On the other side of the cave, there was Evan speaking to the warriors of the class (and Dexter), minus Jackson who had a weird attunement which nobody knew a lot about, even himself.
There was a sweet voice speaking, and that belonged to Finn. He was speaking about his innate talent. His innate talent consisted of:
[Gravity Field (C):
In a 1 meter radius, a gravity field can be activated that allows for all opponents to feel heavier than usual, whereas the user and any objects he is holding will be seen as lighter than usual].
"It's just amazing! Any objects that I touch feel lighter when I activate the skill. This hammer, which I even think is quite heavy, is so easy to hold when I use my talent!". Finn was beaming from ear to ear. Who would've thought that he had just been through a traumatic event?
Evan was glad that Finn was in a good mood, as he didn't want to see traumatised children surrounding him, but he did wonder why he was so unaffected.
Everyone else in the group except Evan and Lement sighed.
Amy complained to no end about her useless talent.
It was called [Strengthen (F)] and literally did as it said. It strengthened her muscles. That was it.
[Strengthened (F):
Strengthens your muscles. Allows them to be more durable and deal explosive damage. Potentially has side effects if overused].
"It's just so pointless, it even has a downside to using it for God's sake. I mean it's supposed to be a talent. Does this mean I'm just not talented then?". Amy's anger slowly turned into sadness. She couldn't help but wonder what Louise and Alex had, could they have had a more useful talent, if so would they be able to contribute more?
Dexter was indifferent about his ability. It was quite a cool ability and would definitely be handy, but it just didn't resemble the fantasy-like abilities others have. Other than letting everyone else know his ability, he didn't really contribute to the conversation.
[Forensic Sight (F):
Able to see warmth through walls and able to see further away. (PASSIVE)].
Lement on the other hand was very vocal about his talent, and he was actually quite pleased.
[Sword Dance (E):
When dealing continuous damage with a sharp blade, the damage will increase passively. If interrupted or attacked in between, this effect will cancel. (PASSIVE)].
Lement has a past of playing competitive fencing, and his hobby has shown fruitful to him. He looked at his sabre and smiled. He had the option of two different swords but they had the exact same class. There was the ordinary sword that others were holding such as Evan, Amy and Jackson.
The only explanation can be chalked up to have different experiences with weapons, but what experience does Lement have with a huge hammer like that? Lement just chuckled to himself with that thought.
Evan also spoke about his own innate talent.
"It's actually quite interesting, but also very simple. It literally just makes whatever I'm holding bigger". Evan went on to recite his own innate talent.
[Expansion (D):
Anything held by the user can be expanded. Weight is affected when expansion is used on the object].
Evan also spoke about his class being Guardian which was inherently different to everyone. He had a shield and sword so he just assumed his role was made for protecting people, and his innate talent pushed this thought forward.
Evan really wanted to ask them how they're holding up, but after using their innate talents as a distraction to the two murders only around 30 minutes ago, he didn't want to see the teens cry all over again.
Eve for now, wanted to move on with mana, and speak to Grace about whatever was following her.
"So Grace, is that purple cloud your innate talent?". Eve spoke with vigur. She wanted any form of distraction to get away from reality.
"Uhm, well yes it is. It's called Spirit Extension and Grade A. My spirit is separated from my body and allows it to have a consciousness, levels and it's own skills. My talent also tells me that I can gain others in the future".
Eve was absolutely astounded. Grade A. It seems like Grace has the highest innate talent.
"That's amazing well done!". Eve gave her a high-five. Eve knew that Grace was often times uncomfortable with physical touch, but high-fives were always reciprocated well by Grace.
"Oh, here's my innate talent too, I don't think I've told anyone". Grant suddenly spoke and wings protruded out of his back. This was clearly his first time seeing these things as he looked completely shell shocked when he looked behind.
They were huge wings that resembled butterfly wings. The weird thing about these wings though is that they were covered in weird symbols that nobody seemed to understand, including Grant. The description was as followed.
