BOOOOOM!
The attacks of the void creatures hit the spot Alex laid with deadly precision. The waves of energy spread out from the spot.
The void creatures quietly observed the spot their attacks impacted and waited for the results. And when the waves of energy dissipated, Alex was nowhere to be found.
The conclusion―completely erased from existence. With nothing else to do, the void creatures hovered in their spots and let out low growls and screeches.
"Well, that was something…"
Suddenly, the void creatures heard the annoying sound of their prey; prey that was supposedly obliterated.
Quickly turning around, the void creatures saw Alex standing at the far end and close to one of the paths. His spear was held behind his back.
Without time to waste, the creatures growled, screeched and roared as they rushed after him once more. They care little about how he survives, so far as he was standing, he wasn't dead.
...
Moments earlier, when the attack was just an inch from Alex, he felt a new thrill wash down his body and the energy infusion was almost intoxicating.
Everything slowed down; the energy beam in his face, the void creatures, and even the air particles slowed to a pause. Everything was within his vision and in that moment, he knew something had been triggered.
He felt it and the reason was at the tip of his tongue, but he just couldn't remember. Putting that aside, he slowly stood up and moved out of the way of the energy attack.
His movements were seemingly slow to him, but to the rest of the world, his movement was so swift that all watching students missed him. Many even thought he was hit.
However, the instructors and the truly powerful. All those watching in the shadows instantly knew that the power Alex was showing was out of his current level.
It was impossible.
"What just happened?"
An instructor asked and turned to look in the direction of Instructor Horvey. However, whatever explanation he wanted was not going to be found as the instructor he was looking at had the same dumbfounded expression on his face.
"…"
They all exchanged confused glances and looked back at the screen, making sure that what they saw was right.
Whatever they were seeing didn't make sense. Of course, they knew something was up when Alex remained trapped in that same place for too long, but instructor Horvey had mentioned it was expected as the information came from the principal herself.
It was the reason they looked at him for an explanation.
Hunter Zol just smiled watching Alex move out of the way with elegance, as if he owned the space and had all the time in the world to do as he pleased.
But he also knew this was exactly what they wanted to see. The strength he displayed and the mana he was giving off may not be impressive to them, but the point was his actual level compared to what the readings gave.
Everything Alex was going through right now was only possible because Zol was around to adjust the system to reflect what his real body was doing. Without it, Alex would have died, no questions asked.
With absolute ease, Alex moved close to one of the labyrinth paths and watched as the explosions went off.
In his experience where everything was moving at a snail's pace, he observed his body set ablaze in a golden light, the mana coming off of him off the charts.
'What is this?' he still wondered as the feeling gnawed at him. An awakened covering themselves in their mana was not something new as almost every awakened was capable of doing the same.
The main thing was that, in that state, it was simply a waste of mana expulsion without action and this state did not significantly increase the hunter's strength.
'Well, am not complaining,' he thought with a smile and observed as the waves of energy began to die down.
The low growls and screeches of the void creatures resounded in the growing stillness as Alex gave away his position.
...….
Watching the void creatures rush towards him without regard, he quietly observed as even now everything was moving slow, too slow in fact.
"…"
He wasn't sure of his current level as he had no way of telling. However, to those watching, the readings from the system revealed the current power level of Alex was at the peak of Class E awakened―the very peak, almost to the next level.
Almost.
From a low level Class F awakened to a peak Class E awakened. No one was sure how such a thing was possible. Students were confused and could only speculate.
And to those who knew more about Alex, guessed it had to do with the special energy he used.
'Void energy…' Hunter Zol thought to himself, keenly aware of the principal still standing behind him.
Alex decided to decipher the reason behind his power boost once he made it out of the labyrinth. Right now, he had some void creatures to eliminate.
In an instant that the coming creatures missed, Alex appeared above them, a little over one hundred metres.
He brandished his spear and directed the blazing mana around him into the spear, instantly lighting up the spear in the same golden glow.
And even then, the glow around him did not die down, his eyes blazing with the same light, only fiercer and menacing.
With a desire to test out his newfound strength, Alex decided to go all out in his throw.
The aim on the creatures was still and true as in his vision, they might as well not move at all.
WHOOSH!
He finally threw his spear at speeds he was shocked to witness. The instant the spear left his hand, it impacted.
BOOOOOOOOOOM!
The resounding explosion was deadly, and devastating, destroying everything in its path; the void creatures, the large hall, the labyrinth walls that were supposedly indestructible; nothing was left.
Everything went boom as the golden glow energy from the spear spread out in a large sphere and grew outwardly.
Alex hovered above the explosion as he observed everything. If it wasn't for the dense material the labyrinth was made of, the explosion would have been more powerful than anything he had unleashed before.
Suddenly, Alex's vision went black out of nowhere. He saw nothing, felt nothing, and when he regained his vision, …
"What the hell…?"