

It was a beautiful scene of wonderful dishes and meats that the children had never known in their lives .

Especially so when they started their lives in the Cave of Latent Demons .

Aside from the basic nutritional supplements, they were trainees who had never eaten any dishes that could seriously fill their stomachs .

As a result, natural hesitation arose within the children . But, there were four individuals who moved in between the hesitating 89 children,

The first one was No . 01 .

He moved slowly, packed a huge amount of food onto a plate, and headed to a corner to eat by himself .

Next was No 109 .

He approached quietly and went to the corner with some food while snarkily moving his eyes like a rabid animal, wary of anyone who tried to touch him or his food .

Next up was No . 17, Ah-Young .

She settled down on the table, kept her dignified appearance, and started to taste the various kinds of food .

And the last one among the four to move was, No . 900, Woon Seong .

After packing only a few different foods on the table, seemingly the same kind of small amount that the children had been receiving prior to this, Woon Seong took his small plate of food and returned to where he had been leaning against the wall and started to eat very slowly, savoring the small bits of food he received .

Soon, the puzzled and hesitant trainees noticed the situation and moved with excitement on their faces .

"Wow!"

"Let's eat!"

* * *

Sang In-Hyo, who was walking outside, called in a senior instructor to his side . It was the senior instructor in charge of the Third Hall of Latent Demons .

"I'm sure now that I've seen it with my own eyes . No . 900 has changed . How can one possibly look at him and think he was the 900th in terms of talent?"

"I was surprised to see it, too… . I was even more shocked to see that he had grown so much in the last 4 years, I didn't expect him to grow all the way to the level of a Demonic General . "

Sang In-Hyo smiled at the words .

"No, he's not just a Demonic General like the other three . That boy… he's already above the level of No . 01, 17 and 109 . "

At the words, the faces of the instructors who were listening to Sang In-Hyo, including the senior instructor in charge of the Third Hall, hardened .

Maybe that was why Sang In-Hyo asked the senior instructor in charge of No . 900's growth for his thoughts .

"What? Are you saying he's really stronger than 'her'? No . 900 is stronger than No . 17?"

Sang In-Hyo replied with a shrug .

"Well yes, but one thing is for sure . "

Sang In-Hyo stopped walking and glanced back, saying so .

Among the children who were scooping the food with delight earlier, Sang In-Hyo quietly observed Woon Seong's strength in more detail .

"That boy is a tiger among tigers . "

No . 900 .

He was someone Sang In-Hyo was sure would bring a great wave of change within the Cult .

* * *

The day of rest went by quickly .

The trainees enjoyed themselves when they were first given a break, but as the break ended, they couldn't erase their nervous expressions of what was next to come . This was because of the parting words that Sang In-Hyo had given them all .

'After a day's rest, there will still be the third and last trial of life and death within the Cave of Latent Demons . '

It was hard to imagine what it would be like, since the trials of life and death up till now, were all different .

Besides, they didn't get a proper rest, but only one day's worth .

However, there were some people who had little change in their facial expressions . Among those groups of children were Woon Seong, No . 17, No . 01 and No . 109 .

It was those who were confident in their abilities to make it through whatever was thrown their way .

They were also ones who ate moderately, checking their condition safely in preparation for the next trial ahead of time by not stuffing themselves .

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Woon Seong among them, even started to meditate and check his internal qi's condition .

Inside his dantian, he could feel the forces of qi from the Tempered True Blossom surging and writhing with unparalleled strength when compared to before the closed door training .

'I don't know what kind of Trial it will be, but I hope I can get through it with the iron bracers on, if possible . '

His strength was something he didn't want to show off to the limits if possible . It was always beneficial to hide one's true strength until it truly mattered .

If there was an unavoidable situation, Woon Seong would only display his full strength if his life was in actual danger or there would be no other witnesses .

'Once I know what the trial is, I can decide then . '

Woon Seong circulated the internal qi within his dantian calmly as he cracked his eyes open to a slit .

Then, he examined the strength of the other 2 individuals who had arrived first with him that he wasn't familiar with .

'No . 01 and No . 109 . '

They were said to be the top trainees within their respective halls of Latent Demons .

As he had heard the children talking amongst each other about the strongest individuals in their respective halls, Woon Seong could certainly confirm the rumors of them being strong were not exaggerated at all .

However, that was not to say that the three of them had similar levels of strength .

"No . 01 is just a half-step above No . 109 in terms of strength . "

Woon Seong determined he could defeat No . 109 with all of his bracers on .

He would likely be able to win confidently with his bracers on, as long as his strength was well balanced and his techniques were utilized properly

But the other two were a bit different . No . 01 and No . 17 .

Woon Seong wasn't sure if he could defeat No . 01 or No . 17 without taking his bracers off .

He would definitely be able to deal with them if he took off his bracers, but he was unsure of the results if he kept them on .

Woon Seong thought so and clicked his tongue .

'I'm not strong enough yet . '

It was just an excuse to not be able to defeat them with his bracers on . If he couldn't do that much, then he wasn't strong enough to get his revenge now or in the near future .

However, it wasn;t that he lacked effort . He just lacked time right now to train properly and surpass them .

At least that was what Woon Seong thought as he recalled the teachings of his master .

'Do not blame yourself for lack of effort in your training . As long as you commit yourself to your training diligently, you will always be able to seek the results you wish for . '

Woon Seong felt a sadness creep up in his mind as a tear rolled down his cheek .

However, it was quickly replaced with a fearsome and murderous intent that viciously erupted within his mind as he quickly recalled his goal of killing all those who sinned against his master .

'They will pay with their blood . '

Woon Seong's eyes emitted a fierce glow as the sun slowly creeped upon the Cave of Latent Demons

It was time to start the third Trial of Life and Death .