Chapter 48


    One, two, three, four, five, six wait. Why are there only eleven, not fifteen? Did they leave four behind? They are underestimating us too much.


    No. Theyre probably already eliminated. Since they also had non-stop battles, there wouldve been some casualties.


    Ah.


    The fifteen turned into eleven.


    And the seven people in Callus team were either totally annihted or left with only a few survivors.


    We also eliminated five people ourselves.


    If we assumed that Doom Prime was still in the game


    Huh?


    It was hard to discern the exact numbers because of the darkness,


    But the 11-person group that Dn Marken was leading had engaged in a battle against a small group of about two or three people.


    This meant,


    I think this events results will be decided here.


    What do you mean?


    Everyones gathered right here.


    Eh?


    There was a total of 32 people.


    And the estimated sixteen or seventeen survivors were all gathered here.


    This also meant


    Be careful. Theres a high chance Doom Prime is here too.


    Doom Prime.


    No, I was certain.


    He would definitely appear here.


    He wouldnt miss such a good chance to gain more kill points.


    I asked Irene,


    Are you ok? We havent been able to rest once yet.


    She shook her head, signaling that it didnt bother her.


    Dont worry about me. During assessment periods, I stayed up for three days straight without issue. This much is nothing.


    Thats a relief. Lets finish up quickly and go take a rest.


    Yes.


    I spat out the apple seed in my mouth, then lowered my body and readied myself in a running stance.


    The target was just one ce.


    Dn Markens 15-person group.


    It would all be over if I could destroy that.


    Lets go.


    Alright! Lets go!


    Papapat!


    As soon as I kicked my legs and shot forward, I elerated so much that it was hard to control.


    I rushed through the darkness at breakneck speeds and I aimed at the side of the 11-person group, who was busy attacking the small group.


    Sssst!


    Ack!


    I appeared out of nowhere into their side and jumped up, striking down.


    One!


    Boom!


    As the magician burnt to a crisp after getting hit by a fireball in the side, the exploding congration lit up the night.


    Thanks to this,


    R-Ruin?


    Its Ruin Ardell! Dn! The guys here!


    I became the target of everyones attention.


    However, it was too early to be surprised.


    Im here too, you bastards!


    Seta and Irene provided support with firepower from the back as they cast Iron Knuckles and Blizzard.


    Two!


    Crack!


    I pushed through, in-between the ten magicians.


    Obstructing them from casting magic, I used my strength to break their formation.


    Th-this bastard Why is he so strong?


    As I approached, multiple gaps of all sizes started appearing in their formation.


    Now!


    The small group that was being pushed back used this opportunity to counterattack.


    Their goal was the same as mine.


    Dn Markens 15-person group.


    A temporary alliance, so to speak.


    Dn was their target of fear and also themon enemy.


    If they were removed, the survivors ranks would instantly increase by eleven ces.


    There were many benefits to choosing my side.


    Damn it! Dont panic! There are only six of them!


    Therge group panicked for a second from the sudden ambush and counterattack, but Dn didnt back down.


    Rather, he riled up his teammates, as if intent on finishing this game in this fight.


    We still have the numbers advantage! Dont fight in close range with Ruin and try to get some distance!


    With Dnsmands, the magicians started to make space between me and them.


    Yeah.


    The side with more soldiers was stronger.


    This was an undeniable fact.


    However, because of our ambush, Dn Marken had lost two magicians and became a group of nine.


    Six vs nine.


    A difference of three was quite possible to narrow by individualpetence.


    If its this much, dont you think we can do it?


    Of course its possible. Dont worry about it.


    This had created a tense state of bnce.


    However,


    Ruin! Behind you!


    The lone person who appeared after the warning had instantly broken this bnce.


    Swoosh!


    A singr pir of light cut through the darkness and shot right between us.


    It was fast.


    And it was sharp.


    The ce the light swept through was filled with wind, and people couldnt help but shut their eyes.


    Wh-what was that? Just then


    This gargantuan light was simr to the sword spirit used by the knights.


    There was only one magician in thispetition that used this type of magic.


    I-its Doom Prime


    Doom appeared again!


    * * *


    * * *


    Doom Prime.


    The entrance that everyone recognised.


    We were all instantly filled with nerves.


    Hes finally appeared.


    It wasnt that hard to find where Doom was.


    The direction where the light came from.


    In this dark forest, the artifact he held onto, the Sword of Brilliance, constantly produced a majestic light like the morning sun from its scabbard.


    Seeing Doom, Dns face instantly turned into a frown.


    Damn it! Why now?


    He had foreseen what would happen.


    In that moment,


    D-dodge!


    Another huge pir of light shone past.


    Swoosh!


    This huge light scraped across Dns shoulder.


    Aaaack!


    In one shot, it eliminated the magician standing next to him dazedly. Dn could only breathe haphazardly, petrified.


    Ha Ha


    A strong second attack.


