[Your last trial: ...Face Me...]

The voice came and this time they saw the very being who had been speaking to them since the beginning of the second half of the trial.

Observing the towering figure that stood over 2 meters, way taller than Ross, Alex narrowed his eyes as he took in the entity''s form.

The being was clad in heavy black armour of old and with no shred of technology. A helm covered his face leaving only a long slit across his eyes for sight; eyes that glowed a menacing red. In his right hand was a long sword that almost matched the great sword Ross carried, like it was just another toy.

The entity''s aura was equally suffocating as the students couldn''t help but groan in discomfort. But Alex could tell there was something else.

''His aura is weaker than what we experienced before. Otherwise, we might not have a chance to even move, much less defeat it.''

The revelation made him swallow nervously and when his eyes met Ross, he could tell his line of thinking was similar.

Yet...

With the chance given to them, there was another glaring issue.

Their mana and stamina.

Alex had been out of mana for a while now and while the others just run out of mana from their last fight, he could see it on their faces as their expressions were slightly pale as well as the subtle intake of deep breaths.No?v(el)B\\jnn

Considering all these things, Alex understood that their chances were very slim and they might even end up dying here.

The entity observed the participants with a relaxed stance. It decided to give the participants ample time to get ready for him and the moment he noticed all participants had gotten their weapons and stance, it stormed forward with breakneck speed.

Before the students could react, the entity appeared before one of them and sent them flying with a powerful kick to the gut that elicited a loud grunt from them.

The moment his sword swing got in range, the entity raised its sword without even looking back and blocked the powerful and heavy swing with just its sword held in a reverse grip.

It was as if there was no power in Ross''s attack which he knew was false. His eyes widened in horror after experiencing the power of the entity.

Alex narrowed his eyes as he observed how the entity stopped the attack with ease, but it was his turn as he arrived at the left side of the entity and lunged his spear at its side.

His attack was performed with absolute finesse as he made use of his momentum to generate a much stronger thrust.

Even then...

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The tip of his spear was blocked by the opened palm of the entity and while there was a slight push of its palm it blocked the attack nonetheless.

Alex expected his attack to be blocked but not in that manner. The others who were observing to see how the two would fare had to pick their jaws from the ground.

It was absolutely nuts. How were they supposed to defeat such a thing without their mana skills?!

''It''s far stronger than a low-tier class E hunter, so how are we supposed to defeat this thing?!''

Even knowing their situation looked bleak and had no apparent solution, Alex and Ross did not despair and swiftly changed their attacks.

The entity remained silent as it responded to their attacks and decided to move on its own accord. It moved back with graceful and practised movements as it dodged and blocked the flurry of attacks thrown by the duo.

Their movement was a combination of short bursts of speed, blurry afterimages and exploding attacks, yet it was clear to Zen and the others who only stood back and watched as Alex and Ross pressed their ''advantage'' to no end.

''This is impossible! If those two can''t do anything, what about the rest of us?!''

Zen wanted to cry but had no tears to spare. The reality was slowing drowning him in despair as his complexion grew paler by the second.

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