He Became A Monstrous Genius After Obtaining A Time Dilation Artifact-Chapter 542. 2nd ranking battle

"A rank 7 beginner stage Dao level lifeform." Kailen’s elemental mirroring scanned the universe energy pathways of a partular person somewhere in the bleachers. There were several individuals looking at him with similar intentions, but this fellow was more decisive than the others.

"He has a spiritual attack repelling artifact, so a Spiritual attack won’t work on him. I don’t know what law he has, but I am not a match for him combat wise. The only alternative I have is poison. I have to kill him before he makes a move, else he will kill me. Let’s use a shadow hound since no one can discover them no matter their rank.

That way, no one will detect I am the one behind the attack. I also have to use a poison I have never used before so that no one can connect this to me. This will ensure that if a stronger student is behind him, they won’t be able to come cause trouble for me."

The moment Kailen finished speaking, an AI bot made an announcement.

[ Student Kailen Darkhaven, ranked 200,000, kindly remain in the combat arena. Student Vailen Croa, ranked 200,500, has issued a duel with you ]

"Shit," Kailen cursed.

However, he remained calm. He analysed the situation quickly.

"Higher ranked students cannot reject ranking battles from lower ranked students. I can’t reject the ranking battle now. But I can kill him with the method I’ve already devised. No one can attribute it to me. I should adopt the expression of someone suddenly afraid to die. If I reveal confidence, some sharp fellows would say that I was not afraid of him and therefore I used a mysterious method to kill him. It’s only natural for me to be afraid of death, right? This way, the killing would feel like someone with a grudge with him killed him." A glint flashed through Kailen’s eyes.

Quickly, as Vailen Croa, the fellow from the witch race, stood up from the bleachers, a shadow hound slipped behind him, completely veiled from everyone’s presence, mentors included, and injected a very common poison into the bloodstream of Vailen. Vailen only felt a minute prickling sensation around his eye. However, the feeling disappeared as soon as it came.

"It looks like Kailen Darkhaven is meant to fall today."

"There’s no way he can defeat that guy."

"Yeah, he came through special enrollment last year. Has the law of gravity. Rumors are that he returned from a very difficult mission this morning after being away for a year. Currently at the rank 7 beginner stage Dao level."

"Yeah, even though Darkhaven has the law of space and can fight opponents three ranks above him, this fellow is at the rank 7 beginner stage Dao level. Darkhaven is not a match for him."

"Don’t forget that this fellow also has the law of gravity, which is also a special law. With the law of gravity, he can also fight opponents three ranks above him. That means he can defeat opponents with ordinary laws who are at the rank 3 intermediate stage Dao level. Darkhaven is meant to fall."

"The academy is a very ruthless place indeed. Geniuses rise and fall with each passing second."

"Indeed. Even if Darkhaven were strong enough to have killed Vailen, Vailen’s senior brother is a rank 7 intermediate stage Dao level lifeform, one of those high ranked students. He would have hunted Darkhaven and killed him."

"It seems his fate is sealed."

Many mentors and students discussed as Vailen approached the arena.

Everyone saw the expression of fear on Kailen Darkhaven’s face.

The time dilation artifact was laughing so much in the shadow expanse. This kid could really bag an Oscar if he were in the movie industry. He was so good at acting. Perhaps emotional resonance not only helped him to detect intentions and thoughts from emotions, but also helped him to mimic emotions perfectly without being seen through if he wanted to.

Kailen Darkhaven seemed to be staggering and walking back as Vailen appeared in the arena.

Vailen looked into Kailen’s eyes. The only expression he saw in Kailen’s eyes was helplessness and fear.

Several had the same thoughts as they watched the exchange. Kailen Darkhaven was completely different from how calm and composed he had been previously. This was an expected outcome. After all, who did not fear death?

