The blue circle suddenly glowed, and teleported them to the forest in the darkness of night.
In the party room, many holograms appeared showing the participants, from the perspective of satellites in the sky.
Amon was seen looking up at the sky, while having mocking thoughts about the author of Miracle Cube.
'I know this novel is your work, and you are free in your expression. But isn't this too free? Even though this is a western fantasy novel, it includes the spice of eastern fantasy; not only that, it even includes the spice of sci-fi as well.'
As he was thinking, suddenly three people surrounded him from three different directions.
Seeing that they were ganging up, it was clear that they were from the branch family.
"All of you, do you know what you're doing?" Amon said with a chuckle.
"Do you want to use your status as part of the main family?"
"It's useless, it won't work."
"You'll just get kicked out soon anyway."
They said with mocking smiles as they pointed their swords at Amon.
"That's not what I meant. I just wanted to say that fighting me gives you a low chance of survival."
Amon then quickly did a quick draw sword and hit the man in front of him.
Karyuken only managed to inflict a wound on his hand, but from that wound came a fire that burned him which spread throughout his body.
"Arrgh!"
He cried out in pain as the flames burned his body alive, making the people around him tremble in fear while inhaling the scent of burning flesh.
"I surrender!"
He shouted before teleporting himself away.
"You coward!"
"How dare you use a magic sword!"
The remaining two shouted angrily.
"You three who ganged up on one person, aren't worthy of saying that."
The first man swung his sword at Amon but he managed to block it.
Amon's back was wide open. The second man didn't miss the opportunity, he immediately stabbed Amon with his sword.
Amon, with his new technique, dodged to the side, leaving an afterimage.
"Got you!" the second man exclaimed happily.
"It was just an afterimage, an illusion I by moving too fast."
"Huh?"
The second man was confused. After blinking his eyes a few times, he realized he had not stabbed Amon, but rather his sword had stabbed his own partner.
"Bastard, what are you doing?" the first man said angrily before spitting out blood.
"Damn it, how dare you use sneaky tricks."
"Sneaky tricks? How disrespectful! This is a masterpiece technique that not even our ancestors could create."
"Don't make a fool of yourself!"
Amon just shrugged his shoulders, no longer caring about their foolishness.
He then swung the Karyuken, creating a projectile in the form of a wave of fire that hit the two people who failed to dodge.
"Aaarrhg! I surrender!"
"Heat! I surrender!"
Inside the party room.
The guests who saw Amon commented on him with sarcasm.
"That was just luck."
"Yeah, he was able to win thanks to his sword alone."
"I who am not a martial artist can also do that if I have that sword."
"As expected of a lazy young master, he can only rely on wealth."
The guests and people from the branch family gave negative responses and focused on Karyuken. However, those from the main family had a different focus.
"That was a technique, wasn't it?" the Patriarch asked the Elders.
"Yes, it was a technique. But somehow it doesn't feel familiar."
"It's like the Light Sword Technique was changed from an offensive technique to a movement technique."
"That's impossible. Even we are incapable of doing that, even our Ancestors are the same. If that boy really did that, doesn't that mean he's a genius?"
"That's just speculation. Whatever it is, we will find out the truth soon enough."
Amon's ears suddenly heard the scream of a girl in distress.
"Geez, this is survival, not battle royale. But they're all attacking each other."
Almost all the participants were hot-blooded teenagers, with no patience.
If they were to do as they were told to survive, it would definitely take a long time; they did not have the patience for it.
That's why they attacked each other so that this ceremony could end as quickly as possible.
"I'll help her. However, I, like the others, don't have much patience."
Amon ran towards the girl with a speed that the camera could not respond to.
The technique he created using Shadow Dance Technique and Light Sword Technique was called Flash Dance Technique.
This technique allowed him to move extremely fast, even at the highest speed he was able to move as fast as light. Not only running on the ground, but this technique also allows him to run in the sky.
Although similar to the Light Sword Technique, this technique is more efficient in terms of energy and movement. This allows him to constantly use this technique without worrying about running out of energy.
Amon can easily escape using this technique in critical situations, such as when being chased by an enemy.
But now, even though Amon cannot be captured by cameras, he is actually only using a small part of this technique. After all, moving at the speed of light was not something to be taken lightly.
While Amon was running towards this girl, the people in the party room were struck by shock.
"What was that, he suddenly disappeared!"
"It was probably a movement technique."
"No way, he's just a lazy young master; so it was probably caused by a magic item."
"Yeah, that's all he can do."
Meanwhile, the Patriarch as well as the Elders had very different opinions.
"That was really a Light Sword Technique that was turned into a movement technique."
"Isn't it too soon to conclude? After all, all we have are the results seen by the camera."
