Ascension of the Nephilim

669  Passing Through a Backdoor

At the command of the Pedagog, the projections of the students' tests were finally shown.

The top eight of Emeros's class were shown.

Everyone watched as the students held on to the energy conversion circle's magic deployment orb located outside the circle. This is where the students would pour in their magic to find the pathway to the circle.

Two seconds passed, and unlike the rest, who suddenly forced their way forward, the energy of these students stayed where it was.

The moment Emeros saw it and saw the flow of energy, he laughed.

"Hahahahaha! So that's how you did it! Brilliant!" Emeros laughed and praised his students.

Everyone was confused as Emeros was giving high-fives to Mackerel and the rest.

In the several seconds that made the teachers and the students all frown at Emeros...

DING! DING! DING!

The test of the four was suddenly complete.

Everyone was shocked and turned back to the screen, where they saw a strange phenomenon.

The four didn't follow any of the trail, and the magic energy just somehow vanished, causing the light energy at the heart of the circle to suddenly light up, indicating they had completed the race.

"What?!"

"How?!"

Ilevas saw it and frowned as he quickly observed the others.

The footage of the other four slowly revealed how they suddenly passed, even though no magic had forced its way forward to find the path. "There! It's clearly cheating!" Desyerto shouted.

The teachers in the second, third, and fourth years were by no means better than those in the first years. However, the first years were said to be the easiest to teach. The teachers of the higher years were admired as they had to build upon or change what the first years had. And as teachers had different focuses, the students' foundations would vastly differ from what the teacher would teach.

As the saying goes, tearing down and rebuilding the academy was easier than building upon another foundation.

These teachers had little allegiance to Emeros. In fact, most, if not all, hated him. News broke out that many teachers in the first years had been approached by several experts Beyond the Sky because of Emeros's odd teachings.

The loud chorus of cries came from these teachers as they called out the man.

The remaining few who held out judgment against Emeros were also now frowning at the cheat.

"Revoke the scores! They cheated!"

"A disgrace to this school! How dare a teacher teach his students to cheat!"

But Emeros simply sneered.

"Cheating? How? How would I do that? I was facing the tests and helping other teachers pass and eventually had to fight an arrogant, stupid, but thankfully, now deceased Pedagog!" Emeros laughed.

This caused many teachers to glare at Emeros and curse at him all the more.

"This test aimed to assess the students' magic sensitivity, area mapping, magic resistance, and concentration. My students have done superbly and found the fatal flaw of this circle. It is so weak it makes me laugh!" Emeros taunted.

"If you want, present me your circle, and I will dismantle it in one second!" Emeros boldly called out.

"We don't need to! Your treachery is already proven in the way you-"

"Pedagog Ilevas. Do you want to know the answer?" Emeros called out to the Pedagog.

Ilevas frowned.

"From your circle earlier, I'm sure you have your guesses. But your suspicion forces you to disbelieve it because if your guess is correct, then all my students would have that, and that is impossible, am I right?"

Ilevas's frown turned into a shocked expression.

"It can't be! How?! It's impossible! Not even for the Heavens!" "Improbable, but not impossible. You have undoubtedly found all the information about me, along with detailed explanations of my life in the mortal realm. The answer is easy. I made one."

Ilevas trembled.

"You made one?!"

"It's only logical if you think about it..."

Ilevas trembled.

"Pedagog? What is he..." Desyerto asked.

"Silence!" another Expert shouted. He was also skilled in Energy Conversion Circles and made the same guesses as Ilevas.

"May I know the name of honored Pedagog?" Emeros bowed.

"There is no need to bow among equals." The Pedagog spoke.

"I am a One Star Expert of Combat and Expert of Magic, Tykor-Forge. I may not be as skilled as Pedagog Ilevas in Circles. But I guessed the same thing he did. And I understand perfectly what you mean..." Emeros smiled.

"Then, two honored Pedagogs who have seen through my ways... if you help me clarify this confusion and keep my secret, I could share it with you." Emeros smiled.

The two Pedagogs trembled.

"You... would?!"

