Supreme BeastTamer: I Can Copy and Upgrade Skills 10x!

"Maybe he's the last person," someone said.

At that moment, the headmistress looked at the scroll, then raised her eyes.

"…Jared Landon."

The courtyard fell silent.

"Who?"

"Jared… who's that?"

In the middle of the crowd, a green-haired boy froze, his eyes going wide.

"Me?" Jared stammered, pointing at himself as if it couldn't be true.

Bridget's lips curled into a faint smile. "Step forward."

Jared stumbled, his legs wobbling as he walked toward the front. Students stared at him in disbelief, many whispering loudly.

"How did he make it?"

"He must've cheated."

"I don't even know who he is…"

"So does this mean?" Glen mumbled under her breath as she looked at Nox, who was standing, as well as Jared.

"Hahahaha, this is good." Zara giggled in her heart. "It seems there is no need to worry about him sabotaging my mission."

"This doesn't make sense." Nox frowned, recalling the expression on the woman who had counted his tokens.

"That's not all." Bridget's voice echoed again as she moved her gaze to someone in the crowd. All the examinees followed her gaze.

It was Nox.

"There's an examinee that has far outperformed everyone else, and the Academy board has decided to grant him a unique position within the Special Class," Bridget announced, her voice steady but filled with intrigue. Gasps erupted as the students craned their necks to look at Nox.

"A unique position?" The murmurs grew louder.

"What does that mean?"

"Did he not get into the Special Class?"

"Wait… outperformed everyone else?!"

Several whispers and questions filled the air. It was not the first time that the examinees had heard about this unique position; it was usually reserved only for the top scorers in the exam. Thinking of this, their eyes widened, and someone couldn't help but speak up.

"Does this mean he's…"

"Nox Aegis Cromwell." Bridget finally declared, her tone deliberately slow as if savoring the moment. At the mention of his name, silence suddenly enveloped the entire area.

However, from the look of things, it seemed the headmistress was not done and still had something else to say.

The headmistress's gaze remained fixed on him as she continued, "You're not just part of the Special Class… you're hereby recognized as the Rank 1 student of the Special Class and the entire Academy as a whole."

Gasps erupted like an explosion.

Rank 1?!

"Rank 1? That's impossible!" someone muttered.

"I thought Theo would have been Rank 1?"

"Who even is he?" someone else asked.

"I think I heard some group of losers calling him the blood spike guy."

The normal students weren't the only ones who were shocked. The Special Class students also narrowed their eyes.

This was simply too much!

Zara clenched her fists, the ground beneath her freezing over. Theo and Kali were shocked as well and were actually struggling to keep their composure, but it was very difficult. After all, they didn't even know about this boy prior to the exam.

The only ones who strangely seemed excited were the tall masked youth with a smile plastered on his face and the full-bodied golden sword woman. If one could see through her helmet, they'd have noticed the wicked glint in her eyes.

'At first, I didn't pay attention to this boy—only his sister, because she defeated that smug arrogant cock,' Theo thought as he looked at Nox from the corner of his eyes. 'It seems I've misjudged. I wonder if he could be a good training partner.'

"These people… they're making a huge mistake," Kali mumbled as he shook his head. No matter what, he couldn't get rid of the image of the armored examinee that attacked him. He was completely overwhelmed. Kali was certain even Theo wouldn't fare that much better against them.

In his heart, the real Rank 1 was Glen, who was standing just a few meters away from him. He didn't consider Nox as someone strong, considering that he had never seen the boy in action.

The only person he had seen who gave him chills was… Looking at that broad armored back, Kali shuddered and looked away.

"As expected of the anomaly." Jared nodded his head with a faint smile, almost resisting the urge to shout, I know him! We're from the same place!

Bridget still wasn't done yet. There was a charming glint in her face as her sweet voice echoed once more:

"There's something else," she said, raising her voice to regain control of the stunned crowd. "Nox Aegis Cromwell not only defeated multiple King-Tier beasts during the examination but acquired the most tokens and even displayed unparalleled combat ability, strategy, and resourcefulness. His performance has set a new record for this academy's history."

The silence that followed was suffocating.

A new record?!

"That explains it," one of the instructors who had not been part of the exam monitors muttered to his colleague, eyes wide with disbelief. "I heard about the two peak King-Tier beasts being killed, but I assumed it was a group effort."

"Killing two King-Tier beasts? Damn, truly befitting of the Rank 1 student." His colleague nodded his head.

Meanwhile, Nox's lips curled into a subtle smile. He would be a hypocrite to say he wasn't enjoying all this attention.

Seeing this, Bridget glanced at him, eyes twinkling as though amused, before turning to address the crowd as a whole. "And with that, the Special Class students have been finalized. Each of you—whether Beta, Alpha, or Special Class—has earned your place here. Your journey at the academy begins now."

"And for those that didn't pass the exam, kindly leave the premises. You can always check out other academies in the capital, though I must warn you—they're not as good as the Vermilion Royal Academy. After all, there is a reason for the Royalty in our name," Bridget said smugly.

Nobody knew what Bridget was aiming for, but she had successfully succeeded, and all the students left the premises, balling their fists with dejected expressions on their faces.

As the losers left, a roar of voices erupted across the courtyard. Beta students moped about their "bad luck," Alpha students stood proud, and Special Class students exchanged glances filled with unspoken rivalries.

But most importantly, everyone was sneaking glances at Nox. Just then, they noticed that a certain person was approaching him.

It was… Theo Fanum.