Cosmic Ruler

Chapter 39 Test

All of them look at Jimmy and thought the same thing 'Muscle Head'.

"What?" Jimmy asked as his friends are giving him weird look.

"Nothing, just be attentive to your surroundings at all time" Jake shook his head and said.

"Is something, wrong here?" Mark asked.

"Not something wrong but....., hmm, let's say, A good warrior must be aware of everything around himself" Jake said mysteriously.

Mark and others though didn't understand what Jake meant but they nodded and kept looking around.

Seeing them like this Jake understood they misunderstood his words, but he can't help them after all some one is keeping an eye on them, earlier when he was going to help them, someone warned him not to do.

"By the way, isn't it weird?" Jimmy suddenly said.

"What is weird?" Emily asked.

"I mean, it's such a prestigious academy and yet the Core test was in a shabby tent, just what are they thinking" jimmy shook his head and said.

"Maybe they are stingy" Jake said nonchalantly, hearing him others laughed.

"Hey maggots, can't you all just be quiet?" Suddenly a annoying voice interrupted them, turning towards the voice they saw a Dragon born with two more dragon born following him.

"We're not disturbing anyone; everyone's talking. Why did you come over here?" Jimmy, known for his hot temper, frowned and questioned.

"Shut up," Ryne, one of Ramine's lackeys, scowled, silencing Jimmy.

"How dare you talk to Lord Ramine like this?" Leo, the other lackey, shouted, pointing accusingly at Jimmy.

Ramine waved his hand, restraining his lackeys. He then approached Jimmy, looking down at him with a condescending gaze. "Know your place, maggot..." But as he spoke, a sudden surge of mana pressure assaulted him, forcing him to kneel.

Ramine, visibly irritated, glared at the source of the mana pressure. "Who are you? There's no way a country bumpkin like you can overpower me!"

"You just kneeled from this little pressure. What are you, a delicate houseplant?" Jimmy laughed, sneering at the arrogant Dragonborn.

With a mocking grin, Jimmy lifted his right foot and trampled on Ramine's head. "It's you who should know his place." The tables had turned, and the once arrogant Ramine found himself humbled by a force he hadn't anticipated.

Ramine clenched his hands in frustration, his thoughts seething with irritation. 'From their clothing, they are clearly from some village. So what is this?'

"F-forgive me..." Ramine muttered in a low voice, a begrudging admission of defeat.

"Huh? Did you say something just now?" Jimmy teased, pretending not to hear.

Jake and Mark couldn't help but chuckle, while Emily shot a disapproving glare at Ramine-her thoughts being simple, she wanted to attack him too but his surrender didn't gave her any chance.

The onlookers, not just Jake and his friends, exchanged whispers and curious glances. Ramine's unexpected surrender had become the talk of the moment.

A crimson-headed Dragonborn nearby gulped nervously, eyeing Ramine's humbled state. His gaze then shifted to the golden-haired Dragonborn, Michael, who radiated displeasure. "What a waste. His defeat caused disgrace to all the Dragons. Dispose of him later," Michael declared with a stern tone, and the other Dragonborns nodded in agreement.

Among them, a black-haired Dragonborn gritted his teeth and lowered his head, casting a hateful glare at Jimmy. 'It's all that guy's fault,' he thought, harboring resentment for Jimmy, who, in his eyes, had caused death to his brother Ramine. The tensions within the group of Dragonborns simmered as the aftermath of the confrontation unfolded.

"As for that human, make his life hell," Michael declared, pointing accusingly at Jimmy. The command was met with tension among the Dragonborns, ready to execute Michael's order.

However, a sudden wave of fear gripped Michael, a fear so profound that he felt like his life was on the brink of ending. His eyes darted around until they locked onto a black-haired, purple-eyed human calmly staring at him.

Though the sound didn't reach him, he understood the meaning conveyed by the human's lips: 'Don't touch my friends.' Michael gulped and weakly nodded, prompting Jake to remove his intense gaze.

Gasping for breath, Michael signaled the other Dragonborns not to intervene. "Never fight those four," he warned, his demeanor transformed from arrogance to vulnerability.

The other Dragonborns exchanged confused glances, unable to comprehend the sudden change in Michael's disposition. Meanwhile, a girl among them smiled as she looked at Jake. 'Ahh~~, such majesty, perfect quality for my mate,' she thought, her gaze intense as she observed Jake.

