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- Went. Elizabeth began her journey. The rest followed her along with Elaine.
When everyone passed through the portal they found themselves in a large white room. There were only large white columns whose girth was not measurable. It was impossible to determine where the west is where the east is.
- Where are we?
- Where are we? Various voices were heard. Some started to panic.
But a huge woman appeared in front of them.
- Goddess.
- A HUGE WOMAN.
- Such a beauty. The hum of people was heard again.
"Young hunters," she began.
- You are now in the testing room. Testing will begin when I give the signal. Let's get to the point of the test. This year's trials are different from previous ones. You have fallen the era of the owners of the great path.
So it won't be a test anymore. This is survival. You will go to a certain place. And try to survive. There are many dangers, but also many opportunities.
- Which will not only be a test. This is an assessment of your abilities. Of course, the winner of this assessment is waiting for a worthy reward.
Someone from the crowd asked, "And what kind of danger awaits."
- Danger is rated as level 2. In your language, this is the level of the magician. It should be impossible for you to get through this. And looked in a certain direction of the students.
- When you get to the test zone, there will be places that send you to another test point. You must be careful. She warned them and saw how some wanted to leave.
"And no, you can't refuse from the moment you've gone through the portal." So are other places. You will meet creatures from other worlds. She said with a calm tone.
It was quiet. Most were trembling. And the sounds of sobs began to be heard. Someone ran to the previous location of the portal and started looking for it. Others joined him.
- If you can survive you will have a great future. Let the test begin. And good luck, you'll need it. She said as she disappeared.
And the environment magically began to change.
From the side of the main characters.
"Father didn't talk about that. That instead of a test there will be survival. Priscilla said.
- Yes, no one mentioned the era of the great path. Jack agreed with her.
"It seems that the great families didn't know about it either. There is no record in history. Infiz said
- Or is it a very ancient era that even our families did not exist. Elizabeth finished for him.
- Hey, what are you talking about? What a great path. What families? Elaine asked confused.
- I forgot that you are from an ordinary family. Infiz explain everything to him. Elizabeth ordered her butler.
- Yes Milady. See Elaine. If there is such a supernatural power as Magic, then there must be those who first mastered it and became great. The families of Mrs. Elizabeth, the blue-haired fool, and Mrs. Priscilla are the descendants of these great people. That is why they are called the Great Families.
- Hey, who are you calling a fool intervened Jack.
- You dove. Provocative answered Infiz.
- Oh, you red head. They took it and both collided with their heads.
- Oh, stop it. Elisabeth separated them and said
- Continue, Infiz.
- Let's continue. Great families have existed for several epochs. Therefore, they have records of their ancestors about everything that happened in history. One is 10,000 years old. But about the era of the great path, there is no beginning of magic in the records.
So we don't know what will happen next. This time it was Priscilla who spoke.
- What about your systems. They should know that. Elaine said.
Exactly how we didn't think of it. They all said at the same time and started asking their systems.
- Artemis, what is this era? Elizabeth asked her receptionist.
- Elizabeth. I don't know if a great catastrophe befell you or if fortune itself blessed you. Usually tests are held in order to make it easier to adapt to the new world in the future. Those who passed the tests had a solid foundation in the great world of the Arcana.
- But the test of the great path is different. For it was passed only by a few in stories and became ascended. This test has another name. A test corrupted by chaos.
- There you will meet everything possible. That's why I said that great catastrophes can befall you.
Everyone flinched when they heard the word Chaos. They know that chaos is one of the dangerous unbridled forces of the world.
- But you can also expect incredible prizes. Skills and treasures. For one, this place is the unknown of a double-edged sword. You must be careful. Artemis said with some concern.
She wasn't the only one who said so. All system administrators said to their owners.
- It's actually confidential information. But due to the fact that it fell to your lot, you can tell. And the last tip is you need to stay away from other groups. For they can go crazy if they don't have a strong will. You are an exception because you are protected by your innate skills. Even the weakest VR skill is equal to the original power of the gods. Artemis said to Elizabeth.
And everyone understood that their Innate Skill is a kind of defense mechanism from the impact on the mind.
- COMING!!! all the administrators did not have time to say anything yet, as all the owners and other hunters lost consciousness. All but one.
- Eva, why did everyone except me faint? Elaine asked with a worried tone.
- Because of your skill master. I said that your innate skill protects you from any king level effects, concept attacks, spiritual and astral attacks other than physical. Just now there was a spiritual attack that caused everyone to faint except for you.
What should I do while everyone is asleep? Elaine asked calmly.
- Master, I would advise you to watch what happens next and when everything is over, drag your partners to another place, because it will be very dangerous here. Eva said with a serious tone.
