Surviving in my Own Unpublished Failed Novel

Three in the afternoon, Obelisk Public Training Grounds

Various students from different years flocked inside the Obelisk Public Training Grounds where numerous arenas were located while the members of the Disciplinary Committee took their designated seats, and others who happened to know about the 'Mock Battle' came to watch such as Russell Moon, Amelie Rose, as well as Amery Blight who still maintained her aloof, cold atmosphere which unintentionally gives a misunderstanding for her as being unapproachable.

Some students managed to find their seats, others were standing, and there were also students who doesn't mind the 'Mock Battle' and focused on their training.

Russell Moon, one of the spectators who was standing not so far from one of the arenas where the battles would take place, took a gaze around to check the other spectators as he spoke in his mind.

'Samantha isn't here, Han Jiho, too… as well as the others… I think they're on the Obelisk Exclusive Training Grounds…' Russell let out a sigh of relief as he remembered that their circumstances were at least aligned in the novel he wrote despite the previous randomness or gaps where he got involved.

As he thought with some tranquillity, he remembered what his younger sister, Freya told him earlier in the morning inside his dormitory where he asked the thorough details regarding the 'mock battle'.

'Ms. Azalea won't be able to attend to oversee the mock battle because of other important business, so the authority to preside was passed to Student Council President. Then, the pairings were also done by him…'

When Russell heard that, his expression turned into a frown slightly which Freya didn't catch as, then he recalled the identity of the Student Council President, the kind of person who he liked to punch the most.

'Arthur Wolfson… a double-faced man with generous bearing in the public eye but conceited within his circle.'

…

"Next match! Freya Moon against Kevin Springer! Please, come to the arena!"

The one who was presiding over the match was also a student from the Disciplinary Committee, he was a senior whose expression had an obvious trace of being biased based on his expression towards the participants.

Freya Moon and Kevin Springer positioned themselves inside the arena with at least 10 meters apart, then at the sound of the whistle held by the presiding student, the battle began.

Freya, who was quite anxious, but somewhat composed, didn't manage to ready herself with the launch of an attack.

With the difference in the overall stats, her opponent reached her spot, causing her to be momentarily dazed as she didn't manage to use 'Blink' in that span of time.

Although the Skill: Blink doesn't have a cooldown, it has a casting time of at least milliseconds, and can also be interrupted by mental shock.

~Bang!

A right fist reached Freya's abdomen even though she at least managed to reflexively react by using the sturdy training sword to block the attack, but considering the difference in rank, overall stats, and possibly battle experience, she flew for a few meters.

~Cough! Cough! Cough!

She held her abdomen where the fist landed and felt like her body got blasted by a military tank. Some arena tiles got destroyed by the impact, causing a slight smoke screen.

Without wasting his time, Kevin Springer jumped from his spot with an unimaginable speed in the eyes of lower-ranked students or players to attack again the woman who slumped down on the ground with his punch.

'I just have to beat her up to join Sir Arthur's faction…' Kevin thought as he grinned at the situation.

…

Freya, who was still holding her abdomen, felt her a chill running down her back.

'An attack!'

She thought as she instinctively used the Skill: Blink, teleporting her at least a few meters away from the second attack location, but she heard a voice behind her…

"Where do you think you're going?"

It was Kevin, who managed to reach her in an instant she used 'Blink' with the use of one of his exclusive High Pugilist skills, 'Battle Locking (D), where he could lock on a specific target with 30 minutes duration, and aside from locking, this gives Kevin additional advantage with the skill's another effect called: Kick Blink, this effect was similar to 'Blink', the only difference was that the moment Kevin use this skill, he would automatically, as if a robot, launched a kick 'behind' the locked target.

"Arghhh!"

Freya's painful scream resounded as she got kicked from the back and flew again for a few meters, but to Kevin, this sight wasn't enough… because his opponent, although with three differences in ranks, didn't knock her out.

'This brat!'

Kevin angrily thought as he again launched an attack.

…

'Just do what you can…'

Her Oppa's voice resounded in her head as she was getting beat up at the moment. All she managed to do was to dodge, but with their differences, whether it was ranks or overall stats, she still received damage.

Not even five minutes had passed!

"I'm a generous man, why don't you surrender huh?"

Freya, though turned sluggish with four kicks, that even the pain from her back seemed unbearable that it turned numb, she managed to compose her mind to think… and with her intelligence, she notice something…

'The Blink and his kicks were always targeted on my back… is it an added condition?'

