Chapter 0316
“You are confident. It could get you killed,” he told me.
“Then the other player will be eliminated,” | told him, shrugging a shoulder as | turned back to the knives. “This
week yes,” Levi said, folding his arms across his chest. “But next week will be death matches and that
confidence of we won't save you”
worry about that next week,” | replied simply without looking at him.
“I'll worn
He was quiet for a moment before he barked out laughter, startlingonce more. | turned to look at him and he
ran his fingers through his hair.
“Well, you've certainly impressedalready Miss Montague,” he told me, turning to walk away. “I just hope you
live to see the end.”
And with those parting words, he walked away.
| turned back to the knives, my mind already made up. | grabbed them and wandered back towards the others
who were patiently waiting. While | stood with the others, | took my tputting the knives in certain parts of my
attire. | wedged one in each of my combat boots, another in the back pocket of my legs, and others in each of
my front pockets. The handles were black and blended in with my leggings well enough.
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At that moment | was glad | chose the ones with the pockets.
Tabby sawas | walked onto the arena with the others. She glanced behindat the others who were
carrying their weapons and practicing. Then her eyes studied me, noticing the knives in my boots and pockets,
her eyes widening
“You got here early?” She asked when | approached
I nodded.
“Apparently, | was chosen as a top 5. We got to choose our weapons first,” | told her. “There's limited supplies of
each weapon so you better get there fast,” | proceeded to warn
“Congrats,” she said, a small frown on her lips. Her tone was almost dismissive, and | could tell her mind was
elsewhere. | couldn't tell if she was happy for me... or upsee “Well good luck out there,” she added as she
sauntered over to the others who were lining up to choose their weapons next.
“Judy!” | turned to see Sammy walking towardswith a right smile. “Good luck today. | cto support you.”
| was surprised to see her; | thought she would be with her boyfriend supporting him, not supporting the
competition.
“What about your boyfriend?” | asked. “Shouldn't you be on his team?”
She shrugged.
“He’s Group A so he already went yesterday,” she explaine
“How did lie do?” | asked, not wanting to make it sound like | was fishing for information, even though I was. It
Edn’t hurt to find out where the others stood.
He did time. He had to see a medie for a minor injury, but he cleared him for the next round,” she told me. “He
leftall alone today. Something about working out with is buddies, So, | figured I'd chere and show you
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| nodded thoughtfully.
“Well, | could use all the support | could get. I've never actually used these things before,” | admitted, patting my
pockets that held the knives. “But I've used daggers, so I'm sure they aren't much different. Just smaller, thinner,
and much lighter than I'm used to.”
She frowned.
“You should have chosen a weapon you were good at to increase your chances,” she told me. “You could get
hurt, if you aren’t careful.”
“What better way to impress the judges?” | asked, smirking. “I might even impress myself.”
She chuckled.
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“Well, good luck. Maybe we can hang out later?” She suggested. “I kind of wanted to do a girl's night or
something. Friends don’t ceasy toand you and Nan seem like really fun girls.”
“That would be great. If you see Nan, can you tell her to wall forafter the match?”
“Sure,” she said, then she turned and sauntered off.
| went towards the center of the arena to prepare for the battle and get into position. My eyes wandered around
the stadium until they found Gavin, seated with the other Lyca Chairmen. Lycan Mica was talking to him, but he
didn’t seem to be paying attention.
His
eyes were on me.
I held his eyes for a long while, tseeming to stand still. My heart was pounding heavily in my chest as heat
rose in my cheeks. It was only when | saw Alpha Levi staring atthat | managed to pull my eyes away from
where they were seated.
“Welcto the second portion of the competition,” the announcer spoke through the loudspeaker, silencing
the murmuring audience. “This tyou will be using weapons. Killing is forbidden, and if it’s done, you'll be
eliminated. This is not a death match. You are judged based on your skills using weapons and your ability to aim
properly. Medics are nearby; if you are too injured to continue, you'll be taken to the infirmary and eliminated
from the competition. Good luck.”
The crackling of the loudspeaker madeflinch and then the announcer spoke again after a long pause. “3... 2.
1. Begin!”