The Return of the King (Season 1) [DISCONTINUED] <UNDERGOING REWRITE>

Chapter 4: The Selection Test

The Selection Test. An event that is carried out once a year. All classes of people be it civilians or nobles wait for this event throughout the year. After all in this event as long as you qualify you will be chosen to be a knight. Now being a knight may not sound like much however this means that the Empire recognizes your strength. Now we see our mc standing patiently in line for his turn to register as a participant. The Test is basically a large tournament where as long as one makes the cut they can be chosen. And the top 100 are guaranteed to become knights of the empire. However while this may sound simple it is not so at all seeing as there are around 10,000 who take part each year. This event lasts for a whole month with around 5000 remaining after the first week. That becomes 1000 at the end of the second week. And 512 remain after the third week. At the final week the remaining 512 are pitted against one another and the top 100 are chosen. The top 10 amongst them are treated as incredible experts of their craft be it swordsmanship or sorcery. This entire competition could be considered as a massive elimination process till only the best and finest remain.

After registration was done our mc went to the Blue Moon Inn, his temporary residence. There he went up to his room and closed the door. After that he freshened up and started his training. This training however was not to increase his strength or skill. No this training was to increase his efficiency in using void energy. As it stood it was currently at 76%, now mind you the efficiency of your average knight is 70% at best. Meaning Samael was currently above average, however, he was not happy with that. He wanted to increase his efficiency to 80% before the Selections began. So he stayed up all knight cultivating, something he had become used to by now.

The next morning at 10:30 the exams were supposed to begin. So he got ready at 09:30 and left for the exam site so that he could reach with a bit of time in hand. As expected he'd reached by 09:45 with 45 minutes left over. He couldn't help it after all this was his first official step to becoming an apex existence in this world. Due to the countless battles he'd fought in his previous life his observational and deduction skills were very good. As such he noticed that of the contestants there was only one group worth noticing. He could tell at a glance that they were from a noble and quite well off family. However unlike the other nobles they weren't pampered, snobby brats. This group was one consisting of people who had trained very seriously and he could also sense that there was a genius amongst them. The one worth noticing the most, he found, was the girl in the middle. The group consisted of 3 girls and 2 boys. The girl in the middle carried with her an aura of dignity but also power and authority which impressed him. Be could also tell that she would probably be considered as a beauty unmatched amidst her peers. He agreed as well but unfortunately he was not interested in seeking a relationship just yet.

Finally at 10:30 the first round of the exams began.

On the other hand the rift in space had continued growing. Originally only a hand could fit through it, now however, entire beasts who were entering the over world through the void were found roaming around this rift. All of a sudden they stopped and took a knee infront of a being that entered the over world. It was obvious that this one was different it seemed far more human and had a far more deadly aura compared to the rest. This was the leader of this group of 100. They were all void beasts on par with veteran knights at the peak of C class with their leader being Low A class. This was but the beginning... The beginning of Armageddon.