Several minutes later,
The Leaderboard Ranking changes again. And Vincent Carey's name was ranked higher. This time the status showed that the 3rd floor was cleared successfully.
Gasp~
The wizard groups gasped again. How long has it been? But Vincent has cleared the floors successfully in less time. It shows the strength of Vincent Carey right now.
Carolina was surprised by the change in ranking again. She was happy in her heart. She knows Vincent's situation.
He needs strong protection from the academy. Only by becoming a member of the Core House. He can raise the status further. Carlina saw through the situation clearly.
Hereafter, the bloodline hall will have to change their methods. They can't attack him anymore.
Her eyes flickered. Now she is looking forward to seeing it. How long can he hold on? She didn't know about the Core House Trials before.
But after coming here, she overheard the conversations of the wizard groups next to her. So she understands that the difficulty of trials is harder than she had imagined earlier.
The Bloodline Hall,
Smash~
After smashing down the metal puppets. Tony heaved a sigh of relief. His anger was reduced a little.
Then he sat down on the chair and looked at the aftermath clearly. Broken parts of metal puppets spread around the training room.
If anyone witnessed this, they would be surprised by Tony Burnett's carnage.
Tony furrowed his eyebrows before turning his attention to the Battle Tower. He began to access the communication watch.
He then opened the academy social media site. He wants to know what's happening out there?
When the news feed appears. He squinted his eyes. The news shows the leaderboard ranking status. Tony opened the page to read it further. Which was updated a couple of seconds ago.
"Vincent Carey has cleared the first three floors successfully. Now he is on the 4th floor," Tony muttered to himself. But his tone was not pleasant at all.
Like everyone else, he is gauging the strength of Vincent Carey in his mind. It's difficult for a wizard to clear so many floors in succession. It was especially difficult for those who broke through recently.
His eyes flickered. Everything happening was against them. The situation is getting out of hand. He is also aware of the privilege of being a Core House Member.
They can't target Vincent anymore. He recalled his 1st encounter with Vincent Carey. At that time, he thought Vincent Carey's death was fixed.
But now his face shows a myriad of expressions.
Beep~
At this moment, the notification sound broke his thoughts.
When Tony opened the message to read it. His expression changes drastically. His forehead breaks out in cold sweat.
He was summoned by the higher ups. He doesn't know what the people of Elder House were up to? But he can't deny their order.
Tony then left the practice room and went to take a shower.
20 minutes later,
He entered the Bloodline Hall's True House Lobby. In the Academy, the wizard hall's houses are separated by barriers.
Now he is in the True House area. Which is the place for Level-6 wizards' living. He didn't have authority to enter the Elder House.
But Tony knows the person who texted him was not a level-6 wizard. It was an existence higher than the level-6 wizard.
The person might send the middle man to communicate with him. Not long after, a beautiful woman with black dress appeared before him.
Seeing that he was petrified on the spot.
Gulp~
He swallowed saliva in fear. This was the same woman who gave him the forbidden potion. Now he understands the reason for his summoning.
His body starts to tremble in fear. He didn't know what kind of punishment awaits him.
The black dressed women smiled coldly.
"Tony, you have failed us again. You didn't use the forbidden potion at all," She uttered in an icy voice.
Tony takes a step backward in fear. He avoided looking into her eyes. He was aware that this situation would come to him sooner or later.
So he had thought of answers before. He replied,"Elder, I thought the investigation team would solve the problem."
Hearing the lame excuse, the women in black dresses sneered inwardly. She saw through his thoughts.
Nobody wants to use the forbidden potion. But the Burnett Clan was one of the chess pieces for the Bloodline Hall.
They didn't mind sacrificing a level-6 wizard in order to eliminate Vincent Carey. But this kid has lost the chance.
She knew that he didn't want to use a clan member as a sacrificial pawn. But the appearance of Vincent Carey has broken their plans.
Now someone has to take responsibility. When it comes to the investigation team. It's impossible to target them. They had broken the rules of the academy.
Which was already punishable. The Bloodline Hall won't be separately pursuing them for a failure of a mission.
So the higher ups turned their attention to the Burnett Clan. If the Burnett Clan had fulfilled their task, then the current situation wouldn't have happened.
Tony Burnett was sweating. He is aware that it's impossible to escape without the punishment.
But the words of black dressed women made him shudder the next second.
"You will consume the forbidden potion," The woman in the back dress said.
"What?" Tony Burnett uttered in disbelief.
Soon he realized what was happening right here. The bloodline Hall doesn't want to give up yet. He is a level-5 wizard.
Since Vincent has a breakthrough, the higher ups might want him to use it against Vincent.
The women in black dresses chuckled.
"Looks like you have guessed correctly. That's right, we want you to challenge Vincent for an official duel."
"Last time, the bloodline hall suffered defeat from his hands. This time will be the perfect opportunity to seek revenge."
"So what do you think?" She asked.
Tony's expression turned grave. He was right. The higher ups decided to make use of him again.
He was aware that Vincent had defeated a bloodline wizard in an official duel before. If he wants to use the forbidden potion, the duel will be a perfect place.
A cold shiver went down his spine. The higher ups are merciless. If he consumes the forbidden potion, he will become cripple when the potion's effect is gone.
Then what's the point of consuming it? Tony is racing his mind to escape from the scenario.
"Good"
"You can already guess. That's right, we not only want you to consume the forbidden potion during the duel. But also to kill Vincent by using this opportunity," The woman in black dress said with a smile.
She appreciates the quick witness. But what's the use of it? He had already lost the chance to climb up the ladder.
"No, I don't want to ruin my life," Tony refused with great difficulty.
His clan has great expectations from him. He himself wanted to reach higher levels in future. All of this will be gone, if he were to agree with this instruction.
The women in black dress stood silent for a moment before releasing monstrous coercion. Which directly crushed Tony to the ground.
Pfff~
Blood splattered on the ground. Tony's senses are alarming. Especially the bloodline power screaming at him.
A hint of deep fear flashes in Tony's eyes. What kind of power is this? Even his bloodline was under suppression.
He wasn't even able to move an inch of his body. He knows that the woman is holding her hand. Otherwise, he would have directly planted here.
The woman in black dress said,"Don't think I'm talking nicely here. It's your punishment. If you fail to act, not only will you die. But your Burnett Clan will also suffer."
When the words reached Tony's ears. His eyes dimmed. Is it necessary to use the forbidden potion? No. He can kill Vincent Carey without using the forbidden potion.
But later he would be subjected to interrogation. The higher ups don't want their names to come up when it happens.
So they are going to silence him in the end. The better way of doing it was through the forbidden potion.
The academy doesn't care about cripples. Tony is sure that the bloodind hall would throw him out if it happens.
Then he looked at the women in black dress and nodded his head in agreement.
The next second, the coercion disappears.
Tony tries to stand up slowly. Looking at the women, he asked,"Can I kill Vincent without using the forbidden potion?"
A hint of surprise flashes in women's eyes. She shook her head and replied,"You are too clever. Which is why some guys don't want you to live."
"You can go now. Prepare for the duel. Don't think about making unnecessary moves. You will be under our observation," after saying that women in black dresses disappeared.
Tony was left alone standing dejected in the place. He underestimated the cruelty of the bloodline hall. He never expected them to take out their anger on him.
Obviously the investigation team failed. But they are not going to blame or target them. Then he left the place with a lonely back.
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