Ascension of the Dark Seraph - Chapter 117

Chapter 117: Last Requirement Chapter 117: Last Requirement Recalling the battle he had with his doppelganger, he badly needed a strong weapon.

His ether had the ability to enhance any weapon in his grasp, even something as simple as a stick, making it stronger, and sharper.

However, if the ether layer was breached, the weapon itself would shatter-just as it had during his clash with the doppelganger.

Getting a strong weapon would help him a lot.

Browsing through the selections, Lucivar was drowned in hundreds of weapons.

Each of them has a simple description, that informs him about its element, the materials used to make it, and also the weapon’s ability.

At the bottom, there was a section that summarized what kind of Hybrid is compatible with using the weapon and also how strong.

Going down through the list, Lucivar saw a couple of interesting daggers and short swords.

One has the ability to quicken the rate of blood flowing out of a wound.

Another can create sharp noises by swinging that could shatter eardrums if close enough.

And there’s even one who could gather blood and use it to create a blood bomb.

A powerful Hybrid-turned-blacksmith makes-each one of these weapons, they are called Enchanters, and they hold a high social standing in society.

Lucivar scanned further down, and stopped at a peculiar dagger that caught his eyes.

From the image, the blade curved like a fang and the tip was two curving points.

Its sharp part was bright greenish in color as if it was coated in venom.

“Double-fang Emerald Dagger…?

This one is pretty cool” Clicking on it, another tab was opened.

— [Double-fang Emerald Dagger] Price: 4,500 Academy Points.

Grade: Blue Elemental Property: Wind Description: Made from the bone of a unique Phantom Panther, this dagger offers swiftness and precision.

It’s sharp enough to pierce any Crossers from a blue dungeon and suitable to be brought to a green dungeon.

Ability: Echoing Phantom – Has a roughly 20% chance to summon a wind phantom that would strike the target upon a successful hit, and make a second strike if the first strike was blocked.

The chance of summoning the phantom would increase the stronger the initial hit landed.

— “4,500 academy points…?” Lucivar clicked his tongue.

He had read through the entire tab and liked the dagger, it was a blue-grade weapon, with the capability-that match a green-grade weapon.

Not to mention, it has the wind element inscribed into it that would make his strike faster.

Also, its ability, Echoing Phantom was quite endearing.

Since the ability was out of the box, it could catch a lot of people off guard.

Lucivar liked it because the chances of him wounding or even killing others with the initial hit would skyrocket, as there were two unexpected follow-ups, from the phantom.

It would save him the trouble of engaging in a fierce confrontation often.

Deliberating for a moment, he finally decided to purchase it.

He wanted to have a sturdy weapon to accompany him so this wouldn’t be a problem.

Other than making a purchase, he considered this as an investment.

Calling Kalvin, he showed what he wanted.

Kalvin glanced at the item before he nodded and left to take the said item.

It didn’t take long before Kalvin came back, and told Lucivar to proceed with the purchase at the counter.

Just like the payment process in the mall-once he paid at the counter the clerk gave him a polished wooden box.

Lucivar opened the box-and saw the Double-fang Emerald Dagger inside.

He took it and immediately felt the weight, it was quite heavy for a dagger.

Once he appreciated the appearance of the dagger as it looked more polished, and sharp in reality compared-to the image on the tablet, Lucivar played with it, seeing if there was any kind of imbalance in the structure.

But there was none, the dagger was well crafted.

Pivoting to the side, Lucivar made a gentle but swift swing to test the dagger out.

He saw the sharp blade cutting through the air easily, the dagger was compact and strong.

‘It’s heavy alright but once I swing it-the heaviness disappeared entirely, the shape made air the dagger’s friend-like a bird’s wings taking flight,’ Lucivar nodded, satisfied with this piece of bone.

‘I didn’t make the wrong choice buying this one’ Giving his thanks to the clerk, he exited the trading center.

Glancing left and right-he saw that the corridor was still empty.

Seeing that he still had time before the students poured in, he went to the library.

Moments later.

Lucivar was now sitting in front of a computer and decided to surf the internet for a bit.

Now that he would have money, from the contracts he was going to make for the upcoming tournament, he wanted to check a few things.

Since purchasing the Attribute Stimulus, was not possible here, he opted to buy it outside.

From the Trading Union website, it would cost him 20 supreme coins to buy one.

It was the most expensive Attribute Stimulus that was compatible with him.

Other than that, he also tried searching for other equipment that he might need.

He landed on firearms pages that were sold publicly, weapons that could fire a bullet so fast that it could pierce flesh or even concrete walls.

Lucivar knew that this kind of thing existed, but he didn’t know there were many types.

Just reading the long list of types alone made his eyes dizzy.

“I remembered the governor had a gun but nothing like the ones here…” Lucivar mumbled.

Being cramped inside of a deep well all his life, this kind of thing is interesting for him.

Even as he learned more, more questions appeared inside his head.

“I wonder how expensive power crystals are…” “Huh-it costs 5,000 gold coins for a green power crystal?

Tobias bought me this?

It’s damn expensive!

