The Survival of the Third-rate Villain

"..."

Silence fell upon the area where Raye and the others are.

Ignis, who has a sword stabbed in his neck...

"urgh..."

He weakly groaned.

And after that...

Fwoosh—

His whole body turned into dust-like particles and he disappeared!

Ignis was eliminated and was sent outside of the Northern Forest!

"See? I’m not using him as a hostage anymore."

Raye said, he still has this annoying smile on his face!

"..."

The remaining seven students from the other academies looked at him in silence.

And seeing Raye’s face...

"YOU...!!"

They became annoyed!

"WE’LL AT LEAST ELIMINATE YOU!!!"

They exclaimed.

And with that...

BAM—!

They all rushed at Raye!

’Seeing their leader gets eliminated was enough to make them lose their temper, they already accepted their lost and is launching a desperate suicide attack to eliminate me.’

Raye concluded in his head, seeing them dash toward him.

This was his plan, to make the teams from the other academies disoriented by killing Ignis in front of them!

And seeing that it’s working flawlessly...

"Pathetic."

Raye muttered that, pertaining to his enemies!

"HAAAAA!!!"

Just then, someone from the [Crimson Academy] reached Raye!

He was glaring at Raye with bloodshot eyes!

SWOOSH—

The guy swung his sword at Raye horizontally with all of his might.

"..."

And Raye just watched him do that in silence!

’Idiot.’

He said in his head.

And before the enemies’ blade could even reach him...

SLASH—!

"KEUK?!"

Leon appeared from his left side and immediately slashed down the student that was targeting him!

Thud-

The enemy fell onto the ground, unmoving.

And soon...

Fwoosh—

His body started turning to dust-like particles too.

"Thanks."

Raye said, looking at Leon with a smile.

And looking back at him...

"Ugh, you’re still such a dickhead. You could’ve just eliminated him yourself."

Leon grumbled that with a frown on his face.

"Hey, I’m tired from fighting Ignis. Give me a break."

Raye then replied, shrugging his shoulders too. His tone was even sarcastic.

Though, he actually feels a little weak because he’s currently low on mana.

Anyway...

"Whatever."

Leon just mumbled that.

"Then just stay here."

He said.

And without waiting for Raye’s response...

Bam—!

He dashed back to where Lycus and Allen are.

The two of them were fighting off six students on their own!

Then, not far from him...

"Yep, we’re done here."

Raye also saw Lena casting a wide-area lightning spell!

*****

Just a couple of minutes had passed...

SLASH—

And Lycus had already killed their last enemy by beheading him!

Thud-

The head of student from the [Night Academy] fell and rolled on the ground.

And just a second after...

Fwoosh—

His body became dust-like and disappeared all in all.

He was eliminated.

’This artifact’s power is really overpowered and strange. If not for the restriction that one can’t re-enter the Training Dome for a week after having died inside of it, this artifact can literally make you immortal.’

Raye thought, seeing the last student from the other academies get sent out of the Northern Forest.

And just then...

"So, what now?"

Lena asked that.

Fwish-

She looked at Raye, then...

Swish-

Lycus, Allen, and Leon followed suit.

’Why are you guys looking at me? It’s not like I know everything.’

Raye said in his head, noticing their gazes.

And even though he said that, he actually knows what’s next.

And so, with a shrug of his shoulders... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

"We already won, we’ll be contacted by the academy staff soon and be guided back to the entrance of the forest."

Raye calmly declared that!

And hearing his words...

"Mhm."

The others just accepted his words and nodded their heads!

’Well, at least they trust me.’

Raye thought with a smile.

And suddenly...

"Why did those guys ambushed us anyways?"

Allen asked that.

The other three became curious as well, and they all glanced at Raye again!

"Ugh..."

Raye frowned, seeing that.

But opening his mouth...

"They were trying to steal our points by targeting the proofs that we took from the monsters we killed on the first day."

He still answered Allen’s question.

"Huh? That works?"

Lycus followed, slightly surprised.

And while nodding his head...

"Yeah, stealing points from other teams is possible. Ignis noticed that fact and banded everyone from the other academies to turn against us, they didn’t hunt on the first day, they were all just preparing to rob us."

Raye responded.

"They also want to eliminate us. For some reason, the students from the other academies are targeting us, the Zion Academy."

He added.

"Hmm... It’s probably because they want to dethrone Zion as the most prestigious academy in the empire."

Lena mumbled.

"Could be."

Raye casually replied.

And then...

"Ehh, who cares. We should just rest now."

Leon just muttered that.

"..."

Everyone looked at him, hearing his words.

He was sitting comfortably on a tree stump.

And seeing him like that...

"Hmm, good point."

The others just shrugged and started finding a place for them to sit on.

*****

After a few minutes of waiting...

Tap—

An academy staff member appeared just like Raye had said.

’Hmm? why does it seem like they’re already expecting me?’

The staff thought as she saw Raye and the others looking at her, unsurprised.

Anyway, opening her mouth...

"I’m here to guide you back to the entrance of the forest now."

She said that.

And silently...

Fwip—

Raye and the others just stood up, not questioning anything!

"..."

The academy staff found this weird, but she didn’t put much thought into it.

’Whatever... My only job is to guide them back.’

Tap- tap- tap—

She said in her head before turning around and started walking away.

Tap- tap- tap—

Raye and the others followed after her immediately.

And as they were walking...

"Ugh, finally... I don’t want to sleep in the forest again for the second time."

Allen mumbled that.

"..."

The others just silently agreed with him.

’The bugs are annoying and the ground is uneven, it’s uncomfortable to lie on.’

Raye thought.

Even though he lives at the entrance of the Northern Forest, he still sleeps in a comfortable place—in Old Man Rey’s cabin.