"Hey look, it''s Alexander Gray!"

    A strong and loud voice resounded through the plain. Even with the explosions, attacks and screams going on, the voice was heard loud and clear. All those who wished to test their mantel against Alex turned around to look. They soon spotted him, and the courageous ones began closing in on him, temporarily forgetting the others. Of course, not everyone was eager to take him on.

    Some only cared about being among the remaining 5000. Abigail observed from a distance, making sure to remain as far away from Alex and the crowded areas as possible. But she did not stop eliminating anyone she could get her arrows into.

    "..."

    ''Will he be able to survive the numbers?'' She wasn''t entirely sure. The chaos made it difficult to make any accurate judgement even when Alex''s strength was above everyone else. There was a reason numbers mostly won wars and although not always the case, it was still a large part of it.

    "Whoever takes him out would be in hot waters afterwards."

    "What do you mean?" A student asked, making sure the distance between him and the others was wide enough to dodge any stray abilities, arrows, knives, etc from taking him out without him realizing.

    "I bet his points are numerous. Taking him out would give the person a huge number of points. At the same time, it will make them a target; weaker, but still a target."

    "That''s if they can actually eliminate him... Look at how fast he''s moving around. And in case you''ve forgotten, he''s still stronger than all of us." Another chipped in. His words were indeed true. All those who had managed to get close to him had been eliminated already.

    "Yeah... But the numbers surrounding him are going to keep increasing. Sooner or later, he''s going to be overwhelmed."

    "..."

    The students paused, mulling over his words. They also considered joining in on the fun, but the wise ones decided otherwise. You could still qualify without having to go against Alex. But as one student already mentioned, the points would make you the next target.No?v(el)B\\jnn

    "Good luck to those who want to be eliminated." One person said and dashed away, leading in the opposite direction where he could still amass some points. The others watched as the person disappeared as they thought things through realizing it was not worth the risk. Soon, they all dissipated with some attacking each other.

    .....

    "Sorry about this."

    Alex muttered when his face came directly before the shocked girl, his right hand moving towards her head in an act to grab it.

    BOOOOOOM!

    Alex heard the explosion from behind him as the abilities had already made impact on the ground. Due to the number of abilities raining down, the explosion was powerful enough to create a huge dust cloud that temporarily blinded everyone. The shockwaves pushed him back several metres, but he took no damage as he had a shield facing the direction of the explosion.

    Of course, the girl was helpless as she couldn''t overpower Alex and escape his hold, taking the brunt of the damage. And before the explosion even subsided, Alex eliminated the girl and disappeared from the site. With a good cover provided, he could deliver one of his powerful attacks.

    Once the dust started to clear, providing a view of the degree of destruction, the students who unleashed the attack did not get the number increase they had expected.

    "Did anyone get him?"

    "I don''t know... But I think I saw him move before the attacks landed."

    "Are you sure?"

    "..."

    The student could not answer as he wasn''t sure if what he saw was correct.

    "If he''s not eliminated, then where is he?" Once the question was posed, they all started looking around.

    "Oh shit!" One student exclaimed and made a run for it, not bothering to warn the others. After all, they were not allies. The others who saw this noticed where he was looking when he cussed and ran away.

    They began looking up and that''s when they saw...