Rebirth Just Before The 10th Circle

With a face that could not be helped, he continued the story as if he was teaching a student.

“If an orc who manages to get the share of five other cadets if he catches just one roams around, he’ll probably want to catch him first. As you. is not it?”

“Hey, it’s not…”

“In the first place, the purpose of this test is survival. There is no mistake more fatal to survival than doing something out of the ordinary.”

“·················ogue.”

Kay’s fat gaze flew over to Merlin who was explaining.

It was as if you had the right to say something like that now, who performed the most striking action.

Merlin ignored it and continued her speech.

“Think about how many cadets we have encountered while traveling lately.”

“Huh?”

“Isn’t it much less than a few days ago?”

“Well, that’s… that’s right…”

“The sound is that the number of surviving guys has dwindled a lot, and they’re looking for their own. In other words, from now on, the chances of getting an iron plate are reduced.”

Kay nodded at her Merlin’s story.

Because he thought he was completely right.

“At the same time, five orcs were thrown at each of them. So, will those in hiding get past this?”

“That, then?”

“Obviously, those who have survived so far have some skill and are greedy for sexuality.”

“Yeah, that’s right.”

“The orc was like, ‘Oh, I’ve got this much iron, so it’s a safety ticket, right? I’m going to have to hide until the exam is over.” Are you setting fire to the ass of those who were hiding their heads?”

“Ah···!”

“ ‘Get out of here! Otherwise, someone else will catch the orcs and overtake you!’ In the process, clashes between cadets will inevitably occur.”

“Alas!”

It was then that Kay realized exactly why Merlin called the orcs bait.

“Perhaps a mindless person will only look at the situation in front of them and try to catch orcs somehow, and those who roll their heads will ignore the situation.”

“Well, then, should we stay still…?”

To Kay’s question, Merlin answered with her fat face.

“What are you talking about?”

“Yes?”

“Why are we standing still? You have to work hard to catch it.”

A question mark floated over Kay’s head.

She was obviously telling her to do the opposite of what her Merlin was saying, which her own mouth described as her orc bait.

I didn’t understand.

“Ha, but… if, as you said, the orcs were the bait…”

“What else does this mean?”

This time, a question mark appeared above Merlin’s head.

He looked at Kay like he was pathetic.

“Why are you holding an orc?”

“Huh?”

“We have to catch and kick those who stand by and do nothing!”

“········································································?!”

“You idiot. think about it After all, those who try to catch orcs end up fighting amongst themselves. And the iron shield will flock to the surviving one of them.”

The principle of absolute domination by the strong.

That was the flow of the current test.

“Then we just have to catch the strongest guy later. They say that they will even catch orcs and offer them to them, so you have to accept them with a willing heart.”

“········································································?!”

“What we care about are those who hide like moles. They probably won’t show up until the exam is over? We need to catch one more guy like that so we can gain an edge later.”

“·················ogue.”

Kay was at a loss for words when he saw Merlin talking as if he had already had all the iron shards in his hand.

“Did you understand?”

“Yes···.”

Kay nodded reluctantly.

Except for Merlin’s last words, everything else was understandable.

“Then let’s go.”

“Gee, now? Ooh, let’s rest a little… I haven’t slept much…”

“If you sleep, you can sleep for the rest of your life. You have to work hard while you are alive.”

It was Merlin’s advice that came from experience.

Kay’s mouth shut.

“·················ogue.”

“Go!”

In the end, Kay, who was once again caught by Merlin’s back, was dragged away.

And the test situation began to go as Merlin had expected.

Kang- Kang-

There were an orc whose head had been cut off and two cadets fighting over it.

With the cadets who disappeared for grades and then resumed their activities.

‘Stupid bastards. Don’t you know that when you guys fight, the other person benefits?’

Even those who harbor scornful ridicule and stand by.

As Merlin had predicted, the surviving cadets were divided into two categories.(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

But not everything went the way Merlin had expected.

Cruel- Chwiik-

On a dark night, an orc, with one of his arms cut off, raced through the woods.

A boy in a uniform followed after him.

“Chi. To bother you!”

It was good to find an orc with 5 iron plates.

However, when he couldn’t deal with it at once, the orcs turned around and started to run away.

He could be dealt with as long as he caught it, but the orcs were not easily caught.

