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The blood and dust mist generated from Nox's attack had slowly spread out in all directions, shrouding the air in a thick veil that made it difficult for one to clearly see where they were heading. Coupled with the dust, the visibility was completely obstructed. It wasn't an exaggeration to say that if the attack had been initiated in the middle of the Vermillion Royal Capital, the air would be polluted for days even with the help of wind affinity mages.

Currently, a group of examinees moved cautiously through the forest, their feet stepping on twigs from time to time, causing a slight crack to ring out in the eerie forest. Naturally, the reason for their cautiousness was the thick red veil that obstructed their view.

They could only see a few meters into the distance, hence their slow, hesitant steps. Still, they pressed forward, believing that they were bound to get more tokens from the place of the earth-shattering explosion. The examinees strongly suspected it was a clash between two powerful participants.

"An attack of their magnitude should definitely leave them all drained. We'll be able to snoop in and snatch their tokens," said a boy with sharp eyes, clutching his swords with white-knuckled hands. He appeared to be the leader of this group.

Despite the strict warning of the headmistress, this group of students seemed to have forgotten the rule forbidding alliances. Now, all they wanted was to grab a share of the tokens.

Soon, a girl frowned deeply and pointed out, "But at this rate, it might take us forever to find this place if we don't get rid of the—"

The girl's words were cut off.

GROWL!

HOWL!

A low growl echoed through the trees from the deeper part of the blood veil.

"That's a beast!" The expression of everyone went pale as soon as they heard the sounds, and as if their minds were connected, everyone flinched back, their grip on their weapons tightening.

"Could we have mistaken that explosion?" The sharp-eyed leader muttered in a trembling voice as he scanned the surroundings. They were truly in a disadvantageous situation. The reason for their restlessness wasn't because they were scared of facing the beasts—it was because of the unfavorable terrain they were in.

Fighting in this place would be a death trap, while their enemies would have an easier time attacking them. The leader contemplated if they should retreat, but the problem was, they had already come a long way. Even if they were to run, the beasts would eventually catch up to them.

At that moment, from the red mist, glowing blue eyes appeared. One pair. Two pairs, then ten.

"Dammit, they outnumber us!" An examinee sucked in a sharp breath, a horrified expression flickering across his eyes.

At that moment, dark-furred wolves stepped into view, but because of the weight of the situation, the examinees weren't able to detect that the beasts' eyes were filled with desperation and fear—as if they didn't want to be here. In fact, they saw the humans as an obstruction from escaping the monster behind them.

"Peak intermediate tier..." The leader muttered with a grim expression on his face, panic filling his voice despite his attempts to appear calm. "Some of them are even in the king tier. Guys, be careful."

AWOOOO!

As if on cue, one of the wolves let out a deafening howl and the pack lunged forward at once, their eyes burning with the desire to get rid of the obstacles in their path.

"Run!" someone shouted. Fighting such powerful creatures with almost zero visibility was no different from a suicide attempt.

Screams erupted as the examinees scattered, weapons swinging wildly. But the wolves were too fast and had super vision. It was just too difficult for the examinees to match their speed. The leader, the boy with sharp eyes, swung his sword, only for a wolf to sidestep and tackle him to the ground, opening its maw to take a bite of his flesh, which drained all the blood from the boy's face.

With a firm snap of its jaws, the beast was about to rip the examinee's head off, but he quickly placed his arm in front of him. Blood splattered across the dirt.

"Dammit, my arm!" he cried as he felt a blinding pain. "They're too strong!"

Above the trees, one of the academy instructors was watching the scene unfold.

"Tsk, these kids have bitten off more than they can chew. I better help them," he said as he proceeded to jump to the ground and provide assistance. However, before he could even move a fiber of his muscles, a sharp whistling sound pierced the air, followed by a sickening thud.

FWOOSH! Squelch!

The wolf that was about to pounce on the leader froze mid-air. A sharp blood-red spike pierced through its chest, splattering blood on the boy's face before it collapsed lifelessly to the ground.

"What...?"

More spikes erupted.

Squelch! Squelch! Squelch!

Blood spears shot out of the blood mist, skewering the wolves one after another. Their pained howls were silenced almost instantly, confusing the examinees as they suddenly saw the powerful wolves—who were about to overwhelm them a few minutes ago—falling like flies.

The examinees, along with the remaining wolves, stood frozen, too shocked to move as they looked in the direction where the rain of blood spikes had come from.

From the depths of the blood mist, a figure appeared.

The examinees clutched their weapons tightly, wondering if it was a beast, but soon relaxed their grasp as they saw the human outline.

Step by step, Nox emerged, the faint red mist swirling around him. His expression was calm, almost bored, as he walked forward. In front of him hovered a blood-red pattern, glowing faintly like some kind of runic circle.

As soon as Nox was fully visible, shocked gasps rippled through the air.

"Wait, isn't he that cocky boy from the entrance?" an examinee pointed out.

"It's truly him."

"How did he get rid of all the beasts so easily? The same beasts that completely overwhelmed us!"

One of the examinees finally gathered enough courage to speak. "D-did you do this?" he stammered, pointing at the wolves' lifeless bodies, but Nox ignored him and looked behind.

They followed his gaze and then noticed that the remaining wolves—who had been fierce some minutes ago—were now trembling with their tails tucked between their legs.

"Th-they're scared of him?"

"This doesn't make sense. Why are they scared of him?"

Nox waved his arms and several spikes erupted out from the runic pattern again. Within moments, the entire pack had been wiped out.

Now everyone knew why the beasts were scared of him.

After seeing Nox's display of power, no one dared to speak again, and the silence seemed to drag forever, broken only by the faint rustling of the breeze through the forest.

"Thank you for saving us!" The silence was soon broken by a blonde girl with a striking face free of any blemish. Her every movement caused her bountiful chest to bounce slightly, drawing attention to her model-like beauty. In her grasp was a staff, suggesting that she was a mage.

Nox, who was engrossed in the flood of experience points he had gained, looked at the girl with a confused expression. Seeing his gaze, the girl pushed her chest outward as if screaming: Look!

"Save?" Nox asked, tilting his head in confusion. "Who said I was saving you guys?"

How was he supposed to tell these people that he simply didn't want to let his experience points go that easily?

The girl's eyes flashed as she noticed Nox's calm expression despite her advances, and her pride took critical damage. This was the first time she had been ignored like this, and for someone who prided herself on her beauty, it was nothing short of humiliating.

"Wait, are you planning to fight us?" the sharp-eyed boy asked.

"What a dumb question to ask," Nox replied, and everyone collectively sighed in relief. Then he stretched his hands outward with a smile similar to that of a debt collector. "I won't fight you guys. You can just hand over your tokens, and we'll move our separate ways peacefully."

This bastard! was what the examinees wanted to say, but they gritted their teeth instead.

Minutes later, after Nox had robbed the others of their tokens, a sweet, lovely voice, which undoubtedly belonged to Headmistress Bridget, echoed across the dimension.

"Attention examinees! The entrance examination has concluded. All participants are instructed to exit the testing grounds immediately. Results will be displayed shortly."

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