While Alex was undergoing a series of tests, inside a room filled with a group of people staring at the scene displayed on the screen projected by a crystal.
Each of them observed Alex.
From his behaviour to his facial expression when he took the test.
As Alex finished the rank test, many praises started to pour on him.
"He sure had royal blood in him."
"Although compared to others he is still a bit behind and falls short before others but thinking about all the things he has gone through in his life, it's quite remarkable for him." Neon, a professor, spoke.
Though Alex was a little belittled compared to other royal offspring it wasn't entirely false.
Alice, who is the youngest, had already reached Disciple rank and by the time she entered, she might have already reached Master rank if she strives hard to move forward.
As everyone mumbled, in the head seat an Old man watched the crystal with an inexplicable gaze.
His long beard fell over like a waterfall and he looked quite old as if he was going to drop dead any moment but his eyes seemed to be filled with vitality.
His gaze was sharp and probing, he seemed to be searching for something on the screen.
His eyes didn't leave Alex and there was a bit of surprise in his eyes as he observed him as if the child was a mysterious being.
He caressed his long beard and raised his brows as the next stage began.
All of them heard Quinn's speech and shook their heads with a bit of worry.
"Headmaster Douglas, was it alright to let him go and take over the test?"
"Instead of judging according to Academy standards, he will surely upgrade the difficulty and make things hard for Alex."
"He just went there to have fun." One of the professors spoke.
"I hope he just doesn't forget what he is doing and hurt Alex?"
Douglass sighed and spoke, "He said that he wanted to be the judge otherwise he will turn the place upside down."
"I just hope he doesn't push the kid all around."
Everyone nodded their head on hearing his words.
Quinn Rusk wasn't an ordinary mage. He was already near an archmage level and had already made his name on the Continental list.
In the list of top mages, he had been ranked 18th but no one knows his actual prowess.
The rankings except for the top 10 change a lot and one challenges another and defeats them to take their rank.
Quinn was in 40th rank when he got into a battle with the 18th place Gordon accidentally but surprisingly defeated him easily.
"Huuh!"They let out a shocked expression as they saw Alex misspelt and many clicked their tongues in disappointment but Alex's motion didn't go unnoticed in Douglas's eyes.
He could perceive the change and wondered whether he misspelt spelt or there was something else.
"They are starting for real." A Professor whispered and everyone's attention was drawn to the screen as Alex started the spell.
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WOOOOOSH!
A powerful vortex made of flames frighteningly hurled toward Quinn but he maintained his ground without stepping back.
His expression was quite relaxed to the point that he started to take a deep yawn even though the danger closed in.
As the flame vortices closed the proximity, they engulfed him wholly trying to devour him.
A snapping sound was heard and the vast cluster of twisting flames instantly scattered and nullified within a moment.
The hot flames dispersed all around sending hot winds enough to burn one skin.
The hot flames dissipated quickly while Alex gazed in surprise at how to ease the man dispelled his spell.
'Sure enough, this guy is not ordinary.'
The spell was basic tier but he had full mastery over it and it could even nullify an intermediate spell.
The man's ability to dispel it with a simple flick means his understanding and mastery were comparable to him at the current stage.
"Next move please.'
Alex's lips twitched seeing the man's expression as if he was asking for the next dish to serve in the restaurant.
Quinn just shrugged his shoulders seeing Alex glare.
" You are quite relaxed even though I am throwing spells at you? Can you at least hide that boorish look on your face, it's quite irritating."Alex muttered.
"What can I do? I haven't had fun for ages. Now begin your next spell?"
"If you want to have fun, you should look for a girl instead of fighting, otherwise it makes you look like a masochist," Alex said with a teasing smile.
Alex threw a fireball into the air and suddenly it split into hundreds of balls at a time and all of them surrounded Quinn.
The fireball started to rotate and became a spindle shape and swirled around rotating with a high speed over the pointy edge at the front.
From afar it looked like a bullet had materialised and the shell was made of fire.
Alex raised his hand and aimed at Quinn.
"[Fire Bullet]" Alex chanted and his fist closed.
Swish!Swish!Swish!Swish!
Hundreds of bullets darted toward him as if a machine gun was firing at him.
The bullets tore through the air and reached Quinn who had an amused smile on his face.
Quinn chanted a spell and the air around him swelled and puffed, becoming many times denser.
The wind swirled and started to concentrate around him.
Alex's eyeball bulged as he noticed the strange phenomenon.
A barrier made of high-density wind appeared and as the bullet passed through the transparent barrier, small ripples started to appear all over the barrier enacted by Quinn.
As the bullets went deeper into it, they left a trail and suddenly disappeared after passing inside it but none of them was able to reach Quinn.
Alex stared at the wide grin on Quinn's face.
He could have easily destroyed his spell but for an unknown reason, he tried to show a creative spell.
Instead of forming the general impenetrable shield used by a mage, he forms a dense layer of the air barrier.
The principle was quite similar to the dense atmosphere destroying a meteorite.
When meteorites entered the atmosphere, the dense air rubbed against them creating friction and many of them were burnt leaving nothing before reaching the land.
Soon all the bullets failed to reach Quinn while Alex started to conjure the next set of spells.
