"Before you get closer to fight yours truly," Morris stepped out of the arena
"You'll have to go through me, and if you fail then you can't get to the finale of the training camp," their first opponent appeared in the center, he drags a big hammer that was bigger than his own body, he was filled with arrogance and had a similar personality to Morris with a short temper he's likely to have no ounce of mercy once he's furious
"Doesn't he reminds you of someone else," Gale notices some similarities between the two of them in more ways than one
"You mean he's kinda like Morris then yes, he's like that Know at all, let's hope he's not all talk and has something to back his words," His patience suddenly snapped once he heard he was getting compared to a blockhead
"On second thought, all of you attack me, I'm giving myself a handicap I only have to be beaten by one of you and you'll pass my training. but if I knock you out of the ring you're immediately disqualified," Jin made a proposal that gave everyone a shock, not only was it favorable for the others they could even gang up on him
"Aren't you guys a little bit cautious about this fight?" Hugo noticed Quon, Esther, And Kyo while they were wearing every gear they could've placed within their body before the battle commenced
"You should be a little curious about his confidence if he's the boss's friend then without any doubt he's strong," Kyo reminded everyone about Morris's capabilities which made them question Jin's playstyle making all of them waste not a single second and place their protective gear
"You shouldn't have told them, why are you such a loose-mouthed fool," Quon detests his lack of knowledge by warning their competitors
"Grrrh, what's the matter with you, it looks like you want a fight or something? I just wanted to warn them,"
"Oh please, you've just threatened an easy victory for us didn't master told you anything, he said that the ones that reached the finale will get a reward,"
Kyo walks closer to Quon, he lets out a growl and she returned his aggressive behavior by letting her energy flow which showed her overflowing amount of mana. they were about to start a fight between themselves before they were interrupted by a loud clap that was imbued with mana amplifying its power which came from Esther which was overflowing with a killing intent that was second to Airis
"Break it off, this isn't the time for your quarrels if you've calmed down then I'll see the two of you at the ring," Esther collected her killing intent before she made her way to the arena
"This isn't over," Kyo backs away from Quon after they were warned by Esther
"Who said it was over, to begin with,"
"I never thought I'd see kids in this kind of light, they looked more like a pair of ravenous hyenas than a pair of bunnies," Morris sounded the alarm that was used to call everyone to gather near the arena
[System: Construction completed, Metallic circle has been created for any player that steps inside the circle will be seen as a participant, those that are knocked out of the circle before the time limit will be disqualified, An attack that belongs to the player Jin Kurenai will become harmless yet the impact will remain the same as his real strength]
"Well then how about all of you start attacking instead of standing all day long or else I might have to fetch you myself," Jin taunted everyone else in his vicinity while he holds his hammer high waiting for the right time to strike
[System: Blacksmith passive skill Metallic pulse has been activated, you can now hear the impact that's being done on any metal]
He remained calm and unfazed by his situation while he focused all of his attention on the vibrations that he was receiving in the circle they were standing on every stepped and every little detail that was revealed by his skill the enemy's weight, Breathing, and location he could feel it through the vibrations which gave him a better view of the battle
"This isn't the time to relax," Shin strikes him from behind which was countered by a piece of metal that was manipulated through the circle before she could have reacted her feet were caught in the very metal she was standing on making giving Jin an opening to strike her down with his hammer
"Shield crash, that was a close one, now can you get out of that trap," Gale dashes toward the two of them with his skill which negated Jin's heavy and destructive attack that created a crack at the circle
"Well, isn't this a surprise I'm not even getting serious and you just barely survived do you want a time out?" Jin laughed at Shin's reckless behavior that could've caused her the match before he dodges an attack that was coming from his left and right
Esther came from the left wielding her sword that she imbued with mana sharpening her sword while increasing its damage on the right was Hugo that was wielding his black sword that had a certain skill raising its speed and sharpness. making Jin tilt his body at the perfect angle which made their swords collide with each other before he counters them by lowering his Hammers size and increasing its weight swinging it towards the two which sent them flying to the air before they were pushed back Kyo and a wave that Quon had casted
"What a good way to start the match, I'm open who wants another try I'm ready when you are," Jin held his ground without a single sweat, holding his Hammer along with a smile that was irritating his opponents
The others were surprised by his abilities which made them admire his charisma and his playstyle even to the point where they asked for a break to come up with a plan for their next move. while Blake who's the only none combative player cheering all of them along with Airis that didn't participate in the match
"What's wrong don't tell me you're regretting your decision to not participate in the match," Morris gave her a bottle of water while they watched the fight in the building they constructed
"If I wanted to fight you then I would've preferred if we're alone, I'm not good with keeping my audiences alive since my skills can kill them even if I did my best to prevent it from happening. now that I think about it the two of you really are alike it's like I'm seeing a charismatic version of Christ beating down anyone that came his way," Airis continued to watch as the battle commenced when they heard the alarm
'Charisma? he's only hiding his true nature towards those guys if he would have wanted to knock them down he will unleash the might of his Hammer along with his control over the circle. well, he's not that aggressive compared to me, I would've wiped everyone else if I'm the one they're fighting,'
Gale took the lead in their pursuit of stalling Jin until the time limit would have ended using his skill which taunted Jim to target him, while the others launched a sneak attack on every side of his body striking his joints and his shoulder to restrain him. which was blocked with the metal that Jin manipulated from the circle even if he can only target Gale in the limited time it didn't stop him from using his skills to protect his weakness. after he broke free from Gale's taunt he quickly made his way through the obstacle he made to slow down anyone that gets in his way
He aimed for their weakest ally, making him knock Shin out of the circle after he restrained Kyo and Quon's movements making them unable to act which knocked her out along with Yoona that was stationed at a location far from their location leaving only five remaining players in the circle for him to knock off
"You guys are going for a time limit? then I better get a move on, it's time to send someone flying out the circle, Blacksmiths rage!!!" Jin unleashed one of his powerful skills that turned the battle to his advantage
[System: the player Jin Kurenai has activated the skill Blacksmiths rage giving him a boost on Attack and Dexterity along with fire application to his weapons]
Jin didn't waste any remaining time he quickly head straight to the nearest opponent who was Gale, making his Hammer grow twice his size, swinging it before he added its weight which was getting pulled back by Gale that use Shield crash when it struck him he was able to survive his attack. that was before he manipulated the circle and it became a weapon of his own the flames were heating the metal to its highest which he wasn't affected because his passive made him resistant to the scorching temperature
Which tested everyone else in the circle forcing them to quit before they could even make it to the final round Gale didn't hold out any longer his armor made him sweaty and his atmosphere made it worse. leaving the four of them behind that continued to suffer an irreversible choice it felt like their skin was melting their body at the entrance of hell while the metallic circle was slowly turning into a liquid state. Hugo was circulating all of his remaining mana towards his skin protecting him from the heat while Kyo used his regeneration to pull through the pain. Esther used her remaining strength gathering all of it into her arms which she used to slam the arena knocking all of the fluids in the air while Quon shielded her with Wave that she immediately turned into a fortress of ice with Freeze
[System: time limit has been reached, congratulations to the surviving players, Kyo, Esther, Quon, and Hugo the four of you will now face the final test and that is the host itself, Christopher Morris]