Progenitor Vampire: I Have Many Skills!

Chapter 262: The Four Tests (2)

Still, it was a big problem for her, and a few minutes later, when only Matt and she were left, she failed.

She had been walking 10 minutes longer than Matt, so she lasted 15 minutes in this test.

Matt sighed.

'I understand her. It's not easy to take this test. Charlotte's thoughts are hard to ignore, but they've also put thoughts in my head that make me think Alice might die in this test, and that makes me uneasy, despite knowing it's not real.' He thought, still, he went on his way.

To fail this test required reaching almost the edge of insanity, in a kind of extreme feeling. For example, some people failed to think about sex at an extreme level.

And while Matt has had numerous similar thoughts entering his head, whether with Alice, Isla, Charlotte, or more, they have never gone to the extreme, such as letting himself get carried away with lust.

The problem for him is when thoughts of Charlotte's survival come to him.

Considering that he can now feel her in his soul, he has a hope that she is alive. But these thoughts constantly tell him that she is not, to the extreme point that he could make himself believe it.

Still, Matt could endure all this and walk for another 10 minutes when his thoughts intensified. Thoughts of lies, realities, and even illusions formed before him.

Charlotte, Alice, Isla...

Countless people passed before him, trying to unleash some feeling impossible to resist. His enemies also appeared.

'...This test is complicated.' He thought, as he had to close his eyes, trying to ignore the hatred in his heart, when he saw 'his best friend on earth' stab Charlotte.

'Only by walking through hatred, thirst for revenge, and lust can I achieve the path that that man from the past achieved... The ability to control everything in your body and out of your body, even the control of reality...'

'If I could mix the ability to Control Reality with my Icy Curse that can Freeze Reality, maybe I could be an invincible existence in this world...' Matt thought, with his eyes closed and tried to meditate on that topic.

A smile appeared on his face as he realized that there was nothing to fear.

If he failed today or tomorrow, he would try one more time.

If he failed tomorrow and fell again, then he would get back up and try one more time.

Matt opened his eyes once more and looked ahead.

'Just 5 minutes.' He thought.

Because he had been standing still, the following finish line that would drive his thoughts to go crazy was approaching, and he was two steps away from him. Still, he didn't care and kept walking steadily, as the minute hand kept ticking in his mind.

Then, five minutes ended, and he could finally sigh.

"Good job. The principle of controlling thoughts is a Universal Law. Keep it up." The voice he had heard earlier sounded again in a leisurely and calm manner.

After that, Matt was teleported to the next test.

As soon as he arrived, he found Alice's silhouette sitting off to the side. When she saw him coming, she stood up.

"Come on."

She had taken some time to meditate and calm herself while she waited for Matt to go together.

Then they both nodded and started walking.

"Oh, this one's easy enough." Matt said, looking at Alice, who nodded.

"Actually, is it a test of determination? They say determination can be easy to achieve depending on the circumstances, and I don't think we'll fail this one," she replied.

Matt agreed, so both continued on their way.

The test of determination just tested them on different things, like Kindness and gentleness toward some subjects. It was a bit cruel in many cases, but neither Matt nor Alice hesitated in this aspect.

Even so, only the two remained until the very end. Many fell at the start, others in the middle, and only a few made it 18 minutes before falling.

But Matt and Alice made it all the way to the end of the trail, completing 30 minutes.

"Determination will guide you through the trials along the way. You must not forget why you are doing it, nor must you forget what or who is the source of your determination. That way, you will be able to complete your dreams. Good luck." That same voice echoed in both of their minds each time as they were finally taken to another test.

"Is this the trial of the personality realized? Honestly, I don't quite understand this test." Matt said, and Alice nodded slightly.

"I think it refers to how complete a personality you have. Have you seen that there are people who have dual personalities? And there are some people who are too hesitant, which makes them have a strange personality and not at all determined. I guess it's something like that; it could be similar to what we felt in the past test." She replied.

After these few words, they both entered the paths in front of them.

The moment they entered, strange tests surrounded their minds.

These tests put them in different scenarios, which were very diverse, and each one was different for each person.

The tests were bizarre and quickly became confusing to Matt. They hadn't even spent five minutes walking when Matt stopped.

He couldn't move forward.

The thoughts that came to his mind were strange and the scenarios before his eyes, he could not overcome them. It was the first time something like this had happened to him, in this ordeal when he had barely been walking for 5 minutes.

In those scenarios, he couldn't even choose as he pleased. There were choices laid out, but if he chose any of them, he would go against everything that was himself.

That made no sense to him, but it was this that quickly led him to a dead end.

He didn't even know what to think as he became aware of numerous things attacking him in his mind. Still, he tried to walk some more.

'It was only 30 minutes... How could I not endure?'

It was a simple test!

'I've been through worse; how could I not cross this simple test?' He thought and kept walking...

But his efforts were in vain.

After walking for 10 minutes, his mind clouded, and he felt partially angry with himself when he noticed something. But that thing he noticed was also the last thing he would think of in this place as his body was thrown out for the first time in the trials.