Sometime later, Aaron and his teammates came together to discuss how they handled the fight and what they could have done better.

    "Overall, I think we did good." Aaron said, bringing their discussion to a close. "Is there anything you guys wanna add?"

    The others exchanged glances with each other, their gazes telling all they needed to know.

    "No." Branson shook his head. "We may not be friends, but you''ve proven your abilities; both in combat and in leading us. We can continue this way..."

    "Yeah..." Everyone agreed to his words.

    "Thanks." Aaron nodded and then looked at the defeated monsters. "So what now?"

    "We''ve eliminated them but there is still a lot of ground to cover." Rachel proposed, looking around the vast desert. "There might not be much in the sand, but those rock formations and hills could lead to cave systems or something."

    "She''s right." Johnson nodded. "Fighting monsters can''t be the only thing we do here. Lord Alexander personally said this planet is teeming with resources we can get for ourselves. Surely, he must have placed us at one of those close by."

    "True..." Aaron echoed in thought. A moment later, he looked at his teammates. "But we have to be careful about this. We shouldn''t get careless because of one success."

    "Mm."

    Shortly after, the group started their journey towards the rock and hill formations, eager to explore the unknown.

    ....

    Alex stood in the meadow observing all the different teams taking on the challenge. The majority of the students were doing well, and while there was a bit of struggle for some, they were safe.

    ''That''s my brother alright...'' Alex smiled slightly. ''...Leave it to him to make everything look cool...''

    That act of holding his sword that way was unnecessary, and despite Aaron''s words, he was doing good as a leader.

    His combat skills were also impressive. After all, he had taken a few lessons from his brother.

    "You heard my b--" Aaron quickly caught himself before continuing. "I mean you heard what Instructor Alexander said. Let''s take a break here, eat something and get ready."

    His teammates nodded, not minding his slip of tongue. Currently, they were within a large cavern with a lot of room to move around, even for people like them.

    After spending most of their time fighting and mining, Aaron had gotten really close to them. He was slowly expanding his circle of friends.

    What they or all the students didn''t know was that the planet was created entirely by Alexander for this purpose. All the monsters, minerals and stuff they were experiencing were all made by him.

    Of course, the only thing he didn''t make or rather couldn''t do was the void creatures. But that was a simple matter for him.

    He had already gotten thousands of E-Tier void creatures, isolating them in a separate space he would release once the time came. Regardless of the location, each team was going to get one.

    The students listened to their instructor, taking breaks and snacking on something. Then finally, the time came for the surprise.

    "Get ready." Alex''s voice echoed one last time.

    Abruptly, Aaron and his teammates stood back to back in a circle, each one watching a different direction carefully. They didn''t know what was coming, but Aaron and a few others had some guesses.

    And right on time, a sudden chill ran down their spine. A chill they were very familiar with. Its sombre and sinister vibes caused a few to sweat under their headpiece.

    "Fucking hell..." Johnson cursed as he swallowed the lump in his throat. "There..." The boy pointed in the direction of his gaze with shaky hands.

    "Shit..." The others turned around only to see a vodi creature slowly floating towards them. "He didn''t..."

    While this was what they were training for, seeing a dead one and a alive one were completely different.

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    One was dreadful and harmless and this one was both dreadful and very much capable of killing them.

    Regardless of how they felt, they had to fight. Aaron knew that, and with that in mind, he stepped forward, ready to take on his role as the one in charge.