Lora had noticed the tension between the two teammates she had just made and opted for a stopper. So she decided that they know each others name at least.
"I guess we all need to know each other better. My name is Lora Silver." She said and the two of them looked at her.
"My name is Gaun Shyren. That’s enough for an introduction right?" She said rhetorically. Xero sighed.
"I’m Xero Damien." He muttered and Gaun arched an eyebrow. He stared at her waiting for her to insult him but she didn’t.
"Okay so how do we proceed. Its clear we are not totally balanced up. If we had a level 3 or at level 2, we could all engage in attacking but I’m not ready to baby sit a full grown adult." Gaun said with pure disgust. Xero decided to keep quiet before she ended up attacking him.
"Look I wasn’t planning an all out strategy when I thought of the team. I want us to stay under cover and at least begin to attack towards the end when most people’s HP has dropped.
"That’s a good plan only that we still don’t know how long we are taking this exam." Xero said and just then the ten minutes counter elapsed and a spherical stone was dropped into every students hand.
"I guess our teleporting stones." Xero muttered as he stared at the stone. He noticed three deep holes on the stone but on it two were coloured red while the last one was a blue.
Suddenly everyone’s watches beeped. They all looked at it to find out their timer had begun to count.
1:59:49
"Two hours!! Thats long!" Someone blurted.
Everyone began to teleport away from the open ground. The teleportation worked like a portal and from one position, all one would see is the person tearing up like his body had turned to nothing but dust.
Xero looked at Lora and Gaun as if asking if they were ready to teleport. Then they all tapped on a red circle and they were immediately teleported into a dark room.
Xero stared around to see if they were alone and yes they were. Lora then moved her fingers and a crystal formed in her hand. It shone brightly and she was obviously using it to illuminate the room.
Now Xero coups see the room more clearly. The room wasn’t old but it looked empty, too empty to be a classroom. He looked at the door, it had an inter lock. He walked up to it and locked it tightly.
"So what’s your ability?" Gaun asked as she stared at him. "If we plan on making it out here victorious then we have to know each others abilities. Already Lora’s ability us obviously ice. Mine is speed."
Xero heaved a sigh. He didn’t have an ability and he knew that we’ll but he thought about his system and tried to think of a stand out attribute that he could use as his ability but he couldn’t.
"I do not have an ability?" Xero let out.
"What!!!" Gaun exclaimed in disgust. Lora looked at him in shock.
"You mean you are a Lamer!!?" She queried. Xero simply nodded as he sat on the ground. Lora stared at him. He wondered what was going on in her head.
"You are even more useless than a level 1." Gaun admitted. Lora then stepped in.
"No need to lament. You are already in the team now we have to just adjust." Lora said. Xero scuffed. He didn’t want her pity.
Gaun just rested her body against the wall and stared at Xero the while time. Lora couldn’t help the unease in the atmosphere. From time to time she will check her watch to see how much time had gone.
At about 1: 26:44, Xero’s system kicked in.
[Ability Detected: Shadow Movement]
Xero’s eyes sharpened. The last time his system had warned him forehand, it had helped him. Now he was going to make full use of the information now.
"Quick. Someone is here." He said and stood up. Gaun looked around and felt like he was making a full of himself. However, Lora stayed on high alert. She had also felt a presence in the room and was shocked that Xero had sensed it too.
Just when Xero was about to speak again a man emerged from Gaun’s shadow and in an instant he threw a heavy punch at her gut sending her skidding across the room.
Xero’s eyes immediately got a glimpse of his watch. He was a level 3. Xero then took a combat position. His eyes locking straight on the opponent.
The man then dashed backwards and attempted to unlock the door. Xero followed him almost instantly like he had read his movements before hand.
The man grinned widely. His dark eyes stared coldly at him. Xero threw a punch at him but the man saw through the attack and choked him against the door while shifting his body backwards to avoid the punch clean.
Then the man sent his head to crush hard against Xero’s skull. The man then threw him to the ground.
[9/10HP]
Damn. A HP for just a nod? He’s too strong for me. He looked at his watch and his HP had also reduced by one. He scuffed lightly.
The man unlocked the door and two other guys came in. One held a large double sized sword across his shoulder. His watch read level 4. The other looked slim and his watch read a level 4 also.
Xero’s heart pounded. Just how the hell did this team find them and why now. Two level 4s and a level 3. One his own side, a level 5, level 4 and he a level 1. If only he was at least a level 3 he would have been sure to know the outcome of the battle.
Just as he was lamenting to himself the man who had used the shadow ability grabbed him by the collar.
"Come on boy. I love your senses. You and I make a good spar." He said and laughed.
"Dammit. I’m dead. There’s no chance I have against this level 3 and his ability makes it harder." Xero thought to himself.
[Optional Quest: Defeat the Level 3 to gain a level up and 50 EXP]
"What the hell?"