<h4>Chapter 164 - Next Phase </h4>
The participants began to initiate conversations with one another.
One hour thirty minutester, Gustav sensed something and looked up.
Trrooiinn!
A bright sh of light appeared in the middle of the space surrounding the participants.
When the sh of light disappeared, a man in an orange-colored military-like jacket with ck stripes could be seen standing there.
He had beautiful yellow-colored long hair that reached his lower back.
Therge room instantly quietened upon noticing him.
"Wee to the MBO tower! I am Gradier Xanatus, the overseer of this batch’s participants." The man voiced out with a solemn expression.
"You all should know why you’re here... The MBO entrance test registration is going to begin in a few minutes. However, before it does, I’d like to say a few things. I’m sure you all are still confused about what happened on your way to the tower." He said with his hands ced behind his back.
"That was the beginning phase of the MBO entrance test put in ce to test the participants’ reaction to dangerous and sudden situations... Those that were unable to get to the tower failed the test and have been transported back to the facility." He narrated.
Chatter! Chatter! Chatter!
The space became a little noisy after hearing that. The participants now had looks of understanding.
Some of them already had a feeling that simr events were about to ur when they noticed that the officials in the vicinity didn’t bother to help them when the grounds exploded.
Gradier Xanatus’s words confirmed their suspicions.
"Expect more surprises during the test. Things will not be as they are said to be because the only thing that never changes in this world is that things hardly ever go as nned... Those who can fully understand and adapt to that thought process will be able to handle unexpected situations... Only those who are good enough will stand the chance of getting enlisted into the MBO. So, make sure you do your best!" He stated with an authoritative tone.
"Now the registration process shall begin," He voiced out before disappearing along with a sh of light.
Trruunnnuuuu! Trruunnnuuuu! Trruunnnuuuu!
The floor in the middle of the room opened up, and several silver rectangr pirs emerged from them.
These pirs had two palm prints on each of their bodies that glowed blue.
"PLACE YOUR HAND ON THE PALM TO CONFIRM YOUR IDENTITY AND MOVE ON TO THE NEXT STAGE!"
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The voice of the man who had just left echoed across therge space.
The number of participants in therge space area was close to two thousand. Still, the pirs were only about twenty in number.
Lights that formed numbers begin to emit from each pir.
Gradier Xanatus once again exined that when a pir showed the number on their palms, it would be their turn to touch the pir and confirm their identity.
Twenty participants stood up from their seating positions and walked towards the pir after seeing their number.
They ced their hands on the palm print, and bright light enveloped them, scanning their body from head to toe.
After a few had been selected and their palms had been scanned, the process waspleted. The participants who had undergone the process disappeared from their standing position.
Contrary to everyone’s expectations, names, ranks, and bloodline grades of the participants were not disyed.
For some reason, the MBO decided to not disclose this information even though they had it.
The participants didn’t know that the MBO wanted everyone to partake in the next test blindly, without having any idea of what their fellow participants’ strength was.
Gustav turned his palm around to face him and stared at the number on it again.
>00126<
’The number of participants in this venue should be at least ten thousand. How is it that only about one thousand made it to this ce?’ Gustav wondered.
’There are probably other ces in the tower where participants were teleported to,’ After thinking about it for a while, he came to this conclusion.
’This ce is really huge, so I’m sure it will be able to fit the ten thousand people... What could be MBO’s reason for this separation?’ Gustav couldn’t help but think the MBO was ying at something again.
Although lots of participants had been disqualified during the first phase, they would definitely still be more than a thousand left, and they could all fit in within thisrge space, but they were teleported to other ces within the tower.
Trooinn!
Above one of the pirs on the left, the number on Gustav’s palm was disyed.
One participant was teleported a moment ago from that spot.
Angy was still seated, waiting for her number to be shown. When she saw Gustav getting up, she felt a wave of uneasiness and disappointment hit her.
She knew a time like this would eventuallye when they would have to be separated during the test. Despite knowing that their separation wasing, she still wasn’t happy about it.
She could only try to do her possible best to get enlisted so she could apany him.
"Goodluck Gustav," She voiced out with a smile.
"Hnm," Gustav nodded while staring at her.
"Try your best," Gustav added before moving forward.
"I will," Angy muttered with a look of determination.
Gustav walked majestically towards the second to thest pir on the left side.
His bearing and vibe of confidence, along with his handsome looks, dragged a lot of people’s attention towards him.
Especially the batch he came in with earlier.
Some of them still had a grudge against him due to what happened earlier. However, at this moment, they could tell that his bearing wasn’t that of an ordinary person.
’I wonder what grade he is,’ These were the thoughts of almost every mixed-blood in the vicinity.
Gustav arrived in front of the pir and stretched out his hand to touch it.
Trooinn!
Lights reflected from the pir and scanned his entire figure.
In a few seconds, he disappeared from his spot.
Zing!
Gustav’s eyes regained it’s rity after the blinding light disappeared, and he found himself in a different ce.