    It was all aimed at Dns group.


    The meaning of this attack was clear.


    Doom Prime. That guy Is he intending to be on our side?


    Just like what Seta was muttering, Doom was telling us something.


    That his target wasnt us, but Dns group.


    Naturally, this came with a condition.


    Youre right. This is quite the temporary alliance. Only until those guys are eliminated.


    Only until that bothersome 15-person group was eliminated.


    Dooms entrance had changed the six vs nine into a seven vs eight in an instant.


    The tight bnce had abruptly turned in favour of our side since we had both the number 1 and 2 strongest winning candidates.


    This was quite the fatal blow for Dn.


    D-damn it Why are you only attacking us?! Why?!


    It had started to crumble their belief that they were the absolute strongest, and this had initiated his groups dissolving.


    That wall of faith.


    It looked so stable, but in reality, it was quite faulty.


    Just as if a dam had broken open, when one crack started to appear, it lost its structure and the whole thing came tumbling down.


    Everyone, run away! Get to the facility!


    Hold your ground! We need to stand together.


    W-we cant win! We cant win this! We need to at least get back to our building and try to defend Ack!


    D-damn it


    Dn Marken tried to fight back to the end, but most chose to turn tail and flee.


    This was quite the pandemonium.


    The situation became heated and the winners seemed to have already been decided.


    Now, everyone just looked to increase their kill points.


    The signal to start was Doom Prime.


    Slice! Ssssshoot!


    Doom Prime revealed himself from the darkness and started to chase down the enemies.


    He had started the full-scale hunt.


    We cant lose out.


    I also upped my pace.


    I couldnt let them escape.


    After all, I too wanted to obtain the maximum amount of points possible.


    I shot forward using Bend Time to block their escape routes and mmed the ground.


    Bang!


    An Earthquake that could cause a shift in the crust.


    And on top of that, strengthparable to an ogre''s.


    These two powers formed into one and shed in the ground, starting to distort it around me.


    Ack!


    This swallowed the magicians that ran straight into it.


    Right next to me, Doom had stuck his sword into some magicians defensive item.


    It was the face of a hunter who had found their prey.


    This Dooms eyes and mine met in the air, and he called out to me.


    Ruin Ardell.


    What? Im busy right now.


    Ill eliminate you here myself.


    An emotionless face.


    However, the emotion mixed in his gaze was definitely hostility.


    Just that,


    Really? Then you wanna go?


    Ill do itter. You look tired. Rest up first.


    What? Hey! Hey!


    This hostility wasnt currently aimed at me.


    After finishing his talk, Doom Prime started to run after other magicians that were running away.


    That self-centered bastard He just said what he wanted to and went away.


    I also ran full speed after other magicians.


    I should fight after resting up?


    It was an arrogant remark.


    It was like saying that he could eliminate someone like me whenever he wanted.


    There was another reason that he was taunting me unnecessarily like this.


    Fire King Teron.


    He wanted to show Teron.


    That he won against the magician that the Fire King was paying attention to.


    That he was the best.


    Fighting against me while I was at full strength so that I couldnt make excuses and then defeating me would definitely garner a great amount of attention from the Fire King.


    Thinking like this, he reminded me of a child that worked their hardest to receive praise.


    Well, his outer appearance wasnt like that.


    Then,e at me if you dare.


    Of course, I didnt have the slightest intention of going along with his ns.


    I needed to obstruct them as much as possible.


    I forcibly suppressed the fighting spirit rising inside me and threw a punch at the next student.


    Slowly but surely, the dawn signaling a new day approached.


    * * *


    At the same time,


    Fire King Teron, who was watching everything that was happening on Battle Ind through his singr magic crystal,ughed out loud.


    He made amotion on purpose to drag out his enemies and he drove them out with his other enemies For a method that was concocted in the midst of danger, its pretty good. I didnt know he had interests in military tactics.


    With this, the top 10 is confirmed.


    Right. The students that should be here are here.


    The people who should be here were here.


    Over 4 people remained from the 11 Children.


    And Ruin Ardell from the Academy was here too.


    This was the start of the real battle.


    Tirion. Who do you think is going to win?


    Having nurtured him himself, he naturally wanted Ruin to win.


    But he was here in the position of a judge.


    A position where he couldnt show personal opinions.


    Tirion chose his words carefully.


    Well know if we wait.


    Pft. I knew you would respond like that.


    Having known this, Teron smiled mischievously.


    Ruin Ardell. That child told me before this event. That he would show me that he was better than the 11 children.


    Did he say that? From what I remember, he was just curious about the oue.


    He was saying it in a roundabout way. In the end, what he meant was that he would show me. I know that you know what he meant.


    Hes not an arrogant child. Just treat it as a joke from a cute student.


    Im also very curious whether hes a cute student or just full of talk.


    Teron.


    His gaze stopped on Doom Prime, who was hunting down the other students.


    And if he can beat that guy too.