Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

The students were all surprised by Cardin's choice and they looked at Kalia and Cardin.

"What? Aren't Kalia and Cardin friends?"

"Don't you and Alves and the other two move together during every group class? The same thing happens when we go to the cafeteria."

"I saw them eating together yesterday, too." Although it's unknown how close they are, all students know that they formed a team and became close since the entrance exam. Why did Cardin choose Kalia?

"Leden. Although that guy is arrogant, he is so scared in front of you that he only dares to choose friends as opponents?"

"Even so, choosing the friend you've always protected as your opponent in actual combat is too much." The two people who were on good terms with Leiden waved their hands at Cardan in accusation.

"That guy really persisted to the end." Leiden glared at Cardin, as if he thought this was ridiculous. Behind him, Blanche rolled her eyes at Cardin coldly.

While the students were talking, Kalia smiled, picked up her weapon, and walked towards the actual combat site.

"Why me?" Kalia asked, tilting her head as she stood in front of Cardin.

"It helps me to fight against strong people." Cardin replied with a smile. Kalia seemed satisfied with his answer and smiled briefly.

"You won't regret it, will you?"

"Of course not." After the two talked, they slowly backed away. Then, Instructor Chris walked between them, looked at both sides, and said.

"Like I said, do your best. It's a respect for everyone watching and for each other."

"Yes."

"Yes."

"Well, let's get started." Instructor Chris raised his hand, which had been lowered, and quickly stepped back. At the start signal, Cardin quickly stepped back and summoned the skeletons. Snap! Snap!

"It's a pity that I can't summon the Corpse Mountain Golem." Kalia is undoubtedly a powerful person. Although I haven't really fought her and haven't confirmed her strength, there are rumors that she is very strong.

It is said that she competed with Leiden for the first and second place in the Extreme Combat Advanced Course, so she is undoubtedly capable. Facing such a strong man, it is a bit regrettable that I can't use the Corpse Mountain Golem. But I can't underestimate the Skeleton Soldiers.

These were the Skeletons summoned by the 4-star Necromancer. The Skeletons seemed to be stronger than before, as evidenced by the fact that they glowed green.

"Wow, it feels like I've entered some dungeon."

"Those skeletons crawling on four legs... are they a joke?"

"This is the first time I've seen a cavalry skeleton." Seeing the necromancer summoned by Cardan, the students opened their eyes wide in surprise. This was the first time they saw Cardan use necromancy since they entered school, so it was natural for them to be surprised.

“But the number is not as large as expected?”

"Yeah, I heard that he summoned enough skeletons to fill the lecture hall during the entrance exam."

"This is the first time I see skeletons summoned by a necromancer. Do they look so threatening?" Although the students were talking about Cardan's necromancy, Cardan did not pay attention to their gazes.

Cardin's eyes were focused only on his actual combat opponent, Kalia, who had her red hair tied into a ponytail, her sword drawn, and her eyes darting around.

"Is she assessing the situation and formulating a plan?" Kalia showed no signs of attacking first, so Cardin made his move.

"Attack." Following Cardin's brief command, the skeleton soldiers slammed the ground and charged towards Kalia.

"No way, these skeletons are actually charging in a line?"

"And a skeleton with a bow and arrow is drawing it next to Cardin?"

"This guy is also a weirdo. Does he train these every night in the training ground?" The students, instructors, and professors couldn't help laughing.

"You want to learn the art of mercenary warfare by using skeleton soldiers with low intelligence?"

"It's not a blind charge, but a charge while keeping a certain distance." "This is the first time I've seen such a scene." Only Professor Isaac smiled proudly, looking at Cardin's skeleton soldiers.

"Although they are skeleton soldiers, as long as we organize the formation and attack in order, simple mercenary techniques are possible." The mercenary technique that Cardan demonstrated was the work of Isaac.

"Interesting." Kalia held a shield as big as her body, looked at the skeleton soldiers rushing over, and smiled. Whoosh! Whoosh! The huge shield blocked the view, and arrows from a distance began to fly.

Kalia didn't panic, and calmly slammed the ground. Her target was the Skeleton Riders who were behind her and preparing to attack. Swoosh! The Skeleton Riders seemed panicked, and Kalia immediately swung her sword.

At this moment, a hand with only bones left on the ground suddenly stretched out and grabbed Kalia's ankle. At the same time, the skeleton rider thrust his spear at her.

"Tsk, what a hassle." Crack! Kalia used the tip of her sword to cut off the skeleton bone that was holding her ankle and quickly retreated. But Cardin didn't seem to want to let her go and summoned the skeleton hand again.

The moment Kalia landed, a bone hand suddenly stretched out. Tucker! Kalia didn't seem to want to be hit by the same trick again. She slammed the ground hard and jumped high.

At this moment, Cardin quickly drew the dagger from his waist and threw it at Kalia. Crack! Although she was panicked for a moment, Kalia blocked the flying dagger with her sword.

"Not bad." Kalia pouted after landing steadily, looking at Cardin. I don't know when he drew out the dagger again. Cardin was holding a bone dagger in his hand.

