He Proved Himself

His fist blurred, deflecting all the attacks coming from the girl. The arrows he didn't even try to block, as he let the dark Aura surrounding him deal with them. The Aura formed a thin barrier, and the arrows collided with it, exploding with immense force.

His movements sped up even faster. Pushing the girl's fists out of the way, he bought himself a tiny fraction of time. In that moment, he spun quickly.

In an instant, he had caught all three daggers thrown at him, and threw them back at Raven.

Raven charged forwards, ducking under the daggers, his sword in his hand.

'I have to keep putting pressure on him! I-'

The leader disappeared from view.

'Teleportation! That means-'

Raven spun around, swinging his sword.

Behind him, the leader stood smiling, his hands on his hips.

The sword was a direct hit, but it did nothing. It passed through him, the flesh it connected with turning black and smoky.

The leader grabbed the sword blade, and ripped it out of Raven's hands. "Good instinct, little guy."

Raven leapt away, landing near the corpse of a player. He reached down, grabbing her spear.

The muscular girl had already reached the leader again, the red Aura growing even fiercer. Her movements sped up, and her fists gained immense strength.

Raven rushed forward, stabbing with his spear.

At the same time, a super powered arrow tore through the air. Behind it, several weaker shots followed.

The leader sighed, and deflected the girl's punches with one arm. With the other, he grabbed the most powerful arrow out of the air, and used it to deflect the other ones. As he did this, he kicked with his foot, and shattered Raven's spear.

"Come on, is that really all you've got?" He jumped back, and looked towards the Prefect. "Hey, how long have we been fighting?"

The Prefect looked up. "16 seconds."

The leader laughed. "Hah! 16 seconds, and not a single one of you has touched me!"

Raven, meanwhile, had collapsed to the ground. He was panting, leaning down on the corpse of the player who had bleed out.

The blue haired man watched carefully, and drew back his bow.

The muscular girl scoffed. "What a cocky bastard. It has only been 16 seconds, dumbass. I am only getting started!"

The leader shook his head, smiling sadly. "What a shame, you must not have much substance in that head of yours. Surely, you have noticed by now that you are no match for me?"

She spat at him. "Tough talk, you pale little freak! It's only a matter of time before I get your movements down, and find a weakness in your style."

The leader cocked his head to the side, dodging the spit. "My lord, I was joking before, but now I am not so sure... Do you suffer delusions? Can you not tell reality from fantasy? You have no cha-"

Using his whole body, Raven launched the corpse forward with immense speed, and it rocketed towards the Shadow Guild's leader.

At the same time, the blue haired man fired his most powerful arrow yet.

It connected with the corpse right before it hit the leader, and the body exploded. Then, the Shadow Guild's leader was knocked back, and was covered in gore and blood.

He moved with the force of the blow, rolling backwards and then getting up on his feet.

'I see, so that's why he was sending his Aura into the dead body. He filled the corpse with poison, and then coordinated with Sol to destroy it near me. Now, I might actually have to be a little careful...'

The poison from the blood ate away at the skin of the Shadow Guild's leader, but was being desperately fought off by his Aura.

Sensing the vibrations in the air, he simultaneously dodged arrows and punches.

'If I open my eyes or mouth, more poison will enter my body. Already, I can feel poison entering my blood through my nose and ears. Impressive, how toxic his Aura is. My core and body have both evolved, and yet he is still able to hurt me...'

Now, he was constantly dodging punches and arrows.

'I am not at risk of death, but how frustrating! I just need a moment to wipe the blood from my eyes, but they are not letting me. How impressive! They barely know each other, but to have such coordination... their talent is amazing!'

The muscular girl launched a vicious hook, which the leader ducked under. At the same time, Raven threw a dagger coated in poison.

The leader blocked the punch, and in the same movement caught the dagger. He moved to throw it back-

And then another dagger stabbed into his arm.

He smiled, jumping away.

'Hah, he even tricked me! He used the powerful dagger coated in Aura to distract me, using it as a decoy to disguise another attack. Wonderful, that's all I need to see. They have definitely earned a place in the guild!'

He teleported behind the Prefect, and wiped the toxic blood from his face.

"Hey, how much longer?"

The Prefect stepped out of the way as the players rushed forward. "27 seconds."

The leader of the Shadow Guild sighed, dodging several attacks. "Damn. I really should have only given them 30 seconds... Welp, it is what it is~"

He continued effortlessly dodging the attacks. As the seconds ticked by, the players attacked even more desperately.

However, it was all in vain.

Eventually, the Prefect held the watch above his head. "Time's up!"

Then, the Shadow Guild's leader disappeared.

All three players quickly searched around, looking for where he teleported.

By then, it was too late.

He reappeared behind the blue-haired man, and kicked him in the back.

The blue-haired man coughed up blood, as he flew forwards, crashing into the wall of a nearby building.

By the time Raven and the muscular girl had spotted him, he had already teleported again.

The muscular girl was grabbed from behind, and lifted into the air. Then, she was slammed into the ground with immense force, cracking the stone ground.

Raven cursed, and attempted to teleport with [Blindside]-

-but he was kicked from behind, and was tossed through the air. He crashed into an abandoned tent, getting tangled in the fabric.

The leader of the Shadow Guild clapped. "Good job, guys! You actually have a bit of talent! Welcome to the guild. You can call me Ace!"