The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

On top of the arena...

"..."

Devin stood in silence, nervous.

After all, on the opposite side of him...

"You ready?"

There stands Sariel, standing in the one meter wide circle!

Opening his mouth...

"I’m ready."

Devin responded with a resolute expression on his face.

"Mhm."

Sariel nodded his head.

And without further ado...

"Let’s start, then."

He declared that!

*****

"..."

Everyone was silent, watching Devin on top of the platform, waiting for something to happen.

"Let’s start, then."

Sariel calmly said to Devin.

And as a response...

"Okay."

Devin said.

And immediately after that...

"[Fire Fist]"

Devin muttered.

SWAAAA—

And then both his hands that were clenched into fists were engulfed with fire!

And with that...

BAM—!

Devin kicked onto the ground and dashed toward Sariel!

And upon getting near the professor...

Swish—

Devin launched a straight right punch!

Bam-

And Sariel easily caught his fist with his left hand!

Sariel’s hands were reinforced with mana to avoid them being burnt.

Anyway, after that...

Swoosh—

Devin followed up an uppercut with his left!

But the professor just backed away for like an inch...

Fwish-

And he narrowly avoided the attack! Explore stories at empire 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Seeing this...

"Tsk."

Devin clicked his tongue, then with all of his might...

Swish—

He spun his body to the right!

And while using the force of the spin...

SWOOSH—

Devin performed a spinning back fist!

"?!"

This surprised Sariel.

Fwip-

But he just raised his right arm and covered it with mana to block the attack!

BAM!

And after blocking it...

Fwish—

Sariel launched a fast left jab, with his hand enhanced by mana!

Bam-

And it hit Devin right in the face!

"Urgh...?!"

Devin groaned in pain, he was surprised.

But as he was like that...

Fwip-

Devin raised his right foot, covered it with mana...

FWOOSH—

And then he performed a side kick with it!

BAM-!

Sariel crossed his arms and blocked it!

"...?!"

But the force behind the attack made him frown, it was stronger than he had expected!

And slightly...

Fwip-

His feet were lifted off the ground and he was sent backwards!

Devin didn’t miss that chance.

Tap-

And when Sariel landed at the edge of the circle...

"Urgh..!"

Bam-

He immediately dashed forward toward him!

And with only a few inches between them...

Fwish-

Swish-

Swoosh—

Devin started unleashing light, but fast jabs with his both hands!

He’s just trying to make Sariel stumble out of the circle!

Though...

Fwip-

Bam-

Swish—

Sariel dodged, blocked, and deflected all of his attacks with ease!

And when he got the opportunity...

Bam-

Sariel threw a quick right jab straight into Devin’s nose!

"Gurgh?!"

Devin didn’t see that again.

But nevertheless...

Swoosh—

He didn’t stop attacking!

’He’s persistent, I’ll give him that.’

Sariel thought while deflecting the fierce barrage of Devin.

’But that’s not enough.’

And then he added that!

Swish—

After turning his head to the side to avoid an attack aimed at his nose...

SWOOSH—

Sariel threw a heavy, fast straight with his right hand!

And seeing his fist getting close to his face...

"..."

Devin went silent.

And then after a few moments later...

’Now!’

Devin exclaimed that in his head!

Fwish-

And then he twisted his head to the side and let Sariel’s fist slide through his face, avoiding being hit directly!

And as a counter...

SWOOSH—

Devin launched a heavy right hook, aiming at Sariel’s temple!

"?!"

This shocked Sariel, he didn’t expect this from Devin!

Looking at Devin’s fist closing in...

Fwip-

Sariel forcibly raised his left arm!

And because he was faster than Devin, although his response was a bit late...

BAM-!

Sariel still successfully blocked it!

"Urgh...!"

Sariel groaned and frowned, he felt a tingling pain in his left arm!

And then, with a smile on his face...

"That was really good, but still not enough."

Sariel said that!

"I know."

And Devin replied with a smirk!

BAM!

Devin then performed a push kick with his right foot!

Fwish—

"?!"

Pushing Sariel out of the circle after being hit in the stomach!

"..."

And seeing him outside the circle...

"Haha, it worked!"

Devin exclaimed that with a laugh!

"..."

Sariel was speechless, Devin’s last attack was a perfect ambush. He didn’t expect nor see it coming.

So with a smile on his face...

"Good job, you passed."

Sariel announced that!

