LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 212 Estefany
Persephone's gaze slid towards the white-haired boy as she watched the scene with a furrowed brow. Anthony seemed to be enjoying the combat, moving with deadly grace as his sword wreaked havoc on the group of students they had encountered in a secluded spot.
The ground beneath them darkened with spilled blood, a tragic and swift death that left all opponents lifeless within minutes, most with their heads severed or stabbed in the heart.
The cocoon of darkness surrounding them faded after the violent confrontation, revealing the grim aftermath of the battle. Anthony toyed with the rings of the fallen students in his hands, examining their contents with palpable interest. With a gesture of satisfaction, he separated two of the rings and handed them to Persephone, keeping the other three for himself.
"What can I say, they were unlucky to cross paths with us," commented Anthony with a touch of indifference, as if death and looting were simply part of a game. "Plus, they have good stuff," he added as he examined the contents of the rings with an appraising look.
"You're definitely enjoying yourself," said Persephone as she stored the two rings. They had spent a week trekking through the forest, finding nothing of interest apart from isolated spots that barely had the slightest chance of hiding a secret passage or trap leading to a relevant location.
They were about to leave the forest when, almost by chance, they stumbled upon a small lagoon next to a small mountain. This mountain had a cave on its side, and unfortunately, inside it lay the students. They didn't even know how they died.
The discovery had been unexpected, a sudden twist in their search that had led them to a place they didn't expect to find. Although the death of the students was a tragedy, they couldn't deny that the situation had provided them with a new set of resources to climb higher in the rankings.
"Do you know how to build a boat?" Anthony asked, furrowing his brow as his senses indicated that there was a huge river ahead, so wide that the opposite bank could barely be seen. After a few minutes, they reached the edge of the river, where Persephone observed a small beach at the ends, covered by a thin layer of sand with some crystals scattered around.
"More or less," replied Persephone hesitantly to Anthony's question. He directed his gaze towards the trees behind them and, with a lazy sigh, made his way towards them. Walking to the other side of the river was not a viable option, so building a boat seemed like the most sensible alternative.
"Look for some sturdy vines to build the boat," Anthony instructed Persephone, who nodded, moving to the other side. In addition to looking for the vines, she wanted to find some food; they didn't have much left. She ventured into the right side of the beach, her green eyes scanning the huge palm trees in front of her, about 15 meters tall. She wanted to find some coconuts.
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"Are you going to give me your ring or not?" Emily asked firmly as she looked at the girl in front of her, who held the ring tightly between her hands. The girl, with reddish hair and pink eyes, was noticeably smaller than Emily and seemed to tremble with fear at the situation.
"I can't give it to you, please don't take away the only material I managed to get," pleaded the girl, tears filling her eyes, showing her desperation at the prospect of losing what she had obtained with luck. Emily tilted her head, pondering her options. The truth was that she had many valuable things in her own ring; she had been very lucky to find materials and artifacts during her adventures.
The young white-haired girl hesitated for a moment. "Okay," Emily finally said as she walked away in another direction, leaving the girl staring at her with wide eyes, trembling like a frightened rabbit. The girl, relieved, stood still as a statue for a few seconds, fearing that Emily might retract her offer. After a moment of silence, the girl began to walk slowly and then ran away from the place.
She hid under a tree, among its roots, and looked inside her ring with a sigh of relief.
Inside the ring, the girl found a shining stone, a unique object she had discovered by pure chance in a ravine. Just below her feet, she had found a lever that, when activated, had teleported her to a place in front of a tree with a single fruit. Surprisingly, it was the same fruit that now rested in her ring.
She let out another sigh, carefully storing the fruit before lifting her head slightly and scanning her surroundings in all directions, making sure there was no other student nearby.
After a few minutes of hesitation, she decided to leave the place. The forest she was in was more of a swamp, with large roots forming intricate labyrinths and offering perfect hiding places. However, there were also stretches of mud that made it difficult to pass through.
She had been in that inhospitable place for three weeks and planned to leave today, but bad luck had struck her when she encountered the young white-haired girl.
The girl ventured into the swamp, walking silently for a few minutes, her pink eyes looking at another group of students fighting among themselves. During this time, she realized that some had formed groups, a total of 6 students were engaged in a fierce battle among themselves.
Estefany hid and watched in silence, trying to diminish her presence as much as possible: "It's an opportunity," she thought to herself, although she had a unique-grade material, it was still very little to climb in class, she thought about it for a few minutes, on the other hand of the 6 students, only four remained, two of them were already dead, her pink eyes looked at the two rings on her fingers.