Episode 2 – Growing Up Chapter 20 – Who’s Number One? (Next)
Nowadays, Linley was close to stepping into the boundaries of a level two warrior, a general level one warrior’s strength was about to reach the point where he could lift a hundred pounds of objects, and a level two warrior could even swing a hundred pounds of objects at will.
“You, cough, cough.”
Rand covered his throat and coughed a few times before staring angrily at Linley, “You, you even” “Good.”
Yale suddenly shouted, his face filled with excitement, “That really hurt, Lao San, I didn’t see it, you have this much strength!”
“That kid is only a little bit older, so much strength.”
Those level 5 and level 6 magicians were surprised, there were also some academy magic teachers in the hotel, these people were all looking at Linley with some surprise.
A teenager who looked to be eleven or twelve years old was easily swinging eighty or ninety pounds with one hand.
This teenager was a magician!
“Hey, Rand, didn’t you say you were number one in the first year?”
Yale teased.
Rand’s face flushed red with shame and anger in his heart while staring at Linley and shouting sternly: “You, are you a magician? If you’re capable of comparing yourself to me with magic, what kind of tactics are you using? A noble magician who would use the abilities of a vulgar warrior.”
Rand was filled with shame and anger at the moment, he had just gotten first place in the first year ring, but when Linley had grabbed him by the throat and suspended him just now, that feeling of his little life being controlled by someone else terrified him.
“Right, have the ability to use magic to compete? Are you still a student of the Ernst Academy?”
Ransom and the others next to Rand immediately shouted as well.
However, towards Linley, there was a trace of fear in the bottom of these four people’s hearts, and they were still terrified by Linley’s amazing power just now.
“Magic?”
Reno laughed out loud at this time, arrogantly saying, “Rand, you really think that if you win first place in the first year ring, you’re the strongest amongst our first years? Dream on. Our first year first, but our dormitory’s oldest three, you, step aside.”
“Lao San, show him something.”
Yale also said.
George had just been reprimanded by Rand, and at this moment, he didn’t give Rand any face at all: “Rand, I’m telling you, don’t be so self-important, a lot of experts in our academy don’t care to take part in the yearly competition. You don’t really think you’re so great.”
Rand’s face became more and more ugly.
“We won’t know if we compete, Rand, compete with them.”
Those fifth and sixth year youths laughed and said, it seemed to them that first year cadets fighting was just a fun thing to do.
Rand was only ten years old and had been a self-appointed genius since he was a child.
Even in the Ernst Academy, he belonged to the top group of people, when had he ever been insulted by this?
“First?”
Rand gritted his teeth and said, “The number one is not something that comes out of your mouth, it is something that comes out of a competition, so if you have the ability to compete with me by magic alone, then you can compete with me.”
As for his magic strength, Rand was very confident, after all, he was the one who finally won the first place after a competition.
“Hehe, this hotel management is also strange, why don’t they come to stop it?”
Some of the onlookers beside him also discovered this suspicion.
In fact, at this time, the management of the Waltrip Hotel was in the distance, but he didn’t come over to intervene at all.
Because he recognized these cadets.
Not to mention the significance that the Ernst Cadets themselves represented, among these few cadets in terms of status, he didn’t want to mess with them, especially Yale.
“Young Master Yale is even here, alas, forget it, let him make a scene, it’s none of my business even if the hotel is torn down.”
The manager of the hotel covered his head from afar and could only shake his head helplessly, he didn’t dare to anger this Yale Young Master.
Especially after entering the Ernst Academy, Yale’s status in the family had risen abruptly.
“That’s right, first place isn’t something that comes out of your mouth, it’s something that comes out of a competition.”
Linley also stood up and looked at Rand with a cold face, “Rand, this magic competition isn’t interesting without a little color. This way, if you win, I’ll walk around you when I see you in the future, and if I win, you’ll have to walk around me when you see me.”
Rand couldn’t help but sneer: “The prize is too small. If the loser sees the other side, not only do they have to walk around the other side, but they also have to offer a hundred gold coins, so what?”
Linley frowned.
A hundred gold coins?
His own yearly living expenses only amounted to a hundred gold coins, he wasn’t one of those rich people.
“Haha, Rand, only a hundred gold coins, how dare you say that? How about this, the loser offers ten thousand gold coins, how about it?”
Yale, who was next to him, said loudly in triumph.
“Ten thousand gold coins?”
The moment these words came out, many trainees in the entire hotel sucked in a breath of cold air, this ten thousand gold coins is not a small amount, I’m afraid there are not many of these trainees who can casually take out ten thousand gold coins without a change of color.
“Ten thousand gold coins?”
Rand couldn’t help but tremble in his heart.
Although his family is also considered a big family, but the annual living expenses to him is only three thousand gold coins, this Waltrip Hotel he is not every day to spend, this time is to celebrate himself and Risen won the first and third of the grade competition to come here.
“Oh, don’t dare?”
Yale drew out the magic crystal card and tossed it in his hand, saying.
“Rand, promise him.”
Next to Risen said, “Our four brothers can still come up with 10,000 gold coins, I just don’t believe that that kid who came out of nowhere will be your opponent?”
Rand and the other three brothers looked at each other.
“Good! Ten thousand gold coins is ten thousand gold coins!”
Rand said loudly, then looked at Linley with a sneer and said, “Let’s go, this place is too small for us to maneuver, let’s go to the ring where the grade competition will be held. Follow me if you have the guts!”
After saying that, Rand proudly stepped out of the hotel door, and Rand’s three brothers walked out with the same confidence.
