"Learn" Emmanuel willed it.
(Tremor punch learnt)
"Mm, just like that"? He said feeling surprised
( Yes candidate, learning of skills are automatic and do not require effort)
"Quite nice"
He as an ant should not complain and accept freebies... Ahem
After learning the skill, Emmanuel set out from his residence touring round the locations mentioned by the communicator to familiarise himself with the building before making a special visit to the school market where he bought lots of foodstuffs before leaving feeling satisfied.
"The groceries are actually this cheap, doesn't cost even up to 50 points "
(Attention candidates!! Combat classes begin in ten minutes)
Blue screens popped up announcing.
"Seems I'm not going back to my residence now, let's go check out the combat class. Wouldn't want to miss out my first class"
Emmanuel said walking unhurriedly to the combat hall.
When he got there, he saw many students standing inside the hall wearing not the academy wear but rather black and white wrestling outfits. He suddenly became confused...
(Academy wears are not allowed in the combat class candidate, please move to the changing room to dress appropriately)
The communicator enlightened him, pointing him to the changing room.
Moments later, Emmanuel came out in a black outfit looking sharp and refined
"This outfit is light yet tough and durable, quite good craftsmanship " he complimented feeling comfortable.
After exactly ten minutes had passed, the doors to the combat hall shut automatically
"Welcome brats to the combat class" a playful yet dreadful voice sounded.
The students turned sharply to the direction of the voice to see a middle aged man dressed in a black long coat and a hat. By his waist side, a short gun with a sharp knife embedded to it hung glinting dangerously. The students were quite surprised murmuring, wondering how he got there.
"You all should know me but for the sake of formality, I'm Napoleon. One of your teachers in the combat class. I'll be teaching you alongside Yi_Sun" he said feeling bored already not minding the murmurs
"Who was the highest ranker in the assessment "? Napoleon asked
"It was I, sir" a girl with blue hair and cold blue eyes answered stepping out
"You?, Good from now on you are the class representative. Got it "?
"Understood"
"Perfect now..." Napoleon said smiling mischievously
"Each of you, go down and give me 500 pressups"
"Mmm"?? The student were surprised muttering among themselves. Suddenly, they felt stiff as a terrifying aura spread out
"Are you going against my words brats"?
"Nnnn.....nooo" some managed to reply
"Them go down now and give me 600, a little punishment for your insolence"
Everyone in the class went down immediately not wanting to risk it as they cursed in there minds...
" I'll be teaching you while you take the light exercise, you need to strengthen your bones. No rush"
Some students almost fell to their faces.
Light?! Light your mother
"Now, they all say combat, but what is the sole purpose of combat ? Of martial arts in general"?
"For defence" a boy answered trying to stand out
"What's your name"?
"Ryan of Norway"
"Hmm, part of the reason but not the prime reason. Can another person try"?
Silence reigned over the place a bit, grunts of students heard occasionally.
"What's your name, class representative "?
"Natsya of Russia " she said still breathing lightly as she pressed upwards.
"Russia heh? You seem to know the answer brat so help us out here"
Natsya went silent for some seconds as her cold eyes glinted
" To kill" she said
Emmanuel froze in his exercise.
"To kill"??
"Perfect, the sole purpose of combat is to kill. In the martial arts world, if you do not kill to rise, you get killed. It's as simple as that"
Napoleon paused allowing the words to sink in.
"Yes, there are other reasons like defense or to protect but the end product is killing. You kill to protect, you kill to defend"
Emmanuel slowly pondered over his words gaining his own enlightenment.
' Killing?. I must get stronger to protect myself and if anything gets in my way in protecting myself or my family then.... I will kill them"
He thought as his mind gained clarity, his exercise semming lighter as he pressed without much stress.
" Now, my work here is to teach you to kill to avoid being killed and how do you do that?... You get stronger! Strong enough to crush and destroy everything that stands in your way!!" Napoleon growled, his eyes revealing a crazed look.
" Most of you should have known about the trial tower and your students ranking already, from now till the next seven days, your assessment from me will be to challenge the tower, of course... Points and your rankings will be determined from not only there but also from missions and future assessments"
"Yes... Least I forget, you brats can challenge people ranked higher than you to take their rankings. Higher ranking candidates must accept at least one challenge in two weeks.. if not your rankings will be demoted to your challengers rank" he said feeling amused
Their little scuffles should be interesting right?
"Of course, the top ten would be recieving points from the school weekly starting from 10 points reducing further the ranks. These points can be exchanged for resources from the school market which will be revealed soon" he said waving his hands as he turned leaving.
"Till next time brats and yes... Don't leave untill you finish your exercise" he laughed walking away in large strides.
'Psycopath'
Some students thought...