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Across the wooden bridge at the back of the Academy, Wendy stood with her arms folded against her generous chest, which had developed considerably over the past years. There was a slight frown on her face, and her eyes shone with a glint of concern.

Just some minutes later, a couple of steps resounded from behind. From the aura alone, Wendy didn't need to look back to know that the person wasn't a threat. In fact, it was someone she had become very acquainted with over time.

"Don't tell me you're worried about the students?" Boris Fanum said teasingly as he came to stand beside Wendy, also looking across the bridge. From their position, faint shrieks and screams of students and beasts could be heard, meaning the guardians protecting the soul fruits had begun attacking the students who wanted to steal their precious prizes.

"Mhmm, they're very inexperienced. It's natural for me to worry," Wendy replied, her arms tightening slightly as if she were bracing herself against an invisible chill.

The Guildmaster sighed. He didn't respond for some time, just staring off into the distance. Boris Fanum was one of the few people who knew about Wendy's circumstances as the outcast daughter of the Chai family.

The Chai family was a relatively small noble class of merchants who were considered one of the wealthiest families in the Vermilion Kingdom. But they hadn't been a noble family their entire lives. They had only attained this status after a hidden agreement with the king, which led to Wendy's father marrying a member of the Vermilion royal family.

From their union came Brandon Chai, Wendy's half-brother and the most favored child of the Chai household. He was also one of the reasons why, no matter how hard Wendy worked, the Chai family, with its ties to the royal family, ensured she never became a special class student.

Boris wondered how someone like her could still be so soft-hearted when she could have simply turned her back on the world. After all, there were plenty of reasons for her to do so, yet here she was, concerned about a bunch of students who held no relation to her.

"Like I said before, if they can't fend off the protectors of the soul fruits, then they don't belong here," Boris said a moment later.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Nox's hair stood on end, and his skull tingled as he felt something sharp and dangerous charging forward to pierce his head. Even the air seemed to ripple and distort due to the monstrous speed.

Nox's fight-or-flight instincts kicked in, and he spontaneously kicked the ground, forming a dent as he moved to the side. At the same time, a gust of wind whipped past his face, and from the corner of his eye, he saw something flash by and pierce the slim trunk of the soul fruit tree, causing it to tremble fiercely as the last soul fruit fell off.

A sharp glint appeared in Nox's features as he finally saw his attacker. As expected, it was a magical beast, albeit one he had never seen before.

[Titan Skyripper King Tier Level 9]

The Titan Skyripper shook as it tried to unstick its horn from the trunk of the soul fruit tree, which was supposedly sturdy despite its appearance. After a couple of tries, it finally freed itself and glared at Nox.

The beast was an obsidian-black armored beetle the size of a teenage human. Glowing runes were etched across its carapace, and its translucent wings emitted a faint golden hue.

"Tsk." Nox's eyes filled with annoyance as he took a step forward. Even without wasting a second, the beetle seemed slightly shocked to see the human charging in. However, within moments, it recovered and charged forward as well, its expression menacing.

Nox appeared mere inches away from the beetle in the blink of an eye and struck forward with his clenched fist. It was raw strength, unboosted by any skills, and it slammed into the beetle's carapace.

Boom!

A devastating sound rang out as Nox's crushing punch landed. However, apart from moving back a few meters, the beetle's carapace didn't shatter as expected. Instead, his punch seemed to trigger something, and a shockwave exploded out from the beetle, scattering debris and rock fragments in a wide radius.

Nox felt the slight push from the shockwave, making his clothes flutter slightly. If not for his sheer will and the beetle's relatively weaker prowess, he might have been sent flying as well.

'No use wasting time with this monster. Its skills and evolution path are terrible.' Nox shook his head in disappointment as he charged in once again. This time, he bombarded the beetle with a flurry of punches until its powerful carapace cracked.

The carapace was all that had been protecting the beast because, moments later, it exploded, leaving behind a monster core.

Nox picked up the core and the soul fruit from the ground, placing them in his inventory before heading out to search for more soul fruits.

While searching, Nox couldn't help but ponder how the soul fruits came into existence. Were they natural or man-made? If one were to consume thousands of these soul fruits, their experience points would quickly shoot through the roof without much struggle.

Nox thought about it for some time but eventually dismissed the notion when he encountered another tree. The same scenario as before occurred, and Nox swiftly dealt with it, retrieving the soul fruits and placing them inside his inventory despite their allure.

He continued this process for a while. Perhaps because of the size of the area, he didn't encounter any other students.

After acquiring a sufficient amount of soul fruits, Nox decided to head deeper into the forest. Little did he know, something interesting was waiting for him in this part of the forest.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

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