“We’ll go too.”
Yale’s eyes were glowing.
Reynolds and George were similarly a little excited, and Linley nodded, smiling blandly, “Ten thousand gold coins, people send it to us, how can we not take it?”
The four brothers, Linley, Yale, Reynolds, and George likewise exited the hotel and headed directly outside.
While the entire hotel was bustling with noise, a contest with a jackpot of ten thousand gold coins was rarely found even amongst sixth year students. The two people in the special competition, one was Rand who had just won the first place in the grade competition, while the other was a mysterious kid that no one had ever heard of.
A large group of people all checked out and bustled over to follow them.
The terrace ring, the ring was made up of green-colored rocks and was very sturdy.
At the moment, Linley and Rand were standing on one side of the ring.
While below the ring was a large group of people gathered in a short period of time, after all, this time of the year was dinner time, on the way from the Waltrip Hotel to the ring, a rumor spread, a rumor spread, and in a while a large group of people were attracted to come over, and with a contest with a jackpot of 10,000 gold coins, the figure of 10,000 gold coins alone was enough to attract people.
Rand saw more and more people below, the clamor was abnormal, he couldn’t help but have a touch of pride on his face as well.
“Today, I’ll have a magic match with this kid called Linley, the loser will offer ten thousand gold coins, and the winner will have to walk around when he sees him in the future. Everyone, please let’s have it notarized.”
Rand said aloud, enjoying the attention and not being the least bit stage fright.
There was an outpouring of cheers from below, after experiencing the grade competition, Rand had a group of supporters, on the contrary, there were very few people who supported Linley.
Linley himself, on the other hand, stood calmly at the edge of the ring.
“Enough said?”
Linley said blandly.
Rand smiled confidently: “Alright, let’s begin.”
Rand and Linley mumbled magic incantations almost simultaneously, both were second level magicians, and first level second level magic incantations were relatively short, just one or two sentences.
“Hoo!”
Seven consecutive cyan-colored wind blades formed out of thin air, directly chopping towards Rand.
“A level two magician?”
The experienced people below judged it at once.
And Rand also sent out his own magic at the same time, only to see five crimson fireballs smashing towards Linley as well. The wind blades flew considerably faster than the fireballs, and Rand rolled on the ground in a lousy manner to dodge them. Linley, on the other hand, avoided the fireballs with an elegant and casual step, and as he did so, Linley’s lips were still moving slightly as he cast his second magic.
Earth-type magic – Earthshaking!
“Buzz Rand only felt the green stone under his feet shaking as if it were rippling, in this situation Rand couldn’t even meditate to recite the magic incantation, and immediately after Linley’s other magic came out, only to see five head-sized stones smashing over with a hint of an earth-colored glow at breakneck speed.
On the shaking ground, Rand couldn’t even stand still and barely dodged two of them.
“Pom!”
A stone hit Rand’s stomach, and a mouthful of blood spurted out as Rand hastily blocked his head with his arm. Two consecutive impacts directly smashed Rand to the ground and rolled down to the bottom of the ring, his entire body even more covered in dust.
Ring contest, Linley, victory!
Linley glanced bashfully at Rand below, his own attack Linley was very certain, this Rand would only recuperate for a month at most, if he was ruthless enough to control the stone to smash Rand’s head, it was estimated that Rand’s little life would be played out.
“Second grade dual system magician. Our first year still has this one expert?”
Some of the first year colleges watching below exclaimed in surprise, the appearance of a second grade magician in the first year is rare, and the appearance of a second grade dual system magician, in the first year, it is even more absolutely strong.
“This kid has such precise control, his body moves so nimbly.”
Some of the fifth and sixth year trainees were a little surprised, when Linley faced a fireball spell attack just now, he could manage to dodge while still silently reciting the incantation, from this, one could judge the flexibility of Linley’s speed in this body.
“Haha, Rand, do you really think you’re the number one first year? The third oldest in our dormitory could easily ravage you with magic alone.”
Yale said with a big smile.
“Cough, cough.”
Rand covered his chest and stood up.
It was clear in Rand’s mind that Linley had indeed been merciful just now.
“Yale, tomorrow you bring Linley, I’ll go with you to the Four Nations Gold Bank to transfer ten thousand gold coins, I’ll do what I say.”
Rande looked deeply at Linley in the distance, this time being defeated by Linley had completely awakened Rande, who was immersed in the aura of genius.
Possessing talent, if one didn’t work hard enough, one would still be defeated by others!
“Linley, thank you!”
Rand bowed and said, which caused Yale and the others to stare blankly, and then Rand stared at Linley with his head and said firmly, “However, I will defeat you one day.”
With that, Rand covered his chest and walked towards his residence with the support of his own brother.
“Linley, you’re too good, brother I’ve got a lot of face.”
Reno immediately hugged Linley, who was walking out of the ring.
Linley looked around.
Only to see quite a few people looking at Linley and discussing, some of the elite figures throughout the Ernst Academy were relatively well known, and no one had expected that a person would suddenly appear amongst the first years, easily defeating Rand, who was number one in the yearly tournament.
“Hello Linley, my name is Danny, I’m a first year in the Water Department, nice to meet you.”
A tall blonde girl walked over and smiled at Linley.
“Hello, my name is Linley.”
Linley wasn’t used to saying much to strangers, “I’m sorry, I have to meditate and cultivate soon.”
After saying that, Linley made a wink with his three brothers, and Yale and the others understood, immediately the four brothers ignored the onlookers around them and directly left quickly, leaving only that young girl from Danny to furrow her brows in dissatisfaction.