On My First Day Undercover, the Organization Collapsed - Chapter 303

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First Day of Infiltration, The Organization Was Destroyed Episode 303
Blue-White Battle (3)
Magical beasts move according to their instincts.
Especially in the Trenia Mountain Range, magical beasts are abundant, and even after clearing them from the Ruins, they haven’t disappeared from the mountain range itself.
“To think they’d arrive at such a critical moment….”
“Yes. A favorable variable.”
What strategy would I employ amidst the sudden intrusion of magical beasts to turn this territorial battle in my favor?
That would become the decisive turning point.
Until now, aside from the magical beasts that naturally inhabited the Ruins, there had been none.
After the villagers disappeared, there was hardly any commotion to speak of.
But now, with shouts, screams, and the clashing of cold steel echoing through the air, it was only natural that magical beasts would swarm toward the noise.
“M-Magical beasts!”
“Why now of all times…!”
The students were terrified.
Magical beasts in the middle of the territorial battle?!
And not just one or two.
While magic had sealed the entrance, it hadn’t blocked sound, so dozens upon dozens of magical beasts were swarming toward this place.
Several glanced toward Ziel.
‘Will he stop the battle?’
‘How can we possibly handle dozens of magical beasts….’
But Ziel simply observed with composure.
Instead, he had Gilbert and Kelvin stand by.
“Similarly, if any injured students appear, pull them out immediately. I’ll prevent fatal wounds.”
“Prevent fatal wounds directly… Ah, you mean you’ll stop them from receiving fatal wounds in the first place?”
“That’s right.”
Ziel could intervene in a split second and block any fatal wounds the magical beasts might inflict.
From Gilbert’s perspective, it was incomprehensible how he could manage such a thing.
“Kwaaaaagh!”
“Kuuuu!”
Meanwhile, the magical beasts were rapidly closing in, and the students panicked.
They had heard the briefing, but when such a variable suddenly appeared in this critical moment, their inexperience as students showed clearly.
Some quickly regained their composure.
There were even students who saw this as an opportunity.
‘If chaos breaks out in this gap, we can charge in at the last moment….’
‘This is our chance. We can use the Blue Team to our advantage.’
Delev shouted first.
“Everyone fall back! Behind the 5th District!”
The intention was to lure the magical beasts toward the White Team, then reap the benefits in that gap!
But the White Team went even further.
“Abandon the occupied territory! Fall back!”
I completely surrendered the 5th District.
It was Maris’s decision.
Yurio agreed with the strategy as well.
“Withdraw? You want us to withdraw?”
“We don’t have time! Get out now!”
Their strategy was simple.
Don’t get caught up in the Blue Team’s numbers.
The moment the White Team remained as the Blue Team intended, all the magical beasts’ attacks would concentrate solely on the White Team.
Taking advantage of that gap, the Blue Team would push in and ultimately seize the occupied territory.
“That occupied territory was going to be taken anyway. It’s better to withdraw now, preserve our stamina, and create variables.”
At Yurio’s words, everyone finally understood and abandoned the occupied territory.
A strategy of voluntarily surrendering the occupied territory!
It was the first time in this final evaluation.
“These kids sure know how to use their heads.”
Yurio admired the White Team’s quick decision-making.
Meanwhile, the Blue Team, who had planned to burden the White Team with everything, was flustered.
“The White Team is withdrawing? Should we go in now?”
“What are you saying! If we go in now, we’ll have to face all the magical beasts ourselves. Let’s withdraw too!”
As both the Blue Team and White Team strategically retreated, the magical beasts finally came charging.
“We’ve inadvertently formed an alliance.”
The Blue Team and White Team.
Because both teams retreated together, they ended up fighting together.
The 5th District was completely empty, and at this point, each team controlled four occupied territories!
“This will become a game of perception, Boss.”
“Mm.”
Whoever sends fifteen people in first to occupy the remaining territory.
That’s exactly the situation that had been created.
“Grraaaah!”