I should take my share of power crystals from the last mission, and be a lot more grateful” Dwelling in the moment, Lucivar didn’t realize that he had sat there for too long.

He only realized that it had been more than an hour when the corridor became crowded.

Seeing this, Lucivar stepped out, intending to go back to the Bastion of Blades.

But then along the way, he stopped and glanced at a map of the academy beside him.

Lucivar squinted his eyes, fixing on a spot before he made his way there.

‘I’m already, an Acolyte-rank Hybrid, and I’ve dealt with the sponsor issue.

Now, all that’s left is fulfilling the final requirement-getting approval from another professor,’ He resolved.

With that thought, he made his way to the professor’s office on the ground floor.

Fortunately, he remembered clearly the academy tests he did.

Out of the four professors that were testing him, he knew who to avoid.

Clara is hostile towards those, from slave cities, and there was no way Lucivar would obtain approval from her to participate in the South Hues Tournament and represent the academy, hell freezing over would probably be more possible than her accepting him.

Professor Aeldric already approved him and as for the other professor, he has no intel.

All that was left was Professor Victor.

‘He seemed to be the most patient and powerful, I should try my luck on him’ Soon enough, Lucivar arrived at Professor Victor’s room.

Since classes were twenty minutes from starting, he should still be inside his room.

Calming his pounding heart, Lucivar reached for the door and knocked on it.

Remembering that Professor Aeldric warned him of being impolite, Lucivar wouldn’t make the same mistake.

He was overpowered by Professor Aeldric easily with his aura alone-because Lucivar bore killing intent.

Now he was going to meet with arguably the strongest professor in the academy.

If he made a mistake here, Professor Victor wouldn’t be as soft as Professor Aeldric.

“Come in,” A voice replied from the other side before Lucivar stepped into the room.

Compared to Professor Aeldric’s room, there were not a lot of things inside Professor Victor’s room.

Color-wise, the room was dominated by black, brown, and white-the floor was a thick but soft carpet, and there was a ceiling-high glass wall behind his desk.

Because of this glass wall, the entire room was properly lit up.

Also, Professor Victor sitting on his chair behind his desk became a dark silhouette.

Lucivar gulped harshly, approached the desk, and placed the wooden box beside him.

“Hmm?

Your face is familiar, who are you?” “My name is Lucivar Asarafall, professor” “Lucivar…?

Oh, I heard you’re the one who rooted out that dirty pest.

You have my praise” “Thank you, professor” Lucivar smiled inside, he was glad that he took down Professor Fury.

He already left a good impression on Professor Victor, his chances are now higher.

“So,” Leaning back in his chair, Professor Victor raised an eyebrow.

“Why have you come here to my office?

I have a class in exactly ten minutes so tell me what you want” Nodding, Lucivar replied, “I want your approval for the South Hues Tournament” Upon hearing this, Professor Victor’s eyes slightly widened.

But that mild surprise didn’t last long, his eyes returned back to normal once again.

“I have already become an Acolyte-rank Hybrid and scout sponsor.

All I need is your approval and I could be qualified, for the tournament.

I will bring glory to this academy.

It’s a promise, I will not disappoint” Lucivar continued.

Professor Victor was pleasantly surprised once again.

He didn’t expect Lucivar to already prepare to that extent.

Normally, the student would be asking for approval first before scouting for sponsors.

But Lucivar did the opposite way and that exudes his confidence.

“Did Professor Aeldric start you on this?” “Ah…

Well,” “No need to lie, tell me the truth” “Yes, Professor Aeldric did” Upon hearing this, Professor Victor nodded as he saw through this instantly.

Sighing lightly, he intertwined his fingers together and placed his hands above his thighs.

“I’m sorry, Lucivar-the academy has its own unwritten rules.

No hunters could represent the academy so I can’t give you my approval.

Also, this year’s South Hues Tournament is packed, the competition is too high for us.

It’s best for us to save face and not compete” “Professor, with all due respect, I’m confident in my abilities.

I will score us the top three” Professor Victor stood up and put on his coat.

He didn’t seem to be interested even with Lucivar’s declaration.

“You’re from a slave city, Lucivar, you haven’t seen anything yet.

Believe me, you’re nothing” “But profess-” “I don’t know what Professor Aeldric was thinking but there’s no chance,” Upon saying that, Professor Victor walked past Lucivar and headed for the door.

“Become a student first.

Maybe next year, I’ll give you my appro-” Bam!

As Professor Victor was opening the door, his eyes opened wide, when he suddenly saw the door was slammed shut.

Lucivar came out of nowhere and closed the door roughly, this was a completely surprising move.

He couldn’t believe that Lucivar would act this brazenly.

“How dare you…?

Do you want to forfeit your life?” Professor Victor asked raspingly.

His voice was laced with threat as this was crossing the line.

Since he was a hunter, Professor Victor could squash Lucivar right here without batting an eye, and there would be no repercussions, for killing-an academy hunter.

He could report death from an accident and be done with it.

Lucivar, on the other hand, didn’t get intimidated.

“Yeah, kill me right now if you want to.

Until you do-I will not let you leave until you give me your approval!”