Chapter 5 - 05: New Affinity [GTG]
[Mission in progress...
Objective: Death looms around the corner. Survive until tomorrow [00:17:34:32].
Reward: An affinity.
Failure: Death.
Respawn: 2/5]
Shit. I'm completely screwed.
"The principles of mana liquidation are essential in the study of fusion and relic creation..."
The monotonous voice of the teacher barely registered. Once again, I found myself right back in the same place after yet another failed attempt. It felt pointless. I had just burned through another respawn, and for what? Nothing.
*Tsk.*
I hadn't even made it to the staff quarters before I hit a wall—literally and figuratively. Students in the Standard Zone weren't allowed to leave without permission. The academy, as I was starting to fully grasp, was divided into three main zones:
- **The Genesis Zone**, for first to fifth-year students.