RE: LORD OF TIME

BOOOOOOM!

As his face was slammed onto the hard ground of the battle ring, Edrin felt his body breaking apart from the inside out.

His defense was undoubtedly very high because of his Epic Grade Trait.

But even with his high defense, his body couldn’t withstand William’s rapid offense.

The shockwaves of the shockwave fist first drilled into his body, shaking all of his internal organs, and just when he was about to be launched into the air, William grabbed his head, stopping him using sheer force.

Such a sudden halt in inertia made his already shaken organs tremble even more violently, and as if that wasn’t enough, before he could recover, his face was slammed directly into the ground.

William’s attacks were simple, but they dealt devastating damage to Edrin’s body.

’How is this possible...’ Edrin felt sharp pain engulfing his entire body, all of his internal organs churning as if they would burst apart at any moment.

’Wasn’t he good with swords? Then why can he beat me so easily even without using a sword?’

Blood flowed out of Edrin’s mouth and nose, and his eyes turned bloodshot.

’No! I can’t be defeated by a mere commoner like this!’

Edrin’s breathing became heavy, and he suddenly raised his face from the ground.

”Damn Commoner! I am a noble! How dare you insul—” 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ

”I don’t give two fucks about you being a noble.”

Edrin wasn’t able to finish his words when William’s cold voice reached his ears, and a fist enlarged in his eyes.

Bang!

A punch landed directly on Edrin’s mouth, making his head jerk backward with such force that many students thought it was about to be ripped off his body.

A broken tooth mixed with blood flew into the air, and Edrin’s mind went blank for a moment.

”So what if you are noble...”

BOOM!

A kick landed on the side of Edrin’s face, making his cheek sink inward and sending him flying.

Bang!

Edrin’s body rolled across the hard ground and stopped right before falling off the ring.

William walked over to Edrin and grabbed him by the hair, lifting his face to look at him.

Edrin’s face had long since lost its gentle appearance. Currently, he looked no different from a street beggar who had been beaten to the point that all of his teeth were broken, with blood covering his face.

Through his hazy vision, Edrin saw William’s face, and the fire of hatred burned in his heart.

But when he heard William’s cold voice, he felt as if he had been thrown into a pond of cold water, making his entire body stiffen.

”...If you want to throw these tantrums about being a noble, go throw them at people who care about them. Because me...”

William leaned forward, and his eyes glowed faintly with crimson light.

”I fucking don’t give a damn about you being a noble. If you continue to annoy me in the future...” The crimson glow in William’s eyes intensified slightly. ”I won’t mind making you silent forever.”

Edrin looked at William’s demon-like eyes through his hazy vision, and a fear like never before welled up in his heart.

He could feel intense killing intent coming from William and was sure he wasn’t bluffing about killing him.

He really dared to kill him despite him being someone from the Stormvale Family.

’Madman... This guy is just a madman!’

Edrin felt blood rush into his head, and under the heavy injuries and fear he was feeling, his mind went blank and he lost consciousness.

William looked at the unconscious Edrin and, after taking a deep look at him, stood up and gave him a kick, throwing him off the ring.

Thud!

Edrin dropped before the students standing below the battle ring, all of their expressions filled with shock and uncertainty.

Looking at William, who stood in the ring with a calm look on his face, all of them felt their hearts pounding so hard that they were about to leap out of their chests.

Just then, Norman walked over to William and glanced at the unconscious Edrin on the ground.

Normally, he should have stopped the fight right after William slammed Edrin’s face onto the ring, as he was already injured by that point.

But after finding out that the guy had cheated under his nose, Norman was in a foul mood and didn’t bother to stop William.

”I was so busy keeping an eye on the other people’s spars that I didn’t pay much attention here...” He spoke and looked at William seriously. ”You rascal, don’t you know how to hold back? Look how badly you have injured your classmate.”

William blinked a few times as he stared at Norman with a speechless look.

But he played along with him and nodded apologetically.

”I am sorry, Professor. I lost my mind after he damaged my handsome face. You see, I make a living by relying on this otherworldly face of mine. Damaging it equated to damaging my lifeblood. I hope you understand and won’t punish me.”

Now it was Norman’s turn to look at William speechlessly before he rolled his eyes and waved his hand.

”Alright, go back. Also...” He lowered his voice. ”Don’t forget you are supposed to learn swordsmanship from me tomorrow.”

William nodded and jumped down from the ring. The students immediately parted ways when they saw him, as in their eyes, he had become incredibly mysterious after this fight.

Especially as they recalled how William’s face had healed instantly.

They wanted to talk about this matter, as some of them even felt he was a monster in human disguise.

But afraid of being heard by him, none of them spoke and remained silent.

Just as he jumped down, William remembered something and once again jumped back onto the ring.

Norman was taken aback when he saw him coming back and raised an eyebrow.

”I just want to announce something, Professor,” William said and looked at the students below.

His gaze fixed on the group of commoners at the back.

”I am going to make a faction soon. If any of you are interested in joining, you can come talk to me after class.”