As Jake shivered and scanned his surroundings, he didn't find anyone looking at him. "Strange, I definitely felt an intense gaze at me."

[Maybe someone sensed you threatening that golden lizard,] Nexus suggested.

"Hmm, probably," Jake nodded, deciding to let the matter go. The academy seemed to have more than one entity keeping an eye on them, and Jake was keen on navigating this Academy with caution.

Jimmy let it go" Jake eventually said, as no matter how many times Ramine begged, Jimmy didn't let him go.

Jimmy eventually relented, and as Jake told him to, he finally released him. With a dismissive gesture, Jimmy told Ramine to get out.

As the tension settled, a sudden, amused voice captured everyone's attention. They turned to see a glasses-wearing guy standing in mid-air. "My, my, isn't this quite a show," he remarked, his smile betraying a sense of amusement. Introducing himself as Drake Sylens, the Entrance Test Director for the year, he bowed gracefully.

"He is Drake Sylens!!! Oh my god!" exclaimed a girl in awe.

"He's real! We're in the presence of the Radiant King," another girl shouted, and a wave of excitement swept through the crowd. While some boys looked at him with disapproval, many others seemed impressed.

"Who is this guy?" Mark asked a boy standing beside him.

The boy gave Mark an incredulous look. "Were you living under a rock all this time? How can you not know about the Radiant King?"

"We're from a remote village, so yeah, it's somewhat equivalent to living under a rock," Mark explained.

The boy rolled his eyes and continued, "There's a ranking among King-rank powerhouses, and he is the Radiant King, ranked 6th on the list. That's why he's famous, and he's good looking too."

"Thank you," Mark acknowledged, then turned his attention to the charismatic figure in mid-air, smiling charmingly at all the admiring girls.

Seeing this Jake looked at the Boy-My name is Dio Granvis, stop calling me The Boy.

Ahem, Jake looked at Dio as if asking what is this , Dio shrugged and said " There is also a rumor of him being a Playboy, though looking at him, it's probably true".

"It's definitely true," Jake, Mark, and Jimmy nodded in agreement. Emily, however, expressed her disdain, calling him a "perverted scumbag."

Dio, wide-eyed, looked at Emily. She met his gaze and asked, "What?"

"No... it's just you're probably the first girl not looking at him favorably," Dio remarked, scratching his head in surprise.

Emily, unimpressed, replied, "Perverted scumbags aren't my type, no matter how handsome he is"

Dio nodded and smiled. "By the way, my name is Dio Granvis. I hail from the Granvis family in the South."

"Jake Dreamstar, from Bucks Village in the North," Jake introduced himself.

"Mark Ryes, from Bucks Village," Mark smiled as he shared his origin.

"Jimmy Raymond, from Bucks Village," Jimmy said, shaking hands with Dio.

"Emily Raymond, from Bucks Village," Emily calmly introduced herself.

"You all are really from a village," Dio exclaimed. "Anyway, in this Academy, status doesn't matter," he added, shrugging off any potential concerns about their background.

As they chatted, Drake finished greeting all the girls. "Ahem, now we will start the first test, which is Battle Royale."

Drake snapped his fingers, and a magic circle appeared on the ground, teleporting all the examinees to different locations.

Jake opened his eyes to find himself standing in the middle of a small lake. "Really? Can't he have teleported me to some better location?" Jake murmured. He emerged from the lake, using his mana to dry his clothes, preparing for the challenges that awaited in the Battle Royale.

[Can it even be called a challenge to you?] Nexus chuckled and said.

Jake just shrugged, and then an announcement echoed through the landscape.

{Hello, everyone. My name is Drake. Now, you must all be confused by the sudden teleportation, but fear not. This is a controlled ground. Now, the test is Battle Royale. As the name suggests, you all are going to battle and eliminate each other until only a single examinee remains.

And if any of you are wondering if there is any potential danger to your lives, then fear not. This whole Test Ground is surrounded by many spells. The moment someone gets attacked fatally, they will be teleported out. So, rampage to all your hearts' contents. See ya~~}

[He said you will be teleported out if you are fatalt wounded , you know what it means right?] Nexus said

"Yes, it means, you can beat your opponent to verge of death and only then he will be teleported out" Jake said grimly.

[This is going to be a dirty Battle Royale] Nexus commented.