[The hidden Boss Monster, 'Kuri' has appeared!]
With Elizabeth cutting a wrong designated space coordinate based on her vision given by her Skill: White Perception, a scythe ca out of the 2-ter-long portal that cut off Rumia's left arm, causing her to bleed trendously that continually draining her Stamina and Health.
'It's painful...'
Rumia couldn't even scream with the pain as the warmth of her body turned cold, then the coldness beca numbness.
She rolled a few ters away from the portal instinctively after sensing the incoming, yet unexpected attack.
After ten seconds, she leaned on one of the gigantic trees, looking at Elizabeth who was breathing heavily due to expended mana.
She was looking at her from a few ters away with a smile on her face, then after a few seconds, Rumia said with a tone of an acknowledgnt as she smiled back at Elizabeth, soone she was very close to.
"End this..."
The hidden Boss Monster nad 'Kuri' seed tearing the space with its might, but considering the rank of the Jellyfish Island, it couldn't pass through it as it lacked the power against space or it didn't have the corresponding skills or traits that would let it defy the space itself.
After a minute or two, the portal created by Elizabeth by cutting a coordinate that she shouldn't cut closed off, leaving her and Rumia alone near the shell of the Rock Turtle as the quiet atmosphere displays a feeling of peace.
Elizabeth approached Rumia who was leaning on a tree as she sat down.
Blood splattered all over her body, a sight that was very difficult to believe under the strangers' gazes, but Elizabeth and Rumia were not unfamiliar with it as they killed criminals who were guilty and sentenced to capital punishnt before as a form of their real-life combat training.
Even though the 'Old World', an era pre-Ergence ceased to exist, there was one thing that didn't change... Laws governing everyone.
But the thod of proving the cri of soone was done in a whole different manner compared to the 'Old World' because of the existence of Skills that could affect the suspect, to tell the truth without resistance.
So people or 'players' abused their power granted by the System.
So people killed others as cold-blooded murderers.
So people incited others to commit heinous acts.
So people sold things that were extrely detrintal to society.
These were so kind of people that deserved capital punishnt or death which Rumia and Elizabeth executed under the form of training.
As Elizabeth reached Rumia's spot, she sat down while maintaining a ter away from facing Rumia.
She smiled at Rumia before she spoke with a cheeky tone.
"Okay, then. Hehe."
Rumia, who saw Elizabeth's smile felt sothing ominous.
...
Rika Snow, the Ice Mage; Dessa Deya, the Rod Spinner; Murktan Khan, the Brute Enforcer, and Henriad Frostine, the Winter Ranger under Rumia's group heaved a sigh of relief as they thought of securing at least 80 points of 'Group Grade', but soon, their expressions stiffened at the sa ti as if they witnessed the evilest act in the world.
"W-what?"
Rika's mouth was slightly agape at the sight in front of her, as well as everyone else, except for a woman who has auburn hair and brown eyes under eyeglasses, and a woman who has deep black hair and deep black eyes, who was watching the spectacle in the holographic screen.
"We're dood."
Murktan whispered in a tone as if his soul left his body, his expression turned pale.
Henriad who was watching what was happening in front of them shut his mouth, but his expression turned poignant.
"Pffttt-"
Dessa, even though losing was inevitable, found the spectacle happening in the Virtual World between Elizabeth and Rumia funny.
...
"E-Elizabeth?? Aren't you going to finish off?"
Rumia asked, feeling sothing ominous, while Elizabeth sat in front of her, their faces at least 30 cm away.
Elizabeth took out two potions from her Virtual Dinsional Inventory.
One potion has crimson liquid, while the other has purple liquid.
It was a Health and Stamina potion!
"W-what are you doing?? And where'd you get that??"
Rumia asked in wonder while Elizabeth casually answered her.
"I picked it up, don't tell you expect us to play cat and mouse for a day and a half here without obtaining so resources?"
Elizabeth spoke, lampooning Rumia.
She didn't answer what she was doing, instead, she opened the lid of the Health and Stamina potion, then poured it into Rumia's severed arm.
As soon as it was poured, pixels that reminded them that it was a virtual world, coalesced, forming Rumia's arm.
She got healed in an instant!
Rumia's expression turned blank before she asked with curiosity.
"Why??"
Elizabeth smiled at her before she spoke in a gentle manner.
"I can't kill you, you know. Even though this is just a virtual world... We're bestfriends.
After a few seconds of pause, she stood up from where she sat, looking down at Rumia before saying...
"Okay, see you."
Rumia reflexively reached out her hands, but Elizabeth vanished from her spot.
"H-hey!"
She was going to ask about what they should do from now on, whether they should kill the hidden Boss Monster called 'Kuri'.
After a minute or two of leaning on a gigantic tree while looking at the blue sky, Rumia felt sothing was amiss.
Realizing what was wrong, Rumia's expression turned gloomy.
...
~ Whoosh-!
A Virtual Capsule from each side opened at the sa ti where Elizabeth and Rumia ca out.
Rumia Flora's expression was so gloomy that her eyes were getting wet, forming so tears.
She looked at the other side where Elizabeth ca out.
Elizabeth grinned at her, finding the situation amusing.
Their group mbers approached them, with different expressions.
On the one hand, Elizabeth's group mbers thanked her for winning. On the other hand, Rumia's group mbers consoled her, saying it was okay, but deep inside their hearts felt like being stabbed by countless needles, and their minds were only saying one thing...
'My grades...'
...
After ten minutes before the start of the next group participants led by Leon von Obreyon, and Anya Amasawa.