"No hard feelings, Darkhaven. You are threat." Just as Vailen’s aura started to flare around, and Kailen Darkhaven was helplessly trying to activate the law of space in one last attempt to at least put up a helpless fight, with the expression of extreme fear still visible on his face, Vailen suddenly revealed a pained expression on his face.

His aura felt like it had dwindled. Suddenly, he coughed a mouthful of blood.

Even Darkhaven had a shocked expression on his face. He was equally shocked, as if he didn’t know what was happening.

At least that was what he made everyone in the stadium think.

Vailen started to vomit a lot of blood, and all of a sudden, he suddenly fell down on the arena floor. He was dead. He had an expression of shock, puzzlement and fear on his lifeless discolored face at the moment, as if he was questioning how it was possible for him to die.

Kailen Darkhaven was equally shocked.

At least that was what the expression on his face told everyone.

What the hell had just happened? Many thought.

Only Kailen knew what he had done. He had set the stage. The poison had acted at the right moment. It was a very careful assassination plan, one without any loopholes. At least, he hoped so.

At the moment, one of the high rankers, a rank 7 intermediate stage Dao level lifeform, stood up. There was concern and anger on his face.

"Who the hell just killed my junior brother? It definitely can’t be Kailen Darkhaven. There’s no way he can fake expressions like that. So he was really powerless at the moment and could not have done anything to harm Vailen. Was it some sort of poison injected into his system when he went on the mission, which has acted at this moment?" Brokin Croa said.

Several thought the same thing.

"Indeed, it’s the most plausible conclusion."

"This Kailen Darkhaven is quite a lucky fellow. What an unexpected turn of events."

Brokin sighed deeply. Melancholy and hatred flickered in his eyes. Whoever was behind his brother’s death would pay. It didn’t matter if his brother had been poisoned on a mission. It could have also happened the moment his brother returned to the academy, even before he came to the stadium for the ranking battles. As for whether or not this occurred in the stadium, it was very unlikely. Who would attempt something like that during a combat ranking battle?

Also, during the combat ranking battles, anywhere in the stadium apart from the combat arenas were combat restricted areas. No student would dare try to do anything to another student. If they were caught, they’d be killed on the spot.

At the moment, the voice of the AI bot rang.

[ Student Vailen Croa, death by bloodrod poison, place and timing unknown ]

The AI bots could, naturally, not detect the presence of the shadow hound when she planted the poison in Vailen’s bloodstream. This was the reason for the announcement.

It meant that the student did not die in the academy. Not at the hand of an instructor, which was literally something no one thought of in the first place, or at the hands of a student, which some leaned towards, including Brokin himself.

Since the AI bot had confirmed it, even the instructors believed that Vailen Croa had been poisoned outside the academy during his mission by some mysterious expert, and the poison had taken effect at an unfortunate time for Vailen, during his combat battle with Kailen.

Vailen had most likely been poisoned on his mission.

Even his brother Brokin had to admit this was the case and let the whole matter rest. His desire for revenge disappeared completely. It was normal for students to die on missions. But the fact that the killer was so sinister to let the poison simmer and act when he returned to the academy... this person was ruthless.

At this moment, Kailen sighed deeply inwardly.

As he left the arena, he felt extremely fortunate. The plan had worked perfectly.

No one suspected it was him.

But he had to increase his strength as soon as possible, else he would not know when he would die.

Many felt that Kailen Darkhaven was really fortunate to have survived. But from the expression on his face, he wouldn’t be so weak the next time he appeared, especially after he almost tasted death.

As for Brokin, he felt extremely angry when he looked at Kailen. He didn’t know why, but the sight of Kailen just made him angry. Perhaps, the fact that this guy walked away safely when his brother had to die pathetically was what irked him.

But he calmed down. He had his principles. Kailen Darkhaven was not his enemy and had done nothing to harm his brother. But if there ever came a time where Kailen Darkhaven challenged him in a combat duel, he would not hesitate to kill the annoying fellow in a gruesome way.