"You're right, basically we're not seeing it directly."
"In that case, I'll go there to confirm it."
"Let's hope it's as expected. Our clan has needed this kind of technique for a long time."
"You Elders, don't you feel ashamed that a child can do something you can't do?" The Patriarch suddenly asked a sensitive question.
"I don't. In the thousands of years I've been alive, I've seen many children who are more talented than me."
"If that's envy, then yes. But that's about it."
"We are not idiots who would throw a tantrum at a child who excels."
"After all, the interests of the clan must come first."
After that, an Elder went to Amon's place.
Amon finally arrived in front of a girl.
The girl was crying on the ground while rubbing her eyes as if crying. But, her mouth suddenly smiled.
'Trap!'
Amon immediately realized it.
Turning his body back, he could see two men jumping towards him with swords.
Amon immediately used his Flash Dance Technique to dodge and caused the two men to attack his afterimage.
"Did it work?!"
"No, just an illusion!"
"Where is he? He's so fast!"
"I'm behind you."
They were both immediately startled by Amon's voice. They quickly turned around, only to be greeted by a wave of fire that turned them into fire men.
"Arrgh! I surrender!"
"Damn it! I surrender!"
The girl gasped seeing her two friends defeated.
'Is this guy really Amon? Isn't he an untalented trash? But why can he move this fast?'
Although her mind kept wondering, she still tried to maintain her acting so as not to be marginalized.
"Thank you for saving me."
"You know what? If you're acting scared, then you have to shed tears to make it seem realistic."
The girl was silent for a moment, before being evasive.
"I've already erased my tears."
"I also remember your voice. You were the one laughing at me from behind earlier, weren't you?"
Amon raised his sword, making the girl's acting fall apart.
"I surrender!"
Before she disappeared, Karyuken managed to scratch her skin. Somewhere, she was screaming in the heat.
"Now, where are you, Roderic."
Amon continued to walk in the forest shrouded by night.
The forest was filled with large trees but without any leaves, due to the fall season. He could hear the sounds of insects and wolf howls. The horror of the forest was compounded by the cold air constantly biting his skin.
Amon continued to walk in vigilance so as not to get a surprise attack.
He suddenly felt an Elder aura from the sky.
Looking up, he saw a beautiful young woman flying in the night sky with a full moon. She looked like a moon goddess, with her majestic white robes. Her red eyes kept watching Amon: there was hope in them.
'I had expected this. She must have wanted to see Flash Dance Technique with her own eyes.'
At the same time as seeing the Elder, Amon also saw Berig who was sitting on a tree.
Berig felt like cursing at the Elder, but he would die if he did that. He could only swallow his own anger.
"The number of surviving participants is now ninety-nine. Do you know what that means."
"It means it's time for revenge."
"The number of participants is about three hundred people. The first hundred eliminated will be ranked low, the next hundred will be ranked mid, and the rest will be ranked high. Why don't you give up now? You won't be kicked out of the clan."
"I refuse, I aim to enter the treasure room. That requires a top ten."
"Then can you not target me. I don't like violence."
"If you let me cut you down just once, then I will. My grudge against you is not that great after all."
"Your sword is Karyuken, right? Just a slash and I'm on fire. Don't joke around."
"No one is joking here."
A tense silence fell all around, they stared at each other without a smile.
Finally Berig made his move. He jumped down before running away from Amon.
He was indeed a person who disliked violence even though he liked to show off.
Amon immediately chased after him using the Flash Dance Technique. In a short time, he managed to arrive behind Berig's back before swinging his sword.
However, Berig managed to parry Amon's attack so quickly that it took him by surprise.
"Light Reversal Technique, huh?"
Light Reversal Technique was a technique designed to counter Light Sword Technique.
This technique allows the user to have the reflexes to fend off anything but faster than light.
"That was the Light Sword Technique, wasn't it? You should have run out of energy. I'll allow you to give up."
"No, you're absolutely wrong."
Amon attacked Berig again with movements that could not be seen by ordinary eyes.
Although Berig could still parry his attacks, his mind could not parry the shock.
'He can use the Light Sword Technique twice!? No, no! Every swing of his sword feels sweaty, the Light Sword Technique isn't this weak! Then, isn't this a movement technique that resembles the Light Sword Technique!?'
"Aren't you a talentless slacker, why are you suddenly a genius who can create new techniques?"
"There's no reason to explain to you."
Amon then attacked Berig relentlessly from various directions. It even made Berig feel confused due to the many afterimages created by Amon who was very fast. But Berig still continued to parry each of his attacks with the Light Reversal Technique.
Meanwhile, up in the sky, the Elder was excitedly watching Amon, and also the people inside the party room were amazed at what they saw.
"This boy deserves the nickname the speed genius."