Chapter 205:

Chapter 205:

Chapter 205

The students who were still captivated by Seo Sumin’s appearance frowned when they saw her choosing a weapon.

“She picked a baseball bat? Is that for real?”

“Is she serious about that? She should get a reality check.”

“Does she think this test is a joke?”

Even choosing a lethal weapon would not be enough in this situation, let alone a baseball bat.

The students’ eyes were not kind to her.

Most of them thought that Seo Sumin was taking the test lightly.

Naturally, those who had been attracted by her looks also started to send her negative glances.

Seo Sumin ignored those eyes and stood on the test site.

“Uh, Yu-hyun. Is she okay? I mean, her weapon is pretty...”

Im Gunwoo also saw her and asked cautiously, worried.

Yu-hyun did not feel the need to answer that question.

Anyway, no matter what he said here, people would not listen to him.

Then what could he do?

‘Show them the results.’

Im Gunwoo did not nag Yu-hyun any further.

As a senior collector, he had a hunch and turned his eyes back to Seo Sumin.

Beep!

With a ringing sound in his ears, white letters gathered on the opposite side of Seo Sumin and created a fantasy creature.

It was a monster that looked like it was made of rags.

It had a human body, but a dog’s head with goat horns above its neck, and six tentacles hanging from its arms like octopus legs.

Yu-hyun stroked his chin.

‘Is that a synthetic beast?’

It was an artificial life form made by weaving various stories together.

People often confused it with a chimera, but a chimera was a mythical creature with a clear origin.

That synthetic beast was an inferior version that could not even be compared to a chimera.

‘But, its appearance is very ferocious.’

Tentacles on both arms and a rabid dog’s head drooling saliva.

And it looked like a devil because of the horns.

The students who were watching from outside the test site also reacted as if they were fed up with it.

It might not be actually threatening, but how many students would not be scared by that hideous appearance?

“Oh. Is that the fantasy creature?”

Seo Sumin, who faced the synthetic beast at the closest distance, showed no sign of fear at all.

The students who saw her thought that she was bluffing.

“Start.”

As soon as the guide said that, the synthetic beast started to move.

Six tentacles on both arms waved like waves.

The synthetic beast slowly approached Seo Sumin, drooling saliva.

Seo Sumin saw that and held up the baseball bat in front of her.

Everyone wondered what she was trying to do at that moment.

Swoosh.

Seo Sumin’s figure disappeared from there.

“Huh?”

“What?”

From the perspective of the students who had no eyesight, it looked like Seo Sumin had vanished.

However, some of the students with keen eyes and some of the collectors in the audience had to open their eyes wide in astonishment.

Seo Sumin, who had disappeared, revealed herself near the synthetic beast.

Crack!

With one clean swing, she smashed its head.

The security guard who was stunned by the sight came to his senses belatedly.

“Seo Sumin, student record 1.32 seconds!”

There was no one among the people gathered here who did not hear that shout.

Everyone started to buzz. Who was that kid? Who was the guardian of that student?

Those kinds of stories were already coming out.

“Huh. This is, really.”

That was also the case for Im Gunwoo, who was sitting next to Yu-hyun. He recalled the movement that Seo Sumin showed, and then quietly asked Yu-hyun.

“Seriously, what is that kid’s identity?”

“Are you amazed?”

“I knew it would be like this.”

Im Gunwoo, who had been watching them without missing anything, didn’t bother to hide his feelings.

“These greenhorns think they’re something special when they awaken as collectors.”

His eyes were on the student who was still crying from the horror of the synthetic beast.

“But reality is much harsher. They can’t even handle a fight that others laughed at, let alone face it head-on. How can they fight a monster that’s bigger than themselves when they don’t know what to do with a chihuahua that bares its teeth at them?”

This was the result.

Yu-hyun nodded as if he agreed.

“I wondered why they brought out such a vicious creature from the start, but it was to show them reality.”

“That’s right. If they bring out something mediocre, some of them will get cocky. So they have to break their spirits early on. Being a collector is not as easy as they think. Well, they can’t be too harsh on them either. They’re still minors after all.”

Of course, not all students failed.

Some of them had already made enough preparations.

Especially, the students who had strong backers had received training beforehand and scored points against the synthetic beast without much trouble.

However, there was no one who showed an overwhelming performance like Seo Sumin yet.

“Kang Yura, student.”

“Oh, yes!”

It was Kang Yura’s turn next.

Some students paid attention to Kang Yura.

She knew Seo Sumin, who had shown an overwhelming force earlier, so they thought she would surely show something too.

“Weapon?”

“Oh, I don’t have one.”

“Then, pick one from there.”

Kang Yura nodded and quickly approached the display rack, where she soon chose a weapon.

It was a spear that was slightly taller than her.

As soon as she was ready, the synthetic creature revealed itself.

“Ugh.”

Kang Yura felt an indescribable disgust when she faced the synthetic creature head-on.

The other students were rather happy with her reaction.

Unlike Seo Sumin, Kang Yura was a student who was not much different from them.

For them, who had already lost hope, there was no better news than having one less competitor.

But that was a big mistake.

‘It’s not that scary.’

Kang Yura thought that the synthetic creature was repulsive, but not particularly frightening.

She had seen a glimpse of the Chulapantaka that descended in the summer.

That enormous presence.

The pressure of the Holy Spirit that came down from the sky directly had unintentionally raised Kang Yura’s mental strength by several levels.

If she had been an ordinary person, she might have gone crazy after witnessing something that she could not even imagine. But she had a steel-like mentality that remained sane.

Kang Yura was now comparing and analyzing Chulapantaka and the synthetic creature.

‘Compared to the illusionary creature I saw back then, it looks very weak.’

Kang Yura did not know that Chulapantaka was a Holy Spirit.

She just thought it was a very powerful illusionary creature. It was a misunderstanding caused by Yu-hyun and Seo Sumin keeping it a secret from her.

‘Maybe I can do it?’

Kang Yura thought so and thrust her spear toward the synthetic creature that was slowly approaching her.

“Ha!”

A voice that lacked seriousness.

It sounded almost cute in a way, but the result was anything but.

Thud!

“Huh?”

The spear that Kang Yura thrust hit the body of the synthetic creature and blew away its upper body.

Kang Yura was surprised by her own thrust, but what about the other people who were watching?

Even if it was a synthetic creature that was deliberately made weak, it was not at the level of a paper doll that would fly away with a gust of wind.

But Kang Yura had blown away its upper body with just one stab, which was bewildering to see.

Still with a stunned face, Yura came down from the test site and asked Seo Sumin.

“Sumin, did I do well? I wasn’t nervous at all, right?”

“You didn’t look nervous, you did great. I was surprised too.”

“Hehe. I’m glad. It was easier than I thought. Oh. There’s oppa.”

Kang Yura spotted Yu-hyun and waved her hand at him. Yu-hyun waved back with his hand.

Not long after, the first test ended.

“Now the results of the first test will come out.”

As soon as Im Gunwoo said that, the electronic boards on the wall and ceiling displayed the results of the test.