- Eva, how do you know all this? I thought you were just a newly awakened system. Elaine asked.
"I am still the newly awakened master system. But I don't know how I was able to access information about this trial. Eva said incredulously.
- It doesn't matter now, master. The important thing is that you must survive this test. I'll tell you the rest when you get to a safe place. Now start. I will not be available while you are being tested. As well as other systems. You can only use the status screen. Good luck host, she said and communication with her was interrupted.
- Hey, wait. How will you not be? How can I be then? Eve?! EVE?! I feel like I'm alone...or not. He said while looking at a certain group of people.
The fact that at a great distance from Elaine there was a group of people who did not lose consciousness. But they didn't move. Looking into the void.
Elaine slowly walked towards them. And called them.
- Hey guys?! But there was no answer. As he approached a little more, he saw only emptiness in their eyes. But then suddenly there was a gleam in those empty eyes. From a small glow, this light became all insane.
Elaine immediately went to his team and got into a defensive stance. On instinct, he spoke words in a language unknown to him.
- "Aluhanareno" (To the Otherworld)
And around him and his group formed an invisible and imperceptible barrier. His group was closest to them. But when they started their movements they ignored Elaine's command. Walk past them as if they don't exist. They immediately went to the other teams who had lost consciousness.
Elaine wanted to help them, and when he wanted to go to them, he sensed danger. And got into a defensive stance.
BOOM, BOOM.
An energy wave swept through the field. The maddened people who were touched by this energy disappeared.
Seeing all this, Elaine broke out in a cold sweat. He wanted to retreat but realized that it was too late. But suddenly this surge of energy bypassed him.
- What the heck? Elaine still didn't understand what had happened. There was still fear inside him.
Suddenly, in front of Elaine, everything began to change. Reality changed before my eyes. He found himself surrounded by chaotic energy. The energy itself was of different colors. He looked around. But he could not find other living beings. Even your team. He soared in this energy until this energy began to gather in front of him in one point. Because of this, the point began to increase, sucking Elaine into itself. This happened in front of everyone. But no one except Elaine noticed this.
Everything was dark. Elaine couldn't see anything. But he knew he was in a solid place. His body hurt terribly badly. He remembered how it all happened. When he was pulled into this ball, he began to fly through a long passage. During the flight, some kind of energy waves rushed at him. But they were not alone. When the very first one passed through, his right leg began to ache. Then the left hand until the pain began in the whole body. And over time, this pain intensified until he lost consciousness.
Some time later.
Elaine began to regain consciousness. And he felt, along with severe pain, that he was lying on a hard surface. He still couldn't open his eyes. He could only hear and smell perfectly. He smelled the scent of herbs and earth. But again, due to severe pain, he lost consciousness.
After some time, Elaine began to recover slowly by opening his eyes. And the first thing he saw were trees. It was difficult for him to pronounce words. Until a face appeared in front of him.
- Hey, group, it seems he woke up. Priscilla said. Looking straight at Elaine.
- What?! he heard a voice. It was still difficult for him to navigate. His entire group gathered in front of him.
"You're awake," Elizabeth said with a sigh of relief.
- Can you tell me what happened?, why did we all lose consciousness?, Jack began to continuously ask questions.
- Get away from him, darling. Can't you see he just came to his senses. Infiz said looking at Jack with a sort of disdain.
- Oh, yes? Sorry! He began to ask for forgiveness until he noticed something that Infiz called him. The veins began to bulge in his forehead.
- Whom did you call Darling .. REPEAT RED-HEAD. Jack said angrily.
- Bluehair. Infiz mocked him.
- Oh, stop it. Elizabeth said in a stern tone.
- What happened to you? Or not what happened to all of us? Priscilla slowly started asking Elaine.
Elaine with difficulty but slowly began to speak. "When you all lost consciousness, there were people who did not lose consciousness. But when I approached them, I saw nothing but emptiness in their eyes. When I just wanted to call out to them, an unexpected thing happened. A lever seemed to work inside these people. A gleam appeared in their eyes. An insane gleam "They started attacking people who were unconscious. But they didn't attack me. They ignored me and our group as if they didn't exist. Then, somewhere far away in that huge room, an explosion went off. The wave of this explosion began to affect the distraught people. When they started to touch this wave they started to disappear but it had no effect on the unconscious people it was just the beginning I saw something I will never forget the end of the world I don't know if it was an illusion or reality but in that moment I lost you When the world was destroyed, I found myself in the midst of an ocean of unknown multicolored energy.
