I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 58: The Strange Assassin

The training hall remained dead silent for a few long seconds after Victor's Shadow Crescent Strike shredded his target.

"What the hell was that?"

"No way! He got 99 points?"

"How?! That skill—what was that even called?"

Whispers spread across the 29 warriors as their eyes darted back and forth between Victor and the screen displaying his score.

Aria Wolfe's confident smirk had long since vanished. Her arms were crossed and her jaw was on the floor. She glared at Victor like he had just personally insulted her entire bloodline.

"Tch! That was just a fluke!" she snapped while tossing her hair dramatically.

The exam official overseeing their section stepped forward and adjusted his glasses before speaking.

"All scores are 100% accurate. There are no flukes here."

Aria's face twitched, but she quickly regained her bravado.

"Hah! Fine! Whatever! You might've pulled off one lucky strike, but I'll destroy you in the next test!"

Meanwhile, Victor was internally relieved.

'Thank God no one is questioning why my skill isn't in the Warrior system database… I really need to be more careful.'

The next test was about endurance.

Each Warrior had to face a mechanized steel gauntlet, which would throw increasingly stronger punches at them.

The objective?

✔ Block, counter, or withstand as many blows as possible before failing.

Each successful counter gave more points.

Many of the Warriors activated reinforcement abilities to strengthen their bodies.

Some warriors used counter-techniques. Others used their sheer brute force to endure.

Kai Mercer breezed through the test with his Steel Fang Counter, elegantly blocking and redirecting punches.

Reed Harrington on the other hand, took a stance as the mechanized steel gauntlet threw its first punch.

He activated his Iron Wall Stance, a Warrior-class defensive technique that let him brace for impact without flinching.

"C'mon, is that all you got?!" he taunted as his feet ground into the floor.

Each punch slammed into him like a battering ram, but Reed planted himself like an immovable wall.

In the final round, when the strongest punch came, Reed countered with a perfectly timed strike of his own, using a technique called Force Rebound, deflecting the attack just enough to lessen the impact on his body.

His score: 82 points.

"Damn, that thing punches harder than my grandpa," Reed grumbled while rolling his shoulders.

Aria snorted with her arms crossed.

"I don't know what's worse, the fact that you compared that machine to your grandpa or that you actually got hit that much."

"Shut up, Aria."

Aria, of course, completely dominated. She used the same wall stance but hers was more powerful than Reed's.

The machine even shattered after hitting her a couple of times.

"Hahaha! Who's number one again?!"

But Victor…

Victor could only secretly use wind barrier to tank the hits. Unfortunately, Wind Barrier couldn't tank it fully... at the final hit, it got pierced through and Victor got sent flying.

His score was still top ten, but this time, he ranked fourth just behind Kai, Aria and Reed.

"Tch! See? I knew it! I'm back on top where I belong!" Aria laughed triumphantly.

Reed snorted while crossing his arms.

"Damn, I hate agreeing with her, but I'll take third over fourth any day."

Victor, on the other hand, wasn't bothered. 'I should try to stay under the radar to avoid too much suspicions before anyone figures out anything...'

For the next two tests, Victor placed, third and seventh simultaneously.

This way he was seen as one with potential but wasn't hogging all the spotlight. Other Warrior awakeners were highlighted and he got to avoid suspicion like he wanted... or so he thought.

After all the Warrior tests, the youngsters were led to another large section of the facility where other classes also gathered.

A massive screen appeared overhead, displaying the next test:

[High-Speed Course]

The students murmured in excitement as the ground began shifting.

"A simulated wilderness? Oh, this is gonna be fun," Reed grinned.

"Speed tests across all classes?" Aria folded her arms. "Assassins obviously have the advantage."

"Not necessarily," Kai said. "Summoners and Mages have movement spells. Even Warriors have their own movement skills."

A few Assassin awakened smirked nearby after overhearing them.

"Yeah, yeah, but let's be real—an Assassin's gonna win this one."

Victor was standing off to the side with his arms crossed as he waited for his batch to be called for the Speed-Based Test.

The testing area ahead had transformed into a large artificial landscape—dense trees, hanging vines, rope bridges, and stone platforms suspended over chasms. It was a speed trial designed to push the contestants to their limits.

A group of Assassins were already in the center, stretching and discussing strategies. Warriors and Berserkers stood nearby, looking annoyed that they had to participate in a test that clearly favored the more agile classes.

However, Victor was in deep thought. 'I shouldn't try to win... it would only raise more questions about my abilities. Warriors are obviously meant to be slower than assassins.'

He needed to play it safe and blend in. But then again…

'It wouldn't hurt to see how good I fare against real speedsters...' Victor didn't want to give a mediocre performance.

Before he could dwell on it further, a casual, teasing voice pulled him out of his thoughts.

"Hello, handsome."

Victor turned his head just in time to see a girl strolling toward him.

She had dark purple hair, streaked with faint violet and tied up in a messy ponytail.

Strands fell around her cat-like golden eyes, which sparkled with mischief. She was short and lean but extremely cute and dressed in a cropped jacket with a silver emblem of a winking fox on the back.

A lollipop stick dangled from her pretty lips with her sharp canines lightly biting down on it. She exuded an energy that was both playful and unpredictable like she found everything around her amusing.

Victor raised an eyebrow as she walked right up to him, standing way too close for a normal introduction.

"Do I know you?" he asked.

She tilted her head. "Not yet. But I figured I'd come introduce myself before you take the whole world by storm."

Victor sighed. "I think you've got the wrong guy."

She smirked and plucked the lollipop from her mouth before twirling it between her fingers.

"Selene Ark. Assassin class." She tapped the candy against his chest lightly. "And you?"

"Victor Revenant."

"Mmm." She studied him for a second before popping the lollipop back into her mouth. "You don't look like a Warrior."

Victor gave a lazy shrug. "And you don't look like you take anything seriously."

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She grinned. "See? We're already getting along."

Kai and Reed, who had been watching the exchange, finally stepped in.

"You know this girl, Victor?" Kai asked.

"Nope. First time meeting her."

"And yet you're already flirting," Reed teased.

Victor shot him a look. "I'm not."

Selene laughed softly. "Not yet, anyway."

Aria who had been silent on the sidelines the entire time, glared at Selene.

"She looks weak."

Selene didn't even glance at her.

"Oh? That's cute. Let's see how long that lasts."

Before Aria could snap back, the screen above updated, displaying the names for the next batch.

Selene plucked the lollipop from her mouth again and turned to Victor.

"Wish me luck?"

Victor stared at her in confusion. "Uhm, good luck?"

She leaned in suddenly and kissed his cheek.

Victor froze.

"H-huh?"

Reed burst into laughter while Aria looked absolutely confounded.

Selene stepped back before flashing a lazy grin.

"Try not to miss me too much."

Before Victor could even process what just happened, she turned and strolled toward the testing area.

Victor exhaled slowly. "Okay. What the hell just happened?"

Reed clapped him on the back. "Bro, I have no idea, but I think you just got claimed."

Kai chuckled. "She's definitely interesting."

Meanwhile, Aria had a look of displeasure on her face.

"I hate her."

Victor couldn't help but let out a sigh. Today was certainly an interesting day.

The test official blew the whistle, and the participants took off.

Selene didn't just run—she vanished.

Victor watched as Selene activated an assassin skill known as Phantom Flicker.

She blinked from point to point, bouncing off trees, flipping in mid-air and phasing through obstacles like they didn't exist.

Even among the Assassins, she was untouchable.

"Holy shit." Reed muttered.

"There's no way she should have that skill yet," one of the officials voiced in disbelief.