Reborn Soul Master: The Rogue's Counterattack

"What will you do if you join another team?" Can you abandon your teammates and recruit new members for other teams? This is a question that may lead to elimination.

Cardin asked Alvis, who was walking in front, with a worried tone.

"Don't worry!"

Cardan thought, how could he easily trust his teammates even if they were the first ones he met today?

He shrugged, but then remembered his previous behavior and couldn't help but chuckle.

After all, Cardin had also argued with the nobles over the person he met for the first time today, so he had no right to criticize others.

"Ah! There she is!"

Alvis stopped and pointed in a certain direction.

Where he pointed, there was a woman with her red hair tied up like a ponytail standing there alone.

She wore a light-looking leather armor and had a sword at her waist.

She leaned against the wall, crossed her arms over her chest, lowered her head, and looked quite relaxed.

"Is that the lady?"

"Yes!"

Although the examination room was chaotic because of the candidates, it was strange that the area around the woman was unusually quiet.

“It seems mysterious and elusive.”

Soon, Alvis brought Cardin to the woman, who raised her head and nodded expressionlessly.

"Ms. Kalia! I'm back! Did I keep you waiting for a long time?"

The woman, Kalia, slowly raised her head and looked over with her somewhat confused eyes.

Her eyes were a little dull, which didn't match her sharp appearance.

"I found my teammates! Now I just have to wait for the exam!"

When Alvis pointed at Cardin, Cardin nodded subconsciously and said, "My name is Cardin."

Kalia looked at Cardin with her lifeless eyes, then simply nodded and said her name briefly: "Kalia."

She seemed to have no intention of continuing the conversation and just said her name and then closed her mouth.

"Well, at least it's better than those smug nobles."

Although he felt the distance, Cardin did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he felt that this distance made him more comfortable.

"..."

In this brief silence, Alvis felt a subtle embarrassment, and he realized that his introduction was too brief, as if it was a gust of wind that passed by without leaving a trace. He was eager to fill the gap between the two, so he spoke hastily, with a hint of nervousness in his voice.

"Mr. Cardin is a necromancer! Ms. Kalia is a swordsman!" His words were full of enthusiasm, trying to use this method to narrow the distance between them.

Hearing his words, Cardin and Kalia looked at each other, their eyes revealing an unspoken tacit understanding. Then, they both turned their eyes to Alvis, with a hint of curiosity and expectation in their eyes.

"Ah! I, I'm a mage!" Alvis blushed shyly, his voice carrying a childish innocence. He felt his heartbeat quicken, but he tried his best to hide his nervousness and stay calm.

Cardin nodded in understanding, with a hint of approval in his eyes. He has always believed that a person's ability does not depend on their profession, but on their heart and determination.

"It's good that there are no duplicates. People in the same profession are enemies." Cardin said with a smile, with a hint of humor in his words. He had already guessed that Alvis was a mage, and with the sword on Kalia's waist, it was easy to guess that she was a swordsman. Their professions were not important. What was important was that they could unite and face the upcoming challenges together.

"Although we are a temporary team, we will definitely do well!" Albis said confidently, with a determined look in his eyes. He believed that as long as they worked together, there would be no difficulties that they could not overcome.

Cardin smiled at Alvis, but Kalia just nodded without any response.

Just as the three of them finished their awkward and brief self-introductions, Instructor Belid's voice echoed in the examination room: "Time's up."

Although her voice was low, through the power of magic, everyone in the examination room could hear it clearly.

Following her voice, the originally busy examination room quickly became quiet.

Cardin and his companions also quietly waited for Instructor Belid's next words.

"It's inefficient to confirm the completion of each team one by one, right?"

Belid picked up the hourglass on the ground, checked it, and then said with a smile.

"Then, the two of you who haven't formed a team, please step forward."

As soon as she finished speaking, people began to look around, looking for the people who were eliminated.

"Damn you guys."

At this moment, a voice broke the silence in the examination room.

Like the other examinees, Cardin looked towards the source of the voice, only to see two men who looked identical walking towards Belid from one end of the examination room.

The two muscular men had dissatisfied expressions on their faces and cast provocative glances at the candidates around them.

Even though they were eliminated, their pace and expressions did not show any sign of retreat.

"Luckily you guys aren't anywhere else."

The two men reached Belid and she spoke to them with a sympathetic smile.

“The ability to gather people, the ability of a leader, that’s what a hero needs.”

"Okay, let's go."

"This is so embarrassing, let's just get this over with."

The two men were fearless and spoke frankly in front of Belid.

"Ok."

Belid seemed satisfied with their attitude and pointed to the exit of the examination room with a smile.

"Wish ya'll good luck."

"Thank you for your kindness."

"We will."

With Belid's blessing, the two men bowed briefly and walked towards the exit of the examination room.

As they left the exam room through the exit, there was silence and a strange tension in the exam room.

“It starts now.”

"The exams the instructor is in charge of shouldn't be too dangerous, right?"

"Let's form a team. What kind of exam is this?"

The fact that the exams are about to begin makes the candidates feel stressed.

But not everyone was nervous. Some were looking forward to the upcoming exam with serious expressions on their faces.

then.

"I didn't expect to meet a guardian so soon."

Cardin looked at Belid expressionlessly, his thoughts and feelings could not be known from his expression.

