Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

"You mean, this is the treasure you want?" Belid suppressed his laughter and raised the scroll in his hand.

"Yes, isn't this a treasure?" Cardin nodded as a matter of course. This shameless answer forced Belid to suppress his laughter again.

"Who is this guy?" She had never thought that a candidate would claim to have found the scroll used as an example. "I never even thought of such a situation."

There may be other candidates who have similar ideas as Cardin, but none of them take immediate action like Cardin.

"What would you do if I said this isn't a treasure but just a demonstration?" Others might hesitate because of time constraints or the possibility of missing out on a great opportunity.

"The idea of ​​challenging this possibility seems foolish." However, Cardin chose this dangerous option without hesitation.

"If you don't give me this, I will have to look for other scrolls now." There was no trace of worry or fear in his answer. In fact, there was a calmness in his answer.

"Since you haven't said that this scroll is just for demonstration, then it is also one of the treasures we want to find." Cardin's relaxed attitude left Belid speechless, and he could only stare at him blankly.

"Could this scroll contain more than just teleportation magic?" "A faint blue glow can be seen from the scroll, which indicates that it contains more than low-quality magic, so it's possible."

Facing the next question, Cardin still answered with ease, forcing Belid to shut up. Belid suppressed his laughter, pouted his lips, and asked again. "Did you intend to find this scroll from the beginning?"

"Yes." "Why?" "I guess if the candidates are spread out, it might not be hidden somewhere." It's an idea worth trying.

"But who would be crazy enough to ask for this as a treasure?" And, if what Cardin said was true, Belid also considered hiding the scroll in his hand out of the sight of the examinees.

"This is really embarrassing." Even to a non-academy candidate, he had to admit that he lost a move. "I don't know how you guessed it, but you guessed it right." Belid admitted Cardin's guess and handed him the scroll.

"Although it was found before it was hidden, as you said, this is the treasure we are talking about. Congratulations." Then, the instructors around walked quickly towards Belid in surprise.

But Belid raised his hand, signaling them to stop. "He passed the exam the fastest in the history of the academy. I hope he can pass the second round of exams as well." Belid waved his hand to signal them to go quickly. Cardin took the scroll and nodded.

"Thank you." Cardin walked over with a blank expression, and Alvis asked in disbelief. "Ka, Mr. Cardin, what's going on?"

"As you can see, we found the treasure and we passed the test, right?" Cardin responded with an obvious question and then chuckled, and Alvis also smiled in disbelief.

“Haha…ha…” I didn’t expect to pass the first level so easily. “Although I’m curious about which monster’s habitat this is, let’s get back to the academy as soon as possible.”

"Hmm? Ah? Yes, okay." It didn't seem real to Alvis that he passed the test without feeling any threat to his life. Alvis smiled awkwardly and looked at Kalia.

"Is this a new expression?" She had always been expressionless since they met, but now the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, and she opened her mouth in surprise. "We'll be back soon." When Cardin unfolded the scroll and prepared to teleport, Kalia and Alvis quickly stuck to his side.

Whoosh! After making sure that both of them were holding onto him tightly, Cardin activated the scroll. Whoosh! They were engulfed by the sudden light and teleported back to the auditorium. "Bey, Instructor Belid, is this okay?"

After seeing Cardin and his group disappear, an instructor immediately questioned Belid. "Yes, is there a problem?" "Isn't it too easy to pass? After all, this is an exam for the academy..."

"Yes, that's right. Mr. Bellid, if we let them pass so easily, the higher-ups might have some opinions..." Other instructors also raised questions in a worried tone. "I didn't pay them, and I'm not an acquaintance of mine, so fairness is not an issue. The most important thing is that the candidate is the most qualified candidate, isn't he?"

Even if we didn't give Cardan the sample scroll, there wouldn't be any problem. We could just let them go to the habitat to find the scroll quickly. But Belid didn't do that.

“No one in the team of the examinee just now was injured, and they didn’t suffer any losses.” Since the exam was finished before encountering any monsters, it was natural that there were no losses.

Although it can be said to be a reckless choice, decisiveness and the ability to take responsibility for that choice are also qualities of a hero. Cardin showed that quality in an instant. "Isn't that the most valuable return?" Of course, "But isn't it because you, the instructor, were so lenient?" Someone refuted, but Belid just laughed softly.

"Even if my choice is wrong, he seems to be the kind of person who can take responsibility." "How do you know?" "Because I'm good at judging people, right?" Although it can be said that he was lucky, Cardin not only thought, but also made quick judgments and took action, which made Belid feel that it was worth giving points.

"The most important thing is that they did find the treasure, didn't they?" Bellid asserted, and the instructors stopped asking questions. After all, the decision on this exam was not theirs, but Bellid's.

