On the outskirts of the Uninhabited Island.

Elimination Area.

[Current high-risk grade monster has appeared, please evacuate swiftly...]

The siren and evacuation announcements echoed repeatedly.

"What’s going on?"

“If it stays like this, what happens to the exam?”

“What kind of dangerous monster would it take to halt the exam?”

Their concerns were valid. The cadets were usually capable of tackling a certain level of monsters.

"What kind of monster could possibly be strong on an Uninhabited Island?"

“Haven’t the Disciplinary Committee already dealt with the strong ones?”

“Seriously, what’s going on that the Situation Room is making such a fuss?”

They were quite a distance from where the Parasite Queen appeared.

They hadn’t grasped the seriousness of the situation yet.

“Are they underestimating us just because we’re first-years?”

“If it’s a high-risk monster like a Centaur or something, then seriously…”

“If it's just that, we might get hurt but can still handle it."

Rumors even started spreading that the Situation Room was overreacting.

"If it goes on like this, won’t the exam be canceled, and we’ll have to retake it?”

After someone mentioned that, the murmuring grew louder.

The murmurs slowly spread to a point just beyond what the Disciplinary Committee could monitor.

Not long after, The Brave Ones appeared.

“Let’s just take care of it ourselves and end this situation.”

As they were devising a rather reckless solution, trying to execute it—

A bright pillar rose up that could be seen from anywhere on the island.

-BOOOOM!!!

A pillar shining in Full Spectrum.

It illuminated the Uninhabited Island.

A Full Spectrum Pillar of Fire arose on the Uninhabited Island.

It burned with Trinia and the Parasite Queen, who had parasitized her, as its fuel.

Though for now, thanks to some method Trinia used, it was burning only the Parasite Queen.

Before long, Trinia would also ignite.

We needed to stop that pillar of fire immediately.

I asked Hiro, the Player.

“…Can you stop that?”

“Hmm, hold on.”

She assessed it with her sword before responding.

“No, it’s out of reach. If I could withstand the flames, I’d try, but in my current state, I can’t even get close without evaporating and dying.”

“If I clear a path, could you cut it?”

“Well, it’s possible, but…”

She seemed to ask how I could possibly get through that.

Using the Dual Core and Trinity, which are lesser techniques than Full Spectrum, wouldn’t pierce through it.

In fact, rather than penetrating, they’d be absorbed by the flow.

Only Full Spectrum can break through Full Spectrum.

‘I can create a Full Spectrum, but…’

Even if I exhausted all my strength, I couldn’t penetrate that pillar of fire.

I needed a stronger power.

So, there was only one way...

“Laurent, lend me your power.”

This was a technique that was supposed to come later, after Laurent and Trinia became closer.

But I needed to use it now.

Laurent possessed Attraction and Repulsion.

By utilizing that, we could lay the foundation for Trinia’s theory of Full Spectrum implementation.

We could partly realize the Cycle of Darkness and Light.

Laurent was already using that technique.

The name of it is...

[Taeguk]

In theory, if I could just incorporate the five elements into Laurent's Taeguk,

Laurent could also create a Full Spectrum.

And the Full Spectrum refined through Taeguk would be stronger than the one I could generate.

With that power, we could pierce through that Pillar of Fire, at least temporarily.

"Is something like that even possible?"

Laurent frowned.

It was a method she had never tried before.

Replacing the elements of darkness and light with her ability was daunting.

Although managing Attraction and Repulsion made it possible for Laurent, having no prior experience made her uneasy.

"It's possible."

"If it fails, won't I end up like that too?"

"In that case, she will stop it."

I gestured toward Hiro, who nodded in agreement.

"…"

Laurent's hesitation was brief.

The question of whether it was possible or not was set aside.

What mattered most was something else altogether.

Trinia was burning alive right before their eyes.

She couldn't turn a blind eye to that.

If there was anything we could do, we had to try it immediately.

Laurent spoke.

"Don't fail."

"Of course."

Laurent got into position, and I moved behind her.

Placing my hand on her back, I prepared myself.

