Hunter Academy’s Battle God

On Liberty Island's Statue of Liberty, from where you could see all of New York, there was a stadium located in the sky known as ‘Sky Island’.

"The match between each country's representative will take place on Sky Island!"

The most famous actress in New York, Rose Mary, held the microphone while her blue hair flickered in the air.

"The event that will decide the pride of Italy and the USA is…!"

BRRR!!

Events flashed over the screen in a random order. Then, with a ‘ting!’ sound, it stopped.

[Battle Royal]

"The event that the Statue of Liberty has chosen is ‘battle royal’! It's a perfect event to showcase a decisive battle!"

Adela confidently looked over the narrow and plain battlefield.

Slide.

As Adela began to stand, Leo quickly stood and spoke. "Sophia or I will participate in the first match instead of you."

The Battle Royal went on until only one was left. Since it didn't have any rounds, Leo wanted Adela to be last

Adela was the strongest force on Italy's team. Even if she defeated two people, he didn't want to show her losing to the public.

"No." Adela refused Leo's proposal and slowly walked toward the field. "I'm going first."

"Then…" Leo said, a confused expression on his face.

Sophia nodded, gripping her book. "Party leader Adela probably thinks she's going to beat all of them alone…"

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Adela and Colt stared at each other.

Colt looked somewhat like a cowboy.

"Lady, I've heard a lot about you. They say you're quite strong."

Adela didn't say anything in reply to Colt’s greeting. The counter was all they could see, displayed as a hologram in front of them.

It wasn't a virtual place but a real stadium. The only thing that protected them was a barrier that surrounded their bodies.

"I heard you were ranked 1st in Gaon. It's an honor. My gun always craves to fight the strong…"

[3]

There were only three seconds left until it began.

Colt got in position. Regardless of how strong the opponent was, the only thing he had to do was to destroy her barrier.

[2]

Two seconds left.

Colt smiled as he thought about the fortified bullets in his gun.

'I already prepared a way to get rid of Adela.'

The fortified bullets had a mana resistance effect—each bullet could destroy a certain amount of mana.

Destroying a mana barrier with them was easy.

The number on the hologram reached ‘1’.

Pang!

The hologram announced the start of the battle with a vibrant effect.

[Start!]

'I’ll end it with one shot!'

Tang!!

[Bullet Time]

Colt's Trait was [Quick Firing].

Colt's bullets instantly reached Adela. The moment it touched her barrier, the battle would end.

"Huh?" he exclaimed in surprise at what ended up happening.

As if time had stopped, the bullet wasn't moving at all.

Adela moved her index finger, otherwise standing completely still.

Tap.

The bullet fell to the ground.

Adela looked at Colt, a cold expression on her face.

"Is that all?"

"H-how…? My bullets have mana…"

Instead of answering Colt's question, Adela clenched her fist.

Clang!

Adela's cold wind froze the air and created a wall. She could exercise physical strength through the ice crystals that had spread along the terrible, chilling air.

Colt had misunderstood things, which had led to his bullet being frozen.

"I see…"

What Adela could control was the space around her. You couldn't go against her defense by just absorbing mana.

The strength and speed of his bullets…

Adela could control everything within her space—she had frozen the air itself.

Adela was the only thing able to freely move within her space. Her Trait was on another level compared to the ones Colt had faced until that moment.

Crack!

There was a chilling sound, and Colt looked at his hands. His right hand, along with his gun, had frozen.

"I'll need to control my strength, so I can just break the barrier…" Adela calmly said and then pointed Colt's head with her index finger.

Paf!!

An icicle shot from her finger.

Crack!!

Adela's icicle emitted a spark in front of Colt's barrier and ended up breaking it.

Crack!

Colt's head would've been blown away if she'd used a bit more mana.

Paf.

Colt collapsed to the ground out of nervousness. Although the battle was short, Colt realized how different they were in strength.

'Monster…'

[Winner - Adela Ortensia]

[Score 1:0]

There were only two students from Highway Star Academy left, but from the moment Adela appeared, the winner was decided.

