(Daryl’s POV)It was unfortunate.Truly unfortunate… for the cadet that I just kicked though, not me.Hehe, the idiot thought he could outsmart me?He must be crazy!How dare he think to come for me?Which was why as my heel connected with his jaw, I had a bright smile on my face.Of course, my leg had screamed at impact since I was still hurting but I didn’t care.As long as the tar monster was occupied, I’d be able to escape.The bastard had a wrong expression on his idiotic face as he fell into the arms of the tar monster.He seemed on the verge of tears but before he could let out a sound, the creature impaled him through the chest.A pained scream rang out from the fool as he held the black stake protruding from his chest.I blinked at the scene at which point I caught from the corner of my eyes the bewildered expression of a fellow cadet.I recognized her.She was the one that had come up to me to inform me how I was the reason they managed to survive the crevice.Now not only d

With a broken heart, I slowly raised my head up to look at the one that struck me.A female cadet with brown hair cut in a bob and a boyish physique.Her skin was fair and her eyes were brown.Of course at this moment, her fair skin was quite red, especially her face and her brown eyes were bloodshot.It looked like she had been crying.I pursed my lips unsure of what to say as she glared at me.Her breathing was heavy and her arm was still stretched out, having not drawn it back after hitting me.Just like that we stood facing each other with our eyes clashing.Several seconds passed before I attempted to speak but just as I opened my lips… smack… she struck me again.This time it was the back of her palm and it hit harder than the first.In fact, I think I tasted blood.Taking a deep breath, I calmed myself and pulled myself together to face her.“I…”“Bastard!” she screamed at my face.“I…”“Liar!”“I…”“Betrayer!”I kept silent as it was clear she wouldn’t allow me speak.But even

“Jerry, watch out!” Lincoln’s voice broke me out of my sensitive state as I quickly turned back tofind a tar monster rapidly approaching.Before it could strike at me however, a blue haired figure rushed past me and struck away the tar monster’s attack before slashing at its arms, effectively detaching it from the rest of it’s body.As the hands fell to the ground, they turned into ashes and quickly dusted away.The other tar monsters let out low growls, seemingly annoyed by the fact that they had lost their prey.At this point, Not only Isabella, even Reginald, and Leah as well as the other Council members had stepped forward.It seemed most of them opted for far range artilleries instead of close range, most likely because they were too terrified to face the monsters in close combat.Understandable however, it’s bit my place to judge them.The only reason I didn’t conjure up a gun as well was because I was more familiar with the sword and I hadn’t really trained up my gun wielding s

(Trina’s POV)Was he always this kind?“Are you feeling okay?” Jeremy Walker asked as he knelt before me, using his right hand to hold mine.I instinctively gulped at the sudden skin contact between us.For a moment, I wasn’t sure of how to respond but I knew that I had to so mustering the little courage within me, I nodded before answering. “Mn, I’m alright. Thank you.”He quickly heaved a sigh of relief after hearing my reply.This… was he really that worried about me?It seemed like a heavy burden was lifted off his shoulder due to my response.It made me feel bad.This guy was just another cadet.Sure he was one of the better performers but at the end of the day, he was just another cadet like me and every other person here.But because of fate or destiny, he finds himself carrying the hopes and expectations of every single one of us.I’m sure it must be terribly stressful.It’s a miracle he hasn’t caved under the pressure yet.How does he do it?“Can you stand?” just then, he ask

I glared at the monstrosity standing in my way.Even though I couldn’t defeat it in a tussle with pure strength, I still didn’t want to back down just like that so I stubbornly held in without letting go.A low growl escaped its throat, if it had anything like that, before it swung it’s other arm at me, catching me off guard.I was sent flying like I had no weight to speak of.Gritting my teeth, I struggled back to my feet but it was hard.But regardless, I couldn’t stay down, especially when the reason all this had happened was right in front of me.“Do you really have to struggle so much?” Dr. Philip asked.I glared at him but didn’t bother with a response.I only wanted to have him release us from this Nightmare and even kill him if I had the chance.“You are o so talkative, you know that?” Dr. Philip remarked. “No matter how much you wish to kill me, it won’t happen. The Dreamer only let you guys walk all over it because it was sealed. Now that it’s free, do you really think you s