Chapter 381: Combat ss assessment.


    The first stage of body enhancement was actively circting mana around one’s body to temporarily strengthen it, while the goal of the 2nd stage was to permanently strengthen it.


    Mastering 2nd stage of body enhancement would make the human body tougher from the outeryer of the skin, down to the muscles, internal organs, and finally the bone.


    After 2 weeks of starting the exercise, ke was currently ahead of the ss. This was not only because he performed the exercises outside ss, but because he had 3 elements.


    More elements meant more powerful star pathways, thus more mana would be produced and circted, resulting in greater progress.


    As for his current progress, ke’s skin texture hadn’t changed at all, but he felt his body could take more damage than before.


    “Today’s ss would be assessing your progress over thest 2 weeks.” Instructor Zirrack said as he walked into the training ground through a warp gate.


    ‘The worst part of Zirrack’s ss is assessment.’ ke thought.


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    Although it didn’t help, ke nheless began preparing his mind for the worst things that could happen.


    “In today’s assessment, you all would be facing magic beasts without armor, weapons, artifacts, magic, and Arcane spells.” Instructor Zirrack’s announcement made everyone including the demoted 2nd-year students scream in their minds.


    After multiple encounters and reformations with Zirrack, the 2nd year students had taken the steps of the 1st year students to only protest in their minds.


    ‘What the hell! Is he trying to get us killed?!’


    ‘How could they let a mentally unstable person be ourbat instructor?!’ A lot of curses were being thrown at Zirrack in the mind space.


    It was alreadymon knowledge that beasts were stronger than humans physically, that was why nature had bnced things out by giving humans magic from a young age. So taking away everything was putting them at a disadvantage.


    ‘I see what is going on here. The purpose of body enhancement is to improve our bodies to match that of the beast to not bepletely useless when facing them.’ ke thought.


    Just like ke, a few students looked at the assessment from a different angle, making them realize the aim of the ss.


    “Your goal is to survive for 5 minutes. What determines your score is how long you survive and if you are to kill the beast you get extra points.” Instructor Zirrack announced as he flew above the training ground and began manipting the ground.


    Using the earth element, Zirrack divided the training ground into 40 spaces. Instructor Zirrack made the top rank 40 students enter 1st. This was to make sure all their actions were from their initiative, not that of someone else.


    ‘I wonder what beast I would be facing?’


    As ke walked into his assigned area which had its 3 sides blocked off by 20 meters tall walls. Once he was in, a 15 meters wall rose from the ground and block off the entrance.


    At that moment, a sde was warped into the confined walls, but its limbs were all held down by very strong quicksand.


    Hiss!


    On seeing the human, the sde hissed as it tried to pounce on him, but it was unable to move despite all its efforts to free itself.


    ‘A sde, not bad. Let’s see what we have here.’ ke began assessing his environment as he tried to figure out how to use it to his advantage.


    ‘The area is around 10 meters wide, meaning I have some room to maneuver, but because it is a in box I have little to no environmental advantage.’


    ‘I have no sharp objects to pierce its internal organs, so I should go for its eyes, ears, and neck.’


    ‘Its limbs are too strong to be broken, leaving its gonads (balls) as itsst weakness, but I can’t stoop so low.’


    ke was having an internal conflict. If the opportunity presented itself, should he give a low blow?


    After giving them enough time to prepare to fight the sdes, Instructor Zirrack gave them the signal and released the sdes.


    “Begin!”


    Immediately its bounds were removed, the sde didn’t waste time pouncing on ke.


    ‘Pouncing at an enemy just leaves you open. I wish I had a sword to punish this idiot.’ ke thought as he rolled out of the way and immediately got back on his feet.


    Although the sde was just a magic beast, the reptile was still bulky and packed a lot of strength. So being under it with no magic or equipment was a sure ticket to seeing one’s maker.


    Once he was back on his feet, ke didn’t distance himself, rather he began bounce stepping as he went into a boxing position.


    Seeing the impudent human right in front of it, the sde opened its powerful jaws as it tried to snap ke in half.


    “Just as nned.” Having studied the behavioral pattern of sdes, ke had stayed close to the magic beast to make it use its jaws.


    With him already knowing what wasing, quickly moved back before repositioning to the right and giving the sde a right hook to its throat just as it bit on thin air.


    The reptile hissed in pain as it wed at ke to prevent any follow-up, but that was its biggest mistake.


    Seeing that the attackcked both power and speed, ke easily dodged the w before grabbing onto it and using its momentum to perform a Judo throw.


    THUD!


    The 2 meters long sde was mmed to the ground, and before it could make sense of what was going on, ke grabbed its head and twisted it.


    Crack!


    Although ke heard the neck cracking, he still made sure its heart wasn’t beating before letting go.


    ‘Thank the heaven there was no need for a low blow.’ ke thought as he walked out of the confinement.


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