Two people were standing frozen as they stared at the monster standing in front of their eyes. At this moment, Shane frowned as he said, "Is this a joke?"
"What?" Tess secretly picked up a branch fallen on the ground and waved her hand as if she wanted to try fighting, but since she hadn't practiced, her moves were full of awkwardness. Her face seemed confident, making it look like she knew a secret to fight against the monster.
"Is this the monster we're supposed to fight?" Shane's eyes squinted as he continued to stare at the monster in front of his eyes, "It's just half the size of the beasts I saw during the trials."
Tess also frowned.
"That reminds me, how did you pass the trials without getting killed? From what I remember, you're not someone who even liked to kill a mosquito."
Tess remained silent as a bloody scene appeared in her mind. She had died just a few hours before Shane and got a chance to enter this place earlier. The place where she had an accident was in the middle of a forest, where it was difficult to find any help.
If help had arrived on time, perhaps she could still have lived. It was just that the area had no cellphone network, and even if it had, neither Tess nor anyone else could have picked it up because she was knocked out the moment the accident happened.
Only after entering the white room did she see how she died and learn the bitter truth about her mom and dad. That day, she cried a lot, at least for half an hour, before heading outside the room. The only relief was that her brother was still alive.
It was just that she had a trace of sadness in her eyes, thinking she couldn't see the guy anymore. But all the thoughts of her family vanished without a trace after seeing giant monsters in front of her eyes.
Originally, neither of the groups she was in had the thought of rushing toward the monsters and didn't even wonder if they were all hiding something behind their backs. They were all afraid and wanted to find a way out of there.
One of the people in their group just happened to have stepped outside the safe boundary as the monsters launched onto that person instantly. They all witnessed the scene of a human getting torn apart like a piece of meat. That was a scene she would never forget in her life. Her eyes widened as her entire body paled.
That was when she realized that without her brother's, mom's, and dad's protection, she was nothing but a spoiled brat who didn't do anything but yell at them all day long just to fulfill her wishes. Now, when she was alone amid so many monsters, she didn't know whom to rely on anymore.
That was when she started to wonder what her brother would think at this time, and she instantly rushed toward the monsters because Tess knew exactly what would be going on in Shane's mind.
She lost her arm, one of her eyes, and her entire body became nothing she had ever known, but she managed to survive the ordeal. It was just that she had to witness the scene of everyone getting killed brutally, and she was the only one who made it out alive. Even the good news of her body healing and getting her arm and eye back didn't make her happy.
That entire event made Tess unexpectedly mature, but she didn't want this.
She looked up at her brother, who stood in front of her like a wall, protecting her from the danger as her eyes moistened. Then she lowered her head and took a deep breath, "Let's fight these things. These things are nothing in my eyes!"
For a moment, Shane paused, thinking if he had just heard some kind of emotion from the girl's voice, but he didn't say anything as he narrowed his eyes.
Just how did he end up using that dark cosmic energy back then? Right, he had to think about it for the moment.
Dark cosmic energy
Dark cosmic energy
Dark cosmic energy
F*cking dark cosmic energy!
What the heck!!!
Shane's eyes couldn't help but widen. He couldn't access that energy at all. How did he manage to pull it off? He had been extremely emotional back then, so it might be because he could trigger it somehow because of that, but now….
He couldn't help but cuss in his mind.
No worries. He had managed to survive those monsters. He would do this as well. After all, it was just one.
But then, he heard the sound of footsteps coming closer and closer. The ground trembled even more as if something huge was coming. After a while, Goblins of the same height surrounded them with spears and knives in their hands.
Then, he heard a familiar voice echoing from above, "Why are you two still chitchatting? Isn't this dangerous enough?"
Shane and Tess looked up instantly only to see the bald man standing behind the door from where they were thrown as if they were potato sacks. Anger flooded Shane's veins, "What the heck is this!? Why did you do this to us?!"
The bald man had pulled out a cigar from somewhere as he sucked on it with a deep breath and said while exhaling the smoke into the air, "This is my punishment area. The two of you have managed to attract my attention, and it's my duty to test you firmly before accepting you as disciples."
"Who the f*ck wants to be your disciples?!"
The bald man ignored that comment as he went on explaining, "If you want to live under me, just do one thing: survive for an hour. That's it."
Shane's ears perked up as he asked, "We'll be free after that?"
"I'll help you hide your identity only on the premise that you become my disciples."
The robot standing behind the bald man was horrified after hearing those words. Just now, they were discussing how Shane and Tess were actually demons who entered the system realm. And now this man was talking about making them his disciples. What the heck was this person thinking?!
He instantly whispered hurriedly, "Master, this isn't a good choice…."
The bald man ignored his robot and said loudly, "Oh, by the way, you cannot access your powers. This is a no-power zone. Of course, the same goes for the monsters as well, but these Goblins are naturally more powerful than you guys even after having system bodies. So, the chances of your survival are pretty small."
Shane's eyes were fueled with anger as he glared at the bald man. If looks could kill, the bald man would have died already a million times! But then, he had to think rationally. Of course, there was no way he would end up becoming that bald man's disciple, but the 'one-hour' thing would save him and his sister. At this time, he didn't have much power, and he didn't even know anything about this world. So he would have to survive no matter what!
After thinking about it, he looked up and said, "Fine. Let's start."
Then the bald man smiled and said, "In five minutes, I'll command these monsters to attack you. Until then, you can rest and think of a proper solution."
When the bald man turned around, the robot jumped in, "Master! What the hell are you doing?!"
"Stupid robot. I don't have to explain everything to you," said the bald man as he stood there, watching the scene beneath him.
His thought process was simple. This area wasn't a no-power zone, as he just said, but if Shane and Tess were new to the energy system, they wouldn't know how to use powers at all. What had happened earlier was just an accident, and luck wouldn't be on your side at all times.
He knew that for survival, the demons would shed all their garbs and reveal their true selves amid the danger. He was waiting for the time to see whether these two were telling him the truth or not.
After all, if they were really innocent, he could save them any minute, but if there were a little bit of a suspicious element, he wouldn't hesitate to kill them right here, right now.