Crushed

The portals were opened and all the corresponding students were transported to their corresponding destinations. Different colors portals had different functions forexample black portals were for people with high statuses while white were for low statuses. Orange represented missions signed by different organizations and many more colours with different functions.

In a forest, portals were sending students. The atmosphere was so tense that any one's heart beat could be heard.

Upon arrival, their watches began to beep and messages were sent to each and everyone of them.

" Welcome everyone, to this year's SCU. Everyone has one day to arrive at the destination marked red on the map provided. Remember that there will be a risk of encountering low rank animals in the jungle. Do best of luck. One more thing, the late comers will be punished and vise versa."

The words were simple but caused tension throughout the students.

" We are to travel throughout the forest alone? And the is a risk of encountering animals."

" Aaa... is this a test or death?"

" Look at you, have you come to compete or for leisure."

" But I'm in my first year. I don't want to die yet."

" First year! So what! This is not time to begin crying. If you wanted to cry, you should have stayed home and continued breast feeding."

" You..."

" You what. He is telling the truth. We are here to fight not cry pumpkin."

" Come on. Let's go."

" Yeah let's go."

" Can I join your team?"

" Of course you can."

" Come on. let's go and also form a team."

Different students began forming different teams and started their journeys to their different camp sites.

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In another side of the forest a white portal opened and a young man and boy walked out of it.The young man in white robes had a fan in his hands while the young boy was dressed in blue robes with white stripes.

" Well we have arrived and your fast task is easy. Before joining the rest of the students. You will have to kill 100 low rank beats, 50 middle rank beats and 10 high rank beats. You can exchange the cores for points at the nearest exchange hall as provided on the map on your wrist watch.Remember your points are currently at zero like each and every other member. As for your second task, you will have to move to the Ibo Clan and destroy the bandits hideout near them without letting the clan knowing who did it. And your last one will be going to the Northern campsite and join some of your colleagues. All this has to be done within two months, if not your dorm mates and classmates with will punished together with you. Since today is the first day of the new month, your time starts now."

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" Can I join you guys? "

" Oh Gosh I'm I dreaming? "

" Did I hear clearly? "

" I'm I joining or not."

" Of course Mayla. How can we refuse our sister in law from joining."

" Anyway let's start our journey before it's too late."

" A bunch of idiots have finally found another fool." Olivier's sarcastic tone remarked.The his lackeys behind him began to laugh.

" Xia, you are not stopping me today right?"Kim asked with a pleading facial expression

Before anyone could tell, Nicholas had already made his move. A wave of air moved Olivier and a loud slap could be heard even before Nicholas's hand had arrived.

" How dare you?" Olivier screamed.And as his head turned again back into position, a hand arrived hitting him hard on the check followed by another.

Slap! slap!slap!slap! slap! slap! slap!slap!slap!slap! slap! slap! slap!slap!slap!slap! slap! slap! slap!

The slaps continued until Olivier's head turned into a big head with palm marks all over.

" I'll ki...y yo..u so..n ...ov....a..." but before he could finish his statement a heavy punch hit him hard on the chest sending him flying like a cannon ball. He landed on the tree with bloodshot eyes filled with hatred. Never in his life had he ever been humiliated this way.

Everyone who watched the scene had his or her mouth agape. Even the other boys were speechless and couldn't believe the scene before them. Mayla saw the scene and slightly nodded her head.