Chapter 44 - Nether Queen

'What exactly does she want? I do not think she intends to fight or eliminate me.'

Sam is watching the girl approach him. Sam is quite familiar with her. She is one of the Prodigy and will eventually become the story's main character.

Her name is Alexa Mathur. Saint Veena Mathur, the Flame Queen,'s granddaughter.

Alexa has a fire-related blessing, just like her grandmother. Any fire-related attack would be ineffective against her.

Like her grandmother, Alexa was blessed by the fire goddess. Her blessing is known as the 'Nether Queen.

This increases her affinity for the fire element, and more importantly, in the future, she will be able to evolve her fire into Nether fire. The flame from neither has the capacity to consume everything.

With this, you can see how powerful her blessing is. However, Sam is unaware of her intention.

She cautiously approaches Sam. Sam is also prepared to fight back if something unexpected happens.

"I am sorry, but two of my comrades have been injured. We would like to stay inside this location. So, if there is no problem, we can stay here.

My name is Alexa Mathur. I promise you that we will not cause you any problems. We will be able to leave this location tomorrow morning without incident.

So I would appreciate it if you let us stay with you."

She bowed slightly before telling Sam about the situation. Only then did Sam realize that two of her companion were actually injured.

Blood can already be seen on their armors. It appears that they have just emerged from a battle. They are currently looking for a place to rest.

Sam can already sense the sincerity in her voice, and he knows she would not lie in this situation. But, what should he do right now?

Should he allow them to remain inside that place with him? Should he deny them?

Sam has no idea what to do. There is a chance that Alexa and her group will cause more trouble.

Sam began to think as Alexa remained silent. On the other hand, she is paying close attention to him. This was her first meeting with someone, and despite introducing herself, the person did not try to do anything.

She has met a lot of people, and the majority of them want to be close to her. More importantly, she did not even need to introduce herself.

But this time, something different happens, and she becomes very interested in Sam. She can see Sam had no intention of pursuing her. He is preoccupied with his thoughts.

If it was another person, he would have immediately agreed to her request. Unfortunately, the person in front of her appears to be different. So, what is the answer?

After a while, 

"I have no issue with that. But, as you previously stated, do not cause any trouble for me."

Sam decided to let them remain inside that location. That place is not his own. People may believe he built that base, but in reality, he discovered it.

More importantly, just because he wanted to avoid trouble does not mean he will not help other people.

Hearing this made Alexa happy, and she immediately expressed her gratitude. Sam decided to nod at her before leading them inside the tree.

He notices Alexa and her group looking at him with interest. But Sam was unaffected, nor was he angry. It is a natural occurrence.

After a while, 

Sam sits in one of the tree's corners, while Alexa and her group sit in another. It is to ensure that neither party has done anything to the other.

Sam starts meditating again. Naturally, he was exhausted and required time to regain lost energy.

"I have to say that he is very different. I do not have any negative feelings about him. He recognised my identity but did not react excessively.

More importantly, I believe you all noticed that he did not have a team with him. So there is a chance his team has already been eliminated or he is alone.

If his team was eliminated, he would not be able to stay here for long. However, if it is the second item, the situation is different.

Alexa told her teammates about everything she was seeing while observing Sam. They all agree with her. All of them are curious about why Sam is alone in that location.

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"I am glad they did not attack each other. It could end badly for both of them."

Randy stated that. Base City School's principal agrees with him. Not only are they watching the conversation between Sam and Alexa, but so are many others.

Many more people are now paying attention to Sam than they were previously. Going alone in that location is not easy, and he even advanced in rank.

Everyone is now curious about what will happen to Sam and Alexa's team.

Some of them were disappointed that nothing had happened between them, and Sam had already agreed. Many of them thought Sam was just like anyone else who wanted to be close to Alexa.

However, many people did not think that way. They can tell Sam chose to help for no apparent reason.

Unbeknownst to them, one of humanity's powerhouses is also paying attention to the entrance exam, and she has developed an interest in Sam.

Even without being present in the danger zone, she can tell Sam genuinely wanted to assist them for no reason. More importantly, even after recognizing Alexa's identity, he showed no sign of intent.

This is a relatively uncommon occurrence. As a result, the Powerhouse developed an interest in Sam.

Back to the danger zone, 

After a while, two of Alexa's teammates arrived near the entrance to ensure they were not attacked by any monsters.

They will be guarding that location while the other is resting. Alexa and another person made the decision to approach Sam at that point.

Sam has already stopped meditating and planning his next battle plan. He was not paying attention to Alexa or her group. He was just thinking about what to do next.