Efy could not think about it for too long, as the swordsman charged him with all his might.

Efy controlled the 9 arrows he had stuck within his body and attacked the swordsman. However the swordsman was a bit more capable than the archer and deflected each arrow with his greatsword. He let out an inaudible cry as he smashed the sword into the ground, erupting the floor beneath Efy and sprung him into the air.

Efy landed harshly onto the green pastures, coughing up blood after the impact. He was severely wounded and his movements were limited.

“Give me the flag and I won’t hurt you anymore.” the swordsman commanded.

“I can’t do that, I’m sorry.” Efy retorted.

Out of the forest behind him, three figures dashed next to the swordsman. For all but a second, Efy felt happy that his teammates came to help him, but he soon realised that these people were not his teammates at all, they were his enemies.

“Since there’s one of you and four of us, we’ll each need to hit you 50 times. If you don’t resist, we’ll make it bearable.” the swordsman negotiated. “No, I have to pass, I need to!” Efy was completely decisive. “You stubborn dark-rat, we’ll just have to disable you then!”

Efy found strength within himself to stand up, but with four combatants facing him and two rushing towards him, what could he possibly do? One was a strength-based swordsman, another looked to be more of a stealth type assassin and the other two wore mage’s robes. Yet even amongst this disadvantage, Efy did not despair, he was progressing at a rate faster than he was at Boha’s dojo.

From the orb, he took out 14 daggers, his previous record being just five. The assassin and the swordsman attacked simultaneously from each side, but Efy used both his hands to send the daggers spiralling towards them, half for each. However, he did not attack blindly, as soon as the assassin dodged the incoming daggers and the swordsman deflected, he used nine of the arrows that were on the floor to injure the first offenders, splitting the damage equally. .

Although Efy wanted to celebrate his miniature achievement, a Chinese dragon made of water headed directly for him. The mages both utilised their Xor to conjure something so breathtakingly powerful. However, Efy used everything he had to just barely dodge the imminent threat, but a part of the water dragon narrowly touched his arm.

It felt not like water, but a burning sensation spread throughout his insides like a wildfire, he felt as if he was submerged into a volcano, but the sensation only lasted 2 seconds. Efy was truly grateful that he had managed to avoid most of the attack and then turned towards the mages with conviction inside his heart.

He lifted 20 arrows and thrusted them forward, aiming towards the mages. But the mages did not bat an eye, their Xor-enhanced senses were not alarmed,

Efy had completely missed.

Each of the arrows soared past the mages’ bodies, plunging into the ground.

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To the mages’ surprise, this was only part of Efy’s strategy. He mobilised the fallen arrows and backstabbed the mages, 10 arrows to each, there was no time to react. He had successfully taken down the mages as well.

Efy felt as if he was about to pass out from the pain and damage he received, but through sheer willpower, he was still standing. Efy did not know it, but he was executing a Xor body enhancement to stay alive.

But out of nowhere, like a homing missile, the previously dodged dragon struck Efy from behind with full force. Efy suffered excruciating pain, he felt as if his head would explode, his chest would combust, his ligaments were melting. He gnashed and ground his teeth through the attack, which was about 15 seconds of pure agony.

Efy was sent flying through the air and landed next to the mages, falling onto his back. He had underestimated his opponents and had let down his guard. The swordsman he previously thought he had defeated walked directly towards him. Efy’s vision was blurry, he felt as if he was on the cusp of death.

“You really think 5 arrows was all it took to defeat me? I have high defensive capabilities as well. You are not on my level, but I have to admit you were pretty cunning, in any case, this is the end, dark-rat.” the swordsman stated.

The swordsman then raised his foot as high as possible and stomped on Efy’s torso. Efy was in a state of anguish unlike anything he had felt before. He felt weak. There was nothing he could do to stop himself from dying right here.

The man stomped on Efy repeatedly; he did not wish to just win; he wanted to see Efy’s suffering for amusement. For Efy, the world faded into an eventual black from the torture.

Suddenly, Efy gripped the swordsman's foot. “Impossible!” he looked at the hopeless Efy on the floor, who still had his eyes closed. “Is he unconsciously emitting Xor!?” the swordsman watched, terror filling his heart in an instant. He could not free his foot from Efy’s grip, no matter how hard he tried. From the sudden shock, he lost his calm and could not execute Xor to free himself.

Efy ripped one arrow from the motionless mages and started stabbing the struggling swordsman’s calves. “Get away from me!” he cried, but to no avail. Efy stabbed the man 7 times before finally laying there in silence. “You monster.” The swordsman pulled his leg free. He stood alone in the grassland that was newly painted in red. He grabbed Efy’s flag and limped towards his home base.

Much to the swordsman’s surprise, a notification appeared above the battlefield.

Congratulations to Xander, Zai, Clara, Jai and Efy for passing the examination!

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“I must be daydreaming, I have his flag, how did he pass!?” he complained out of confusion. The notification continued and furthermore revealed the answer to his question.

Xander - Flag Capture - 20 points of damage

Zai - Flag Capture - 13 points of damage

Clara - Flag Capture - 34 points of damage

Jai - Flag Capture - 0 points of damage

Efy - No flag capture - 50 points of damage.

The man fell to his knees.

The battlefield transformed into a gigantic portal and swallowed the combatants like a blue whale. Each fighter was transported to the first emergency room. Only after a match could someone receive treatment. Various medicinal Xor experts were dispatched throughout the grand, yet crowded room. These experts could heal almost any disease and injuries suffered.

Efy was in a critical state, but as long as he was not dead, he would survive. Medicinal Xor experts could not revive the dead.

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After a few hours, Efy opened his eyes.