[ 8hrs : 22mins : 05secs ]
After meticulous preparation, they proceeded to attend to their personal belongings. Will made his way to his room and retrieved the items from his storage ring."
There, the golden and white sheath of a blade attracted his gaze. "I can't help but wonder why he gave me this." He said, picking up the sword.
Analyse!
[ Katana blade ]
[ Type: ??? ]
[ Realm: ??? ]
"This is getting frustrating," he thought with a frown. "System, what's up with the question marks?"
[ Host level is too low to gain knowledge of such information ]
[ You need to level up the skill in order to gain knowledge of such information ]
"And how do I level up the skill?"
[ That's up to host ]
"Really? What do you mean by that? Aren't you here to guide me?" He got no reply from the system and couldn't help frown.
"Ugh..." pulling his hair, he cursed out, "shitty system!" I...
The door was pushed open, and Issaiah walked into the room. He was drenched in sweat as he had been training hard. Will couldn't help but notice the light glow from him.
"Did he manage to break through to the next stage. That's awesome!" He thought.
Once in the advanced realm it becomes harder for one to advance through. A person can be stuck in the low stage for months before managing to breakthrough. At this stage most people make use of energy crystals and also gaining more comprehension on their ability.
Will knew the impact this would have in the assessment. His level of survival had increased tremendously. He was quite apprehensive and couldn't help but feel something significant would happen at the assessment .
What he didn't know was how greatly it would affect him. Issaiah didn't say much and just walked to the bathroom.
Sigh. "This guy..." he couldn't help but smile wryly. "Sometimes he has a friendly aura... while most time I feel this oppressive aura coming off from him."
He shook his head as he began arranging his stuff back in his spatial ring. "Great! I can store the other stuffs in the system while the advanced tier weapons would be in the ring."
"I believe they are going to check our stuffs before we get transported. I might as well cultivate a little before the time elapse."
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At the highest floor, a meeting had been requested by Jaquin. He brought out a large bottle filled with a swirling liquid that emitted a glow.
He paused, saying, "This bottle contains an extremely rare liquid. It has a unique effect on beasts, making them slightly more aggressive. I'd like you all to distribute it around the center to add some excitement for them."
Dalton, the green haired guy, couldn't help but frown. "This wasn't part of the assessment plan," he said with slight respect in his tone.
"Well, things have change. We need the students to bring out their full potential and what better way than their lives to be endangered."
"One thing I've lived to see... is the profound love humans have for life," he remarked, his face displaying an unsettling expression. "Faced with perilous circumstances, individuals who value their existence will go to great lengths to ensure their survival."
"Believe me, this will have benefits not just for them, but for the world as well. We consider them the future and must ensure they receive the training they deserve."
They was murmuring within the generals before Dalton grudgingly agreed.
"It's been decided then, so how do we go about it." He said with a smirk. 'Things are going as planned,' he thought to himself.
"I accept but we are doing it my way. I'll place it after a week." He said with a frown.
"Alright, whatever you say but I'm keeping it with me. When you're ready you can meet me for it," he said getting up from the chair and then walked out of the room.
~~~
After renting a room in the training building, he brought out his newly acquired sword. Instantly, he felt the increase in strength although it wasn't that much.
[ Strength: 21(23) ]
[ Agility: 24(27) ]
Will trained his sword forms, thinking of a possible way to fully use them. 'With the sword... I can make use of my fire ability easily.' He swung the blade and a large crescent arc of flame shot out striking the barrier within the room.
He also discovered the increase in damage output of his fire skill. After rigorous training he decided to delve through his cores before leaving.
[ 6hrs : 32mins: 10secs ]
Will sat in a lotus position and began the rhythmic breathing. He stayed in this position cultivating his energy.
[ Host has gained comprehension in the fire ability ]
[ Host has gained comprehension of the wind ability ]
Checking the time left, he stood up and left the room.
[ 5hrs : 20mins : 54secs ]
Outside the training building he could see some students gathering up formulating plans for the assessment. Will found his way back to his room, and then lay on his bed.
'System interface'
[ Name: Will Sonoma ]
[ Race: Human? ]
[ Transcendence stage: Host has begun to transcend his human nature into a higher being ]
[ Level 10 ]
[ 19,512/32,000 exp ]
[ Energy: 1400/1400 ]
[ Hp: 150/150 ]
[ Strength: 21 ]
[ Agility: 24 ]
[ Endurance: 23 ]
[ You have four free stat points to distribute ]
[ Quest updated: Reach level 15 ]
Observing his stats he couldn't help but wonder about the quest. He wondered if he would go through another evolution drawing closer to a higher being. " let's leave that for later. Its almost time, let me rest a bit."
Everyone was busy preparing their stuff for the assessment. No one had time as they readied whatever was necessary for their survival.
They had received information through their watches that a scan would take place before they would be transported.
[ A scan will take place before students would be teleported to the area ]
[ All participants are to use advanced tier accessories and weapon only ]
[ Failure to follow the rules would be seen as an offence and offenders would be punished accordingly ]
[ Time left 3hrs : 21mins : 37secs ]
"They are f*cking screwing with us right?" One student held his hair pulling it with force.
"C'mon man I thought we talked about this," another guy sitting close to him said, removing his hand with a few strands of hair following along.
"We're going to get through this," the young guy said. His red hair falling over his face. "We'll overcome this." Ezekiel had been diligently trying to motivate certain members, well aware that Marco's discovery would result in punishment, as he despised any sign of vulnerability."
"Don't worry, we do according to the plan, you have nothing to be worried about." Just then, Marco walked into the room. The guy tried hiding his face but was too late as Marco had realised what was happening.
He swung his hand striking his face. The guy head flung up as he was lifted up from the chair by the force. "Is this the kind of men, dad brought over to protect me?" Spitting away with disgust, "Pathetic. Since we've been here all you guys do is whine all the time."
"Ezekiel! Come with me!" Looking at the guy with an expressionless face he followed Marco.
"I've made some recent discoveries, confirming my suspicions all along. Will Sonoma is the grandson of the patriarch long time nemesis. We've been ordered to eliminate him, and what better opportunity than during the assessment," he said, a devilish smile spreading across his face."
"I'm giving this job to you, don't disappoint. Berge shall accompany you to make sure you get it done."
Belle, Will and Dren had gathered together before the last five minutes elapsed. They lay on the soft grass, awaiting the final countdown. "I hope we come out of this alive," Will muttered. He couldn't help but wonder why he felt restless all of a sudden.
[ 00hrs: 00mins: 05secs ]
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"Remember our meet up point," Belle reminded them once again as they all got covered in a dark radiant energy which seemed to scan through them, and was also able to scan their spatial rings. Once confirmed, they got teleported out of the area.
Every student experienced same thing as the dark aura seeped into their spatial rings searching through before getting teleported.
'The goal is to protect him, nothing changes,' Issaiah thought as he got teleported also.
"Remember, he shouldn't come out alive. Do everything it takes and make sure he's dead." Ezekiel is face void of emotion nodded as he got teleported after the scan.
Everyone was ready to give in their best as they got transported.