Killing Intent

"Corpses? Is that some kind of necromancy?"

"Master Ethan, it is, necromancy!"

Sighs.

This trails for the Council of assassins really are giving an eleven year old like me a hard time.

"Voice! Now I'm ready for the trail!" As I continued walking ahead, watching dead bodies lie in the streets, I said to the trail. Nonetheless, the dead bodies emitted no odor.

"Are you certain, master? You don't need anything else?" The voice inquired.

"I do..but I don't have time for those things! haha!"

"I Guess master is really strong!" The voice spoke back.

"You could say that!"

"Right! master, Good Luck!"

A cold blue light beamed me up, as the voice said, and it also felt like teleportation magic.

The crimson sky sucked me up, with two moon-like eyes and a wide pink cloud-like mouth.

By now, I won't be surprised even if the trail wanted me to fight the devil himself.

Sighs.

I was dumped in an arena, just as I had predicted.

I was expecting an opponent right away, but that didn't happen. With long strides, I made my way to the centre of the arena. With swollen eyes and ghostly pale skin, a man walked into the arena, shaved head and bare torso.

He had terrifying scars that gave the impression that he was filled with a fierce-looking resentment.

It's a shame that man is no longer alive. How should I approach this opponent now?

With a malicious laugh, the man pulled out a saw toothed big blade from somewhere and chopped head-on at me.

His movements were slow, but they had a mountainous pressure to them. That was the mana fluxions of his undead body.

So, while I may be able to use reinforcement, I cannot use magic. Hmm, that's intriguing.

I used mana to strengthen my legs and hands, and when the blade was close to my head, I glided to my left and went to the man's back.

The reinforcing wasn't completely full, but I was confident it would suffice.

I don't have to use my sword on this zombie. So I raised both of my hands and began punching the man's torso repeatedly, like bullets from a short gun.

I grabbed his neck and lifted him up, forcing him to drop his weapon. I'm not sure why, but inside my heart, I was ecstatic at the prospect of crushing him.

It wasn't something I wanted, but it felt like another part of me, when I was transformed into a figure of destruction during the second trial while fighting with the man-Doll. The flaming white hair and the thunder cracling eyes....It still shakes me up.

With that in mind, I yanked that man forward, dropping his shoulder and directly smashing his chest.

Suddenly, My hands shook in cold. I couldn't keep myself in check. The more I attacked him, the more I began to manipulate Ice mana without using magic.

This place's oppression was still blocking my mana core. Still...is this my killing intent?

Even though I was glad I could use frost manipulations, I was more interested in destroying the man.

I was simply not myself. I have to find a way to contain this feeling.

Seeing the man I was lifting with my bare hands, he looked like he has died for the second time.

I threw him away and stood with coldhands and a evil grin.

Pulling out my sword from my spatial ring, I waited in the centre of the arena, eager to beat up the next opponent.

...

According to my calculations, seven hours have already passed.

I was standing in the midst of more than seven smashed-to-death bodies, my sword drenched with dead blood.

During this time, I gradually realized that the true terror inside me, and why I have the desire to kill everyone.

It is because of this place's oppressions on my mana core that my physical manifestations from previous tests are quite effective. They have a negative effect too, which is also known as the killing intent obtained by the deep within my heart.

This place is a training ground for me to control and manipulate my killing intent, which is essential for an assassin.

According to my killing intent, I can manipulate Ice and gravity. However, it still requires refinement. I was in control of my intent, but I'm afraid that if anything made me so angry, my killing intent would take over.

There are three opponents remaining. This test is, in my opinion, easier than the previous two. I need to finish this trial and leave.

I'm curious how Eve and the others are doing. Who knows, perhaps the time and space here within this Holy tree will never be applicable outside.

On the positive side, this is an great opportunity for me to get stronger. I guess...the trials are worth wile after all.

Still, the voice said I'd be up against D-level assassin zombies. The ones I've fought so far were not more powerful. I believe the next three will be more difficult.

***CHAPTER 33***