Xero had managed to survive the exam down to the last second. Thanks to system he had made a great call not allowing his instincts to give in. Lora would have probably been out there for no good reason.
He turned to his left and saw the hooded figure he had punched. Fear washed over him. He hadn’t intentionally hit him. He had only hit him with the impression of hitting his opponent.
"Now we have come to the end of this exam. It was a wonderful display you guys had in there. You all did your very best but these five standing on this podium worked better than you guys." Lonel Brayn said and paused.
"We had 126 badly injured students, 6 near deaths and 2 actual deaths." Lonel Brayn said and in that moment everyone began to whisper to themselves.
Xero could see Lora lift her head up. A bead of sweat rolled down his face. Had the guy died? What punishment was the military going to impose on him? A lot of questions was rushing in his mind but he had to keep calm so as not to be suspected.
"Now everyone keep quiet!! We know that 2 lives were taken in here but these are part of the reasons why the school is underground. What happens if the person faced a deadly demon and was killed? Inside this Military Super University, we train you with real life situations and death is one of the ugly sides of life." Lonel Brayn said and paused. Every student paused too.
Xero stared at him not understanding what he was saying. Was he in support of the death of a student or was he protecting the name of the school?
"To be frank we aren’t going to punish anyone because that was part of the test. Anyone who could die now wasn’t just fit for our trainings. Everyone of you here passed the exam as the exam was a live or die. It wasn’t necessarily returning to the open ground. It was about training your mind on the best time to leave a battle and each one of you showed that you are worth our training.
As regards the five standing with me, they will be getting a special treatment for only a week. After that, they are as equal as their mates." Lonel Brayn said and turned to look at the five students who made it.
"Genos Dan, Selph Delhi, Dennis Smunth, Lora Silver and..." he paused for a while as if the next name was a sting in his mouth. "..Xero Damien."
Then he looked back at the crowd. "These are the prodigies to look out for." He said and walked out.
Xero and others were guided out of the the open ground and taken to a smaller room. The two officers who had accompanied Lonel Brayn then walked forward.
"Get into your rooms. From today you are certified members of this institution. Welcome to Kansas Military Super University."
Everyone dashed away immediately like they had been waiting for the moment they will hear it. It was a relief to them judging by the fact that they had lost all hopes of gaining admission into the institution.
Gaun stood in the middle of the crowd. Her head was bleeding as she clenched her fists tightly and cursed out bitterly.
"Stupid level 1. I’ll teach him a lesson of my own. Just you wait and see. I’m coming for you." She muttered before leaving.
****
Inside the small room, the five students stood before Lonel Brayn who sat on a chair. On the table was a tag ’Year One General ’.
He was obviously in charge of all the year one’s in the school so he was something similar to the principal of a high school or something like that.
He stared at the five of them and rested his muscular frame against his chair. The room was livid and different objects were hanging on each wall. Xero wondered what all those objects were.
"Last year, I had a total of ten students who emerged out of this trial and they are all brilliantly doing good now. You five happened to clear a total of 600 students. That’s amazing and you must know that I have my respects and I expect results." Lonel Brayn said and paused.
"I can see that I have two people on my recommendation list here. Lora Silver and Dennis Smunth." He said referring to the guy who had used the Voice Amplification.
"As for you, see me later tomorrow." He said referring to Xero. Xero nodded his head accepting the meeting.
He looked at the other two students who had made it. The girl, Selph Delhi was a level 7, with her HP reading(56/70). The other guy, Genos Dan was a level 9 with a HP value of (81/90).
It was obvious that Genos was the strongest of everyone here. He was shocked that he was in the mist of these great persons. Also he knew he would be a target and eyes would be on his back as he was just a level 1. He was sure that even other level 1s would decide him.
"For this week, you all would be getting premium food and additional points to spend at your free time." Lonel Brayn said before dismissing them.
****
Xero was on his way to his room as his system had surprisingly healed him of all his injuries. Lora was taken to the medics for check up while the rest had gone to their own rooms.
He wondered how this school was to treat on its first week. He hoped there wouldn’t be any bullying like in his former school but he that wasn’t possible. There would always be bullies.
Just as he opened the door to his room, his eyes the room. His eyes fell on two other guys who didn’t look interested in him. They were busy packing in their properties into the cabinet.
Then he sensed a dense presence. He turned and he was shocked to see Dennis Smunth. He was room mate. They had both slept here last night. He had slept directly underneath him.
Fear crept into his nerve as he realised what a dire situation he was in.