Versatile System Online

While Ray concentrated on his mana core and tried to refine it, Elina and Emma got to work.

With a clipboard and paper in their hands, they walked around the whole infirmary as they observed everyone first. They knew that if they walked to anyone and asked them if they were to join them, no one would deny and most would only do so to get closer to them or if they had any ulterior motives.

Also, Emma and Elina couldn\'t be too sure if the persona was speaking the truth or lying. Some might just lie about being good at something just so they could get out of a bad situation.

Therefore, they shortlisted those who matched their criteria and observed them to see how their attitude was. No one wanted some petty individuals running around in their them, trying to look for self benefits. They wanted those who wouldn\'t mind teamwork and would contribute equally, no matter what the problem presented to them.

Soon, they had fifteen names written down as they moved to the next phase, which was to test the individuals. With Elina having the power over curse and also illusions to some extent, they waited for night to fall.

On the night of the third day in the shelter, most students fell asleep and so did their targets.

Jack, a young man in the normal class for first-year students slept soundly as he leaned on the wall. His clothes were in tatters and some dried blood was spread all over.

"Elina, you do your thing," Emma said after confirming that the man was fast asleep.

Elina nodded as her eyes turned dark. Cryptic runes appeared all over her body as the vague shadow of a demon loomed around her. The air around her had turned cold and eerie and even Emma felt a dangerous premonition.

[Dark Curse:- Scare],

She murmured as a black haze separated from her and spread to Jack. It went above his head and then fused within him.

"Now, we wait and watch," Elina said and brought out a mirror from her spatial storage. Cutting the tip of her finger, she dropped a few drops of her blood on the mirror and cast,

[Dark Curse:- Control Scare],

It was a minor spell of the spell scare as it allowed her to control the dream world of the person she used the spell upon. As she cast the spell, a dark haze formed over the mirror as the mirror rippled. The drops of blood over it merged with the dark haze a dark world was shown in the mirror.

They saw through the mirror as within Jack\'s dream world, there was darkness throughout.

"That doesn\'t seem too good," Emma muttered, seeing the darkness; she felt that it most probably Jack had a dark nature and hid it very well.

"Gosh.. Emma!" Elina shook her head and spoke, "Let the magic work. Also, right now; Jack isn\'t dreaming anything. I will put him into a dream first and then we will see," She told Emma as Emma finally understood it and nodded her head in agreement.

"By the way, which type of dream would you put him in? I suggest you use the same scenario as the dungeon. That type of scenario would be the best to test him," Emma leaned in and said.

"Sadly, I couldn\'t," Elina shook her head and said, "I am not strong enough to induce dreams as I like. I can only put him into a dream and influence the dream to some extent. As for the type of dream and the scenario he would be put in is all based on his recent thoughts and memory,"

"Oh, okay," Emma nodded again in understanding.

Within Jack\'s mind,

The curse moved as it finally induced a dream from his memories and due to Elina\'s influence, the dream was one of the worst memories that Jack had recently.

The only difference is that now, he was given the power and strength to have control of things.

Jack\'s eyes opened as he found himself in front of a dark cave. The cave seemed to be artificially made as the smooth edges over its surface weren\'t something to be found in a natural cave.

Jack remembered that he had brought a team along with him and that he was the leader. He also remembered that it was the monthly tea arranged by the academy and that if he came out safely in the fastest time, he would be rewarded heavily.

As for his team, Jack remembered that he had some strong teammates along with him as the young prodigy named Ray and the beautiful and cold light goddess Nia were also a part of his team.

He felt refreshed and energized, this was the moment he had been waiting for his whole life. A moment for him to show his strength and tell others that he was the strongest and that everything was below him.

"Let\'s go everyone," Jack spoke as he strode forward into the cave. His team following behind him.

Jack and his team ventured deep and killed various goblins as they made it to the eighth floor without an issue. As they took a rest, Jack sat down and started counting his spoils when Nia walked up to him.

Seeing her walk up to him, his face lit up in excitement. Having had a crush on her for a long time, he looked around and saw that everyone was busy and the whole place was empty.

Raising his head, he hid his excitement and asked, "Yes Nia. What happened,"

"Uhm.. I have something to confess," Nia\'s face was a bit red as she bent down slightly. Her hands were grabbing her shirt nervously as she looked extremely cute.

"What is it?" Jack asked. His heart beat excitedly as he felt the best moment of his life approach him.

"Well, I know that you are a good friend of Ray," She said, her face turning redder as the blush crept up to the tips of her ears.

"Yes, what about Ray?" He asked. Although it was strange for her to talk about Ray when she was here to confess her love for him, he ignored it. In his mind, Nia loved him and was about to confess to him.

"Well, I love him!" She suddenly gathered her courage and she spoke. Right after she did, she bent down and grabbed Jack\'s hand, and asked,

"Could you please hook us both together?"

Listening to all this, Jack felt his life fade. The earth slipped from beneath his feet as his pounding heart seemed to have come to a halt.

Then, something changed within him. He felt the world getting darker as the girl in front of him seemed to have turned into a demon. Her smile disgusted him and his heart turned cold.

His hands glittered as extreme strength burst out. A spear appeared in his hands and Jack pierced it through her chest. The light faded from Nia\'s eyes as Jack smiled coldly.

Killing Nia had just relieved him, he felt a burden being lifted from his heart. He felt that killing the who*re of a girl in front of him was the best decision in his life.

"Jack! What did you do?" he heard Ray\'s voice come from behind him. Turning around, he saw Ray standing there with his eyes wide open as tears streamed down from them.

"What do you mean? I wanted to kill her and did so," Replied Jack coarsely. His voice sounded no different from a demon as another thought surged in his mind.

"Kill this as*hole right here now," Something spoke in his mind as Jack nodded and disappeared from his position. He appeared in front of Ray and for a second, his hand trembled.

The thought came into his mind, "Do I want to kill my friend for such a petty reason?"

"He will tell everyone. Once you get out, it will be all over. Just kill them all and say that they died here in the expedition," Right as he thought of leaving Ray, the voice sounded again and Jack\'s eyes turned cold. His spear slashed Ray\'s neck and blood spurt.

After that, it was all carnage as blood filled everywhere. It wasn\'t long before the dream was ended by Elina.

"Cross him right away. He is too easily triggered and if that happens, things might turn complicated," Emma and Elina said at the same time.

Their faces were solemn as they finally saw the world\'s truth. They saw the real nature of humankind and finally understood that even if someone looked normal on the outside, one never knew when they would lose their mind and kill everyone. Also, given enough strength; people tended to bring out their darkest qualities.

After crossing Jack\'s name off the list, both girls moved to other candidates and started to do the same.

Of the fifteen candidates, they were only able to select eight as the rest were either too dark and conceited or weren\'t mentally stable enough to work without having their switch flip.