Chapter 180: Graduation Ceremony (4) (1/2)
”Retreat to the centre,” Rakh Veera shouted, hurriedly pacing back, confusing the Floating Spiders that had prepared themselves for a confrontation. ”Don't give them what they need. Always keep the initiative with us.”
His team kept pace with him, retreating without a commotion, pacing his footsteps with synchronised coordination. They soon arrived at a wide place, one that they had arrived at first. It was currently vacant, with everyone having headed somewhere, possibly fighting their way towards a goal.
Rakh Veera curled his thumb and index finger, placing them in his mouth, and puffing his cheek. A whistling sound echoed, coursing through the rocky terrain. The sound echoed off the hard surfaces, its momentum unhindered for a while before dispersing to the extent inaudible to the ears.
Within twenty seconds, a team walked through the gap between two rock pillars, their conditions pristine, having not faced a single battle as of yet. Walking at the front was a girl, holding a couple of daggers in her hands.
Carried on her back was a large circular pack, solid in nature. It had a semicircular opening at the top, allowing two chakrams to peak out. They were held in place by a hidden mechanism beneath, preventing them from falling off while on the run.
Strapped around her hips was a belt, held in them were numerous spindles, sharp at the two ends and aerodynamically shaped. Their lengths were only about 10 centimetres, spanning a maximum of a centimetre in diameter at the centre that thinned along the edges.
The girl waved her hands, ”We were hiding nearby, waiting for your signal.”
Rakh Veera nodded, glancing around to notice three other teams arriving upon his signal. ”Is this all?”
”The others are trying their luck,” The girl from before nodded, ”Many seemed to have formed their own strategies. Also, some are just incapable of following orders.”
Rakh Veera relaxed the hold on his spear, ”With two Area Controllers, we have enough cover for stealth. We will be proceeding through the territory of the Floating Spiders. Their individual strength is inferior at Tier 1 and 2 while traps are their speciality. But, with two Area Controllers here, we can safely manoeuvre through without alerting them.”
Two Area Controllers, both girls and also the leaders of their respective teams stood at the centre, unleashing their domains. Of the three Amplifiers, Rakh Veera stood at the front while the remaining took positions on the left and right. Among the 25 Cadets, five were at Tier 2.
The remaining 20 Cadets were split between the back and the inner circle around the two Area Controllers, acting as both a line of defence and offence. Of them, some treaded a couple of steps forward, activating their Tier 1 Skills. They acted as the senses of the five teams.
Rakh Veera turned around, rearranging their positions in accordance with their Skills, making their formation more solid and efficient. Once he finalised everything, he turned to the two girls standing at their centre, ”Let us begin now.”
”I will give us optical shielding,” One of the two Area Controllers said, ”Just doing this consumes most of my concentration.”
”I will shield our smell and the sound we make and try to reduce the vibration from our waking as much as possible.” The other Area Controller said, giving everyone a word of warning, ”But, the effect we can deliver is limited. There might be some Tier 1 Skills that can see through our shielding. Also, we will limit the range of our Domains to compactly surround us to conserve our psychic energy expenditure.”
”That will be more than enough, thank you.” Rakh Veera turned around, looking at the people standing a step behind the three Amplifiers, ”Inform us of the positions of each Floating Spider as and when they arrive. Our objective is to proceed with stealth.”
”Yes,” They replied with a nod of their heads, their voice as muffled as possible.
After this was done, the two Area Controllers unleashed their two psychic arms respectively, forming a dome around everyone.
Seated atop the walls, Jyorta had his gaze focused on Rakh Veera and the Cadets surrounding him from the beginning. He then rubbed his eyes, noticing their figures disappearing from view. Soon, there wasn't even a trace of their existence in the area.
Jyorta turned around, looking at Hrita Bone, ”Can you sense them?”
”One second, let me check,” Hrita Bone replied, turning her eyes a shade of red, having activated her Tier 1 Skill. Her eyes then reverted to their previous selves, ”The two Area Controllers are impressive. There are barely any traces even when I gazed with my Tier 1 Skill.”
”Unless there exists a Tier 2 Frenzy Beast that possesses an amplified version of its Tier 1 Skill, it would be difficult for even the other Tier 2 Frenzy Beasts to spot them.” Hrita Bone concluded, heaving a sigh at the skill level displayed.