The Greatest Sinner

Whoosh.

Three magicians in white mantle came out of the evaluation center and led all the applicants to the place where the exam would take place, the underground arena.

Evan went with the others. He was still thinking about what had happened during the test. At that moment all his thoughts were focused only on it.

Slowly the group of hundreds of students approached the underground arena. On their way, they passed through the outer corridors of the Academy. Evan's thoughts were occupied with other things, but the other newbie magicians were extremely surprised.

The size and architecture were astounding. "The Last Moon" had definitely invested a tremendous amount of resources to look so majestic.

The group made their way down the wide staircase, the descent taking a few minutes. At the end of the path were massive, jade gates.

A woman approached it, put her hand on it, and the gate opened. At that moment, every student could see what the Academy's underground arena looked like.

It was similar to the arena in Mossy Vulture, only bigger and more luxurious. This arena was not only used for exams during recruitment, but also for fights between students and various tournaments.

"The Last Moon" encouraged resolving conflicts by force, but everything had to be official and a non-lethal duel only. If there was a disagreement between two students, they could go to the arena at any time and sort things out.

Moreover, fights were often held with bets by both students and spectators, if the fight was between strong or popular students. All in all, the arena was an extremely important and useful place in the Academy.

Three magicians in white mantles only brought the challengers to the arena, but they were not going to conduct the exam. They told everyone to wait and the next moment they were in the stands. As time passed, more and more people appeared in the stands and at that moment, Evan finally broke away from his thoughts.

<Hmm, so many people will be watching the entrance exam? I thought a couple of people would be more than enough>.

In fact, all of these people were teachers and they weren't here for the spectacle. They were looking for capable students and the entrance exam was the best place to do that. Right now, each student, depending on his or her results, would become either an "Outer student" or an "Inner student".

Step. Step. Step.

After a while, a man in a gray mantle with long white hair entered the arena, it was Draven Heliot. He calmly examined each of the newbie magicians and slowly said.

"The rules are simple, whoever holds out against me for ten seconds becomes an "Inner student".

After his words, a wave of amazement rose among the students and small whispers began. It might seem that ten seconds was very little time and everyone could do it, but it wasn't that simple.

<Ten seconds, how strong is he, if he gives so little time?> Evan thought to himself.

Meanwhile the first contestant came out against Draven. He was a tall fellow, dressed in luxurious clothes, which meant he came from a noble family.

It was obvious from his face that he was confident and naturally, he was going to become an "Inner student".

The lad waited for a command, but Draven simply said: "Attack, once you attack, time will go."

The young man nodded and the next moment attacked Draven. He was a "Creator", and knew the spells of Creation Magic, so instantly fireballs appeared above his head that rushed towards the examiner.

The young man knew that it was unlikely to do Draven any harm, but his goal was not to win, but to last only ten seconds.

Bam.

<Okay, ten seconds is an incredibly long time...>. Evan thought to himself as he watched Draven knock out the newbie magician with a single blow.

Draven's movements were lightning fast. The moment the fireballs had not yet formed he instantly reached the young man and ended their battle with one powerful blow to the stomach.

The fight lasted about half a second. Nevertheless, it was enough for the magicians in the stands to draw certain conclusions for themselves.

The first contestant performed badly, half a second was a real shame. Although on the other hand Draven didn't hold back in the slightest, he was hitting hard enough to make the students faint with a single blow.

Whoosh.

Immediately after Draven's punch, several people appeared who quickly carried the first challenger away. He was in no danger and would be quickly brought to his senses.

"Next." Draven said calmly. He didn't want to spend too much time on this exam. There were plenty of applicants, but besides the exam, there were still lists to be made and an entrance ceremony to be prepared.

It didn't take long to wait for the next volunteer. Everyone wanted to become an "Inner student" and show the best of themselves in order to get to the strongest teachers.

Strangely enough, the second candidate was Katlyn van Erden. She had always been confident in her abilities and especially now. During her checkup, she`d learned that her Class is "Creator" and her "Warp" is purple. This greatly increased her already considerable self-confidence.

But, unlike the first challenger, she did not attack. This exam was not only a test of strength, but also of strategy. She only had to hold out for a few seconds, which meant that defense was the best option for her.

Draven measured the girl with a calm gaze and said quietly: "You`ve decided to wait for me to strike? Suit yourself."

Whoosh.

Draven stepped forward and turned into a blurry silhouette. He was instantly in front of the girl and delivered a swift kick to the stomach.

Katlyn hadn't expected Draven's attack to be so swift, but she had time to react.

Whoosh.

The girl bounced to the side, but suddenly her world was turned upside down. Seeing that Katlyn had dodged his punch, Draven struck again. He attacked the girl with his other foot and the force of the blow sent her flying several meters away. Katlyn's ribs were broken and she lost consciousness.

"Two seconds, not so bad, next." Draven said unemotionally.

Evan thought to himself, <Strong, insanely strong. And he even hasn't used any spells yet. Just an unimaginable power!>

He was amazed that Katlyn had lost so easily.

After Draven defeated the second challenger, a third one entered the arena. It was a guy with a long staff in his hand.

He wasn't going to defend himself like Katlyn, he was going to buy time with his spells.

The young man attacked first, but no sooner had he cast his first spell than a powerful blow struck him in the jaw.

"Half a second, next." Draven inflicted serious wounds on his students without a shadow of a doubt on his face.

<Only one of the three challengers lasted two seconds, the further it goes on, the longer ten seconds seemed to be. This test is not an easy one indeed.

Evan thought to himself as he watched the next apprentice enter the arena.