Chapter 310: That Child Is Just Not Normal

However, Luna only smiled faintly, responding in a cold tone.

"It’s not the competition that has changed. That child is just not normal."

Their conversation echoed throughout the stadium, sparking a new reaction among the spectators.

Pricilla bit her lip. Her eyes returned to the screen, where Haruto was moving again, walking leisurely among the tall trees.

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On the screen, Haruto encountered other students several times, but he preferred to avoid confrontation.

Curious spectators began to wonder why Haruto didn’t just attack like before.

However, the answer to that question was very simple: Haruto didn’t like talking to others.

Haruto was not the type of person who enjoyed interacting, especially now, when he knew that thousands of eyes were watching him directly. He preferred to move alone, only speaking when absolutely necessary.

Or at least, that was Haruto's plan until he saw something that caught his attention.

In one corner of the forest, a teenage girl was crouching under a large tree. The girl’s shoulder-length hair swayed as she tried to reach for a purple plant growing in the crevice of the tree's roots.

However, just as the girl’s fingers were about to touch the plant, a quick movement shot out from the bushes.

A one-meter-long venomous snake suddenly appeared, its body coiling around the girl with its head raised high, revealing venomous fangs ready to strike.

The girl froze, her eyes widening, cold sweat beginning to drip from her temples.

At that moment, the girl saw Haruto standing not far away.

Hope appeared in her eyes, and with a trembling voice, she shouted, "Help me!"

However, Haruto did not react immediately. He simply stared at the girl with a flat expression, as if considering something.

Then, without a word, Haruto raised his hand and threw a branch toward the girl.

This was no ordinary branch—its entire surface was coated with Aura Energy, vibrating with the hidden power within.

The girl’s eyes widened. In fear and panic, she did not expect Haruto to attack.

Her body immediately began to glow. The Teleportation Device on her wrist activated, and just after the branch touched her, she vanished, eliminated from the competition.

The girl’s storage bag fell to the ground.

The spectators in the stadium fell silent again, witnessing this absurd scene.

The venomous snake, having lost its target, now turned its attention to Haruto. With a sharp hiss, the snake lunged at Haruto with high speed, ready to bite his neck.

However, Haruto remained calm.

He picked up another branch, coated it again with Aura Energy, and then in one swift and precise motion, he stabbed it into the snake's head.

The snake's body convulsed for a moment before finally going still.

Once again, Haruto proved that he was different from the other students.

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The Plant Gathering event had been going on for quite some time. Only thirty minutes remained, indicating that the first event of the City Academy Sports Festival was nearing its end.

Since the start of this event, dozens of participants had been eliminated. Now, only ten participants remained. Yes, only ten people were still standing after facing various obstacles that tested not only their intelligence in choosing plants but also their physical and mental endurance.

The reasons for the participants' elimination varied. Some were attacked by Horrors—ferocious creatures inhabiting Secret Training Place No. 5—some fell victim to poisonous plants they touched without knowing the danger, and others met a bad fate by encountering Haruto Sato.