Single Mother of a Werewolf Baby

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.

climbing, and with each ascension the crowd

even taking

really is a

through the academy like fire. Because, there was another

longer than

has a

of Raijin’s speed and strength. Meanwhile, Eleanor’s name still

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passed the tenth. The spectators in

dare

hasn’t even cleared the first

crowd. To them, Eleanor’s performance was nothing

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 once she did,

marker in the corner of her vision neared its limit did she finally rise to

"I know you’re not real. But thank you for

bodies dissolved into mist, and a staircase appeared, winding up the cliff face behind her. At the top waited

[The Tower of Legends]

Raijin Astrape Stormrider (10156601) – Level 10

Eleanor Elizabeth Raynor (10156659) –

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,

than ten seconds, the cave floor was littered with broken goblin bodies. A staircase shimmered into existence at the

clouds. The ground rumbled, and twenty skeleton warriors clawed their way free from

blue light before they gave a unified, rattling cry and surged

She darted toward the nearest one and smashed it into fragments before the charge could close. Her sudden movement broke their rhythm. The

to shards that would never rise again. She had read this trick in one of the books on her dormitory shelf, and the knowledge proved true... the ones she

nearly a minute to clear 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

a shadowed forest. Three orcs lumbered toward her, snarling, their tusks glistening with spit. Compared to the ones she had faced during the initiation ceremony,

angles. Eleanor kept moving, rolling beneath the jagged legs and slashing at its joints. After nearly two exhausting minutes, the spider collapsed with a shrill cry. She leaned against the cave wall, allowing herself a few precious breaths before moving on. She noted that the countdown only stopped once she opened the