The camping grounds spanned almost 12,000 acres. Reaching the border of the camping grounds wasn’t the difficult part but reaching it before the blindfolds ran out was the main issue. So, everyone gave it their best to get there in time.The core disciples of most sects were among the first to arrive there, and they tried to take multiple of those to cover for their sect members, but Selly and other masters were present there and ordered them to only take one.Then came the inner disciples of different sects, with some talented outer disciples present among them. Edgar and Fabby also got there in time and took the blindfolds and hurried ahead.Gossini also got there soon after the siblings passed, but it was after she crossed the border, she encountered some trouble in the form of two disciples from random sects who saw that she was alone and wanted to take the blindfold for themselves, so that they could give them to their sect members that couldn’t get the blindfolds.“You shouldn’t
“Be on your toes,” Fabby reminded him as a warning.“I’m already on my toes,” as Edgar said, something whizzed past him and pierced his sister, making her cry out loud.A pain of a thousand mosquitoes biting her shoulder at once wouldn’t even describe the amount of pain Fabby felt right now. Her whole body froze from the sheer shock.Edgar instinctively released electricity mixed with drive and spread it to his sister through her arm. She received some shock, but it also made whatever that bit her back away.“Are you okay?” Edgar asked.“My shoulder,” she cringed in pain. “I can’t feel it. It’s gone numb.” Her shoulder was bleeding because of a small but sharp, deep wound.Edgar jolted her body with more electricity, and it helped in making the numbness go away fast. It also helped shut her shoulder wound at least temporarily.“Just what attacked you?” Edgar couldn’t even tell. “I only heard some noise briefly. A buzzing sound.”Though both of them stopped in their tracks for the time
While many disciples greatly struggled against the blood bees, the same wasn’t the case for those from the Honeywell sect who had applied to their body some sort of strange honey that repelled these bees.Thanks to that, all they had to do was follow their leader, Melita’s lead. She led them up to the half-way point before accelerating and dashing forth alone in order to get a higher rank in the second round.Those who reached the other side of the Whispering Woods faster and with the least number of wounds on their bodies would be given a better rank, after all.Meanwhile, Edgar and Fabby were fighting the blood bees together in different ways. She released mud through her skin and made it difficult for the bees to sting her. Edgar, on the other hand, depended more on his lightning ability instead of his drive as using drive for long while running was draining his energy much faster.There was always chaos around them, with others fighting the bees in every direction. They couldn’t a
Leo Baker was the first to reach the other side of the Whispering Woods where there was a wonderful lake.Ryu Reyes, Anarga Utsav, Missi Dardu, Rufai Ghaws, Sinta Sonic, and Kennie Spie arrived seconds later. Kennie and Missi briefly had a staring competition at each other.A giant crocodile rushed out of the lake and charged them.“Treating us like snacks,” Sinta snapped her fingers, and the crocodile’s head got blown into bits. The other crocodiles that were there close by now swan to the depths of the lake like their lives depended on it, but their heads also blew into pieces, causing red spot to fill up the lake in one location for a little while.Sinta looked at Rufai. “Do you want some meat?”“But you don’t know how to cook.”“You do, don’t you?”“Geez,” Rufai could only sigh. If only she hadn’t rejected his proposal a year ago, he would have gladly cooked for her be it now or forever. “Whoever marries you is going to have a really hard time raising the kids.”“You don’t need to
After Noob appeared behind her, Fabby almost immediately jumped away, but a tree root burst out of Noob’s finger and pierced through her belly. More tree roots burst out of his fingers and flew at her like hungry, living snakes.Edgar used the Flash Step to cover the distance in a fraction of a second. His Thunder Fist destroyed the roots before they reached her. The next second, his blade went for Noob’s throat. A swift swing it was, but Noob jumped back in time.Fabby coughed blood from the mouth. It fell on Edgar’s head and shoulders. He couldn’t see what was happening, but his eyes widened with fear. He quickly touched her belly. Though it was just one stab wound, blood was leaking fast out of her stomach. Her knees were shaking. She didn’t look like she was in the position to heal herself.“Sis, bear with it,” he pressed his palm against the injured spot, and blood vaporized at the spot.“Using the heat to close the wound?” Noob clicked his tongue. “That will leave a nasty scar i
“I congratulate all those who made it here,” Selly Willis spoke aloud while standing in the center of the lake. The crocodiles tried to attack her, but the heat given off by her feet kept them away.Her ponytail and cool appearance attracted many young male disciples. Some even secretly salivated at her, wondering how someone could look so charming even when she wasn’t trying.“Over 60,000 people failed to reach here, and more than half of those that failed had perished in the Whispering Woods,” Selly continued. “Let’s hope their souls rest in peace.“Now then, let’s talk about more important things. Those of you who are afraid to go to the next round can back out, but if you’re still motivated to win, then cross this lake to start the third round, which is just to cross the forest full of traps with your lives intact, but with the condition that you can’t kill your fellow competitors in this round. And of course, you have only until the sun goes away.”“What? The third round?” Many
Though everyone crossed the lake, Melita from the Honeywell sect was still standing on the side of the Whispering Woods. Why didn’t her sect members not reach there yet? Did they give up, or did they die? Even after she brought them half-way through the Whispering Woods?Instead of going forward, she turned back toward the Whispering Woods and dashed forth. “I hope they’re alright.”Meanwhile, Fabby and Edgar were following Betty.“I don’t think this is the right time for us to be doing this,” he said.“She killed Gray and walked away free,” Fabby resolutely said. “I will show her there’ll be consequences for every action.”“Yeah, but shouldn’t saving our energy be our priority?” Edgar was looking around. There were thick and tall trees, and the terrain and atmosphere felt pretty similar to the Whispering Woods, excluding the blood bees and the eerie noises. “We don’t know what dangers lie ahead of us in this round.”“It won’t take long to defeat her.”Edgar sighed. “Should I do it?”
“That woman must have been using the light-footed technique, so it made her vulnerable against a strong wind that wasn’t cutting but pushing type,” Edgar talked with his sister as they kept jogging through the woods. “That’s why she got thrown far out of that windy zone and got stuck between trees.”“You are right. We should be careful before we use any moves as they could very well end up putting us in a more difficult situation.”“She said her name was Betty,” Edgar wondered. “What if someone tries to take advantage of Betty’s situation and abuses her?“Well,” Fabby replied in a low voice. “I sensed some masters watching from a distance, so I’m sure they wouldn’t allow a female to be raped now, would they?”“What if the masters themselves get tempted?”Fabby’s heart skipped upon hearing Edgar’s question. “L-Let’s hope that doesn’t happen. It’s highly unlikely that multiple masters would lose their conscience after seeing a pretty little ass.”“Well, you never know.”Fabby didn’t say