Then after some time of contemplating, she grinned at her opponent in front of her, then extended her sturdy training sword, pointing to her opponent without saying anything.

…

'This b*tch!'

Kevin didn't say a word with the sight in front of his eyes, but it was evident on his forehead where a vein bulged that he was mad with the ambiguous expression his opponent did.

'You're smiling ha… let me put a bondage to that mouth of yours!' he angrily thought as he used again the Kick Blink effect of the 'Battle Locked' skill, but at that moment, with a half-turned head, his opponent smiled.

…

Freya, who was anticipating the attack, half-turned her head, and a grin formed on her expression in that second as she muttered the skill in her mind…

'Wind Stab!'

During one of her fights in the 'Disciplinary Trial Exams', she used the Skill: Wind Cutter, not to do an arced slash, but to thrust her opponent that time, resulting from the System, instead of modification, to give her additional skill.

Freya didn't fully turn her body, only her half-turned head, anticipating the attack.

At that moment, her sturdy training sword, enveloped by wind elements, was thrust, passing by her armpit as she leaned down slightly to adjust her body.

~Bang!

Her sturdy sword hit the foot of Kevin Springer, resulting in both parties being repelled against each other upon impact.

'I did it, Oppa, this is what I can do for now…' her thoughts faded as she lost consciousness at that moment due to exhaustion.

…

By being hit on one of his feet, Kevin Springer had a shocked expression.

Although it didn't damage him that much, getting a clean hit with a low rank, especially with three rank differences was unacceptable.

He looked at his opponent, slumped down with her face first on the arena ground, and with clouded thoughts, he let out his thoughts as he said…

"You f*ck*ng b*tch!!!"

With a few minutes that just passed since the start of the mock battle between the two, his Skill: Battle Locking was still active; thus, he used its additional effect, Kick Blink to instantly reached her unconscious opponent, then he arrived at her top with a downward kick… but at that moment, he heard a voice, not of the presider of the battle who just watched with obvious biases on his expression, but a well-known calm, and gentle man…

"Stop, you win."

Kevin Springer's feet almost reached the back of unconscious Freya but managed to stop it halfway, prompting him to look at the owner of the voice.

'Student Council President!'

Kevin reflexively lowered his head as he approached the Student Council President, then he heard a whisper in his ears…

"Manage yourself well in public, or else…"

Those words served as a warning as Kevin felt cold sweat form on his scalp instantly as he replied in a subservient manner with a low tone.

"Yes, Sir Arthur…"

…

Obelisk Infirmary, Rigel Building

Freya was lying on a hospital bed due to what happened, although she regained her consciousness already after consuming medium-grade health and stamina potions, she still needed some time to recover.

A man with deep black hair and deep blue eyes was holding her hand, then the man spoke with a proud tone.

"You did well."

"Yes, Oppa…" she smiled at her Oppa's words, beside him were Amelie Rose and Amery who came with him to visit Freya.

After that, they left Freya to sleep for her to take more rest.

Russell only managed to visit her because he's her brother and due to her condition, while Amelie and Amery were A-1 students, living in the same dormitory with her younger sister.

"That bastard…" the usual cheerful Amelie Rose said, clearly expressing her displeasure with what happened, then she looked at Russell on her side.

<Don't worry about it, I'll take care of it.>

Russell said, using telepathy as a benefit of having a Chaos companion.

<Let me join you. I insist!>

Amelie's voice rang in his head, and without much choice with her determined tone, Russell didn't reply anymore as a sign of agreement.

Amery, who was walking beside them 'did not' feel that something was amiss especially with quiet Amelie because she also felt a myriad of emotions about what happened.

…

2 AM, Gaia Building, Dormitories for the A-1 students of the third year.

The bluish moon illuminated a room, matching the serenity of the night then, a brown-haired man with yellowish eyes, with a height of 172 cm was lying on his bed, sleeping soundly without any care in the world.

It was none other than Kevin Springer!

Beside the sleeping Kevin was a man with deep black hair and deep blue eyes, and a woman with pinkish hair and reddish eyes, they were standing as their gaze locked on the sleeping man.

At the same time, the sound of notifications appeared in front of the two individuals.

[Your Trait: Nihility has concealed the surroundings!]

[Your Trait: Nihility has concealed the surroundings!]