“For an ordinary person he’s quick and very lucky”,

"You?! What are you doing there, Cross?!" She wondered why Cross was there and why he was just standing there looking carefree.

The only people left here were she and Naomi and the few cadets that were writhing in pain on the ground. The other cadets ran everywhere while being chased by the rest of the Mob Bots.

"I'm just passing. Are you okay?"

--KRUNCH!

Cross asked before biting the fruit in his hand— nonchalant to the danger around him.

"No, we're not okay! And you… go run away! These machines are very dangerous!" Rebecca shouted. She had to at least warn him.

"O-okay", Cross was about to leave but suddenly stopped when he heard Rebecca utter something.

"Uh, wai—?" But her words stuck in her throat.

"Yes?"

"P-Please find someone to help us!"

Cross mouth curved upward. "Sorry, but I don't think I can find anyone like that in this place", replied Cross.

Rebecca fell silent. She knew he was right.

In the first place, it was a training ground. No one will come to save anyone unless the training ends. That said, in this activity, they could only count on themselves.

Cross glanced at the Mob Bots. Those machines were probably the ones the officer meant earlier. It seems they were the variables to make this a more challenging activity.

"R-regardless, go away— quick!" Rebecca asked him to leave fast.

"Hm, I don't expect there's still someone there. And why did that lad not run away?" Inside the Observation Room, Officer Sander said that.

"Wait—!" Garry's eyes widened as he looked at the monitor.

"Is there a problem?" Officer Sander asked him.

"He's that student who is said to be a manaless."

"Ma-Manaless? Wait! What are you saying?"

"Yes, sir. That person is a manaless!"

"Are you sure?!"

"Yes, sir."

"Sir, he's right. The drones could not detect mana fluctuations from him!" One of the staff reported.

"What!? In that case, it's dangerous for him! He can die there! A manaless can't survive an attack coming from those Mob Bots."

"…."

Garry replied with a silent nod.

"Why had no one told me beforehand about this?! Quickly! Terminate the attack program in those two Bots!" Officer Sander wanted to warn the lad using the drones but was interrupted by Garry's exclamation.

"Okay sir, but it will take one or two minutes!"

"Just do i—"

"They're shooting", Garry's announcement interrupted the officer.

The officer's pair of brown eyes grew wider as he looked at the monitor. They saw the two Mob Bots producing lights on their muzzle. This time, their target wasn't the two female cadets, but the lad.

"Jesus! Why did he provoke them!?" The officer exclaimed.

Cross heard Adam say that.

Looking at the Light Rays, it looks like they were purposely weakened to avoid killing their targets. He could hear Rebecca's and Naomi's voice overlapping, asking him to run quickly.

But the two light rays were shot at a speed that was hard to perceive with ordinary eyes. An ordinary person could not evade them.

"He'll die!" Garry, Officer Sander, and the staff had the same thoughts. Even Rebecca and Naomi also thought the same thing.

To their surprise, Cross was alive.

"The light rays didn't hit?!"

Everyone looked shocked.

No, he evaded them.

Woah! He moved right on time!?

"He's just lucky! One needs exceptional eyesight to dodge them. But that was only applied to humans with mana! He needs to act hastily now before those two shoot him again!"

Seeing that they failed to hit their target, the Mob Bots produced another light, but Cross threw the rest of the pear fruits at them. Their attacks were distracted by it.

Wow, what a lucky throw, the officer thought. There was no way that kid was so skilled in throwing accurately. Even with a million ordinary people, it was difficult to find a person who could throw accurately like that.

"Go, I'll lure them with me!" Cross shouted at Rebecca and Naomi. After saying that, he ran towards the forest.

The Mob Bots went after him.

"Why does he have to act like a hero now? Don't you die, CrossSS!" Rebecca yelled.

"Let's go, Rebecca, we can't waste his sacrifice", Naomi urged Rebecca to move.

"Right."

The girls then ran towards the hill.

"For an ordinary person he's quick and very lucky", Officer Sander muttered, to which Garry agreed.

Cross successfully reached the forest and entered. He quickly jumped above where he landed on a tree branch. If someone saw his movement, they would doubt whether he was an ordinary human or not.

"By the way, Garry. Do you know how he managed to enter the academy? There should be some tests, no? Don't tell me he passed all that. That's just impossible."

"Uh, that's right, sir, there are some tests. But I don't know how he managed all that. I just heard that he's an acquaintance of the Head Instructor."

"What? An acquaintance of Head Instructor Goji Schmid?"

"That's what I heard, sir."

"Hm… I see. So, that means the head instructor had helped him."

"Perhaps, sir."

"Hmm…" Officer Sander fell silent for a couple of seconds before he said, "Still, why would the head instructor do that?"

"….."

Garry had no idea either. "Perhaps he is a close relative to him."

"I don't think that's the reason. He should know better than everyone here that ordinary people can't survive in this academy. I don't think the head instructor is the type of person who'd push his relatives into the pits of danger. Also, the Schmid family is known to have an affinity with mana. I didn't hear that they have a manaless relative in their family."

"I see. Sorry, for my mistake, sir."

"Don't mind it. Anyway, since he was allowed here, I'm sure the headmaster also knew about it."

"I think so too."

While they were talking, one of the staff glanced at Officer Sander. "Sir, we are now ready to terminate the program for those two Mob Bots", he reported.

"No, wait. Let's spectate for a while", Officer Sander was curious about this person now. Since the two higher officials let that person enter this academy, there must be a reason for it.

"Okay, sir."

After the Mob Bots entered the forest, the drones also followed.

—Zoom zoom!

On the other hand, William and his friends continued climbing the hill.

"Seeing that no one behind us, it only means that the others are still far behind. Hehe, we are winning this", said friend number 1 of William.