Sword Rankers
All Is Anemy's

The atmosphere around felt trembling just because of the clash between 2 people.

The blond man with a gentlemanly demeanor was like a knight, William Austin.

And a skinny, dry boy with a messy appearance, who had no idea what his name was.

They both emitted an aura pressure of equal magnitude, an aura pressure that matched that of a Ranker to the point of being able to make the building feel trembling.

Ran shivered at the sight of the two, at this point, he did not know who would win if the two of them fought seriously.

The two of them stared at each other, observed each other's movements, and...

Syuuttt

The two move together.

Bums.

Bums.

Bam

The two of them moved as fast as lightning, each time they clashed it would create a huge bang. The place around them was destroyed, the floor on which they stood was smashed into pieces, turning into dusty ground.

The people who were originally watching closely, naturally stayed away so as not to be affected from the fight of the two of them.

Syatttts

The two stopped and faced each other, they were both ready to hit each other. But this time it feels different than before.

Initially they had only relied on their pure physical strength. But now they coated their fists with their respective auras.

Ran shivered when imagining the impact that would occur when their forces collided with each other.

However, just before their blows hit each other, a domineering voice was heard.

"STOP IT!"

Dumm...

The sound felt very heavy and gripping, even giving the impression of horror as if meeting a ghost.

William and his opponent stopped when they heard him.

And Ran, immediately goosebumps and shivers when he heard it, What kind of monster is there again this time?

Everyone turned to the direction of the voice.

The voice came from the middle of the room, precisely on the stage that Ran had first seen.

The stage that was originally empty, was currently occupied by 2 people. One man and one woman

The man has a beautiful appearance, dark skin, long dreadlocks to his back, and a burly body full of tattoos. The man only wears a tanktop and dark green jeans full of tears everywhere, as well as sneaker shoes that also do not escape from tears and dirt. He also wore sunglasses and silver chains that were used as necklaces. He looks like a rapper.

And next to him, there was the woman who looked small, opposite to the man who wore an informal dress, the woman wore a formal dress with a white shirt and a black suit, she wears a long black skirt to her feet in black that matches the color of her suit and high heels. He wears glasses without lenses and has a bob haircut. The woman hugged the clipboard board on her chest. He looks like an office secretary who usually appears in dramas.

When he saw the two of them, all the participants already knew who the two of them were.

RANKERS.

That was who they were, no one dared to make a fuss if there were them. Not to mention, the Ranker who used to watch the test was Ranker B and above.

But, humans are creatures that have different properties, not all humans will show the same reaction if faced with something. No exception with Rankers.

"Hoi Hoi Hoi! What's with you guys? You guys messed up in the funniest part of the know. Don't just because you're Rankers you can do your best and assume you're always on top of the know."

As expected, the skinny boy who fought with William delivered his protest. He looked relaxed despite knowing he was looking for trouble with a Ranker.

The female Ranker seemed to sigh as if she was tired in response to the young Hyper.

He saw the clipboard board he brought and flipped through the paper on the clipboard board. Until he found what he was looking for.

Then the female Ranker said, "Eduardo Andres, right? Born in district 83, and became the only participant of that district."

Everything was rowdy when he heard that, district 83 was the worst district, the place was full of dirty things of the world because it was rarely taken care of by the government. Although only 4 districts away from Ran district, district 83 is much more than district 79 because it is located at the end of the continent.

And Eduardo Andres, he's a resident of the district.

The Eduardo whose identity was dismantled became even more upset and angry, "Hahhhhhhhh!? Then you mean ha!? Suddenly talking about my identity like that, do you intend to mock me huh!? Because I am the vagrant of the district, while you are the elites of the rich district."

The female Ranker shook her head in frustration, "Hhhh, this is why I hate barbarians." Said the female Ranker very quietly.

But, Eduardo still heard it, with great anger Eduardo shouted, "Hahhh!? What did you say!? Here's your basic ja***g!" Eduardo was very angry and seemed to be approaching the Ranker duo.

Shueyoung....

It just happened in an instant, almost no one saw it. It only felt a gust of wind passing through the participants.

In that very short time, the male Ranker who was originally standing on the stage, instantly moved right in front of Eduardo.

He pointed a knife at Eduardo's neck while emitting a murderous aura.

Eduardo, the fearless man who dared to fight the star, William Austin, for the first time felt fear.

Glug

"So your words are young, it doesn't matter if we lose some candidates. There are a lot of good candidates here." Said the Ranker coldly.

Eduardo could not react, he was silent.

"I take your silence as a sign of understanding." The Ranker made his decision.

Shuuts...

The Ranker instantly disappeared again and reappeared on the stage.

"Listen to us..." The two Rankers simultaneously shouted.

"...Our names are Amare and Emily we're here to supervise this test, violence outside the test we won't tolerate." Shouted those two Rankers.

The man named Amare and the woman is Emily. The two of them firmly placed a ban on all participants.

