Chapter 42: Passing, And The Final Exam
Raelis and the rest of his teammates finally arrived at the location of the flare, and as expected, most of the candidates were already gathered here.
Of course, so was the headmaster.
He stood on a small wooden podium, and once he realized everyone had already gathered, he spoke.
"Very well... the first team." Arius pointed at a few candidates in particular.
They brimmed with confidence as they stepped forward, stopping right in front of the headmaster.
"You five fail," Arius stated flatly and pointed at another team. "Next."
The team that had just failed shot shocked glances at each other until eventually, one of them spoke up.
"H-Huh? What do you mean we failed? We killed so many mana beasts, and we didn’t even suffer a scratch!"
The headmaster scoffed.
"You five might’ve scored many kills, but where was your teamwork? You all scattered throughout the forest and didn’t even try to communicate with one another."
He narrowed his eyes. "This was a team-building exam. I wanted to see how you would do in a team. If the team doesn’t exist, then naturally, I have nothing to grade you on."
The headmaster stepped off the podium, arriving in front of the candidate who spoke up.