An Extra’s POV
chapter-775

"U-urghhhhhh…"

Groggy groans and moans echoed in the massive hall.

It felt like a distant reverb that kept reducing its volume as time passed. The injured that leaked out painful groans soon lost consciousness, and the ones resolute to continue were knocked out cold. Once the dust settled, only two were left standing.

Rey, who had managed to evade the Storm Magic despite its immense speed and overpowering pressure when compared to the feeble resistance offered by Examinees, and the one who cast the Magic herself… Lucielle.

The two were surrounded by badly injured students, but since Lucielle reduced the overall output of the Spell—with the goal to stun and not kill—none of them suffered any fatal injuries.

Instead, they all passed out almost instantly as a result.

"That was quite impressive." Rey smiled as he looked beside him to find the Grand Mage grinning with delight.

"I was about to say the same to you. You were so fast, beating so many people by the second. I figured I had to do something drastic, or you'd steal all the glory."

They both chuckled and giggled as she said this.

Despite merely using a portion of his strength, and not relying on any Active Skills, he still managed to decimate so many. It was an effortless attempt, and yet to everyone who witnessed his might, they would only be able to describe it as overpowering.

'I'm sure Lucielle also wasn't putting her all into that Spell…' Rey was partially curious about what a full-powered version of the Spell would be, but he could probably figure it out himself.

'I was able to keep it as a Skill, but I could also just replicate it with Magic…'

Speaking of keeping stuff as Skills, his [Doppel] really had a massive feast when dealing with the Dragons in his sight.

'Most of the Skills or Magic they displayed were in the C or D Tier, with a few exceptions in the B Tier. But, thanks to my [Perfect Divine Growth], they were mostly promoted to the A-Tier, at the very least.'

Some even reached S-Tier, which was incredibly crazy.

Of course, due to [Doppel]'s limit, he couldn't have all of the Skills—but it wasn't like that was his intention from the start.

His true motive dwelled in [Sacrifice].

'I constantly fed my new Skills to [Sacrifice], just to boost my Stats. Just as expected, the value of Stats I got per Skill wasn't too high, but… they added up greatly once I put in thousands of Skills.' He smiled to himself.

The funny part about his current circumstance was that he never even expected the Exams to be a haven for growing stronger, but alas! It had made him considerably stronger than ever.

"Status Window."

[STATUS WINDOW] - Name: Rey Skylar.

- Race: Human (Otherworlder)

- Class: Singularity (S-Tier)

- Level: 270 (0.58% EXP) - Life Force: 13,000 (+13,000)

- Mana Level: 39,000 (+39,000)

- Combat Ability: 21,550 (+21,550)

- Stat Points: 99,500

- Skills (Exclusive): [Doppel]

- Skills (Non-Exclusive): [Merger]. [Perfect Calm].[Sacrifice]. [Symbiosis]. [Consume]. [Perfect Mimicry]. [Domain Of Man]

- Alignment: Neutral Good

[Additional Information]

You have done the impossible and stand at the precipice of power. As such, you now possess the interest of this World.

[End Of Information]

'Crazy!' Rey grinned widely, noticing the Skills in his [Doppel] Slot were also a bit higher than they were prior to the Exam.

That was because he made sure to keep a few Skills he thought could be useful in the future. If he fed them to [Sacrifice], he wouldn't be able to get them ever again.

To avoid such a situation, he kept them anyway.

'In any case…' Noticing the arrival of their Examiners, Rey made sure to hide his excitement and put on a stoic front.

'... Time for our results, I suppose.'

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"R'ai and Luc'ia… you have passed this portion of the Exam, and by extension, you pass the entire Entrance Exams."

Just as the two expected, they had scaled through in flying colors.

While it still felt weird for them to hear their disguise names, none of them showed it as expressions on their faces. Instead, they nodded and gracefully accepted their victories.

Based on standard procedure, they would have to return after a few days for their ID Card, Uniforms, and a bit of Orientation. Once all of that was done, they would resume school a few days later.

In essence, it took a week more to resume school after the Exams.

Rey and Lucielle understood this perfectly, so they patiently waited for those few days and returned to the Center for their ID, as well as every other thing they would be needing for the Academy.

The best part about all of this was the seamless transition they had.

Because of the prestige of the Academy, a Student ID Card served as more than enough of an identity, so neither of them needed to forge any other kind of ID for the purpose of their stay in the Academy.

The Academy was also in the same city that they were, but since it existed as a community of its own, they would have to leave for the place from the Center.

As such, a few days after Orientation, they were to return for a trip to the Academy—being escorted by staff from the Center.

Everything—from the procedure, to the journey itself—was seamless.

The Dragons were so technologically advanced that they used Teleportation Chambers for rapid transport. This was installed in all the major areas of the Academic City, so even the lay people of the Empire could use this for extra convenience.

Due to this, no one ever came late for work, so it aided in the efficiency of the Empire's workforce. Though, to be fair, even without teleportation… there would still be no latecomers.

All Dragons were loyal to the Emperor, and their only purpose was to please him.

—Always.

"Welcome, you two… to the inner walls of the Academy." As Rey and Lucielle were brought into the amazing world that dwelled within the tall and heavily guarded walls of the new school they would be attending, the Official escorting them raised his hand and showed them the school's true beauty.

"Whoa!" They both exclaimed, glancing inconspicuously at each other with knowing smiles.

They had successfully infiltrated their target, after all.

'Just wait for me, Adrien. I'm on my way!'