The holographic scoreboard got updated:
[Group 1 vs. Group 2]
Win: Elizabeth von Etherion's Group
Group Grade: 100
Individual Grade:
Elizabeth von Etherion — 95
Remark:
She was a powerful leader, capable of making judgnts, and cunning, but she didn't consider the opinions of her companions at the start of the activity.
Becca Palesnow — 90
Remark:
She was a good support, capable of making judgnts on her own that wouldn't be detrintal to her teammates...
Marokh Lhan — 85
Remark:
As a tanker, it's normal to be in the front, but it's not good to focus only on what's in your front.
Brynn Drake — 90
Remark:
As an assassin, this individual has good judgnt when to change his targets if the situation was unfavorable.
Lance Blinzel — 90
Remark:
As a spear user, utilizing the tank in the front was a good move to land an attack while hiding behind the tanker.
Lose: Rumia Flora's Group
Group Grade: 30
Individual Grade:
Rumia Flora — 80
Remark:
She was a good leader as she could unite her group in a very short amount of ti, but she was sowhat 'gullible' in the end. This act would be extrely detrintal in the future.
Rika Snow — 90
Remark:
She has good coordination with her teammates, and she understood easily what her leader implies.
Dessa Deya — 90
Remark:
As soone specializing in using a rod-type weapon, she utilizes a speed that capable of outrunning an assassin. She also knows when to help her teammates.
Murktan Khan — 85
Remark:
Aside from good coordination, a surge of emotions due to a sense of rivalry affected this individual's role.
Henriad Frostine — 85
Remark:
Being a player utilizing a bow and arrow, it's not every ti this individual should stay in the rear. Utilization of the environnt was a great advantage, but being an obedient mber was good in itself.
...
Freya Moon who was watching from her seat unconsciously smiled at Elizabeth and Rumia who was throwing a tantrum at her bestfriend.
'I didn't expect Elizabeth to heal her just to run away for ten minutes with Rumia's Obelisk Token.'
It was a cheeky act, but sohow proved their genuine friendship to the core.
"Let's take a break! 30 minutes! If you are not here by 29 minutes, and 59 seconds, you are out. Go!"
Professor Murak's authoritative voice snapped off Freya's thoughts.
The match between Rumia and Elizabeth's group ended in less than 20 minutes in real-ti because of the unexpected, quick movent via Teleportation that helped her to find Rumia's group in that short amount of ti.
"Freya, have you eaten yet?"
Alie Rose asked, sitting in the middle between her and Ary.
"Yes, sigh-..."
Freya replied as she glanced at Ary who was looking at Alie with an inexplicable expression.
'This girl's matching the cold atmosphere of this cold room.'
Freya lampooned, comparing Ary's cold personality to the cold room for virtual activities.
"Hello, is this seat taken?"
Freya, Alie, and Ary looked up at the woman with auburn hair and brown eyes wearing eyeglasses.
There were eighty seats in the room, matching the number of virtual capsules.
Basically, a student could sit anywhere he or she wanted.
"Yes..."
Freya replied as she smiled at Samantha Hall.
'I wonder why she's wearing eyeglasses?'
Freya thought, looking at Samantha who sat beside her.
After the Ergence, with the consolidation of Earth's Mana, physical disabilities vanished as quickly as popping bubbles, thus, the deterioration of eyesight was healed.
But so still wear eyeglasses for fashion but considering Samantha's personality that she had observed for almost two months, it was highly unlikely that she wore sothing like that just to look good from another's point of view.
...
"Congrats..."
Han Jiho said to Elizabeth, sitting beside him while Rumia was one seat apart from him.
Rumia's eyes were still teary while casting piercing glares at Elizabeth who seed to ignore her lanting bestfriend.
"Thanks..."
Elizabeth said before she munched on a cookie she brought.
After ten seconds, Han Jiho asked out of nowhere...
"What do you guys think of Samantha?"
Elizabeth, Rumia, as well as Anya, and Leon who were behind them pricked up their ears.
"Samantha... where's that woman, by the way?"
Elizabeth looked around, seeing Samantha talking with three won sitting five seats behind.
Upon seeing the scene, Elizabeth smiled with a genuine expression before answering Han Jiho's question.
"Hmm... To be honest, I don't know."
Elizabeth said as she pinched her lower lip slightly with her right thumb and right index finger.
Elizabeth's answer ca as strange from Han Jiho's perspective, but for her, Rumia, Anya, and Leon who interacted with Samantha, especially because of family relations knew what Elizabeth ant by 'I don't know'.
The four of them just simply do not know.
"Is that so... how about her strength?"
Han Jiho asked, recalling that she was the Rank 1 in the whole first year.
He had wanted to fight her, but he didn't get the chance even during training at Exclusive Training Grounds for A-1 students because he couldn't just approach her out of nowhere with her indescribable bearing.
"Ohhhh, you'll attempt to fight her later, right?"
Elizabeth asked casually while knowing that Han Jiho's group was against Samantha's group.
Han Jiho noticed sothing peculiar with Elizabeth's wording as he thought inwardly...
'attempt...?'
...
Before the end of the given 29 minutes and 59 seconds, everyone who got out of Obelisk of Virtual Technology already ca back. So were holding snacks and drinks, while others were already munching the food they bought.
After a minute, Anya and Leon, as well as their respective group mbers lay down inside their designated Virtual Capsules.
[Checking the user's Retina Imprint]
[Checking the user's Brain Waves]
[Accessing the user's Subconscious]
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At the sa ti, being 3 kiloters between each other, Leon, and Anya's group entered the Virtual World.
[You have arrived at the Desert of the Luminous Scorpion]
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