Chapter 43 - Girl in Red Armor

Unbeknownst to anyone from the warrior Association or the examination committee, there are suspicious people present in various locations throughout the danger zone.

However, none of the members of the examination committee or the Warrior Association notice the people in the danger zone.

Students occasionally came close to their hiding places, but they did not notice them. Those people definitely use something to keep themselves hidden from everyone.

Even Sam is in the same situation as those students. But, unlike anyone else, he is aware of the existence of those mysterious people.

He just does not know where those people are. Even in the story, the protagonist, David, only meets these people when they make themselves visible.

Only after that do people from the Warriors Association learn that those people have been hiding themselves inside the danger zone since day one.

As a result, no one knows precisely where those suspicious individuals are. However, Sam is more aware of his surroundings than most people.

He had been paying close attention to the surrounding area since the first day. Unfortunately, he did not discover anything.

He knows why this is happening. Those people are using concealment arrays, which make them invisible to everyone. You would not be able to detect those people's auras.

'Sigh, there is a chance I might meet David. Unfortunately, I still did not know anything about those Dark Association members.

I was expecting this. Even members of the entrance examination and Warrior Association who were present in the danger zone were unable to locate those individuals.

They were far more powerful than me, but they were unable to notice anyone. So, how can I hope to locate them?'

Sam just wanted to make sure he was not directly attacked by those Dark Association members.

Those people are extremely dangerous, and they are the sworn enemy of the Warriors Association.

The warrior Association wanted to protect humanity, while the dark Association wanted to destroy it. As you can see, the morals of both associations are different.

People from the Dark associations share one thing in common. They all use spells and techniques related to the dark elements.

However, this does not imply that everyone with an affinity for dark elements is a member of the Dark Association.

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After a while, Sam decided to rest. If you look around him, you will notice that the surrounding area is completely dark. Sam was fighting these monsters at night.

Fighting Monsters at night is extremely dangerous, you must admit. He has already met Monsters who are more powerful than him.

Fortunately, he was able to fight and eventually defeat those Monsters by using the shadow movement and shadow slash techniques.

Do not think those fights were easy. He would retreat from time to time to recover his spiritual energy. During the process, he expended a great deal of spiritual energy and stamina.

Fortunately, he has a strong physique. Without it, he could not fight monsters like that.

He is currently resting. He previously killed a group of killer Mantis. Those monsters are extremely dangerous, and they both carry sharp blades in their hands.

They are also one of the fastest Monsters he has encountered so far. Fortunately, Sam still had an advantage due to his shadow movement technique.

After defeating the Monsters and collecting their loot, Sam decided to rest. Currently, he was inside a large tree. The interior of that tree was empty.

Additionally, there was an entrance. This tree was undoubtedly used as a base by other Warriors.

Sam did not think much about it and decided to rest. He also brings out dry foods such as bread and starts eating.

Sam is considering his next steps. Should he leave this place or remain there? More importantly, he is considering his current ranking.

'I am curious what my current ranking is. There is a chance that after entering these areas and fighting those intermediate Mortal Grade monsters, my ranking has changed.'

Unfortunately, Sam knew nothing about the ranking. Not only does Sam know about the ranking, but neither do the students. The examination committee made this decision to ensure that all students put forth their best effort.

Announcing the ranking in this manner could backfire, and many students have previously lost willpower after discovering their position on the ranking board.

At the very least, Sam is confident about this. He had no desire to improve his ranking and reach the top ten.

He is confident of reaching the top 20 or top 30.

Sam was thinking about all of this when he heard a sound. He immediately increases the power of his observation technique and becomes alert within the next second.

When he was not using the observation technique to its full potential, he could not feel it, but now he can feel the presence of six people nearby.

More importantly, those six people are approaching him.

'One of them is around my level, while the other two are around 37 to 38. The remaining people are between levels 34 and 35.'

Even though he cannot see those people's exact levels, he can predict them using the observation technique.

If those people wanted to fight him, the situation could turn dangerous for him. So he braced himself to fight back.

After a while, he can see those six people. They are, as expected, getting closer to his location.

'What exactly did they want? They do not seem to have any malicious intentions. But I can tell they are prepared to fight.'

Sam was cautiously watching those people. Those individuals are doing the same thing. Those people gradually moved closer to Sam.

When those people approached Sam, he was surprised. He already recognized almost everyone's identity.

But what did they want? Do they want to fight him to gain his points? 

Sam is confused about that. He simply awaits their response in silence. Naturally, he is prepared to act at any time if the situation becomes critical.

Suddenly, those people stop approaching him. Only one person made the decision to advance. It is a girl wearing full-body red armor. Sam recognised her.