"Even if he wasn't given a scroll as an example, he would definitely pass." Belid looked at the place where Cardan disappeared and chuckled. "I really want to see him in the academy." Then, Belid's gaze turned to the forest behind where Cardan was.

In the college hall. "Oh, are you planning to give up the exam?" A student who was waiting for qualified candidates in the hall suddenly asked three candidates who suddenly appeared. Since they had just moved to the exam site, it was difficult for the three candidates who suddenly appeared to be qualified.

"Ah, no! We passed." Alvis answered the student with a nervous look. "Indeed, if they gave up the exam, they should have come back through the portal. These three people obviously appeared suddenly through the teleportation scroll."

Could this be the fastest candidate to pass the first level in the history of the academy? The student suppressed his laughter and looked at the three people. "If the examination location was a monster habitat, they wouldn't be so clean." There were no traces of battle on their bodies, nor did they look tired.

Most importantly, their clothes were very clean. Did they use some clever methods? Although he was a little skeptical for a while, the student quickly shook his head. It was impossible for the Hero Academy to tolerate cheating by underage candidates.

"Please rest here and wait for the exam to be over. Thank you very much." "Okay, thank you." The student pointed to the chairs lined up in the middle of the auditorium. After a brief greeting, Cardin and his companions walked towards the chairs.

As Alvis and Kalia sat down first, Cardin nodded to them. "I'm sorry I acted without permission." Although they passed the exam safely and quickly in the end, if Cardin had acted a little carelessly, they might have been hurt. Cardin admitted this and apologized to them first.

"No, it's okay!" Alvis waved his hand to show that it was okay, but Kalia stared at Cardin with sharp eyes. "Too reckless." Kalia, who had been silent all the time, said in a cold voice, and Alvis looked at her in surprise.

Then Cardin nodded and answered. "Yes, it's a gamble with little chance of winning." Cardin looked down again, and Kalia looked at him for a moment before speaking again.

"Since it's passed, forget it. But if a similar situation happens again, please don't make a decision on your own." Kalia gave advice in a serious tone. "Okay, I understand."

The conversation seemed to end there, but Kalia asked again in a slightly softer voice. "But how did you know? Did you know that the instructor would hide the scroll used for demonstration?"

"It's just luck." Cardin didn't explain in detail. If they listened to the explanation, they would only think that Cardin was reckless. Of course, Cardin himself thought it was possible after some thought.

"Anyway, the academy won't waste the scroll." A magic scroll that can be transported to the academy's auditorium must be of great value, right? Cardin just thought that in order to save as much budget as possible, the academy might not take out the treasure to be hidden as a demonstration.

"It was just luck." His premonition came true. "Mr. Cardin's intuition is very accurate!" In order to ease the cold atmosphere, Alvis forced a smile and raised his voice. "Be careful." Kalia ended the conversation briefly, crossed her arms and closed her eyes.

Cardin nodded wisely and sat next to Alvis. After a while. Whoosh! In the corner of the auditorium, where Cardin and his group had teleported, a light flashed. Following that light, three candidates appeared in the auditorium.

"We passed!" Unlike Cardin and his group, they looked a little disheveled. Their clothes were stained with blood and dirt from monsters, and small wounds could be seen on their exposed skin.

They seemed to have had a hard time. They thought they were the fastest to pass through, and they all had proud expressions. But when they saw Cardan and his companions who had already rested, their expressions froze.

I was even surprised to see that their clothes were clean, unlike mine. "Hmm? Who's that girl?" One of the new candidates who appeared in the auditorium seemed to recognize Cardin, and she looked at him with a dissatisfied expression.

The blue-haired woman. The lady he met during the first exam also looked at Cardin and his companions expressionlessly. "What? Why are you looking at me like that again?" The blue-haired woman's cold gaze made people feel uncomfortable, but Cardin still smiled calmly and looked away first.

"There's no need to cause trouble. They're not enemies." Although he was still a hot-blooded young man, his soul had already experienced countless battles. If he was too nervous, it would only bring more trouble, and Cardin knew this very well.

"Why are you looking at us like that?" The blue-haired girl and her teammates looked at them with cold eyes, and Alvis asked Cardin in a trembling voice. "Because we are the first place." It was obvious that their self-esteem was hurt.

The fact that they lost the first place made them angry. They kept their mouths shut and walked towards the empty seats. Whoosh! Led by the blue-haired girl and her team members, more and more candidates began to appear in the auditorium. Whoosh! As the light in the corner of the auditorium flickered quickly, people began to appear, and the students in charge of guiding them began to get busy.

"All 15 teams that passed the first round of exams have arrived in the auditorium!" Soon after, a student's voice echoed in the auditorium, announcing the end of the first round of exams.