This time, Alex did not practice with any human beings, but with monsters.
Because the third phase was to fight in the wilderness.
So he wanted to be prepared.
"Ai, send me monsters found within a 100 km region around the Light Domain. Make them all Grandmaster-level monsters and send ten at once."
Soon, common monsters like Shadow Wolves, Mastiff Tigers, Crimson Cats, Earth Boars, Flame Lions, and others manifested.
Every one of those monsters could use abilities or had very powerful physical bodies.
Alex wanted to know whether his bloodline could suppress them or not.
First, he let them attack him with their full power.
For fifty minutes, he familiarized himself with all kinds of abilities, their natures, their combat instincts, and their battle prowess.
After fully understanding them, he felt it was enough and activated his own bloodline talent.
Instantly, the Flame Lion's fire dimmed and extinguished. The Shadow Wolf, which had been burrowing through shadows, was forced out. The Earth Boar, capable of launching earth projectiles, completely failed.
Only the Mastiff Tiger, which relied purely on physical strength and used no abilities, remained unaffected.
Alex swung his sword and cut down all ten of them in a single motion.
"Huff!"
He took a deep breath. The battle practice was over.
Now he wanted to go to the hotel and take a hot shower before sleeping.
Tomorrow would be the real test of courage and everything he had learned over these days.
He logged out of the virtual battlefield and removed the helmet from his head.
"Thank you, teacher, for allowing me to practice for so long. I will remember this favor."
Alex looked at the guardian of the room.
The moment he said that, the teacher felt his chest swell with pride.
"Ah, Mr. Moriarty, do not mention it. It is my duty. Thank you as well," he replied politely, even though he was a Saint.
Alex was about to turn around when he saw Selena approaching him.
"Alex, you are an interesting fellow. Let's team up in tomorrow's practical test in the wilderness. What do you say?"
She extended her hand for a handshake.
Alex did not think much and shook her hand.
"Let's see if the Academy allows teaming or not," he said with a smile.
But then he heard a notification inside his head.
[An elemental talent, Space Manipulation, is detected. Copy it?]
Alex instantly froze.
He did not know his system could speak directly into his mind. Even more shocking was the fact that he could copy talents.
He remembered shaking Rey's hand before, but nothing had happened then.
Maybe he could only copy elemental talents.
But he had touched his mother before. She possessed an A-rank Ice Elemental Talent, yet it had not triggered anything at that time either.
Maybe there was a rank limit.
He did not have time to think further. Selena was already about to retract her hand.
"Copy."
[Space Manipulation has been copied.]
He released her hand.
Selena felt slightly uneasy for some reason, but she did not dwell on it.
"Alright, see you tomorrow," she said and left.
Before Alex could check his panel, he felt the same chill crawl down his back again.
Anna was staring at him venomously, as if he had stolen her favourite food or something.
"Pervert."
She rolled her eyes and walked away.
"What does she want?" Alex muttered, already developing a headache just thinking about her.
He opened his panel and selected the Bloodline Talent section.
[Existential Nullity (Eternal)
Sword Talent (Eternal)
Eye of Revelation (Eternal)
Primordial Chaos Physique (Eternal)
External Talents: (1/10)
Space Manipulation (SSS)
Notes:
1.Only SS-rank and higher talents can be copied.
2.Three talents of the same rank and same element can be merged to form a higher-ranked talent.]
Alex stared at the panel with wide eyes.
He had no idea this kind of function existed.
He did not know whether it was the system's ability or the power of his Primordial Chaos Physique.
But one thing was certain.
He now held more than one cheat in his hands.
He could copy up to ten external talents at the moment. He did not know whether this limit was absolute or could be evolved later.
One thing he did know was that he would be touching a lot of people in the future.
So maybe he really was a pervert.
The moment that thought crossed his mind, his expression darkened.
"Hey, Selena," Alex suddenly called out.
Selena had not left the room yet. Neither had Anna.
Both of them stopped.
Anna's ears practically perked up like a rabbit's.
"Selena, want to grab a coffee?" Alex asked casually.
He wanted to learn more about Space Manipulation.
Selena felt her heart skip a beat. Why would Mr. Perfect suddenly invite her out for coffee?
Still, she kept her expression calm.
"Sure. Where do you want to go?"
"If you young ones are looking for good coffee, I can suggest a place," the guardian suddenly appeared behind them.
He gave them a location.
"Thanks, Teacher. I appreciate it," Alex said, bowing slightly.
Then he left with Selena.
But someone followed them like a shadow.
Selena stopped and turned irritably.
"What do you want, Ms. Celestus? Why are you following us?"
Anna's cheeks burned. She coughed lightly.
"Do not talk nonsense, Ms. Valentina. I am just craving for a good coffee. That is all," she said, justifying her stalking.
Alex felt that something was really wrong with this girl.
"Then want to join us? Teacher Harold just gave us a good location," Alex asked casually.
Anna's eyes instantly lit up.
"Really? Can I?" She coughed again. "I mean, sure, if you insist."
"Yeah, yeah. I insist," Alex said, rolling his eyes.
He called for a taxi.
Anna looked at Selena and smirked.
Selena felt an intense urge to smash that face, but she knew Anna was not weaker than her.
A silent tension crackled between the two girls.
"Alex, do you want to use our family pet?" Selena suggested.
She looked at Anna with a triumphant smile.
Anna gritted her teeth.
She did not have a pet, but she did have a King-class flying ship.
"Or maybe my flying ship. The journey would be far more satisfying than riding a stupid lion," Anna shot back.
Even she did not know why she was talking so much. But right now, she refused to lose to this red-haired vixen.
Alex looked at both of them like they were lunatics.
"I am taking a taxi. If you want, you can come with me. Otherwise, meet me at the coffee shop."
He got into the taxi.
Selena did not hesitate for even a second.
She dashed forward like a bullet, slid into the seat beside Alex, and smiled like a victorious queen at Anna.
Anna clenched her fists.
"What a shameless vixen. No manners at all."
However, she quickly sent a message to her maid, Sophia.
"Why did you not stop that vixen just now?"
Sophia replied calmly.
"My lady, I cannot attack the heir of an Emperor Clan. That would escalate into war. At the moment, nearly twenty Saints from various factions are observing this farce. There is also a possibility that some Emperors are watching."
"Tsk. You are useless," Anna snorted coldly and entered the taxi.