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nThwak!

nA loud bone cracking sound rang out as Nash’s fists collided squarely with his jaw.

nThe force behind the punch pushed Hart’s head backwards, his mouth opened and a few strands of saliva flowed out of his lips.

nNash didn’t stop there but he followed up with another punch to the side of the Lightning Elementalist’s face.

nHart’s face turned forcefully to the side, his mouth opened slightly as a few pieces of broken teeth flew out of it.

nBy now, his consciousness was slowly slipping away. Each of Hart’s punch felt like a heavy rock was being smashed on his face.

nHis face was now swollen and blood dripped from his lips, even the other students felt pity for him.

nApart from their defense. Earth Elementalists were also known for their heavy and nasty punches and they could only imagine how much pain Hart was in.

nNash stared at the weak figure of the Lightning Elementalist before smirking evilly.

nHe had been waiting for this moment, it wasn’t that he was unaffected by the stunning effect of Hart’s lightning attacks, he simply developed some resistance towards it.

nHe was an earth Elementalist and the defense of his element was naturally stronger than that of other elements, however, Hart had underestimated him too much.

nThe second time he was hit by the lightning ball, he didn’t really feel the ‘stunning effect’ as much as he did with the first attack so he recovered from it rather quickly.

nBut even though he recovered, he waited… waited for the Lightning Elementalist to let his guard down before attacking.

nHe wasn’t just a waiting though, he was channeling his mana, preparing himself to cast a spell immediately he found the chance.

nAnd just as he had expected, his opponent did let his guard down and he didn’t waste the opportunity to finally launch the spell he had been preparing: “Earth Bind!”

nThe rocks binding Hart’s legs to the ground finally crumbled and Hart’s feet were now free.

nThe Lightning elementalist’s eyes dilated as he fell down weakly to the ground.

nHe bit his lower lip in regret and regretted his decision to act cocky.

nIf only he hadn’t relented on his attacks, then maybe he might have won; even if he didn’t win, at least he wouldn’t be in this embarrassing position.

nUnfortunately, he had completely underestimated estimated his opponent and had gotten rather proud in his useless achievement.

nThe blue haired instructor in charge of the match approached Hart, he nodded his head as he observed the state Hart was currently in.

nHowever, he wasn’t nodding because he pitied the Elementalist or anything of the sort but because he was quite disappointed with Hart’s fight.

nHe didn’t understand how stupid one could be to make such a senseless ‘mistake’.

n“Do you want to admit defeat now?” He asked as he crouched slightly.

nHart bit his lips painfully when those words drifted into his ears. To him, it sounded like the instructor was mocking him.

nEven though he didn’t want to give up, he knew he was in no position to continue the fight against Nash. Not only did his whole body feel weak but his mana reserves were also quite low.

nHe tried to open his lips and accept defeat, but they seemed too heavy for him to open so he tapped on the ground twice; surrendering and accepting defeat.

nThe blue haired man placed a small pill into his mouth, the fight was already over as Hart had already surrendered.

nHart quickly swallowed the pill as if his life depended on it, immediately, his face started returning to their former appearance.

nHis swollen lips reduced in size as they rapidly regained their slim and plump appearance.

nWithin a very short period of time, all his injured had completely healed and if not for his ruffled uniform, one could never guess that he just got his ass handed out to him few seconds ago.

nThe instructor stood up after making sure that the Lightning Elementalist was fully healed and then announced the unsurprising result. “Nash Wins!”

nHart gritted his teeth as he stared at the black haired figure standing in the middle of the stage, he clenched his fists in anger, however there was nothing he could do.

nAnother round of cheers erupted from the students, except this time it was mainly from the Earth Elementalists.

nSince Hart—the same person the Lightning Elementalists had bragged to them about—had not only lost the fight but was also been utterly overwhelmed, it was now their turn to brag and insult the Lightning Elementalists.

nThe students from the Lightning hall that had bragged the most earlier could only keep their heads down and curse at Hart for losing so stupidly.

nLightning was well-known as one of the most powerful, rarest and versatile elements in the world, compared to it, earth was quite lacking.

