123 – Academy Competition_10
As the explanation ceremony began, the noise in the auditorium gradually subsided.
The academy cadets moved to their designated locations.
Hwangbo Rin and Hayato moved to their seats as if they couldn’t resist such a flow.
The situation was a bit vague, but I also moved to the place where the Laplace Academy cadets gathered.
“Where have you been? I couldn’t find it no matter how much I searched.”
When she arrived at the designated seat and sat down, Lee Jia, who was sitting next to her, asked curiously.
Perhaps he was looking for me.
However, unlike Eve, I couldn’t seem to find myself hiding with my skills.
“I went outside because I had something to do, but the roads must have crossed.”
“Is that so? It could be. Rather than that, what is the method for this competition? I remember that it was an occupation war last year.”
“Okay. Still, it won’t be a series of occupation wars.”
“I guess so. Then, are there any possibilities for survival, treasure hunting, or labyrinth escape? However, it is impossible to escape from the labyrinth in Ella. But caught off guard and started an occupation war…”
Isia tilted her head.
She came up with a little analysis, chatting about a match he would soon be starting for a while.
“Then it must be survival.”
That’s why I gave you the correct answer.
It’s not something to hide, because among the cadets gathered here in the main auditorium, there were only 3 Laplace Academy cadets who didn’t participate in the training camp.
If you want to be fair, it was right to tell.
Of course, what I was able to tell in advance was told very slowly, so it was actually far from fair, but that was their fault for not participating in the camp, not mine.
“Is there evidence?”
“Maybe not exactly.”
“Really? Then…”
“Then, let’s begin the explanation ceremony for the 32nd Academy Awards.”
Lee Siah tried to ask why she decided it was a survival event, but just in time, the lights in the auditorium went out one by one and only one man came up on the podium.
The beginning of the explanatory ceremony.
Isia stopped asking why and turned her head to her podium.
She seems to have decided that rather than hearing the reason, she should first listen to the explanation.
“Nice to meet you all. I am Alex, the A-class hero of the American Holy Empire, who will serve as the moderator and judge of the 32nd Academy Competition.”
The voice of a blond-haired man dressed in a suit with a cheerful tiger jacket rang through the microphone in the auditorium.
“To all the cadets and officials from all over the world who have gathered like this…”
There was nothing special about the introduction.
Congratulations.
I wish you good results.
I hope for a fair competition.
I hope you won’t be sad no matter how the results turn out.
Everyone is fighting.
That was all.
“…The introduction was long. Now, I will explain the method and rules of the 32nd match.”
As soon as the man finished speaking, a large screen came down from the podium.
“The style of this 32nd match is survival.”
At the top of the screen was written in large letters “Survival”.
“But it’s not just survival. Everyone, please look down.”
And the rules were explained at the bottom.
“The duration of this matchup has been greatly extended compared to previous matches. It’s been 2 weeks…”
To put the rules in a simple analogy, it was similar to the ground of struggle that gained sensational popularity in the world before possession.
Set on the island of Elara.
Cadets start at a random location in Ella.
Acquire points by defeating other cadets while farming tools and food scattered throughout Ella.
The ranking is determined in the order of the score agreement.
And the activity range gradually decreases like a ground of struggle, and if you go out of the activity range, you will continue to take damage. Each academy has a leader, so if the leader is eliminated, all the cadets in the relevant academy are eliminated regardless of the score.
The decision of elimination is judged through the clock-shaped magic tool watch handed out before the competition begins.
The watch floats a manamak that protects the body about 1cm above the wearer’s body, and if this is destroyed due to accumulated damage, it will be eliminated.
The manamak is completely restored after a day.
The accumulated degree of self-damage can be checked through the watch.
It also falls off when this watch is dropped from the body.
The referee will come to collect the eliminated personnel.
In addition, withdrawal is possible at the discretion of the cadet
There were things like that.
In other words, the format of survival plus battle royale was the method and rules of the 32nd Academy Competition.
“Any cadets with questions?”
After the explanation, Alex raised his voice again.
