The Greatest Sinner

Evan and Gerda were going to one side without any idea of what awaited them next. Because of the enormous amount of steam, visibility was zero and it dissipated very slowly. From time to time, the geysers spewed steam, moreover the temperature was incredibly high.

Evan could hear the sounds of battle around him, but they hadn't encountered any monsters yet.

"Hey, don't you think we'd be better off climbing somewhere higher? Look these geysers have knocked some big chunks of rock out of the ground, we can wait out the second round on them."

Gerda didn't want to put herself in unnecessary danger. Her main goal was to kill the monster in the final round and have a chance to ask the head of "The Last Moon" for his reward in person.

Evan shook his head and replied, "You can go if you want, but I don't see the point in skipping this wave of monsters either. Only one person will get the award, but I think having a good teacher is much more important. Besides, I doubt those monsters will be able to hurt us."

He hadn't seen all of Gerda's abilities yet, but Evan could say with confidence that this girl could stand up for herself. Of course, much of his confidence came from the fact, that Gerda had lasted eleven and a half seconds and, also from her defiant actions.

Gerda didn't say anything back and just kept following Evan. She could handle the monsters alone, but Evan was more adept at close-quarters combat than she was. If a monster suddenly appeared out of the steam, Evan would be able to deal with it quickly.

"By the way, Gerda, what is your Class?" Evan asked calmly.

The girl wasn't going to hide anything and quickly answered, "I'm a Creator. If we fight someone, I can help you from a distance."

Evan nodded and continued walking on, until at one point, a monster growled near them.

Whoosh.

The next moment a lizard-like monster attacked them from the wall of steam. It opened its mouth wide, about to devour Evan, but a second later its jaw was crushed and its neck broken.

Evan's one powerful blow was enough to deal with this monster. Gerda had already seen Evan's abilities during the entrance exam, but she was still surprised:

<It will be very hard for me to beat him if we are one on one. I'm not as fast as he is and our physical strength is at completely different levels.> Gerda thought to herself.

For the moment she had no intention of destroying their temporary alliance, but she knew that very soon they would have to fight each other. She wasn't as confident in her victory as she was in Evan's abilities.

Gerda thought about what she should do until she was distracted by Evan's loud voice, "Break the steam quickly!

Whoosh.

At the same moment, Evan bounced to the girl and instantly armed himself with the "Reverse Death". His crimson "Warp" swirled and the snow-white blade was covered in a layer of blue ice.

Evan heard several monsters approaching them at once, so he decided not to take any chances and cast "Ice Veil".

Hearing Evan's words, Gerda didn't interfere him and quickly cast the right spell. She waved her hand and two tightly pressed wind blades flew toward the steam.

They flew forward with the whistle and scattered a small amount of steam. Evan and Gerda could now see their opponents.

They were eight lizards and two blind monsters with sharp blades on their front paws. Evan didn't focus his attention on the lizards, in his opinion they were weak, but the "Blind Death" monsters alarmed him.

He smelled danger from them, if it wasn`t so, Evan wouldn't be so cautious.

Gerda also prepared herself for battle. In any case, she could defend herself by relying only on physical strength, she didn't particularly want to waste mana on such opponents.

For a while, the monsters did not attack them, they seemed to be scrutinizing their opponents and looking for the right moment to attack.

Whoosh.

Suddenly three lizard-like monsters pounced on Evan and Gerda. They moved very quickly and on different trajectories, trying to avoid being attacked by Evan and Gerda.

Unfortunately for them, the girl acted immediately. As soon as the monsters came in motion, she immediately cast one of her spells.

Whoosh.

The brown Magic Circle appeared above the lizards and the next moment a huge boulder fell on them. It was very heavy, so two of the lizards were flattened. The third lizard managed to dodge and was already approaching the young men, but it couldn't attack.

Swing.

Evan swung his scythe and the snow-white blade sliced the massive lizard in two. The monster's scales were quite dense and defended well, but it could not save from such a powerful attack.

After they had dealt with the three monsters, their fight paused again. The monsters were hesitant to move forward, as were Evan and Gerda.

After a while, a blind monster stepped forward. He walked slowly toward Evan, while the other monsters were standing motionless.

Evan prepared for battle, as did Gerda. They were hesitant to attack a foe unknown to them first.

Whoosh.

Suddenly, the monster sped up considerably and ran at them at incredible speed. The monster turned into a black flash that reached Evan in the blink of an eye.

Clang.

The young man quickly reacted to the monster's attack and counterattacked back. The snow-white scythe blade met with razor-sharp blades, but it failed to cut through them.

The monster bounced to the side and its forelegs began to be covered in ice. Evan thought it was a definite success, because now the monster would be slower, but it wasn't that simple.

Bam. Bam. Bam.

The monster slammed its paws against each other several times, causing the ice layer to crack and eventually collapse completely. Evan's attack did it absolutely no harm.

<Damn, they're really fast, just like I thought>

Evan turned to Gerda, "Can't you bring another boulder down on them? There's no other way."

Gerda frowned and replied, "I've already spent too much mana, are you sure we can't do it any other way?"

"Don't worry, I'll attack together with you, you'll still have time to recover your mana."

Gerda nodded and was about to cast her spell when suddenly two blind monsters and the rest of the lizards pounced on them. Evan and Gerda didn't expect the monsters to decide to attack all at once, they weren't prepared for that.

However, not a second later, Evan began to attack.