Sub-Taboo Hall,

Carolina Slate couldn’t believe her own eyes. She once again read the message to confirm it. Then she took a deep breath before muttering, “He listened to my words.”

Carolina thought Vincent was not interested in the Battle Tower. So she stopped persuading him earlier.

But right now looking at the change in ranks. She felt happy that their Sub-Taboo Hall is not going to stay at the bottom forever.

For a moment, she almost forgot about her work. Her eyes were focused on the Battle Tower updates.

When their position reached the 10th number. She couldn’t sit still and decided to go to the Battle Tower to see it.

Vincent is rising through the ranks at a fast rate. If he can maintain the same speed, she believes that their Hall will reach the Top 5 ranks soon.

…

Battle Tower,

At this time a small commotion broke out. The Mechanical Wizards’ strange behavior was noticed by wizards from other Halls.

When some of the keen people noticed the difference, they were too stunned as well. The wizards from the Mechanical Hall fixed their eyes on the LeaderBoard.

After a few minutes, a large number of wizards started to notice the change in the Outer House ranks.

The name of the Sub-Taboo Hall is especially attracting everyone’s attention.

Gasp!

A small commotion broke out. The wizards from the Transformation Hall were stunned as well.

“Hey, who is this person?” A skinny wizard with pale skin color asked out in surprise.

The skinny wizard is important in the Transformation Hall. So his question drew attention.

But the Transformation Hall’s wizards were clueless as well. They started to notice the changes now. So they didn’t know many details.

Another Transformation Hall wizard opened his mouth to say, “Ghost, Maybe the mechanical heads know something.”

The skinny wizard wrinkles his eyebrows. The name ghost is a wizard title. Because his transformation magic is related to the ghost body. So other wizards usually address him using his title name.

But the skinny wizard looked at the LeaderBoard. He knows the status of their Hall. Currently, the Transformation Hall is ranked in the 8th position.

He feels their rank is going to change today.

After realizing this, he shifted his gaze towards the groups of Mechanical wizards. His eyes finally spotted the familiar face.

A wizard with mechanical hands. The skinny wizard then started to walk towards him.

On the other hand, the Mechanical wizards are in a dilemma as well.

“Stuart”

“What should we do now?”

“If this goes on, the rank of our Hall will change. Then we should forget about getting more resources from the academy.”

The wizards from the Mechanical Hall turned their gaze toward a wizard with mechanical hands. His arms were modified through lab experiments.

On top of it, his magic powers sit in line with the mechanical stream. So he is considered to be one of the powerhouses in the Outer House.

Feeling the gazes of everyone, the Mechanical Wizard Stuart clenched his steel fist. He can feel the dormant power hiding in his steel arm.

Suddenly, he noticed someone approaching the group from a distance. When he raised his head to see. He realized the wizard is none other than a ghost.

“Ha…Ha…Ha…”

“Ghost, what do you think of the newcomer?”

Without minding the gazes of everyone, he asked out loud.

The ghost from the Mechanical Hall is considered to be one of his friends. So he wanted to hear the opinion of his friend.

The other wizards who surrounded Stuart retreated backward. They gave the space for the two of them to talk.

The Skinny wizard wasn’t surprised by Stuart’s words. He knows about Stuart’s character. This guy is competitive. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a Taboo Hall or Sub-Taboo Hall.

Stuart is not afraid of them.

After getting near him, the skinny wizard answered, “I’m just like you. I don’t know about the new Sub-Taboo wizard. But from the rankings, I see that he is quite powerful.”

Hearing that Stuart sneered inside. He saw through Ghost’s thoughts. But their ranks are inevitably going to be affected.

Stuart fell silent for a moment. But his heart was not calm. Because someone from Taboo Hall is already making noise. And that person already stepped into the Inner House.

So he is not stupid to challenge Level-3 wizards. But he can fight against this newcomer who is an Outer House wizard.

After a few seconds, he asked, “Ghost, tell me honestly. What are my chances?”

The skinny wizard was stunned in his heart. Then his mouth curved into an arc. As expected Stuart is crazy as ever. Stuart has gathered his reputation by challenging wizards from other Halls.

