A punch landed on an ibex sinking it downwards never to get up
' Go down for your daddy'
Emmanuel continued to run while dodging the furious attacks of the beasts
From a third person perspective, you would see a madm.. sorry haggard youth with barely any clothes left on his body exposing his skin full of light wounds and blood, both his and beasts he had slain running through the forest while behind him were furious beasts pursuing him relentlessly as though he murdered their parents.
"Brothers lets talk this out, we can forget the past and start afresh as friends"
What he got in response was a swipe to his side which he dodged.
Looks like that was a female cat. Tcch.. petty
"Hehe, I'm sure I look handsome right now running through the forest" Emmanuel said suddenly regretting why he didn't have a mirror with him
Beasts:'.....
System: .....
"Sigh, I've stunned the world with my beauty"
"Roar" the beasts bellowed and sped up seemingly enraged by his narcissism
Emmanuel dodged a few more attacks while receiving light injuries from those he couldn't dodge.
'F**k, don't they get tired ??' he complained suddenly missing home.
He was going to complain to the champions later on while criticizing them but for now he had to survive.
Willing the assistant, he looked at the blue screen that popped up
30 lives ( 20 minutes remaining)
Hehe, I'm that powerful ' he boasted a bit.
Suddenly his eyes lit up. Ahead of him was a cliff
Did the organisers put it there to prevent slacking from the assessment?. He couldn't believe they read his mind
"Nothing is stopping me from slacking off, I'm going to use this to my advantage" His eyes glinted with light as he sped up towards the cliff
Seemingly enraged, the beasts didn't see the situation and we're focused on just him
Minutes later, Emmanuel neared the cliff
"Almost there" he mumbled getting ready.
This was his first time after all....
'Now'
As he reached the edge he smoothly glided on the floor as though he wanted to slide off the cliff
The beasts:..... Is he dumb"??
Almost about to fall off, Emmanuel reacted quickly, throwing himself backwards above the beast tide as he somersaulted in the air.
The beasts not expecting him to do that were too late to stop their stampede. With furious roars and glares at Emmanuel in the air, they fell into the deep pit below.
'Heh, dumb beasts' Emmanuel sneered landing awkwardly as he tumbled backwards on the floor before slowing down.
Ignoring the pain on his body, he stood up massaging his arm
"I'm never doing that again"
The blue screen popped up again
Level up × 3 ( level 8) stats increased by 1.5
A refreshing feeling ran across Emmanuel as he breathed out feeling relaxed
'seems like that also counts as a kill' he thought about to relax when he heard low growls behind him.
Slowly, he turned to see several beasts looking at him in hatred.
Emmanuel: ...??
Looking at the timer, he sighed
"Seems like you guys saw my awesome display" he said as lightning covered his hands and legs
"Let's dance" he smirked jumping towards the beasts
"Roar"
30 lives( 14 minutes 48 seconds remaining)
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28 lives...
26 lives....
20 lives.... Level up( level 9) stats + 0.5
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( 5,4,3... 2,1) Assessment passed....
Emmanuel preparing to be killed after exhausting his strength suddenly heard the robotic voice as the beasts seemingly froze in time.
Before he could process what was happening, the scene faded away as he appeared in a white space
(Assessment ended....., Congratulations candidate 777 for surviving)
( Calculating survivors and points...)
(164 candidates remaining...)
'Damn' Emmanuel thought as cold sweat ran down his brow. He suddenly felt lucky
Feeling tired, he sat on the bare floor
(Points calculated... Candidates can check their rankings now) The voice sounded as another blue screen appeared showing the ranks
1. Natsya ( Level 10) 15 lives : 1085 points
2. Jackson ( Level 10) 14 lives: 1032 points
3. Louis ( Level 10) 14 lives: 1024 points
4. Candy( Level 10) 13 lives: 1011 points
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10. Emmanuel ( Level 9) 11 lives : 925 points
Emmanuel raised a brow in surprise
There were big bosses ahead.. Terrifying!!
Feeling heavily tired and sleepy, he collapsed on the floor, soon snoring soundly as he slept