"Kill them! Make sure we kill as many aliens as possible." Nathan waved his hand. He, Selena, and their familiars split up, killing aliens that hadn't died from the fire.
They were previously trapped within the sea of fire, so those who survived were heavily injured. It took little effort for them to kill the aliens.
Because of them, Nathan and Selena's points were skyrocketing.
Nathan's strategy was proven to be effective as they were able to kill thousands of aliens. So easily.
Of course, this strategy was a double-edged sword in real situations. Nathan noticed that they might be able to use this against the aliens, but only once.
The burning forest would be gone, and the aliens would be able to invade from the forest that had now been razed to the ground without much difficulty.
The knights would have a hard time fighting them since the forest created a natural terrain for them.
That was why everyone was mad at him when he burned the forest.
Still, Nathan and Selena continued hunting down the aliens.
When the teachers watched them, they were pretty impressed by Nathan's plan.
"This guy… He burned the forest so that he could kill all those aliens. What's the count again?"
"From the looks of it, he has gathered over two thousand cores and it's increasing rapidly." Another teacher frowned. "By the time he's done, he probably has taken care of at least four thousand aliens. And this is just a one-sided slaughter. The aliens are too injured to even fight them."
"Yeah. Imagine if he burns the entire forest." Another teacher raised his finger. "He will be able to kill at least two-third of the aliens so quickly. Even if he admits defeat right after, he will still take the top spot. I think we have to revise the rules of the event."
"We can't do anything with the current event, but we should at least prevent other people from burning the forest in the next event. While it's true that he is an anomaly, since he is able to summon a dragon, it doesn't change the fact others are capable of doing it. For example, a fire spirit."
The teachers reached the same conclusion.
"In that case, we should prevent anyone from destroying the terrain starting next year."
"Indeed. If Nathan and Selena burn the entire island, they will get at least six thousand cores, and get the top spot. These two benefits alone will allow them to be much farther ahead of the rest of the class. While it's a good thing to stand out, it will create a lot of conflicts within the class."
The teachers nodded to each other. "Alright. We'll revise the rules for future events."
Still, there were so many aliens that it took them hours to just kill them.
Nathan was planning to hide for the next several days, since he was sure they would be coming at him. Since there was nothing to do, it was better to use that time to get stronger.
Hence, Nathan was in charge of transporting the cores back to the cave while Selena returned to the cave, finding a way to hide the entrance. If necessary, they would find a new place to hide.
Nathan had to take several trips to bring back several thousand cores. He didn't know how many cores they had gotten, but he hoped the teachers would be the ones counting the number of aliens they killed.
To his surprise, Selena had been away from the cave for some time. It made him worry since Selena usually talked to him if she planned to go somewhere.
Nathan even wondered if someone attacked Selena.
As soon as he brought back all the cores to their cave, he planned to search for her.
However, that was when Selena returned, albeit her expression was much grimmer than when they split up.
"Nathan. I discovered something that you might want to check," said Selena.
"Hmmm?" Nathan frowned.
Wasting no more seconds, she grabbed his hand and just led him to a different cave.
"Hmm? A cave? What's wrong with this cave?"
Selena summoned Risa while asking, "Can you light up the cave?"
"Is it big enough?" Nathan asked. They didn't have a torch, but he had Nidhogg.
"Yes. It should be big enough for several people to travel at once," Risa confirmed.
"Alright." Nathan summoned Nidhogg as the four of them entered the cave.
Nathan soon found out why Selena brought him here.
Even though this was a cave, it went quite deep. Even after walking for several minutes, they had yet to reach the end of the cave.
Nathan couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows, noticing something amiss. There was actually light coming from the end of the cave.
This island was supposed to be a test site, so there shouldn't be any tribe or humans living on this island.
At the same time, if this light was a hidden magma chamber, they should feel the heat. No, it should even radiate a light that was definitely not a green color.
This was probably what Selena wanted him to see.
"Have you checked what's at the end of the tunnel?" Nathan asked.
"Not yet." Selena shook her head. "Risa and I checked it earlier, but we didn't dare to go there in case this was a trap. At least, it's better to go together so that we can solve any problems. I'm not sure about it, but Risa actually smelled blood from there."
"Blood?" Nathan frowned.
"Yes. But it's not fresh blood. The blood should have dried up, but the intense smell feels like there are at least tens of people dying in that place. That's why it's better to be cautious," explained Risa.
Nathan's expression turned grim. He summoned Fenrir and Anubis, which surprisingly got a response from Anubis, signaling deaths in front of them.
The moment they reached the end of the tunnel, the space instantly opened up. For the first time in his life, he covered his mouth as he was about to puke after seeing what was hidden in this cave.