'Fuck… I hate this place.'
Becky thought to herself as she was being treated by Ana for her severe injuries. The White Raven crew had just fought the Nightshade Academy squad. All her opponents were experts at casting long-range spells while maintaining a safe distance.
Ramy Richards was the only one who could handle his opponents effectively. Because there were no berserkers or close combat experts closing in on the opponents, the White Raven crew struggled a lot to defeat these participants. As a result of Ana and Jake's strong support, the White Raven's main team was able to hold its ground. Otherwise, things would have turned in another direction.
"So long mate… hope we see each othew once again outside of this competition."
Ramy Richards was the one who delivered the decisive blow to the enemy captain. He let the Sansara World's defense mechanism kick in, which prevented the enemy captain from dying in real life.
Ramy Richards had made a deep impression on his opponents' minds after he fought with them. The sound-element knight was becoming very adept at using the Sansara World's Perks with his attacks. It was not something everyone could do easily after all.
"Haha. There it is. Another flag!"
In the event that the defense mechanism gets activated on fallen opponents, everything in the enemy captain's storage will be left behind. Ramy Richards stored everything from the enemy captain's storage in his storage before picking up the team flag.
Steve appeared behind Ramy all of a sudden and raised his hand. Ramy Richards laughed before handing him the flag.
"You awe falling behind, Stevey. I might whoop youw ass in a fwiendly fiwe by the end of this week if you don't level up."
Steve snorted at Ramy's open challenge. Having overexerted himself in his fight, he was barely standing on his two feet. And he still had the tenacity to provoke the real captain of his team.
The berserker was about to say something to the knight. However, he shut his mouth when he sensed something. He quickly accessed his Sansara interface and saw the amount of Karma points he had received from Eren.
Steve was shocked by speechlessness. He looked around to find Renita who had appeared beside Ana. Steve could tell that Renita was also shocked by the amount of Karma points she had received.
"Is he… committing massacres all by himself?"
Steve mumbled to himself and got serious all of a sudden. He felt that a huge responsibility was weighing down on him every time he received Karma points from Eren.
The amount made it clear to the berserker that Eren had put all his efforts into supporting his team even though he was away from it. It also made him realize that Eren was serious when he said that he wanted to claim every Sage legacy the event had to offer. He could not earn this many Karma points with half-assery.
And this was no ordinary crowd inside Sansara World. So the fact that Eren was delivering on his word despite the obstacles placed against him elevated his image in Steve's mind.
Anyone can make bold statements. But it takes courage and dedication to take steps in the right direction to make those bold statements become a reality.
Steve clenched his fists before deciding to use the Karma points that were sent to him. He spent all of his Karma points leveling up in one go. Renita also did the same.
Ramy stopped laughing at Steve when he saw that the latter was quickly raising his levels. Before long, Steve reached Ramy's level before surpassing him by a single level.
"What were you saying, punk?"
Steve raised his eyebrows after he was done with his level-ups. Ramy laughed awkwardly before slapping the berserker's back.
"I… I was just messing with you, Stevey.
Why? Haha. Why so serious?
Anyway… I betta get myself healed. These injuwies awe serious, you know."
Saying that Ramy started walking towards Ana. However, he had to stop in his tracks when he felt a rock-like hand press down on his shoulders.
"I'm sure a few more injuries wouldn't make Ana's job too difficult. You wanted to spar with me for a long time. Today's your lucky day, my boy. What say we exchange a few moves?"
Ramy regretted acting like a loudmouth in front of Steve. He knew that the latter wouldn't take no for an answer.
Becky was also shocked by Steve and Renita's multiple level-ups. She felt like she had been slapped in the face by Eren. That's because the butcher had made a supposedly disastrous strategy work for him. This was the same strategy she had raised strong objections to.
"Steve! Ramy! This is not the time for sparring. Let's go.
Bel, start tracking our next set of targets. We need to target one more team by the end of the day. The more flags we collect at the beginning, the better it will be for all of us."
Due to Steve's disengagement from the actual battle, Becky was leading the team by proxy. She felt that she also needed to prove herself by ensuring the team's survival to the very last day."
Becky dished out her commands like a pro. She had dreamed of having this much authority over the entire team for so long. She was getting drunk on the feeling it brought her.
***
"Don't you dare! Don't dare take a step. You know who I am, right?
Renar! My name's Cedrick Re… Aaaaaaargh!"
Cedrick's throat was pierced before he could finish his sentence. The next thing his body was subjected to was the butcher's Unlimited Knife Works. The dagger he was using broke into multiple pieces before he could make mincemeat out of Cedrick's upstanding dead body.
Cedrick's mangled corpse fell to the ground lifeless when Eren's perk came to an unnatural halt. The butcher's hands were only left with the hilts of the daggers. He threw them away when he figured out there was no point using Karma points to fix them. It was time to buy a new set of daggers.
'They really did a number on you.'
Alephee spoke to Eren in a voice coated with concern after the last member of Cedrick's team had been dealt with. The latter was bleeding from multiple severe injuries. He had many daggers, arrows, and other weapons lodged in his body from various angles.
'Kekeke. You should see the other guys.'
The butcher started walking away from the kill site he had just created. Behind him were the butchered corpses of his fallen enemies. It looked like someone had openly sacrificed people in some demonic ritual.
The butcher only had one thought running through his mind at this point. That he needed a warm shower and some delicious food to eat. All the "Karma Points farming" he had to do made him hungry.
