Survival Island.
The Last Fourth Day.
The evaluation ends at noon, 12 o'clock.
Only one hour remains.
Kamibarez, who successfully entered the Indestructible Mansion, was anxiously staring at the entrance of the mansion.
"Are you that worried?" Kamibarez turned his head.
Mei Lin, with a towel wrapped around her head, set down her fruit juice and winked at him.
"Ah, thank you."
"Don't worry too much."
She sat next to Kamibarez and sipped her share of juice.
"They aren't the type to just fall easily. They'll definitely arrive on time."
"Is that so?" The entry point for the Indestructible Mansion was 200 points.
It was a place that was essential for anyone aiming for at least the mid-tier rank.
Inside the mansion was a non-combat zone, where all facilities could be freely used.
While they had been chewing on the stinky monster meat or plant roots in the jungle, here they could enjoy all kinds of luxurious food, desserts, and even shower facilities and various entertainment options.
Of course, not everyone was just resting in the mansion.
Some students waited around the mansion, targeting those trying to enter.
The later a student entered the mansion, the more likely they had gathered a large amount of points from monster hunting.
If these external students managed to enter the mansion, they would become formidable competitors, but conversely, if they could hunt them down, it was also possible to double their own points.
Thus, the students who entered the mansion first formed 'alliances' among themselves and established a defensive line around the mansion.
In fact, the latecomers were so intimidated by the strict security of the mansion that they dared not even attempt to enter.
"Hey, hey. Can you focus a little?" The person leading this large-scale 'alliance' of mansion defenders was Elisa, the special class 7 from Class E.
She always draped a large admiral's coat over her school uniform.
"Now, there’s only one hour left for the survival evaluation. I hope everyone can go outside and help defend the mansion. If all the students who have earned points come inside, we will definitely fall behind in scores."
Elisa was the daughter of the prime minister of the Dresden Kingdom.
She inherited her father's personality and was a thorough politician.
She was famous for seizing the western island bridge and extorting points from students in this class.
"This is for all our grades. I hope you can cooperate."
Her voice was powerful and persuasive, and her argument had a solid reason.
By stimulating a sense of belonging and crisis, quite a few students decided to join the mansion alliance.
Elisa turned her head to look at Mei Lin.
"It would be a great help if you could join the defense team, right? The top student from Class A."
Mei Lin snorted dismissively.
"Not interested."
"That's surprising. I thought you and I were of the same kind. Don't you like this kind of thing? Last time, you begged to see the vice principal's exam papers, but kept chewing on about class benefits until the end."
Mei Lin chuckled in response.
"Are you still holding onto that? You're more narrow-minded than you look."
Elisa's facial muscles twitched slightly, but there was no further change in her poker face.
She bluntly said, "I know. You want to gain without putting in any effort. A selfish mindset that only cares about your own interests."
At those words, the atmosphere around Elisa turned cold.
Some students openly shot her fierce glares, applying pressure.
Kamibarez looked back and forth between Elisa and Mei Lin in confusion, but Mei Lin responded with a smile.
"You're too self-centered. People aren't your chess pieces, you know? Don't think everyone will follow your words."
"......"
Elisa bit her lip and turned her back.
The sleeves of her fluttering admiral's coat swayed in the wind.
"I'll remember this."
Other students followed her as if to guard her while she exited the mansion.
"Are you okay, Mei Lin? There was no need to provoke a named character like that...!"
"It's fine. She’s the type who needs to be told directly to understand."
Mei Lin calmly rested her chin on her hand and gazed out the door.
Kamibarez also turned his gaze toward the entrance.
"Ah!" At that moment, Kamibarez suddenly stood up.
"What’s wrong, Kamibarez?"
"Simon! Simon is coming!"
"Really? Where? Where is he?" While the two were in a flurry, movements outside the mansion became busier.
Shouts of "Get ready!" and "Take your positions!" echoed.
Elisa was even holding a magical loudspeaker, actively directing the students.
"Ah...!" Finally, Mei Lin saw it too.
In the distance, Simon was walking toward them.
However, the combination of people was strange.
