The night before the Second Round Begins all the participants arrived back on the island. Fei and Gordon had a private chat. A week ago Gordon offered Fei an alliance with him. If anyone of the two wins the Dragon Hunt they will share the healing potion. Last time Fei ran off before he could give Gordon a proper reply but this time he has to think about it. "I hired an assassin code-named Lethal Lady. I am sure if you two work together we have this competition in our grasp" said Gordon. He tried his best to persuade Fei to join forces but something caused him to hesitate. "Why do you want the Dragon's Potion?". Gordon immediately replied, "Nothing much. I was planning on selling it to a rich person if I win. I don't have anyone to save anymore. I'm afraid that person died two days ago".
After hearing his reply Fei asked his new watch whthe at the thought about Gordon first before making a decision. The watch on his right wrist lit up and shocked Gordon with its voice. "Gordon is a man of his word. He'll share the healing potion with you if he wins. The probability is reasonably high" the watch spoke. Gordon scratched his head after hearing Fei's watch talking. "Is Aoi helping you? That's unlike her to share her tech or maybe you stole it behind her back" Gordon suggested.
"No! Miss Aoi permitted me to accompany this teen. I have been given the name SOR"
Gordon nodded and pushed out his right hand for a handshake. "The second round is going to be difficult. Only Harriot and King Almon know what will take place tomorrow. Good luck" said Gordon. Fei shook his hand and replied, "Good luck to you too". Fei couldn't sleep knowing that the second round is around the corner. He left his room and journeyed around the island. While he was wandering around in the forest he saw a man on top of a tree branch. It was dark so he couldn't see the person clearly. Fei waved at the figure on top of the tree and shouted "Hey! Down here!". The person slowly climbed down the tree slipping a couple of times on his way down. After waiting for five minutes the person finally touched land. A sudden flash of light aimed at Fei's face.
The light was from the stranger's phone. The two looked at each other surprised. "Fei Fong, the future successor to Cruez's Path I assume. A spitting image of your father Harriot" said the stranger.
"Who are you?" asked Fei.
"Cj, we'll be teammates tomorrow so let's get along alright," said Cj before walking away. Fei noticed the bruises on Cj's trembling hands. He held one of Cj's hands and asked "What were you doing here?"
"Practicing to climb a try. I've been here since morning" Cj sighed.
"Ah, sweet"
CJ left Fei in the forest in a hurry after that. "Hmm, and here I thought I was going to have company. A while ago he said we'll be teammates tomorrow. How does he know that?" wondered Fei.
The next morning around 8 am The Golden Circle gathered all the participants outside the cave to explain the second round. King Almon clears his throat as he opened an envelope. "We've decided that the next round will be Capture The Flag" the king announced. The look of confusion crept up on some of the participant's faces. Some of them are not familiar with the game Capture The Flag. Gordon stepped forward and showed two flags in his hand. A white flag in his right hand while a black flag in his left. "At the end of the first round, I stated the order in which the fourteen of you passed. I'll remind you of your order real quick" said King Almon.
1st Isaac Lemmon - Odd
2nd Oden Alli - Even
3rd Cj Coley - Odd
4th Xavier Xerxes - Even
5th Lethal Sniper - Odd
6th May Katrina – Even
7th Fei Fong – Odd
8th Uranus – Even
9th Joey Sangsters – Odd
10th Max Maxim – Even
11th Terry Oda – Odd
12th Helius - Even
13th Alisa Matar – Odd
14th Victor Cruz – Even
After calling everyone's order in which they passed the first round, King Almon lift up two fingers. "There will be two teams. Each team will have one flag and the team that manages to have the two flags in their home base first wins. Steal the flag from the other team. It's a pretty simple game" said the king. A woman wearing a tom hat raised her hand. King Almon acknowledged her and asked, "What is it, lady?"
"Is there a reason why the second round revolves around teamwork? There will be only one winner when the whole competition is finished. What's the motive for doing this?. Every Dragon Hunt before this one always had a race in the second round" the woman asked curiously. The King smiled and looked at the green-haired teenager among the participants. "We did it to nerf a certain boy. The second round was always a race of some sort but we had to change things up a bit this time around because of him. I came up with the idea to group up the participants and play capture the flag so that he could be restrained. He is not the only one though. From what we saw in the first round some of you will have your powers restricted in some way. I forgot to mention that in the teams each member will have different roles. Fei Fong will be given a role that is practically useless for him" replied the king.
