Kneel

[Second Test.]

Monica stood before the 35 youngsters and began:

"For the second test, known as Beast Taming... As the name suggests, we'll see how well you can tame Beasts..."

She smiled.

"If you already have a tamed Beast, you automatically pass this stage, but if you don't, you'll have to tame the Perfect-stage Beasts available... If you succeed, the Beast is yours."

The youngsters cheered loudly.

"Yes!! My family can finally have a Beast!!"

"Me too!! Ah! You don't know how happy I am!!"

"When do we start?!"

"Yes! When?!!"

Monica calmly looked at the group and spoke:

"We'll start right after we know who has Beasts... Note! If your Beast is only Ordinary-stage, you'll have to take the test and try to tame a Perfect-stage Beast... Understand?!"

"Understood!!"

"Good. Those of you with Beasts should step forward and call them out."

Advika, Mariana, Mitchell, and ten more youngsters stepped forward.

Monica and the rest were surprised to see Christopher standing with them.

Monica remained silent. 'We'll see what Beast he has,' she thought.

Mitchell leaped forward, landing a few meters from the group.

"What is Young Master Mitchell doing?"

"Why did he create so much distance from us?"

"I don't know."

Everyone watched as Mitchell rubbed the red ring on his finger and spoke.

"Maximo, show yourself."

BOOOM!!!

A dense amount of energy burst from his ring, pushing all the youngsters standing 30 meters away back.

"Such energy! This might be an Elite-stage Beast!"

"Elite?! I'd say a Legendary-stage!"

BOOM!!!

A powerful energy blast exploded behind Mitchell, and a 20-meter-tall earth dragon appeared, smoke coming from its nostrils.

'What a show-off! It's just a Legendary-stage Beast; I thought it was a Mythical-stage,' Christopher rolled his eyes.

"Wow, Master Mitchell truly deserves his level," Monica said with a smile, adding, "You can withdraw your Beast."

Mitchell nodded and turned his gaze to Christopher, a smirk on his face.

"Return, Maximo."

The dragon turned into light and flew inside his ring... Mitchell then walked back to his spot... Taking his time, making the rest wait.

After a few minutes, Monica turned her head to Mariana:

"Miss Mariana, you're next."

Mariana nodded, stepped forward, and rubbed the bracelet on her wrist. Three lights flew out from it, taking the form of three 10-meter wolves—red, black, and white.

"Wow! Miss Mariana is amazing!"

"Yeah!! Three Elite-stage Beasts!"

"Impressive!!!"

Monica nodded approvingly and turned to Advika. "You're up, Advika."

Advika nodded and summoned her earth cat, which was only 4 feet tall.

Her Beast was only a Perfect-stage Beast, and with her previous result, it wasn't a surprise—at least she had a tamed Beast.

"Next."

All the youngsters summoned their Beasts, and after a few minutes, it was finally Christopher's turn.

"Master Christopher, please call forth your Beast; one is enough."

Christopher nodded and rubbed his ring.

"Come out, Rhino!"

Everyone stared as a blue light flew out from the ring and took the form of a two-meter-tall rhinoceros.

'This... I thought being a Legendary-level Tamer, he'd have a Legendary-stage Beast or better, a Mythical-stage... Not some Perfect-stage,' Monica thought for a few seconds and asked, "Master Christopher, is this your only Beast?"

Christopher turned towards her and shook his head. "I have two more."

"Are those two also Perfect-stage Beasts?"

"Yes," Christopher answered.

"Yes, a Perfect-stage Beast that can take down two Legendary-stage Beasts," Adonis said with a smile.

"Fufufufu... Brother is acting weak... This will be fun," Katherine said with a chuckle.

"Ha! The third test will be great!" Adonis smiled.

Angus, who sat behind the two, stared at them, confused. 'Is Master Christopher really hiding his strength? And how can a Perfect-stage Beast defeat two Legendary-stages?!'

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"Hmm... Your son is really full of surprises! Hahaha! What can a Perfect-stage Beast do? Look at Mitchell's and my daughter's Beasts... Can he survive the third stage?"

Vincent asked with a sneer, looking at Ethan, who was still smiling.

"You said it yourself; my son is filled with surprises... Just sit down and watch," Ethan said.

Vincent and the other heads frowned slightly.

'Why is he so confident?' Vincent thought, mildly confused, then turned his head to the head of the Borodino family.

"Mr. Boris, do you believe someone who's a Legendary-level Tamer will have a Perfect-stage Beast?"

