Chapter 8

One hundred thirty-eight points.

Shinjo was disbelieved seeing Lei returned with a frustrated expression. He already guessed why she was frustrated, winning without having a warm-up.

Shinjo asked. "Have you met someone you hardly beat?"

Lei replied with a heavy sigh. "I'm tired of fighting who are low grades trash. I can't warm up like this for the main event if I keep fighting low grades."

Lei was not satisfied even she attacked three lower lords. The crews they brought gave up easily after seeing the destructive power of her fist from a single punch. She tried to threaten them, but instead of fighting her, the lower lords begged to spare their lives and offered the chests.

Shinjo's guess was correct, everyone she fought gave up easily.

Volen suggested out of the blue while arranging the four chest beneath the front seat, covering their chest. "Why don't you fight with the high lords representative?"

Lei didn't expect Volen would give a suggestion.

Lei shook her head. "Oh my goodness, what an idea! Why didn't I think about that! You're such a dimwit. The three high lords representative is the main event. Do you see how calm they are? That is because they are waiting for the right moment."

It is true. The only one who is causing a ruckus the whole time was their group, stealing chests from others.

Volen didn't understand what Lei meant by the three high lords being the main event, asking Lei about it.

Lei doubted that Volen didn't know about the history of the three high lords. It was famous around the Altale isles but seeing her innocent face made her doubt more. Maybe she might really don't know about them.

Lei said. "You'll see."

*****

Late afternoon came. The Ai Mikoto and the Hizama gathered the lower lords under them.

The middle-aged man guard saluted, said. "Prince Ethan the Hizama are waiting for your orders. The rats also reported, Girashima also anticipated the attack but are waiting for us to move first."

Ai Mikoto Ethan already knew that Girashima would wait for them to attack. An invitation having a message, dare to attack me.

Ethan raised his spear and ordered his crews to prepare to engage.

The crews arranged themselves on formations. Controllers stationed at the lowest deck. Long-range Mages and bombardiers are stationed with the short-range. It wasn't common for long-range mage and bombardiers to be positioned on the main deck, normally they would be stationed at the gun deck. The size of the ship of Girashima is double, it would only deal minimum damage. The bruisers and tanks are positioned around the ship. This way, they would protect the mage and bombardiers in the center.

Even from afar, the enormous ship of Girashima could be spotted, and it was covered in fog magic. Only the high-rank controller could cast something like that to cover such an enormous ship, ruling it out. A high tier item is the only possibility to create such elements. What was his goal using such a high tier item?

Ethan stood on the front of the ship, shouting. "Girashima Cairo! I came here to obtain your chest! There is no way to escape, we already surrounded you. Forfeit the test!"

A voice responded coming from the fog. "You should just hide behind your box and wait for the exam to finish. But if you insist, then I shall bring you to your box and remind you that even if you gather all the lords, you won't win against the Girashima."

Girashima Cairo jumped and plummeted down with his sword.

"Bruiser skill: Lounge."

A normal skill of bruisers where the user would gain speed thrust towards the enemy and penetration.

Behind him, bruisers and tanks followed. Magic skills, arrows, and bullets came flying down the ships.

Ethan raised his shield to block the coming attacks, shouted. "Fire!"

The main event that Lei was waiting, started.

The test of just fishing points turned to a battlefield. Explosions of magic, arrows, and bullets flying all over from both sides.

Lei laughed. "Now this is the view I like to see every day. We should join them now Shinjo or we will miss it."

Shinjo said. "Tsk. I know. This is the only reason why we took the exam. For this moment."

*****

"Tank skill: hardening"

Ethan blocked every attack of Cairo with his shield. The skill helped him to defend. It sucks for Ethan, he already used a lot of Origin for skills.

Double shield, creating a layer of shield purely from Origin. Sheltered spike, unleashing a flurry of stabbing attack while maintaining the guard from all quarters except the back. Hardening, in a short amount of time, the user would be wrapped by the Origin creating another layer of armor.

Cairo only used the lounge skill the entire fight. The heavy blow attacks he created were all physical.

Cairo noticed it was only Ethan who is fighting the whole time with him. "Where is your pet? The Hizama princess?"

Ethan clenched his teeth and lounge his spear to Cairo. "She isn't my pet!"

Lei and Shinjo fought everyone who was on their way, the two fought independently but from the enemy's point of view, they were on perfect synchronize. They fought their way to the high lords representative. The magic cast by the mages and bombardiers were deflected by Shinjo to the enemies while Lei used the bodies of the enemy to block the magic. The speed Lei moved caught the enemies off guard, her punch blew them senseless.

On the distance, Volen supported them from the boat by sniping the mages and bombardiers down. After trial and error, Raum learned how Volen could use her Origin on her advantage if a battle broke out. Firing on inanimate objects would cause spikes to grow, firing on living objects would boost the defense mechanism. This would mean boosting the Origin they use and sharpening the sense, tensing the brain until paralyzed for one hour. Overloading the amplitude of the bullet with Origin would cause a short circuit on the brain instantly making them when without buffing, overloading the bullet limits the recharge of Volen unto two magazines. All the experiments were conducted on low-level monsters.

Lei said hurriedly. "Shinjo I'll be going first. I don't want to miss the main event."

Lei took a deep breath, the floor beneath her cracked and broke, and with a single leap she was already on the front of Ethan and Cairo.

She grabbed Ethan's spear, swinging him to Cairo blowing them away.

The two were stunned by the mysterious woman who showed up.

Ethan thought of how unlucky he is. He already reached his limit to absorb Origin and now a mysterious powerful enemy showed up.

Cairo stood up and dashed towards Lei attacking her. "Who the hell are you?"

Lei deflected Cairo's attack with her left hand and she punched him with her right hand, blasting him back.

"A person who likes to party"

Cairo spewed the blood on his mouth. "Then I'll give you what you wish for until you'll cry for mercy!"

"Bruiser skill: Lounge."

Lei was delighted from Cairo's response. "That's what I want to hear."

Fretz teleported between the fight, intercepting the blade of Girashima Cairo with the tip of his fingers while Lei stopped her punch before hitting Fretz's palm.

"Time is up. It is already dusk, if you continue to fight then you would be disqualified to proceed on the next phase of the exam."

Lei was upset from stopping the fight, couldn't do anything about it. "What a killjoy. It was just starting to get fun."

Ethan sat still, haven't moved after being blown away, and reaching the limit. It was finally over. The first exam.

Cairo was still in the pose of the attack. He stood frozen, he knew if the examiner didn't stop them on time he might be already vomiting blood. The punch from the mysterious woman already was deadly and he was only lucky to survive because of Ethan skill, double shield.

Fretz snapped his finger. They are now back in the enormous empty room.

"I shall now announce the passers of the first exam phase."