Moonlight After Sunset's
Let's Start the Games

"Hiding from a problem does not mean being afraid, but it only takes time to start again."

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"Are we going to keep hiding?"

Zakila was confused by their choice to escape. He knew that Dira's side was hard to beat, but they were not weak either.

"No, the time is not right yet" Luna replied while paying attention to the outside of the cave.

"What if they manage to find this cave?" ask Zakila again.

"That's what we want, I purposely made a gap so they can follow us."

Dusk said seriously, he deliberately did that to lure the Dira group for now.

"We should take a break now because tomorrow may be very tiring" Muna said.

"All right."

After a long conversation regarding Luna's next plan and the others immediately rested inside the cave. They knew that tomorrow was the crucial day that the real hunt would begin. Even so, adequate rest is very important for health.

"What about Kun?" muna asked just before Dusk actually went to sleep.

"Hm. It's no big deal, so just calm down."

"I hope Kun can come back soon."

"Thank you."

Muna then turned her body around after hearing her indifferent reply Dusk.

****

The morning in the artificial forest feels so fresh. The atmosphere of the cave still looks peaceful, even though it was hot before. Dusk enough rest wake up in a fit state. Even so the worry still remained in his mind.

"Huh, I'm so impatient."

After 10 minutes of twilight, Muna and Maya wake up together. Two minutes later, Luna and Zakila woke up. They look fresh, with clear vision and a healthy body.

"In these circumstances, we might win. I'm 80% sure." exclaimed Muna while observing the health of her friend.

"Why another 20?" ask Zakila.

"..."

As usual there was no response from Muna. Zakila who realized it could only snort angrily before going out of the cave.

"Not good," exclaimed Zakila moments before a violent explosion occurred at the door of the cave.

"What's wrong?" yell Maya worried.

"They're coming." exclaimed Zakila as she pointed towards the forest.

Dusk and Muna rushed towards the door to see who was coming. There was not far away just 300 meters away, both of them could see Dira and his group standing.

"So soon they are here" exclaimed Muna not believing what she had just seen.

"Can't they come after I have breakfast first." Inner Dusk was upset by their arrival.

"Senja, take this." Luna handed over the property of Dusk left in the cave.

"Zakila, Muna." Maya quickly hands over the sword and other items belonging to Zakila and Muna.

While they were still busy with their respective items, an arrow shot quickly towards the cave door.

"BRAK!"

The arrow was crushed when it hit the shield that appeared at the right moment. Muna and Dusk were shocked when they saw the incident while Maya and Luna were shaking their heads.

"It's a good thing I've prepared," said Zakila in relief.

Dira who saw the arrow was destroyed immediately angry, he immediately slid to the front door of the cave with Mari and Tasya.

"Hahaha, it turns out that this is where the rats are hiding."

Mari's laughter looked very ferocious. He looks like holding a deep grudge in the group of Twilight.

"This time you won't be able to escape," cried Dira as she launched a fire spear attack towards the cave door

Soon Dusk and the others jumped from the lips of the cave to dodge the deadly attack. The five of them jumped in different directions into four halves.

On the East side there was Muna who was ready with his sword to attack and on the West side there was Luna and Zakila who were putting up assault horses.

While on the North side there is a Maya who is ready to block the attack from the Dira group. As well as on the South side there was Dusk who was ready to cast a teleportation spell so that they could all meet at one point.

The extremely messy form of formation between them made the spectators on the podium look excited. They wonder who will win this time. Whether Dira or Luna.

"Well, a rare sight," shouted one of the male spectators who was enthusiastic about the outcome of the match.

"With such a chaotic formation, I guess they will be decisively defeated," the female sneer who was beside him.

***

Not far from the area, Sarah and her friend were hunting wild monsters. When the monster they hunted was dead, Cecil who felt a strange vibration looked towards Sarah and Kira.

Without much questioning the three immediately went to the origin of the aura before finally seeing an exciting show that is difficult to miss.

"What a chaotic formation," Sarah sibir was pleased to see the twilight group split apart.

Sarah could see Dira violently throwing fireballs at Luna and Maya. While on the other hand there is a fierce fight between Muna and Tasya. The two of them used each other's aura in attacking and defending.

"I'm happy with this fight, if there can be an accident then it's much better." murmured Sarah full of interest.

"Sarah, we shouldn't be here." whispered Cecil who felt a great change in the fight.

