He really was watching me!!!

The first stage's mountain-climbing test had only just begun—

To the many examinees watching, Moyu and Menchi's rapid ascent up the steep slopes and sheer cliffs was a breathtaking sight.

"They're so fast...!!!"

The examinees running at the front had yet to set foot on the slope when they watched Moyu and Menchi leave them far behind.

For a moment, shock rippled through the examinees, disbelief written across their faces.

The way Moyu and Menchi climbed as though walking on level ground seemed utterly outrageous to them.

Not only were they incredibly fast, they moved like snakes winding across flat ground, their movements possessing an indescribable grace.

Six hours?

No.

With that climbing technique and speed, they could probably reach the summit within an hour.

Terrifying!

The examinees at the front looked at Moyu and Menchi with eyes full of wariness.

At that moment, they already regarded Moyu and Menchi as their strongest rivals.

"Fuck!"

Unlike the other examinees' wariness, what Tonpa felt right now was terror.

When he approached Moyu and Menchi earlier, he had already been planning how to trip them up.

To him, Moyu and Menchi were young first-timers who should have been easy to sabotage.

But now, seeing their inhuman abilities, Tonpa felt a surge of terror, followed by overwhelming relief.

Despite the winter weather, his back was soon drenched in sweat.

I completely failed to see what those two were capable of...

Tonpa, who prided himself on always having a keen nose for danger, now shuddered at what might have happened.

Fortunately, those two inhuman monsters had arrived rather late.

Otherwise...

Given his usual habits, if he had still had laxative-spiked drinks in his shoulder bag, he would have offered them to Moyu and Menchi at the first opportunity.

And then—

Tonpa dared not imagine