Multi-Gene

"You are late." The captain said with a smirk that also seem to not be a smirk.

"Got held up by something, nothing worth mentioning." The instructor explained casually to him before proceeding to pass through the entrance. 

The captain let out a short laugh, chortling at her reply but also did nothing to stop her. But as David and the rest was about to enter with her, the murderous waves the captain and his ten people guarding the entrance were emitting instantly exploded and the suppression increased by more than ten times.

Divos was at the forefront of the team and was the first to take the brunt of the pressure. But as the murderous waves touched his body. Divos's expression changed drastically and his face turned pale. 

His body swayed but after a few seconds, he was eventually able to compose himself and managed to withstand the pressure, passing by the people guarding the team. 

Phyllida had a bit of a tough time handling the pressure herself but she was ultimately able to withstand the pressure and pass through the entrance. But she did so a second longer than Divos. 

The other two students, Narphae and Normas had a difficult time passing through the suppressing waves. Their bodies swayed and they staggered backwards but ultimately were able to cross through the waves after doing a bit of sweating. 

Finally, it was David's turn. As the captain of the class, he was supposed to be at the forefront of the team, leading them but since he was feeling a bit guilty about coming late he didn't want to anger the insane instructor so he had stayed at the back of the team and didn't dare to show his face much to the instructor.

As soon as he entered within the suppressing waves being emitted by the captain and his men guarding the secret entrance, he paused slightly and his eyes caught sight of instructor Aella's eyes. 

She gave him some kind of look and as David was about to move, he was at first confused about what it means but he was weirdly was able to understand the look after a bit of contemplation and was able to adjust appropriately to the situation. 

As soon as he took the first step into the waves, he froze and his entire body shook slightly. Sweat began to drip off of his forehead and wasn't able to move even after the first ten seconds. His breathing increased as he panted heavily. 

It was as though he could was frozen in fear by the murderous waves emitted by these people. The rest of the team had a change of expression when they saw this and couldn't help but curse at how weak David was making their team look. 

Phyllida's eyes shone and she almost laughed. Of course he wasn't at all strong. He probably had some sort of strong digestive ability which was why he was able to swallow the flames the other day. She had gotten worried for no reason.

Divos and the other team members also thought the same thing. David had almost fooled them, he was this weak but was acting strong. 

"Enough!"

Eventually, Instructor Aella waved her hands and the suppressing waves collapsed immediately like dominoes. This allowed David to immediately rush past them. 

Aella had a look on her face as she gave David a sidelong gaze. She seem to ask, 'Really?'

David shrugged with a slight smirk. She had asked him to look weak anyways, and he did a good job at it. She shouldn't complain. 

"Your students aren't half bad." The captain said as he leaned on a piller with his arms folded, watching the scene with a smirk on his face.

Instructor Aella's expression couldn't be read at that pointe but it wouldn't take a genius to notice that she was angry at that moment. She didn't bother to give the captain a reply. 

"But it will be incredibly difficult for them to reach quarterfinals, Class 1 students aren't as weak as this already." The captain mocked. 

Aella who was about to pass through the entrance paused, "We will see about that." With that, the team entered through the back stage. 

As soon as they left, the captain's face turned solemn and he turned to one of his men. "Go report to Sheila. And be specific about the strengths of the five students, they will need that in their strategy."

"They seem pretty strong cap, it wouldn't be easy to take em down." The man replied. 

A smirk formed in the captain's face. "Sheila's students aren't that weak either. She's the smartest woman I know."

* * * * * *

As they entered through the back entrance, Aella lead them through the hallway and finally stopped at a locker room with their class number on it.

"Here are some information on the 14 other teams you are going to face out there. The information roughly contains their strength and ability but it isn't very accurate, you should do well to prepare for the worst case scenarios." 

She then turned to David. "Your class battle hasn't started yet, but it's going to start in the next 15 minutes, quickly come up with a strategy or you can just decide to battle them without order, I don't care. All I know is that, you are going to win that battle."

A smile then formed on her face as she glanced at David with squinted eyes, not even at the rest of team. "You could also not win the battle. But then, you have me to come back to."

David felt his hair on his neck stood on end, he immediately nodded his head with a solemn expression on his face. "Don't worry about it instructor, we are going to win."

David almost cried. Why was the instructor only facing him? They were five! How was it only him to be blamed if they failed? 

"Good." With that, she faced the first rest of the team. 

"The past two weeks of intensive training have been for this moment. Do well to observe your opponent and come up with a counter strategy to defeat them.. Let's go."