Part 16

In the same building of the test, in a quiet room, a young lady was sitting on a chair in a calm manner.

The young lady had silver white hair. It was very similar to the color of Joice's hair.

Right, this woman was from the Arie Family.

But she isn't just any member of the Arie Family!

Her name is Arie Hagipherione Zahard!

A Princess of Zahard and a member of the Arie Family. She is a High Ranker, an excelling Princess and possesses the Red October of the 13 months!

Not only that, but her rank is 36!

She is one of only two people to have passed Arie Hon's special test on the 100th Floor, the other person being Urek Mazino!

Beside her, a man was kneeling on the ground, his eyes full of worry and fear. He was Augusgus, the test director of the 20th floor.

He was sweating hard and his heart was in chaos.

Why did this disaster come here? A big shot like her came here for what?!

In front of them, a large screen displaying the fight happening right now between Joice and the ranker.

Right now, the ranker was lying on the floor unconscious. Clearly, the fight has ended.

Hagipherione narrowed her eyes a little and kept thinking for a while.

"Very impressive. A regular, who is still on the 20th floor, could fight to this degree...quite interesting. Besides...this flow of Shinsu...it's differnet. It seems I have to report to the Family Head about this. I really didn't waste my time coming here."

She smiled brightly then stood up from her seat and prepared to leave.

Before leaving she looked at Jin and Avren.

"That blond young man doesn't seem any weaker than this sister of mine. He gives me the feeling of a hidden beast that shouldn't be provoked. It's a pity he's still young. As for that black haired young man beside him...I can't sense anything from him at all."

She frowned slightly while thinking.

A while later, she left, not sparing even a glance at the kneeling Augusgus.

.....

The 20th Floor of the tower.

News has spread in the entire floor about the test. Everyone was speechless.

"Fighting an all out fight against a ranker? And even rendering him unconscious? That's unbelievable!"

"It's not just any ranker! It's an Arie Family ranker at that! Princess Joice is really a genius!"

"I wonder if the other two are as strong as her. I am sure they arn't that far from her!"

"Of course they are! How can they be worthy of accompaying the princess without having the necessary strength?"

"You're right!"

...

At the same time, in an unknown place within the tower.

A huge palace stood in the middle of the clouds. The palace was very majestic and had an aura that even the flow of time couldn't affect it.

Any person with weak strengh staring at this palace would feel all his strength vanishing and their body weakening, giving them the feeling of prostrating themsleves immediately.

In a hall inside the palace, a white haired old man was sitting on a throne. The old man was frowning and was evidently displeased. The atmosphere in the hall was very depressing. The other people in the hall were affected by the atmosphere and felt very hard to speak.

Finally one of the people summoned up his courage and spoke.

"Supreme Elder, I have something to report."

After speaking, he looked cautiously at the old man sitting on the throne.

"What? Did that bastard do it again?!"

The Supreme Elder asked him angrily. He was in a very bad mode, which is very rare for this Elder.

Among the Supreme Elders, this one has the best temperament. He rarely got angry and always had a kind smile on his face.

But now... He was clearly not in a normal state.

The man that was reporting smiled bitterly and clasped his hands.

"Yes, Supreme Elder. He injured the guardian of the 20th floor and forced him to change the test again."