The Anti-Hero
Chapter 8: The Time Skip

The [Academy]

An 18-year-old teenager was walking

The existence of the teenager is a concern because of his handsome face and perfect body

The teenager was none other than Van

It's been 3 years since Typhon became Van's subordinate

Currently Van is officially a 4th year academy student

There is a big difference when being a 1-3 year student with a 4-7 year

While being 1st to 3rd year students, academy students will learn heroic theories

For the 4th to 7th years, academy students will begin to undergo field practice by becoming apprentice heroes

Currently Van was walking towards the academy head room to pick up his apprentice hero card

As for Van's subordinates, Van currently had an additional 5 subordinates

So Van has 7 subordinates with 7 skills that are quite unique

Alice : Telekinesis

Typhon: Boost

Ryu: The Dragon Form

Anna: Ice Manipulation

Genre: Stealth

Lucy: Infinite Castle

Bruce: Tamer's

[Telekinesis]: Its use is able to control an object with the power of thought

[Boost]: Its users are able to double its power many times over

[Dragon Form]: Its user is able to transform into the eastern dragon form

[Ice Manipulation]: Its users are able to control ice and create ice

[Stealth] : Its users are capable of being invisible and undetectable

[Infinite Castle]: Its users are able to create a special dimension and can control it and bring anyone into [Infinite Castle]

[Tamer]: Its users are able to tame any animals and monsters

Van finally arrived in front of the academy head room and knocked on the door

"Come in" a voice rang out from behind the door

Van opened the door and saw a middle-aged man who was the head of the academy as well as the hero #3 (ranked 3) with the codename [Disaster] with [Skill] named [Disaster]

[Disaster]: Its users are able to create natural disasters of their will

The head of the academy before him was the teacher of his mother, his name was Javier

"Yo genius boy, it is unexpected that you have entered the 4th year" said the head of the academy

"For a long time no see, chief" said Van flatly

"There's no need for that courtesy, just call me Uncle Javier" the head of the Academy said

"Alright" said Van lightly

"By the way, this is your apprentice hero card" said Uncle Javier, throwing the card at Van

Van grabbed the card and kept it in his pants pocket

"By the way, it looks like 3 days later there will be a project for the 4th year for an expedition to the forest outside the city #1" said Uncle Javier

"Hmmm? It has only been a few days since the 4th year's hike... But directly make a dangerous expedition into the forest?" asked Van in surprise

"That's a pretty dangerous plan but it's useful to add to your experience of the outside world" said Uncle Javier

"So" said Van casually

"No need to worry, you will be divided into groups and accompanied by heroes with a top 1000 ranking" said Uncle Javier

"As long as they don't die, it'll be fine" Van said, walking out of the principal's room

...3 Days Later...

Some had excited faces

Some have scared faces

Year 4 with 2000 students riding the bus one by one

The van on the bus closed its eyes and contacted Bruce who had the [Tamer] skill

Bruce who was somewhere in town #1 suddenly heard Van's voice in his mind

"Bruce, go to the woods and meet me there"

"Good Master" said Bruce kneeling

After a 30-minute drive, the bus finally arrived at the city entrance #1

The students could see a thick fog outside the city and faintly saw a forest with trees as high as 10 meters or more

"All right, everyone, please listen to your group" said the head of the Academy

Van heard his group and fell silent when he heard his group

The groups he got were 5 E and 3 D levels

Fortunately there was one S rank that was within his group

But that S ranker was an arrogant child because it felt that his [Skill] was very strong that [Lightning] could make the lightning in the sky strike

The hero who accompanied Van's group was hero #215 (ranked 215) namely [Barrier Master] with skill [Barrier]

[Barrier]: Its users are able to create a barrier that can withstand attacks

Van's group walked out of the city and traced the forest

"My introduction [Barrier Master] will lead you along this journey" said [Barrier Master]

"Greetings to know [Barrier Master]" said students warn D and E

"Hey hero where are those monsters? I can't wait to kill them" said the S-ranked student

The S rank student's greeting made [Barrier Master] frown "Son, your name?"

"Rover, the student who will be the #1 hero in the future" said the arrogant S rank student

"Son, I know that your [Skill] is strong but there is a big gap for you to be #1" said [Barrier Master]

"Give up, that's your dream.... For now, we will build a tent because we will stay in the forest for 3 days" said [Barrier Master]

"3 days?! No kidding? Where would I live in a small, stuffy, dirty tent" Rover said

"Son, this expedition is value taking and I determine your value. If you refuse then I will give you an F" said [Barrier Master]

"Tch" rover's upset

After walking through the forest for a few minutes, Van's group finally arrived at the edge of the river with flat land

"All right, we're gonna build a tent here. Here is enough water for us to live even though it is possible to meet monsters because here there is water to drink" said [Barrier Master]

"Rank D and E will build a tent with me while you two rank S will go hunting for food" said [Barrier Master]

Van and Rover nodded and ran into the forest

While in the woods, Van meets Bruce

Van then stopped and looked at Bruce with eyes staring at his subordinate "Bruce, it's been 1 year since you became my subordinate but you only managed to tame a few C-level monsters and one S-rank monster"

Bruce who heard Van's reply immediately broke into a sweat

"Ta-" said Bruce but was cut off when Bruce felt a very strong pressure befall him

"What's wrong? Do you want to dodge? Do you have any idea what your fate would be if you still didn't have the skill right now?" van said

Bruce raised his head and looked at Van's cold eyes "I'm sorry Master, I'll be trying to catch a high-level monster today"

"Give me the C-level monsters you have, use your S-level monsters to look for more tamed monsters"

Bruce stood up and went deeper into the forest

As for Van currently standing silently staring at the area Bruce was leaving

The concept he had on his subordinates was to subdue them with fear

With fear, they will not dare to rebel and underestimate their duties

Van sensed some C-level monsters approaching him and without further ado, Van instantly killed them with [Telekinesis]