Alex was a little distant from the stage so he was unable to notice anything substantial.
He felt the space before Hurt fluctuates a little but he wasn't sure whether this was due to a spell or due to Dave's attack.
A playful smile appeared on his face after seeing Hurt casting a spell without movements.
Wands or staff not only amplify the destruction of your spell but also help them to shoot towards a particular direction and guide their path.
Without these, low-level mages' generally use hand gestures to direct the spell. Alex has to act to point fingers or flick his fingers to direct the spells to avoid being too high profile.
Let alone him, even that monster Quinn who can just silently cast spells acted to move his hands in throwing spells but Hurt was able to silently cast a spell at such a young age which was an incredible thing and he wasn't even hiding it.
He was not the same as Hurt, as Alex had spent years whereas Hurt was 20 years old for real but Alex felt that this kid in a way was showing off.
He was trying to establish his dominance. His eyes were indicating that you are unworthy to even take a look at me.
As Alex is immersed in thought seeing another genius, the boy in observation is already prepared for his next step.
"Don't challenge me again and waste my time." He muttered.
"Lightning Burst!"
Suddenly flickers of lightning danced around him generating violent sparks. They concentrated around him and cackled ominously.
Hurt raised his hand and condensed it on his fingers while pointing it at Dave as a bolt of lightning shot towards Dave.
'Hmm!'
'He still needs to do gestures while doing bigger spells.'Alex inferred.
Dave didn't know how to craft barriers and formed an earthen wall before him as a protective measure.
Everyone who waited and wondered what was going to happen next was suddenly surprised.
No, it was a surprise only for Alex as others were already used to it.
The bolts transversed the distance that existed between both Dave and Hurt in a flash and before Alex could scream in surprise.
The bolt passed through the earthen walls as if it was nothing and there was no wall present.
ZZZZZPPPPPTTTTT!
Dave's painful scream filled the air.
The lightning hit him like a whip and threw him off the stage with a loud impact.
The bolts of lightning roasted his body and whiffs of smoke started to emanate from his body.
Flashes of lightning lingered, stinging his body as he writhed and squealed in pain.
THUD!
Dave's body dropped like a doll on the ground with a loud thud
Dave's body wriggled and twitched like a worm and a small flash still lingered which fired him crisply.
His entire figure was covered with black soot and his well-combed face had become fuzzy and dishevelled.
Many questions flashed in Alex's mind and they started to haunt him.
The lightning passing through the wall could only be caused by some kind of space magic which is the hardest of all.
It doesn't matter whether one has an affinity or not for space magic, rather it depends on one's understanding of space laws along with the world laws.
The storage ring needed one to have a certain understanding of space magic to craft such a ring and Alex couldn't find such a ring cause there were less than 1000 such rings in Kinley and the number of Space Magic casters in this world were quite few so wearing such a ring comes at greater risk.
Teleportation was also space magic and there were countless types of space magic but more than that space magic caster had an overwhelming advantage.
People spend hundreds of years learning it and if Hurt knew space magic that means he is either a genius who could defy the heavens similar to the protagonists or he might be a reincarnated individual who stood at the apex of power in his previous lives.
Alex himself didn't know what kind of conclusion he was coming to but the more he thought, the more weird and outrageous thoughts rang in his mind giving an ominous feeling.
Alex even used eyes of truth to find any anomaly but except for superior potential, there wasn't anything odd.
Hurt hadn't hidden his level nor there was any mention of talent of space magic in his profile.
Alex had also concealed rank and only people having similar power to Albert, Athena and senior members of the wolf tribe could see his level and his Eyes of Truth can see almost everything.
The feeling of someone with overwhelming talent, on whom you don't have information standing before you gives terrible vibes.
Some unsavoury memories started to come to his mind but he pushed them back to see Hurt walking downwards.
Alex followed Hurt's motion who walked towards the crowd which dispersed on both sides.
Alex found that he was coming through his stand so as not to make things complicated, he stood aside, clearing the path for Hurt.
Alex's eyes unconsciously darted at Hurt as he was about to pass him but he stopped in his tracks and caught Alex's glimpse.
His face showed shock, but Alex was just as surprised as him.
Hurt smiled seeing Alex's face and said"I will be waiting for you on the stage."
Hurt spoke faintly but everyone close to them heard his words and grasped in shock on hearing his words.
Hurt didn't linger there and left as the class time was about to be over.
'System, tell me did he perceive something?'
[Host, I am not sure but he is someone who cannot be trifled with.]
'What do you mean, The Eyes of Truth didn't show anything?'
[Host, your Eyes of Truth had three stages and needed to evolve with you. I think the first stage isn't enough for you to uncover everything.]
[Host, no matter what when it comes to you. I don't think he stands a chance before you if you go all out. You are just too cautious about everything so you always overestimate every opponent.]
'Overestimating others is way better than underestimating others. Moreover, who knows I may not be the only reincarnator and there may be many out there.'
No matter whether Hurt is a heaven-defying genius or reincarnator, Alex had to keep an eye on this guy.