[Runic Wings (C):
Once these wings are activated they cannot be dispelled. These wings allow access to runic magic and allows for a deeper understanding of this school of magic. The wings also work as usual, and allow for flight]. Grant was completely impressed, and he felt like he could fly like a bird if he was outside and not in a flower cave. He instinctively knew how to fly with the use of these wings. Also, he gained a new skill called [Rune Magic (F)].
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Eve was utterly confused, but she zoomed in on 'school of magic'.
'I'm assuming this means that there are multiple ways of learning magic and can be applied to different things?'. Eve wasn't sure, but that wasn't what was important right now.
"Before we move on, I would also like to say my piece". Kimmy raised her hand as she spoke.
"Now, I have the talent of Analytical Mind. People's vitality is converted into numerical data, and I can see something called health points above everyone's head". Kimmy was speaking very quickly like there was suddenly something they had to be weary of.
"Anyways, we need to formulate a plan on what we're going to be doing. Everyone! This way please". Kimmy went straight to ordering people about, and surprisingly people listened.
This was no surprise to anyone in the room. Kimmy loved being the 'voice of reason' and would often call herself the mediator of the class. Everyone let her be as she always meant well even if she was a tad invasive. Obviously, Eve had to set boundaries for Kimmy and she has made some great progress, but she still has little quirks that are quite innocent.
"We need to set up a wide formation, and in the future, we need to set up teams as currently there is simply too many of us. The most basic formation we will use right now is warriors to the front, supports in the middle and mages in the back. Specifically, Sir needs to be in the centre of the warriors has he has a much wider health pool". Kimmy wasn't done, but the last sentence made everyone on the physical side confused, but they left it be.
Kimmy continued on, and didn't even let Eve speak.
Dexter also started drifting off, and looked at ceiling to see if there was any warmth above them, and he also looked at the entryway. His distance eyes suddenly shot open and he screamed a jumbled up sentence. "HEAT ENTRANCE GOBLINS!".
Evan twisted his head to the entrance, and ran towards it directly putting himself in front of everyone and into the centre of all the warriors.
Nervousness filled the cave as everyone assumed positions from Kimmy. Everyone was nervous except Jackson who was waiting in anticipation.
Eve readied herself and had two mana bolts waiting above everyone. The others followed. Right now, four mana bolts were floating above everyone, and one light bolt from Lee. When these mana bolts were prepared, there was also a purple mist going towards the entrance.
Violet took it upon itself to go into the front lines and be a part of the warriors, plus the guardian Evan. The mist directly came from it, and Evan could smell it. It smelt wonderful. It was the sweetest fragrance he had ever smelt. It took everything in his power to not run straight into it. But he was glad he didn't, as he saw goblins surrounded by this aroma seem intensely sluggish.
As soon as the goblins were seen, a mana bolt came directly into it's head. Eve smiled.
'Bullseye' she said to herself, relaxing.
[You have slain a Goblin. Experience has been gained].
Eve gained some experience, but she couldn't even think about that as other mana bolts started flying, and the warriors finally engaged in combat.
It was absolutely carnage. There was a boy with shadow boots, running around like a madman, stabbing his sword straight into their guts, and when he did that, a sabre went into the goblins head. This was Jackson and Lement. They were fighting together, and tried their best.
There were a mix of goblins. Some had nothing in their hand and charged forward. Others stayed back and used a crossbow, whilst others had a small dagger in their dirty hands.
Eve kept supplying mana bolts as the best she could, but most of the time the most she could do was support as these mana bolts didn't oftenly kill them in one hit.
Lee stopped using his Light Bolts and used Radiant Recovery on Evan.
Unfortunately for Evan, he was getting the brunt of the attacks, from both arrows and random goblins with daggers. His cuts were building up and unfortunately getting the better of him. He didn't feel confident enough to use his talent so it was unused, however suddenly a bright light surrounded him, and any goblins near him screamed in pain.