Usually, the wizards from the Mechanical Hall were not known for their aggression. But Stuart is different; his magic gives him an added boost to his wizard path.

Their voices were not so low. It reached the ears of other wizards. Especially the wizards from the Transformation Hall and Mechanical Hall.

The groups were not surprised by Stuart’s bold comments. Because Stuart is known for such things. Everyone’s eyes gleamed with a twinkle.

Using this opportunity, some even posted about this on their academy’s social site.

The skinny wizard raised his eyebrows for a moment. Though he is using Stuart’s weakness. He doesn’t want the other party to get hurt badly.

“Compared to the newcomer. You are a veteran in the same rank. And you have accumulated so much battle experience through countless challenges,” he said.

After saying that he added further, “So It’s not difficult for you to win. But?”

Stuart is gaining some confidence from his friend’s words. Which seems logical to him. He is a veteran of the same rank.

Even though he comes from Mechanical Hall. He can easily defeat those above-average wizards from other Halls.

Then suddenly the ghost gave a pause.

Stuart asked, “But, what?”

The skinny wizard said with a smile, “If you miss this opportunity to fight him, then it’s impossible to convince the newcomer later.”

“We all know about that Taboo Wizard right.”

“Lara White,” Stuart mumbled under his breath.

How can he forget that name? Earlier, he wanted to challenge her. But before he knew it she joined the Inner House.

Which made him lose his face in front of everyone. He doesn’t want to see the same case happen with the newcomer also.

Finally in the presence of everyone. Stuart made a statement. He said, “Alright, I’m going to challenge him.”

Cheer!

Wizards from Mechanical Hall cheered in response.

The skinny wizard revealed a bright smile on his face. If this duel happens, he will be able to access the strength of the new Sub-Taboo wizard.

Soon the post about Stuart’s statement starts to make rounds. Even those Halls who weren’t aware of changes in LeaderBoard ranks started to notice it.

While this was happening, Carolina Slate already arrived in front of the Battle Tower. She then finds a spot to stand and watch. Her arrival wasn’t noticed by anyone.

She solemnly looked at the LeaderBoard. She knows that it’s not that easy to reach the Top ranks. Especially for a newcomer, it’s extremely difficult.

…

(From MC’s perspective)

Floor 10: Cleared

Current Floor count: 10 𝚍ｎ𝚘ｖ𝚕.𝚝

Next Challenge starts in 5 seconds!

The first 10 floors were not that challenging. So I’m quite looking forward to this 11th floor.

Swish!

A massive monster appeared in front of my eyes.

Steel Bull: 2nd order Monster

A Bull monster with a steel body is looking at me with bloodshot eyes.

My expression becomes dignified. Finally, I felt some challenge.

“Gravity Field,” I pointed my finger at the monster

A tremendous force landed on the steel bull. Feeling threatened, the steel bull monster got maddened. It immediately tried to move away from the spot.

But the gravity force is so huge that the steel body of the Bull Monster is starting to crack little by little.

I carefully controlled the gravity force. Only a small part of gravity magic is being released and controlled.

In case, if I release full power, the bull monster would blow away completely. And it would hinder my experience then.

A few seconds later, the steel bull monster crashed completely.

Floor 11: Cleared

Current Floor count: 11

Next Challenge starts in 5 seconds!

The steel bull monster is tenacious and stronger than the Boar monster. Both are 2nd order monsters but the difference in strength is huge.

Challenge Starts!

Floor No:12

Swish! Swish!

Two Bull Monsters appeared in my sight. Finally, I started to get to know about the Battle Tower. The monsters were going to increase in number until the 20th floor.

Then without thinking further, I repeated the same process. I controlled the monsters using a gravity field, then I dealt with them one by one.

Time passed in a blink of an eye,

I cleared the successive floors without much effort. With that, I started to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the monster from each battle.

30 minutes later,

Challenge Starts!

Floor No:20

Swish! Swish!

Ten Bull monsters appeared in a blink of an eye. This gave me a familiar feeling. Like the previous floors, the Bull monsters also started to coordinate with each other.