THE STRONGEST NEXULYTE

This sword was the perfect fit for this occasion!

Immediately after the sword formed into existence, it went flying towards the Dryad leader.

In a single second, the sword sliced through the slender body of the leader multiple times.

"Ahhhh!!"

The leader let out a heart piercing scream, she only registered the pain from the sword a second later.

Marks suddenly began to appear all over her body as green blood gushed out like erupting volcanoes, her body began to fall apart.

It took just a moment for the leader to realize that her body wasn\'t healing and the strange dark smoke was wreaking havoc in her body, thus preventing her from using her ability.

"What did you do to me!" She bellowed at Ivan with a beastly expression on her ugly face, her voice piercing through the cocoon and spreading through the forest.

Ivan did not respond, he gripped the handle of the sword and dashed toward the miserable looking monster.

Seeing Ivan approaching it with a cold expression, the leader of the Dryads knew that it was impossible for her to escape; her fate was sealed.

Her expression suddenly turned calm as she gave up on resisting, she closed her eyes before saying softly.

"We didn\'t do anything wrong"

Those words caused a wave of emotions in Ivan and his movements slowed for a bit. Images  of those scums bullying him in the outskirt for years surfaced in his mind but all of this was only for a second; he gritted his teeth and cleared his mind of every thought.

"It\'s only a simulation" Ivan muttered to himself before slashing down, cutting from her shoulder to her waist.

Even till the end, the Dryad leader did not stop blocking the three little Dryads with her body. They immediately started to screech loudly upon seeing her body being cut in two.

But their screeching suddenly stopped after three seconds, the leader had finally died completely and the life core within her had been extinguished.

This caused a chain reaction in every single Dryads, they all started to drop dead on after the other.

This left the exhausted team shocked but they soon realized why, it was because the life core within the leader had stopped working.

In other words, Ivan had successfully killed the wood spirit!

"Yes!! We did it, we passed the training!" Susan immediately jumped and shouted joyfully. The rest dropped to the ground, panting heavily but on their faces were gleeful looks.

They had completed the objective for the training!

Camellia realized her control over the vines and the cocoon began to fall apart, revealing Ivan who was standing in front of four dead Dryads.

They could not help but gasp in surprise when they saw the state of the leader\'s body. She was cut in multiple pieces and her wounds were covered in black lines.

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Just what did Ivan do to it?

Ivan had already recalled the Death sword so they didn\'t see it when the cocoon fell apart.

"Good job man, you really defeated it alone. No wonder you\'re in first place" Joseph walked up to Ivan and patted him on the shoulder while laughing heartily.

Ivan did not mind this and only smiled faintly in return. The words of the Dryads leader and her actions were still causing a turmoil inside him.

\'You didn\'t do anything? Being a creature of the dreamscape is already enough reason. I\'m sure you would not have let me live if our roles were switched\' Ivan said inwardly in an attempt to console himself but it only worked a little since the words of the leader kept repeating in his mind that he didn\'t even hear what the others were saying.

The thought kept bothering him until a sudden drowsiness hit him and his vision turned dark, he found himself in the capsule when he woke up; they had returned to the simulation room and instructor Nathan was standing in the middle of the room.

After they all climbed down from the sleeping pods, they gathered in front of instructor Nathan who addressed them.

"Good job all of you, you all performed well. Knowing how to utilize the strength of each member of your team to complete a mission effectively is a trait of a good commander and all of you have contributed to the success of this training.

My evaluation is… all of you passed"

Instructor Nathan said with a smile and the trainees beamed with bright smiles, their bodies trembled with excitement and expectations.

Instructor Nathan didn\'t make them wait long and handed each one of them a Nexus crystal. The trainees asked about the laser gun with Mari and instructor Nathan admitted that he was the one who sent it to him.

He told them a few more words before letting them return.

"Ivan, please wait a moment" Nathan suddenly called out as they were about to walk through the door.

All of the trainees paused and turned to look back at instructor Nathan.

"Only Ivan should stay, the rest of you can return," Instructor Nathan said once more.

Joseph and the others looked at Ivan briefly before leaving.

The two of them were now left alone in the simulation room, Ivan looked at the instructor with questioning eyes.

"The tree spirit is a special forest creature with the ability to regenerate no matter the degree of damage it receives, its life core is also constantly changing locations and difficult to destroy without killing the tree spirit.

Because you were fighting it in the cocoon, I was unable to see what happened during your fight. Care to explain how you were able to kill it and what are those black lines on its wounds?" Instructor Nathan questioned with a sharp look in his eyes as if  telling Ivan not to dare lie to him.

Ivan looked back at instructor Nathan with a blank face for a while before responding.

"I cut it," Ivan paused before adding "many times"

Instructor Nathan could not help but raise and eyebrow as a helpless smile formed on his face. Ivan\'s tone was casual and didn\'t give a hint of nervousness, he could not tell if he was lying or not but it was obvious that he didn\'t just \'cut\' the tree spirit \'many times\'

"Is that so?" He asked but Ivan did not respond and just kept staring at him.

Seeing that Ivan was planning to reply, instructor Nathan shook his head before asking him to return as well.

After Ivan left, instructor Nathan looked at the screen again. He clicked on a few icons before pulling out a chip.

"I\'ll have to show this to the Tower master" he said before walking out of the simulation room.

...

Ivan returned to the lobby and met up with the rest of his group.

"Hey man, you\'re back. What did the instructor say?" Joseph said after Ivan reached them.

"Nothing" He replied shortly.

" Anyway, we have successfully completed our first training. Ivan did most of the work and we only did little, let\'s train hard before the next training and be more useful!" Camellia said energetically and the rest nodded in agreement.

"I\'ll go back first," Mari said before quietly leaving.

Next one Susan who thanked everyone for carrying her, Camille and Joseph left together after and only Ivan was left with Rose.

Ivan turned to look at Rose, his eyes asking why she wasn\'t leaving yet.

Rose blushed upon noticing Ivan\'s gaze and looked away.

"Good job back there, see you in the next training" She muttered softly before running off.

Ivan looked at her back with a confused look.

*What\'s wrong with her?" He mumbled.

" Ayooo! Looks like we weren\'t the fastest to finish our training after all, as expected of you"

A cheerful voice suddenly sounded from behind Ivan.

Ivan didn\'t need to turn around to know who it was, he recognized the voice immediately.

"Hello, Sommy" Ivan greeted while turning around.

" Tks tks tks, what\'s with that stiff greeting? Or are you acting modest because your girlfriend just left?" Sommy clicked her tongue playfully and looked at Ivan with teasing eyes.

" What…girlfriend?" Ivan\'s face displayed deep confusion that made Sommy shake her head in amusement.

"I won\'t force you if you don\'t want to talk, want to head to the cafeteria?" She asked.

"Ok"

"How was your training though? You guys even finished before us and I thought our training was the easiest"

They chatted on their way to the cafeteria.

Under Sommy\'s persistence, Ivan had to narrate the details of their training to her. He omitted many things and concluded that he had been lucky to have struck the wood spirit\'s life core.

By now, they had arrived at the cafeteria and had received their servings.

*What about you?" Ivan asked as they found a place to sit.

" Oh, my team didn\'t face any major issues. We only met a single warrior from the reverse godhood clan"