Boris turned his head towards Vincent.

"I don't understand your meaning, Mr. Vincent?"

Vincent smiled at Ethan and said, "I think Christopher used some skill or gadget to get his reading—"

"—What nonsense are you saying, Vincent?!! How the hell can he achieve that?!"

"What?! He could transform his physique in a day; why wouldn't he be able to change the reading...?"

"What are you saying, Vincent?"

"Mr. Boris, I'm saying he should take the second test... If he can tame a Perfect-stage Beast, then I'll take back my words."

"Not only that, you'll also apologize to Ethan," Boris said flatly, staring at the stadium, adding, "If he can't tame the Beast, he fails the test."

Vincent thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Boris nodded and stood up from his seat.

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Monica nodded at Christopher. "You can withdraw your Beast. Next—"

"—Hold on, Principal Monica... I know all of you want to see the Legendary-level Tamer in action, so why not let him tame a Beast?"

Monica was stunned.

The next moment:

"Yes!! The head of the Borodino family is right!!"

"Yes, we want to see how a Legendary-level Tamer tames his Beasts!!"

"I accept!!"

"We want to know how!!!"

"This?" Monica was stunned; she turned her head to Christopher.

"What do you say, Master Christopher? Will you show the audience how?" She asked, adding quietly, "I know this isn't in the rules, but you should agree."

"Agree? He's a scared child who doesn't even know a single thing about Beasts; how can he tame any? That Beast he summoned might have already been tamed, and it's following the orders of its original master," Mariana said.

"What are you saying, Miss Mariana? That Beast belongs to Master Chris," Advika said.

Mariana turned her head to Advika.

"Who are you to speak in my presence? Just step back from me and mind your business!"

"You! Do you think because you have money and power, you're the boss here?!" Advika yelled, pointing a finger at Mariana's nose.

"How dare you?!! Do you know who my father is?!!"

"Why ask?!! Didn't your mother tell you?!!"

"....."

Mariana was stunned.

"Enough, both of you!"

Christopher glared at the two and turned his head to Monica.

"I accept. When do I start?"

Monica smiled and snapped her fingers.

BAM!!!

All the youngsters turned their heads to the door, a hundred meters away from them.

"Huh!!"

They were horrified to see more than five flaming, fearsome lions walking towards them, leaving flaming footprints behind.

"Those! Those are Elite-stage Beasts!!"

"Ten of them!!!"

The youngsters were horrified.

"Follow me, everyone."

Monica walked away, while the youngsters, including Mariana and Mitchell, followed her.

"Chris?"

"Are you worried about me?" Christopher turned his head to Advika, adding, "Don't be; these are just Elite-stage Beasts, nothing to sweat about."

"...Nothing to sweat about? Do you know how powerful the Hell Lions are?! And there are ten of them!!"

"I know."

Christopher turned his head to Monica.

"Miss Monica, if I tame these Beasts, will they belong to me?"

Monica sighed. "Yes... But you have to tame them first."

Christopher nodded and walked towards the Beasts, leaving Advika behind.

"Wow! Principal Monica is great! Do you think she also suspected something?" Vincent asked with a smile.

"The Hell Lions were caught from the Yellow Zone; they're one dangerous lion pride... That male at the front took down more than ten soldiers before it could be captured by a Tamer, but that Tamer wasn't able to tame it... Let's see if Master Christopher can," the head of the Felons family said.

"How do you expect him to achieve that?! There's no way he could tame one, let alone the whole pride numbering ten. Those three males alone are enough," Vincent said with a smirk and turned his head to Ethan.

"What do you say, Ethan...? That your son will surprise us, let's see."

Ethan was silent, saying nothing. 'I know you can do this, Christopher. Tame these Beasts and make us proud,' he thought, looking over his shoulder at Amara, who gave him a reassuring smile.

He nodded and turned back to the stadium.

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GRRRAAAA...

The male lion, standing 6 feet tall—Christopher's exact height—let out a low growl.

"You might be the king of these guys, so I'm giving you two options: submit to me, or I'll have to teach you a small lesson," Christopher said, his hands tucked into his pockets.

"Fufufufu... What is he doing?! Just run away, rather than embarrassing himself," Mariana sneered.

"Hmm....." Mitchell was silent, observing Christopher.

GRRRAAAA!!!!!

With a roar from the huge lion, all the lions shot towards Christopher, teeth bared.

Christopher smiled and gave one command:

"Kneel."

BOOOOOM!!

BANG!!

"....."

Silence!!!!