The Author's POV

Receiving words of Jin's sighting in the distance, John's first thought was to immediately send everyone and attack him. The reason was obvious...considering Jin's personality and strength, the most obvious candidate for being the code holder would obviously be him.

With his strength and agility, he could just outrun everyone. However, after a bit of thinking, John refrained from doing so. This could very well be a smokescreen.

Although that was the most obvious course of action, Jin wasn't stupid. He could very well be trying to act as bait.

Biting his nails out of habit, John thought to himself

'....Is Jin really the one holding onto the code?'

That was the most logical conclusion John could think of. After all, Jin was famous for being proud and arrogant. He being the code holder was a very real possibility.

...However, John still hesitated. Eventually, he shook his head. He needed more information before deciding on the right course of action.

-Beep!

Just as John was immersed in his own thoughts, his watch vibrated. Thereafter, John heard one of his teammate's voices coming from the speaker of the watch.

[Captain, spotted someone on the west side].

Hearing this piece of news, John's brows furrowed slightly as he carefully asked

"Dante, do you know the identity of the individual?"

[Unsure-wait, I'm getting a closer look]

"Yes, be careful and don't get spotted. Make sure you keep a safe distance from them"

Nodding his head, John warned Dante, his teammate, in advance.

If the other team found out that they had a visual of them, their advantage would immediately disappear. They had to be extra careful.

[Roger that]

Turning off his watch as he waited for Dante to respond, John's brows furrowed as he fell into deep thought.

Before the tryouts started, John had looked through the list of students that he had to watch out for. Therefore, as soon as he knew Jin was one of the people present, he already knew the general composition of the opposite team.

From what he recalled, the other team compromised of, Jin, Amanda, Arnold, Donald, Zack, and Ren.

...apart from Jin, Amanda, and Arnold, John wasn't very wary of the other three. To him, they were extras. Nothing worth taking note of.

Therefore, his current focus was now on finding out the whereabouts of Amanda and Arnold. Once he had a read on them, he could come up with an appropriate plan.

-Beep!

A couple of minutes since Dante last contacted him, John suddenly felt a vibration on his wrist. Quickly turning on the watch, John seriously asked.

"You've got something?"

[Captain, Dante here, I've got a visual. According to what I can see, Arnold is walking by himself]

"Arnold? wait are you sure?"

[Affirmitive]

Arnold's name being mentioned, rather than

was because he wasn't

the group in advance, he knew who

why was

any further, Dante's voice raised a

wait, Captain, it seems like there is someone else a fair distance from him-no there are two people quietly moving next to him. If not for the fact that I am using my skill, I don't think I would've spotted

you get a

not sure because I am too far, but I see the silhouette of a girl and

girl and a boy? Are you

[Affirmative]

close watch and make

-Click!

watch,

in the group, John could already figure

too worried. Since everyone's strength was the same, it shouldn't be too difficult to defeat her if they ganged up on her. Moreover, she

they ambushed for from a close distance, she was

I've got a visual on the

heard another one of

"Where are they?"

are at the center making their way towards

"Towards the pillar?"

on his chin, John fell into deep

I've got the gist

his fist tightly, John quickly

Bob on the east side where Jin is. Tell them that all they have to do is buy time. Don't let them fight against Jin at any cost....the

what about the other two members

that their teammates are being ambushed, they won't be able to make it in time to

*Hmph*

ordered to go to the pillar and wait there for them to place the code once they

How arrogant of them.

start. Thus John didn't even bother giving those two a spare thought as he chose to directly split into a group of two. One to hold back Jin the other to attack and snatch

a smile appeared

arrogance is going to

their win that they just directly sent two of their members towards his team pillar which was a fair distance from where Jin and

with three members gone, victory was still well within

about it, the more his heart started beating due to the

never seemed so close

will we

confidence in his deduction, he suddenly heard Dante's worried voice coming from the speaker of

going to be a four vs three scenario, no matter how strong they are, with our strengths being relatively similar, we should be able to defeat them quickly. Moreover, we will be ambushing them. If we catch them off-guard, chances of us winning would be increasing

[...I-understand]

-Click!

off his watch, John stared into the east side

like you aren't very good at coming up with strategies...I guess

quickly jumped off the building he was

was going to be

...

15M : 31S

huh, should be about

halted. Thereafter, as I looked at Zack who was behind me for a brief