The Invincible Full-Moon System

Chapter 11: Arena

Rex was rooted on his spot with wide eyes,

Heʼs looking at Adhara in shock before the shock turns into a frown, ʼWhy is my emotional aura so red she asked? Is it because Iʼm a half-Werewolf now?ʼ

Feeling a bit confused, Rex decided to ask, ʼSystem, Why is my emotional aura red?ʼ

A notification appeared in front of Rexʼs vision instantly after he asks that,

Rex nodded in affirmation as his suspicion is true, ʼJust as I thoughtʼ

While Rex is reading the notification from the system, silence covers both him and Adhara.

Finally, Adhara interrupted Rex from reading the notification, ”I only saw that kind of red aura from a man that has his family slaughtered or...a Supernatural”, she said while squinting her eyes.

Under Adharaʼs gaze, Rex started to sweat.

But just as Rexʼs heart started to beat faster, the squint turned into a smile, ”Well you probably have a reason to be that angry, donʼt mind me”, after saying that, she walks to the nearest weapon log leaving Rex alone.

After she left, Rex was finally able to breathe easily, ”She seems to know everything, Scary!”

Unknown to Rex, Adhara walks away while looking down on the ground in thought, ʼHeʼs not normal, grieving people can be that angry but there are no people that can emit such a negative auraʼ

While Rex is rubbing his chin in thought, Adhara looks back at him with a troubled look.

ʼThereʼs something about him that I canʼt understand, maybe itʼs better to not get too close with him. I donʼt know what is wrong with himʼ

In a moment, all of the students finally arrived at the training hall.

After every student gathers inside the training hall, Mr. Joseph walks to the front of the students before telling the students to pick their preferred weapon.

The training hall is as big as a soccer stadium which is massive, hard sand covered the entire ground of the training hall except for concrete at the edges. Only a couple of windows can be seen inside the training hall providing subtle fresh air for the insides. All types of weapons decorate every nook of the walls, some even emit a faint sharp aura.

In the middle of the hall lies an Arena made for sparring, and a translucent barrier can be seen covering the whole hallʼs wall.

People in this time have figured out to enhance weapons by merging them with Elemental properties, the higher the Awakened ranks, the more powerful their weapons become. Although some materials will make a weapon tougher, the Elemental properties of the wielder of the weapon will still be the most affecting factor.

All kinds of weapons can be seen around the training hall, not only traditional weapons such as swords, sabers, and bows but there are also modern weapons such as rifles, shotguns, and machine guns.

Out of all the weapons inside the training hall, Rex stays away from long-range weapons.

The preferred weapon that he really wants is a full-blown brawl such as a brass knuckle or even battle gloves in general, so he started to go around the training hall to search for these kinds of weapons.

While going around the hall, Rexʼs eyes suddenly landed on Laura who is picking a katana.

The katana looks exquisite and sharp from a glance, and Rex decided to approach her to ease the distance between them, ”Itʼs a suitable weapon for you, you should pick that”

”It doesnʼt worth anything coming from your mouth”, she replied before walking away.

Rex was completely stunned and speechless at the same time hearing the cold tone, he then scowled while looking at Adharaʼs back, ʼFine! I wonʼt bother you anymore!ʼ

He then resumes back his hunting.

With so many weapons inside the training hall to choose from, Rex started to get dizzy just from looking at them. He wanted battle gloves or a brass knuckle but didnʼt find any.

After going around the hall for a couple more minutes, Rexʼs eyes caught something.

There seem to be battle gloves but itʼs located on the top of the weapon log and are too high to reach, maybe that is why it looks a little bit dusted compared to the others.

Itʼs weird but it seems the gloves are calling to him.

ʼThat battle gloves must be special then, besides, I considered myself a lucky manʼ, Rex thought before he musters his strength to his legs and jump towards the battle gloves. The battle gloves are roughly 25 or 30 feet high but nevertheless, Rex reaches them. He was even surprised by his feat as well.

Seeing someone jump very high, the students look in Rexʼs direction.

Upon realizing that the student that jumped was Rex, the other students started to look at him with doubt, ”Didnʼt he say that heʼs not an Awakened?”

