The Veilwalker

Alex's mode of fighting was simple; infuse his spear with his light mana and pierce the void creatures in one go and make them go boom when he unleashed a small burst of his mana within them.

That was how he quickly killed three void creatures within seconds and injured the other two for Abigail to kill.

Naturally, he had his own way of evading their attacks: His superior speed. With his quick reflexes and agility, he could swiftly manoeuvre the sea of abilities, claws, fangs, and tentacles. And while there were a few unscrupulous abilities, he could tank them due to his stronger body as well as the armour he wore.

Unlike the Battle Royale where he wore a fabric-like armour, this time, he wore a metallic one. After all, their life was on the line.

"Abigail!"

He exclaimed to get Abigail's attention to the void creatures he was sending her way. As there was more to deal with, he turned his focus back to the rest of the attacking void creatures. Of course, a sliver of his attention was always on her.

Abigail promptly focused on the incoming void creature with her mana-infused arrow. In a swift move, she took form and drew her bow back till the string of her bow grew tout.

She released the breath she was holding and then released the arrow. Not waiting for it to make an impact, she quickly reloaded and aimed at the second one.

BOOM!

The first void creature exploded in a rain of flesh and blood, and unlike normal human blood, the blood of void creatures took the hue of their elements. If a void creature had a blue hue to its attributes, its blood also carried the same colour.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Abigail unleashed her second arrow and finished the other void creature, earning 10 points for herself. While a measly amount compared to Alex, Julia and Ross, it was still a start.

Noticing how Abigail was able to finish them off quickly, Alex made a quick decision to increase the number of void creatures. So instead of destroying the void creatures coming towards him, he crippled them and sent them to Abigail.

His decision wasn't done on a whim as he had considered doing so for a while. The strength and abilities of the void creatures they would be facing will continue to increase as they move up the labyrinth.

And since the higher ones had more points than the ones they were currently fighting, he would gather his points then.

His move did not escape the eyes of Julia and Ross, and while Julia slightly frowned at his actions, a small smile from him during their intense movement and killing calmed her rising concern.

Ross did not mind his actions at all as he could somehow understand what he was doing. 'Additionally, there is the possibility of being separated.' Ross silently pondered as he finished off the rest of his targets.

Sometime later, they had killed all the void creatures and remained standing in their position, slightly breathing ruggedly.

Abigail had managed to acquire 45 points from this fight alone, placing her in the third position among their group's ranking, but who was counting? Alex, Ross and Julia cared little about the points.

What mattered was that they survived. "Are you alright?" Alex asked Abigail, his expression slightly scary due to the blood and pieces of flesh sticking to his face.

Julia and Abigail were mostly untouched as Abigail killed from a distance and Julia's ice abilities froze her targets when she finished them off.

Ross had a few mixes of blood here and there, but it was nothing compared to Alex.

"Yeah, I'm good." She replied and released a small sigh.

"Good." He responded and turned his attention to the room they were in.

Julia approached him and then retrieved a small piece of fabric and began wiping the blood from his face and armour.

"You should be more elegant in killing the void creatures." She suggested, making sure to get all the stains.

The gesture brought a bright smile to his face and Julia responded with her own.

"I'll try."

The others simply turned their gaze around in an effort to give them some 'privacy'. Ross moved to the area where the void creatures came from to check if there was a path they could follow, but after searching for a while with Abigail even joining him soon after, they found nothing.

"I think we're trapped in this room." Abigail declared for Alex and Julia to also hear.

"Yeah, we can only wait till the next shift." Ross shook his head in acquiescence. This delay would decrease their chances of coming out first, but there was nothing they could do.

Hearing their words was no surprise to Alex as he had deduced as much when he noticed the room forming from the start. They were lucky it was only a trapping room and no mana-draining zone.

"Let's get some rest then. There is no pint doing anything else." He suggested and moved with Julia to find a spot to sit and relax. Julia was of course, glued to him as always. It was something he enjoyed, and it always made him feel loved.

'She definitely knows how to make someone feel special.' He thought delightedly.

The rest shrugged in acceptance and found their own place of rest. The room was big enough to easily hold over two thousand people.

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"The Class 1A students sure know how to put on a show." An instructor muttered as he watched the elite students decimate every void creature they encountered. While the void creatures were weakened for the students, it was still impressive.

Of course, some were struggling, and they were mostly from those who qualified for the Battle Royale. A fight that would take an elite student a few seconds to finish, took other students more time to finish, and that was accompanied by taking many hits in the process.

If not for the armor they wore, many would have been too injured to continue. Of course, there were those who were already eliminated.

"Naturally, they aren't like the others. But it seems many of them are trapped, some very unfortunate." Another noted as he watched some students fighting void creatures while also trapped in a mana-draining zone.

Most of the students had stopped moving due to being trapped and could only wait for the next shift. It had only been a little over five minutes and most were already eliminated.