After running for some time, we ended up in a small mountain. The sun is rising. everyone exhausted and laid down on ground. I was supposed to be their staff and ensure their safety. Forget about staff, I couldn't even protect my son and have to rely on him. The only good thing is that the sword didn't break. We still don't know how many teams are there and which team are the cult members. They even said some will be assisting in sidelines. So, it's just more than 6 members, we are facing.
"Just surviving one night is hard enough. How are we supposed to survive for 9 more days?" (Olga)
"You seem pretty calm for a cook."
"Well, my mom is also a cook for royal knights, she taught me to stay calm in situations" (Olga)
"I...I should say something to you all"
everyone looking curious
"I am sorry for not believing in the team and trying to do everything myself. Not believing in the new members and judging their capability when I am myself is a weak teacher who can't protect her students. I thought I could be better after I learned about my element, but I am still far off"
"You were awake when we all asleep and protected us. We may not be strong team as others and Claude scouted us because we were outcasts from our classes, Called as failures. We were afraid that you won't take us, but you were watching out for us every time. We three will follow you till end. Professor" (Boris)
"I think we can discuss our situation with those guys, professor"(Claude)
Calling me professor feels cool. "Alright, if we want to achieve our goal then we have to trust everyone" Explaining about the cult and their goal to those three students.
"This seems bigger than just a competition now, they might have started their plans already" (Igor)
Orbs are flying in sky. they announce daily status and broadcast whatever they are seeing to the orbs receiver placed all over the human kingdom.
Orbs announcement: Team Lucius lost their stone to Team Elissa after a fierce battle yesterday.
"You got to be kidding? Did second prince lost to some random person" (Claude)
"Oh, second prince is the one your clan supporting right, Is he strong?"
"OfCourse, he is. He is the fastest among the three brothers. There is no way he lost the stone in the first day to some student" (Claude)
Someone who can defeat Enigma user and their team? If we are not careful, forget about the cult. We won't make it alive.
"Everyone, Abandon the stone here"
All of them shocked to hear that
"Fighting monsters is one thing but fighting other students who are seniors and with our current strength, we won't make it. At the last day, we can focus on getting stones. but now, let's focus on surviving the remaining days"
After abandoning the stone, we moved to waterfall and made a camp there. I know it's difficult for us to hold even one stone with our current situation. But the students won't starve because of a cook and a scout. I think Claude really picked members thinking of survival instead of winning the competition. Boris is probably for a backup for us to escape in emergency.
Somewhere in the forest, A team camping with their stone. A group of people with dark hoods who wiped all the monsters in that area came to them.
The group leader panicking. "Who are you guys?" (Fabius)
"Boss would be very happy If he got a stone. Time to hunt"
In the hill where Isagi team abandoned the stone. Monsters swarming around
BOOM.....A shower of lightning strikes to kill monsters that are hitting the stone to destroy it.
"Why would someone abandon the stone like this" (Hestia)
A boy arriving there in an Ice path, freezing every monster in his path.
"I hope our professor can protect our stone with other students" (Valerius)
"Let's head back before monster's come agai..." Thrown away by a ball of water.
Valerius grabbed Hestia. "Well, Well. we have a competition here for the stone. Isn't it rude to welcome your seniors with an attack, Elissa"
"I heard it in announcement that you defeated second prince Lucius team and took their stone." (Valerius)
"Elissa is blind, don't let her water droplets touch you, just dodge" (Valerius whispering to Hestia)
Water droplets coming out of Elissa body. Hestia using her lightning element to dodge it. Valerius froze all water droplets that's surrounding him.
We just have to stall until she runs out of elemental energy. I wonder Lucius might have fought her without knowing her or there might be geographical advantage.
Elissa elemental energy started to run out and she couldn't find them.
"Now!!!" Valerius used his ice to freeze her from distance. Hestia used that opportunity to strike her down with her lightning shower. Elissa thrown away and fell into the depths of cliff.