”How can he jump so high? I certainly donʼt feel any elemental properties coming from him”

”Even I probably canʼt jump that high”

Rex heard the doubtful whispers of the other students and curse himself, ʼI shouldʼve been more low-key, why did I attract needless attention? I shouldʼve knownʼ

But after cursing himself and looking at the battle gloves, Rex instantly loves them!

The battle gloves look ordinary but itʼs probably because of the dust, they are black in color, and it is made of a smooth and sturdy material. It has a whitish-grey plate on the back of the hand to block objects but the best feature that Rex likes the most is the steel covering its whole knuckle!

Itʼs a combination of a brass knuckle and battle gloves, two weapons that Rex really likes!

Rex instantly tries to wear them and thankfully they fit perfectly in his hands, heʼs in love with this weapon so he canʼt help but rub it in delight.

While feeling the weapon, he then thought, ʼWhy is it so light?ʼ

Feeling curious about the whitish-grey plate on the back of the weapon, Rex tries touching it to feel the materially but then suddenly,

Just after the notification, Rex instantly feels weaker while still holding the whitish-grey plate, ʼEh? Why did I suddenly feel weaker?ʼ, he thought in confusion.

But while looking at the whitish-grey plate, Rex realized something, ʼIs this... Silver?ʼ

Since he had his fair share of weapons during the military, Rex realized that this plate is certainly silver but covered by another material, ʼThis plate is made of silver but is covered by stainless steel, shit Iʼm a werewolf now. That explains why I feel weakerʼ,

Remembering that heʼs a Werewolf now, Rex slumps his shoulders sadly.

Although he already accepted the fact that he was a Werewolf, he was still not used to no longer being human, ʼI really turned into a Werewolf didnʼt I?ʼ, he thought with a wry smile.

Rex shakes his head before he lets go of the silver state and instantly feels normal again.

Silver is the bane of the Supernatural, everybody knows that as itʼs just common knowledge, especially to Werewolf. Silver is humanityʼs best weapon against the Supernatural but the Supernatural knew this so two years ago they raid most of humanityʼs silver mines which make silver scarce.

But although itʼs the bane of Supernatural, some high-ranking Supernatural has silver immunity.

After snapping out of his daze, Rex looks around and noticed that almost all of the weapons are made of silver but the outer part of every weapon is covered by stainless steel.

Not long after, the students already finished picking their chosen weapons.

Mr. Joseph scans the group of students with aggravating smile, ”Now, after picking your handpicked weapon you guys will be tested. Letʼs go to the arena, there you all will fight against each other to assess your skills in using your weapon of choice”

Hearing this, the students doesnʼt seem to be surprised as they already expected this.

All of the students nodded their heads before circling around the arena in an orderly manner, Mr. Joseph then said after the students has finished circling the arena, ”I will pick two students at random, the ones that are called step inside the ring”

While saying this, Mr. Joseph creates a seat made of rock to sit on it.

Rex saw this from the side, ʼSo Mr. Joseph is an Earth Elementalist, he also looks strongʼ, he thought after seeing Mr. Josephʼs skill.

After sitting on the seat, Mr. Joseph then suddenly added, ”Oh yeah, no magic is allowed”

”You can only use your weapon, refrain from using any spells”

Upon hearing the sudden restriction from Mr. Joseph, all of the students are displeased, Rex didnʼt blame them since they are Awakened after all.

Looking at the studentʼs expression, Mr. Joseph smiles while shaking his head.

”Kids these days are shallow”, he mutters.

The students didnʼt hear what Mr. Joseph said but Rex heard it, Mr. Joseph then looks at the students and said, ”You canʼt use magic but you can imbue your elements into your weapon”

Hearing this, the studentʼs face becomes better although they are still displeased.

”Benjamin and Poru, Youʼre up”, Mr. Joseph called.

After he called the two students, a skinny guy holding a bow with black undercut hair walks into the arena followed by a bald well-built guy bringing a heavy sword that is almost the same size as him.

Both of them stood in front of each other with flat expressions.

Poru pulls an arrow from its quiver getting ready for the fight while Benjamin holds his heavy sword in front of him while imbuing a reddish aura into the heavy sword.

Seeing that both of them are already in their battle stance, Mr. Joseph then shouted.