“Damn it, these magical beasts are strong!”
And the fierce battle with the magical beasts had begun.
Clang, clang!
Everyone held their ground well.
The Second Years were at a high level, and they had received Magical Beast Response Training from Ziel.
So even when facing magical beasts for the first time, after identifying their patterns a few times, they dealt with them quite skillfully.
At the front lines were Delev, Celia, and Yurio.
Even now, while they were cautious, they focused on the magical beasts instead of attacking each other.
“Celia, behind you!”
“You’re different from Delev, thanks! Yurio!”
“What did I even do!”
The performance of other top-tier students, including Maris, was equally impressive.
“We’ll need more coins.”
Ziel’s hands grew busy once more.
If things went as expected, the Unlimited Dining Table would be packed to bursting at the start of the break period.
Which meant Theo and Zephyros’s culinary skills would improve as well.
“Killing two birds with one stone.”
Ziel muttered something that would have sent Zephyros’s blood pressure soaring, when he suddenly detected an unusual movement.
It was Delev.
“Celia, Yurio—hold the line with me!”
“Where are you going!”
“To get Quantus!”
At this moment.
What the Blue Team needed most was still Quantus, foolishly bound to his childhood friend and unable to move freely.
Without Quantus, they couldn’t win the final psychological warfare of the Occupied Territory battle, regardless of anything else.
“Damn Quantus!”
Delev ran with all his might.
The situation was absurd—that idiot still bound to Ann was exactly who they needed right now.
But there was no choice.
Acknowledging Quantus’s skill meant they had to bring him back no matter what!
‘Where the hell is he?’
And then Delev saw it.
“Ugh! Ugh!”
“Caught again?”
“Annnnn!”
Quantus, trapped in a snare and being beaten by Ann.
“….”
From a distance, it felt like watching a performance.
He’d run, get caught in another trap, Ann would seize the opening to strike him several times, then flee, and Quantus would chase after her….
“What is he doing….”
He’d repeated this the entire Final Evaluation?
“Whether Ann is amazing or Quantus is strange….”
Perhaps it was both.
Something only possible because it was Ann, and something only Quantus could do!
“Huh, Delev? What! You coming for reinforcements is foul play!”
Ann, startled at the sight of him.
Delev paid her no mind and approached, freeing Quantus from the trap.
“I need to take him. The situation’s changed.”
“Huh? Changed?”
Ann tilted her head, gripping her Sword warily.
“Magical Beasts have arrived.”
“Magical Beasts… Then that sound from earlier….”
“I’m right, aren’t I, Ann!”
“Shut up, Quantus.”
Delev sighed.
“This isn’t the time for us to fight among ourselves. Honestly, I could fight you here too, but that would just waste time.”
“How many Magical Beasts have arrived?”
“A lot.”
Just then, a student came rushing toward us, gasping for breath.
“Yon was here too?”
“I’ve been keeping him tied up. He got caught in the traps along with Quantus.”
“….”
In any case, both of them had been bound by Ann without achieving much.
Rather, by blocking both of them, Ann had caused the Blue Team to suffer severe losses.
I wanted to release the traps and land a few hits on them in return, but….
“Quantus, we’ll settle our match later.”
“I’ve been chasing you for tens of minutes!”
“If you keep doing that, our entire team will be ruined!”
Eventually, Quantus relented and joined us.
Right now, the Blue-White Battle wasn’t what mattered.
First, we had to hold back the Magical Beasts while minimizing our team’s losses.
“But what’s the current situation?”
“Four versus four. Your White Team gave up the 5th District and withdrew.”
“What? Really?”
“Just go see for yourself. We’re too busy running.”
And so Quantus had returned.
“I’m back!”
“You idiot! What good does it do to come back now!”
“Do you want to die! What are you coming back for!”
“Group Leader! You idiot!”
Quantus, who had expected a roaring ovation, was taken aback.
“I, I came back after winning the match.”
