The boys looked at Bhurud Hukhor with fear in their eyes. Their feet trembled but after a few seconds they screamed and ran away.
"Did I use too much power?" Aldred asked to himself.
"You did well, Aldred," Stella' voice came into his head. "The boy is a Gold Rank, so he should be fine."
"All those children are Gold Ranks. Can you believe that, Stella? Any one of them would be considered a prodigy if they go to our continent."
"It's a big signs that someone in Adamantite Ranks might exist in this place."
The only time he saw Adamantite Ranks existence was during his journey in treasure hunting. At that time, he met a legendary dragonborn named Kelxikmordel Herakas.
That dragonborn was also the one who gave him a pair of dragon eyes. He also met giant worms that infested the world tree of which they too were Adamantite Ranks.
In Coureroy Continent, there were said to be a few Adamantite Ranks that protected each nation, but they never appeared no matter what. Even when Brago threatened to destroy the whole continent, the legendary heroes never appeared.
In fact, when Aldred talk to the world leaders, this topic never even come up. Luckily, they also did not need to use the one-time-use super weapon.
Aldred was still curios of what the weapon was, but Edeline said that it could not be revealed. Once it was revealed, it had to be used.
For that reason, Aldred did not pry further about the weapon.
Judging by the power of his newfound continent, he knew he would become stronger than the secret weapon anyway.
"Ahh, darn it! I forgot to ask them how to join the competition!"
Stella's giggle came inside his head. "Maybe you should ask around."
"That's a good idea."
Aldred walked out of the alley and looked around for people he would like to ask. Before he could ask however, someone glued a poster onto a wall.
Aldred read that poster and noticed that it was about the competition.
Bhurud Hukhor did not have any memory of where and when the competition would be held because it was different every time.
Not that he would like to join the competition any time soon because you at least had to be a Platinum Rank to be eligible.
Platinum Rank seemed to be the strongest rank in this town, because anyone higher would leave the town and get a far better quality of live. This place could be considered to be backward, poor, and boring.
Nobody wanted to live here. If they could leave, they would do so immediately.
But Aldred had other plans for this town. He would take it over, and changed it into a paradise full of entertainments and leisure activities.
"Let's see. The competitions is going to be held in a coliseum in the center of the city in a week."
That was a little weird. According to the memory he got, the competition should be held in a few months.
"What should we do in the meantime, Aldred?" Stella asked through telepathy.
"Well, we wait."
As Aldred was waiting for the competition, he entered the divine dimension and had some fun with his wives.
They built wooden a wooden home by hand. Now that Aldred's divine dimension was vast, they could fill it with a lot of stuff.
They cooked meals, played around, and slept together all the time. It was like paradise, and Aldred enjoyed every second of it.
He did this for a whole week, and he did not feel like he wanted to go back to the real world. But he had to do what needed to be done.
"See you later, Aldred." Mary kissed him.
Aldred laughed. "I will be back soon."
When Aldred left the divine dimension, he saw the streets of the city was brimming with people walking towards the coliseum. It was loud and bustling, and some people even brought signs with the name of the fighter they supported.
"This is interesting."
As Aldred walked towards the coliseum, he saw that fighters were going towards a different direction. They all looked like middle-aged man while Aldred still use Bhurud Hukhor's appearance.
"Where are you going, boy? This line is for gladiators only."
"I am a gladiator," Aldred said.
The man laughed. "That's funny. Now get out of here." The man grabbed Aldred's shoulder and pushed him away.
But then he found out that Aldred didn't even budge. The man tried pushing him again, but he could not. It felt like he was pushing a mountain, not a 12 year old child.
"Can I stay in this line now?"
"Su...sure." Sweat formed on the man's forehead. He had never encountered something like this before.
Everyone else that saw this scene only scoffed, thinking that it was a play the kid did to scare them.
After a few hours of waiting, Aldred finally entered the coliseum. But it was not his turn to fight yet. All the fighters waited behind a cage.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I presented to you our first challenger! Mumud Bohrum!"
The people burst into cheers when they heard that name and a man with body full of muscles walked out. He had a hammer in one hand, and an iron mask on his face.
Mumud looked around at his audience and waved at them.
"That is Mumud Bohrum. People say he will become the town leader after this competition," a stranger next to Aldred said as he stared at Mumud.
"Is he that strong?" Aldred asked.
The man turned around and was slightly surprised to see a boy in this place. "What are you doing here?"
"I am a fighter."
"You think I will believe that?"
Aldred sighed. Maybe he should have used his real appearance before coming here. He was worried that people would ask him for money, so he did not do that.
"And here it comes! Our mighty champion, Rhareid Bennir!!!"
Rhareid Banner leaped out of his seat and landed on the arena. His lion-like eyes stared at Mumud.
Champion was the current town leader. Every five years or so, a competition would be held where the first challenger could fight the town leader directly. If the first challenger he won, he would become a town leader immediately. Which mean the rest of the fighters will go home.
But if the first challenger lose, everyone else had to fight among themselves before fighting the town leader at the final.
"How can I be the first challenger?" Aldred asked.
"Your strength," the stranger said. "If you are strong enough, you will be picked as the first challenger."
"So that means he is the strongest than the rest of you?"
"You can say that."
If that was the case, then if the first challenger lose, the other fighters would have far less chance to defeat the town leader.
And yet, they still came here and fought.
But Aldred did not have time to waste.
"Can I replace him?"
"Unless he died, it's impossible."
"I see." Aldred smiled.
As Mumud and Rhareid stood across each other, Aldred suddenly bent the cage and walked out.
"Hey! What are you doing!"
"The fuck is he doing?"
"Who is that boy?"
The audience began to notice and so did the host.
"It seems like a young boy is walking in the arena. What will the two fighters do?"
Aldred summoned his Phantom Doomblade and raised it high. "I want to be the first challenger!"
Right after that statement, silence followed.
