CHAPTER 192: CONFRONTATION AT THE GATE

As soon as the registrar finished registering all of Adam’s missions, a lengthy and tedious process that drew the attention of many of the upperclassmen in the hall, he took out a small object from under his desk.

He gave it to Adam. "As soon as your missions are complete," he said, his voice now flat and professional,

"you can hold this crystal forward and save your mission record in this crystal. It will verify your kills and your completed tasks."

Hearing this, Adam looked down at the crystal in his hand.

He saw that it was a red crystal, cut into the shape of a sharp triangle. It felt cool to the touch. Adam took the crystal and started to leave the mission building, his task here completed.

But then, just as he and his team reached the main gate of the mission building, the front-end team of the Golden Group arrived. They stood in the gateway, blocking their path. It was the elite team that Joshua had chosen for the bet. Adam saw that Alina and Monica were both present in that team.

They both looked at Adam. Monica couldn’t understand what Adam wanted to do. In her mind, she thought that Eric had become very arrogant since the induction program.

He was picking fights with everyone, with all the powerful factions, without thinking about the serious consequences. But Monica didn’t know what Adam was truly thinking.

The Golden Group’s front-end team looked at Adam. Then their gazes swept over the four companions standing behind him: Void, Kado, Ryan, and Robin. The three upperclassmen in the Golden Group team, all of them seasoned third-years, tried to find out the power level of all of them.

They used their magical eyes, a skill that allowed them to sense the auras of others. They saw that everyone in Adam’s team was very weak compared to their own team, the elite Golden Team.

Seeing this, a wave of peace and happiness ran through their minds. They also realized that their chances of winning this bet were very high. They were completely confident they would win.

They looked at Adam’s team with a mixture of contempt and amusement.

Seeing the fear and uncertainty in the eyes of Adam’s team, the leader of the Golden Group’s mission squad, a third-year student named Drake, smiled.

It was he who had used his magical eyes a short time ago to check the power level of Adam’s team. He had sensed that in Adam’s team, only Adam himself and the boy named Void were the only two team members who were quite powerful. The other three were insignificant. But Drake was not affected by this matter at all.

Because he knew that this was a mission competition. And a single person, no matter how powerful, could not do anything alone. To complete any mission properly, a team should have balanced members with different skills. But looking at Adam’s team, he recognized that there was absolutely no balance in this team.

And they were all first-years going on a mission for the very first time. That’s why they were not worried at all. They were completely confident. And they looked at Adam and his team and smiled and moved forward, walking past them into the mission building.

The other two upperclassmen members who were in the Golden team, besides Monica and Alina, also saw the weakness of Adam’s team and smiled and moved forward with their leader.

Adam was not affected by all their laughter and their condescending looks. Because he knew that he would not let these people win this mission under any circumstances.

Thinking this, he looked at the Golden team, who were now going inside the mission building.

He smiled a cold smile and thought to himself, Even if I have to stop you from completing your missions, I will definitely complete this mission and win this bet. Thinking this, he turned around and left the mission building with his own team of five.

Outside in the courtyard, the entire The New Warrior group was already waiting for Adam. Seeing Adam and the rest of his mission team members, they all moved forward, their faces a mixture of nervousness and a desperate hope.

And from the large group of The New Warriors, one of the boys came forward. His name was Noker. He went near Adam, his expression a mixture of fear and a desperate need for reassurance.

"Eric," he said, his voice trembling slightly, "don’t you think that this time we have given a challenge that we won’t be able to win? The Golden Team is too strong."

Hearing this, Adam looked at Noker. He looked at the fear in the boy’s eyes, and he saw that same fear reflected in the faces of all the other members of his new group. He then said, his voice calm and firm,

"I will never take on a mission in which I have to lose my team. And at the same time, I will not put my entire group in danger. I will not do such a thing."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Adam very carefully. Because they knew that their group, The New Warriors, was formed only because of Adam’s strength and his courage.

Then Adam looked at everyone, at all the eighty members of his new faction, and said,

"Listen to me carefully. You have to believe in me. Whatever I have done, I have done it after thinking it through. I have a plan. All of you go to your afternoon classes now. Our team will definitely complete its mission. And tonight at 7 o’clock, we will not only complete our first mission, but we will also defeat the strongest group in this academy. And tonight at 7 o’clock, we will not only get one piece of good news, but we will get many good news."

Hearing his powerful and confident words, everyone looked at each other. They were filled with a new sense of hope and a fragile trust in their new leader. He was so confident. He had to have a plan.

They had no other choice but to believe in him. Their entire future at the United Academy depended on it.

Then Noker, the boy who had first voiced his fear, looked at all the other members of The New Warriors. He saw the doubt and the worry on their faces. But he also saw the faint spark of hope that Adam’s confident words had ignited. He made a decision. He looked at all of them and said, his voice now firm and clear, "I believe in Eric."

Hearing his sudden declaration of faith, the other members of the group looked at him in surprise. Then, one by one, they also raised their hands. They started to shout, their voices a rising chorus of support.

"Yes, I also believe in Eric!" "We trust our leader!" Everyone started shouting this. The fear that had gripped them just a few moments ago was being replaced by a new, fragile sense of unity and hope.

Kado, Ryan, and Robin, who were standing behind Eric, looked at each other. They were still very nervous about the impossible bet their leader had made. But seeing the sudden change in the mood of their group, they knew they had to support him too.

The three of them sighed deeply and moved forward. They stood right behind Adam and Kado said, "If you have already decided on this path, then who are we to stop you. Let’s go and complete this mission as soon as possible."

Adam, hearing these words of support from Kado, smiled a genuine smile. He looked at the other team members who were now slowly leaving from there, heading towards their afternoon classes with a new sense of purpose.

Then Adam looked at Kado and Void and said, "Let’s go." Saying this, he moved towards the large gate that was right behind the mission building. This was the gate that led directly into the dangerous mission forest. They went ahead to complete their impossible mission.

They walked in silence for a few minutes. The sounds of the bustling Academy faded behind them. They were replaced by the quiet, ancient sounds of the forest. The air grew cooler under the shade of the tall trees. The well-maintained path of the Academy grounds gave way to a wilder, more untamed trail.

They were entering a place of danger. But they were also entering a place of opportunity. And they were doing it together. As a team. As The New Warriors. And their strange, powerful leader was leading the way.

The great bet had officially begun. And the forest waited for them with all its hidden secrets and all its deadly dangers. They were ready for whatever came next.

They were a team. And they had a leader they could trust, even if they didn’t understand him. And for now, that was enough. The entire future of their new faction rested on the shoulders of the five of them. And they would not fail.

They could not fail. Not with a leader like "Eric" leading them. They were sure of it. Their adventure had truly begun.