And hearing his words...

"YEAAAAHHHH!!!"

Devin shouted that with all his might!

*****

Watching Devin celebrate on top of the arena...

"What a weirdo."

Raye mumbled that, he was smiling.

He’s glad that Devin passed.

’His last two attacks were good.’

Raye thought, as someone who specializes in attacking from blind spots, those two attacks were noteworthy for him.

’I would’ve had a hard time dodging those.’

He said in his head.

And then...

-Hmm, he’s good for his age.

Zephyrus commented that while resting on top of his head.

-He just needs to learn more moves and enhance his fists and feet with stronger spells.

He said.

"I think the same."

Lena, sitting beside Raye, followed that with a straight face.

Even Raye agrees with Zephyrus words.

So after thinking about it for a while...

"Maybe we could train together."

Raye mumbled that!

"..."

This made Lena look at Raye, slightly surprised.

And just then...

"Can I join in if ever?"

Raye and Lena heard a voice behind them!

And looking back...

"Hello!"

They saw Lycus and Sofia together!

"Oh, hello."

"Sup."

Lena and Raye responded.

Then Lycus and Sofia sat side by side on Raye’s right side...

"What do you mean join in?"

Raye asked, looking at Lycus.

And looking back at him...

"I meant it literally like that, I want to train with you too."

Lycus answered with a straight face.

"..."

And after thinking about it for a while...

"Sure, that doesn’t sound so bad."

Raye casually said that!

He thinks that training with Lycus, one of the strongest main characters in the game, would surely boost his strength!

And Lycus...

’Training with him will help get me into an another level.’

Was thinking the same thing too, that he’ll get much stronger if he trains with Raye!

*****

"Wow, he won against Professor Sariel!"

"Who’s that?!"

"He’s better than he looks!"

Cheers emerged from the crowd after Devin’s match.

After all, his performance was good!

And he was up against Sariel at that!

Hearing the cheers...

"..."

A proud smile appeared on Devin’s face.

And after that...

Tap- tap- tap—

He started walking down the arena with confidence.

...

After getting down...

"Hey guys!"

Devin immediately went back to where Raye and the others were.

And noticing that Lycus and Sofia were there...

"Oh, you two are here. Hello."

Devin greeted them.

"Good job passing."

"Congrats!"

Lycus and Sofia responded to him.

"Good work."

Raye followed.

"You did great."

And then Lena.

Then smiling ear to ear...

"Thank you!"

Devin happily replied to them.

Fwip-

And then he sat down beside Raye.

Lycus and Sofia moved and gave space for him.

Anyway, after that...

The physical examination continued.

Though...

Raye, Devin, Lena, Lycus, and Sofia were not really interested in watching them anymore.

And so...

"He’s sleeping peacefully, huh... Cute."

Lena just babied the sleeping Pyro.

"Hello, mister chick!"

-I’m not a chick, young lady.

Sofia talked to Zephyrus, finding him adorable.

And the three boys...

Well...

"We should train in the northern forest."

Raye suggested that.

They were talking about their plan of training together!

Though, as they were doing that, without them knowing...

"..."

"..."

Students started looking in their direction!

After all, the members of their group were eye catching!

There’s Lena, an already full fledged mage despite still being a first year student!

She’s also one of the smartest in the academy.

Then there’s Lycus and Sofia, they’re known for being a power couple! (Though, they are not dating yet...)

Lycus is one of the strongest in the academy in terms of combat, he’s comparable to those who are in the S Class!

And he’s expected by everyone to be transferred there after this class re-evaluation!

Sofia on the other hand, is known for her kindness and versatility, she’s an all rounder that does well in all subjects!

And then Devin, he’s getting attention now too because of his match just now.

Also, his way of fighting was unique so the students are getting curious too!

But the most eye catching for them all was...

Raye Alvah.

He was known as a scum with no actual power!

After being kicked out of his family, everyone expected him to be expelled from the academy because of how weak he was.

But contrary to their expectations...

Raye changed and became stronger!

Now, he’s one of the most hot topics in the academy, and not because of his scumness...

But because of his growth speed!

His academic record was doing good, his stats growth rate was phenomenal, and his fight with Leon was incredible!

Also, they know that he’s contracted with two spirits by now!

And so, the students are wondering...

’What are Raye’s current stats right now?’

And just like that...

These five continued to attract attention from everyone...

"..."

"..."

Especially from the main characters.