"Buddy, what should we do? Are we going to participate or not," Nevis Truemight said as he looked at John with a somewhat disgruntled expression.

Although he didn't know about a lot of things, Nevis has started to gain knowledge about a lot of common stuff by using the virtual network. He knew that the chance of them dying there was a freaking ninety percent while the chance of them surviving till the end was only ten percent.

"It's better to leave. The chance of dying there is far higher than making it out alive," John said.

"Yeah, let's pull out of this assessment." Leilani tightened her grip on his hand. "Big brother, we'll only be able to contribute to society if we are alive."

As she said those words, Vincent could see that worry clouded her eyes. She was worried that he will take the test as she knew that he has been working hard all his life to join the military academy.

"Don't worry about me," Vincent said as he caressed her soft cheeks. "Leilani, John, do you both trust me?"

They both nodded in response signifying that they trusted him.

"Great. If you trust me, then move ahead and participate in the assessments," Vincent said. "Don't be intimidated by the examiner's words. There's little to no danger in this assessment. Trust me on this," he added.

As he said those words, a deep pondering expression could be seen on John's face while Leilani looked at him with a serious stare.

"I will go wherever you go."

Hearing her words, Vincent's lips thinned into a smile as he thought that she loved and trusted him enough to believe his words, even though there was such a high risk of death.

"How can you be so sure that there is no danger?" Nevis asked as he looked at Vincent with an expression of bafflement.

John also looked at him with a look that asked the same question.

As he looked at the both of them, Vincent decided that it's better to explain rather than keep them high in anticipation.

"First off, do you really think that the military has enough power to let lesser and greater royals die? There is a lot of them here, after all, but more than that, as you can see there are no legal documents that state that the parents or guardians of the examinee's agrees to endanger their children's. If you think about it carefully, you'll find several reasons that will make you believe that this is a sham. Honestly, he is only trying to pressurize the examines to a corner so that they will choose the only available option. That's to not participate and get out of here," Vincent explained as his scarlet eyes could be seen glistening in a calculating and thoughtful glitter. Ever since he became a demi-human, his eyes turn red once he feels excited about something.

He was excited as he almost lost in psychological warfare against Theodore. To say the least, the examiner has attacked the psyche of the examinee before he even started to explain the details about the third assessment. Humans are typical beings that believe in what they see, and such types of people are most susceptible to fall into a trap.

For example, a lot of people believe in fake news just because it's played on a famous channel. Basically, it was human nature to believe the words of someone in power, even though it is easy to discern the lies from the truth.

Naturally, not everyone had a mental fortitude as great as Vincent. The mere thought of death haunted their minds and they couldn't even think clearly.

"Buddy, are you sure you are a human and not a highly intelligent artificial intelligence?" Nevis asked as he looked at Vincent with an expression of disbelief and amazement.

Vincent ignored him entirely.

"Big brother, you are so smart," Leilani said in praise.

"Should we tell the others?" John asked.

"It's better not to. If we foil his plan, he might really force only the four of us to fight to the death," Vincent said as he glanced at Theodore.

"That's terrifying."

"The most handsome face and the sweetest smile hides the most cruel sides," Nevis said with a gulp.

"Okay. Follow me," Vincent said as he moved to the front of the crowd with Leilani. John and Nevis followed after them.

Theodore's eyes narrowed and his cheeks stretched back to expose a smile as he saw Vincent walking to the center of the court with a few others.

"Although I went extremely easy as they are all just kids in their teens, it's still surprising to see someone readily coming to the center of the court with such a calm expression. He is either a fool that doesn't fear death, a brave soul that's ready to face death, or highly intelligent," he evaluated.

"Senior, your scheme is amazing. If I was in the shoes of the examinees, I believe even I might have refused to partake in such a deadly assessment," Alex said with a slight chuckle.

"Ass kisser." Kayle rolled her pretty eyes at him.

At that very moment, Varth along with a lot of other temporary examinees also moved to the center of the court.

"It's great that I planted a bug in Nevis's clothes, otherwise I would have been taken by surprise, failing the test because of a stupid reason!" Varth internally exclaimed.

He has managed to eavesdrop on their conversation. Thus, he realized that this was a ploy set by the examiner to weed out the trash.

At the same time, he realized that the instructors couldn't keep track of all his movements. Last night, it was probably because he targeted a lot of people resulting in him getting caught, but now, however, he only targeted a single person and so the instructors didn't find out about his misdeeds.

Felix stood behind them, deeply pondering about what the instructor said, and his eyes soon squinted.

"This doesn't make sense. The last test is a simple race without any possibility of death. Yet, this test has a 90% rate of death. This only means that it is false," Felix thought with a smile before he moved to the center of the court.

"You'll be sent home!"

Immediately after Kayle and Alex said those words, several students decided against participating in the deadly assessment. After all, that is the only way they'll remain alive. It was better than risking their lives and dying under the claws of the terrifying beasts.

"I am too young to risk my life."

"I also don't want to participate in this assessment!"

"It's too risky. Let's pull out."

A lot of temporary students stepped backward, as they didn't have the guts to risk their lives nor the brawns to understand the deep implications behind Theodore's words.