Chapter 148: Dominate (4)

*6 months later*

Perseus POV

I know, I know, it's been a while since you last saw me, but I'll be quick, I'm 16 now and I'm almost at the 6th star, my daily rigorous training everyday for the past 6 months have sped me up significantly, luckily grandma Lynda came by often to give me food, because I was exhausting an average 20k calories a day.

People of this world consume more calories than my previous one since using magic also consume a small amount of stamina along with mana, though it's usually insignificant, using it a lot builds up, you need to use it if you want to survive the chief.

I got about a week left for the talent stages and so I am now making my way to Tehios where Lilith called a guy who said will not discriminate against me and give me a pass if I actually show talent to be able to survive 7 star level fighters and above which is already guaranteed at this point.

I wanted to go to the eastern continent and do it there while secretly investigating that church, but grandpa Laker refused for that to happen knowing their reputation and instead suggested to train till now until a week left and come to Tehios instead, if I still can't pass, he'll contact a person who owes him a favor to get a corrupt official to vouch for me.

I only got a week, so I didn't have time to explore Tehios or anything as I rush to the venue, it's this underground cage fight scenes, this venue have people fight with only their physical bodies, no magic or anything, it's a place for people who sucks at magic to have a chance to join in.

Just because someone is on the same star level, it doesn't mean that they're equal, and this particular venue is a great place for that, I heard that the leader of the heroes have gotten a pass from here as well since that paladin is a person blessed even more than me in the physical department, out of all the heroes, 3 have made the cut, one of which is that teacher.

And in the span of that time, the heroes are now at the 3rd star level at the bare minimum, but it's obvious that only that the teacher hero or Rolan something will be the sole person of that group to get into the main tournament, and one of the top 4 favorites is a person coming from the anti magic cult as well, it's going to be good to meet them within the span of the next few months.

The preliminary stages in in the next 2 months, so I got until then to go around, I got my weapon ready for the main one and I also got the 5 star wires that I made to have a unique and strange way of fighting to surprise people in the early stages so no one will know my style.

Zach pestered me every now and then with tons of call asking why I chose to not study under his teacher, but I didn't give him my reasons as I focused on polishing my skills on my own with Dawn's advices. I still pay for for regular services though, he proved useful in scouting on who I should look out for in this tournament.

The main tournament starts in 6 months, I don't have a lot of time. Time passes quick for me unlike a certain guy who's still the same age after decades of the show going on basically nonstop. Counting from now, I got 4 and half years to match up with the demon lord, and this progress might not make it in time.

The war between the 2 races is intensifying, there are already news of small conflicts and it won't be long till there will be deaths resulting from it.

Anyway, underground cage fight, let's go, I saw the official whom Lilith described to me and I then signed up for a match up, if I win impressively, I will go book a room in a nearby hotel where I shall be given a letter of invitation to the preliminary rounds in the morning.

I then have 2 months to investigate the eastern continent, Lilith has given me a hint that the eastern church has already interfered in the current preliminary round, but she wouldn't tell me what it is, I have Zach investigate the matter and found nothing so far.

The preliminaries is also nicknamed the humiliation stage, they plan on doing something to me then because they know they can't stop me from joining. As Lilith said in chapter 130...

'The prelims is nicknamed as the humiliation stage, prospects who make it there, even if they are expected to lose, they'll give a lot of people a run for their money. So if you lose badly without even giving a fight, your whole reputation will be ruined as people will discredit everything you do. Unlike the human nobles who reach the 8 star level through riches and supplements, these people honed themselves to reach there and be worthy of it.'

I would have went to the eastern continent and get a pass from there to send a message to that stupid church that I'm coming after their asses, but Zach has given me a warning a couple days before I came to Tehios.

'They've gotten words out to not let you pass.' he reported 'I'm giving this information for free since you're my client so don't go to any talent stages in the 4 continents and just go straight for Tehios like your grandfather advise, don't underestimate their influence.'

The guy in front of me is about 2.4m tall with muscles for days, he's only a 6 star, but I can see that he's more on the end of the 7 star level in close combat, which should be a good enough level for me to fight and get an easy pass.