Hiro stood ready in front of the flames, prepared to jump through as soon as they broke.

“Whew…”

I felt the mana flowing through my entire body.

Though I couldn't handle this power properly until the first Academy class...

'This is how you do it gently.'

I recalled the Legal Department's Advice.

I softly guided the mana flowing through my body, moving it along the bloodstream.

I injected the mana into Laurent's body, and she slowly guided it as she received it.

Together with Laurent, we created the Elemental Ring.

The first power we introduced into the ring was water and earth.

With the power of these two elements, we formed a solid bond.

Following that, Laurent summoned her Unique Armament and harnessed Attraction and Repulsion.

Taeguk began to rotate, pulling and pushing simultaneously.

I trapped her Taeguk within the ring I had created.

Then, drawing mana from my heart, I produced fire, lightning, and wind.

"I’m starting."

I infused Laurent's Taeguk with those three elements simultaneously.

-Crack...

"Ugh..."

The Taeguk briefly distorted under the unfamiliar force, but Laurent swung her two gauntlets to regain her stance. She began to control the power of the Taeguk, reciting an ancient incantation from her lips.

"Internal and external must harmonize..."

The Taeguk absorbed the three elements and started to spin rapidly. As it spun, it gradually lost its form and began to conglomerate into a single point.

-Rumble!!!

The monstrous strength emanating from the Taeguk attempted to seize control from Laurent, but she didn't resist it with force. Instead, she let it pass through.

"Use intention, not brute strength..."

Laurent did not attempt to counteract its dominance, simply allowing it to flow. The only way to control the Taeguk was through the will of observing its cycle. Even as the Taeguk was spinning, Laurent never lost her grip on it.

'...With this.'

I channeled all the remaining strength I had into Laurent.

"Movement without interruption..."

The Taeguk whirled faster, embracing the bond of water and earth, merging perfectly into a cohesive force as if it were originally one.

Inside Laurent's body, she felt the Full Spectrum blooming, a power sparkling like a gem.

It moved in harmony with Laurent's will.

Laurent wielded that power, taking control of the handle.

It was the martial art and form of mindfulness she had practiced for so long.

[Taeguk]

The ultimate power burst forth with the Full Spectrum light.

"Seek stillness within movement, merge movement and stillness."

Let movement and stillness become one.

Hiro.

She watched the Pillar of Fire being cleanly pierced through by the light Laurent had unleashed.

'...Such immense power.'

It was far beyond what she had imagined.

After severing the Pillar of Fire at its midpoint, Trinia’s surroundings were left completely defenseless.

It looked as if a candle had been snuffed out by a breath.

'I thought it would only create a small hole.'

Hiro tightened her grip on her sword.

With this kind of opening, success is guaranteed.

Before the Full Spectrum flames could ignite again, Hiro propelled her body along the optimal path.

She elegantly curved her trajectory as she dove toward Trinia.

It resembled the way an eagle swoops down on its prey.

'Surpassing supersonic... faster than a bullet.'

Whoooosh!!!

Hiro appeared right in front of Trinia with a single leap.

Her eyes were rolled back, gleaming white, and a faint halo hovered above her head.

Her body was a wreck, as if burnt in various places.

However, Hiro didn't stop at simply observing.

'Observation'

She used her unique ability to see the threads connected to her.

Among them, one thread shone beautifully, while another glowed in the most grotesque form.

Both threads were tied to something.

'This... one is connected to the Pillar of Fire, and the other is linked to the monster that drives Trinia mad.'

She decided to cut both of them.

-Shhhhaaak!!!

In an instant, Hiro's sword accelerated and severed both threads.

“Kraaaargh!!! No!!!”

As the thread connected to the monster was cut, Hiro once again saw the grotesque monster.

A larva, burning all over, struggling to survive.

The Parasite Queen.

It was trying to escape from Trinia.

"I will help you."

Hiro plunged her sword into it and pulled it out.

From the sky, it was torn into dozens of pieces and destroyed.

Thud...

The Parasite Queen.

It fell silent in its agony.

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