"Both teams, get into positon"
With the announcement of Balor which could be heard by the whole exam field, Malik and Lucy went to each side of the battlefield and got ready for the battle with the team.
The blue team consisted of a fighter, two supporters and a tanker while a tanker, a mage, a ranger and an assassin were the members of the red team.
"Let's give our best, Miss. Alvar" Lucy who was the fighter of the blue team said.
"Ya, let's win the game" the tanker replied enthusiastically as she nodded.
Alvar seemed like a 27 years old lady with the height of 180 cm which is considered tall for woman.She was in a heavy black majestic armor which covered her full-grown body and on the head, there was also a black helmet which suited very well with the armor she was wearing. Her pale skin and a beautiful mature plain face was shining brighter than ever because of the opposite dark color of the armor supporting it. Under the armor, she was wearing a short fauld which is a type of skirt-like armor which covers the thigh area of the wearer. In the dark long iron boots, she was in a full battle gear and seemed excited to show off the skills.
"Miss.Alva, I am counting on you"
"Y-yes, me too. Please take care of me"
Both the supporters told her nervously.
Gringer, one of the supporter of the blue team, is a young girl who seemed like a teenager. She has a pale skin but it seemed like it was burnt a little by the sun. Sometimes, she does a forced-smile nervously with a sour face. The green long straight hairs on the head were being tied up into a big knot on the head. The clean face of a child which is starting to mature into that of an adult could be seen under the giantic knot of hairs. She was in a white robe which could be commonly seen and bought at the item shop in the town and a white magic staff which she was holding in her hands was also one from the shop. By the looks of her gear and the worn out boots she was wearing, it was obvious that she was a poor girl who had to risk everything to become a hunter.
"I-I have to pass this exam no matter what otherwise, this gear I bought by selling the farm I inherited from my grandma would go to waste. Not to mention I have to pay to take the exam too" Gringer thought.
On the other hand, Fins, the last member of the blue team and the secound supporter seemed relaxed. He was wearing a rectangular shaped glasses on his long face. The blue short hairs were comed tidly up and there was a long bang which reached until his nose on the right side of the face. He was in a dark blue long coat and black expensive-looking pant followed by a pair of leather shoes. His tidy appearance and confident behaviour clearly describes that he is a young master of a rich family. But now, he seemed kinda nervous and anxious for some reason.
"No wonder, they are like this. We only have one tanker for the defense. Defending two supports simultaneoulsy would be difficult if the enemy attacked with full force. So the safety of the supporters came down to just how much the tanker can handle the situation"
Lucy was deep in thought as she looked at the anxious expressions of the supporters in her team.
"Ahem"
She then made a sound to attract the attention of her team members.
"The enemies have a ranger, a mage, a tanker and lastly an assassin. Which means their offense would become weak if they seperated their forces into two. So their best plan would be to make the assassin who is very agile and can hide in the forest to scot our base to observe our formations. And they will then come to us with full force"
All the members of the blue team were listening carefully as the daughter of Yostar family who are the impressive warriors of Brklin explained her theory and strategy.
"And we can't afford to seperate our forces into two too. So we will stand by here until they reached our base and battle defensively. Then we will beat everyone of them and go capture their flag after that"
Lucy then looked at everyone's face as she concluded her plan.
"But isn't defensive battle in front of our flag dangerous? If we screw up one time, we will be done. What about charging until the center of the exam ground and fought there?" Fins said his unsastification.
"No, if we do that the assassin will sneak into behind us and capture our flag freely" Alavar explained him.
"Then Miss. Lucy's plan seems like the best one"
They all nodded in agreement.
"Okay, we are going to wait until Miss.Asper is back" Malik, the tanker of the red team said.
Unlike on the first day, he was in a silver platemail which was a little worn out. The hands were also covered in heavy looking silver gauntlets. There was no helmet on the head as if he was afraid that it would get stuck with his super curly hairs. The iron boots were sparkling and looked new compared to the other gears he was wearing. No weapons was being hold in the hands since he mainly uses his spells to create weapons out of the earth.
"Yes, I will observe their formations and be just right back" Asper, the assassin of the red team supported the suggestion of Malik.
Asper was a thin and short girl who is about 160 cm tall. She was covering her mouth with the collor which was sticking out of her cloth. On the head, the dark hairs were parted into 14 braids and being tied up at the back of the head. Her small face and piercing eyes which could be seen were making the mask feets like it was produced for her alone. The clothes were typical ninja fits which are easy to move around while wearing. In the hands, she was holding two short blades: one she was holding normally in the right hand and another one which was being held upside-down in left hand. Her footsteps do not make a sound and she walks while stooping down her body lowly and cautiously.