It has been 10 minutes since the chase started.

“I’m going to find out about this by other people.”

Frustration appeared on the face of the pursuing cadet.

That was then.

“Huh?”

In his sight, a fleeing orc was caught entering a crypt.

At this, the pursuer smiled.

“I would appreciate it if you could come in there.”

The behavior of the orcs, who went into a dead end on their own, was simply grateful.

A cadet entered the crypt after chasing the escaped orcs.

ten minutes after that.

– Whoa!

After a small flurry faintly flowed out of the crypt, silence came soon after.

After a while, it was dark.

thump- thump-

Heavy footsteps could be heard from inside the crypt.

A huge figure that appeared out of the crypt with him.

Crackle-

The cry of a low beast echoed through the darkness, and the crimson glow of his eyes appeared and disappeared in a ghastly way.

Tadat-

Soon, the huge shadow that appeared in front of the crypt disappeared into the forest with the sound of something huge hitting the ground.

This was on the 8th day of the evaluation.

***

10 days from the start of the evaluation.

“Hey, there’s one in the crypt over there.”

“He hid well like a real mole.”

Merlin was hunting for a hidden cadet based on Kay’s cognition.

Merlin grinned her smirk as she made arrangements around the cave.

“Shall we call out the mole soon?”

As he said that, she turned her circle, and a magic circle spewed out light from the entrance of the crypt.

Soon after, thick yellow smoke rose from the small magic circle and flowed into the cave.

1 circle magic smog.

It was a simple magic, but it was the most useful magic in the current situation.

so after a while.

“Clok choke-”

A cadet with his mouth and nose covered jumped out of the cave.

Of course, Merlin couldn’t leave it alone.

just-

Merlin snapped her finger, and the walls and floors of the crypt were ripped open.

“Ahh!”

A cadet caught in the explosion screamed.

Soon after, the crypt collapsed.

Merlin murmured as if she had realized something, looking at the pile of dirt.

“Ah… how do you get that out?”

It seemed that the amount of soil accumulated was not insignificant.

To harvest, the soil had to be removed and the cadets had to be removed.

But Merlin didn’t have to work hard.

Pussuk-

The soil quickly collapsed, revealing a seal in it.

“Heh heh heh-”

The cadet, with one arm twisted and covered in dirt all over, flashed his eyes in search of the culprit who had made him this way.

Merlin was slightly amazed at the sight.

“Five? Are you okay?”

So far, Merlin’s magic surprise has been a disaster for the cadets.

He didn’t let anyone pass out from his first surprise.

But for the first time, a cadet who survived Merlin’s surprise appeared.

‘Because the fact that you have survived so far means that you have that much skill.’

Thinking about it that way, Merlin also got a little nervous.

From now on, unlike before, everything seemed not to be easy.

While he was maintaining his own tension, a cadet who had become a clay doll found Merlin.

“Mer… Lin?”

She was initially surprised that Merlin was still on the test, and soon replaced the surprise with uncontrollable anger.

“This child!”

There was no third-year cadet who didn’t know Merlin.

He grew angry at the fact that a guy he didn’t normally care about had attacked him.

“How dare you…”

crumble-

The cadet who came out of Tosa raised his sword.

Woo-Woong-

Soon the dust swirled under his feet.

It was the sound of the guy raising his mana to the max.

For the first time, a tension appeared on Merlin’s face.

‘quite···!’

Judging from his state of affairs, he was on the border between user and expert.

In other words, it was said that he might be able to use Mana Blade and Swordsmanship, even if weakly.

‘Before he rushes in, I’m the first…!’

In close combat, swordsmanship could be a significant threat.

That’s why Merlin is quick to take her action.

“Take it!”

He acted faster than Merlin.

And his actions completely exceeded Merlin’s expectations.

buzz-

A scarlet-colored fireball was fired from his sword.

“···uh?”

Merlin, who was expecting a sword, opened her shield and deflected the fireball.

When the ‘B-class fire bullet’, the awakening of the trump card, emptily cut through the air, her eyes widened as if it was the same as the guy was surprised.

“no?!”

Of course, his surprise did not last long.

puck-

He was stunned by the strong impact on the back of his head.

Behind him was Kay with a sword hilt.

“Hey, Merlin, are you okay?”

“Uh… it’s okay…”

Merlin nodded sheepishly.