25 Test start

There are some who didn't get their parent's consent, they tried to not say anything as to continue, but Dave knew the face telling them they didn't get consent from their parents, so Dave kicked them all.

They are still young, he didn't want to force anyone, though there are some orphans who doesn't care about their lives, Dave talked to them one by one, even though they are orphan and none will care if they join, he wanted to give them a choice and tell them that they must think carefully.

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Everyone gathered outside the forest, they were wearing armor and real blades this time.

"Okay, this will be your first true combat, I hope you are all ready for this, remember you are a team, help each other even if they are in other teams. And remember to stay vigilant." Dave warned once again.

He warned again because people might not take this seriously, he knew there was bound to be someone like that, He just hopes the helper will get there in time if they are in danger.

As for what the test was, Dave told them to get five beast heads.

'This would be simple enough.' Dave thought.

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The warriors were gathered, The mages weren't there because Hadwin has a different test for them, it seems like some kind of exam to measure mage aptitude.

"Listen up, You guys need to take 5 beast's head and then return here, those who failed will fail to become the elite guard, I hope you can do your best at it."

Then Dave told them to spread out and go into the forest one by one.

This will change their lives forever.

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Clara was teamed up with Fafnir, Tania and Harvey.

they were moving carefully.

they haven't found any beast yet, but they encountered many dangerous plants. If they are not careful, they might be dead already.

When they were taking a stroll, they heard a roar from a distance.

They walked slowly, they got close quickly and there they found a beast.

It was a middle grade beast.

Its power was equal to a warrior at the advanced stage.

The beast rank is separated into 5 first was low grade beast, middle grade beast, high grade beast, supreme beast and then Beast king.

When a beast reaches Supreme rank, their intelligence would be upgraded, just like James, he might be at the level of Supreme Beast, since he can transform fully.

When a beast is still at High grade beast, they are still pretty stupid, but they can think about running, unlike low and middle grade they are just a mindless killing machine.

As for half-beasts they only can do partial beast transformation, although not as strong as full transformation, it's still a force to be reckoned with, since half-beasts can transform from when they are born.

They could measure beast power by seeing the X mark on its head one x for low grade beast, and it increased by one every time their grade increased. Only a high grade up to beast king can hide their mark as for low and middle grade they can't hide their mark.

Clara and his friend were looking at the battle.

There were only two people, the group was supposed to be a 4 man group, but they are missing two, and the two people were missing an arm.

'where is the protector?' they all thought.

They looked around and then found something, and their eyes were wide open, because they could see a familiar person laying in the grass.

They were dead near those two people, it was the protector.

The protector was dead...

'All the protector was at least an advanced warrior, so how can they get defeated by one beast? It's weird.' Clara thought.

all 4 of them looked at each other.

"Should we run?" Fafnir asked timidly.

It was a correct decision, they knew it was correct, because there might be some lurking danger that forced them to keep fighting.

Everyone was looking at him.

"Well... if you want to help them, I will gladly help.."Fafnir looked down.

Then they formulated a plan and charged before it's too late.

Harvey has turned his skin into a skin into a steel and he grows bigger.

Harvey charged and then blocked the strike that was going for the two people, he then got close to the beast, it was to make the beast can't gain any momentum to attack, therefore reducing the damage Harvey will sustain.

While Harvey distracted the beast, Clara charged to the side. Using her spear, she stabbed rapidly at the side of the beast, even though she didn't have a mark yet, her power was enough to penetrate the beast defense.

Fafnir was looking for a while from a distance he then knew someone was here, but he knew he need to defeat the beast in front of him, He then told Tania to prepare for a killing blow, He then charged his claw grows longer, and then he swiped his claw into the beast, the blood from the beast was absorbed by Fafnir, making him stronger.

The two people that were fighting passed out from fatigue.

The beast was panicking by the sudden attack, Then they all knew it's time to strike.

They were going to finish it in one blow, but then suddenly a feather stabbed all four of them.

They knew there would be something wrong, but they failed to dodge it even though they were prepared! And the feather penetrated Harvey's defense.

Then their face paled, because they were poisoned!

And the poison decreased their strength rapidly

So that's why they didn't run, because their power has been drained... and they constantly have to watch out for the feather from nowhere.

Tania tried to track where the projectile came from, but when she tracked it, the thing was already gone.

'This is bad' Clara looked around. Everyone was getting tired because of the poison, and every time they were going to do a killing blow, the feather shot to them.

A beast was very hard to kill if you can't deal a killing blow. Their regeneration was superior, so a long battle would be bad.

They were tired, but they knew if they don't keep themselves awake they will die in their sleep.

'Please, someone help us!' Clara prayed to the God of Light.