The destroyed pawns disappeared and new ones emerged, but these new ones were moving. Calvin started running and aiming at every pawn. In a single aim, he shot decisively, without a second glance.
*BANG!* *BANG!* *BANG!*
"Magnificent! Truly Magnificent! Let's see if he can surprise me more!" Reis said to his assistant.
He smashed a button on the dashboard. Suddenly, platforms emerged from the ground, about 10 to 15 meters. On top of them, there were new pawns that appeared after the destroyed ones disappeared.
"Calvin! Bend your wrist down, It will launch a small pick and pierce the wall, and you will propel yourself to it! use it to move from one platform to another!" Reis told him about how to use his gear.
Calvin aimed at one of the platforms and did as Reis told him; he bent his wrist down.
*bof*
A small grapple hook emerged and pierced the wall, the wire got shorter and shorter. Forcing Calvin to reel himself toward the platform. He aimed mid-air at the pawn and shot him, Reis was astonished. Calvin landed down, the wire detached from him.
"In total, you can only fire ten times before you reload one gun! In addition, you have a set of 5 small grapple hooks in each hand! We can't make one that can be used multiple times due to technical issues, you have to make great use of them! Utilize them wisely! Now, Go!" Reis explained through the microphone.
Calvin heard what Reis said, now he has to take into account the ammunition. He examined his surroundings, took a deep breath, and jumped from the platform! Mid-air, he aimed at a wall, propel himself to it, and simultaneously shooting a pawn which was on another platform with his other hand. Calvin aimed at another wall and repeated this action another time, taking down a number of pawns! He was swinging around, from a corner to another.
"INCREDIBLE!" Reis yelled.
"Such adaptability! How did he accomplish it?!" His assistant asked.
"This gear has multiple problems when it comes to its use. However, the major problem that comes with the full operation, is the effects of acceleration and G-Forces on the body. For one thing, sustained positive G-Forces can cause a person to blackout. A more relevant problem is the magnitude of the acceleration and the resulting forces on the body are so large that they would most likely physically break the person's skeletal structure. Doing some quick math, taking a swing with a radius of 15 meters in one second would require a centripetal force of about 400 lbs or almost 4Gs (180 Kg). All of that weight would have to be supported by one arm. And somehow, Calvin can withstand all of this while going full speed aiming, and shooting pawns with complete mastery! Which is absolutely CRAZY!" Reis explained to his assistant.
Calvin finished, the scene was in a complete mess. He perfectly hit his targets at an incredible rate, he looked at Reis.
"Test finished! A complete success!" Reis said through the microphone while doing a thumbs up.
* Sometime later at the HQ MTCD room*
"It was a complete success! You are our ace now!"Reis spoke in joy with the others.
"I told I have something in my mind. Anyway, tomorrow's the big day, isn't it?" Calvin asked.
"Yes, it is. You are well prepared, you will get in the top 20 if not the top 10. The other participants can't use equipment and weapons, they don't need it anyway, you will be at their level with this gear." he explained.
"What will happen tomorrow?" Calvin asked.
"To be honest with you, we don't know, the test is different each time. All there is to inquire about is that you will be the only participant from our group." Reis responded.
"Wait! So who are all these people!?" He asked pointing at them.
"Oh, they were like you but they never succeeded after, so they become my assistants!" Reis explained.
Calvin was a bit perplexed by the idea that he was the only participant from group 0, as the competition was really tight, he wouldn't get at least one partner. It would be a solo battle for him, the content of the tournament was unknown so even Ilyes could become his enemy. After some time of reflection and talking with Reis about the usage of his gear and different tactics, he decided it was time he would go to his dorm and spend all the time there until tomorrow. While going there, at the parking lot, he found the black Dodge charger he used. He was surprised, it was neatly refurbished and repaired, it looked as if it was a new one. Calvin went to the car, opened it with the key in his pocket, and sat in it.
"Hmmmmm... So that's how it feels to own a car..." He said while having the door open, one leg in one leg out, and a hand on the steering wheel.
Calvin looked to the other side, there were two other cars. A white Mk4 Toyota supra which was driven by Ilyes, and a grey Mercedes-AMG GTR Coupé which its owner is unknown. Ilyes never said where did he find that car, Calvin was always puzzled by how cars got here, this island had the size of a country (like France), there must be a secret organization behind the logistics and transport of this island.
"Let's stop thinking about conspiracies right now, I have to go to my room and meditate." He convinced himself.
Calvin went to his room, and start meditating. A type of meditation called combat visualization which one imagines himself battling someone else in his mind by being completely neutral and objective. Calvin imagined himself battling against Chin-Hae and Ilyes, but he couldn't defeat them at all even with his new gear.
"....I need to practice my techniques...." He said.
And thus, Calvin spent the rest of the day practicing his martial art, that Kamo left to him.