Child of Destiny

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It did not take that long for Chaotic Luck to reach the end of the corridor due to his path being unhindered by any obstacle. Even though he had spent quite some time reaching the end, he was still able to cross the finish line before everyone else.

After all, the other parties were currently being held and obstructed by the horde of zombies in their respective corridors.

Swoosh!

Right after reaching the end, Chaotic Luck immediately received a notification from the system, informing him that he had won the ’race’.

*Ding*

System: Congratulations! You are the first to cross the finish line alongside your ’partner’! You have gained the perfect score for this round!

“Eh!?” Chaotic Luck was still in the middle of confusion when he suddenly realized that he was sent back to his platform immediately after.

“Eh!? What!? It is over already?” he mumbled while looking around, realizing that the people from the other platforms were currently looking at him.

Even though he could not see their expressions, he could at least tell that they were currently giving a serious and worried look right after he appeared on his platform.

“Tsk! I guess I have worsened my impression with this,” he mumbled with a somewhat worried tone, afraid that they would work together to take him down later.

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*Ding*

At the same time, right before Chaotic Luck appeared on his platform, Arthur and the rest of them could not help but raise their brows after hearing the familiar sound from the system.

Right after opening their system logs and seeing the notification, making sure that they did not hear it wrong.

System: Congratulations to Player XXX for reaching the finish line first alongside the default zombie partner!

System: They will receive the perfect score for this round!

Right after reading through the pair of notifications, everyone swiftly raised their heads and turned toward the direction of an empty platform.

Sure enough!

The moment they turned their heads toward that direction, they immediately saw that a figure suddenly appeared there, returning to his rightful spot.

He seemed to have sensed their gazes as well, making him raise his head and sweep his gaze back at everyone.

Tremble!

The bodies of the respective members of the other parties could not help but shiver intensely due to that cold and indifferent gaze.

It was as if it were a reminder to everyone that they were not on the same level despite having a Transcendent Race and Class.

It was as if he was mocking them, the ’little’ and ’slow’ progress of the representatives that they sent for this trial.

They could also feel the words that his eyes were telling them. – “I even have zombie baggage that I need to carry throughout the run, yet I still win first place.” –

Most of them could not help but glare at him, unable to stand that ’mocking’ gaze that he was giving them.

Others remained indifferent, seemingly telling the others that such a ’provocation’ was nothing to them. As powerful experts themselves, they were confident in their individual skills and respective abilities.

There were also people like Arthur, who were quite eager to fight this mysterious person. He was itching to step into the battlefield or on the next trial, unable to suppress his excitement in battle.

In the meantime, those still in the midst of the trial could not help but frown deeply after receiving the notification from the system.

They were still in the middle of the trial and did not know how long they had to run and fight until they reached the end of this never-ending corridor and endless horde of zombies.

“Someone has already reached the end!? Who is it?”

They frowned deeply, wondering from which platform the first placer came. However, they all had an idea about it. After all, that particular individual gave all of them quite an impression.

After learning that that person had managed to reach the end, they all thought that they were also quite near the finish line.

Thinking about this, they started increasing the pace and rushed toward the end, thinking that the other parties were somewhat ahead of them.

This was a blind race after all, so they had to give their best if they wanted to be ahead of everyone else.

They started going all out and used most of their trump cards just to clear a path for themselves.

After picking up their pace, their progress started growing as well. This time, it was a contest between the rest of the participants.

Unfortunately for them, their excitement was short-lived. The distance that they were thinking was near, but turned out to be much farther than they had expected.

Despite sprinting for another half an hour, they were still unable to find the exit, making them believe that this was an endless corridor once again.

A few of them even frown and thought that they were running in the wrong direction the whole time, doubting their choice. They thought that the zombies that were supposed to change after them from behind were nothing but an illusion created to scare them.

However, none of them dared to turn back and lost all their progress up until now. They could not shake off the question of what if they were wrong again.

This made them believe that this was another part of the test set by the Dark King, making them admire that legendary expert for another time.

They could not help but believe that everything within these trial grounds was not as simple as it seemed to be. Even the trails themselves possessed multiple layers of arrangements meant to test a lot of aptitude.

Little did they know that this was just a misunderstanding created by Chaotic Luck’s situation. His overwhelming and unreasonable luck had caused a series of misunderstandings that led to the current situation.

He had also managed to mess with the minds of his competitors, who were starting to have some doubts.

A few moments later, the first victim to fall and crumble under pressure finally made their move.

One of the parties continuing their race turned back and started running in the opposite direction.

Unfortunately, what greeted them back there was something that they would never imagine. They had already died before they could even realize what happened, much less see the thing that had killed them.

*Ding*

System: The Participants from Platform Number 3 have been eliminated!

The notification was given to everyone, making it ring in their ears a couple of times before stopping.

Arthur, who was focused on what Leonard was doing, smirked in response. “Someone has finally lost it!? They have given up when they are already right before the sights of victory.”

He was not sure how long this trial would last, but he could tell that it would not take that long.

At the same time, this notification had proven something to everyone present within the dungeon.

They could not help but turn in the direction of that mysterious individual once again, treating him as some sort of final boss.

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His words were right since the participants finally reached their exit from that hellish corridor after another thirty minutes of running, finishing the trial one after another.

Surprisingly, Leonard and Riko reached the end in third place, making them furrow their brows.

The mysterious individual was the first to reach the exit, while the pair, who came from the platform of the suspected Black Market members, came second. The person whom Ryoto fought earlier also came from this platform as well, so this ’win’ was to make up for that loss.

Leonard and Riko exited their corridor not long after, which made it quite a pity for them.

The fourth and final group to reach the exit was coincidentally from the platform that also lost in the previous round, making up for their zero point as well.

This created an odd state in the point rankings. Aside from the platform where the members of Heavenly Resto-Bar representatives and the one where the mysterious individual stood, everyone else suffered a loss.

This put Arthur and the rest in a direct competition with that mysterious individual.

“The next trial will be a crucial one. I wonder what kind of test the Dark King had prepared for us this time,” said Arthur in full excitement, eager to step onto the stage.

Unfortunately, Laurent immediately stepped forward and prevented him from going. “You are another trump card that we have prepared. I suggest that you stay for now and conserve your strength.”

Arthur glared at Laurent when he heard this, but the latter immediately added. “You will be participating in the next two rounds consecutively if our suspicion about the situation is right.”

“I think you should observe a little more and see if we can gather more information about the opposing parties before making your move.”

Arthur hesitated for a moment before sighing and nodding his head. He understood where this senior was coming from, especially after ’witnessing’ what that mysterious individual was capable of.

As one of the top gods within the game, Arthur needed to hide their strength, acting as the final trump card of the group if needed.

He just hoped he wouldn’t have to wait that long, as he was itching to stretch his muscles after staying still for quite some time.

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