Nameless King

"Before we go to the Misty Forest, we will assign two commanders. They will watch over the students in their class and protect them in case of emergency." Reine uttered.

The students looked at each other; they were worried about the dangers of the Misty Forest, but they all wanted to be commanders because it would mean they were the most skilled and the strongest.

"In my class, Ron Hayes will be the commander." Miss Reine looked at him intently, "Ron, I hope for you."

"Yes." Ron calmly replied as he bowed.

No one was surprised by this choice, on the contrary, Reine's students were glad that she had chosen Ron. In the whole academy, he was the most capable, in a few years, he could be a teacher himself.

"Well... Now it's my turn." Blind Sorcerer muttered.

Lois and Kaya looked at each other. There were only two worthy candidates in their class. The students trusted Kaya more but understood that Blind Sorcerer could have chosen Lois. He was a worthy student too.

"Difficult... It's too difficult..." Blind Sorcerer shook his head, "Okay, let's do this. Use your strongest spells against me. The commander must be strong, so that's the most important factor right now."

"Are you sure?" Reine worried.

"Of course." Blind Sorcerer grinned, "Well, who goes first?"

"I'll go!" Lois stepped forward confidently.

"I knew you weren't a gentleman. Go ahead, show me what you can do." Blind Sorcerer waved his hand.

A massive, white magic circle appeared in front of him. It looked like a clock face with a hundred cells.

"Each cell is one point. The more cells lit up, the better. I won't let you into the Misty Forest if you make less than fifty." Blind Sorcerer said seriously.

"Pfft, fifty?! I can easily reach a hundred!" Lois said confidently.

"We'll see." Blind Sorcerer shook his head, "Attack."

Lois nodded as his eyes sparkled.

He created three golden magical circles. They glowed brightly, and three beams burst out of them, they joined into one and rained down on Blind Sorcerer.

'Lois Kurt... He is the son of Elder Egid for a reason, this spell is far more powerful than most students. Moreover, his mana control is excellent.' Reine pondered.

She had seen Lois fight a few times in academy tournaments, but then he did not use such a spell.

The beam reached the white magic circle, and the shockwave spread out several meters.

"Not bad." Blind Sorcerer muttered.

Seventy-five cells lit up on the magic circle.

"Damn!" Lois frowned as he stomped his foot on the ground in anger.

"Come on, seventy-five is an above than average result." Blind Sorcerer waved his hand.

"That's not good enough! I want to try again!" Lois exclaimed.

"Nope. Everyone has only one try. Don't hold up the others. It's Kaya's turn."

Lois stared at Blind Sorcerer, then stepped aside.

Kaya was second, and she took a deep breath and stood in a fighting stance. The air beside her dawned. She was slowly gathering mana for her most powerful attack yet.

'If she hits at least 80 points, then my plan will definitely succeed, though much depends on the strength of the barrier.' Blind Sorcerer said inwardly.

Ice crystals appeared next to Kaya, powerful lightning discharges passed over them. Kaya waved her hand as the crystals simultaneously headed toward Blind Sorcerer.

As they collided, the lightning discharges intensified and created an explosion. The ground next to the Blind Sorcerer was covered in ice and destroyed.

Whooooooosh.

The cells on the magic circle began to light up. They filled rapidly until they stopped.

"Eighty-eight. Good, very good. That's a lot more than I expected. You have done well, Kaya. You possess two elements and rare abilities, but you've learned to manipulate them masterfully." Blind Sorcerer said approvingly.

"Thank you." Kaya smiled as she bowed. She was glad her teacher appreciated her abilities.

"Good. Then it's settled. My class commander will be Kaya. Now we can depart." Blind Sorcerer canceled the spell.

"Wait." Suddenly someone said.

The students turned around. It was Ron, heading toward Blind Sorcerer.

"Mr. All-knowing, I want to take the test too." Ron said seriously.

"Suit yourself. I don't mind." Blind Sorcerer shrugged.

Ron nodded. He possessed one of the most unusual kinds of magic, so it helped him greatly to become number one in the academy. However, without much effort, he would not have been able to achieve it.

Ron bent down as he swung his right arm. In his hand, a large, long spear appeared out of energy. The ground beneath it squeezed slightly as if the spear weighed several tons.

'Ron Hayes, wielder of Gravity Magic. It's even good that you decided to test yourself. I hope you hit no weaker than 90 points.' Blind Sorcerer inwardly muttered as he created a magic circle.

Ron sighed and threw the spear with all his might.

It was powerful. The pressure caused the ground to crack and small rocks to be turned to dust.

Crackle.

The spear reached the magic circle, and the cells began to ignite quickly, one by one.

Suddenly the magic circle shattered into tiny shards, it could not withstand such pressure.

Blind Sorcerer smiled and created several more magical circles in an instant. They were able to stop the spear, completely extinguishing its power.

"More than a hundred points. Although, you wouldn't expect anything less from the academy's best student. Okay, the show is over. It's time for us to start the open class. The Misty Forest awaits us." Blind Sorcerer turned as he headed for the entrance to the dangerous area.

The students were in shock for a while. They knew Ron was strong, but this was beyond their understanding. Even the teacher had to make an effort to stop him.

'Ron... What a bastard! The elders have always treated him better than anyone else. At this rate, I'll never catch up with him!' Lois muttered inwardly.

He wanted to compete with the best, but he didn't realize that he had to be at least second to do that. He still had a long way to go.