Super.Dawg

Chapter 206

Morning classes had technically begun, but the copper classroom had its own world.

Classes were already in session across the academy. Bells had rung. Professors were lecturing against boards elsewhere. Yet here, the copper classroom had become something else entirely. 

Voices overlapped in a constant hum, rising and falling like surf against stone. Laughter burst out in uneven pockets. Chairs scraped. Someone thumped a desk for emphasis while telling a story that clearly gre...

Chapter 205

Level thirty hovered just out of reach, close enough that Kana could almost feel it humming beneath her skin. Perhaps she was just so excited.

In the middle of the night, they wasted no time. The trio were fully equipped with weapons and armors though Suri preferred her black enchanted cloak. 

The academy was still drowsy when Kana slipped away with Boris and Suri, the sky painted in dark winter blues, the air sharp enough to sting the lungs. Their boots echoed softly as they...

Chapter 204

A few hours later, even the royal knight fell behind.

Artin had finally surrendered to exhaustion, his pursuit ending somewhere in the forest behind her. The world had thinned to silence. Early morning crept in, that fragile hour before dawn when the sky held its breath and the sun had not yet decided to exist.

After a few moments, the [Lich] had finally descended.

Not dramatically. Not in defiance. It drifted downward like a failing leaf, enchanted dark boo...

Chapter 203

Kana knew it the moment the roar changed.

She was right.

The [Lich] had been restrained. Not by chains of steel or sigils carved into stone, but by will. Someone had been guiding it, throttling its rage, forcing it into caution. That was why in defensive instead of offensive. Why it had withdrawn instead of advanced.

And that someone was dead.

By her arrow.

The [Lich] roared again, and this time the sound was not merely fury. It ...

Chapter 202

Days blurred into weeks, and with them the city’s fear thinned, stretched until it was almost transparent.

The disappearances stopped.

Lantern-lit patrols dwindled, boots no longer marching through frozen streets at midnight. Orders were quietly rescinded. Adventurers, practical by nature, began to take contracts elsewhere. Hunger and coin were more reliable than ghosts like criminals. Even the city itself seemed to exhale, as though winter had decided it was done frightening pe...

Chapter 201

Winter had claimed the city that night.

Cold pressed in from every direction, a patient weight that seeped through stone and cloth alike. Four students moved through a narrow alley assigned to their patrol route, their breaths misting the darkness with each step. The cobblestones beneath their boots glistened faintly, glazed with frost that cracked softly underfoot. Nothing stirred. No merchants whispering deals. No drunkards weaving home. Winter had chased them all indoors.

Nothi...

Chapter 200

Kana arrived early in the copper classroom, the breeze of cold morning air lingering around her as she settled into her usual spot. She didn’t bother to wake Suri, who was likely still half-asleep after staying up late—probably because of patrol duty. It didn’t matter. The space was perfect for her morning routine, a quiet sanctuary to perform her stretches and work on the progress of her [Bolt Dagger Style]. She was curious—what perks awaited her once she unlocked th...

Chapter 199

The next day arrived wrapped in noise and color. The academy’s grand hall brimmed with excitement, a low hum of anticipation buzzing through the air like an exciting flash skill. Nearly everyone was energized by the ceremony, nearly everyone except Suri, who was being half-carried, half-dragged by Rin after a long night of patrol duty.

Kana glanced sideways at Rin as they walked. Her steps were steady, posture straight, breath unlabored as if Suri was light as a feather. Kana’s brow...

Chapter 198

The trio paid a quiet visit to the orphanage over the weekend, slipping in and out like a secret kept between breaths. By the time the first day of the week arrived, winter clouds hung low over the academy, and Kana found herself walking the familiar stone halls once more, boots echoing softly against the floor.

The classroom greeted her with the same early-morning stillness, every seat already filled. Sunlight filtered through tall windows, pale and cold, catching dust in the air like ...

Chapter 197

[Bolt Dagger Style Progress: 40.7%]

[Second Trait Unlocked: Increased Agility by 12%]

The notification flickered at the edge of Kana’s awareness.

She remembered the moment it had happened, just a few nights ago. Forty percent. Her consistent training before going to bed and in the morning finally had results. The threshold she had crossed alone. Levels granted skills, sometimes evolutions, neat and predictable. But the strange item bound t...

