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"You...! How dare..." Viktor tried to muster the last bit of strength he had to form a weapon out of the mud.

As the mud was being shaped, it suddenly fell apart. He had run out of mana. "Kuh..!" he spat out a mouthful of blood.

[You will be rewarded according to your contribution to killing the Earth element leader]

[1/8 leaders have been killed]

'What...? Now I have to kill all eight leaders?! That's crazy... I've already got my hands full with this death game'

'There was not supposed to be a quest like this... perhaps, it triggered due to you killing one of the elemental leaders' Void said, 'either way, you need to complete it if you want to get stronger and survive'.

'Yeah right...you know there's a possibility that I can also die while trying to complete the quest... more than my chances of succeeding'

'I'm surprised that you are still not affected by all the dead bodies near you... all the other students that have awoken have already broken down into tears'

'I don't think that I should be feeling anything for random people around me that have died.... that's all'

BUT IT STILL FEELS WEIRD HOW I'M NOT AFFECTED BY THIS AT ALL ALTHOUGH THEY ARE RANDOM PEOPLE.

...

'Well, almost all of the people who I know of survived at least... hmm, where's Sen at though?'

***

"Gaaah...! What a mess... if they decide that this was my fault, I'm done" Carl mumbled as he crouched near Viktor's body.

"Uh... sir?"

"What do you want kid... I'm kinda in a pickle here" Carl said not even bothering to look up.

"No, the commander of squad GAMI E is here with her soldiers and she's asking for the one in charge here... and you're kinda the only one that's well... you know... here and alive".

...

...

Carl began sweating intensely as he thought: 'Why...?! Why did it have to be her...!'

He quickly got up and headed in the direction the student mentioned. 'That damn old gorilla hag! Damn brute healer...! God I hope she doesn't throw me in some high-ranking dungeon or something as punishment. I just barely survived last time'

The commander of squad GAMI E... the only healer who joins the battle on the frontlines. Wielding insane superhuman strength that can compare to high-ranking semi-combatants like registered Paladins. With the help of high leveled strength-focused items, she can be a one-man army continuously healing herself of any injuries.

Commander Elnoir Rose's ability is classified as 'Mid B rank'. Although healing magic at this level cannot restore torn limbs, it can be useful to close big wounds and heal minor injuries in an instant and not run out of stamina for a long time.

He could now see Rose sitting on the flat top of a boulder cross-legged waiting for the 'one in charge.'

"Carl... you know how many students have died, I trust?" Rose asked in a stern voice. "Yes... reporting the casualties: over 70 students have died; 28 Low D and E ranks, 33 high D and low C ranks, and 13 mid B rank potential students have died" he said immediately changing his attitude.

"This is quite a big loss... you are ready to shoulder the responsibility for this happening right? Or I could make a visit to Volcarona with you again..."

...

"But of course... I will take full responsibility for this happening. I just ask you to not leave me in a high-ranking portal..."

"Hmph. Then I have a job for you" she said with a smile on her face.

***

"Mhm?! My ice on Viktor... has melted...?" a pair of pale blue eyes jolted open. A pale-skinned figure gets up from an ice throne to pick up a piece of paper and carve letters onto it with his ability. He then froze it and crushed it.

'Hmm... the Wind lord will certainly not be pleased with this...' he thought.

Hmm... he died on planet Butani

'Isn't that where the military kids were sent off on their first mission...? Although he may be the weakest of us, I don't think he would die to the beasts of that planet

'Obviously, the kids don't have enough experience in fighting against humans...'

He took another paper and did the same.

"Carl... looks like I underestimated you..."

***

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN HE DIED TO ONE OF THE TEACHERS?!" intense air pressure overwhelmed two Wind elementals present in the same room as their lord. "P... please calm down... sir Tate!".

CALM DOWN...?

"CALM DOWN YOU SAY?!" the pressure was now strong enough to bring the two of them to their knees.

The two Wind elementals that radiated energy similar to a B-rank soldier were brought down to their knees.

"VIKTOR WAS MY OLDER BROTHER, YOU FUCKS"

AND YOU'RE TELLING ME TO CALM DOWN?!

'I WILL GET MY REVENGE... CARL! YOU DAMN TRAITOR'

***

"Luna, good to see you're not dead" Quinn said aloud as Luna approached him with a fellow student on her back. "And who's that on your back?".

Ah... the one kid who sparred with her on the first day of magic weapons class. Was it the first day...?

"Where are the healers? I heard that GAMI squad E has arrived"

"Ahh..? How would I know? I've been sitting here ever since Viktor died. They're probably spread out on the battlefield healing the students and retrieving corpses"

I SEE

'Ah... what was the reward for completing that quest?'

[Reward for contributing to killing the Earth element leader, Viktor:

Undead settlement dungeon key

(Difficulty level B),

Sage's ring

(Equipment rank C-) have been transported to the user's inventory]

[Reward for quest completion:

A TRANSCENDENT rank item/weapon/armor/accessory of the user's choice,

and

???]

[Level up]

[Level up]

[Level up]

[Level up]

[Level up]

[Level up]

...

"The hell's a TRANSCENDENT rank item...?"

SOMETHING ABOVE S RANK...?

'Sure sounds like some broken ass item rank'

...

[Sage's ring]

Item rank: C

Type: Accessory(Ring)

+24 Intelligence

[Undead settlement dungeon key]

Difficulty level: B

Type: Key

-The dungeon key to open a portal to a town destroyed by a plague and turned the citizens into undead monsters-