Odyssey of the Blind God

Most Originals were still confused about the ranking but that was only obvious because there were still some pieces of information that they were missing out on!

It got even more confusing when one particular name appeared in the ranking.

"Nial Orin? How did he make it in the ranking..?"

That was the question only those who knew nothing about Nial could ask. Bella and Mathias thought that it was only logical for him to grab a place in the top 10 ranking, simply because they had made it into the list as well.

Their achievements during the last few weeks had been extraordinary, so it was only obvious for their ranking to be that high!

"Didn't you say 3rd Origin rank and blind?" Commander asked quietly before turning in the direction of the only blind youth in the group of thousands of Originals.

'I don't feel anything special about him…'

Commander Ullyr knew that there was no mistake in the names announced in the ranking. That simply meant Nial Orin had done more than enough to be worthy of his ranking.

But considering that he didn't feel anything special about Nial Orin, he felt a little bit weird.

For a short moment, the commander looked at Junades, who was smiling craftily while looking at the ranking.

'He really did it!'

Junades had only fought against Nial once. However, that had been more than enough for him to sense the potential that was hidden somewhere deep in the young blind youth.

He had never cared about Nial's blindness. Even if it restricted the young Original as long as one worked hard enough it was possible to turn a disadvantage into an advantage.

Of course, this was not possible in every situation but from the looks of it, Nial had made it happen!

Only after several seconds passed did Junades notice the gaze of several Instructors on him.

They had heard him saying that Nial should fight Jase Irka, which was why they concluded that Junades knew Nial Orin.

"His position in the top 10 is well deserved. Nial and his team were the ones who had saved the young Originals in the exit of the military camp by defeating the Little Giant. Furthermore, they were also the only team to have brought the beast controlling necklace ungraded runic armament back with them.

During the large-scale dungeon breakout, Nial was also the Original with the highest kill count, if we exclude our Soldiers at the Prym rank. If you guys don't believe me, take a look at the information yourself.

Last but not least, his team brought back lots of runic armaments from within the ancient ruins dungeon and he single-handedly defeated one of our junior Soldier group, who had been told to collect the 'protection fee' to test the young Original's behavior under unique circumstances."

Junades intentionally left out the incident with Yves Ygdra because he was not sure what had actually happened and he didn't intend to further humiliate the Ygdra family's heir either.

The Instructors nodded their heads while being slightly astonished when they heard Junades.

Even the Commander was slightly astonished but he didn't think much about Nial.

'Maybe it was his team that did everything, and he just reaps benefits from riding their coattail?'

In the end, it didn't really matter. The data was correct and Nial's strength would determine whether he would be staying in the top 10 ranking or if he would be replaced by someone else.

"As already announced the personal lessons imparted by our Instructors are given to the top 10 originals who scored high in the 1st and 2nd test! We have cross-verified everything so the data is correct!"

Speaking out loudly, the Commander once again reassured the participants that the data was correct. Afterward, he continued speaking once everyone had calmed down.

"For the next 3 months, everyone with enough military merit points can request personal teaching, or challenge a student from a higher Unit to replace them upon winning the fight against them."

What Commander Ullyr had just said was the most important for the next three months.

"So if we challenge one of the top 10 and defeat them, we can get direct lessons from the instructors even without actively paying merit points? That is if we win against them, of course!" One of the young Originals asked when the Commander was taking a breather before continuing to speak.

"Yes, that is how it is. But in order to be fair and impartial, we will provide the top 10 a 2 week grace period to strengthen themselves properly. That should be more than enough time for a few Originals to grind enough merit points as well, right?"

The Commander was not bothered about the sudden interruption of the young Original. Rather, it made things easier to explain.

As long as they had enough merit points one could challenge the top 10, and if they won, they would have earned their seat in the class.

Fighting against powerful Originals will allow all participants to become stronger, and by using military merit points as a payment method, the young Originals have to work hard to earn enough.

Thus, they had to do miscellaneous tasks, conquer dungeons and sell the loot from within, start forging or do something else.

Whether it was collecting merit points or receiving the tutelage of the military camp's Instructors, everything would help the young Originals to become stronger and more proficient in wielding mana, in becoming more proficient in dungeon conquering, martial arts, and much more.

The only dilemma in front of the Originals below the Top 10 in the rankings was the question of how they would receive enough attention from the remaining Instructors.

This was quite simple as a large group of 200 Originals were thrown into one Unit based on their rankings before they would receive lessons according to their ranking.

The lowest-ranked Originals would receive the worst training, but even that was much better than any training ordinary Soldiers would receive in a military academy, while the highest-ranked Original would receive great tutelage from the strongest Originals of the human race!

"3 months are quite long…that's more than enough!" Nial thought with a faint smile on his lips. He was not worried about being challenged by other Originals after two weeks because that was bound to happen.