Cecil and Kira look at Mari who is vigorously attacking Zakila. It appeared from his face that he was so crazy as to want to kill Zakila alone.

This is what makes Kita and Cecil worried about being dragged and having an accident in it.

Sarah did not focus on what the two friends were worried about. He only focused on the fight of Dusk and Arina.

It is clear that Dusk is casting a spell but again thwarted by Arina.

"Hehehehe, I'm very lucky this time," Sarah muttered happily as she stepped forward towards the direction of Dusk.

"You're going to get in the fight?" kira asked worriedly when she saw the fierce fight in front of her.

"Of course, this is a golden opportunity that won't come twice."

"Alright, if that's your wish, but Cecil and I won't be involved in anything." exclaimed Kira who got a nod of the head by Cecil.

Dusk looks unhappy with this chaotic condition. He must immediately bring his best friend back together before there is a bigger mistake.

Their formation was very messy, although he knew they could handle it but if this continued then it would be very detrimental to his side.

Just wanted to cast a spell, Dusk's footrest was immediately pierced by a magic spell from Arina. Seen the happy face of Arina when she saw Dusk is in trouble.

"Damn it," murmured a frustrated twilight. He should be able to make a perfect footrest before snapping his teleportation magic spell.

"Where's the rush."

A familiar voice startled Dusk, he slowly turned to the direction where the voice came from. There Dusk saw Sarah who was smiling mischievously at him.

Dusk was increasingly upset when he saw the presence of people who were not invited in the fight this time.

"Now you are mine," cried Sarah sharply as she glanced at Arina.

Immediately after that Arina retreated backwards towards Dira. It seemed, he knew what the word 'mine' meant so decided to leave immediately.

The twilight that saw it felt a little grateful although it was difficult to face Sarah but that did not mean she could not.

Now the battle in that place became a very large scale with the presence of a third party among them. The desperate group of Twilight decided to stay away from the place while still keeping the fight.

They must be able to split up so that the enemy's strength can also be reduced. Muna who was in the east direction pushed Tasya continuously into the forest. He should be able to keep Tasya away from Dira as soon as possible, as well as Luna and the twins.

They immediately ran towards the forest but still kept their backs from Dira's attack. Mari becomes even crazier as Zakila nimbly disappears from behind the tree into the depths of the forest. Seeing that, Dusk realized that he also had to escape from this place.

Soon Dusk took a long step to separate Sarah from her two friends. Sarah continued to run non-stop while chasing after Dusk.

"They're completely separate for now" murmured Noah who still couldn't believe what he saw on the podium's glass screen.

"Now the fight will be an individual fight. Where they will use their respective powers without the other party's interference" exclaimed the crown prince who was still looking towards the podium screen.

The audience seemed more enthusiastic than ever. They are now placing even bigger bets, there are those who mortgage their homes there are also those who pawn jewelry and business and many more.

Prof Xei who saw his students fighting fiercely stared at the screen before him with an agitated look. Although the rules of the exam this time there should be no students killing each other but they can still destroy each other.

Prof Xei was worried that the five innocent disciples would be severely injured and that the chance of fighting again might be very small.

"Just calm down Prof Xei, they'll be fine." Prof Edward tried to calm the principal down for a moment.

"Right Prof Edward said to the chief, they'll be fine. We should be able to focus on this to monitor all the students who are undergoing the exam."

Miss Aila looks calm for the size of a woman. He clearly knew that if the test this time there must be interference by the nobles who oppose the crown prince but he also could not rashly take action because the one who fought this time was also a princess of the emperor.

They can't just stop the fight. If they do not want to be provoked by outsiders who are ready to take over academia, they must be able to calm down and monitor the course of the exam.

*****

The night came so fast this time, Maya who managed to dodge Mari's attack continued to run and as much as possible to remove her tracks. It hides behind bushes to disguise its smell from the enemy.

"Huh, I miss home food so much. Do I have to get Mia to prepare later after the exam is over."

Unknowingly Maya's saliva started dripping from her lips. Now he is very hungry because it has been a full day he ran wild to avoid Mari attacks as much as possible.

"I will make him pay for what he has done to Zakila this time. Hehehe," said Maya excitedly while eating some grass strands around her.

"Look who's hiding here like a cow. Ckck."

Let's find Maya eating weeds. An extremely rare sight saw a noble princess eating weeds in the forest.

