PenOugi H2dH2mr
From the black rift above Hill Woods’ head, a single wild, low-pitched howl came through.
*Roar!*
Two thick and solid arms forcefully grabbed both sides of the black rift. Slowly, an immense red-banded python with a shiny white skull-cap extended out of the pitch-black crevice. Its ice-cold eyes took in every living thing present. And just when everyone believed it to be a strange python creature with four-limbs, slowly, a gigantic golden-horned rhinoceros emerged from the black rift little by little. On the other side was the Holy Tower Trials Mirror!
Finally, the four eyes of the giant rhinoceros and python head swept their gazes onto the rift above Glenn’s head, focusing completely on the black crevice after glancing at Glenn.
Under the Ashen Mask, Glenn’s originally confident expression stiffened.
How could it be two creatures?
However, why could only one will be sensed in his own Black Isotta Friendship Key?
*Zaa…*
Now, the over twenty-meter long black rift above Glenn’s head was pulled open by a pair of powerful golden claws. Under the red crest on its head, the single eye of the Black Mirror’s gigantic creature glanced at Glenn for a moment with clarity, before gazing at the other rift above Hill Woods’ head.
Sensing hostility in the black rift from an unknown life, the red-crested cyclopean monster’s eye unexpectedly started to shine with a red light from the rift above Glenn’s head. It began to violently struggle after letting out a shrill, ear-piercing shriek. The front half of an incomparably fat body strained out, and on its pair of enormous wings extended two pairs of golden claws emerging from the black crevice. Surprisingly, it widened the rift again!
Glenn inhaled sharply.
Just what type of monster did he originally encounter inside the Black Isotta Mirror!
*Moo… Sss…*
The two-headed creature above Hill Woods’ rift likewise let out a hostile roar. After that pair of thick and solid arms pushed on both sides of the black rift bit by bit, a large, robust, ape-like body underneath the rhinoceros head started coming through. Simultaneously, the python also followed after, struggling through the rift.
Glenn was no longer able to remain calm.
*Shu!*
A Fire Bat Spell was propelled with immense force and launched towards the already weak Hill Woods. After the equally weak Glenn felt absolutely no faith toward his Friendship Key’s summoned creature, he staked his entire magic power into the spell and intended to get rid of Hill Woods right now.
If he died or left the Mirror, the Stigmata Friendship Key would lose the magic supporting it and the two-headed cryptid would naturally return to the unknown world the rift opened to.
*Hsss…*
A purple breath spread out and Glenn’s Fire Bat Sorcery flapped its wing a few times before it reverted to its base fire element and dissipated.
Glenn’s complexion was ugly as he looked at the python that extended out of the rift above Hill Woods’ head. He gritted his teeth, knowing his plan had failed.
Hill Woods’ face was also very unsightly. He unexpectedly had to put all his faith on the Stigmata Friendship Key’s creature strength against another Friendship Key?
Leaving one’s fate to this kind of unknown gamble was a matter nearly every elemental sorcerer would find hard to accept.
At first, victory was in his grasp. Who would have thought that this 12th District student would actually…
Far away.
The crowd who had originally lost hope in Glenn were thoroughly stunned. Glenn actually also had a Stigmata Friendship Key? Two sorcerers unexpectedly met and they both possessed Stigmata Friendship Keys? Moreover, these two Keys had summoned forth cryptids that were surprisingly not weak and even… appeared awfully strong?
Obviously, those two Stigmata Friendship Keys weren’t the ordinary type of Keys and very likely were high-level Friendship Keys personally bestowed by those super-elite Stigmata Sorcerers!
Everyone couldn’t help but gasp in their hearts.
During the time 15th District Sorcerer-Apprentice Hill Woods battled against Ice Age Mille, he had appeared to hold himself back. However, even after Hill Woods displayed his entire strength, Glenn was still actually able to thoroughly suppress him the entire time, very rarely giving Hill Woods the opportunity to retaliate.
Glenn, in the end… what level has he reached?
The hierarchy within everyone’s thoughts completely crumbled. A superior legendary-ranked student, that’s who Hill Woods was. Then, who was Glenn in the end? Such a powerful student that actually never had any astonishing accomplishments spread about him and never appeared in the list of Top Ten Experts?
Could it be, that all the students that caused Glenn to attack were all already…
Everyone couldn’t help but internally tremble.
Then…
As to why Glenn had suddenly burst out with such universally shocking strength at this moment—that is to say, his ultimate objective for everything—there could only be one reason. To be the strongest of the 11th to 15th Districts of the five areas in this Seven Rings Holy Tower Tryouts!
For a moment, a feeling of “shame” started to appear in Ice Age Mille’s heart.
This kind of state of mind only came with maturity. To mock oneself and ridicule the actions taken during one’s adolescence.
Previously, at the time when she was in the middle of the district conflict, she had actually said she was looking forward to Glenn’s performance in a condescending tone. Perhaps at that time, within his heart, Glenn found her arrogance to be completely beneath contempt? Possibly silently sneered at her?
At that time, she had actually believed to have discovered a junior with potential for a bit of entertainment.
Now, it may be assumed that this was indeed a type of intangible self-mockery.
Sure enough, she had started to resemble her father in manner of speech and unwittingly already began to think herself as terrific, but she would never admit it. Now, she was already starting to think that she was a bit stupid. After so many years being at the pinnacle with those people accompanying her, she had begun to be conceited despite herself…
Eh?
Suddenly, Mille became aware of the green parrot handkerchief at her chest stirring, seemingly drawn to something…
Sun’s Child Mina’s complexion was pale. Mina’s body shook as she looked at her “destined enemy” who was so formidable to the point of being unsurpassable. Her intense pride, the Body of Flame gift she saw as everything to be proud of seen on the other person, what was it in the end?
Even including all hidden trump cards, she wouldn’t be better?
Mina only felt extremely miserable and lost. What “fated nemesis.” It had been nothing but her own wishful thinking, just like a clown singing in a stage play. A background character to a protagonist climbing to an even higher peak.
Sam and Kyrie were both shocked and dumbstruck.
Previously, these two had already known that Glenn was very strong. They even held Glenn and themselves as fellow geniuses and equals. As far as they were concerned, with their innate arrogance, to have Glenn in such a position was an immense honor to him.
But now it seemed that…