Chapter 224: Final!
"Now, I will have to inform you what's next on your plate before we give out the prices for the top 10."
"Most of you should have successfully reached the limit at which you could advance to the next stage, the Rank one. Which Is the main point of being a ranker."
"The ranker stage is just to strengthen your body, and mind for the next stage who is the Ranker."
"So I advice you, if you know you can't increase your level anymore, you should advance to the next stage immediately so as to not delay your advancement. You only have so much time left anyways."
"To the main point. We will be unlocking the mission system for you guys. We think you've earned it and have enough strength to protect yourselves in the outside world. Well, as long as you don't court death, you should be fine. A big applause to the people who made it possible." The younger professor smiled as he clapped, seemingly to want to flatter the other professors who where there before him, making the students also clap their hands in applause.
"Now to the prize giving event, lets start from the 10th place all the way to first place. Please, a round of applause to Benny Hills for taking the 10th place in the rankings, please come collect your price, you very well earned it." The professor grabbed a box of unknown material, slightly square in shape from the helpers that had dragged it to the stage.
A young man no older than 17 quickly squeezed through the crowds and made his way to the floating platform through the stairways.
With a smile, the professor dropped the box to the young man's hands.
With an excited smile, Benny grabbed the prize and his expression instantly changed. His face quickly turned red and he immediately circulated his blood before he was able to carry the box properly.
One could only wonder how a small box like that could be so heavy. It wasn't as of they placed a block of heavy metal on it right?
The other students who were below the platform began to whisper to each other as they laughed at the now embarrassed Benny.
The professor continued to call them. All the way to the fifth place where he called Phyllida's name, making Lucian stunned.
He couldn't believe she still made it to the top 5. She was definitely full of surprises.
Phyllida was as beautiful as always as she took her prize off the professors hands. It was all wrapped up according to the rules of the institute.
"Fourth place, Aloda Gainford."
"Third place, Alan Green. "
"Second place, Alejandro Martin."
"And finally, The moment we have all being waiting for. Please give a massive round of applause to the person who made it to the first position amongst almost a thousand contestant. The man, Lucian Synthex."
There was a huge amount of claps that came rolling out of no where, which made it obvious it was a prepared recording played specifically for this moment.
Lucian walked out with a smile on his face as he headed towards the floating platform.
The second position was just coming down the platform through the stairs.
When he heard Lucian's name, his expression wasn't all that good.
He had planned well for this moment. He was supposed to be the one in Lucian's position right now.
He had well and thorough for the event and finally made it to the first position.
He had spent massive amount of Relic Coins to buy kill points from the other students at expensive prices.
But he didn't care, as long as he could get the prize given to the first place, every thing would be worth it by then.
He had planed every thing down to the last minute.
But what he didn't expect was Lucian's intruding. Lucian surpassed his kill points in the last moment.
There was no way he could amass a massive amount of kill points as he had relaxed, thinking there was no way anyone could ever surpass his kill points in such a short time.
Reality had hit him like a massive train and he almost went mad that day.
Now, he could finally see the person who had snatched away the prize, it shouldn't be a problem to retrieve it. As long as this person named Lucian went out on missions, it should be more easier to take back that thing from him.
Just as Lucian and Alejandro's shoulder passed each other, Lucian could feel the heavy wave of killing intent projected towards him but he wasn't at all surprised at this.
Even he would be mad if something was snatched from his hands and replaced with a much lower item.
He didn't care, it wasn't his problem anyways.
With a huge smile, Lucian took the three inches long suit case from the professor's hands.
Immediately he grabbed the suit case from the professor, both he and the professor showed and expression of surprise.
"Why the hell is this stuff heavy?"
Had to use 50 percent of my body's strength to hold it.
The professor – Is it me or was that suitcase supposed to be heavy? He even had to activate his gene subtly to hold the suitcase without sweating. He glanced suspiciously at Lucian but smiled as he said some words of congratulations to Lucian before he allowed him to leave back into the crowds.
When Lucian had gotten back to his place, he dropped the suitcase on the ground with a thump as he wiped away the sweat off his forehead the package was that heavy.
After a few words of caution and advice, the congregation was finally dispersed.
Calling for a Sky Cruiser, Lucian waited at the edge of the huge field they had being staying at. Nihyuh had left to collect his own prize from the department as that was what those in the rankings had to do apart from those in top 10.