“Forget the match! Hurry and block the Magical Beasts!”
And so the popularity Quantus had built up through the second-year first-semester practical training and the Exchange Tournament crumbled in an instant.
Quantus asked Ann.
“Did I, did I do something wrong?”
“No. You did great. You were so helpful.”
“R, really?”
Of course he had been helpful to the White Team.
Ann concealed the truth that everyone except Quantus knew and began dealing with the Magical Beasts.
With Quantus, Ann, and Yon joining forces, and Delev returning, dealing with the Magical Beasts became much easier.
At the same time, our time was running out.
Five minutes remained.
‘Now?’
‘Should we wait a bit longer?’
Everyone was simply watching the 5th District Occupied Territory, gauging the moment!
If we moved even slightly faster, the remaining Magical Beasts would concentrate their attacks, and if we delayed even slightly, we’d lose the Occupied Territory.
The time required for Occupation to be recognized was two minutes!
And so, at that moment when three minutes remained.
“Now!”
“Go!”
Fifteen members from each team burst forward, and combat between the Students erupted once more.
The remaining Students from each team held back the Magical Beasts.
“Grraaahhh!”
“Yurio! Left side!”
“Quantus, break through the center!”
The Blue Team, with Quantus now joining, pressed forward fiercely toward the Occupied Territory, but the White Team was no pushover.
Centered around Yurio and Maris, they held their ground by blocking the key personnel as much as possible.
The minimum personnel required for Occupation was fifteen.
If we couldn’t stop the Blue Team, we’d delay them as long as possible.
“Push harder!”
Now, two minutes and several dozen seconds remained.
The moment those several dozen seconds passed, neither team could achieve victory.
At this moment, the strategies of the Blue Team and White Team were decided.
The Blue Team would do whatever it took to secure the Occupation.
The White Team would do whatever it took to prevent it.
From the moment Quantus joined, Yurio and Maris had made their decision.
‘Both are excellent strategies.’
It was about time for Ziel’s hand to stop moving as well.
“Damn it, just a bit more!”
“We broke through!”
With twenty-some seconds remaining, Quantus hurled Maris aside and finally opened a path.
Yurio, who had been facing Delev and Celia, turned in shock, but the way was already open.
However, the Blue Team didn’t consist of only Yurio and Maris.
“Block them! Block them no matter what!”
Ann and the other Students threw their bodies into the fray.
In truth, Ann’s condition wasn’t good either.
No matter how well she knew Quantus, after all that time spent luring and attacking repeatedly, her stamina had been drained to the extreme.
Yet she still stepped forward, determined to block them somehow.
“Oh, Ann! Round two!”
“Bring it on!”
“Quantus, you idiot! Just charge!”
Everyone was fighting with desperate intensity.
It wasn’t because of the Final Evaluation.
They had already become completely immersed in the situation.
The White Team’s strategy: defend at all costs and prevent the Blue Team’s victory!
The Blue Team’s counter-strategy: break through by any means necessary and achieve a comeback victory!
The collision of these two fierce objectives resulted in—
“Time’s up.”
The remaining time had dwindled to two minutes or less.
Though the territorial control exercise had lost all meaning and could have been stopped, Ziel watched until every last second had elapsed.
And when the time finally ran out.
“The Final Evaluation is concluded.”
With Ziel’s declaration, the flag rose, and simultaneously, Ziel vanished.
The Students who heard the announcement all turned to look at where Ziel had been, their expressions bewildered.
“Where did he go?”
“What just happened? What are our results?”
“It’s 4 to 4, so it ends in a tie….”
The evaluation was over, but the Magical Beasts remained.
Just as they thought it was time to work together and eliminate the remaining creatures—
Thud, thud-thud-thud!
Before they could even process the sounds, dozens of the remaining Magical Beasts collapsed in an instant.
And Ziel appeared.
“…Teacher?”
“When on earth….”
Ziel answered matter-of-factly.
“Cleanup is the Teacher’s responsibility.”

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