"Damn it," Maya was annoyed as she stared intently at Mari and without a second thought she immediately pulled out her sword and was about to cut Mari's neck but was successfully blocked by a thick shield.

"You.., you're not Zakila."

Mari looks stiff when she sees Maya attacking her with a sword. He thought he was chasing Zakila all day. He was so happy to think of breaking the woman's neck.

"Are you disappointed, huh?"

"Damn it, you dare to deceive me."

"Hey, it's not us who fooled you but yourself who got fooled."

Let's move his teeth in annoyance.

"So all day I've been deceived by him."

"Damn you Maya," cried Mari annoyed as she continued to launch a sharp attack towards Maya.

"Hehehehe, got you" Maya whispered to Mari's ears as they were close together. Let's get upset more and more annoyed with Maya's provocation. And now the direction of his movement began to be irregular due to emotions.

This makes it so unfocused that even the big profits are on the Maya's side.

"I'm going to finish you off right now" cried Mari every time her attack failed to touch Maya.

Maya who was aware of it immediately took sharp action on Mari. He quickly pointed his sword at Mari's neck but unfortunately Mari managed to dodge and only visible deep scratches on her neck.

"Fuck you, scum."

Mari who felt the pain from the scratch wound became very angry, she then pointed her fists at Maya.

"Hehe."

Let's see the evil smile on Maya's face as her fists begin to approach. Maya lightly held the fist and grasped it tightly. He pulled Mari's wrist rough and hit her hard.

"Crek."

There was a sound of broken bones, with Dead reflex pulling his hand while screaming in pain but unfortunately Mari's wrist was still tightly grasped by Maya. Soon Maya pulls Mari's neck and grips her tightly.

Let's rebel violently but the more he revolted the harder the hand of Maya. Seeing Mari's face that began to turn pale made the evil smile on Maya's face widen.

The audience who saw this was very interested, they had speculated that Maya would lose the fight because Mari continued to attack him relentlessly. But now who knows if Mari will lose this fight.

Vincount Lapedi, who saw his daughter defeated, angrily looked up at the screen, clenched his hands tightly ready to crush Maya at any moment.

Previously he looked happy that his daughter excelled in the fight but like thunder in the middle of the room the situation was now very bad for his daughter. He looked towards the concubine Jina who was Dira's mother.

But concubine Jina was instead indifferent to him. He was more focused on his own daughter who was fighting against Luna.

"What a pesky shit," the great-grandson of Vincount Lapedi could not believe the current situation even the emperor looked indifferent to his daughter, he only hoped that this would end soon.

On the other hand Mari who was out of breath could not move at all in Maya's hands. Seeing that Maya immediately pushes Mari away into the forest while continuing to smile evilly.

In a dark corner of the forest, Maya can see a small trap known only to her. The trap was set from the beginning by him and his three other friends.

Soon Maya throws Mari into the trap. Of course, the trap must have something in it. That was enough to hold Mari to the end of the exam.

Let who was thrown into that trap could only cry out hysterically. His right hand had been broken and his neck was also difficult to move and although he was now free, but the air inside the trap was so thin that Mari painstakingly took a deep breath so as not to lack oxygen in her body.

"Who's the rat now?" ask Maya who managed to attract Mari's attention to look up. There Mari could see Maya's face smiling ferociously under the bright moonlight.

The view was really scary for him. He was scared, his body trembling nonstop. Just this time he felt a real fear. I want to cry but she can't.

He was too scared to cry now. Maya who saw the frightened expression of Mari instantly looked happy.

"This is how you're supposed to be," Maya's mind pleased. He then waved at Mari while revealing the scroll in his hand.

Seeing the scroll in Maya's hand made Mari's face even more panic. He reached into his body to find the same scroll but the result was nil..

Let's know if he fails on the exam this time then he can't go up a level and must repeat it know ahead.

"That's damn," squeak Mari steadfastly while touching the trap wall.

Instantly his body stiffened with the sensation he had just felt. The wall he had just held was now turned into a large road and the trap was turned into a monster headquarters filled with a disgusting smell.

"Fuck you Maya."

"Hahaha, have a good time, and also give my regards to the leader of the monsters there for having damaged this little bit of his base, hehehehe."

Maya's laughter quivered in Mari's ear which gave her even more goosebumps.

"Damn it," cried Mari frustratedly as she prepared a double-layered shield to block the monsters from approaching her.