There was about half an hour left before the preselection round was over. Ravyn headed towards the hotel in the center of AB Island. She is grateful for Erios' training in the underwater maze, which makes her acquire the diamond emblem without much difficulty. Along the way, the number of trainees who attempted to steal the emblem from Ravyn was lower than expected. The purple-haired girl flying in the air was able to make her way to the center of the island and noticed a cave mouth near the hotel. There were piles full of unconscious trainees lying around the area. Witnessing such a suspicious view, Ravyn decides to divert her Airtech in the other direction, not knowing that there is already a group waiting for her arrival. A trainee flew up from below, aiming to snag Ravyn's Airtech briefcase, which was attached to her back with semi-strong magnets. ### At a poolside seat in the luxury hotel on AB Island... "Firing an

After reading the rules, the contestants started opening the other trainees' suit symbol information window. This announcement may not be as flashy as the preselection round, but those who were irrelevant to this selection round could feel the completely changing atmosphere and began to gather to leave the island. Ravyn remained seated, looking through information and analyzing her potential partner list. [Potential Partner InfoAlias: FalconRankings: #12>>#15Suits: Spade & DiamondStatus: Unpaired] .. [Potential Partner InfoAlias: MihoRankings: #24>>#18Suits: Spade & DiamondStatus: Unpaired] Before she could go through the next list, there was a coughing sound nearby to get her attention. *ahem* "Excuse me, Lady Lavender. My name is Vartyss. Do you have a moment to spare?" A we

Ravyn pulled off the fork that had been planted in her hand and charged at Falcon into the elevator. She wrapped her arms around a significant part of her torso. Reaching him, Ravyn quickly spread his arms to catch Falcon's hand and kick between his legs, but Falcon threw a knife to pin Ravyn's promptly lifted shoe down to the elevator floor. *stab!* *stab!* "No chance, little girl" Besides, their equally strong arms prevented Ravyn from stopping the movement of Falcon's hand. He also flicked out his fork with his finger to Ravyn's leg, rendering her fall down and let go. At the same time, the elevator was pressed by someone else, the door closed, and it was moving up. The purple-haired girl attempted to rush towards Falcon once more. As Falcon twisted his wrist, the aura-covered forks threw Ravyn's sleeves with enough force to push her reaching arms back. *rip* *scrap* *rip* *scratch* 

"Hey, Zamonte, you rascal!"   Putter exclaimed, his face turning red.   "The one who's more of a rascal is you."   Zamonte replied, opening the message display on the ring he had received from Putter in the exchange of clues for the heart emblem with Ravyn's number in the previous round. It only had the number '98' written on it.   "What are you talking about? I already told you what you wanted to know."   Putter replied confidently, but Zamonte looked at the man with a perplexed expression, taken aback by his naivety.   "Alright then, if you're not happy about this, feel free to use your 'Switch Contest' quota and challenge me for my team partner."   Zamonte said with a hint of sarcasm. Putter exuded an aura of frustration as they both possessed the same Diamond and Heart symbols. If they exchanged them for another symbol to duplicate th

Inside the tightly sealed safehouse, multiple layers of thermal lasers provided a formidable defense, complemented by a full complement of armed forces stationed in the outer rooms. As one made their way towards the center, where the residence rooms were located, the number of guards decreased significantly. In this central room, there were only Liriene, her two female followers, and a burly bodyguard named Watson. Upon their arrival, Watson ushered Ravyn and Zamonte inside, leading them to a woman dressed in a white lacy suit and sporting sunglasses, holding back her front hair like a hairpin. "Hello there, Zamonte and Lavender from Airburst." Liriene greeted them, extending a warm welcome. "I am Liriene Nethrillia. Although my father knew that capturing them through conventional means would be futile, he insisted on shedding more and more blood for my sake. It's a heart-wrenching situation, but I can't really blame him