Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

Bang!

Tebes quickly wrestled Cardin to the ground.

With a loud bang, Cardin seemed to lose consciousness and did not respond.

"This bastard!"

Tebes raised his sword in anger, ready to deliver a fatal blow to Cardan.

"Tebes, wait!"

"Hey! He's unconscious!"

The magicians were surprised and tried to stop Tebes's sudden attack.

If Cardan were attacked like this while unprepared, his head would be smashed in, killing him instantly.

Click!

Just then, a magic shield formed above Cardin's head, deflecting Tebes' attack.

"That's it."

It was Gilbert who deflected the attack.

"Lord Gilbert?"

"Are you going to kill an unconscious candidate? How low do you want to lower our honor and that of the Hero Academy?"

"Um, um...I'm sorry!"

Tebes finally came to his senses and hurriedly explained himself, but the moment he met Gilbert's eyes, he immediately lowered his head and quickly apologized.

"If he felt his life was threatened, he would be so panicked."

Gilbert frowned, looking at Cardin who was lying on the ground.

"What happened?"

Gilbert turned his gaze to Tebes and asked expressionlessly.

"I confirmed that she was unconscious."

Tebes began to quickly explain what had just happened.

Feeling irritated by Cardin's constant escape, Tebes once again used his body strengthening magic.

In front of Tebes, whose strength and speed were enhanced, the skeletons summoned by the two-star Necromancer were simply unstoppable.

Eventually, Cardan decided that simply running away would not win, so he charged at Tebes instead.

Tebes wields a magical sword, ready to end the exam.

However, the sword missed again.

Cardin ducked to avoid the attack and took the opportunity to slip into Tebes's gap.

"He summoned a sword made of bone and tried to stab me."

While dodging the attack, Cardan summoned a bone dagger and swiftly stabbed it into Tebes's abdomen.

Tebes hastily used his magic shield to block the attack, but it was still quite a shocking event for him.

Cardan is a candidate, a necromancer.

Tebes thought that the exam should be ended as soon as possible, so he grabbed Cardin by the collar and hit him in the face with the hilt of his sword.

If Cardin is hit on the chin and loses consciousness, Tebes and everyone else will think the test is over.

"But at that moment, I suddenly felt powerless and the magic started flowing to him."

"Magic power flows to him?"

"What does it mean?"

Tebes' words caused the surrounding magicians to begin whispering.

Click.

Gilbert gently raised his hand and asked them to remain silent.

"..."

After the examination room was quiet again, Tebes continued.

"In fact, I felt the magic power in my body decrease drastically, and I almost lost consciousness."

A large amount of magic power was rapidly lost, fatigue surged into his heart, and feeling threatened, Tebes threw Cardin to the ground.

After Tebes finished explaining with his head down, Gilbert looked at Cardin again.

"He actually possesses such a dangerous ability."

Was it an ability that he was using unconsciously, without even knowing it? Cardin still lost consciousness and fell to the ground.

"Take him to the infirmary."

Gilbert looked at Cardin and pondered for a while before finally speaking to Tebes.

"Yes, I understand!"

"By the way, you should also go for treatment."

"what?"

Tebes examined his body in amazement.

"when……"

A bone dagger was stuck in his thigh.

Although it wasn't very deep, once I realized it, I felt a sharp pain.

"I see."

Tebes hurried over to Cardin, who was lying on the ground, and held out his hand.

Pat it gently - pat it gently -

Unlike his previous rude response, Tebes cautiously poked Cardin's arm with his finger.

Maybe to prevent a recurrence of the previous situation?

Gilbert calmly waited for Tebes's action.

Soon, Tebes confirmed that there was nothing wrong with Cardin and picked him up and placed him on his shoulders.

"Um, Lord Gilbert."

Tebes, who was about to leave, suddenly stopped and called Gilbert cautiously.

Gilbert raised his eyes and looked at him, while Tebes blinked and asked.

"What should I tell this candidate?"

If Cardan wakes up, he'll ask if he passed the test, and Tebes wonders if he should tell him the result then.

"He passed."

Gilbert understood what he meant and immediately told him the results of the test.

"Also, what happened just now is confidential to the candidates."

"Yes!"

Gilbert finished speaking and motioned for Tebes to leave. Tebes bowed and turned to leave the examination room.

"We can't let a guy with this ability get away. We have to control him here."

Gilbert looked at the corridor where Tebes and Cardin had left and thought for a moment.

"You feel better?"

As Cardan regained consciousness, a familiar voice reached his ears.

When he opened his eyes, he saw Tebes, who had just been swinging his sword wildly.

"This is where?"

Although he regained consciousness, when he tried to sit up he felt dizzy and had a severe headache.

"Lie down. This is the academy's infirmary." Tebes patted Cardin's shoulder carefully, then continued calmly.

"You passed out after being hit by my attack. Your chin was hit, so it's a little difficult for you to stand up now."

Cardin snorted and looked at the ceiling. "Is that so?" Along with the feeling of emptiness, disappointment also surged up.

He didn't even get to show himself well, and the exam was over. But he didn't feel disappointed with himself.

"Is this my current level?" He was defeated so easily by the Guardian.

