Having to be near the fifth-rank monster was intimidating. I was lucky enough to escape the monster without it hurting me.
It was too bad that I couldn't see what kind of monster it was. I could have used it to see what a fifth rank could do.
After I escaped from the fifth-rank monster, I ran for ten minutes. I was trying to get that thing as far away from me as possible.
Before I hunted the monsters nearby, I felt something near me, and they weren't monsters. Hiding for the second time, I tried my best to find what was close.
I then found my target. Looking at who they were, I saw a team from the tournament. Team Uthua, wow, they really couldn't catch a break. Seeing that I didn't need to be wary, I went to them.
"Hey!"
I shouted to Team Uthua. They were on guard, hearing the voices of a different person. I couldn't help but smile, seeing that it was them.
I'm not going to lie. It was fun messing with them, seeing that they were not a threat to me.
"What do you want?"
Crystal, who had tasted what I could do, asked in worry. The arrogance that she had shown early was now nowhere to be seen.
"Don't be like that. I'm not here to fight."
They relaxed a bit, knowing I wasn't here to fight. Their worries about being beaten were gone, but they still couldn't help but be scared, knowing they could be gone.
"Did you see any other competitors?"
"No, all we fought were monsters."
That was a shame. I could have eliminated a team in this event. But seeing that there wasn't anyone else nearby, then it might be impossible.
Even if I found one later, it would be pointless. There was no point in me fighting that late in the event. I sighed and couldn't think it was a pity that no strong team was nearby.
Without saying anything to them, I left.
[Third Person POV]
"What a weirdo."
Crystal's team couldn't help but nod. Finding that Charlie had left, they couldn't help but sigh in relief. They couldn't waste any more time. After all, time is of the essence.
[Charlie's POV]
Now that I think about it can't I burn down the whole forest? This place was made from magic alone. And no one was going to die from it.
With the fire in my hand, I lit the whole place up. There was no need for me to run. The flames around me couldn't hurt me.
The flames that I had made began to spread. Monsters at the second rank were being killed, while the third rank would try their best to escape.
My forest fire wasn't practical. Almost every monster would outrun the fire. So I would have to injure the monster's leg for my fire to burn them down.
Time had passed, and the monster hunt was almost over. I wondered if my team did well enough to get good results.
But it was Serena who was leading. She should be fine. Serena wasn't stupid to fight someone at a disadvantage.
There were five more minutes before the event ended. So I should do my best and hunt as many monsters as possible within the time limit.
Speeding up to defeat any monsters within my sight, they were burnt to death. In one minute, I killed about seven monsters at the second rank. And two of them were the third rank.
After two more minutes, I found a team. Team Echela was in front of me, and I immediately attacked.
My attack had wiped out two of their members. While my attack wasn't strong, they were unprepared for my attack.
"I didn't think you would stoop so low to attack us in the dark."
Chelsa's face had darkened, seeing how I instantly got rid of two of their teams. And I couldn't help but laugh seeing how her face turned ugly.
"They were in the way, so it was natural that I got rid of them. Besides, they're not worth my time if they couldn't survive an attack like that."
Their team and I were at a standstill. There was still a minute left before the event could end. So I stood there wasting their time.
Before they could attack, I made a storm of burning plasma. It wasn't a strong attack, so Chelsa could easily block it.
But as for her team, they had a hard time doing so. So one by one, their team dropped. And by the end of my storm, only Chelsa and a friend of hers were still holding firm.
"It's a shame. Time is up. I would have liked to play with you more, but there wasn't enough time."
Since we could only meet for two minutes, I would use these two minutes to mess with her. Chelsa had no chance to attack while her team was crushed.
Chelsa, who wanted to say a few words, was unable to. We had all teleported back to the stadium, and our first year's event was now over.
"Did you guys have any problem?"
I asked out of concern. Serena and our team were now with me.
"No, we had an encounter with Team Estia. But we parted ways seeing how it would be a waste of time to fight."
Team Estia wasn't that strong, so Serena could have gotten rid of them if she wanted to. But since she didn't want to waste time, she let them go.
"That was an exciting first round! An interesting tactic had been deployed, and unexpected fights had occurred! Who knows what can happen next!"
"Now, for what you are all waiting for, here is the score!"
Looking at the scoreboard, the results were shown.
Star State: 832 Points
Etheal: 663 Points
Avaris: 719 Points
Everest: 582 Points
Evergreen: 624 Points
Mt. Igarde: 785 Points
Grandelle: 654 Points
Echela: 704 Points
Uthua: 632 Points
Estia: 694 Points
With us being in first, I couldn't help but be satisfied with our results.
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