"Wow…" John muttered once he was inside.
The sound of people talking amongst their groups resounded through the giant white room that they had entered. It was a nk room with everything painted white. It was big enough to fit all of them but not that big.
"I didn''t expect this…" Muttered Serena as she entered from behind.
"Woah…" Said Ariel as she entered.
"What a strange room…" Said Eleanor, who was thest to enter.
"Silence, please." Said the voice of thedy in the middle of the room.
The room turnedpletely silent.
"Looks like you all are here. Thank you for attending the academy''s exam. I''m sure you''ve all travelled far to get here. I will now proceed to exin the exam." Said thedy.
The room turnedpletely silent.
"The first exam will be survival. You will all be teleported to a random location on an artificial ind. The game will continue until there are 30 people remaining. If you are one of the 30 who survive you pass." She said.
This reminded John of the movies that he had watched before.
"There will be a point-based ranking system involved in this game. Those ranked in the top ten will go straight to the Alpha ss, the top 3 will each receive a special reward."
''Points… I guess I''ll aim high.'' John decided.
"There are 2 ways to earn points, the first is through eliminations. Each yer will be given a badge. If the badge breaks or if it''s stolen. Then the one who stole it or broke it will receive two elimination point. When it is stolen or broken, a signal will be sent which will allow us to identify you. You also won''t be allowed to use magic"
This sounded tough to John.
"The other is through survival. Per each yer who is eliminated, everyone gains a survival point when a yer is eliminated, after there are 50 yers remaining. Then once there are 30 you start to receive 2 survival points."
''Survival and elimination.'' John thought.
"The rules are simple, if you are disqualified you must head to a safe point. The safe point has a beacon on it, so you will be able to identify it. If you kill anyone, you are disqualified, andstly, teaming is allowed."
''Looks like we won''t have to worry about teaming.'' John thought with relief.
"Are there any questions?"
There wasplete silence and no one spoek.
"Very well, there will be amentator, he will be activelymentating on interesting events. The interesting events or fights will be disyed on through a sphere all around the city."
''Magic that can do that exists? I need to get that.'' John thought.
"Make sure you don''t embarrass yourselves, remember, your family might be watching. Now once the timer hits 0, you will all be automatically teleported."
After she said that, a timer was formed where the voice wasing from.
The time which was disyed was 30 seconds..
"Well then, once again. Thank you for taking the entrance exam, and I wish you all good luck."
After she said that, the time started going down.
"How is everyone?" John asked.
"A little nervous." Replied Serena.
"Me too." Replied Ariel.
"Maybe more than a little," Replied Eleanor.
"Haha, Well If it makes you feel any better, teaming is allowed, but we''ll all be teleported to random locations so we''ll be on our own in the beginning." John spoke with a chuckle.
Serena lightly punched his shoulder as she said, "Thanks for the reminder, not helping."
Ariel and Eleanor nodded at what Serena said.
8 seconds were left.
"As soon as we''re teleported, I''ll find you three and we''ll group up. I know you''ll all be fine." John spoke.
The three girls nervously nodded, and John watched the timer.
3… 2??? 1..
When the timer reached 0, they were all teleported.
***
In an instant, the environment had changed. The sound of sea waves could be heard from around John. He could feel his shoes sinking into the soft sand beneath him. John had been teleported to a beach.
He looked down and there was a badge stuck to his clothes around the chest. It was probably added when they were teleported. The badge read the number 97.
The numbers were probably there for identification.
John stared towards the deep ocean. He thought that for something artificial, it sure was beautiful.
"I guess, I''m probably the only one admiring the view right now… Hah…" John spoke to himself.
But at least it helped him calm down.
''Let''s see… I was teleported to a beach, meaning I''m on the outside… Meaning on the inside should be…'' John guessed.
John turned around and as he suspected, there was a forest.
As John was about to survey the area with deprehendre, a loud sound came from the sky.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Today''s host is me, Tebald Rojo!" Said the man.
That was thementator speaking.
"The event today is battle royale! The top 30 to survive will pass the exam, I wish best of luck to all of your acquaintances who are taking the exam and I hope that you all enjoy the show!" He said.
''Show..? I guess they did say they were live-streaming the exam… He must be talking to the viewers. I''m sure Kurt is watching too. Well then, I guess I definitely won''t be allowed to embarrass myself.'' John thought to himself.
"Currently, there are still 100 remaining. Once again, I will bementating on any interesting events as you watch. Enjo- Eh? Looks like 3 yers just got eliminated by a single yer. That was fast… Only 97 yers remain!" Said the man.
''3? Already, that was fast, and by a single yer… Interesting.'' John thought.
"This voice is only being projected to the people currently participating. You will not be able to hear thementator so as to not distract anyone. Only those watching will be able to. I will be informing you all of the count every 5 eliminations, best of luck." Said the voice.
It was different from thementator''s voice as it sounded like an artificial female''s voice. But it was good to know everyone will know how many yers were left.
"Deprehe-"
Before John could finish, he felt a magic attack heading towards him and he leapt to the side.
A secondter a fire ball went hit directly at the area John was at.
"Tsk, I missed." Said the guy.
''Looks like I already havepany and won''t fire magic start a forest fire?'' John thought.
"I won''t miss again," Said the guy as he started to chant.
"I''m sure you won''t." Replied John as he leapt straight at him while he fake chanted.
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"So… It''s started, huh…" Said the man.
"Indeed, I''m looking forward to seeing how things turn out…" Said thedy.
"What do you think about thepetitors this year?" He asked.
"I believe we are at a generation of miracles, there are too many talented individuals."
"So that''s the case… Why don''t we make a bet? Who do you think wille out first?" He asked.
"You want to make a bet with me, the advisor..? Very well, but on one condition. You tell me yours first, you don''t take bets that you can''t win, Isn''t that right? Kurt.".
"Haha, as expected, you saw right through me. Very well, I''ll ce my bets on a boy called John," Said Kurt with a calm smile.
"John..? What noble family is he from?" Asked thedy.
"He''s not a noble," Replied Kurt.
"You dare think amoner will win first ce? What are you nning?" She asked.
"Nothing, at all. You''re always quick to suspect me… It''s quite saddening." Replied Kurt.
"And you know why, *Sigh* Well, I already had someone in mind. I believe he is the most talented among them, Eldest Son of the Astronomia household. A young prodigy able to use unique saint-ss magic after just turning 15."
"Lukes son is participating?" Asked Kurt with a surprised expression.
"Of course his father decided that he is ready to face the challenges of the academy." She replied.
"Haha… Looks like things won''t be easy for John… But I wouldn''t underestimate him if I were you," Said Kurt with the same calm smile.
"Is that so… Well, we''ll find out.." Said thedy.