I Will Survive Till The End: Blood Extermination Academy
Chapter 44: The Laws of the Jungle

Chapter 44: The Laws of the Jungle

Arc 2, Chapter 44 — The Laws of the Jungle

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It was time to follow the Yellow Brick Road.

But what shards will they awaken? Just how high up the Power ladder will they climb once their awakening is over?

Many sneered when looking at Hendrix and a few others, feeling this was their chance to surpass those they felt were unique and strong.

’Hmph!’ A few girls scoffed enviously when staring at Floriana and her butterfly girl. Artilla was also targeted.

So what if you’re better looking than them?

’Once I awaken a shard from Pile 24, I’ll make you all wish you were ugly!’

Women, men... many had their eyes on others, clenching their fists in determination to surpass those who ’threatened’ their existences.

"Begin." Winhest announced. "Group one, start walking."

Like that, the first group walked.

Many leaned forward watching inquisitively.

How exactly does a shard awaken?

Four people began their walk on the yellow brick road. And as they walked past the first 2nd, 3rd, and 4th piles, nothing happened.

Then—

~SWISH!

A faint light appeared on the 5th pile, flying towards one of those within the first group.

The guy’s eyes twinkled with excitement. At least it wasn’t from Pile 1.

Who knows, maybe the highest quality anyone gets will core from Pile 7 or 8.

The guy didn’t believe he was too far off from everyone else, in terms of abilities and potential.

Hahahahahahahah~

’There it was, my awakened shard!’

The boy smirked confidently, proud of his current place.

There was no way anyone would get shards too high up from his, right?

There were 24 piles... If someone should get anything too high, it would mean he was... weak?

Instantly negative thoughts, as countless quivers rumbled through his body.

What if?... What if in the end, he awakens the weakest shard among the group?

’NO!’ He denied inwardly. ’This isn’t the end yet. Maybe I’m a dual Awakener.’

"Continue." Winhest’s voice bellowed, waking the boy from his stupor.

The boy walked on to the very end, but didn’t attract any more shards.

That’s it... Just one shard.

Well, he was a little disappointed, feeling there must be a mistake somewhere.

Winhest did say it was super rare to attract 2 shards. But wasn’t he special?

This was a blow to him who always felt he was superior, or at least on the same level as the strongest, or the super special.

With that, after reaching the 24th pile, the boy and those he walked with, followed the yellow brick road around pile 24, which led the black on the path they came from... back to the starting line.

The boy with the 5th pile shard, has his face darkened when others 9in his group awakened shards from piles 9, 12, and even 16.

This was too much of a blow to him, who expected that the most many would awaken is from pile 8.

16!

Half of 16 was 8.

If he awakened from pile 8, he wouldn’t feel as bad as he did now with his pile 5 shard. At least he would have been half as good, rather than.... Whatever fraction of failures he was currently in, right?

The 2nd, 3rd and 4th people in his group all smirked, feeling they were at least better than this 5-pile guy.

Already, they isolated him on the way back.

In their minds, he was now hopeless and not worth their time.

Winhest chuckled, finding it amusing how fast the laws of the jungle operated.

All the 5th-pile guy could do was pray in his heart that many others would fall below his 5th Pile.

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The Shards they awakened slowly followed behind them as they walked.

Then after returning, the first group sent forth his dominant hand, palms open as Winhest instructed.

"After Shard Awakening, one only has a few hours to begin shard assimilation, or it falls back to Dormancy."

After that, awakening becomes 20 times harder. But Winhest didn’t tell them this bit.

With Winhest’s reminder, The 5th pile guy hastily did as told.

He thought it would fall in his palm, but it went straight for his neck, leaving a tattoo mark on his body.

Eh?

He was taken aback.

It didn’t hurt at all!

He only felt a tingling burn on his neck that lasted less than a millisecond.

’So that’s how it is?...’

Levon and the others nodded

Like that, many groups stepped forth, with some getting shards from pile 5, others getting shards from pile 2, 7, 15 and even 20.

Wow! 20!

Rita attracted a shard from Pile 20. She twirled a toothpick in her mouth arrogantly.

Yimu attracted one from Pile 21, and Floriana attracted one from Pile 22.

"As expected of the Boss," Yimu and Rita looked at their sleepy boss in awe.

Worthy of being their Boss!

Floriana woke up in confusion, "what’s going on? Why are you guys looking at me? Are you hungry too?"

"_"

Yimu and Rita smiled wryly.

Well, the Boss is still the Boss.

"Boss, look at your finger."

Eh? Floriana looked at the peculiar tattoo on her finger, wondering when she had it tattooed in.

Could she have done it sometime in the past while asleep?

"_"

Well, Floriana was hopeless.

"What? Another Pile 22 person?" Many were shocked.

Payne Ignier got a shard from Pile 22, and Hendrix got his shard from Pile 23.

SON OF A GUN!

23!

It’s actually 23!

That’s the highest so far!

The way many looked at Hendrix changed.

Shugo got his from Pile 21, and Artilla... Artilla shocked the masses, including Winhest.

"Dual SHARDS!"

"Both of high quality, from PILE 23!"

How can this be?

What sort of fairytale potential was this?

Luck... It must be LUCK!

Many didn’t believe a little girl could be better than them in terms of strength and potential.

That’s right. Artilla awakened 2 shards, both from Pile 23.

Many were dumbfounded.

Why? Why isn’t it them?

Soon, a deep sense of envy and jealousy washed over their souls... especially the 5th pile guy who dreamed of awakening a dual shard of his own.

’NO! There’s got to be a mistake here! Are these shards freaking blind? Why give a mere woman the chance to possess another shard?’

It should he HIM!

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