Rene, the little Lolita girl, nodded in agreement, but behind her innocent facade, a dark thought brewed. ’I will surely get Jake to castrate this b@stard,’ she silently vowed, her eyes gleaming with determination.
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Jake, leading his team, mapped out the distance and arranged them to encircle the Treant in a crescent formation. He positioned himself and Sophia, accompanied by Milo, a top-ranking member in their team, to attack the corrupted Treant from opposite sides of the crescent formation.
"Milo will attempt to bind him with his Black Ice, Sophia, try to soak him as much as possible, while I will use my lightning to deliver the final blow. As for the others, they will attack with anything but earth element," Jake communicated telepathically to everyone. The team nodded in understanding as Jake initiated the countdown.
Since they were all positioned outside the 100-meter range of the corrupted Treant, it remained unaware of their presence.
"3...2....1..Now!"
Following Jake’s cue, Milo and the others with ice affinity entered the attack range, freezing the roots of the Treant. Milo’s Black Ice nearly encased half of the Treant’s body. Next, it was Sophia’s turn. She conjured a massive amount of water, creating a vortex that engulfed the Treant.
Roarrrrr!
The Treant roared but was unable to break free from the icy binds created by the combined efforts of over 30 students.
"Now, everyone, attack!" Jake commanded, and simultaneously, everyone unleashed their prepared attacks.
"Nova Ignition Burst!" Jake unleashed his ultimate attack, a white ray pulsating with extinction lightning that tore a massive hole in the Treant’s body. The combined assault of the team reduced the massive Treant into pieces.
"We won!"
"Yay!"
The students began celebrating at the sight of the falling pieces of the once-massive goliath.
[It’s not dead,] Nexus’s voice pulled Jake from the embrace of relief. He hurriedly shouted, "It’s not DEAD!"
"GET AWAY!" Jake shouted, prompting the students to almost instantly use their movement arts and run away to a safe distance of 100 meters.
All of them were elites, so it was easy for them to act fast.
From the safety of 100 meters, they all watched as the Treant’s core, half black and half green, started hovering in mid-air. Nearby trees began uprooting themselves.....until a energy bullet pierced it.
Bang!
the core was blasted to smithereens, and Jake looked to see Cilia standing there.
"Why wait for him to complete his transformation?" Cilia shrugged, meeting the eyes of everyone around her.
"Hmm, that’s true," Jake nodded, and finally, the raid of the Treant came to an end.
Jake then walked to the place where the Treant had been defeated and found a round medallion with the Treant’s face plastered on it.
At that moment, an announcement rang out.
{My, my, we have the first raid of the week, led by none other than Eternal Rank 1, Jake’s team!}
{Since we now have a successful raid, let’s reveal the hidden prize. After each raid, the boss will drop a medallion. Each of these medallions can be exchanged for artifacts or any resource of the same value.}
{So, the more medallions collected, the greater the rewards. See ya!}
Hearing the announcement, everyone started celebrating.
"Why the gloomy face?" Sophia came near Jake and asked, noticing his somber expression.
"You didn’t understand the true motive behind it?" Jake asked.
"What motive?" Sophia frowned, puzzled.
"The rewards were nothing more than bait to encourage students to fight among themselves. Now, everyone will strive to have the highest contribution in raids," Jake explained.
"Isn’t that a good thing?" Sophia tilted her head, curious.
"It is, but there are more than one ways to ensure your contribution is the highest," Jake said, smiling wryly.
"You mean..." Sophia exclaimed, understanding what Jake was implying.
"Yes, soon they will start attacking each other to eliminate the competition," Jake confirmed, his smile fading.
Jake then added, "We need to be cautious. The competition for these medallions might lead to conflicts among the teams. We must stay vigilant and ensure the safety of our own team."
Sophia nodded in agreement, realizing the potential dangers that lay ahead. "You’re right, Jake. We’ll need to watch our backs."
"Make sure to punish any student who tries to back stab the team" Jake said with a dangerous glint flashing in his eyes.
"Of course leave it to me" Sophia nodded with a sadistic smile.
Jake looked at her smile and leaning in he said " Why I feel aroused seeing that crazy smile of yours?"
