"Okay, Bobby, and Nanda, let's go to the academy now so that you can immediately rest tonight. While waiting for the Welcome Ceremony at the Academy" Uncle Tom invited us both to rest at the academy tonight and prepare for the Welcome Ceremony at the Academy.
We both nodded our heads and followed him, I looked back towards Balaraja Forest before Nanda called me to immediately follow Uncle Tom.
At the same time in Balaraja Forest, where Frank and Grey are.
"Hah hah hah" came the sound of two people who ran panting.
"Hurry up Grey! If you move slowly just a little we will definitely fail to enter the academy against the two of them" Frank who was running in front of Gray shouted at him to immediately increase his speed.
"I know it's Frank, but I can't afford it anymore. Looks like my energy is all out. Hah hah hah" Gray began to run stagger when chasing Frank and not long after he fell.
Brak!
Frank who heard the voice turned back to the back of him and saw Grey falling on the ground. Frank then approached Gray to see his situation, "Hey are you okay Grey?" Frank asked Grey who was lying on the ground.
"I can't afford Frank, my strength is all over. What if we rest for a while before continuing the journey? " Grey asked Frank to take a break before continuing their journey.
Seeing Grey's condition, which was barely strong enough to stand up due to exhaustion, he agreed, "Okay then, let's take a short break here before continuing our journey." Then Frank sat near Grey to rest with him.
"Actually, why are we participating in this selection, how can we beat two people who are already warriors, when we haven't even come close to the strength of a warrior?" Frank began to complain about the selection he was undergoing.
"Hah Yes, you're right Frank Hah..." Grey who was lying on the ground while sighing was confused why the academy gave a selection to him and Frank who had not yet become a Warrior to compete with a Warrior.
"Damn, do they just want to take our money to cover the entrance fees for people who enter through the Genius pathway? That's why they don't make people who enter through the Genius pathway pay a penny?" Frank also began to think that the money he paid was used to pay the entrance fees for people who entered the academy through the Genius line.
"I think you're right Frank, and since only the two of us managed to pay the money, only two people will be able to enter the academy because the money is only enough for two people right?" Gray also added his analysis to support Frank's opinion.
"Damn! We're just being played by them Grey" Frank imagined the faces of Uncle Tom, Bobby, and Nanda who were laughing because of their stupidity.
"Yes, you're right Frank, that's why we have to get to the gate first than the two of them." Grey who had been lying on the ground started to stand up with fire burning in his eyes.
Seeing that his friends were back on their feet and excited, Frank also stood up and looked at the building and said, "We're going to beat them both Frank" then he looked at Grey. "Yeah, we won't be fooled by them." Grey looked back at Frank and then the two of them started running towards the building again.
Not long after the two of them were running towards the building, in front of the two of them was a Beast that was eating the body of the Rabbit Beast which seemed to have been split into two by a sword slash.
The beast they saw in front of their eyes was a beast neither of them had ever seen before. This beast has a body of 4 meters long and on its body is not hairy skin but black scales that are visible due to the moonlight.
The beast was swallowing the Rabbit Beast whole without chewing it. Having noticed that the beast has no legs on its body, and at this time the beast has finished swallowing the entire body of the rabbit beast.
After that, the Beast began to look at Frank and Grey, at that time Frank and Grey realized that the Beast they were seeing right now had scary eyes and a tongue was protruding from its mouth and made a whispering "Hiss…".
These beasts only exist in very deep forests and are rarely seen 100 km from human settlements. These beasts are predators of beasts that have a smaller body size than them, but sometimes some beasts are larger than their size and they can swallow them.
Because this beast is very dangerous, many high-level warriors will hunt this beast until it runs out in its habitat, because the beasts that are allowed to live around human settlements are only beasts that are active during the day and don't often attack humans.
However, this Beast can be active during the day or even at night. And they hunted beasts and humans at the same time, "This beast shouldn't exist in a place like this" Frank was shocked to the point of shaking his legs when he saw the whole form of the beast.
"Frank, do you know what kind of beast this is?" Gray who was also frozen stiff with fear asked Frank.
Gulp! "My grandfather once told me before, he had seen a Beast with the same characteristics in front of us. My grandpa said if you meet a Beast with the characteristics of having no legs, having black scaly skin, and making a hissing sound, you have to run as soon as possible don't even think about fighting it at all" Frank who was currently silent stiffly answered Gray's question.
Gulp! "Then shouldn't we be running now Frank?" Gray asked Frank with sweat pouring all over his body. The Beast began to approach the two of them.
"I want to run Gray! But I can't move, I can't move my legs at all!" Frank was currently trying to move his legs as hard as he could, but his efforts were in vain. He didn't move at all.
"Franks! I regretted wanting to enter the academy, had I stayed in the village. I must be sleeping in my soft bed right now" Gray started to have tears in his eyes when he saw Frank couldn't move his legs.
"Yes, Grey, I also regret taking part in the selection to enter this academy." Frank also regretted his decision to beg his family to pay the entrance fee to the academy. Then he smiled at Gray while letting out his tears.
Swosh! Creak!
Frank was bitten by the Beast from head to waist because the Beast's mouth was big enough to eat him. It wasn't long before Frank's entire body was swallowed up by the Beast. Gray who saw Frank's body swallowed by the Beast could only scream.
"Help! Help! I give up! I give up on this selection! Save me!" Grey tried to scream with all his strength, but only the silence of the forest and the sound of the Beast swallowing Frank could be heard.
After it finished swallowing Frank's body completely, the Beast headed towards him and opened its mouth...
"AHHH....."
Creak!