MIGHT AS WELL BE OP

The early morning sun rose as the day of the battle exam arrived.

Every single one of them anticipated a change in rank due to their progress.

Which one of them wasn't a genuis.

Which one wasn't hailed to be one of a kind.

Which one wasn't the pride of their families.

Even those in the top twenty still expected a change in rank and they won't be outdone.

The aura and air had shifted from that of their jovial and easy going attitude to that a warrior.

They were all ready to cut down anything blocking their path.

Not a single student in the first year of the Omini-peak Academy was below the C rank at this moment.

Their pride came from their progress, their strength and their resolve.

Which generation had managed to progress and evolve in such a manner.

The answer was a resonating NONE.

Auras' of pride and strength radiated out of their bodies as they stood together waiting for instructions.

Of cause not all of them radiated or flared their auras like the rest.

The higher power houses like Anthony, the ten fingers, Bryan, Tiara, the Storm brothers all just stood there without any aura coming off their bodies.

But those around them knew better than to approach these monsters just because of this.

Even amongst geniuses there are monsters and amongst monsters there are anomalies.

Determination burned in every single fibre of their body.

Everyone in the first year believed that they are destined for a greater purpose.

Fate and destiny aligned with them and protected them, guided them.

They each believed they are meant to stand on top of the world with other people or at least that close.

And the reason for that unshakeable belief?

Its simply because they are a part of the golden generation.

Its just as simple as that.

The ease in which they cultivated, the speed in which they comprehend battle technique and arts.

Even people with the same amount of resources as them won't be as fast as them.

Deep down, they all believed they could step into the top hundred.

Over seven hundred and fifty students vying for a hundred spot....well more like eighty spots since those in the top twenty hardly even fell off their ranks.

They stood waiting for instructions, none spoke to the other as they could be each others enemies the next second depending the rules set for this exam.

Although none spoke, the atmosphere said it all for them.

Dame floated downwards with his spear still clung to his back as usual and he spoke with his usual demeanor.

His presence still as crushing as they remembered it to be.

"It seems you pigs have graduated from being a pig to being a hyena"

He spoke in his usual condescending attitude that disregarded anything below him.

"Well it doesn't matter if you are now a hyena, you still aren't the king of the jungle just yet"

None reacted as Dame always spoke like this and they were already used to it.

"Now over to the rules of the exam"

The atmosphere turned rigid as they waited.

"Well this time there are no rules, no criteria, simply nothing"

"In a war or a battlefield, you aren't given time to prepare, you are just thrust into it without preparation and you are meant to survive with whatever you have on you"

"Just like how the demons invaded the Academy months ago, although none of you died for some weird reason I would like to know, the demons didn't even give any sign of warning, they just outright attacked"

Dame's voice echoing as he stared at the student with a death glare.

"The criteria for points remains unknown, it could be saving your classmates, it could be just surviving, it could be killing your classmates and friends"

"Nothing will be told to you, we already have the point requirements, but you all will be going in blind as this is how the world works"

"This is the art of war. Unpredictable. Uncontrollable. Everything remains unknown and ever changing"

Dame seemed like a war fanatic as even his spear began to even shake as he spoke about war.

"The Academy doesn't tolerate or raise the weak, we leave that to other academies, do not disappoint us and show us that the resources we spent on you lot was a waste"

"As for those of you that will like to escape and run like the bitches you are, there is no need to explain your escape method, its same way it was done during the entrance exam"

Dame's voice intensified as he said these last few words.

But it didn't even shake their resolve.

Ten swirling portals were instantly powered up by different individual who stood near it and made a quick work to operate it by entering the coordinates of their destination.

"You may enter"

Dame said as the portals were opened.

The student wasted no time with questions as they knew it would get them nowhere and just directly stepped into portal with full confidence in their power.

Since there were no rules, everyone was happy to use their space rings, which means access to their potions and whatever they had inside it.

And with no rules and unknown criteria, it simply means even they had a chance to climb and hold on to the first rank.

As the last set of students entered, the portal was immediately closed.

The ten operating the portal quickly disappeared as they were done with their job as they were instructed.

......

THE OBSERVATION ROOM

As the student stepped into portal which closed, screens instantly lit up like a heads up display as it floated in space like a projection.

The screens showed various scenery with mountains and rivers and various water bodies.

Various monsters and strange scenes could be seen everywhere.

But weirdly enough, the expected never happened.

And what was the expected you ask?

Well it is the arrival of the students.

They opened the portals which was supposed to lead to the location currently displayed on their screens.

But even a single portal didn't even open or close, not a single student could be seen in sight.

Something had different gone wrong.

But they needed to ask questions before they jumped to conclusions.

"Where are all those hyenas"

Dame was the first to speak as he didn't get a glimpse of the people he just saw enter a portal.

"Are you sure the screens are displaying the right location and this is not an error"

Kevin immediately asked as he told whoever was in charge of this to double check.

The Dean and the Vice president didn't speak as they allowed the four star professor speak amongst themselves.

But they knew, the student had disappeared.

And where they were, they had no clue.