Sophia smiles and then grabbing his hand she took him to a side not before creating two clones of her and Jake, Jake looked at the clone and nodded and then taking her away from the yes of everyone, he and she had a quicky.
"haaah..ahahhh" Sophia panted after an intense exercise and looked at Jake.
Jake smiled and said to clean it up, Sophia nodded and then started cleaning the juices.
Jake smiled in pleasure and then after another round they returned,
Jake and Sophia quickly replaced their clones, and then Jake checked the list of items dropped by the Treant.
"It’s not much," Jake said, and Sophia nodded in agreement.
"We crushed its core, so we missed it. Then, our combined might broke and destroyed most of its body. Since its body was half corrupted from the start, the remaining intact half became half unusable," Sophia explained, and Jake nodded in understanding.
"Let’s make sure we don’t totally destroy it, next time" Jake suggested, and the others nodded in agreement. Find adventures at freewebnovel
"Captain Jake, what about the medallion?" As Jake was about to call off the meeting, a student from Sophia’s former team asked.
Jake looked at him, and the student panicked, saying, "I don’t mean I want it, just..."
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Jake stopped him and said, "I know what you mean. Sophia is keeping track of everyone’s contribution. Her ’One with Nature’ ability allows her to perfectly gauge the contribution of each party. So, worry not. At the end of the exam, we will gather and list the rewards according to contribution," Jake explained, and everyone nodded, finding it reassuring.
With Jake’s reassurance, the student seemed relieved, and the tension in the air eased. Understanding that their efforts would be recognized and rewarded fairly, the team members dispersed, ready to continue their preparations for the next raid.
As they went their separate ways, Jake and Sophia exchanged a knowing glance. They understood the importance of maintaining unity within their team while navigating the challenges of the exam.
After the meeting, Jake sent out scouts, who were students equipped with cores that rendered them invisible and proficient in stealth operations.
A total of 13 students met the criteria and set off in different directions. Their primary task was to locate the boss of each region and, if possible, observe other teams without provoking them.
Jake emphasized the importance of stealth and cautioned the scouts to avoid confrontation with other teams while gathering information.
Jake then returned to his camp site and find everyone looking at him eagerly.
Jake tilted his head and asked, "is something the matter?"
"hahahaha" Jake looked at the Laughing Sophia, who later looked at him and said " They all are waiting for you to cook the food"
Jake nodded and then started preparing the food, it was fast compared to last time as everyone had everything prepared, from chopped vegetables and meats to fresh herbs.
Jake nodded seeing all of this and then began preparing, making the mouth watering aroma to emerge once again.
Everyone eagerly waited for the food to be get cooked and then after Jake gave signal all of them began eating.
While Sophia too started to eat, Jake’s hotdog, leaving their clones for distraction.
~Be careful Jake or you might get sucked to death
Jake almost stopped pistoning Sophia as he heard Myne, ’Nexus anyway to stop that pervert from peeping?’
Jake mentally asked while resuming his activity.
Nexus glared at Myne and then said to Jake, [There isn’t, don’t worry it’;s not like she is a man]
Jake sighed and nodded and focused on Sophia.
****
Next day, Jake woke up and, after freshening up, he headed to the meeting area where everyone was waiting for him.
Upon entering the small house used as a meeting area, Jake first glanced at the scouts. "Good, all of you are back," he said with a smile.
As Jake started moving towards his seat, he suddenly grabbed the necks of two scouts. This action startled everyone, prompting them to stand up in anticipation.
Before anyone could ask what Jake was doing, they heard him questioning the two scouts, "Who are you two?" It became evident to everyone that these two scouts were not members of their team but impostors disguised as them.
Sophia frowned and then inspected the scouts too, exclaiming, "They are really not my team members." She clenched her fists and cursed herself for making such a blunder, realizing that her oversight might have jeopardized their entire team.
"It’s okay, their disguise is truly great," Jake reassured her. He admitted that he hadn’t noticed anything abnormal until he decided to use Akashic Insight on them to check for any accidental poisoning, only to discover that they were actually spies.
~Your care for your team resulted in good karma, that’s why everyone should do good deeds
Hearing Myne’s preaching, Jake was tempted to retort, "Perverted habits are not good deeds either," but he focused on dealing with the spies first.