There were over 100 targets, and as the bell sounded to indicate that his time had started, he surprised everyone by closing his eyes.

Seeing this, the crowd and even the announcers started to wonder just what the h.e.l.l was wrong with this kingdom that each and every action of theirs had to be something that shocked them.

Yet, what happened next made their minds go blank.

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The first arrow was shot by Luther while his eyes were still closed, but it actually went through three targets which just so happened to be in a straight line at the moment he had taken his shot.

Some people started to think it was a fluke, but he proved them wrong the next second as his next arrow had also managed to hit multiple targets, this time even penetrating a fourth one before falling down.

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Arrow after arrow impaled the targets one by one, with each of them not missing the bulls-eye even once.

His eyes were still closed, and even his breathing seemed to be steady, as if this was all just a walk in the park.

"Incredible! G.o.d-like! Who is this man?"

As this question was asked by the announcers, the spell of silence that had been cast on the audience was broken, making way for thunderous cheers that startled even the birds that were flying thousands of meters in the air.

Pure, unadulterated skill.

This was what they had come to see, and the joy and excitement they felt at being witness to such G.o.dlike talent was something that made them jump up and down while chanting the name 'Lanthanor' over and over again.

In response to the adoration, Luther only turned towards the private booth of Lanthanor and bowed before walking back to the line of soldiers.

In this way, the second day of the Olympic started off with a bang, and even though there were no other performances that were as impressive to watch as Luther's, the crowd still loved each and every second of the compet.i.tion.

Hence, even though the final results once again reflected the Fighter might of the Axelor Kingdom, most in the crowds were still talking about the excellent performance put up by the Lanthanorian Kingdom.

Meanwhile, the King of Axelor who was observing this had an ashen expression on his face.

He had expected that Axelor would be the most cheered contender for the dominating performance in all the stages of the compet.i.tion so far, but this clearly wasn't the case.

"My King, this commander has always been known as the most powerful of those in the Lanthanor Kingdom, but he has never displayed this amount of skill. His file has been updated, and we have sent out new scouts to find out more about his past. Would you like anything else done?"

In response, King Safiros shook his head, knowing that this was probably being done by all the other rulers.

Indeed, the commander of the Lanthanor Kingdom, who was currently standing in front of the King of Lanthanor with his head bowed, had showed such a degree of skill that he had sent the information sections of all the other kingdoms scrambling with a bid to find out just where he might have learned something so impressive.

"It is from your past in the Hidden Kill Sect, isn't it?", asked Daneel, but he wasn't expecting an answer.

Just as he had thought, Luther just kept his head bent and did not look up.

That bow before had seemed like it was an apology, but Daneel was puzzled about something.

"You are the top scorer in the tournament and you've also gotten the people to talk more about us, but why did you expose your skill, Luther?"

Indeed, although Daneel was happy that Lanthanor now had more favor due to the amazing performance of his commander, he wondered why the man hadn't chosen to hide what was clearly a hidden trump card of his.

In response to the king's question, Luther only said, "My King, its all right because this is not the only skill I have."

Raising one eyebrow in response, Daneel nodded and said "Apology accepted," before dismissed him and focusing his eyes on the test of skill part of the mage tournament which was going on below him.

Unlike the test of power where he had been able to use teamwork to clinch a victory, this stage had no way for him to use that aspect of his soldiers to perform better.

The test of skill for mages was simple: they had to stand in the same circle with the floating targets on the piece of parchments like the fighters before, but they had to form arrows using the element in which they were specialized.

The soldiers in all the armies each had certain specializations, as not everyone was like Daneel who could equally comprehend all types of elementary particles easily.

All mages had rudimentary understandings and comprehensions of all elementary particles, but it was only in their specialization that they were able to cast complex and powerful spells.

This hadn't come into play in the test of power before as they had only needed to strengthen the foundation of the funnel which did not require a very strong comprehension in other elements.

Hence, the results now were more in line with the skill of the soldiers who had been deployed.

As Daneel viewed the final scores at the end of the 2nd day of the Olympics, he sighed and prepared himself, as he knew that the next 4 days were going to be very, very crucial.