Psychic Parasite

Chapter 429: Every Contribution is Important
Jyorta and his team had been fully healed from their injuries. Their aura and energy were at maximum levels. They returned to their optimal condition instantly. The moment they were fully healed, the green circle vanished.

Unfortunately, Regen didn’t work on Frenzy Beasts thanks to their Essence of Frenzy. So, the Frenzy Beasts were still in their injured states. Jyorta inspected their condition, noticing that they weren’t injured to the extent they would be unable to function. So, he didn’t care about them beyond anything necessary.

After all, he had only prepared 10 tattoos. That was all he could prepare in the limited time frame. And, he had already used nine of them. So, Jyorta had no other option but to control them in their current states to move around.

’The Healing Salve would have been useful in such cases.” Jyorta sighed, feeling it was a waste he couldn’t bring his Relics with him. The military academy forbade them from bringing in any items of their choice. Otherwise, his situation would have become even easier with the two Tier 3 Relics he possessed.

Jyorta peered out of the hatch, looking around to note there was another green circle beside. Without any hesitation, he controlled the Battleship to move through the paths, easily avoiding the Frenzy Beasts that were still reeling from the effects of the lightning bolts.

Soon, the Battleship appeared before the two teams they had cooperated with. Jyorta threw the can towards the student with the sword, ”Here’s your quest item.”

”Thanks,” The student with the shield threw a pouch in return, ”There are more than a hundred Heart Crystals in them.”

’That should be more than enough for the entire duration of the Graduation Ceremony,’ Jyorta thought, nodding to show his appreciation, ”Thanks for your cooperation.”

He then pointed at the base of the path he was on just now, ”There is another green circle there. We’ll lead the way. Most of the Frenzy Beasts are unable to move much for now.”

”That’s good,” The student with the sword said as he looked at his teammates, riling them up to battle. The two teams then began to follow the Battleship that flew through the paths. Jyorta ensured to maintain a slow pace as Bilena constantly relayed to him the distance between them and the two teams that trailed right behind them.

This way, he ensured they didn’t fly too fast. Spindles shot forth from the Battleship and impacted the Frenzy Beasts that had been the least injured from the lightning bolts. The attacks prevented them from attacking both the Battleship and the two teams that followed behind it.

Within a couple of minutes, the two teams reached the green circle and entered it simultaneously. After conversing with Jyorta as he pointed out his observations, they picked up this method and entered it simultaneously. Thankfully, all of them were able to enter it without problems.

Their injuries were swiftly healed within a couple of seconds, after which the green circle disappeared.

”Well, see you on the top.” Jyorta waved his hand as he closed the hatch, making the Battleship move once again.

Seeing its trailing figure, the student with the shield commented, ”How convenient.”

”The hand-shaped platform at the start was because of him.” The student with the sword nodded, ”First Rakh Veera, and now Jyorta Bone. I never knew I would come across two pillar candidates in my time at the military academy.”

The battlefield was rectangular in shape. The walls spanned a height of 150 metres, and a path trailed across it, making eight coils as it spanned from the ground to the top. And, at the height of 150 metres, it branched into twelve and connected with the twelve floating platforms housing a Tier 3 Frenzy Beast each.

This was the only way the students could use to reach the top. After all, just like with Jyorta, anyone that tried to fly straight up would be met with a barrage of attacks from the Frenzy Beasts until they fell.

The advantage of the path was the fact its top was covered. So, Frenzy Beasts couldn’t drop down attacks using their height advantage. The height to the ceiling was 20 metres. And, the ceiling was the base of the path from a successive coil.

The Battleship sped along the path, proceeding about at its maximum pace. As it was a long path, controlling it to move was easy, so Jyorta could increase the speed without any apprehensions.

Moreover, to their right was the walls of the battlefield, while the paths covered their top and bottom, making their left the sole direction they had to defend against. This made their time easier as they only had to look out for in one direction.

The moment the Battleship moved about on the first coil, the Frenzy Beasts in the first segment were stirred. They were Ring Worms. They immediately poured out from the segment—situated in the central tower—and moved through the paths.

Despite the speed of the Battleship, avoiding a confrontation was impossible. After all, the longer side of the battlefield was a kilometre in length while the shorted side was 400 metres. So, a coil totalled to a distance of 2800 metres.

Traversing this distance took significant time while the Frenzy Beasts in the segments were situated in the centre. They were able to notice the Battleship’s speed of flight and prepare accordingly. They began to move about on the route trailing from the opposite side of the segment, planning to stop it when it appeared there.

This was the aspect that increased the difficulty of the mission. The Frenzy Beasts were able to see all their actions from the central tower. Moreover, they could calmly move to land in areas of the path well in advance of the arrival of the students by calculating everything.

So, there didn’t exist a case where students could outrun the Frenzy Beasts. Their only option was to erect a bloody path and traverse through eight coils of the path where each coil spanned a distance of 2800 metres.

This was the reason Jyorta spent a lot of time at the start to make the Battleship. This would conserve their energy significantly. After all, battling through such a massive distance was tantamount to suicide.

Jyorta wasn’t even sure of the number of teams that would make it to the top. He did have thoughts about cooperating with other teams. But, Jyorta realised that it wasn’t realistically feasible.

If he made the Battleship any bigger, controlling it would be difficult. They would constantly have to worry about their weight distribution. And, whenever a student moved or leaned over to the side, the Battleship would tilt accordingly.

During high-speed manoeuvres, that was suicidal. The Battleship would topple and controlling it would become harder. Jyorta would have to think harder and calculate real-time of the shift in the Battleship’s centre of mass, centre of gravity, and the air resistance it faced. Only then would he be able to prevent it from toppling or crashing.

Moreover, he would need more Floating Spiders to power it. After all, with the increase in weight came the appropriate inertia they had to negate for every turn. So, the number of Floating Spiders manning it would have to be increased.

And, to ensure such a large space was protected, even more Spindle Bees should be added. It would become a sheer mess as his aura expenditure would become massive. Jyorta would be unable to react to anything that happened when his mind was occupied to such an extent.

This was the reason he just stuck to his team and made the current Battleship. Besides, if he carried everyone, he would be the only one that would look good. Moreover, that wasn’t the correct way to deal with a problem.

The concept of a strong individual carrying a group of weak people didn’t exist in Marble City. Rather, such an act was frowned upon as neither the administrators nor the civilians liked the concept of useless people that freeloaded and acted as dead weights during times of need.

So, the concept they emphasised on was how people were able to contribute based on their strengths. Using their limited strengths, the ways they used them to present a variety of contributions to the table, such acts were the most desired and rewarded in Marble City.

That was why Jyorta didn’t help his friends and left them to their devices. It was also why he constantly made his teammates use their abilities and play an active part.