"Now it is time to meet your teachers," Sentient's voice resounded in the area.

Zeel and the others did not even have to wait for a second, the next moment a man appeared in front of them.

To put it simply, the man seemed so plain, like any other passer-by in Universe 0, but everyone could tell that this man was not simple.

Gabriella directly knelt down due to her instincts going into overload.

Zeel and Aurolana were simply frozen, while Ruri directly broke out into a run. Before she could get far, she was already in the spot she originally ran from.

Xak's body trembled, seemingly overloading and crashing.

His ability went haywire as several abilities flickered around his body at once, then he suddenly stopped as if reality itself was frozen.

The man took a walk around examining everyone. Zeel, Aurolana, Gabriella, and Xak had the correct response to his presence, but all the others were a bit lacking.

"If you ran, froze, or shat yourself, you made the correct response. That means you have a high enough sensitivity to be aware of the killing intent I leaked.

But all of you are still trash because none of you could attack. Even the kid that tried to attack caused a lapse in his own abilities. Transcendent, you made the right move, but never copy an ability you cannot control," The man said.

"My name is Kar'Zal or Zal for short. I will be your teacher for the coming years," Zal looked at the children in front of himself and sighed "This is not a playground. You are smart children and understand that, but you will never truly understand until you experience it. Many of you will live here,"

Kal asked confused "Don't you mean many of us will die here?"

Zal glanced at the boy and sighed "No, death is a release. What you should fear is living more than dying. Do yourself a favor and kill yourself at the first chance you get, or you will regret it later,"

It was absolute silence for the next couple of minutes until the lights on the floor lit up once more.

For the first time in his entire life, Zeel did not know what to think. His pride as Homo-Superior was shattered in an instant. Whatever species Kar'Zal was, one thing was certain.

Kar'Zal brought the feeling of death wherever he went, and not just him.

Every instructor that appeared at each group of ten was equally as skilled as Kar'Zal.

Kar'Zal was not of a species that Zeel could identify, which should have been impossible for a Homo-Superior.

At first, Zeel thought he was kidnapped and with the strength of The Crawford Family, he would soon be recovered.

But now he was not so sure. How could an operation this large not be known by The Crawford Household?

That would mean that his family sold him? Then why did his mother try so hard to defend him? The questions swirled through Zeel's calculation-saturated mind.

In the end, he only knew one thing, and that was to survive no matter what.

Gabriella, Tak, Dena, Ruri, Kal, Tria, Xak, Ciara, and Aurolana had the same determination birthed inside their souls. Something inside all of them knew it was either cooperate or die.

Everyone followed the Golden Pathway to their Group Section. Teams of ten were grouped into Sections, and their section was Section 58.

Knowing that everything contained a hidden meaning, everyone immediately surmised what Section 58 meant.

They were currently the 58th strongest group on the planet.

To have a group consisting of Wan-To, Telkien, Homo-Superior, and Apollonian be considered the 58th strongest meant that everyone above them in the ranking was truly fearsome.

Not able to bear the silence, Gabriella asked "We are going to die here?"

"Highly likely," Zeel answered with his head lowered staring at the Pathway they walked on.

"It is better to be optimistic, we have an Apollonian by our side after all," Xak complimented the prideful Aurolana.

Tria simply ignored everyone and walked ahead.

Nobody particularly cared, Atlantians were known to become irritated the longer they were out of water – not that they really need it.

Ciara swirled next to Zeel's side "So which room are we gonna share? Mine or yours?"

Zeel turned to Ciara and without any explanation, a thumping sound was heard as Ciara shrunk to her knees.

Zeel's fist was buried in her stomach, and Ciara knelt on the ground gasping for breaths. Dena stepped forward, ready to intervene but Tak held her back, signaling her to remain put.

Zeel knelt next to Ciara and spoke loud enough for the group to hear "If you had dodged my punch, I would have increased my favorability of you by 1%, but the fact that you are still kneeling tells me you are exactly like any other Wan-To,"

Ciara began coughing up blood, looking at anyone for help, and eventually, the sincerity of her eyes moved Dena and Gabriella.

However, before they could intervene, Zeel kicked with all his strength towards the downed Ciara.

Suddenly, Zeel felt an intense sense of dread, tilting his head to the left as a blood mark appeared on his face.

The entire area spanning a couple of kilometers began to trembling as Ciara rose to her feet smiling brightly.

"Hehehe, you are a really fun husband. We should play together more, I will be in our room," Ciara innocently giggled, passing by Zeel and giving him a soft kiss on the cheek.

It looked comical to see one child kissing the cheek of another.

After Ciara left, everyone else stared at each other frightened.

Aurolana decided to fill everyone in "Wan-To people are extremely playful so be careful. These guys toy with billions of lives for no reason at all,"

Aurolana then looked at Zeel and said "You have to keep her in your room, she is too playful and uncontrollable.

You have to keep her in check. She could have killed you just now since they are known to throw tantrums when hurt. That means she likes you and will do what you say,"

Zeel nodded since he had also reached the same conclusion. It was troublesome to deal with a Wan-To, but it was better to use her for his whims.

"Everyone separate yourselves based on male and females. Zeel and Ciara, Gabriella and me, Dena, Ruri, and Tria. Xak, Tak, Kal.

We share knowledge and see what we can make to enhance our chances at survival. Check your bed before sleeping, you could die in your sleep at the way things are going," Aurolana said but paused as Gabriella whispered something in her ear.

"Kal, Zeel will send you some materials later, and your job is to create weapons that suit our preferences by next week. Ciara can produce the materials, but she is playful so Zeel will deal with her,"

Seeing that Aurolana and Gabriella left, the others began a discussion of their own.

"Why should we trust her?" Tria asked everyone who stayed behind.

"Because she is the strongest, and Apollonian Angels are the kindest and most practical of the Races," Xak replied carelessly.

Everyone mused and soon dispersed. The moment they left, Kar'Zal appeared glancing in their direction.

In the end, he simply sighed and left, praying deep in his heart that he would be forgiven for the decisions that brought him here.

Aurolana, as an Apollonian, could hear the whispers of prayers that occur in her surroundings.

She briefly heard the prayer of the Kar'Zal and knew that he would be essential to her survival.