While Jay and the young mage were having trouble with the Aquga snake, most of the applicants who had been teleported to the island were also having trouble.
Whether they were espers, mages or pugilists, all had landed relatively close to monsters that tested their limits, as planned by the Academy.
However, there were exceptions to this, where the applicants were not having problemns with monsters... but with other applicants.
*BAM!*
A loud bang echoed in a corner of the island, product of the clash of punches between two people, which even caused several surrounding trees to shake slightly.
"...I knew it, you're as strong as I thought!" Said a somewhat striking looking young man as he backed up a few steps, which was also one of the people responsible for the loud bang.