[Score 3:0]

All three matches ended in her win.

After she eliminated all of them by herself, Adela frowned.

'As expected, boring…'

Although she was receiving attention from the cameras around the stadium, Adela was thinking of someone else—the only one who had been able to make her heart beat faster.

Adela, who'd become a couple of times stronger than before, thought of YuSung and smiled.

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Kim EunAh, 17 years old.

She was the granddaughter of Shinsung Group's Kim SeokHan and was a jaebol among jaebols who hadn't done any hard work in her life.

…But that day was different. She had never struggled as much before…

She'd climbed up a mountain with a tire attached to her, hunted a rank 1 monster with her mana sealed, and moved mana through her body while being hit with a waterfall.

The only training Kim EunAh had done until that moment was catching a few monsters in a clean image room.

Shin YuSung's training was too much for Kim EunAh.

"This… this is strange… YuSung, he's out of his mind…" Kim EunAh mumbled, making a blank expression while sitting at a wooden table.

Sumire looked at the grill and smiled.

"This grill was a great buy~! It can even go inside the Pocket…"

She was humming as if she were feeling good while cooking the meat skewer. Kim EunAh narrowed her eyes at Sumire, who seemed to be in a perfect state.

"Hey, Sumire, what did you do today?"

"Me? Ah, I… cleared an undead dungeon with Lilith and my death knight…"

When she heard Sumire's explanation, Kim EunAh shouted at Shin YuSung.

"Hey! I also want to do things like that! Let me clear up dungeons!"

Kim EunAh didn't want to go through Shin YuSung's harsh physical training. What she wanted to do was normal stuff like clearing dungeons.

YuSung nodded.

"Okay. Then should we try clearing a dungeon with your mana sealed?"

"Hey, why do you keep trying to seal my mana?!" Kim EunAh complained at Shin YuSung's reply.

YuSung had chosen that type of training for a reason.

"It's to help you keep your concentration."

"You already explained that…"

"Your Trait is already strong; the versatility of its power is also great, but in terms of physical strength, you're a six-year-old child."

From YuSung's perspective, Kim EunAh's physical strength was that of a six-year-old kid.

EunAh shouted as if such a remark was unfair. "Based on what parameters am I a six-year-old? Where have you seen a six-year-old that moves like me?"

Shin YuSung pointed to himself.

Kim EunAh shouted at him. "You're the weird one! Sniff, I'm average…"

She’d lost her mind and kept mumbling while laughing in a low voice. "Hehehe… Why do I have a tire attached to my waist…?"

"That's to maintain the strength of your body," Shin YuSung kindly answered.

"Why do I have to hold my breath underwater?"

"That's to increase your concentration."

"Then why must I fight a rank 1 monster with my mana sealed?"

"I'm going to teach you a new style of fighting."

Every time EunAh asked a question, YuSung answered without hesitation.

EunAh gulped. "Hehe… Th-this. How much more do I have to do of this? Today's… Today's the end, right? YuSung?" EunAh mumbled, making an expression that made it seem like she had given up on everything.

If she had to keep training like that, there was a chance that she might really lose her mind.

"Maybe four or five more days?"

YuSung, on the other hand, was smiling brightly.

"Ehehe, hehehe…" Kim EunAh just laughed.

It seemed like her mind had been blown away by the shocking reality. Although she could smell a delicious barbecue from a distance, she wasn't even hungry.

"Today's menu is barbecue!" Sumire put down a skewer that had meat and vegetables on it, and EunAh grabbed one without any strength.

If, until that day, she'd eaten things for the balance of her body and the taste, she was eating to survive.

'I feel like I'll die if I don’t eat…'

Kim EunAh had no choice but to eat, but a shocking taste spread through her mouth.

Sumire had made a sauce based on Kim EunAh's taste, and she'd overcooked the meat on purpose so that the fire gave it a subtle flavor.

As the soft meat coated in sauce spread through her mouth, EunAh ate as if she'd forgotten she was tired.

Hunter Academy’s Battle God