Zol Knight appeared in the combat systems, right before the pod Alex slept in. The bots in charge of everything noticed his presence the moment he appeared, but his authority kept them in place.

He was more than qualified to be here even without an instructor''s ID.

Hunter Zol looked at Alex''s pod, narrowing his eyes as he observed the expression on Alex''s sleeping form visible from the small glass opening around the head region.

The aura from the void energy emanating from him was more potent than Alex revealed earlier. ''This is different. Something is different,'' he thought in silence.No?v(el)B\\jnn

He brought back his screen and watched as Alex fought the void creatures with everything he had, running around and evading all the attacks thrown at him.

His expression was stern, and his eyes revealed the fear hidden within. Zol''s attention returned to the pod and he noticed how Alex''s brows furrowed.

Suddenly, Alex''s body trembled slightly, and the aura intensified briefly, startling Zol a bit, but he did not move from his spot. The aura was dangerous for anyone too weak, or on a similar level to Alex himself, but not him.

Looking at the surrounding pods and the ones Julia and Ross laid in, his thoughts spun as he considered what to do.

Soon, Principal Seraph appeared beside him and her eyes widened in shock when she felt the void energy Alex was giving off.

Before she could comment on what was happening, Zol said, "Are the pods self-sustaining away from their terminal?"

The principal was confused for a moment before realizing what Zol wanted to do. Her gaze returned to Alex''s pod, "Yes. The pods can keep running for 12 hours after being removed from their power terminals."

She stated and before she could add anything else, Zol disappeared with Alex''s pod. She missed how Hunter Zol pulled it off as she barely caught him move.

"What the..."

The pod had stopped beeping, but the readings he was seeing did not make any sense. "How is such a thing possible?" He asked himself and checked again.

After getting the same response, he smiled a little and entered the new settings. Alex was still experiencing the occasional body tremble and aura release, other than that and the frown on his sleeping form, nothing was out of place.

With that achieved, he looked back to his screen and watched what the new changes would bring. He slightly looked behind him where the principal stood at a distance and watched his actions. Of course, he didn''t mind.

One thing was clear to him at this point though; he was going to protect the kid from any ill intentions towards him.

"I''ll stay up here to watch over the boy. You can return if you want," he stated with a heavy tone and returned his attention to his screen.

Principal Seraph heard his words but remained silent. She had no words to describe what was happening or even understand it.

She wanted to ask but held herself back when Zol suggested she leave, implying he was not in the mood to explain.

She had even attempted using her divine sense but felt a stronger one block hers. She was not finding out anytime soon what was happening.

''Tch! This is the worst.'' She thought and finally decided to stay there, just a larger distance away and brought up her own display to continue watching.

Her curiosity wouldn''t let her leave without knowing something. At the same time, she knew not to offend him; they were in the same star system but were not friends.

The settings Zol inputted were about to be reflected on Alex''s avatar. At the moment though, Alex was pinned down and out of options.

His eyes revealed the despair he felt deep within, but his expression also showed his resolve to not fall in the labyrinth.

''Whatever is happening to you, we''ll find out together. In the meantime, survive your trail.'' He thought to himself and stood a distance away from the pod with a holographic display before him.