All the examinees could only submit and obey due to the difference in strength.

Looking at the participants who seemed to have understood, Ranker Emily said, "If you all understand, take out the black bracelet you got when you came in here..."

All the participants simultaneously took out the bracelets they got from the guards as they were about to enter.

The bracelet is plain black without any decorations or trinkets that decorate it, and looks like it is made of rubber. But Ran could feel something from behind the bracelet, Like there was something thin protruding from it, like a cable perhaps? But very thin.

"...Just stick it on your arm, the bracelet will automatically attach itself."

Ran obeyed the words of Ranker Emily, and sure enough. The bracelet was designed to be installed without any activation command, "Wo...Whoa!" Ran unconsciously muttered in admiration.

After sticking, the surface of the bracelet suddenly glows forming a boxy screen like a smartwatch.

From the bracelet, a picture of the body appears with a matter of 7 minutes.

Everyone wondered what that meant.

Ranker Emily again explained, "You take it easy, the bracelet is used to calculate your body statistics. With that, you can know the current state of your body. The time that appears is the time it takes for the bracelet to calculate your stat. The stronger you are, the longer it will take to count."

Hearing the explanation, Ran saw the time in his arms again, 7 minutes huh? Not bad, at least my stat won't be too low.

"And this, is the longest time it takes this bracelet to analyze the statistics of one of the participants. That's 32 minutes, it's pretty amazing..." Ranker Amaren pointed to a large screen that was right above the suddenly appearing pitcher.

"...You have 32 minutes to relax. After the time is up, you will be transferred to the next exam, the details will be notified by your respective bracelets." After they finished explaining, the two went somewhere quickly.

Ran felt a little disappointed and embarrassed, he was initially proud of his time, but he was re-awakened that there were many monsters in this place, Shit, meaning almost 5 times as much as my dong stat. Which person can reach that level. What possible... "Him"?

Ran glanced at William who was massaging his arm, and it seemed not only Ran who thought such a thing.

No doubt, it must be him

It can't be anyone else

I'm sure it must be him

Many people who also glanced at William, they were equally convinced that William was the one who had the highest stat among all participants.

Meanwhile, Eduardo looked irritated after the Ranker's warning, "Craved! This place is so rotten." Then he went somewhere.

Time goes by quickly when you know someone else needs to wait longer than you.

Ran's statistical calculation is complete.

The data listed is:

[Strength: 102]

[MP: 64]

[HP: 487]

Hm... Pretty high for an ordinary human size, but among Hyper is really low...

Inner Ran when looking at his stats.

The time before the final exam was still 25 minutes away, enough time to do a few things. However, because Ran has been involved in unusual fights, he no longer has the spirit to do other things, Stay here and there, rather than get into trouble again

Ran was just silent in his place, waiting for time to pass.

While waiting for others, time seemed to run very slowly, Ran felt he had waited almost an hour, but the time marker showed only 15 minutes passed.

I'm bored of staying here too

Pock

Suddenly someone patted Ran's shoulder, Ran automatically turned his head.

Behind him, there was a boy of Ran's age who smiled Friendly, "Yo!"

The boy had black hair with a short cut, a sharp eye line and a mouth that kept a friendly smile. He was as tall as Ran, with white skin, he wore clothes that gave the impression of a relaxed, namely a shirt wrapped in a black hoodie with red stripes on his arm, black jeans, black, and sneakers.

Seeing the child's appearance, Ran subconsciously lowered his guard. He did not feel the presence of threatening or giving fear. He was even relaxed to see the boy.

Ran also replied to the boy's greeting stiffly, "Y-Yo?"

The child smiled and laughed loudly at Ran's very stiff greeting, "Hahahahaha, just relax, there is no need to be too stiff like that. Oh yeah, well, call me Tim." Said the boy while extending his hand to shake hands.

Ran shook the hand of the boy named Tim hesitantly, "Ra-Ran." Said Ran to reply to the introduction from Tim.

Tim laughed again and said, "Hahaha, well... I already know your name."

"Huh!? Whahuh? You know where it's from?"

"Of course from the internet, the case that went viral last month, you showed up at the last trial right?..."

Ran immediately recalled the event.

"...You show up screaming and crying loudly, so you're known as, "Hyper crybaby" you know."

"Yesaaa...." Ran stuttered, he could not help his embarrassment.

Ran recalls the embarrassing event, but it was a long time ago, and Ran hopes that no one will remember him anymore. Who would have thought, it is precisely in this place that the event will be revealed again.

Ran also covered his face because of embarrassment, his ears to redden.

Tim laughed satisfied to see Ran's expression, "Hahahaha, it's been, after all the video was only viral for a while. I just happen to remember because my memory is pretty good."

"Uhhh..." Ran opened his face, he looked like a lobster that had been boiled.

"Sorry sorry! Instead, I'll give you some interesting info."