Then, someone from Cheonghwa Academy raised their hand.
It was Hwang Bo-rin.
“Is the strength of the last cadet constant regardless of skill level?”
“Yes, it is constant. Any other questions?”
“No.”
Hearing the answer, Hwang Bo-rin crossed her arms.
“Then, if you have any other questions… Yes, please tell me there.”
Alex looked around the main auditorium again and gave a voice to the cadet who raised his hand from the Holy Empire Academy of America.
“Can we take weapons or food from us?”
“No. Except for the clothes, you must use only the things that are sown in Ella.”
“Okay.”
“If you have any other questions, please ask.”
“Question. If the leader is eliminated, she said that everyone is eliminated. How is the rank determined in that case?”
“In that case, it is determined by the order of elimination…”
I wonder how many times the question and answer were repeated. No one raised their hand anymore.
“Then I will conclude that there are no more questions and I will finish the explanation. Cadets of all academies. I hope to achieve good results through fair and fair competition. That is all.”
As soon as Alex finished speaking, applause sounded and the auditorium was filled with lights again.
**
It was a quiet night in Beverly Hills.
The majority of the residents of Beverly Hills were celebrities, heroes, and tycoons from America’s Holy Empire, and the population was about 40,000 compared to the size of the city, so even if they tried to make a fuss, it didn’t come out loud.
Of course, it was a place where celebrities and wealthy people settled down, so it was also a place where tourists often visited, and it caused a commotion.
Many of the residents were wealthy, so they had their own guards, and the city was well-off, so it had its own police organization, so anyone who made a noise or caused a commotion was quickly subdued.
That’s why I don’t know if it’s daytime, but it was right to be quiet at night.
“Something is strange.”
Beverly Hills resident and A-list hero Jack wonders at the quietness of the city as he returns home late from work.
Beverly Hills is on the quiet side, but I’ve never seen it so quiet.
It felt like a dead city.
However, even after strengthening his body with mana, he looked around and could not find any abnormalities.
“Is it an illusion?”
Jack scratched his head.
Lights were shining on other mansions as well.
In addition, there were private guards in front of the mansion, so if there was a problem, a report would come in, so I thought I was mistaken.
So Jack assumed that the chills running down his back were due to the cold and entered the house.
Since he was still single, he had no one to greet him, but he had animals, so Jack turned on the lights in the house and called his best friends.
“Al, Mary. How have you been? Listen, you will be surprised to hear what happened today…”
There was no answer.
“Al, Mary?”
As usual, even if I just heard footsteps, I would have jumped out and barked or licked my face with my tongue.
There was nothing.
“Are you sleeping?”
So they moved to a place where they usually sleep.
But I couldn’t find it.
“You guys, don’t play around and come out? Because my brother did something wrong, yeah, next time I won’t just leave it at home.”
I searched every nook and cranny of the house, but I couldn’t find it.
All I could find was tiny hairs scattered on the ground and a window that was open.
Did he run away?
No, that’s not it.
There is no way Al and Mary will run away.
“…”
Something disturbing thought passed through Jack’s head.
Goose bumps ran down my back.
-Kiik.
I heard the door move.
“!!?”
Jack looked behind him in surprise.
The door was closed.
“Is it because of the wind?”
The wind was blowing from the open window, so Jack decided it must have been closed by the wind.
“By the way, where did the kids go? Did you really run away?”
So Jack let out a sigh of relief and tried to move again to find Al and Mary.
That was the moment.
-Kwajik!
There was a sound of something breaking.
At the same time, Jack’s vision swung around.
Jack was puzzled at first, wondering what was going on, but then realized that something was grabbing his neck and snapping it open.
“Ah—.”
Jack resisted by raising his mana reflexively, but the opponent’s hands were unstoppable.
In an instant, all resistance was suppressed, and Jack collapsed helplessly, with a terrible pain piercing his brain.
As Jack collapsed on the floor, a woman like a small girl was reflected in his field of vision.
She was a familiar woman.
She was supposed to be dead, but how?
“Yes…”
Jack’s memories ended it.
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