While walking towards the specified coordinates, Zed looked at the bracelet in his right hand.
The item is named [Battle Bracelet] and serves many purposes.
For example, an indicator shows you which direction you need to go.
Moreover, there are three lines on the watch.
The first line is called the [Health Meter].
The value starts at a hundred, where a hundred means a human is fully healthy, and at zero, the human is unconscious.
If the device detects a zero, it quickly sends a signal to the professors, and they will send an aid team.
The second line dictates the current ranking.
To the right of the line, there is a button switching between what ranking it currently shows.
The options range from a specific year in a particular academy to the global ranks.
All around the area, countless nano drones follow each participant's progress.
With the help of their advanced Artificial Intelligence, they can easily track the location and progress of the participant.
The last line is [Energy Measure], which measures the power of the user.
More precisely, it measures all the energy emitted by the user.
Unlike the other measures, only the [Null] group can access this private information aside from the user himself.
It is pure speculation why they measure this value. Some say it is because of research, while others claim they use this to scout talents.
According to Dira, Zed has to be at least average in rank compared to the other first years to become a proper student.
After switching from the global ranking to the first year in [Vocus], he saw a list of precisely eight hundred and twenty-seven children, including the proper first-years and the one who belongs to the program.
Right now, everyone was still unranked.
Zed finally reached his destination.
He is supposed to meet his two teammates for the exam at the coordinates.
Indeed, groups of three take the exam.
After all, it is still dangerous to let children be alone.
One can encounter a weak demon, a strong demon, or even a group of monsters. That is why they cannot take the exam alone for the first few years.
One might ask, how is the score calculated then?
The answer is simple: the drones calculate the contribution to the hunt and, based on that, decide how much you earn.
Of course, [Null] researched this location far and wide beforehand to explore all areas.
If Zed wanted to, he could have opened a map that was inside the device he was wearing to know where are the dangerous locations.
According to the rules, if you can defeat a [One Star] Threat, you will get one point
[Two Star] – one hundred, and the hardest you could in this place, [Three Star] – ten thousand points.
If you meet any threat more dangerous than that, you will need to run away immediately and call for help.
"You are our teammate?"
Zed suddenly heard a voice.
When Zed turned, he saw two children.
On the left a girl with long white hair and blue eyes.
She was wearing a t-shirt and a long skirt.
On the right is a man with red hair and black colored eyes.
He was wearing a black t-shirt and casual white pants.
"About time, let's start. The first place is mine!"
The Red-haired man was obviously in a hurry.
As they began walking around, they introduced themselves.
The Red-haired man's name was Poco, and the girl's name was Vitrea.
They were both proper students and seemed to be knowledgeable about the world.
Finally, they encountered a threat.
Before Zed had any time to remember what kind of monster it was, the two children had already activated their magic spells.
Suddenly, an enormous icicle fell from the sky, heading towards the monster.
At that same time, a gigantic fireball appeared right above the monster.
BOOM
A massive explosion blinded Zed for a second, and smoke quickly filled the area.
When the smoke cleared, he could only see the burnt corpse of an unidentifiable monster.
"..."
He looked at the two children.
They looked at their watch with satisfaction.
"Next!"
After half an hour, Zed looked at the kids with confusion.
'These kids... are they going to let me score or not?'
He repeated to himself to stay patient. After all, the exam takes the whole day.
After another hour had passed, they met a demon.
It looked like a lizard and was standing upright.
One could easily see its thick muscles, and his two eyes looked at Zed's team with curiosity.
Unlike the previous times, it suddenly disappeared when the magic spells were about to hit him.
After a second, it appeared again five meters away.
"!"
Suddenly, the two children jumped back.
You could tell from their face that they were nervous.
Zed was confused.
'Don't tell me it was because he managed to dodge your attack?'
"... [Two Stars]," Vitrea said nervously.
'???'
Zed, of course, didn't understand the difference.
After all, from his perspective, every fight was in slow motion.
"... If I am not mistaken, this is [Transparent Zick]; it can turn transparent at any moment." Poco somberly said.
As Poco finished his sentence, the demon disappeared.
"Be careful!" Poco exclaimed.
Suddenly, the lizard appeared before Zed and was about to hit him with his tail.
Before Zed had time to consider alternative ways to handle this attack, he suddenly felt his body move automatically.
'Oh Fuck!'
From Zed's palm, a small ball the size of a basketball shot out.
It was the famous [Basic Magic Blast], which everyone learns in some way or another during their first year.
If an average first-year were to shoot this attack, this would cause a small bruise in the best case.
However, Zed is not your average first-year.
BOOOOOM
A firestorm rose and enveloped the entire area.
Smoke filled the entire area instantly, and Zed's teammates quickly began coughing.
Furthermore, the temperature in the area almost instantly rose by twenty degrees Celcius, causing the teammates to run away from the site.
Only after they ran away the distance of two kilometers did the temperature finally return to normal.
Poco and Vitrea looked perplexed when they stopped running.
They were in the middle of fighting when suddenly a massive explosion occurred where their former teammate was.
Worried, they both quickly run back to their previous location.
Surprisingly, there was no one there.
"This guy... don't tell me he died?" Poco said nervously.