I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 63: Chaotic Environment

The bot twitched violently before collapsing.

However, before she could celebrate—

Another bot pounced at her from behind, extending its arm blade.

Selene ducked, barely avoiding decapitation, and then vaulted backward, before using the momentum to kick the bot off the ledge.

It fell into the abyss below, sparking as it plummeted.

Selene grinned. "Alright. I'm having fun."

But then—

A red light flashed beneath her feet.

She looked down.

The self-destruct bot had locked onto her position.

"Oh. Well, that's a problem."

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Back at the lower portion of the statue, Victor and his team began their climb.

Victor crouched down and adjusted the grip on his sword before glancing at Rylan.

"Hop on."

The dark-skinned healer blinked.

"What? Why?"

"Because you're slower than a sloth on sedatives, and we need to move fast."

Rylan scowled.

"Wow. Rude."

Still, he reluctantly climbed onto Victor's back. The moment he did—

WHOOSH!

Victor gathered qi into his legs and burst upwards, using his Shifting Wind Arts to propel himself with concentrated bursts of air.

Each push sent him soaring upwards, covering large distances in mere seconds.

[ Necromancer Class - Level 6 ]

Skill Activated: [ Bone Servants Lv.2 ]

Effect: Summons up to five skeletal undead that obey simple commands.

Meanwhile, Megan was using her undead minions to assist her.

Her pale fingers twitched and she commanded her undead minions to throw her upward.

"What the hell?!" Other awakeners were in shock as she was literally tossed into the air.

She landed on a high platform effortlessly.

This process was repeated and very soon she was high up.

But Victor and Rylan?

They were speedrunning.

Rylan gripped Victor's shoulders tightly as Victor flung himself from ledge to ledge with terrifying ease.

"How the hell do you have this much stamina?!"

Victor answered indifferently. "Perks of being a warrior, I guess..."

Megan's undead minions scurried up the rocky surfaces, finding footholds and ledges for her to step onto and then throwing her upwards again.

Unlike Lucian, she couldn't summon an entire army, so she had to use her undead wisely.

While Victor's team was climbing efficiently, the other teams weren't as lucky.

Some had to brute force their way up.

Others were fighting to survive.

Evelyn's team climbed strategically, with Lucian commanding dozens of undead to carry teammates upwards like a living conveyor belt.

Other teams saw this and tried to latch onto his undead.

Evelyn narrowed her eyes at them.

"Pathetic."

She raised her staff as her system interface materialized before her.

[ Mage Class - Level 7 ]

Skill Activated: [ Arcane Pulse Lv.2 ]

Effect: Releases a concussive wave of mana energy, blasting enemies backward.

With a flick of her wrist, an explosion of magic detonated outward, slamming into an unfortunate Warrior-class awakener who had been trying to get close.

"NOOOOOO!"

The Warrior was sent flying off the statue, screaming—but just before hitting the ground—

He vanished.

The government's teleportation safeguards had kicked in.

Still—

He was out of the test.

Evelyn smirked.

"Oops. Guess you weren't fast enough."

Her team continued their dominating ascent.

Further down, chaos erupted as multiple teams clawed at each other, desperate to reach the top first.

A Berserker grabbed another by the ankle and yanked him down.

A Mage launched ice spikes at competitors.

An Assassin tried to sneak ahead but got caught in a magical tripwire, sending them tumbling.

This wasn't just a test anymore.

It was a battlefield.

Meanwhile, Kai's team was locked in combat with the mechanical guardians.

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[ Warrior Class - Level 7 ]

Skill Activated: [ Swift Blade Lv.2 ]

<[ Effect: Enhances sword speed by 50% for 10 seconds ]>

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Kai darted between two bots as his sword moved in a blinding flurry, slicing apart their circuits gracefully.

A Berserker in his team punched through a bot's chest, while their Mage created multiple magic bolts and sent them flying toward other bots.

But more kept coming.

Kai gritted his teeth.

"We need to push forward!"

His teammates rallied, cutting down more bots as they ascended.

Back at Victor's position—

Everything had been going smoothly until—

A hidden turret unfolded from the statue's cracks.

Before Victor could react—

A pulse blast fired directly at him and Rylan.

Victor twisted his body, trying to shield Rylan—

BOOM!

The impact sent them flying.

They were falling.

Victor panicked while Rylan screamed.

Megan tried to reach out but was too far away.

All of a sudden a hand shot out from above.

Selene materialized out of nowhere, locking onto Victor's wrist before they could plummet beyond reach.

She instantly swung him and Rylan back onto the final ledge.

Victor coughed.

"Holy shit. That was close."

Rylan collapsed while panting.

"I think I saw my life flash before my eyes."

Selene grinned and proceed to open a new lollipop before shoving it in her mouth.

"You're welcome, handsome."

Victor exhaled in relief.

They had finally reached the top of the statue.

Now, the real test began.

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The moment Victor's team stepped into the unstable castle, the air itself twisted unpredictably.

The high structure, perched upon the massive statue, felt as though it defied logic and physics. The walls warped in and out, twisting occasionally as cracks in space momentarily revealed glimpses of other locations in the castle.

From above, lightning streaked violently, slamming into parts of the castle with earth-shattering force, leaving behind charred remains of the environment.

The black swarm roamed the halls, searching for awakened to drain dry of their Mana.

"Alright, let's move fast," Victor gripped his sword. "Stay sharp—"

Selene twirled her lollipop in her mouth while smirking. "I kinda like the aesthetic. Feels like a haunted horror movie."

Rylan muttered, "Except, y'know, we can actually die."

Megan Toshaka, snapped her fingers, summoning two more undead to scout ahead. The skeletal creatures hunched low, moving eerily as they advanced. "These halls are crawling with magic creatures. Watch your steps."

As they moved forward, humanoid bots emerged from the walls with their arms morphing into blades and laser turrets activating from their shoulders.

Victor activated Wind dash and dodged a sudden laser while flipping backward in mid air. He charged towards one on the far right and swung his sword with force.

The bot was immediately cleaved in two from its shoulder down to its side.

Selene vanished in a flicker and reappeared behind a bot before slitting its mechanical throat with a hidden dagger.

Meanwhile, Aria's team was ascending rapidly, utilizing brute strength and magic-based support to overpower obstacles.

Her team was amongst the top three fastest.

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Even Victor and the others were trailing behind.

But just as they seemed unstoppable, an unstable warp point flickered open ahead of them—and suddenly half their team vanished into random locations within the castle.

Aria cursed loudly, "WHAT THE HELL?! Where did they go?!"