Approaching the mansion at a leisurely pace, Simon was flanked by Lorraine on his right and, on his left, someone she didn't even want to imagine.
'Why is Serne with Simon?!' Mei Lin jumped up.
It was certain.
Simon seemed to have fallen victim to her abilities.
Panicking, Mei Lin hurriedly started putting on her school uniform jacket.
"Get ready! Kamibarez! It seems Simon has become Serne's plaything..."
"Ah, I don't think that's the case."
Kamibarez said, pointing toward the three.
As Simon opened his mouth, Lorraine laughed, and Serne appeared to protest angrily.
It certainly didn't look like he was under mental control.
'But why is he pretending to be close with Serne!' While Mei Lin was boiling with anger at that moment—
"Wait a moment! I have a proposal for you."
Elisa's voice amplified by the loudspeaker rang out.
Of course, the 'you' she referred to meant the three of Simon.
"We have no intention of fighting you. Instead of that, could you help us stop those over there?" Elisa's gaze, from atop a tree, was directed beyond the three.
The three turned to look back.
Students who had been watching from around the mansion began to swarm in.
There were at least over 50 of them.
'Oh no.' 'They've noticed.' Their expressions stiffened.
Lorraine seemed indifferent, while Serne was staring straight ahead.
"This is absurd."
Swish.
Elisa, holding the loudspeaker, flinched and lowered her head.
Thud! With a sound, feathers lodged themselves in the tree above her head.
"Who do you think you are to give orders?" Serne smiled coldly.
Elisa frowned.
It was clear that this couldn't be brushed off easily.
"Fine."
Supported by her teammates, she stood up with a fierce expression and snapped her fingers.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Five voids opened in the air, and from them emerged five large ghost ships.
They looked like ships that had just been pulled up after being wrecked by a storm.
The hulls were old and rusty, and the sails were riddled with holes or torn apart.
Most importantly, all five ships floated in the air.
"Wow!"
"It's Elisa's ghost ship!"
Elisa was a somewhat special aspiring necromancer.
She could float 'ghost ships' powered by spirits and darkness in the air.
The cannons all lowered their muzzles and aimed at Simon and the students behind him.
"I declare."
Elisa said with a chilling smile.
"Anyone who enters the mansion will be swept away. The dropped points will be evenly distributed to anyone who participated in the defense. I, Elisa, guarantee it."
Cheers erupted from all corners of the mansion.
"To float a ship like that in the sky..."
"This is on a whole different level!"
While the students trying to enter the mansion were in disarray, Serne was yawning elegantly with her palm open, and Lorraine still seemed uninterested, looking down.
Simon, loosening his shoulders while watching, said, "Let's break through."
The two nodded.
With Simon leading the way, they followed behind him.
Lorraine summoned her skeletal horse and mounted it, while Serne lifted her feet off the ground.
"The specials are coming!"
"We'll catch up too!"
The remaining students gritted their teeth and ran.
Although the ghost ship in the sky was threatening, time was truly running out.
"Like a moth diving into the flames."
Elisa stretched out her arm.
"Sweep them away."
With a roar that felt like it would burst their eardrums, the cannons all fired at once.
Dozens of black projectiles rained down, devastating the ground.
The forest in front of the mansion was instantly engulfed in flames and smoke.
'This is serious.'
Due to the smoke from the bombardment, Simon couldn't discern his surroundings.
He had also drifted away from Lorraine and Serne, who had come with him.
While dodging the falling projectiles in a frenzy, Simon gestured helplessly behind him.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
From the thick smoke, a pre-assembled mud golem burst forth.
The golem charged through the hail of fire with Simon riding on it.
"Th-that's a golem!"
"It's Simon Polentia from the summoning class! Stop him!"
Students from the defense team, who had even set up a fence around the mansion, shouted.
As various ranged projectiles poured down like crazy, the golem made a frontal assault.
Crash! Crash! Crash! Crash!
The golem, enduring all the firepower with its body, charged like a tank and smashed through the fence.
Students who had been holding their ground near the fence were sent flying by the shock.
"Ugh!"
The defense was breached.
