"I can't believe five students from our class have already failed on the first day," Noa said.

  "That's because the creatures we face in this third exam are more difficult than the first exam. These creatures have strength and speed that surpass the wooden dummies we faced in the first exam. Maybe if this exam only focused on offense, they could pass it easily. But the focus of this exam isn't just on offense, it's also on defense. We also have to defend against or avoid these creatures' attacks. Their attacks are so fast that it makes it difficult for the other participants to defend and evade," I said.

  "Yes, you're right, Rid. They're already this difficult on the first day, what about the next days?" Noa asked.

  -

  The next morning at the training ground. I was practicing with the others.

  ~Electric Shock Arrow~

  Julie shot her electric arrow at me, but I easily dodged it.

  ~Electric Fox Claw, Shot~

  This time, Lily tried to attack me in her ~Magic Martial Arts~ mode, using her electric claws from a distance like a magic attack. But I easily deflected the attack and deflected it to the other side. After Lily's attack, this time Leandra came to attack me. She fired magic balls consisting of wind, fire, and water at me. However, I easily dodged and slashed several of them, destroying them. Meanwhile, Irene watched our spar from the sidelines.

  "Is that all your attacks? Then it's my turn to attack," I said.

  I quickly approached Julie and tried to slash her with my sword, but Julie quickly dodged my sword slash.

  "Not bad, Julie. But I don't know how long you can last," I said.

  I continued slashing my sword, gradually becoming faster, making it difficult for Julie to dodge. Eventually, my sword slashes hit her, sending her flying backward.

  I then approached Lily and did the same thing I did to Julie. Lily managed to dodge my attacks, but she couldn't defend against my faster attacks, and she was knocked back when my attacks connected. I then approached Leandra and did the same. Just like Julie and Lily, Leandra was also knocked back when my attacks accelerated, and she failed to dodge them.

  I was currently practicing offense and defense for them. I had them attack me first, and then I would attack them. So, when I attacked one of them, the others wouldn't help. I had this training session prepared for this third test.

  "Ah, so tiring," Lily said.

  "How did this training go, Rid?" Leandra asked.

  "You three did pretty well this time, dodging my attacks for quite some time. Keep increasing your focus so you can focus on dodging attacks for longer," I said.

  "Does that mean we can dodge those creatures' attacks on the second day of the test?" Leandra asked.

  "If you can maintain your focus, you can dodge them. Not just for this second day's test, but for the rest of the test as well. All you need to do to dodge all attacks is focus. If there's an attack you can't dodge, you just have to block it with your weapons or magic," I said.

  "Focus and concentration are really important for becoming strong, aren't they?" Leandra said.

  "I can focus for a few minutes, but after that, I feel dizzy for some reason. That's why I can only block your attacks at first, Rid, while I'm still focused," Lily said.

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  "I'm like that too," Julie said.

  "It's okay, the dizziness is a sign that you're trying to focus longer but can't. But the dizziness will eventually go away if you keep practicing your focus so you can focus longer," I said.

  "I see," said Lily.

  "We've only been discussing dodging attacks. How about our attacks, Rid?" Julie asked.

  "Your attacks are quite good. They're enough to defeat those creatures. You should at least increase your attack speed so that the time during the exam doesn't run out before you defeat those creatures," I said.

  "Okay," said the three of them.

  "Do you want to continue practicing?" I asked.

  "Wait a minute, Rid," said Irene.

  "What's wrong, Irene?" I asked.

  "They're tired and exhausted, so it seems they want to rest. I'm bored of just watching you guys, so this time it's my turn. Come spar with me," Irene said.

  -

  That afternoon, the third exam for the second day began.

  As usual, I was first in line for this exam. In front of me were 40 creatures created by Mr. Alan and the other staff. The types of creatures were the same as on the first day, only the numbers were different.

  "The exam begins!" Mr. Alan said.

  The creatures quickly tried to attack me.

  ~Ice Sword Art: Great Ice Slash~

  But I immediately attacked the creatures that tried to attack me. Most of the creatures were instantly destroyed by my slash, but a few managed to dodge my attack.

  "Not only are they agile in attacking, but they are also agile in dodging," I thought.

  But I didn't mind that and continued attacking them with my techniques until they were all destroyed. I successfully completed the second day's exam.

  -

  This time it was Irene's turn. She didn't use ~Full Frost~ like on the first day, but instead chose ~Snow Blade Dance Technique~ Her family's property. Her choice of technique was perfect because it could attack from anywhere. Irene didn't have to worry about creatures attacking her from behind because her technique would counteract any attacks from any direction. Irene ultimately passed the second day's exam, defeating all the creatures.

  Charles also defeated all the creatures with his Rain Sword technique and passed the second day's exam. He followed Irene's method of dealing with the creatures.

  Chloe also passed the second day's exam. But there was something different about Chloe in this test. She seemed to be using a new technique she had never used before. Initially, she used a ~Fire Piercing Arrow~ with her bow. But when she fired, other ~Fire Piercing Arrows~ appeared around her. The ~Fire Piercing Arrow~ on the bow shot forward, while the other ~Fire Piercing Arrow~ shot in a different direction. The arrows destroyed the creatures in their path from front to back. Then all the creatures were destroyed, and Chloe was declared to have passed the second day's exam.

  Enzo, Noa and Kotaro also successfully completed the second day's exam. Lily, Leandra, and Julie, whom I had trained previously, also had no difficulty completing the exam, despite the increase in the number of creatures on the second day. The second day's exam concluded. Several exhausted and injured students were still being treated by the two staff members Mr. Alan had brought.

  "Congratulations to those of you who have completed the second day's exam. You may go home immediately or continue practicing here to prepare for the third day's exam tomorrow."

  "For those of you who failed the second day's exam, I apologize, but you will not be allowed to take the exam on the third day or any subsequent days. But I was surprised because on the second day, the number of students who failed was lower than on the first," said Mr. Alan.

  Mr. Alan was right, the number of students who failed on the second day was lower than on the first day. On the second day, only 3 students failed, compared to 5 on the first day. This leaves 32 students who can continue the exam on the third day.

  "But I'm curious, will you be able to survive the third day's exam tomorrow, or will many students fail?" asked Mr. Alan.

  Mr. Alan's words made the students nervous. As usual, he always scared his students, and he did the same during the first exam. But I was curious about his words. If he said something like that, it meant the third exam would be even more difficult than the second day's. It looked like I'd have to train Leandra, Lily, and Julie again.

  -

  The next day, the third day's exam began. I was again the first to begin the exam. In front of me were 50 creatures that Mr. Alan and the other staff had created. I was a little surprised by that.

  "Even though in third day of the first exam there were 60 wooden puppets, why are there only 50 now?" I thought.

  That was my initial thought, but then Mr. Alan and the other staff used their Artifact again to create another creature.

  ~Fire Creation Magic, Great Fire Wolf~

  Mr. Alan and the other staff created a massive fire wolf. The large wolf was covered in blazing flames. It was similar to the large water wolf that Senior Vyn created when he fought me. But the wolf that Mr. Alan and the other staff created was even larger than Senior Vyn's. The other students were shocked to learn that they would be fighting this creature too, especially since they only had two minutes to defeat it and the other creatures.

  "Let's begin the third day's exam. The exam begins!" said Mr. Alan.

  -To be continued