431 Aptitude Exams 1.5 (2/2)

Hours passed, Raven didn't even bother to recall how many people died on his hands. His face exuded nothing but pure indifference. His black robes were already drenched in blood, not his, his enemies' blood. If one looked closely, they would even see some random bits of flesh sticking on Raven's robes.

Still, even under this assault of crazed and maniacal people, Raven never ceased moving forward. Even though the scenery around him kept changing, Raven wasn't even aware if there's an end to this land at all. He also didn't really understand why he insisted moving forward, he neither felt some sort of calling nor saw any exits. Perhaps, he was just following his instincts by now.

Raven was a walking disaster. With each step he takes, the people around him will die. As for how many, he didn't care. So long as he was attacked, he will kill. In a sense, he isn't really any different from these crazed maniacs around him but he begged to differ.

Even under the monotonous action of constant carnage, Raven's eyes remained clear. Even if seemed to be moving out instinct, his actions followed a single set of rules.

If he was attacked, he will retaliate. If someone wants to kill him, he will kill that person instead.

This sort of self-imposed rule might be simple but in truth, it is exceptionally hard for someone to uphold it. In a sense, all of this mess wouldn't happen to Raven if the first person didn't try to go after his life.

As Raven continued moving forward, he left a trail of bodies behind him. Some were intact while others were not. Blood drenched his entire body, even his aqua-marine hair were stained with blood however none of this were his.

Of course, this non-stop killing took its toll on his. Though Raven had massive reserves of energy, it was bound to be spent due to him constantly attacking. His stamina and endurance also took a hit, after all there were just too many of them. No matter how much he killed, the amount of his enemies never decreased, it ironically increase instead.

Raven was exhausted and injured. The maniacs might be weaker than him but they weren't mere mortals. They were at least in soldier realm, additionally their numbers were great which compensated from their weakness.

Slowly but surely, their unending numbers chipped away at Raven. The amount of injuries he has were constantly rising. Yet even with him being constantly injured and even if he was feeling the exhaustion, Raven's mind remained clear.

In a situation where one has to constantly kill, their spirit will eventually be tainted. The constant massacre will cause them to be jaded. Their fighting spirits will be doused by a cold and apathetic mood and they will slowly, lose their sense of self.

At this point, it was highly possible for their hearts to be encased in ice. Slowly but surely, they will turn into cold-blooded killers - the type that doesn't feel anything from killing someone. To them, killing someone whether it is a mortal enemy, aggressor, or even their family or friends, none would bring them any joy or sadness.

From then on, who's to say whether they're still themselves or not?

At the same time, it wasn't as if Raven had no other choice, it just so happens that the other choice didn't really sound like a choice to him.

The two choices present to him. One is to fight back, and the other is to accept death.

Should one decide to pick the other path, then due to the mystical rules of this place. They will be revived and will have to face these two choices once more.

If they choose to fight, then they must fight until they die and be revived. If they choose to accept death with open arms, then they could skip all fighting but they will eventually be revived again.

As for how the could escape this fate? Well, that's for them to find out, but due to the grim scene in front of them, searching for the path to escape wouldn't be so simple. After all, this place is made by people from the Ancient Elysium Sect.

This, is the third and last part of the Aptitude Exams - Test of Will. And compared to the first two that the participants went through before this, it is this part that has the highest risk.