While sailing there lost track of time. But in an instant, a dot appeared in front of me until it increased to a huge black ball and swallowed me. Then I felt that my whole body began to hurt. With each inside this black ball, the pain intensified until I could not stand it and passed out. Then I woke up here with pain all over my body."
The whole group was in shock. He digested the information with shock.
But at that moment Elizabeth asked.
- But what happened to our systems?
- I do not know. But when it all started, they were not available. Even a simple statistics screen.
"Hmm, but why didn't you pass out?" Infiz asked.
- Yes, this is already strange, everyone except you lost consciousness. Jack said.
- I do not know either. Probably because of my skill. Elaine said in a low tone as he lay on the ground.
- - Are you able to use your skills already? But how? His entire group asked in shock.
- I do not know. But when I was in danger, I felt like I was using my innate skill.
- You don't know, yes. If you really used your skill, then so can we. Elizabeth said.
- Don't say, then if we can use our abilities, then... Jack stood up with his hand outstretched and shouted
-- ICE SPEAR. But nothing happened.
-Phy, ha-ha-ha
-hee hee
Everyone laughed, even Elaine had a smile on his face.
- All right, laugh and that's enough. We need to figure out what to do next because we do not know where we are and what danger this area is fraught with.
Elizabeth thought for a moment.
- I almost forgot, Priscilla, you haven't told me about your innate skill yet. Elaine said in a slightly clearer tone.
- Oh, thanks for reminding me of Elsine. I must properly pass. She said and stood up shaking the dust.
- I'm Priscilla Aclement. System owner. The system administrator's name is Kannon. Japanese goddess of reincarnation. Innate skill of reincarnation.
So you can transform into anyone you like? Jack asked excitedly. Imagining how she transforms into a huge monster.
- Seems to be yes!? But I still don't know how to use my power. She said with a slightly sad tone.
None of us know how to use our powers yet. Infiz said.
- Nobody except me. When this word was said, everyone looked towards the man lying on the ground.
- You said you don't know how to use the skill. Elisabeth said with a frown.
- Yes, I don't know. But I can tell you what I felt when I activated my power. And since we are mired in this trouble together, I must definitely teach you. For without your powers, you are an open target.
- Quickly tell me what you felt. Jack asked impatiently.
Elaine got up a little and helped Priscilla stab him on the nearest tree.
- Thank you, and listen. The moment I started using my power, my mind was empty. But my heart felt something inside me. When I grabbed it and something inside me clicked. I unknowingly used began to use my power.
At first I said something incomprehensible to me in a language unknown to me. Then he saw a barrier in front of him but transparent with a gray tint. This barrier protected me from the energy that drove those mad people.
- In a word, you want us to meditate. Instead of Elaine, I finished Infiz.
- Not only. I don't know how but you must feel something. Elaine added.
- Okay, let's check it out. (Jack) Everyone nodded at the same time.
Everyone sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate. After some time. Everyone was still sitting. But it was clear from their faces that they felt nothing.
- I can't do it. Jack got up from his continued "this seems to be the wrong method"
Priscilla nodded along with him. "I didn't feel anything...before she finished, Jack and Elaine felt a dangerous aura in the same direction.
There sat Infiz. His eyes were closed and his breathing was even. But his surroundings seemed strange. It would have been almost impossible to notice if not for the leaves that fell from the trees in the direction of Infiz. When the leaf approached the Infiza at a distance of one meter, it was divided into two; when it got a little closer, it again divided into two, so it continued until there were no small lumps left of the leaf.
But in the other direction, they felt a warm aura. Look there they fell into a stupor for there sat Elizabeth surrounded by little stars dancing around her. The stars were almost impossible to count. And where these stars fell, life flourished. The grasses turned into beautiful flowers and the earth shone with a snow-white color.
Infiz opened his eyes first.
This is what my power looks like. To use it, I must remain calm in any situation. Otherwise, I won't be able to use the skill to its full potential.
- Did you come to your senses? Elaine asked. Well, how do you like your strength?
- Intimidating. replied Infiz while Priscilla and Jack looked on enviously. At that moment, Elizabeth opened her eyes.
- And the skill is good. I feel like I can heal almost anything. But for this you need to level up. Everyone turned their heads in her direction then She turned to Elaine.
"I can ease your pain a little, Elaine. Help? Elizabeth asked.
- With joy. Elaine answered. Elizabeth stood up and walked towards him. She raised her hand, placing it on his chest, and said words in an unknown language.
- "Liluneseltasato" (Healing of the Stars)
From the hand of Elizabeth began to glow with starlight and from her hand began to come out small stars that began to surround Elaine, penetrating into his body. Elaine felt the pain go away a bit.
- Thanks! Elaine said again. Move your body a little. Now he could stand up.