The Birth of the Demon Sword

Contest

Chapter 27 - 27. Contest

"As you know, the Shosti family ruled us and since the rebels were in the zone of influence of Balvan's house, they ordered us to guard them."

Noah listened to his explanation but had doubts in his mind.

"Master, can I fight a cultivator?"

His ability to fight with ferocious beasts of a higher rank than him was mainly due to the fact that they were, in the end, just ferocious beasts.

A strong body and some strange abilities can be matched by powerful techniques and perfect execution from it.

But what would happen to someone who had dantian and practiced techniques as strong as his own?

"In general, no. If he matches your abilities, he'll only overwhelm you with the many "Breaths" he said. You might surprise him using a rank 3 martial art but then you will run out of steam. And if he had it. rank 3 martial arts as well, well, just run."

Noah felt depressed listening to this.

He was hardworking and talented, mostly because of his strong mind, but others as well. And if he were to clash with them, the difference in time spent cultivating would be decisive.

"So, why did you give me this mission?"

If he really couldn't do anything about the situation, there was no point going in the direction of danger, he liked to fight but he wasn't an idiot.

"Your role is only as a supporter. You will take care of the non-cultivators and those who have rank 1 martial arts among them, handing the real fight to the others of your group."

William was about to fire her when he thought of something.

"Ehm, you can trust them this time, I've made sure of that."

He showed a complex expression as he said that, it turned out that the incident with Balor was still lingering in his mind.

Noah smiled and reassured his master.

"Don't worry Teacher!"

As he left the room, his smile disappeared turning into a cold expression.

'There's no way I'll trust anyone but Lily and Master, I have to hide my powers from this point on, Kamaitachi's nail must be my hidden ace up my sleeve.'

When Balor betrayed him, it made him remember the cruelty of man, which he had long forgotten about living as a child.

He returned to his room and practiced again in all 3rd rank art forms, only then did he calm down.

His weakness made him feel uneasy.

The more he knew about this world, the more he understood how dangerous it was.

By clearing the nest, he got an idea of how dense the population of magical beasts in this world was, yet humans were still at the top of the food chain, it meant that their strength was unimaginable.

'While I am only 2 steps away from the foundation of human strength, I can only surpass commoners and foolish soldiers.'

In his mind, a warrior with a rank 1 technique became a foolish warrior.

His frustration was reflected on his nightly training in runes as he nearly fainted after forcing himself to watch it for 7 hours straight!

After more than a year and a half of relentless training, a faint rune shape was visible in his sea of consciousness, he was sure it would not take much time before he became a rank 1 mage.

'I guess I should start making excuses for my rapid progress in mental energy, I wonder what face Master would make if I achieved the status of an apprentice witch before I turned 13.'

The next morning, he found his Master in the courtyard with 3 men and a woman around him, they were waiting for him.

"Noah, they'll be your friends for this mission."

"So that's him?"

It was a tall muscular man among those who spoke, he did not have a beard and short black hair with a huge sword almost as big as him on his back.

He looked at Noah with focus, exerting pressure with his mind.

'Did he test me?'

His mental energy was heavy and pressed down on Noah's ball but it was far from enough to make him retreat.

Noah took the opportunity to harden his ball because it was the first time he felt constant pressure from the outside and closed his eyes to concentrate on it.

The man mistook his behavior as an attempt to resist the pressure and feel challenged, so a dead end was created.

Noah will focus on strengthening his mind wall while the guard will increase the mental pressure to win the imaginary contest he thinks he is participating in.

After 10 minutes, blood came out of the guard's nose and he struggled to keep up the pressure.

The woman, looking at the blood, gave a hard slap behind her head to stop her concentration and relieve the pressure.

"Ethan, stop, the kid's using you."

The man named Ethan was about to complain when he was hit but then the woman's words made him look carefully at Noah.

His eyes were still closed and a faint smile adorned his face.

When Noah opened his eyes, he showed a disappointed expression but then he realized that everyone was staring at him.

"I swear he almost did it, I'm sure if you let him try for another hour, he'll definitely do it!"

A punch arrived at the top of his head as William moved behind him putting his hand on his shoulder.

"This shameless boy is my student, Noah. Always pay attention when you deal with him because he will say and do anything to learn more about your strengths."

Noah lifted his head to look at the Master behind him and complained.

"As for Master, it's unfair that you ruin my disguise so quickly. Don't listen to him I'm pure and innocent"

Another hit hit him.

Ethan was in disbelief, the woman was shocked while the other two men nearly suffocated to hold their laughter.

They had never seen someone treat the vice-captain like this and from the looks of it, William had completely given up on correcting the behavior of his student.

"Haha, son, you are indeed the best. I'm Sanford but you can call me Sandy."

"We're not gonna get bored on this mission, are we, Sandy? Haha. I'm Mark. Young man, we'll get along well."

The two laughing men couldn't help themselves anymore as they greeted Noah.

The woman massaged her temple while exhaling.

"Don't listen to those two idiots. I'm Susan's captain for this mission and their nanny. Another guy named Ethan, he's very competitive. Now let's get to a private place to decide how to complete the mission."