"Mr. Malik, I hope you won't go easy on that daughter of Yostar family. Aren't you friend with her?" the mage said suspiciously as he folded his hands.
"Hahaha, don't worry Mr. Gazen. I won't involve my presonal feelings in exam"
Gazen is a average man with a average face and height. His brown long hairs which seemed like he has not had a haircut for a long time were being lifted up with some kind of sticky gel on the head. But they were not tidly brushed so there were some parts which were sticking out from here and there. Over the body, there was a long filthy robe covering until it reached the legs.
"We are all counting on you. You are the only one who can defend the back line in our team" the ranger said.
"Yes, yes. I know. Just leave it to me Mr. Honda"
Honda seemed like a young man who is in his twenties. He has rough and sharp hairs which were like spikes growing on the head. Most of the hairs are brownish and the hair color becomes scarlet red around the middle part of the head. He has a face which is not good looking nor ugly but the confident smile which he gives sometimes makes the looks attractive in its own way. He was in a light armor made of leather upon a white shirt followed by rough jean pant and a pair of hunting boots. In the hands, the cross bow made of wood was being hold with both of his gloved hands. No arrow sheath was seen attached to any part of his body.
Whoosh.
With the sound of the wind, Asper had departed to scout the formations of the blue team.
"Why aren't they moving at all"
"They are just standing at the base idly"
"The game have already started right?"
Voices were coming out of the audience from here and there.
"W-why aren't they moving?" Casmine who approached Noah the moment he got seperated from Lucy and Malik and asked nervously with a genuine puzzled expression.
The other memebers also gathered around Noah.
"Both of them do not have enough power to seperate their forces to attack and defence simultaneously. That is why they are both waiting to see what the enemy is gonna to do"
Andrew explained longly.
"Ah-ahh I-I see. T-thank you very much" Casmine acted like she understood everything.
"Then, what if both team do not move? Are they just going to stand like that?" Philis asked.
"Well, I don't know about that. We will just have to see what the ones under there are going to solve that situation"
This guy surely knows what he is doing. Not bad, leader.
The battle was as quiet as ever.
But deep in the forest, Asper was charging toward the blue team base with her full speed.
"Are we just going to stand like this until they come?"
Fins asked impatiently.
"Be patient. They will surely come sooner or later. And don't let your guard down" Alvar told him.
"I know. I am just saying"
"Shhh~~"
Lucy cut the conversation.
"They are here"
"What?"
"!!"
All the members of the blue team took their stances and prepared for the battle.
"..."
"No, that was just a scout. They are going to come with their full force later"
"Let's chase her and disable her. Then we can fight without worrying about our back" Fins suggested.
"That makes sense" Alvar also agreed.
"No, they are agile and we don't know what kind of skill they have. What if they send the information with one of their skills to their base while we are chasing?" Lucy explained the disadvantage of chasing the assassin.
"Our party has low agility. So to chase them, we will have to use most of our force. If the red team moves when we are chasing, we are bound to lose" Alver thought.
"Just let them go and infrom their team. We are going to have to fight them anyway"
"Yes"
Whoosh.
"Ohh. How are they doing?" Malik asked Asper who had returned to their base the moment he heard the sound of the wind.
"They seems like they are going to wait for us at their base and defend there"
"What?"
"Then, it is going to be head-on fight at their base?"
"Hmm. Very impressive, daughter of Yostar. She noticed the differences in our line-up and eliminated their weakness of agility by standing and defending at their base. But it will be easy to just snatch the flag in the chaos of battle if we think we are going to lose. That will be your biggest weakness of fighting in front of your own base." Malik analysed the situation while rubbing his nose with his right hand.
"Okay guys, we are going to attack there full force"
"Yesss"
They then started their charge toward the blue team flag. The members were especially in high spirit since they are the one attacking.
After charging for a while, they finally arrived their destination where the deadly battle which will decide the victors of the game 2 takes place.
"Haha, you've finally arrived huh?" Lucy said mockingly as she saw the red team.
"Yes, I have come to make you lose miserably in front of your own base"
"Let's see who is going to do who"
"Guys, get ready for the battle" With the thundering voice, they both commanded their team.
"Grrr!!!!"
"Arr!!"
Boom.
With the deafthening battle cries of the hunters, the curtain to the game 2 had beem lifted.
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