Rather, he wanted to focus on enlarging his mana core, followed by learning the various techniques they had looted in the ancient ruin's dungeon.

Nial was also curious about runic armaments, which was why his mind went astray.

'If we receive personal lessons from the Instructors, what are we going to do with Miranda?'

Nial had completely forgotten about her, and the mission she had given the three of them.

As such, he couldn't even smile right now. He sighed deeply and was about to speak to his friends, just for the Commander to speak again,

"After 3 months pass, the Military Games will begin. That's it for today's camp gathering. If someone has any questions, the Instructors behind me will gladly answer them."

Saying so, the Commander left the podium, leaving behind thousands of baffled Originals.

'He is leaving, just like that?'

'How the hell was it possible for someone like him to become Commander of the Teradan military camp?!?'

Even the Instructors couldn't truly believe that Commander Ullyr left the camp's gathering abruptly.

To be precise, he ended his speech and left afterward.

However, only the Instructors knew that Commander Ullyr didn't share details of intel that was important for the young Originals to know.

'Half of them don't even know what the Military Games are…how are they supposed to be motivated enough to work their ass off if they don't even know how big of an opportunity the Military Games provide them with?!?!'

Most Instructors cursed inwardly but none of them dared to step forward to explain what the Military Games were.

This could be said to be another mission for the military camp's participants.

As long as they dared to ask questions that might seem stupid at the first glance, the Instructors would answer them.

But from the looks of it, nobody dared to ask what the Military Games were. Most Originals were busy staring at the podium with a baffled expression, while only a few were astonished about the announcement of the Military Games.

"They want to start the Military Games in 3 months? Usually, that would be the last event of the military camp. Does that mean it ends after the Military Games end in slightly more than 3 months? Isn't that too fast?"

Bella was confused and various questions kept popping into her head. Her words made the Ascenders around her stare at her, including Nial and Mathias.

"Can you explain what the Military Games are?" One of the few Originals, who were standing only a few meters away from him, asked.

Bella lifted her head when she noticed that someone had asked her a question.

Only then did she realize that more than a dozen pairs of eyes were staring at her in interest. Even Nial and Mathias were amongst them, which was why Bella could only sigh before she began to speak.

"Well, to put it simply, the Military Games can be seen as a great opportunity for Originals to be scouted by mankind's strongest Organizations and Guilds.

The games consist of fighting, all auxiliary occupations demonstrating their might, group fighting, a race in dungeon conquering, and more.

If you perform remarkably well in the Military Games, someone might approach you with an offer to join them. That way you may get famous overnight."

Bella shrugged her shoulders afterward, acting as if she was not really bothered about being invited by any Organization.

However, Mathias and even Nial had a different opinion.

'An invitation from an Organization of a Guild? Will I be able to reach Liondra faster with their help?'

Nial turned to Bella and was ready to bombard her with questions, only to notice that other Originals were already doing the same.

Bella squinted her eyes, knit her eyebrows, and stared at Nial and Mathias as if she looked at them for help.

Upon noticing her frustration, Nial didn't hesitate to grab hold of her wrist before he pulled Bella towards himself.

Grasping Mathias as well, he dragged them behind him as he walked away. The camp's gathering was done so there was no need for them to stay behind.

"Hey, we were not done asking her questions! Who are you to simply drag her away when we are still talking?!?"

Nial couldn't care whether the guy, who spoke to him in a loud and arrogant tone was from a prestigious family, or a country bumpkin.

Bella was able to tell him more about the Military Games, and this Military Games event was something that might help him reduce the time to meet up with his family once again.

As such, Nial's head flicked backward, and the outlines of his eyes turned pitch-black in an instant, while dark miasma oozed out of his body, shrouding him tightly.

"Fuck off, or I kill you!"

Everyone who wanted to hold him back from reuniting with his family would have to face his wrath.

Nial had no intentions of killing the young man, but his words and actions were more than enough to prevent the young man from saying another word, let alone to make him move.

He froze on the spot upon seeing Nial's fearsome appearance while listening to his words that had been spouted out in the coldest voice he had ever heard.

Chills ran down the young man's spine, while the same happened to the other Originals, who had planned on joining the young man so that Bella would stay behind. They had yet to find out the most important information from Bella.

However, none of them dared to move as Nial turned his head back before he continued to walk. Meanwhile, Bella and Mathias looked at him in confusion.

While they had seen Nial's serious expression in the past already when he was fighting, right now, his expression was the most serious, ice-cold, and impenetrable.

'Just happened to him suddenly?' Both asked themselves, only to hear Nial ask a seemingly ordinary question.

"If I do well during the Military Games, it will be possible for me to enter Liondra, right?"

Nial's voice was low but Bella felt that this question was among the most important question she had ever been asked by Nial.

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