Lee used Radiant Recovery and when he did Kimmy smiled as she saw Evans healthpoints increase, and the goblins health points decrease.
'Amazing' she thought. It was a beautiful sight, seeing someone be covered in a rose quartz glow.
Amy saw all of this, and shrank backwards. She was scared, and the goblins took advantage of that. When the bright light surrounded Evan, the goblins stopped shooting at him, and aimed directly at Amy.
Eve saw this in realtime, but she couldn't do anything other than scream, and so did Amy. There was noise of stabbing sounds, blood dropping on the floor from humans and goblins. But there was a loud screech which took over, that came from a young girl.
Amy saw an arrow aim straight for her, and landed straight into her eye.
AAHHHHH! Amy screamed and screamed. She fell straight down, withering in pain, rolling across the floor. Every mage was affected by this, including Dexter who was sat with the mages saw Amy shriek in pain.
The warriors at the front could only hear it. Kimmy was unable to use her recovery on Amy as she literally had just used it on Jackson. She was exhausted. Kimmy and Lee went pale. They had to wait a few more seconds, but suddenly, they didn't need to use it on Amy.
Another arrow shot straight into Amy's head. The cave, that was filled with screams, suddenly fell silent and could hear the snickering of five goblins at the back.
Eve could've been sick. The smell, the sight, the sounds. It wasn't something she should be hearing. She needed to vent, and she saw her targets.
Five goblins turned into four, and four goblins turned into three.
[You have slain a Goblin. Experience has been gained].
[You have slain a Goblin. Experience has been gained].
Almost immediately after the death of Amy, Eve summoned two mana bolts and willed them straight at the backline.
"Grace! Get that purple cloud into the backline now!". Eve even ordered Grace.
Grace just nodded, and Violet zoomed into the enemies backline. Jackson and Lement also joined. The goblins saw this and wanted to run, but unlucky for them, Lement had yet to be hurt.
Lement had the strength to cut a clean hit on one of the goblins, and it's head came flying off.
A goblin with no bow and just held arrows looked in despair as Violet came charging at it. Purple mist, almost the identical colour of Violet, went straight into the eyes and the mouth of the goblin, and it's head exploded.
Grace winced at the sight, but was glad to see Violet levelling up. Grace herself wasn't slacking off. She had killed three goblins so far, her kill count only being behind Eve.
Rose was trying her best and had only killed one, aswell as Grant. They found it hard to keep up, but they kept trying.
It took a while for them as they needed to aim their mana bolts, whereas it came easier to Lee, Eve and Grace.
The backline of the goblins were all gone, and now there was only 6 left. 12 goblins already dead.
These goblins shrank back, but they were stuck. If they were to go into the mist, the sluggishness would only get worse but they were completely outnumbered.
Jackson went around with Lement slaying as many goblins as possible, whilst having the constant supervision of Kimmy, who tended to heal eitther one of them, whereas Lee focused on Evan as he simply took more damage than anyone else.
There were still 3 burnt goblins waiting to be killed.
Two fell to Evan, and the final one fell to Dexter.
3 goblins were left, and they were all surrounding Finn.
Finn spent a lot of this battle testing out his talent, and he was surrounded by the same goblins who had originally gone for him.
They were facing flat on the floor, unable to get up.
Finn just shrugged and swung his hammer above his head, squashing one of the goblins, and the other two followed.
Vile. That was the only word that could be described to this scene.
A young girl laid there, one eye wide open and two arrows protruding from her head. Beheaded, squashed goblins surrounded the cave.
The once beautiful flowers in the cave, had blood covering them.
Eve sighed whilst she looked at Amy. She suddenly threw up. She threw up everywhere and she couldn't stop.
The image plastered her mind, until suddenly the room changed, and she heard a ding
[Well done! Floor 1 is cleared.
one hour until Floor 2. This floor will be used as a recuperation place. You will always have an hour apart between every Floor].
Eve had one hour until she had to be in a new nightmare.
She had no choice but to do this.
She had to do this.