"I helped teachers pass. Be it they were friends or foes. If the ones who sent me down there have bound me with great secrets and forced me to live in this memory-less state, I will find allies on my own. I may be from the Heavenly Triangle, but currently without support. Naturally, I would not be arrogant enough to do this. So, it would be better if I had people from different families helping me. Besides, from what Valler revealed to us in secret, I know your two families are actually allies." The two narrowed their eyes but said nothing in response to this.

"You. Follow his request. Bring out or create the same circle you made. In fact, make it harder by three folds. Ask your Master Teacher to help you and have five other teachers defend the circle. He will break it in less than five seconds." Tykor-Forge spoke and shocked the rest of the teachers.

"Le-less than... Fi-five...?!" Senior Teacher Vlasious felt a severe blow to his pride. Wasn't he just praising his test? Now, his ingenious energy conversion circle would be broken in less than five seconds? This harshly attacked his pride as a teacher and an energy conversion circle specialist!

"My thanks..." Emeros bowed.

"Hurry!" Ilevas ordered impatiently.

The teachers began to scramble and prepare for the tests. Desyerto dared not to make any more accusations but waited.

Soon, a large plate was brought inside, with several magic deployment orbs placed in front of Emeros.

Desyerto, several other senior teachers, and Vlasious stood on the other side while Emeros waited.

"Hmm... With this enemy... I guess I only need three seconds to break this." Emeros taunted.

The six teachers were all enraged at his words.

"Let's stop him! Flood the circle with our magic! Let's make it a brick wall and push him back to the abyss!" The teachers shouted as they began to charge magic and held onto the circle.

Emeros tapped on it and began to count...

"One!"

All the teachers simultaneously released a powerful surge of magic that empowered the energy conversion circle. Unlike the ones the students took, this one pushed a great amount of energy toward Flay.

"Two!"

"Pour it all in!" Desyerto roared, and everyone blasted their mana toward the circle, pushing it back toward Emeros.

Emeros tapped on the magic deployment circle and barely poured magic in as the teachers roared and charged their magic.

But it was all part of a trick.

"I win..." Emeros sneered as he rode on the strong magical current sent by the teachers.

BOOM!

FLASH!

The circle shook, and the lights at the center lit up, indicating that the magic of Emeros had triggered it and completed the test.

The teachers were shocked and stunned at the scene and didn't understand how the circle failed.

Ilevas and Tykor-Forge began to laugh out loud.

"Idiots! You feel for his trap! Hahaha!" Ilevas laughed.

"That was a good show! Hahaha! They tried to stop him and ended up proving his prophecy! Idiots!" Tykor-Forge clutched his sides as he laughed and laughed.

The six teachers were confused and didn't understand what happened.

"Honored Pedagog! Please enlighten us...!" Master Teacher Desyerto asked.

"It's simple! The moment the students of Emeros saw the test- I believe it was the one called Mackerel- they instantly understood the weakness of this formation. Since the goal was only to light up the center, they took a straightforward yet unimaginable method!" Ilevas explained.

"Simple...?"

"Yet unimaginable...?"

The teachers repeated.

Everyone was also curious, including the other Star Experts Beyond the Sky.

"Even I didn't know of it until the students revealed it. I calculated that the best time was sixteen seconds. But with that method and their cultivation level, I would say seven seconds would be a reasonable score. However, they did discover a NEW method. So, I would grant the one who did it first an additional ten points. Since he told the class, the other students won't get any scores." Ilevas added.

"A new method?! What method is that?!"

"Didn't you just show it? You pushed a lot of magic as you fell for Emeros's taunts. And that surge of power broke through the walls of the circle," Tykor-Forge explained.

"The walls? That means...!" Vlasious exclaimed.

"Exactly! The way to pass this test was to use massive energy and move the magic backward with great force! Ram the wall, destroy it, and use a backdoor to the center!" Tykor-Forge explained.

"But... but... Pedagog! Isn't that cheating!?" Desyerto asked.

"Cheating? He just showed us all a new way to destroy a formation. In fact, you could say this will change how energy conversion circles are used in warfare! Emeros has already cleared one of the requirements of a Pedagog! Create or discover something new. This method is unique, but now it's possible! And what is interesting is that his students discovered it, too!"