The Top Omega Hunter Chapter 52: Ch 52: Cornered - Part 3

Chapter 52: Ch 52: Cornered - Part 3

By the ti I reached my room, I had cald down. What happened with Lynn still bothered , but I did not let it get to .

Outside, the sun had started to set, painting the world a beautiful red color, and I felt drawn to it.

"The sky is beautiful at the mont, right? Even I want to go out and enjoy this. Shit... I did not an to startle you."

I lashed out without aning to when I heard that voice speak to , and my hand almost collided with Sasha’s face.

Thankfully, her reflexes were fast, so she was able to take a step back in ti. And due to her powers as a healer, she was also able to heal the small wound I left on her.

"A-Are you alright? I did not an to hit you. This was an accident..."

I clarified before the situation could turn sour.

I had no idea how much teamwork would be needed in the next few days, but I did want the cooperation of these people.

Sasha just blinked before she waved her hand with a small laugh.

"There is no need to be like that. I understand that accidents happen. This is not the first ti I have been injured like this, so there is no need for you to be worried. And as you can see, I heal fast. In that sense, I am the tank for this team."

The healer confird, but I still felt a bitter taste in my mouth.

Just because soone healed fast did not an getting hurt didn’t hurt them. And what could they even do if they were injured beyond healing in the first place?

"Whatever you are thinking about, forget about it. Co, have dinner with us and have a good night’s sleep. The real struggle will start tomorrow."

Sasha confird and grabbed my wrist. Before I knew it, I was sitting adjacent to her at the dining table, and Joshua gave a small speech about the championship.

When I went back to my room, I had a lot on my mind that I wanted to think about. The black mass that I had left behind was asleep and had no intention of waking up and talking.

I also felt my eyes close as my body felt tired. And I finally closed my eyes and allowed my body to relax.

I dread of nothing, and I woke up as soon as I felt a presence in my room.

"Manet, you should wake up now. Otherwise, we will be late for the first round."

Sam’s voice woke

up, and I sat up like a trained soldier.

The beta looked startled to see

suddenly standing like a zombie, but he cald his racing heart quickly and gave

a shaky smile.

"I-It’s good to see you awake. The championship’s first round will start in about two hours. You should get ready and have so breakfast. We will leave in about one and a half hours."

Sam told

the tiline for things, and I nodded.

I quickly got ready, but just before I left the room, I took one last look back and then grabbed that black mass I had already transferred into a smaller bottle I could keep in my pocket.

"Hey, are we moving?"

The black mass asked, and I glared at it.

"If you know what is good for you, then you will keep your mouth shut. I do not have ti for your chatter today."

I threatened the black mass, but it did not look particularly threatened.

Still, it closed its mouth, and I quickly left the room to have breakfast.

It was the sa affair as last night, where Joshua yapped more about his intentions and how they needed to make it past the first few rounds no matter what.

Everyone else ignored him, so I followed their example, and before I knew it, I was standing in front of the first venue along with our team.

"There is no need to feel nervous, Manet. You should depend on your team. We will get you through this."

Joshua assured , and at this point, I felt like he was trying to reassure himself more than he was trying to reassure .

My mask was securely covering my face, but I felt a small smile of amusent spread behind my mask.

"I understand. I will depend on you and the rest of my teammates."

I assured him, but Joshua did not relax. If anything, he looked even more nervous as he looked around.

"Don’t mind Joshua. He has... just a bad experience with teammates. Especially since he got betrayed quite hard last ti. You see, before you, we had an alpha teammate whom Joshua looked after a lot. But that alpha decided to change teams right in the middle of the championship. Joshua just doesn’t want it to happen again."

Sam told

the real truth behind the vacancy of this team.

I watched as Joshua looked toward a team on the other side of the room and narrowed his eyes.

I could read longing and more emotions in his eyes. But as soon as he noticed that I was looking his way, Joshua narrowed his eyes.

[Attention everyone. The first round of the championship—the writing segnt—will be starting. Please head to the random number that you have been given on your system and start the test.]

The announcent cut off the nervous energy in the air, and I looked at the system screen in front of . It told

that I needed to head toward section B-54.

I looked at my team, and no one else was in section B.

"Manet, good luck. Rember, you can count on us if you ever feel like it."

My teammates assured , and I headed toward section B.

The people around

looked confident, and then the test paper was handed over to , and I watched the smile quickly drain off their faces.

I picked up the paper as well and had to cringe. Half of it was traditional paper, but the other half was related to ... or rather, to the image of Ace that the hunter’s association had created.

From the first mission Ace went to the last one, they were all questions on the test.

I had a good enough mory for these things, so I could recall these cases accurately. But I knew for a fact that the real information I had and the one the hunter’s association released were different.

[I’m sure you all noticed the ’special bonus’ section on the quiz this ti. In the happiness of Ace’s return, we have decided to make him a part of the championship this ti. I hope you all have a fun ti during the quiz.]

The announcer continued, and a lot of people flinched.

Even I felt like the questions related to Ace were useless information people did not need to know about.

But then again, it was not like the other questions were any better or skill-based. It was clear that the one who had made this test was not a hunter, much less had ever gone to a dungeon in the first place.