Moments Earlier
Abigail Reed was a normal human girl, who had dark long hair and brown eyes. She was a Class D student and when she awakened, her physical stats were on the lower end of the spectrum. She mostly kept to herself and although she did not have the same opportunities as those in the higher classes, she was diligent in her cultivation but still failed to reach the mid-tier ranks.
One thing that she had going for her, however, was her archery skills. From a young age, she had been fascinated with the bow and arrow. She learned from her father all there was to know about using a bow and an arrow for hunting. She knew how to select her prey, map her surroundings, choose vantage points that offered a view of her prey, and hide her from view.
At the start of the competition, she was smart enough to leave the crowded areas and find a vantage point where she picked off her competitors one after the other, quickly amassing 18 eliminations under her belt.
Whenever she felt she would be discovered, she would leave her hiding spot and find a different location. Her quiet and agile movements made it difficult for others to notice her and when she was noticed, she quickly disappeared. This hit-and-run tactic worked very well and she planned on continuing this spree until the battle ended.
About 30 minutes ago, she heard a loud explosion unlike anything she had heard so far. Realizing some students would be making their way over there, she quickly left her hiding spot and moved further away where she found a cluster of trees that provided a good shooting spot.
During that time, she had seen multiple students make their way past her area of hiding and chose not to engage until the numbers were reduced. Sometime later, the commotion passed, and she decided to get closer to pick off some of them, but she soon noticed a particular student standing on a cliff watching what was happening in the valley down below.Nôv(el)B\\jnn
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She didn't really care who the person was and decided to take him out. As she took aim and looked closer, her eyes widened in surprise, "Alexander...?" She muttered, a small smile forming on her lips.
"No then, let the hunting begin." He whispered and dashed in the direction of the students, already forgetting about his shooter. To him, it was just another competitor taking their shot at him and did not hold any grudge.
However, that was only his thoughts...
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Abigail noticed how Alex evaded her arrow at the last second but didn't show much response, knowing what was to follow. However, the particles of Alex she expected to see after he was eliminated did not come into play, only a free-falling Alex.
"Shit, it didn't finish him," she cussed and quickly made her way over to the location Alex was. When she got there, she looked down at the valley and saw him speeding towards the students fighting in the distance.
"You don't see me as a challenge, do you?" She was vexed Alex thought little about their brief exchange, if you could call it that. "Taking you out is going to be fun." She grinned and swiftly moved to the side to descend and chase after her golden goose.
Just like everyone else, she had heard a lot about The Miracle Boy and how many students planned on going after him with their numbers. She had thought nothing about it before, but now, her thoughts were different. Alex was like the forbidden prey she couldn't go after and the thought of stocking him to take him out excited her.
Once she got to the slope, she dashed speedily after Alex, and although not as fast, she was still faster than most students in this phase of the competition. Within seconds, she was the location of Alex's fall, and without pausing, continued her mad dash.
So far, only about forty-five minutes have passed since the start of the first phase of the first-year competition. Thousands had already been eliminated either due to their own stupidity, carelessness, being at the wrong place at the worst possible time or from the power of an apex predator and soon, more would be eliminated once the first hour passed.