Chapter 196

[Lesser Evasion Increase]

[Lesser Agility Increase]

[Lesser Strength Increase]

Sheen whispered the words under his breath as the horn’s echo still clung to the walls of the arena. The skills settled into his body like familiar armor. His heartbeat steadied, muscles tightening with practiced ease. This, too, was a difference between the empire and the kingdom. In the empire, dungeon items were hunted down in every dungeon a...

Chapter 195

The crowd erupted the moment the announcer returned, his voice rolling across the coliseum like thunder striking stone.

“The last battle of the day!”

The words did not fade. They hung, vibrating in Kana’s chest. One of those days, she truly hated her [High Awareness].

She drew in a slow breath, relaxing herself, removing unwanted thoughts. Every piece of equipment sat exactly where it should. Metallic red plates guarded her shoulders, hips, legs, chest...

Chapter 194

Kana took her time returning to the stands, moving through the aisles with her usual cold and calm demeanor. She slid into her seat beside Rin just as the ambient noise of the coliseum shifted. The crowd’s restless murmur tightened, like breath being drawn before a shout.

She had made it just in time before the match started.

“Kana,” Yuri said, leaning over from the other side, her voice edged with concern. “You’re next, right? Why are you still here? Again.”

Kan...

Chapter 193

The next fight ended almost as soon as it began.

Steel rang only briefly. A few skills flashed across the arena, bright and decisive, and within ten minutes it was finished. One side stood barely winded while the other lay scattered across the red sand, shattered necklaces glinting under the winter light. Supporters rushed in, practiced and were calm. The outcome had never truly been in doubt.

There was barely time for the crowd to digest the result.

After a short break, the...

Chapter 192

Boris wanted to win.

That truth sat heavy in him as he faced the girl across the red sand. Winning was not a matter of pride for him. It was a conclusion, something earned through correct decisions and disciplined restraint. If this were a battlefield rather than a tournament, he would already be pressing forward with everything he had.

But this was not a battlefield.

Kana’s instructions lingered in his thoughts. Third place. The ring. 

He did not fully...

Chapter 191

Only five groups would remain to battle the next day.

That truth pressed down to each participant’s adding to the pressure, all of them were close to winning it all. The earlier chaos of the tournament had burned itself out, leaving behind something sharper, more deliberate. 

Winter sunlight slanted low over the stone walls, pale and cold, catching on drifting motes of sand that still hung in the air from previous matches. The crowd remained lively, voices layered atop one ...

Chapter 190

The next day arrived wrapped in pale winter light, the kind that made the world feel brittle, as if it might crack if struck too hard.

By sunset, the remaining forty participant groups would be cut cleanly in half. Thirty matches. The top twenty then the top ten.

Tomorrow would decide the top five rankings.

And after that, the main event. Empire against kingdom. A duel meant to be a friendly cultural exchange.

Suri was draped over Kana’s back when they arrived at the...

Chapter 189

Kana had underestimated the annual tournament.

She knew that now, standing beneath the muted glow of winter light filtering through the arena’s latticework. The festival looked simple from the outside—students duel in groups, cheers rising, dust and colors swirling—but beneath the noise ran a ruthless competition. You couldn’t go all out early. Not if you wanted to win the next rounds. Skills shown or used  too soon could give your opponents ideas to prepare and counteratta...

Chapter 188

Suri still couldn’t understand it. The crowd vibrated with anticipation as if the winter sun hadn’t yet thawed the cold from their bones. Their breath puffed in pale clouds, rising and dissolving above the stands. The coliseum was enormous, its stone walls rimed with frost, its air sharp enough to sting the inside of her nose. And in the middle of that frigid morning, the arena floor had been transformed into an artificial desert.

Sand dunes—fine, pale, imported from who-knows-whe...

Chapter 187

The preparation room breathed with a tension so thick it felt like another wall pressing inward.

Enchanted stones embedded in the ceiling glowed faintly, casting pale morning light over dozens of pale faces. Even though the sun had only just crested the horizon, sweat already beaded along brows, necks, and trembling hands. Cloaks fidgeted. Boots tapped. Every tiny sound echoed like thunder in the cramped contestant room.

Roy retched quietly in the corner. Rin hurried past Kana, mu...

