Chapter 233: Defeating an Army

In the combat department lobby, more than twenty cadets sat waiting, their attention glued to the blank screen on the far wall. Eleanor’s friends cheered for her, but they were the minority. Almost everyone else murmured in support of Raijin Astrape Stormrider. They could hardly be blamed... few believed a werewolf could defeat a dragon, and certainly not a lightning dragon.

The moment Raijin entered his capsule, the screen flickered to life.

[The Tower of Legends]

Cadet Raijin Astrape Stormrider (10156601) – Level 0

Barely a minute later, the number shifted.

[The Tower of Legends]

Cadet Raijin Astrape Stormrider (10156601) – Level 1

A ripple of excitement spread through the crowd.

"Wow! As expected of a lightning dragon—he’s already cleared the first floor!"

"That was so fast! Most cadets take at least five minutes to finish the first!"

Before the noise died down, a second name appeared on the screen.

[The Tower of Legends]

Cadet Raijin Astrape Stormrider (10156601) – Level 1

Cadet Eleanor Elizabeth Raynor (10156659) – Level 0

Some raised their brows at the new addition, but their focus quickly returned to Raijin. Another minute later, his rank climbed again.

Level 2.

Level 3.

and with each ascension

even taking a

is a

of his feat spread through the academy like fire. Because, there

lingered longer than before. Whispers

murmurs became cheers. "He did it! That floor has a troll,

of Raijin’s speed and strength. Meanwhile,

***

Raijin had already passed the tenth. The spectators in the lobby grew

could someone so weak dare to challenge the Tower of

even cleared

them, Eleanor’s performance was nothing

the beach, enjoying the violent sea. The salt wind tangled her silver hair as it whipped about her face. Two crocodilian monsters, groaning faintly, served as her makeshift chair. She hadn’t killed them as they were harmless enough to pin... and she suspected that

and inhaled deeply, savouring the untamed beauty. Only when the faint countdown marker in the corner of her vision neared its

you’re not real. But thank you for the

their skulls, the monsters collapsed. Their bodies dissolved into mist, and a staircase appeared, winding up the cliff face behind her. At the

[The Tower of Legends]

Raijin Astrape Stormrider (10156601) – Level

Raynor (10156659) – Level

pushed the door open and stepped into the second level. A damp cave stretched before her, its walls slick with moss and ferns. Ten goblins, each clutching a crude club, shrieked and charged straight at

ten seconds, the cave floor was littered with broken

tore at the clouds. The ground

blue light before they gave a unified, rattling

toward the nearest one and smashed it into fragments before the charge could close. Her sudden movement broke their rhythm. The formation faltered, and as they adjusted course, five

A punch to the skull or a crushing blow to the spine reduced skeletons to shards that would never rise again. She had read this trick in one of the books on her dormitory

the level. Her body was unharmed, but her breathing had grown heavier. She steadied herself, inhaled deeply, then chose a shield and sword from the broken remains before ascending the staircase that opened

snarling, their tusks glistening with spit. Compared to the ones she had faced during the initiation ceremony, these were sluggish, less disciplined. Her borrowed blade cut them down within half a minute. She swapped her weapon for a

beneath the jagged legs and slashing at its joints. After nearly two exhausting minutes, the spider collapsed with a

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