BXBX NOVEL Chapter 216 Start Of The New Competition
He looked at the city from the window. Today was the day of the test, where he would need to compete with other people to let Sheru enter the Sword Fiend Sanctuary. On his stroll around the city, he saw many things. He also found some training centers that trained the sword beasts.
He also found some swordsmen who had come here to explore the city, hoping to get some inspiration to improve their swordsmanship. He also interacted with some people his age who were here to train their contract beast.
He could not bring Sheru out, as he didn't want to gather attention. From his looks alone, one could imagine he was no ordinary sword beast; he was a beast with the talent to become a sword fiend. Even without that title, he was a semi-legendary-grade magic beast.
He looked for a while before moving to the hall. Teachers gave him their advice on how he should proceed and act. While these were some small pieces of advice that Rishi heard with seriousness, the advice was mainly about how he should not overly injure a sword beast.
Prof. Roy also explained that he could not use support skills; the Contract Beasts had to depend on themselves to win the battle. From the information that they have acquired that 100 Beast Tamers will participate in Elite Grade, Rishi was relieved that he will not need to compete against higher-level Contract Beasts. Sheru had only recently evolved; he had not gotten used to his new skills and strength, but Rishi was surely defeating elite-grade beasts would be very easy for him.
They discussed the test and rules more before taking a beast cart to the venue. There was a big crowd there, and from what he guessed, it would most likely be held in an arena. They were lucky there was a separate passage for the participants; Rishi took this separate passage to enter while his teachers needed to move through the line.
He entered and appeared in a hall with various benches. Many people, some youths and some adults, were sitting there, looking at each other as if accessing them. Rishi saw that there was a vacant place, and he sat there. He frowned when he saw many eyes looking at him.
Unknown to him, he had become the center of attention the moment he entered. He had beautiful silver hair, enchanting purple eyes, and a handsome face that complemented them. He looked like someone with a rich background just from the way he carried himself; the lack of concern in his eyes only furthered the claim, but it was not the thing that got his attention.
He got attention because, as a youth, he had entered an Elite Stage Room, which meant that he was an Elite Stage Beast Tamer, which was very rare, and from the looks of it, he only looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old. If Rishi had heard it, who knows what expression would be on his face, but no matter what expression, it would certainly be more expressive than his expressionless, cold face.
Some girls were attracted by his charms and wanted to approach him, but the age difference was very high, and they were ashamed to approach him openly. When they saw a girl trying and getting ignored, this only solidified their belief. Some things are only to be seen from far away. They could not be claimed no matter how hard you try while the others in the room were having these types of thoughts, Rishi while looking indifferent and cold from the outside, was feeling awkward. He liked getting attention once in a while, but not like this. Fortunately, today was his lucky day. A muscular middle-aged man approached the participants before asking them to follow him.
Everyone followed him; Their cultivation was checked before they could proceed. Incidents where someone pretended to be of Elite Stage, were rare, but it was an important step. They didn't want to have a situation where it was revealed in the battle arena.
They were all given a token before entering the battle arena. After a long wait, he received his 99-numbered token and entered. The arena was filled with people who had come to watch the test; all types of people were present. The area around him brightened as the lights focused on the participants; everyone entered one by one in two lines. The crowd looked at the participants, and things like betting started. This was very common to have a betting game in the competitions, but Mazar Academy didn't allow it as they didn't want to promote bribery and trickery.
In the crowd, Prof. Roy and the other two teachers cheered as they saw Rishi enter. Prof. Roy looked at Prof. Trisha and said, "The betting is about to start; will you bet? I am betting on him every round; I will earn a big one if he wins even two."
A light lit up in Prof. Trisha's eyes. "I have saved a lot of money. I will also bet, but will we get a sufficient return?"
Prof. Roy laughed: "I have talked to the people around; they said that the participants here have been in the city for many days. These days, they ttrainand compete against many others. Some even joined training centers; people here will bet based on the information, but only four people know what Rishab is capable of. Have you ever seen him lose? When I asked him why he was not preparing, you know what he replied?" He paused; the two women looked at him curiously, awaiting his reply.
"He said, 'I come this far to get him trained; if I could train him myself, why would I be here.' He didn't even have a trace of concern about the test. I believe this new evolution of his contract with Beast is extraordinary, which has given him so much confidence; the stronger ones have already come and gone at the beginning of the month, and the ones left are not to be worried."
"You are right; I think we should show some more trust in him. He is no ordinary student; he is the best in our academy. While these students could beter than him, they might have already participated and left, and we should also not forget that support spells are also not allowed; the last time he lost to Kajal was because she used a very powerful support spell," said Prof. Anya.
She was excited to see the newly evolved form of Rishab's contract beast. She also decided to bet a hefty sum on him. She believed that he would surely win, and even if he couldn't win, he could secure a good rank, and she would not lose much.
On the giant screen, the participants' names and numbers appeared one by one. The teachers searched for Risab's name and finally found it with a 99. They opened the betting app and saw no one had bet on him. The return was very high if he won, so they decided to bet on him and share 50% of the money they won; after all they didn't want to take advantage of their student shamelessly. TProf. Anya proposed the idea. She initially asked for 70% of the profit, but after some discussion with others, she convinced them to share 50% of their profit.
The announcer announced, "Good morning, Sword Fiend City! We are all gathered today for a competition for elite beast tamers, where the top ten will get a chance to enter with some cultivation resources. This competition will be divided into three rounds. The first round is for proving that the contract beast is a sword beast."
"The second round is for proving your strength; we will use our machine to test the strength of your sword beast. The top fifty will move on to the next round."
"The Last Round is the Battle Round, in which the remaining players must battle until only the top ten remain. I want to inform all the participants that the battles can be life-threatening. We have tried our best to ensure a situation like that doesn't occur, but we can't be sure, so always be on your toes and surrender when you are sure that situation can be dangerous."
Some participants were shocked, but others were unconcerned; they were already aware. Rishi was not surprised at all; it was not Mazar Academy, where the academy would make sure no students got hurt; this was how major competitions took place. There was no safety. If you are not careful, you can lose your life anytime."
"Let me explain the first round in detail to the new people here. In the first round, all participants must let their contracted beasts enter the Sword King Formation. The affinity of the contract beasts would be tested, and it would also prove if your contract beast is a sword beast; every Beast that can shake even one sword will be promoted to the next round."