Instead, he acknowledged his current strength and intended to adjust his future plans.

"Since I didn't present myself well, I will definitely fail the exam. So what should I do next?"

Cardin stared at the ceiling expressionlessly, and Tebeth next to him spoke.

"Did I hit too hard? I'm sorry." Hearing this voice, Cardin turned his head to look at Tebes.

"He looks quite innocent." He couldn't help but laugh when he saw that his expression was docile now, unlike during training.

"It's okay. This is a practical test, isn't it?" "But I did not stop during the test. Please accept my apology." Tebes sat down and bowed his head to apologize.

He might have felt guilty for attacking the unconscious Cardin after the training. "Is there any need to apologize since he is not dead?"

Of course, Cardin didn't know this fact, and he felt strange and laughed softly. "It's quite interesting. This is my first real combat training."

Cardan said as he looked at the ceiling again and Tebes once again looked at him in surprise.

"First time? You don't look like you're lying... Is this really the first time?"

Strictly speaking, this was his first actual combat training with anyone other than "Charlotte" and "Skull".

Not knowing this fact, Tebes swallowed a sigh and stared at Cardin blankly.

"As a necromancer, he does possess extraordinary talents. However, his skills do not look like those of a necromancer."

Even though he was only a second-level Necromancer, he demonstrated a typical Necromancer's fighting style, which was enough to make him worthy of praise.

Even while escaping, he was able to calmly re-summon skeletons, summon bone fragments and try to increase the distance, which would have been impossible without the support of strength and experience.

"Especially his final move, it felt like he was fighting against a seasoned mercenary."

He dodged the attack and stabbed the opponent's abdomen with the summoned short sword, which was obviously the action of a man familiar with close combat.

Although Tebes is not of a high rank, he is also one of the magicians under Gilbert.

Facing Tebes, the Necromancer launched a threatening attack, which could not help but surprise people.

Thinking back to the training just now, Tebes chuckled softly and shook his head.

"Of course. You have to do this to be able to enter the Hero Academy as a Necromancer."

Tebes raised his head again and spoke with a smile. "And congratulations."

"Congratulations?" Cardin's eyes widened, and he looked at Tebes in confusion. "Congratulations on passing."

"Passed?" Cardin asked with a puzzled look. He didn't think he had shown anything worth mentioning.

"I have nothing to show for it?" He felt so empty that he just ran away.

No, to be exact, he just ran away. Apart from the last swing of the dagger, he didn't even attempt a single attack.

Even the final attack was blocked by the magic shield. Countless skeletons and magic that threw bone fragments were easily blocked.

"You haven't shown anything? I'm a six-star battle mage. It's amazing that a two-star necromancer can last so long in front of me." This is the truth.

It's a remarkable thing for a two-star Necromancer to show such strength in melee combat, which is his least forte.

"If it was any other necromancer, it would have been over long ago, right? To be able to escape and use necromancy in my place is already quite remarkable."

Tebes continued to explain enthusiastically, while Cardin responded with confusion. "Really?"

"So Lord Gilbert also said that you passed. Anyway, congratulations! Although I don't like necromancers, I especially support you."

Although he was grateful, Cardin did not feel happy about the support.

"If it's a magician directly under the guardian, maybe one day..." He couldn't help but smile at the thought of having to fight this person in an untrained battle one day.

"The doctor said that fortunately there is no serious problem. I have cast a recovery magic, and I just need to rest for a while and I will be able to move around soon." Pat.

Thank you for your hard work. Tebes said, and slowly stood up from his seat.

"What's wrong with your leg?" Cardin asked cautiously as Tebes stood up and her bandaged knee was visible.

"This? Don't you remember that you stabbed it?" Tebes snorted and pointed at his knee.

"I thought I blocked the attack with my magic shield, but I don't know if it was when I grabbed you, or when the attack rebounded, that stabbed my knee?"

Tebes gave a thumbs up and smiled.

"You can definitely be proud of this. It may be embarrassing for me, but for that candidate, stabbing the guardian magician in the knee with a dagger is enough to be proud of."

"Anyway, go to the Candidates' Lounge after you recover. The Student Council members will guide you. So, bye."

Tebes waved his hand in a carefree manner and left the infirmary, while Cardin stared blankly at the ceiling, lost in thought.

"The six-star realm is also an opponent that I cannot defeat even if I look up to him now."

The Guardian's subordinates were also tough opponents, not to mention the Guardian himself. The huge gap in strength made Cardin feel demoralized.

The Guardian is a terrifying being that is higher than one can imagine, and the path to reach the Guardian realm is long and difficult.

But Cardin still smiled. "But at least I've taken the first step."

He had already successfully achieved his first goal - getting into the Hero Academy, and now he just needed to increase his powers.

"Mr. Jack Carter will be surprised again." He sat up slowly, feeling dizzy, but Cardin still left the bed.

"Are you leaving so soon? You still need to recover. The exams aren't over yet, so rest a little longer."

At this time, a student in the infirmary hurriedly walked up to Cardin and said worriedly.

"It's okay. I'm curious about the results of the others as well." Cardin waved to the student who was looking at him worriedly, indicating that he was fine, and then quickly left the infirmary.