216 The Tes

Heero was speechless by how the test was going on. It was totally different from Dramonia.

Dramonia, a place where he came from, there also heroes there. In order to be a hero, there were several conditions that needed to be fulfilled.

First, the temple had its own people to test the candidate heroes in a fight. The people called the tester Barrier, a barrier one should pass in order to be a hero.

One had to gain Barrier's approval before they proceeded to the next step.

The next step or the second condition, hunting the lowest level beast or the specter. At least one had to kill ten beasts or specters.

Whether it was team hunt or solo hunt, you had to kill the beast or the specter. Lastly, one had to finish the apprentice quest set by the Hero Guild.

If one passed through all these three steps, then a priest from Nebraska Temple would hold a simple ceremony to appoint you to be a Hero.

That was how the test worked in Dramonia. You would be appointed as Apprentice Hero. To raise the rank, the hero had to hunt either Savage Beast or Specter or complete the quest set by the Hero Guild.

In this regard, the Hero League's system was quite similar to the one in Dramonia. As for the test, it was completely different.

"What's wrong? This is how the Hero League tested the candidate, for years!" A man's voice with an unpleasant tone resounded from the back.

Heero, Bai Xin Yue, and Kang Seo-Yeon turned around.

A middle-aged man with a clean face and neat hair walked toward the three. He overheard Heero's words and dissatisfied with Heero as he felt Heero was condescending the testing system of the Hero League.

Heero shook his head and looked back to the arena.

Below, the candidates were separated into many groups and tested by the machine prepared by the Hero League.

"What's that guy doing?" Heero pointed at a man who stood before a machine.

The man was preparing his fist to punch the machine.

"It's a machine to test the candidate strength. The machine can measure his strength and turn his strength into a score!" Bai Xin Yue explained as her eyes followed Heero's finger.

"The highest score is 100 while the lowest is 0. The standard score we set is 40 if his strength is below 40, he has failed!" Added Kang Seo-Yeon.

"You don't know such a basic thing? How can they appoint you as the Chief of Hero Instructor? Those old men surely have old…" The middle-aged man walked next to three and mocked.

Kang Seo-Yeon and Bai Xin Yue frowned and turned their heads toward the middle-aged man.

"What about that one!" Heero pointed to a man who wore a helmet. There were many cables connected to the helmet while the man who wore the helmet sat on the chair.

He did not spare a glance at the middle-aged man despite being targeted. He remained unperturbed as he kept asking the other things.

"It's a virtual machine. The virtual machine used to test…"

Bai Xin Yue and Kang Seo-Yeon explained everything Heero asked them.

Heero just had too many questions to ask. As for the middle-aged man, the three ignored him. They regarded him as air.

"Hah…."

Heero had his hand rubbed his forehead and released a sigh.

"No wonder… No wonder…"

'No wonder the heroes on Earth were weak. The standard of choosing the heroes was just too low, '

These people had no practical experience in fighting in the wild. It could be said, this was just a physical examination. The heroes were chosen by physical examination, "Even Dong-Woo and Lingxun might beat most of these guys…"

"Guess I have to change my plan! How I am supposed to choose my apprentice with such a pointless test…"

"Let's head to my office first! Where's my office?"

The two girls volunteered themselves to be Heero's guide on his first day. Heero gladly accepted the offer. Having someone he knew guiding him was much better.

Even though he was quite interested in the advanced machine. He was quite disappointed overall.

"You… You… You dare to ignore me!" The middle-aged pointed his finger at Heero rudely. He was furious for being ignored for half an hour.

"I am a Master Instructor. Many Gold Class Heroes are born by my hand! Soon… Soon I will be a Grandmaster Instructor, you should show me some respect, kiddo!"

Kang Seo-Yeon halted her steps and looked toward the middle-aged man.

"It's funny that a subordinate asked his superior to respect him! Have you gone insane, Kim Han-Pyo!?" Kang Seo-Yeon could not help but flare up.

They had been ignoring him, but it seemed Kim Han-Pyo was persistent to make trouble.

"Kukuku… Look what we have here, you little girl dares to against me now! Stay away if you don't want to drag your family down with you, Little girl!"

Kim Han-Pyo overbearingly threatened Kang Seo-Yeon.

"Ah, I know why you dare to speak to me like that. It's because of your fiance… Wait a minute… You have a fiance but you still play around with such a young man! You are truly bold…"

"Kukuku… I wonder what Jin-Soo will do if he knows about this… Interesting… It's interesting…"

"The new Chief Hero Instructor has an affair with Emperor Class Hero's fiance… Kukuku… This is going to be a headline, a huge one…"

Park Jin-Soo, a prodigy that rivaled Musashi Naizen. In his early thirties, he reached the Emperor Class Hero. Now, he was Emperor Class Hero - Rank 16.

Kang Seo-Yeon's father, Kang Yun-Cheol, betrothed her daughter to this prodigy without his daughter's consent. Everyone in the inner core region knew about this.

Kang Seo-Yeon gritted her teeth, clearly furious but she did nothing. She could not touch the middle-aged man albeit being stronger than the middle-aged man.

It was frustrating, but she knew that she had to endure this.

Kim Han-Pyo had the Kim Family behind him, a colossus family. The Kang Family was nothing in front of the Kim Family.

Not only did the Kim Family have two Emperor Class Heroes, but they also had two Elders and a Supreme Moon, Kim Jung-Mun.

The Kang Family only relied on Kang Myung-Chul who was Grandmaster Instructor. The difference in power between the two families was akin to earth and sky.

Heero, who was always silent, tapped the girl's back and smiled at her. He planned to ignore this man actually, but he could not ignore the man again as the girl stood for him.

He walked two steps forward, standing before Kim Han-Pyo then he opened his mouth, "You said many Gold Class Heroes born under your hand? I presume you are a Hero Instructor?"

"Yes! I am Kim Han-Pyo of the Kim Family, a Master Instructor!" The middle-aged man proudly declared his identity.

"Hoho… Then you should know who I am, right? I am the Chief Hero Instructor, your superior!"

"Based on the contract, I have full authority over all Hero Instructors, including the Grandmaster Instructors. Let alone a mere Master Instructor… I can dismiss you for disrespecting your superior…"

Plop!

Suddenly, Kim Han-Pyo fell on his knees. His hair was damped by sweats as his face turned red.

He gritted his teeth, seeming to be enduring something. His eyes were wide open as he looked up to Heero.

Bam!

Kim Han-Pyo put his hands on the ground with his body bent down. He was kneeling with his body almost touching the ground.

"Hey! Hey! You don't have to do this! All right! I won't dismiss you, just get up already!"