210 Almost like a Domain
“Well, who made me so talented?” Fein chuckled. He walked towards Gregory and Fey. “If you spar with my sister personally, and teach him a thing or two in the battle. Customizing training equipment won’t be a problem.”
“We have a deal then.” Michael walked behind Fein with a smile.
‘With this potion, my talent, and personalized training equipment, I might ascend to A-rank faster than expected.’ Michael immediately put the ‘Purple Yen’ potion in his bag with trembling hands.
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“Good luck with your examination. Since the Vice Captain is here. He would spar with you personally.” Gregory tried to cheer up Fey. He took out the papers and glanced at the information about her. When he saw the written details, his eyes widen, and his mouth twitched. Because what he saw gave him a surprise. He looked at Fey with horror and exclaimed. “You’re already a C rank!?”
Fey nodded with a strange look. She felt awkward at Gregory’s exaggerated expression. “It’s thanks to my brother.”
Seeing this, Gregory realized that his reaction was a bit out of place. He touched his chest and tried to calm down his fast-beating heart. His weak heart can’t just take such a big surprise. ‘She’s surely had an excellent talent like Fein.’
Thinking of the talent Fein had shown in the past, the chaos in his heart started to calm down. After all, Fein had broken all the records and now he’s only one step away from S rank! Then it dawned on him. If Fey also has the potential to become S rank. Then... When thought of this, he became excited at the prospect of having a talented member on his team again!
“How did your brother help you?” Gregory stared at Fey and asked. As the Captain of the team. He knew all the recent inventions of Fein and even tried them firsthand.
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When Fein created the potion, Gregory was the first he was notified. With the recent rise of Fein in the scientific circle, Gregory knew just how valuable Fein’s inventions were.
Fey nodded, and she began to explain her training to Gregory. And how her brother helped her.
After listening, Gregory gradually understood how Fey ascended to C rank. He couldn’t help but feel complicated. He knew just how hard it was to ascend in rank. After all, it took him nearly four years to be promoted to C rank.
‘It seems my talent is really mediocre.’ Gregory felt depressed. If Fein was only born in his generation and invented such things early. Gregory knew that he would have reached B rank by now. ‘Work smarter,’ this sentence lingered in his head.
Gregory understood that Fein had used his intellect in order to become stronger. He, on the other hand, just foolishly ground without much thought. Thinking of this, he looked at Fein and Michael that were walking towards them, and uttered. “He used Science to create a path for himself.”
“My brother had aspired to become a physician when he was young. It had always fascinated him about how our body works.” Fey paused. She took out a purple potion from her pocket and said. “I didn’t know that he would use his knowledge to find a way to strengthen himself.”
“Your brother is creative,” Gregory narrowed his eyes and said with a deep voice because he suddenly remembered a certain person in his head that also use knowledge to become strong.
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Just like that, Fein and Michael came beside them. Gregory sighed at Fein and swept his eyes in the distance. “So that’s the damage you did?”
Fein smiled warily and nodded. “I really miscalculated this time. But, I can see that the damage earlier had lessened. Is it because of the self-repairing of this base?”
“Damn dude, you really messed this place up.” Michael swallowed. He scanned with dumbfounded eyes.
In the distance, thick smoke almost covered the whole place, the ground that look darker than black, and the brittle surface with cracks due to the heat.
Michael could still smell the burnt odor in the air, even at their place. “So it’s already better than before?” He couldn’t imagine the state of this place in his mind.
“Yeah, that’s the function of the self-repairing process. It’s already half an hour, but it still hasn’t fully recovered. Just what did you do?” Gregory turned his head at Fein, speechless.
“My brother literally turned the entire base into hell.” Fey felt cold just imagining the scene earlier where fire filled the place everywhere. The image was still fresh in her mind and she could still remember the prickling sensation of her skin experienced due to the heat.
“Damn, Am I your brother or not?” Fein touched his chest with a hurtful expression.
Gregory decided to ignore Fein’s antics and asked instead, “Hmmm... you mind showing us what power it is exactly?”
Michael, on the side, nodded his head at their captain’s words. Because he also wants to see the ability that devastated such a huge area. He knew just how big the Underground Base was.
“No!” Fey shouted before his brother could even open his mouth. “I only manage to leave unscathed because of my phasing powers.”
“Yeah, my sister is right.” Fein looked at the sky with a bitter smile. “The name of the ability is ‘Flame Advent’, which turns the blade of the sword into numerous flaming sparks. But I didn’t expect that it could change the terrain and damage the surrounding so much. Honestly, it’s almost like a domain ability, but it’s uncontrollable.”
“Domain ability is more malleable, and they said that users can even control their domain to a degree that they didn’t have to worry about hurting their allies.” Michael nodded in agreement.
“Just like my companion,” Fein smirked.
“It’s okay, don’t use it. Lest playing with the fire might burn us.” Gregory sighed. Then he walked forward slowly, “You mean your Legendary Tamed Beast?” he asked with interest.
“Yes, his name is Voli. He can control thunder and wind, respectively.” Fein talked with pride. “And he can certainly control his power that I don’t have to worry about being accidentally hit from lightning inside his domain.”
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