nThe earth element was very common as the it had the highest percentage of awakeners every year with light—followed by lightning, having the lowest percentage.

nApart from that, it wasn’t as versatile as it mainly excelled in strength and defense.

nIn a fight between a Lightning and Earth Elementalist at the same mana core stage, it was believed that the former had a 70% chance of winning as they could always overwhelm the latter with their higher speed and more destructive element.

nSo to the second year students of the Lightning hall, Hart had not only brought disgrace to their hall but also to their prestigious and wonderful element!

nThey all glared daggers and spears at the blonde haired boy who was slowly climbing down from the stage.

nHart felt a chill run down his spine when he noticed their gazes that were basically screaming, “You’re dead.”

nCold sweat dripped from his back as he gulped harshly, he immediately picked up his speed while trying to avoid their piercing gazes.

nA slight smile appeared on Harry’s face as he watched Hart leave the stage, he wasn’t surprised that Nash won the fight; he had already expected it. 𝙚𝙙𝙤𝒗𝒆𝒍．𝒄𝙤𝙢

nHe chuckled silently as he noticed the bickering and debate going on among the second years about the strongest element hall in the academy.

nThough he found it childish, he couldn’t help but wonder if he would be acting similarly to the students if he had awakened his affinity at an earlier age and didn’t register so late.

nJust then, a loud voice resounded from the stage, breaking him out of his thoughts. “I challenge Harry Morton!”

nHarry’s eyes squinted slightly as his gaze moved back to the stage, to say he wasn’t surprised by the turn of events would be a lie.

nOn the stage was Nash panting with slightly bated breaths while screaming about challenging him.

nHe wasn’t the only one that was surprised though as the students beside him subconsciously turned their gazes to him with their eyes flashing with weird expressions.

nIt didn’t take long for murmurings to rise among the crowd of students again when they heard Nash’s choice.

nUnfortunately, the instructors didn’t give them such ‘freedom’ as they immediately dispelled the murmurings by releasing a little of their mana pressure.

nThe students could only keep their mouths sit while trying their best to communicate with their eyes and body.

nTo them, Nash’s decision to duel with Harry was like a professional boxer choosing to fight with a newborn baby.

nIt was nothing short of cowardice. Their impression of Nash immediately dropped from an all time high and became very low—before they viewed him as the Elementalist who won a fight by using his quick wits, but now he was simply a big coward.

nMost of them simply saw Harry as the student with great talent who registered late and yet advanced very quickly across classes.

nHowever, there were still a few who still believed Harry bribed the academy instructors in order to get unmerited promotion.

nBut while their views on Harry were all different, they were all sure of one thing: Harry had never engaged in a real fight with an Elementalist and by ‘real fight’, they meant one that involved elemental spells.

nNone of them even believed Harry had successfully mastered his first attack spell. After all, he had only gotten promoted literally a day ago.

nMeanwhile on the stage, Nash stood on his decision to challenge Harry even though he was currently receiving a lot of hateful and disgusting stares.

nEven the instructor in charge of the fights and duels stared at him weirdly, however, it wasn’t in his place to give advice or interfere with the student’s decision.

nAll he had to do was act as the referee and watch over the Elementalists on the stage.

nHarry’s eyes drifted to some of the instructors closer to him, he had expected them to interfere and perhaps, render Nash’s request null but they simply stood in their place as if they didn’t understand any of the words Nash said.

nThough Harry was allowed to join the combined elemental class, the instructors never said anything about him participating in the fights or duels. In fact they never

nA smirk crept up on Harry’s face when he noticed this. ‘So it’s my choice to accept or not…’ He mumbled inwardly.

nWhile any other student in his place would have outrightly rejected the challenge, he saw it as an opportunity… an opportunity to engage in a ‘real’ fight with an Elementalist.

nSuddenly, a notification flashed across his eyes.

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nSudden Quest!

nManaless Mage Pride!

n—You have been challenged to a duel by an Elementalist!

n—Show your power as a Manaless Mage and win the duel!

nTime Limit: 1 hour

nRewards for completion: 5000EXP

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