"What info?" Ran became curious

"Of course about the people who were fighting, you must be wondering who they are?"

"Of course." Curiosity Ran lured out to hear Tim's words.

"Alright, we start first with that humiliated bongsor guy. Although he seems to be constantly humiliated, but he should not be underestimated. His name is Rocky, he is from District 68. He was a very strong man because he managed to break the value record in his district. Even he got a power score that was as great as the powerful Hyper in the elite district."

"What's? She's that good?" Ran was very surprised, he did not expect that he almost got into a fight with a person as great as that.

"Of course, it was just that he was unlucky for meeting monsters stronger than him. Like that noisy boy, Eduardo Andres. As the Ranker had told him, Eduardo was from the 83rd district which was the worst district"

"In that case, why is he so strong?"

"Because the environment is bad"

"What connection?" Ran was confused to hear Tim's response

"Have you ever heard the saying, Hard Time makes Strong Man. Ran?" Tim asked with a mysterious smile.

"It looks like it is."

"Well, that eduardo is a perfect example of that saying, he was born in a very bad slum environment, but he was born with a talent as Hyper. And coincidentally, his strength precisely matched his surroundings, and instead made his ability even more honed..."

"Wait!? How do you know up to that detailed info?" Ran interrupted Tim's speech, he turned to be curious about the all-knowing Team.

But Tim did not answer, he continued, "...Eduardo's ability is Power Up. But not limited to buff to strengthen themselves, its ability is to strengthen his own statistics when suffering a wound. The more he was injured, the stronger he became. A force with terrible side effects, but it is perfect for him who lives in a dirty environment."

Glupe

Ran gulped his saliva, now he became curious about who Tim was. His appearance looks ordinary, so ordinary that it makes Ran become careless because he feels relaxed.

But, there is something mysterious about Tim, and it becomes disturbing for Ran when he realizes it.

But, Ran harbors that curiosity because he knows that Tim will not want to answer questions about him.

"When about William?" Ran chose a topic that seemed to still be discussed by Tim.

"Hmm? William yeah? It's actually general info, so you should've known if you weren't a lazy idiot reading the news."

Dugs

Tim's words felt like a stone throw for Ran. Ran also became inferior until he lowered his head and gave off a gloomy aura.

"Hahaha, kidding, it's just that I was confused where to start... Hmm...?" Tim held his chin while thinking seriously.

Ran looked forward to it with spirit.

"Oh, from there. Ran, do you know about the people from the elite districts, especially the 1-4 districts?"

Ran nodded, "Yes, in some media such as newspapers, television and the internet often discuss it. Even sometimes my teacher also talked about the luxurious life of the people in the elite district closest to Central City."

"Then it's going to be easier, you know about the extended family in the elite district?"

"I only know if they are the family of the strongest Rankers of the time of Monster Attack."

"Well, if you don't know, I'll tell you, William it's part of that family. He was the grandson of the all-time strongest Ranker who surpassed Taph, the current president of the world. Ranker who died for closing the biggest gate in the world. Aldrich Austin's." Said Tim with a big smile.

Ran instantly goosebumps, the fusion of fear, shock, and awe instantly mixed. Who would have thought that William was the descendant of such a great man.

"It is just that he is very strong." Ran said to Tim

"Of course, and it was not just the big name of his grandfather that made him famous. But also because of his extraordinary achievements. The thing that made him so feared was the news that he had managed to defeat a Ranker, and not a low-level Ranker, but an A Ranker."

"A-What????" Ran was really surprised until his whole body shook.

Ranker, to Ran, it was a very big name. Even Ranker-class Supervisor Farizi who is only a Ranker B, can make Ran die if faced head-on. But hearing the fact that William managed to defeat Ranker while still a Hyper. Something that feels impossible and unreal.

"It seems you're very curious Ran, but sorry well, time's up." The team turned to the big screen on the stage that only 10 seconds left.

"Wait a minute, I still have something to ask you." Ran tried to hold Tim in the last seconds.

Tim smiled gently at Ran's efforts, "Just calm Ran down, we might meet again. That's even if you can survive with your Projection and Creation Sword abilities." Said Tim with a cynical and mocking tone.

Once again, Ran was surprised. His abilities were never exposed once, Know where he came from?

"You know where it's coming from?" Shouted Ran to Tim.

But, Ran had suddenly moved to a place in the middle of nowhere. Suddenly, around Ran turned into a wilderness and was accompanied by a cloudy.

Huh huh? Where'sisthis? Ran was confused when he saw his surroundings change.

Ran's bracelet lit up brightly, Ran checked it and looked at the writing. [Elimination of the other participants, the opponent will be considered eliminated if HP is depleted. Do until only 100 people left from 367 participants]

Ran goosebumps when he saw his notification, this exam is no different from Battle Royal, no one can be trusted at this circumstance. Only you can be fully trusted. Because, "Everything is the enemy"