The Greatest Sinner

"More than ten?" Draven said calmly.

"Then, how about my proposal: if you last less than that, you`ll be expelled right away."

Draven's words surprised everyone, both students and teachers. Draven had proposed this condition not because he wanted to punish Evan for his self-confidence, but because he was curious about Evan's answer.

The teachers began to worry about the situation, because Draven, unlike them, actually had the right to do something like that.

At "The Last Moon" not only the students had ranks, but the teachers as well. The ranks were based on their "Power Level". The more ends a magician's star had, the stronger he was, the same goes for the number of broken "Barriers". Teachers had a total of four ranks in "The Last Moon".

The teachers of the first rank wore white mantles, and had the sign on their back - I

The teachers of the second rank wore silver mantles and had a sign on their back - II

Third rank teachers wore platinum mantles and had a sign on their back - III

Teachers of the highest rank - the fourth - wore simple gray mantles and had a sign - IIII on their back

Draven wore a gray mantle and on his back it could be seen the sign IIII. He was a teacher of the fourth rank, such people were very few in the entire academy.

That was also the reason he was conducting this exam. In fact, he would have liked to do other things, but the head of the academy had asked him to do so personally, so he couldn't refuse.

"If I last less, I'll be expelled? Then what's your bet?" Asked Evan in response.

Draven calmly replied: "Nothing."

Evan smiled and mouthed: "It's a shitty bet, but it doesn't change anything anyway. I agree."

Draven nodded and said: "More than ten you say, well, let's see."

Whoosh.

The next moment their fight began. Draven swung his fist and instantly attacked Evan. The young man immediately turned around 90 degree and Draven's blow passed right in front of Evan's face.

Evan received no wounds and was able to dodge thanks to his physical strength and incredible reaction. However, Draven had no intention of stopping. When he saw that, his blow didn't reach its target he turned around and attacked Evan with his foot.

But, the young man wasn't going to wait either. Even before Draven made his second strike, Evan's "Warp" had spun and mana gathered at his left hand.

Whoosh.

The white beam flew from his finger, but Evan wasn't aiming for Draven, he was aiming for the ground beneath his feet. He knew that for the examiner, such an attack was no stronger than a mosquito`s bite.

Bam.

When Draven's blow should have reached Evan, the ground beneath Draven's feet had been destroyed by the explosion, causing him to lose his balance for a split second. However, that did not mean that his blow was any less deadly.

Bam.

Draven kicked Evan in the stomach and sent him flying. For most students this blow would have been fatal, but Evan was still conscious and able to fight. What's more, you could say he let it happen on purpose.

Evan could have blocked the blow with his arm, but then it would definitely have been broken, even if he had used the "Ice Veil". With a crippled arm, he wouldn't have been able to fight at a proper level.

<It hurts, but as I expected, my body was able to withstand one blow, though with difficulty>

Before his fight, Evan had been watching Draven defeat a dozen students with one punch. There were those who could withstand one blow, but fell unconscious immediately after the second one. Evan was well aware of his own strength and for the sake of saving his arm decided to take the hit and he didn't fail.

Whoosh.

While Draven had not yet reached Evan, the young man cast an "Ice Veil". The white blade of his scythe was covered in a layer of blue ice. Evan had no intention of attacking Draven with the scythe, he knew that the examiner could easily break his weapon if he wanted to. Evan had a different plan, he was going to do about the same thing he had done in the fight against Roland, but with slight modifications.

Swing.

Evan swung his scythe and hit the ground with all his might. It immediately froze through and turned to ice. He was going to use the ice to increase his speed and maneuverability, but Draven didn`t let it him.

Draven could not stop the earth from freezing, but he could destroy the ice. He swung up and struck it with his palm from top to bottom. Immediately many cracks appeared on the ground, and the ice was shattered into small pieces.

In an instant, the arena lost its former appearance. It was now a shattered piece of ground with many bumps and cracks.

Everyone in the arena was surprised that Evan had made Draven do such a thing, because of Evan's actions, Draven had to take the time to destroy it. Otherwise, Evan could have bought even more time by taking advantage of the convenient location.

But, that was where their fight could be said to be over. According to the audience, Evan had already used every trick he had. Moreover, unlike Evan, the destroyed arena could not prevent Draven from moving around.

However, the moment after the destruction, everybody saw Evan's wide smile and burning eyes. Then the realization that this was exactly what he had intended from the beginning came to them. His decision to freeze the arena was a total win-win, either way he was buying time.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, four green magical circles appeared in front of Evan. Ivy vines instantly emerged from them, and like tentacles, they encircled the large rocks in the air.

Whoosh.

The vines threw them toward Draven. Of course, they were no danger to him, but the size of the stones was large enough to block Draven's view for a fraction of a second.

During that time, Evan managed to bounce to the side and a moment later, the arena wall behind him was destroyed. Draven hit hard enough to shake the whole building and everyone felt their legs tremble.

Whoosh.

Draven's silhouette blurred and he instantly reached the young man. At that moment Evan was in the air since he hadn't landed yet. Draven's speed was incredible.

Swing.

Draven grabbed Evan's left leg and squeezed it with all his might. At that moment, their fight was almost over. Evan was grabbed and Draven only had one, final blow to deliver.

Evan almost managed to escape, but he was out of luck.

But, suddenly, both students and teachers were shocked. They didn't see confusion or anxiety on Evan's face. The young man was smiling like some kind of madman, and no one understood why Evan was acting this way.

Swing.

The snow-white scythe blade plunged lightning-fast into the flesh and Evan's left leg was severed.