Chapter 186

The second day of the tournament dawned with a crisp, biting cold that clung to the air like nervous anticipation. By the time they reached their seats in the coliseum, the crowds had doubled—voices echoing like a living storm trapped within stone walls.

Yuri sat stiffly beside Kana, legs bouncing restlessly. Her fingers drummed anxiously on her knees as if trying to tap the fear out of her bones.

“Kana…” Yuri’s voice cracked slightly. “Are you really sure we’re goin...

Chapter 185

The last day before the annual tournament was meant for rest — a fragile breath after days of brutal simulations, cracked shields, and mana-depleting sparring under the mercenaries hired by Duke Stark. Muscles ached, bruises lingered, and half the group walked with stiff movements they tried to hide behind smiles.

But the trio — Kana, Suri, and Boris — weren’t planning to relax. Rest day or not, the tournament waited for no one. And enchanted items weren’t going to buy themsel...

Chapter 184

A Day Before

The cold of the late night pressed against the dormitory windows, making the glass tremble faintly each time the winter wind exhaled. Within Kana and Suri’s room, however, warmth gathered not from flames but from the heat of frantic planning.

The floor was smothered in parchment — diagrams of enemy formations, scribbled lists of skill interactions, hand-drawn maps showing the arena’s shifting terrain patterns. Notes cross-referenced with other notes until it all...

Chapter 183

Three massive carriages thundered down the frost-hardened road, each pulled by a single crimson-scaled lizard the size of a wagon itself. Their claws struck the packed snow with rhythmic force, kicking up powder in streaks behind them. The beasts moved with startling speed—faster than horses, by far—and with a strength that made the northern merchants along the roadside stare. No ordinary animal could drag a carriage that size, let alone with such ease.

It had taken them over two mo...

Chapter 182

The next day dawned pale and cold, the kind of morning that felt like the air itself was holding its breath in anticipation of the annual tournament. With classes suspended, the academy grounds had transformed. A few adventurers were hired to patrol the walkways in pairs, their cloaks brushing the cobblestones, lanterns flickering against armor etched with guild mark. The trio left the academy ground excited. 

Suri walked a few steps ahead, humming. The nobility district’s polish...

Chapter 181

It was Kana’s first time in the Royal Castle—no, fortress—where the king himself resided. Up close, it didn’t mirror the ornate palaces from children’s storybooks. This place wasn’t meant to impress.

It was meant to withstand.

The outer walls were lined with runes so old they pulsed faintly along the stone like veins. Magic seeped through them in a quiet, steady rhythm—protective wards, detection barriers, possibly even anti-teleportation runes. The mana around was s...

Chapter 180

After Kana disappeared through the academy gates with the silver-armored knights, the air around the copper class felt strangely hollow—like something important had been plucked from it.

Suri clicked her tongue, shoved her hands into her cloak pockets, and turned away. “Well,” she muttered, “Staying here won’t bring her back.”

She grabbed Rin by the wrist. “Come on. I need distraction. Preferably one that involves food or shiny things.”

Boris took one step to...

Chapter 179

The trio arrived back at the academy just as the morning sun broke through the pale winter clouds. Students poured through the main gates in a great, shuffling river—many dragging enormous luggage, chattering about their trips home. Carriages lined the entrance like a procession of beasts, most of them polished and bearing noble crests. Among that crowd, those walking in the cold with worn bags slung across their backs were unmistakably commoners.

Kana, Suri, and Boris blended in with...

Chapter 178

The trio stepped out of the branch guildmaster’s office, the heavy door clicking shut behind them with a finality that made Kana’s spine tighten.

Ruvel’s last words wouldn’t leave her.

Perhaps not you… but someone within you is triggering my [Danger Detection] skill.

Or maybe, in the future, you will be an enemy of mankind. I hope not.

A chill slid through her. That wasn’t something one simply said. Not f...

Chapter 177

A crowd had already gathered—a small ring of murmuring people, faces half-hidden behind scarves and winter hoods. Their whispers buzzed like insects in Kana’s ears as she sat propped against a stone bench, Suri and Boris crouched close on either side.

“I’m alright,” Kana muttered, though her voice wavered.

Suri grimaced. “Did you look at your hand?”

Kana attempted to turn her head, but pain flared up her neck like white fire. She gave up and rolled her eyes dow...