"You're going to make us play capture the flag because of a little boy's speed. Interesting" said the woman unsatisfied.
"So what are the roles?" Fei asked.
"First off you have The Leader, this position is self-explanatory. This person will lead the team to victory. He must always be close to the flag The person is also the last line of defense for your flag. The leader gives his teammates directions and guidance. You are forbidden to disobey the orders given by the leader no matter how ridiculous it may be. If you disobey him your whole team will be disqualified making the other team the winner" said King Almon.
"The Roamer, this role is the most tedious without a doubt. The Roamer will have to roam around the island silently like an assassin or spy for your other team. They will be the team's source of information so they have to be as accurate as possible. You aren't allowed to harm the Roamer unless he or she harms you first. ".
"The Fighters, two people have this position. They are the offense for the team. They are responsible for lessening the number of team members on the opposing side. They are free to kill or harm anyone except for the Roamer if the person didn't attack first"
"This Role is my favorite. The Supporter is like a game-changer in a fight. The Supporter helps anyone who is in a fight. May it be healing or combat. If you have an excellent supporter then you probably won't lose a fight. The sad thing is they will probably have to be agile to keep up with everyone around the island There's another deadly rule about being a supporter. You can't initiate an attack first under any circumstance. No matter how the enemy is harming you, you can't fight back unless someone on your team attacks them first. So clearly you can see that Supporters aren't meant to be by themselves. They should always be next to someone who can attack freely like a fighter for example "
"Last role or position is Defender. This one is very self-explanatory. They have to defend the flag at all times. He or she must not leave its side just like the leader. The defender can get support from either the Supporter or the Leader. Fei Fong will be a Defender rendering his super-speed not useful in the team's offense" the king explained.
"You clearly wanted this to happen for a while now. Don't use Fei as an excuse" said Miya seriously.
"Capture the flag sounds fun to watch. I think I'm going to like this round more than I should" Gordon added.
"Earlier I mentioned the order you all passed the first round in. That's what we will use to form the two teams. Those who passed the first round with an odd number will be grouped up. They're Team Odd. Anyone who passed the round with an even number will be in Team Even. So it will be Even vs Odd" the king added. Gordon split the fourteen participants into two groups of seven.
"Team Even follow me, Odd please follow Gordon. We're taking you all to your home bases. Unlike last round this one won't have a time limit" King Almon added. Isaac Lemmon, Cj, Lethal Lady, Fei Fong, Terry Oda, Joey Sangsters, and Alisa Matar are all teamed up together. They followed Gordon across the river, pass a plain field, over a hill and finally, they made it to their destination. Seven hours of walking made everyone except for Fei and Gordon exhausted. A large house made of wood. They went inside surprised to see the house empty. The only thing inside were sheets a telescope and a change of clothes for everyone. Cloths consist of pants, grey t-shirts, and different color sweaters. The black flag on a pole is next to the house. Gordon told everyone to make themselves at home. "Make sure you change into those clothes on the floor. Don't worry, they are sparkly clean. Be sure to read the book next to it. The second round will begin tomorrow at 7 am. Use today to revise the rules each position has. Make a plan as well" said Gordon. He gave the woman with a tom on her head a thumbs up then left the house.
Once Gordon was miles away from the hill Cj opened the book next to the pile of clothes. "The color clothing you wear determines the position/role you'll have" Cj read.
Black = Leader
Blue = Roamer
Red = Fighters
Orange = Supporters
Green = Defender
CJ flipped to the other page and saw that the roles were already assigned to the participants.
Leader – Cj Coley
Roamer – Joey Sangsters
Fighters – Isaac Lemmon, Terry Oda
Supporters – Lethal Sniper, Alisa Matar
Defender – Fei Fong
CJ handed the book to Alisa then took up the black sweater. "So this one's mine. Just the color I wanted" he smiled. Everyone took turns reading the book that was next to the pile of clothes. Fei was the last to read it. He looked around him and a big smile on his face. Some of his teammates were creeped out by him so they kept their distance.
"Ok, we're not getting anywhere if we don't break the ice a little," said Fei out loud.