The Spider Queen

(Hydra Star System- Planet Eleron)

(Training Field No.12- Special Arena)

"Run! Run! Holy shit!"

"Mark you bastard! Don't push…"

"Fuck! Don't bring that monster over here!"

Loud screams and cries echoed through the forest as a group of students fled towards the deeper parts of the arena.

The first round of the battle ranking exam was intended to be a battle royale with every student fighting for themselves.

But…

Sophie's crimson eyes glowed eerily in the dark as the hybrid girl slowly followed the panicked students.

Asura Whip Art- Black Dragon!

Sophie flung out her whip and slammed it against the back of the nearest student.

An illusory dragon appeared above the edges of her weapon, and it roared with enough force to knock down several trees.

Her victim was instantly crushed to death under the blow. His corpse crashed to the ground motionless, and his eyes stared emptily towards the sky.

Sophie crouched down and examined the corpse curiously as she waited to see what was going to happen next.

She knew that the other students in the group would take this opportunity to run away but she could always hunt them down later.

Moments later a blue runic circle appeared around the corpse's body and time began to rewind.

The torn off pieces of flesh came back together, and life returned to those empty eyes.

The Mendolesa boy returned to life, and he stared at Sophie with a frightened expression.

There was now a strange purple rune hovering over his body which indicated that he was now out of the competition.

"Don't worry… I know that you've just been eliminated," Sophie reassured him kindly as if the person who had just killed him was not her.

The Mendolesa boy frantically backed away while trembling from head to toe.

Sophie stretched out her hand to help him up, but the boy jumped to his feet and ran away.

The hybrid let out a dark chuckle as she felt the familiar surge of bloodlust coursing through her veins.

This was a hunting ground…

And she was the predator.

Sophie faded away into the shadows as she searched for her next victim. Her vision turned into a world of orangish-red and she could make out humanoid figures in the distance.

The hybrid girl circulated her qi towards her leg meridians and activated her movement technique.

Cloud Treading Dragon!

Sophie's figure blurred and then vanished from the spot. She reappeared behind two students who were locked in a life and death battle.

The female student was swinging a longsword confidently while the male student was commanding an enormous lizard-like creature to fight her off.

Sophie did not recognise their faces, so she assumed that they were both from the ordinary class.

"Give it up Luke! You can't beat me!" the girl said confidently as she clutched her weapon with a tight grip.

Sword qi burst out of the tip of her blade and headed directly for the panicking male student who commanded his pet to block the attack.

The lizard-like creature leapt into the air and the sword qi attack slammed directly into its armored chest.

Fortunately, it seemed as though her blow was not strong enough to penetrate the thick scales on the lizard-like creature's body.

The female student gritted her teeth in frustration and prepared to launch another attack.

But it was too late…

Sophie jumped down from her hiding spot and with one smooth motion she grabbed the head of the sword cultivator and crushed it.

Blood splattered across her face and pieces of brain matter fell to the ground along with the headless corpse.

The male student did not even have any time to react before Sophie was upon him. She easily brushed his pet aside and bit into his arm.

He vomited twice as Sophie's venom glands injected a deadly toxin into his veins. He fell to the ground and begun to convulse.

It didn't take long before he also died.

Sophie glanced at the corpses and turned to the lizard-like creature who was now staring at her in horror.

The hybrid girl ignored it and headed towards a northeastern direction where she could see another batch of students.

Moments later the process from earlier repeated and the two students were brought back from the death with no obvious injuries or scars.

They seemed to be completely unaffected from what had just happened earlier.

Except of course for the immense mental trauma.

The girl was feeling relatively okay since her death had been instant, but the boy could still vaguely feel the pain of his entire body shutting down.

Purple runes floated over their heads and the holographic screen projected over the training arena suddenly changed.

[Remaining Students… 78… 77…]

[Leaderboard: Sophie Peterlor- 20 Eliminations]

Sophie glanced upwards and a twisted smile flashed across her face. Only ten students could pass the first round but what would happen if she eliminated everyone else?

She was curious to find out.

The hybrid girl moved even faster, and her body was now a blur that shuttled through the forest at a breakneck pace.

Sophie knew that there was a gap behind herself and regular students, but she had no idea that it was this big.

"No… no… get away!" a Mendolesa girl cried out in fear as Sophie slowly approached her with bared fangs.

Sophie raised her arm and prepared to strike when her instincts suddenly flared up.

Without hesitation, she immediately jumped to the side and narrowly avoided a dagger that was aimed for her heart.

Someone from the assassination class!

The Mendolesa girl tried to flee the scene, but Sophie absentmindedly flung out her whip and neatly bisected her body in half.

Sophie quickly scanned the treetops but saw no one. She looked around her immediate surroundings, but it was as though the forest was empty.

Swish!

Sophie tilted her head and a dagger passed mere centimeters away from her exposed neck. The hybrid girl sniffed the air twice and her pointed ears twitched.

Swish! Swish!

More daggers came at her from an unknown location, but Sophie closed her eyes and extended her spiritual senses outwards.

She easily ducked and weaved through the barrage of blades until she finally detected a lifeform hiding in the bushes to her right.

"Not bad…" Sophie muttered quietly to herself as she dashed towards her attacker.

The enemy student saw that his cover was exposed and tried to run.

Unfortunately, once Sophie found his location… it was over.

Sophie grabbed his neck and hoisted the struggling student into the air. Her fingernails were more akin to claws as they pierced his soft skin.

The hybrid girl put a bit of force into her grip and with a sickening crack, the male student's neck was broken.

[Remaining Students… 76… 75…]

[Leaderboard: Sophie Peterlor- 22 Eliminations]