After leaving Kevin behind, Asher kept moving towards the center of the forest.

And while he was heading towards the center, he met someone he never expected to encounter.

It was Noah.

His clothes were stained with dirt, and he looked like he had just come out of a battle.

Asher looked at Noah with a surprised expression.

Noah looked back at Asher and said in a tired tone,

"As expected of you. You’re still alive and also in perfect condition."

Then he looked at himself and said,

"I never felt much difference between our statuses as a noble and a commoner."

He paused and looked at Asher, who seemed like he was simply taking a walk in a park.

Then he continued in a tired tone,

"But now I look like a beggar, and for the first time, I feel like you really are a noble."

Asher looked at Noah for a moment before saying,

"How are you still even in the test? I thought you would be the first one to get eliminated out of the four of us, since you’re the biggest fool among us."

Then he paused for a moment, looked at his bracelet, and continued,

"But I guess I was wrong. You’re still in the test, and only thirty students remain. You might even reach the top twenty at this rate."

Noah looked at Asher with a weird expression, then sighed and said,

"This is all you have to say? Instead of being happy that I survived, you’re surprised that I’m still surviving."

Then he looked at Asher with an annoyed expression and continued,

"Can’t you say one good thing about someone for once? Would it kill you to just say something nice?"

Asher listened to Noah and calmly replied,

"I am just saying what I think. And also the truth. But why are you getting so annoyed?"

Noah looked at Asher and said in an annoyed tone,

"Because my state is due to you. As soon as people see me, they come to attack me like I am some criminal."

He then paused before saying in a slightly louder tone,

"AND THAT IS JUST BECAUSE I AM ON YOUR TEAM!"

Asher looked at him and said with an innocent expression,

"As expected, so that was really the reason why Aria and Adam got eliminated so quickly. But still, that is not my fault. It’s your fault that you are weak."

Noah looked at Asher for a moment with a blank expression, then simply sighed and said in a low, tired tone,

"Yeah, it is really my fault that I expected a positive response from you."

He paused for a moment before adding in a sarcastic tone,

"I am really sorry that I am weak." 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

Asher looked at Noah and replied calmly,

"No need to say sorry to me. Just keep training, and you will become strong enough too."

Noah stared at Asher for a few seconds before letting out a short laugh.

The laugh carried no amusement. It sounded more tired than anything else.

Then Noah said,

"At least my location was not being shown to others like yours, Aria’s, and Adam’s. Otherwise, I would have been eliminated long ago too."

He then looked at Asher and asked,

"By the way, how many people have you eliminated until now, and how many points do you have?"

Asher looked at Noah and replied calmly,

"I have eliminated a total of 86 students and currently have 12,400 points, since two of them were in the Top 10."

Noah looked at Asher, nodded, and said calmly,

"I am not even surprised anymore. It somehow feels normal."

Asher looked at Noah and asked,

"But how are you still surviving? Even if your location was not being revealed, you still would have encountered some students eventually. So how did you survive until now?"

Noah looked at Asher and answered,

"I spawned in a relatively quiet area with a low number of students and did not encounter the students who were moving in groups during the early stages of the test. The only students I encountered were either alone or moving in pairs, and they were not that strong. I defeated them with the help of my spirit. Though it was not easy to defeat them, I still survived and got enough food to keep going after eliminating them."

Noah was about to continue when Asher interrupted him.

"Now that you mention getting food after eliminating students, why did I get none? Is the Academy really that poor? Did they not provide me with food because they knew I already had enough to eat? They are really stingy when it comes to food."

Noah simply ignored Asher and continued,

"But about an hour ago, I encountered a group of ten students, and they were hell-bent on eliminating me, as if I had just flirted with their girlfriends."

Asher looked at Noah for a moment before asking,

"So, how did you escape?"

Noah looked at Asher and said,

"Why did you think I escaped? I might have defeated all of them myself."

Asher looked at Noah for a moment before replying,

"Are you even hearing yourself? Just look at your condition. Do you look like someone who just defeated ten students? You look like a stray dog that got into a fight with other stray dogs and then ran away with its tail between its legs the moment it got a chance to escape."

Noah looked at Asher and said,

"You are right that I escaped when I got the chance."

He then paused and added in a sad tone,

"But still, you did not have to be so harsh and compare me to a stray dog."

Asher ignored his complaint and said, "Just tell me how you got the chance to escape from them. Stop creating so much suspense."

Noah looked at Asher and then said, "Well, some musclehead suddenly joined the fight and started fighting the other groups like a maniac, and I escaped as soon as I got the chance."

Asher looked at Noah and said, "Wow, you’re really lucky. But I think that musclehead is standing right behind you now."