”BEGIN!”

In a flash, Benjamin appears in front of Poru holding the heavy sword imbued with a red aura. His movement is very offensive showing his confident side.

”Suck on this!”, he shouted before he slash down with a heavy arc.

Poru didnʼt sit still, his body slowly emit a green hue before he dodge the attack by rolling to his right evading it perfectly.

BAM!

The heavy sword missed and hits the ground, its momentum creates a crater followed by a splash of sand that explode because of the impact.

While still rolling to the right, Poru unleashes a rain of arrows on Benjamin.

Each of the arrows he sent is very fast compared to normal, Poru uses the wind to amplify the arrowʼs swift trajectory increasing their speed by twofold.

Swoosh!!

Benjamin was shocked, but he had enough time to raise his heavy sword to block the arrows.

But while blocking the arrows sent by Poru, one of the arrows slightly moved from its straight trajectory piercing Benjaminʼs left chest, ”ARGH!”

With the arrow stabbing his left chest, Benjamin shouted as blood burst from his chest.

Not intending to lose this fight, Benjamin gritted his teeth before he saw another volley of arrows coming toward him. He deflects the arrows by slashing them with his heavy sword, and he then immediately lunges forward.

Benjaminʼs speed is increased thanks to the red aura surrounding his body, he then attacks Poru with his heavy sword but Poru is like an eel that slipped through each of his attacks.

A wide swing sent the heavy sword crashing to the ground,

Poru manages to evade the wide swing and takes an arrow from his quiver, he then stabbed the arrow into Benjaminʼs defenseless abdomen.

Stab!

Blood spurted from Benjaminʼs guts, he falls on his knee as his vision becomes hazy.

Seeing this, Poru stands in front of Benjamin with a mocking smile before he puts his feet on Benjaminʼs head, ”Just give up already”, he said with a cocky smile.

Upon seeing this, Mr. Joseph stands up and announces Poru as the winner of the fight.

Poru is smiling in victory raising his bow to the ceiling as the other students clapped, while Benjamin on the other side is taken to the infirmary to be healed.

While this is all happening, Rex is sitting on the side in shock.

ʼAn Awakened fight is truly out of this world but will Benjamin be okay? That arrow pierced through his entire abdomen, what if Benjamin suddenly died?ʼ, he thought inside his head.

Just as he thought of that, Benjamin already got back before the next fight even begins.

There is no sign of injuries on his left chest and abdomen, itʼs as if heʼs not been in a fight before. The only proof that he just fought and was heavily injured is his heavy breath.

But Rex then face-slaps himself, Of course, there is an Awakened with healing abilitiesʼ

ʼAlthough the last time I saw an Awakened fight itʼs like a blur, now I can somehow follow their movements. In fact, theyʼre moving rather slow for me which is weirdʼ

While Rex is thinking, the fight continues on and on without stopping.

Mr. Joseph keeps calling studentsʼ names repeatedly until suddenly, Rex was snap out of his daze when he heard his name being called, ”Laura and Rex, you two are up!”

Upon hearing this, Rex unconsciously looks at Laura.

Laura raised her eyebrows in surprise hearing her name is paired with Rex, she too looked toward Rex in reflex before her surprise turns into a frown.

”Mr. Joseph, Rex is not an Awakened. How can you pair him with me?”, she complained.

In this class, Laura is one of the strongest. Sheʼs a Water Elementalist in the third rank realm, from the othersʼ perspective this is certainly an unfair fight.

But Mr. Joseph smiles mischievously, ”

Mr. Joseph smiles mischievously, ”Just get onto the arena and fight. If you think itʼs going to be easy, then try beating Rex swiftly”, he said tauntingly.

Hearing this, Rex looks at Mr. Joseph in doubt.

ʼHow can he tell that Iʼm capable of doing that? Is it just intuition? or Is he the same as Adhara?ʼ, Rex thought trying to figure out the meaning behind Mr. Josephʼs mischievous smile.

But then, Mr. Joseph looks at him.

Mr. Joseph then cracks another smile but this smile is different than the mischievous smile from before, his brown eyes stare at Rex as if he can see through him.

ʼHeʼs planning something!ʼ