The students guarding turned around in a hurry.
Simon, who was closely following behind the golem, waved his hand and smiled casually.
"That guy is...! Huh?"
Before long, skeleton bones were scattered all over the ground.
Simon clenched his fist.
<Main Nail Application - Chaos>
The shattered bones flew into the air and spun like a whirlwind.
They struck the students' faces or tripped their feet, disrupting their movements.
Students rolled helplessly on the ground or slammed their heads against the fence.
[Boy! Watch your front!]
"Huh? The golem will handle that..."
Boom!
With a sudden impact, Simon was flung from behind the golem and tumbled onto the dirt.
Spitting out dirt, he stared straight ahead.
"Hector...!"
He was shocked.
Hector, covered in black scales, was locked in a struggle with the golem.
"Simon Polentia!!"
Hector, who was holding the golem with his strength, shouted loudly.
"This time, let's settle it!"
Why is he here when I'm so busy? Simon frowned and lowered his arm.
The mud golem, gaining strength, pressed down hard on Hector.
Hector's legs trembled as the ground beneath him sank.
"Ugh!"
Hector's face turned bright red, and veins bulged.
Soon, he opened his mouth and spewed something black from his throat.
The breath, known as the symbolic technique of dragons.
The black wave that erupted from Hector's mouth struck the mud golem in the chest, causing it to stagger back.
"Ha! Hah!"
Hector gasped for breath and regained his stance.
His upper body was entirely covered in scales.
The unique power of the Moore family that transforms into a corpse dragon.
The nickname of the Moore family known in the world was 'Dragon Family.'
With a roar, Hector charged forward.
The mud golem did not back down and swung its fists.
Boom!
Hector, dodging the golem's strike with agile movements, leaped into the air and struck the mud golem's face.
Crack!
A crack appeared on the golem's face, leaving a fist-shaped mark.
Hector, landing on the ground, unleashed a flurry of punches.
Thud! Smash! Whack! Thud!
His arms, covered in scales, moved so fast they were almost invisible, pounding the mud golem.
Finally, he swung his arm forcefully, delivering an uppercut that sent the golem's head flying with a deafening sound.
'Got it!'
"What are you doing, you fool!" A male student shouted as he passed by.
Hector belatedly realized that the golem was no longer moving.
Before he knew it, Simon had snatched the golem's core and was running toward the mansion.
Hector's face turned red with rage.
"Simon Polentiaaaaaaaaa!"
Furious, Hector planted his hands on the ground, spreading his legs wide, and opened his mouth.
A massive wave of black began to swirl in his throat.
'Another breath!' Simon thought as he inserted the golem's core.
Other students, seeing Hector's preparation stance, were also fleeing in panic.
"This crazy guy! That technique toward the mansion!"
"Hey! Hey! I'm still here!"
As the students scattered like the parting of the Red Sea, a straight red flash shot toward Hector.
Stunned, Hector gasped, "Cough!" and fell backward.
"Simon!!"
When Simon looked up, Kamibarez, sitting and waving his hand, was shouting.
"You made it!"
"Kamibarez! Thanks to you, I'm alive!"
"I'll protect you! Hurry to the mansion!"
Nodding, Simon ran.
But this time, someone was aiming at Simon from the tree above.
'I can't let the special class 1's points slip away.'
Elisa spread her palm.
One of her ghost ships opened its cannon and aimed a black cannon at Simon.
"Fire..."
With a whoosh!
A massive black flame descended from the sky, engulfing the ghost ship.
The cannon fire, heavily swaying the ship, exploded the innocent ground below, and flames spread across the deck, igniting at a terrifying speed.
"Wh-who is that!" Elisa shouted in shock.
Mei Lin, now standing higher than her in the tree, crossed her arms.
"You! Instead of helping, you're hindering...!"
"Oh dear, you little brat."
Mei Lin smiled and conjured black flames in her palm.
"I told you people aren't your chess pieces, right? If you block the mansion, do you think my friend will be able to come in?"
"You little brat!"
The two swung their arms simultaneously.
The cannonballs and black flames clashed, creating a thunderous sound all around.