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While Shiella and her team were busy battling their opponents, the professors who were overseeing their exam were silently observing them from afar.
"It seems like we are totally forgotten by these kids. Should we remind them about our presence?" said a female professor while sitting on a tree branch while pouting her lips as she watched the battle. She was Professor Shane, one of the Beastmasters of the academy.
Standing on another tree branch not far from her was a lean man with an unlit cigarette in his mouth. And just like Professor Shane, he was also one of the Beastmasters who was controlling the Earthen Lizards in the field.
This person was Professor Billy, the chief caretaker of the academy's beast cage. He looked at the ongoing battle for a couple of monts before replying to Professor Shane. "Let them be for the ti being; our colleagues seem to be having fun watching this fight, so we should give them more ti to enjoy the show."
"At the very least, we are having a better ti than Bullen; that guy is currently sitting alone on his spot since the start we started testing these kids," he added after a brief mont of pause.
But Professor Shane imdiately refuted his words right after he said them. "What are you talking about? That guy is too lazy to accept this task in the first place, so I'm pretty sure that he is more than happy enough to thank these kids for not bothering him at all."
Hearing that, Professor Billy couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly as he also rembered how lazy Professor Bullen was.
After that, he turned his attention back to the ongoing battle and continued to wait for the right ti to act.
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In the anti, the inmates imprisoned in one of the Prison Islands of the Soaring Continent were currently facing a very difficult situation that they never had expected.
"We can't let this continue, Boss! At this rate, all of us are going to get wiped out by those kids if we don't do anything to retaliate properly right now!" said one of the prisoners who seed to have a high ranking in their gang.
He was currently in a special settlent designated to them on this island. And around him were the other prisoners who seed to also have the sa level or ranking as him.
There was also a particular guy who was sitting on the chair in the center of the room. And from the look of it, he seed to be the leader of this group.
He was sitting haughtily on his seat and seemingly not concerned about the topic that the previous guy was telling him. And when that guy saw his boss ignoring his words, he couldn't help but bite his lower lip and opened his mouth, wanting to say sothing.
But before he could even voice out his words, another guy opened his mouth first and said. "Drop it, Ivan. If you are not confident about your own strength, then don't drag us down with you since we are different."
Hearing that, the guy nad Ivan imdiately turned his head towards the direction where the voice ca from. There, he saw a guy with a lean physique and was currently leaning on the wall with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
Seeing the guy, Ivan's face imdiately turned solemn, and said with a heavy voice. "What do you know, Lennon? You are always hiding inside your cave, so you will never know how strong this batch of students is!"
"They are very different from the young talents that we t before! Heck, they are even more troubleso compared to the young soldiers of the Top Military Schools that we have t so far," he quickly added, trying to defend himself.
Unfortunately, the guy nad Lennon didn't buy his excuses and just sneered. "As I said earlier, don't put us on the sa level as you. If you are that afraid to die, then go back to your quarters and don't co out until all of this is done."
"Nonsense! If we are going to let those kids run amok, all of your n are going to die in their hands." refuted Ivan.
This ti, Lennon could no longer endure listening to his words and said. "You are so ridiculous, how many tis do I have to say that you are not the sa level as us, so stop acting like you have a higher rank than ."
"As for those guys outside-…?" he trailed his words for a mont and wore a mocking face before continuing. "They are trash among the trash of society, so no one will care if they die!"
"Moreover, all of us are imprisoned on this island because we committed a cri that deserves death. So, don't act as if we have that thing called pride that we have to defend."
"We are criminals who got a death sentence, you hear ?" he spelled out for another ti, afraid that his words would not get through Ivan's thick skull.
After that, he turned his head towards their boss before saying. "Now, if we don't have anything good to discuss in this eting, please excuse my rudeness but I can no longer endure this guy's nonsense."
He then turned around and walked off the room, not bothering to turn his head back at them. And when the other guys saw that, they also started to stand up from their respective seats and left.
One of them was at least modest enough to give their leader a bow before leaving. "I will also take my leave, boss. If you need sothing, then please send a ssenger to my quarters to inform about it."
On the other hand, Ivan could only watch his fellow island prisoners one by one before lowering his head dejectedly. And when he realized that there was no point staying in here, he could only pick himself up from the ground and also leave.
But before he could even take his step outside the room, he suddenly heard the voice of his boss behind him, saying. "I understand where you are coming from, Ivan. And you are also right that we still have so pride to protect even if we are so criminals who committed so unforgivable sins."
"But Lennon also has a point. In fact, what he said is all true. Even if everyone deserves to have a fair chance to repent for their sins, people like us already lost those chances the mont we set foot on this island."
"We are already fortunate enough to live on this island despite the weight of the cris that we have committed in the past. What we can do right now is to be thankful for what we have so far and continue to live for as long as we can."
"Do you understand what I an," he added after staring at Ivan's back for a few monts.
Ivan remained quiet after hearing those words before silently nodding his head. After that, he walked out of the room before closing the door behind him.
In the anti, the boss of the group remained seated in his place for a couple of monts before casting his gaze towards a dark corner of the room while asking. "And to what do I owe the pleasure of this visit, Dragon King?"
Right after those words left his mouth, Nathan Springfield suddenly walked out from that dark corner with his hands crossed behind him. Then he pulled a chair and placed it across the other guy before sitting on it calmly.
"Not special actually, I just happened to be assigned to be the main administrator of this ongoing event to guard this troubleso batch of kids," he answered after getting a comfortable position.
"And since I'm already here, I decided to visit so old acquaintances around. And from what I can see, you seem to be doing rather fine, Daniel," he added after a brief mont of pause.
Hearing that, the man nad Daniel couldn't help but smirk as he could already see through the façade behind Nathan's words. "Stop with the nice words already, it doesn't suit you at all. Just directly ask what you want to know and stop beating around the bush."
"If that is what you want, then let's go straight to the point," said Nathan noddingly. He trailed his words for a couple of monts to look straight into Daniel's eyes before continuing. "Tell what you know about Snake Head of the Black Serpent Mafia."
Daniel knitted his brow for a mont when he heard that before asking. "You already asked about this before, so what's the point of asking again if I already tell you all I know about him?"
Nathan continued to stare straight at him with a poker face before clarifying what he was asking. "I'm not asking about that fake guy who only represents the real guys in the organization. What I am asking is those guys hiding behind him all this ti."
He trailed his words once again to read the expression that Daniel was currently making before completing his words. "That Snake Head Group that is hiding behind your previous organization."
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