Just as the atmosphere in the examination room was becoming increasingly tense.

"Now that the teams have been divided, should we move to the exam location immediately?"

Whoosh.

Belid took out the magic wand from his waist and waved it in the air.

Woohoo!

As she moved, a huge portal appeared in front of the exit of the examination room.

Opening a portal is a fairly advanced magic, and the candidates looked at Belid with surprise.

Belid seemed accustomed to such looks, and she continued.

"It may be dangerous to go through that portal, so please follow the students' guidance and move safely. I will go ahead and meet you."

After saying that, Belid walked into the portal.

"Candidates in front please start moving. Candidates please stand in the designated position and wait with your teammates."

Afterwards, the students quickly moved to the portal and began to guide the candidates.

Where will this portal lead to? The candidates walked into the portal with curiosity and fear.

Soon, it was Cardin and his teammates' turn.

“You can just walk in.”

A student said to Cardin, Alvis, and Kalia who were standing in front of the portal, and the three of them immediately walked into the portal.

puff!

After passing through the portal, they came to a green grassland.

There is even a dense forest not far away.

"Where is this? In the middle of the forest?"

Cardin saw the candidates standing there in an orderly manner and the students guiding them.

Behind them were armed instructors and students, who were guarding the surroundings vigilantly.

What kind of place is this and why is it so heavily guarded?

"Please go over there and wait."

As Cardin looked around, a student came up to him and said.

"Ah, okay."

Cardan and his companions immediately followed the students' guidance and headed to where the candidates were gathered. Not long after.

"Everyone come in!" A student standing in front of the portal shouted to Belid, who waved her wand again.

The huge portal just disappeared.

Gulu.

Perhaps realizing that the way back had disappeared, the candidates began to swallow.

Belid looked at the qualified candidates with a mocking look and said, "This exam is a treasure hunt."

Treasure hunt? Although the candidates were a little confused, they still stared at Belid closely.

"This is a habitat for monsters."

The term monster habitat caused the candidates to start whispering.

As if not caring about their reactions, Belid continued to explain: "We have hidden 15 treasures somewhere in this habitat. You just need to find those treasures. Isn't it easy?"

Belid explained with a smile that the candidates felt unhappy.

"How can she smile so happily when we could be dying?"

"We haven't even seen the Guardian yet, we can't just die like this."

"Since this is an academy exam, we should at least hunt some mid-level monsters."

It seemed that no one had expected that the test would be held in a monster habitat and that the test would be about "treasure hunting".

Whoosh.

Belid pulled a rolled-up piece of parchment from his coat pocket and held it aloft so the examinees could see it clearly.

"The treasure you need to find is this scroll."

The candidates looked at the parchment in Belid's hand in confusion, and she continued to explain with a smile.

"This is a return scroll containing teleportation magic. The return location is the academy's auditorium."

Even if you don't go through the portal, you can return to the auditorium as long as you find the scroll.

"Tearing up the scroll will allow two people nearby to teleport at the same time, so use it with caution."

As Belid was about to finish his explanation, someone raised his hand and asked loudly.

"I have a question!"

"Of course, please."

"Does it qualify only if all team members teleport?"

"Yes, but if your team member dies, two people or one person using the scroll will also be considered qualified, so don't worry."

The candidates seemed relieved that they would pass as long as they did not abandon their teammates.

"Can we steal the other team's treasure?"

Then, someone in front asked a question.

"of course can."

This time, Belid also nodded with a smile.

"..."

Then, a subtle atmosphere of tension began to spread among the candidates.

As if waiting for this kind of tension, Belid spoke again.

"When all 15 scrolls are used, the exam will be over. If there are no other questions, may we begin?"

As she said, no other candidates asked questions.

"When I fire the flare, the test will begin."

The start was suddenly announced and the candidates quickly checked their status with their teammates.

"Then please work hard to find the treasure!"

Bang!

Without giving the candidates time to check, Belid quickly fired a flame bomb into the sky.

Boom!

The flame bombs exploded in the sky, emitting dazzling light.

Whizzing!

At the same time, some candidates quickly rushed to the habitat.

"Ok?"

However, only one team did not rush to the habitat, but stood still.

Belid looked at them with a puzzled expression.

The three people who came into Belid's sight were Cardin, Alvis, and Kalia.

Strangely, Cardin grabbed the hems of Alvis and Kalia's clothes.

Alvis and Calia, who were about to rush out at the signal, looked at Cardin with confused expressions.

There are only 15 return scrolls, why grab them all? You should act quickly to find the treasure.

"and many more."

Cardin let go of the two men's clothes and strode towards Belid.

Alvis and Kalia looked at Cardin's back in surprise.

Cardin walked towards Belid, who spoke first with a contemptuous smile.

"Are you going to give up the test?"

I clearly said that I could give up the exam at any time, and I can give up now that I say it.

"Do not."

However, Cardin shook his head decisively.

"What's the matter?"

Belid asked with a smile, trying to hide his confusion.

Whoosh.

Cardin raised his hand and pointed in a certain direction.

"I found it. Treasure."

He was referring to the scroll of return in Belid's hand.

"Ok?"

In an instant, all the instructors, students, Alvis, and Kalia present, including Belid, opened their mouths wide.