[CH399+ Continued] Dungeon Diver: Stealing A Monster's Power

Chapter 540

The team of Elites walks over to us like they own the place and completely ignore me, all staring at Natalie.

Trax yells again.

"You're a disgrace! We should have never picked you up from the Veridian Region!"

He raises a fist, and lightning crackles around it.

His words interest me.

I assumed Nat was from the Apex Region, but it seems there's some information I was lacking. My eyebrows raise as the water user puts his hand in front of the spiky-haired lightning mage.

"You know how protective the Director is about healers. Careful, Trax."

His fist crackles, and he stares ahead at her, then grunts out a reply through gritted teeth.

"I know... but she's definitely not the one he's looking for. That's clear after today..."

His eyes track over to a tank in silver armor with a [6] on his wristband.

"Plus, Mack has the same skill as her. If anyone manifests that ability, it'll be him. I don't think the Director will mind me taking out the garbage. I don't know why you sold out to these low-grade hunters, but now this year's exam results may be tarnished if I don't do anything about it."

Callum, the water mage of nearly equal strength to Trax, lowers his hand and nods.

"Do as you wish, I just thought a fair warning was in order."

Trax grins and stares Nat in the eyes while replying.

"Your consideration is appreciated, but I'll make my own decisions."

He lunges forward with what feels like a full-powered attack aiming straight for Nat's chest.

I think to myself while the scene plays out in slow motion thanks to my real perception.

While Natalie technically did give us information that would help in these exams during the pre-trials, none of it was really that helpful.

We were a bit more prepared for the tasks ahead, but if we followed her advice on the Simulation tests, we'd be in much worse shape than we are now.

It's not like she gave us secret answers on the written exam or some way to cheat the physical either.

Everything they're mad about was not Nat's fault at all. If anything, it's my fault. Trax is actually thinking pretty clearly. There's no possible way normal recruits from the Bedrock Region would have passed the tests like we just did.

All of the other recruits that came with us were either prematurely eliminated in the pre-trials or aren't even in the top 30 right now.

However, reacting in such a drastic manner without any solid proof is quite disturbing.

I let out a sigh and lunge forward, activating my own lightning magic.

There's a powerful twang of mana as Trax's fist slams into my open palm centimeters before impact aimed at Nat's heart.

Arcs of electricity surge through the air, and a shockwave of energy radiates through everyone.

Nat falls backward from the blast but grabs onto my free arm to stabilize herself before standing to her feet and shaking her head to rid herself of the shock and understand the situation.

I feel another pulse of electricity surge through me with the mana control output of a level 850-900 monster as the angry eyes of the man who threw this attack stare into mine.

I finally release his fist from my hand and he yells out again.

"It's you! You and that Emrie guy! It was you two that were stealing our points! Just another one of the Bedrock leeches! 14th? You're in 14th place now... Are you kidding me? You weren't even in the top 30 after the written or physical exams! There's no way you racked up enough points to pass without this one whispering the answers in your ear!"