"It seems that I have to take this seriously." At the same time, Kalia had a thought that she might lose if she was not careful, so she activated the arcane. A blue aura surrounded her body, and magic was attached to her sword.

Then, whoosh! whoosh! The skeletons’ arrows and Cardan’s dagger flew towards her, but Caria dodged quickly and barely landed on the ground. After activating the arcane, her movements were obviously faster than before, and the skeletons’ arrows could not hit her.

"Block her path and slow her down." Cardan thought that arrows were not enough and quickly gave new instructions. Snap! Snap! Then, the skeleton soldiers holding shields stood in front of Kalia.

Crack! Kalia kicked away the shield in front of her and easily passed the skeleton.

"Pretty smart?" Although she tried her best to defeat the skeleton, Kalia knew that the skeleton would be resurrected, so she just suppressed it.

Crack! Crack! The skeletons were kicked down, and the path was cleared. Kalia easily stepped over the fallen skeletons and charged at Cardin. The skeletons could not catch up with her speed.

The fallen skeletons swung swords and spears, but Kalia dodged the attacks nimbly, and even while dodging them, she did not slow down.

"It's over." Kalia finally reached Cardan and swung her sword diagonally. If he couldn't dodge, it would be a fatal blow, and Chris prepared to rush in. Crack! But then there was the sound of metal colliding. Cardan blocked Kalia's attack with his dagger.

"No way, how did he block that blow with his dagger?"

"A dagger is not a shield."

"But having said that, although Cardin has always failed in weapons training, he did a good job in defense." The students who were watching the actual combat were surprised, and Kalia was also surprised.

"How can you deflect an arcane attack?" Unable to think during the actual battle, Kalia immediately adjusted her posture and prepared to continue the attack. Whoosh! At this moment, an old sword flew between Kalia and Cardin.

"Tsk, what a nuisance." This was the sword of the skeleton soldier chasing Kalia. Snap! Kalia frowned, turned around and kicked the chasing skeleton away with her foot. At the same time, Cardin stepped back and smiled.

"Woo! Cough cough!" Kalia, who was pushing the skeleton, suddenly felt her throat dry.

"Is it a curse?" Then, she felt her power draining away quickly. Although it was only a brief moment of about 10 seconds, these 10 seconds created a flaw. Taking advantage of this flaw, Crack! Crack! The skeleton soldiers rushed forward.

Ouch! Calia gritted her teeth, quickly activated the arcane, and swung her sword to smash the skeleton. Then she continued to attack Cardan, but found that Cardan was farther away than before.

"It's really tough." Anyway, the curse will end soon, and I can overcome it with arcane magic. Kalia slammed the ground again and charged at Cardan. Crack! At this time, a bone wall blocked her way.

Kalia stopped, and the skeletons that Cardan had revived swung their weapons. However, the skeletons' weapons couldn't even touch the corner of Kalia's clothes.

Kalia, who was competing for first and second place in close combat as a three-star swordsman, dodged the attacks easily, bypassed the wall, and ran towards Cardin.

Crack! Crack! Cardan continued to build a bone wall to block Kalia's charge. "Even though it blocked her path like this, her speed didn't slow down." Cardan was surprised at Kalia's explosive power.

Although he built bone walls many times, Kalia not only did not stop, but ran faster. Even the bone hands that stretched out from the ground could not catch her.

"Got it." Kalia, who had reached Cardan in an instant, swung her sword faster than before. She expected that he would be blocked this time, so she seemed to focus more on speed this time. Seeing Cardan trying to raise the dagger, she was sure that he would succeed this time.

However. Crack! This time her sword also failed to hit Cardan. "Is it a shield?" A bone shield appeared in front of Cardan and blocked the attack.

Both attacks were blocked. Did Kalia's pride get hurt? She immediately retracted her sword and swung it vigorously. Crack! Under the sword blessed by arcane, the bone shield shattered, and the fragments of the shield flew everywhere, and Cardan's face was also injured.

"Now." Kalia swung her sword again, but the skeletons suddenly approached and grabbed her whole body. At the same time, Cardin retreated and summoned a large number of skeletons to block Kalia's vision.

"The battle is over." Confident that she had seized the opportunity of victory, Kalia charged at Cardan. The skeletons blocking her path waved their swords and spears to try to stop her, but it was useless.

Clang! Kalia dodged and repelled the attack without stopping. The people watching also thought that the actual battle was over. Whoosh! At this moment, a small object flew over quickly and hit Kalia's shoulder violently. Hit by the heavy impact, Kalia stopped and covered her shoulder, looking at Cardin.

"What is that?" Drops of blood were floating around Cardin, who was hiding behind the skeleton.

"Sure enough, using only three-star necromancy is still too much of a stretch." Cardan's expression was unusually calm, not like someone who was cornered. At the same time, the instructors and professors on the podium looked at Cardan in surprise. Some of them were so surprised that they even stood up.

"Is that blood?"

"Have you started using blood?"

"Professor Isaac, is that student already a four-star?" someone asked, and the instructors and professors turned their eyes to Isaac, who answered with a kind smile.

"Yes, he has been promoted to four stars."