Time flies quickly. Two days pass in an instant. On the morning of 13th April 2001, Hoshi prepared himself for the upcoming test, left the hotel and went to the university.
He arrived at HUA before that test starts almost two hours, but he didn't think that it will be many people at the gate, this told him how intense the exam was.
"Honestly, I feel a little bit disheartened..."
[Belief in yourself, you can kill the creature easily just kill them as much as you can.] Saturn encouraged the boy. Hoshi's group was the second group so he could gather the information roughly. As he knew the test will be held at the training grounds and hunting creature, so it could be guessed to let the examinee hunting them to the specific amount or might be some survival-theme test.
Before he could speak back, the examiner was coming to assemble them by dividing them into three groups and explain them testing details, which made Hoshi very relived.
The practice test named [Point hunting]. After he listens, he could understand roughly that [Point hunting] was about to let the examinee went into three hunting grounds which contained a huge amount of creatures with the point attached to their bodies. The examinee must hunt those creatures and get 100 points in four hours, which was before noon.
Then, three examiners lead the groups to their testing areas put them at the center of training ground before letting the test begins.
Looking around the dense forest, Hoshi smiles happily. This test has very favor to him who had no problem dealing with a bunch of creatures and experienced in jungle combat.
[Kiddo, go grab your weapon and start already. I think the one who starts first will have the most advantage.] Saturn's word was similar to Hoshi's thinking. This test is too easy, just killed a certain amount of creature, and doesn't have any maximum of succeeders. He fears that the numbers of creatures in the forest won't enough for everyone so he doesn't hesitate, just choose two short swords before dashing into the wood.
In this exam, HUA prohibits the examinees from using their own weapon for everyone to have the same standard. The arranged weapons were the high-class weapon made from normal steel which was spears, many type of swords like European and Asian swords, projectile weapons like bow and crossbow. The other examinees didn't waste the time either, they choose their own weapon and split to several parts of the forest. (Imagine the training ground as the forest of death in naruto)
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"The sixth!" Hoshi spoke as he killed another mantis which as big as the mini van. The brown mantis was chopped and separates its body into two. The more he fight, the more proficient he was with his time magic. He starts to grasp how to proficiently use his ability and needs a single strike to take down this giant creature.
"But...doesn't the point was too smalls?" He thought while picking the metal tag on the mantis head which has number 'four' writing on it. This was the same for other creatures he met, except giant tarantula which gave him ten points, the others were about three to four points.
[This test isn't something easy. Even the carnivore insects give you these low points. Look likes they encourage the examinees to steal from others or fighting those arachnids-type, what did you want to do? Kiddo.]
"Let's search for the arachnid-type. I don't think I could go against the others." He said without hesitation. He knows his capacity well, Now he doesn't have and confidence to fight with human. Moreover, it's about his personality. If he has to choose between grab from the other and get by himself, he will choose the latter.
Saturn seems to know what he thinks but didn't complain as if he too wants to know if Hoshi could do as he said.
"Oh, speak of the devil" Hoshi smile after he heard the sounds similar to screaming and found two spiders spinning a web on the tree, he doesn't hesitate and charge at those creatures.
Those two spiders hissing loudly before spitting the web to Hoshi like a giant net. At the moment, he uses his time magic and saw the world around him move slowly. He diverts their web with ease before uses the trunks and tree branches as a pedal base, jumps to those two spiders like the arrow.
"Hah!" He shouts and rotating on the air, swing his sword cleaving one spider into half while the other one barely dodges it. But Hoshi didn't intend to let it go, he grabs another sword at his waist and throws it to the spider, impeding its stomach causing the green entrails to flow out.
The spider fell onto the ground and madly flexed before getting stabbed by Hoshi who drop from the air.
"Phew... that was close." He said, time magic is very convenient, it helps him evading the attack and give him time to think and make a decision. But the more time wall he uses, the more it consumes his vigor. Now, the 1:4 ratio is his limit, he can use it only in a short amount of time. A moment ago, he uses it just a couple second but his vigor almost drained out.
[You need to increase your mana capacity to intermediate or advanced level. Then you don't have to worry about your mana anymore.]
Vigor inside human body divided into six level by density and quantity, which are normal level, uncommon level, intermediate level, advanced level, elite level, and legend level. Each level would have its own ability. For example, the uncommon level like Hoshi could bend vigor into a magical weapon (weapon made from dragons body, can absorb vigor to increase its power), or intermediate level could absorb mana in the air to restore their vigor.
"Oh, these two guys give a decent point. Eight and ten points. Look like I really need to hunt those arachnids, huh?" He smiles thinking that he needs only about fifty points to pass the test to make him happy, but then, there is a woman voice coming from the bush.
"Fifty points? That's good, I don't think you would have this much scores." A tall woman with a katana on her waist said. Her blue eyes glaring at him like a sword "Now, hand me your tags before I getting angry."