Gaju - One

Chapter 101 - The Exams Begin

Third Stage, Day 1260, Third Stage Exam.

The birds suddenly flew in an uncertain direction from the tops of the trees in shock at something. Small animals also scattered with each other out of fear and tried to hide themselves.

Koga stood with a serious face and a little tense on top of the Building that used to be where all Candidates studied and studied when they were young and in the First Stage. The good times that Koga had dominated his comrades and became the strongest Candidate.

But, time passed quickly, not felt, almost 10 years of that time had passed. Now Koga is standing here, with both hands folded in his chest, looking up at the Forest. The place where, the other Candidates were sharpening their claws and fangs before they stormed here.

Koga looked towards the West of the island where the little birds were flying in fear all of a sudden. Of the various Monster Candidates, only one person would come without covering up his presence like this and Koga was also convinced that he was his enemy who would first bang on his door.

Gamas.

As Koga suspected, the first figure to emerge from the thick trees was a dark-skinned teenage boy who was leisurely enjoying an apple in his hand while walking slowly out of the cracks of the trees.

Two people were seen behind him. The first is a reddish-haired female figure and has a super sexy body. It is like a classical guitar. A fairly large bow of arrows was seen tied behind his back. Plus, some small crossbows of various sizes are neatly arranged on his waist and hands.

Koga knows who that girl is, Adel.

The second figure that sown Gama slightly made Koga aghast. Because Koga knew right away after seeing it once, that the figure was not from the human race. Koga and all his team members knew that humans were not the only race with intelligence in the world. They had also met and fought several times with the Beastmen race and the Elf race on the Island, so Koga could recognize the figure immediately.

But, something that made Koga shocked was, he did not recognize the female Beastmen who had this Tiger bloodline at all.

Who her?

Gama seemed to not care about the gaze of Koga who saw him fiercely from the top of the building. Even if the distance between the two was still hundreds of meters, but with their respective abilities, Koga and Gama could clearly see the expression of his opponent.

On the second floor of the building, there were two female figures standing side by side but not talking to each other. They are Tien and Songnam. Tien is the soulmate of Gama, while Songnam is the soulmate of Koma.

Tien has Chinese beauty while Songnam has Korean blood. Both have oriental characteristics that are very idolized by Koga. Moreover, Tien who had a similar face and physical characteristics with Tian. Koga liked it a lot.

But, relying on physical advantages over brain intelligence in fighting for influence is a fatal mistake. Songnam is much smarter than Tien. Songnam has an IC of 2.95 while Tien is only 2.35, Tien has been the target of Songnam's ruse ever since he first decided to leave Gama's side after the fight at the Workshop back then.

Songnam let Tien be Koga's favorite woman, but with her cunning influence, she benefits from it all. That advantage gave him a set of Enhancement Serum and made him the second strongest Candidate in the Koga Team.

Since the failure of the Songlan team and the exit of the Tia-Gasa couple, the Koga Team has consisted of only 8 people.2 men and 6 women including Koga himself. Of the eight members of that Team, only Koga and Songnam had above average fighting abilities, the other Candidates were simply a burden to both of them.

On the first floor, Em stood alone and looked completely indifferent to anything, while the other four Candidates stood and looked anxiously at the fence surrounding the Complex and towards the Forest.

Sako, who is Songlan's partner, looks anxiously out the window, knowing that it is today or at least in the near future, his soulmate is coming here and he doesn't know what reaction he's going to have.

Tulan held tightly onto Aso's hand which became his soulmate. They are a weak couple who have always been sheltered behind the influence of Koga but managed to survive until now. As they begin to feel at ease with their safe lives over these few years, the announcement given by the Island three days ago is like wiping out the dreams of the two of them and returning them to the real world.

Real nature that they have been trying to avoid and fear.

Aen stared outwards at the Building with a blank look. Since the Duma left with Songlan and the Attack Team led by Tutu and never returned, Aen was like a hollow glass without contents. He moves here and there according to whoever pulled him.

He no longer cares about his surroundings and no longer cares about everything. Aen simply becomes a shell, a body without a soul.

Somewhere, near the Complex, a figure invisible to the eye, a transparent figure that sometimes makes mosquitoes and some other small animals accidentally hit him and fell to the ground while berating because they do not know what objects are blocking his way, sit quietly on a branch.

His eyes did not stop looking towards the second floor of the building where Koga was standing on the roof.

In the direction of his soulmate, towards Songnam, who confidently folded his hands in front of his chest, even though his chest was of little size.

“Songnam..” murmur Koma slowly.

Indeed he never had a taste for his soulmate, but whatever the story was, Songnam should have been someone closest to him. Especially after so many years of living alone and only accompanied by silence at night, Koma began to feel lonely. How she began to feel sadness when she became a single person.

Even if he lived in a place that could be said to be the heaven of the world, even though he had a power that could defeat his enemy in the blink of an eye, even though he had a handsome face that captivated the women, he had a beautiful face that captivated the women, still Koma is a single person suffering.

Koma grabbed his dagger. A dagger that was dark black and gave off a mysterious impression. The dagger is called Shadow Blade.

His eyes immediately moved down the building and he saw the five people who were inside. Then, without thinking, Koma determined his target as fast as lightning.

“Tulan, Aso, I'm sorry, you'll just be a tumblr for me,” Koma murmured slowly.