Young Master's PoV: Woke Up As A Villain In A Game One Day

Chapter 65 Team Test [II]

The sensation of stepping through the Portal wasn't pleasant at all.It felt like plunging into a frozen lake, the cold biting at my skin as an overwhelming pressure squeezed my chest.

Then, just as suddenly as it began, it was over.

I stumbled out the other side, landing on uneven ground.

Around me was a dense forest.

Only the trees weren't green and brown — they were black as night and the leaves were crimson like fresh blood.

Except for the red of those leaves, the whole world around me was monochromatic. The sky was gray and the sun was… the sun was black?

Oh, I never noticed this detail in the game.

Anyway, everything around me was in the shade of black and white.

It didn't help that I was wearing the standard Academy-issued tactical uniform — black trousers and a sleeveless white vest under a dark combat jacket.

So even I looked black and white.

The air was dry, making my skin feel itchy, and I could hear loud growling and screeching noises in the distance.

I turned just in time to see Michael burst through the portal. His face was contorted by a look that was somewhere between anger and disbelief.

"You absolute—"

"Careful," I interrupted, holding up a finger. "You don't want to say something you'll regret in front of your Squad leader."

Michael glared at me, his jaw tightening as if he was physically restraining himself from punching me.

Lily came through next, her arrival far more graceful than Michael's. She glanced around at the forest before her gaze landed on me.

"That was dangerous," she said simply. "You should never go head-first into a Portal since you never know what's waiting for you on the other side."

Without bothering to give her a reply, I looked away, assessing our surrounding area.

Alexia and Kang emerged through the Portal soon, the tear in the fabric of space vanishing behind them immediately.

The blind girl's smirk was firmly in place as she dusted off her vest. She flipped back her ginger hair and gave us all a quick glance.

It was then I noticed she already brought out her Origin Card.

"There's always so much sexual tension when you three are alone, isn't there?" She laughed.

I rolled my eyes. "There's this thing called thinking before opening your mouth. Try doing it sometimes, Lady Alexia."

"I tried," she raised her hand and gave me a casual shrug. "But it takes away my humor."

I wanted to say her humor was like her vision — non-existent… but that would've been taking it too far.

So I swallowed my reply and decided to be the bigger man.

"What?" Alexia's smirk widened. "Got nothing to say, Lord Samael? Did I overestimate your wits?"

"Your humor is like your vision! Non-existent!" I shouted.

"Woah! Woah! Too far, man! Too far!" Alexia threw her hands up, but had to immediately grab her Shadow, who seemed like he was ready to bite my head off.

"What did you say, you punk?!" He growled like an angry dog.

"That was low," Michael clicked his tongue. "Even for you."

Meanwhile, Lily just shook her head.

"Okay. My bad. I'm sorry," I sighed. "Now, listen up, here's the plan. Alexia, Michael, and I will slay seven Spirit Beasts. Meanwhile, the other two remaining members of our team will head to the center of the dome and get the Essence Stone."

"You're suggesting we split up?" Lily quipped, but like usual, I ignored her.

"That's a terrible plan," Michael commented, and I was happy to reply to him.

"You think that because you're dumb," I scoffed. "Alexia, you, and I could easily slay seven Spirit Beasts. The other teams can't afford to split up because they don't have the kind of manpower that we do with the three of us here."

Then I pointed at Lily and Kang. "While we fight and finish the first objective, these two can head to the center of the dome and get the Essence Stone, and finish the second objective. We'll win this thing in no time."

"It is too dangerous for these two to go deeper into the forest alone," Alexia frowned.

"It isn't," I shook my head. "She can see a few seconds into the future and he has very sharp senses. An oracle and a scout — there is no better combo for avoiding trouble."

That seemed to make Alexia give some thought to my plan. But before she could speak again, Kang's face twisted into a scowl.

"Wait, how do you know about my innate power?" He asked, weirdly suspicious.

Right.

No one here met him before, so no one was supposed to know about his Origin Card. It granted him the power to turn parts of his body into that of a wolf.

Partial wolf transformation – that was his power.

I rolled my shoulders as nonchalantly as possible. "Do you really think I won't do some re

"Yes," Alexia agreed, her eyes narrowing. "I can sense more Beasts like those two approaching, though I'm not certain how many."

Michael nodded firmly. "Yeah, let's get moving."

He yanked the dead Bladewraith off his sword, then slashed it through the air, pausing mid-swing and letting the dark blood on it splatter to the ground.

Lily glanced down at my leg. My trousers were torn, showing a bruised shin.

"Can you walk?" she asked, her tone soft.

Instead of answering her, I simply walked past. I was limping slightly, but I could still run if I wanted to.

So, without another word, we decided to start moving.