Chapter 25

Marionne left after thanking Athy and bowing down to us to look for other teammates. I saw her approach a spear bearer who was able to dodge one of Sebastiene's attack during his test to be a knight. She is definitely smart to be able to recognize two of the strongest one's here in the area right now.

In the meantime, Haktor and Sebastiene was still playing cat and mouse up on the stage. Haktor was already using an ability that lets him use sound waves to attack a target. The sound waves also makes the target loose his sense of balance.. He also has a skilled long range ability user that shoots wind arrows and another man was using his ability to enhance Haktor's movements.

Sebastiene did not look like he was having a hard time with that annoying smirk plastered on his face. He seems to be enjoying himself as he had not made any attempts to actually attack them. Time was already running out for Haktor's team even with how good their teamwork is.

Haktor backed off looking annoyed and his entire team backed away as well. Sebastiene also stopped moving and stood straight while the the flag rested lazily on his shoulder.

I looked at Haktor and his team who were drenched in sweat. He is strong and can command well, but he prefers moving alone. He must be very confident with his strength to take up Sebastiene alone and let everyone else focus on the flag.

"Mel," Father called making me turn my head to look at him. "How strong is Sebastiene?"

"He would be able to destroy the entire kingdom by himself." I replied proudly as I looked at my butler smiling up on the stage.

"He is very capable when it comes to handling a territory as well as business." Father nodded.

"He is also very knowledgeable with history and demographics." Uriel chimed in looking at father with a bright smile.

"He is also a very good cook." Mother added with a chuckle. "I absolutely love his lemon cake!"

We all chuckled.

"But I'm worried that he might betray us, given how strong he is." Father looked at me seriously.

I smiled while watching Sebastiene deflect Haktor's attack with the back of his hand, making the weapon hit his teammates instead.

"I doubt it." I smiled confidently.

"He wouldn't dare." Athy added.

Boom!

A huge crater could be seen under Sebastiene's foot as he blocked a strong attack from Haktor together with his men. Sebastiene merely used his hand to stop their combined attacks.

Dong!

The sound of Gong filled the air indicating that the time was up.

Haktor's shirt was soaked and he was panting. He looked at his men who were in the same condition. He breathed out a huge sigh as large beads of sweat trickle down his face. He retracted his weapon before bowing down.

"Thank you for participating Lord Haktor Fuujin and your team." Sebastiene smiled. "You may now go down and rest while waiting for the other to take the test."

Haktor nodded and went down the stage followed by his men in a line.

"Now, who would like to take the test next?" Sebastiene looked at Marionne who shook her head as her team was not yet complete.

"I'm ready!" Klent shouted excitedly as he walked up the stage followed by his team. "I'm ready sir."

"Idiot." Athy muttered under her breath.

"I'll bet he won't last until the end." Father chuckled.

"I'll bet he will stay until the end." Athy smirked at him. "He won't win though."

"I'll agree with Athy, he may be a bit weird but he did last against Gorya's attacks." I looked at them.

"Then I'll bet with father." Uriel raised her hand. "He may be strong, but this is a team battle, he needs to be able to lead his team properly. He is definitely not a leader material."

She is right. Leadership is the key point for this test and he doesn't seem to have it in him.

"Don't judge a book by its cover." Mother reminded us.

"She's right." I narrowed my eyes at fancy guy. "He may actually be a good leader."

Fancy guy was now wearing a new outfit, a white, long-sleeved, thick overall jumpsuit with red lines. He wore white gloves and white boots with red edges. His blond hair was covered by his helmet and only his eyes can be seen.

"Hmmm.. I see that you have an interesting team with you." Sebastiene commented.

"Thank you. It was hard to make strong people to join my team." He proudly said. "I'm glad I was able to convince them."

Sebastiene gave him a set smile.

"Well.." Sebastiene got on his position. "Good luck. You can begin when you are ready."

Klent nodded and looked back to his team to give some encouraging words and they also chanted some kind of cheer.

Sebastiene stood with poise holding the flag with his right hand twirling it around. He stopped twirling when Fancy guy and his team went into position.

"We are ready!" They shouted.

"Let us begin!" Sebastiene smiled.

A knight with orange hair and a lance rushed forward supported by Klents' wind ability, his movements became quicker. A knight with flame ability covered his lance with flame. When he got close enough to Sebastiene, he threw his lance and a different member threw some kind of electric ball at the same time.

I looked at Sebastiene who did not make any move to dodge or block the attack.

Does he actually plan to receive such an attack?

The lance that was thrown merged with the electric ball creating a huge blow and a flash of light covered the stage.

When the light and smoke dissipated, only a huge crater could be seen on the stage where Sebastiene stood.

Fancy guy looked excitedly at the crater, then around the stage before a smile slowly crept up his face.

I narrowed my eyes at the sight.

Did they get Sebastiene with that attack?