The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 49

Chapter 49: Chapter 49: End of the Enterance exam (1)

’ Ethans POV ’

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The morning has come on deserted isle.

The sun blazed high above the deserted isle, casting long shadows through the dense canopy of trees. His white combat tunic, laced with gold trims his clothes—was splattered with monster blood and jungle grime. His chest rose and fell steadily as he finished wiping off his blade.

The soft crunch of leafs underfoot, the salty wind against his face, and the rhythmic crashing of waves against jagged rocks formed a strangely soothing backdrop as Ethan Williams cut down yet another creature.

The beast—a fanged lizard twice his size—let out a screech before it was incinerated in a blast of radiant light.

Golden light danced around Ethan’s palm as his light affinity surged back into a passive state. Another one down. He sighed.

"I thought this was supposed to be a challenge," he muttered, brushing sand off his uniform.

The creatures of Isle Providence were supposed to be fierce and bloodthirsty.

The Zenith Enterance exam was hyped up as a true battleground to separate the wheat from the chaff. But so far? These peak-Intermediate rank monsters were about as threatening as oversized squirrels.

He didn’t even bother using Dawnbreaker Judgement.

He’d even encountered two Advance-rank monsters—one low and one mid-tier. While they had put up slightly more resistance, they still fell after three to four solid hits of focused light-blade strikes.

Ethan Clad in light-infused battlewear, his sword crackled faintly with golden energy. The Hero of Light, blessed by the Goddess herself, narrowed his eyes as another beast emerged from the undergrowth.

A hulking, obsidian-scaled rhino-beast with molten veins charged at him with fury in its amber eyes.

Ethan moved.

One blink—and he was gone.

In the next instant, he reappeared mid-air, glowing with radiant energy. "Holy Severance."

He brought his blade down in a radiant arc, splitting the rhino-beast’s armor like paper. The monster roared in pain before collapsing into a pile of steaming, twitching limbs.

Behind it, three more emerged—just like him, their black skin brushing against the treetops.

"Good more points too farm." Ethan smirked.

The first monster unleashed a breath of acidic mist. Ethan dodged gracefully, stepping through the attack with radiant movement techniques, leaving shimmering footprints in the air.

"Hallowed Burst."

He thrust his hand forward, releasing a pulse of golden light that blinded the creatures and seared their flesh. Then he blinked forward again, blade flashing.

One head fell. Then another. The last monster tried to retreat—

"No escape." Ethan’s sword extended with divine light, and the creature was cleaved in half.

50 seconds.

Three monsters.

The jungle was quiet again.

He flicked his EVOband on casually, eyes glancing toward the display.

Current Rank: 2 / 1,000,000

Points: 7410

Ethan raised an eyebrow. "Second?"

His mouth curled into a confused smirk. " Even after all that famimg of points someone is ahead of me well that make it interesting i wonder who is it."

He had cleared two Advance-rank beasts and fought almost nonstop for hours. To think someone was outperforming him despite that...

His brows furrowed, but before he could ponder further, a flicker of mana disturbance tickled his senses. Subtle. Almost unnoticeable. But not for someone like Ethan it was like announcing it.

He turned slowly and said aloud, voice calm but heavy with authority, "You can stop hiding. I already know you’re there."

The brush nearby rustled. A tall figure stepped out, his pace unhurried, a polite—if forced—smile on his face.

Ethan’s gaze sharpened. "Elias."

The young man from the Church of Lumina walked closer, robes pure white and adorned with golden thread that shimmered with faint enchantments. His silver hair was slicked back, his blue eyes mild and calculating. The holy sigil of the Church sat over his chest like a badge of honor.

Ethan observed the saint candidate carefully. He didn’t show it, but his mind sharpened like a blade.

That guy’s a snake.

He had met Elias a few times after being declared the Hero by the Church. On the surface, Elias was warm, polite, devout. But Ethan had picked up on the jealousy behind those fake smiles, the tension in his polite bows, the way his eyes narrowed when Ethan received praise.

The guy didn’t like him. That much was clear.

"Ah, Hero Ethan Williams," Elias said, bowing just enough to show respect without losing face. "Chosen of the Goddess herself. It is an honor, as always."

Ethan forced a nod. "Let’s skip the ceremony. Why were you hiding?"

Elias chuckled, brushing his hair back. "Observing, nothing more. It’s not every day you witness the brilliance of the Chosen One in action. I simply didn’t wish to disturb."

Bullshit.

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