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73

Ch. 73.1 - Chaos (2)

The total number of students in first year Class S was 41.

The total number of students in second year Class S was 23.

Originally, second year Class S had 26 students, but due to the death of two students during last year's practical training and the demotion of one student to Class A, the number became 23.

Although it was still less than half of the number in first year Class S, it was honestly impressive that Class S had more than 20 students in one grade.

There was no fixed number for the total enrollment, and only the students who met certain "special conditions" within Stella were assigned to Class S.

Being special in Stella, where exceptional geniuses gathered, was not easy, so typically, Class S would have around 10 students in one grade at most.

Many students who couldn't become part of Class S, especially the students in Class A, held strong envy towards Class S, but in reality, most of the students in Class S didn't attribute any special meaning to the class.

Among those students who maintained top-level grades and rankings in the second year, Ben was one of them.

"Phew..."

Ben sat on the corner of the training ground, and wiped off the sweat while gulping down the water.

It had become a daily routine to train his physical strength after evening classes, but that time, his condition was not good due to poor exam scores, and even though he ran a little, his breath was heavy.

"Phew! Hey, you brat! Are you tired already?"

"Ugh... This monstrous guy..."

In contrast to him, who seemed to lack energy, Denmark in Class 2-S was full of vigor, and he was already running around the training ground for dozens of laps with full power.

Increasing stamina or strength through mana was something that only existed in legends. As such, he had no idea how he trained to become so powerful with pure physical strength.

Of course, for a magician, as long as they had a sufficient amount of stamina, physical strength was not lacking.

Therefore, the act of pushing the body to its limits, like Denmark, was quite inefficient and foolish.

‘Hmm, come to think of it, there was one peculiar underclassmen who fought with strength.’

Ben still remembered what happened at the Martevis Cemetery.

Among the dark mages, the individuals with the fewest and most terrible reputation were necromancers, who were even capable of bringing about the greatest disasters.

From the second year onwards, one could officially receive missions related to hunting demons, including the eradication of dark mages.

However, the necromancer was by no means a dark mage that could be dealt with at a student's level. It was a catastrophe that was thought to never be encountered.

The memories of facing it were still vivid.

The reason why Ben and Denmark were able to survive at that time was not because they were exceptional, but thanks to the help of a peculiar underclassman.

The boy with an unusually sharp mind, Baek Yu-Seol.

The reason why thoughts of him suddenly came to mind... was because of the rumors he had been hearing recently.

Baek Yu-Seol, a first-year student, confronted Edman Atalek, a third-year student.

Since the discussion was related to alchemical engineering, all irrelevant details were omitted, and only that part remained, which led to rumors spreading.