Around 10 minutes later, the street started to crowd a bit.
And well understandably, since its pretty rare to see an armored angel standing in the middle of the road. Well floating over it.
Ben was almost the only one not surprised, after all its not any weirder than anything that happened over the last month.
"Mommy mommy look!! " Some child tried to touch Ruthiel, but was very quickly pulled away.
"Aaaah much better"
*can clangs inside a trash can* Adam threw 3 beer cans into the trash can behind him
The angel, even though had its faced covered, was almost 100% frowning now.
[Why did it take so much time for you to return]
"For your information, I was busy"
[This,.....tells me nothing about your situation]
"Exactly" *finger snaps*
[REGARDLESS]
Warm air hit Adam`s face
[Are you prepared for the second challenge?]
"Yup"
[Very well]
Angel dashed in the air and placed its heavy gauntlet on Adam`s head
[Let us begin]
And Adam fell to the ground
"WHAT THE F**K HAVE YOU DONE TO HIM"
Ben dashed out of the car and summoned his sword
[Do not worry soldier]
with a simple hand gesture Ben`s sword was turned back to smoke
"wha..."
[I simply decided that it would damage to your people I administered the test in this plane]
[Your .... comrade will experience this one inside his mind]
"huh...What is he doing then"
The angel`s wings fluttered a bit, probably from excitement or a bit of happiness
[A lot]
'WHAT THE F**K IS THIS S**T' Adam screamed in his mind, and well out of his imaginary mouth.
It was pretty understandable from his perspective
The 2nd test had a different thing to test from the 1st one.
And a much different place.
A slim bridge in the middle of a dark landscape, darkness and void on both sides. Small house with a warm light coming from it on one side, and a typical for Adam gate of monsters on the other one.
And in the middle, just goblins. Hundreds of goblins.
'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA'
The only thing Adam did was slash, dash, and bash.
Goblins were slain fast, but just as fast new ones came from the gate.
They were weak. Small. Unarmored.
But many. So many. And they still could hurt Adam. with small knives ,hands with claws or even their teeth.
Blood was dripping through his leather armor, sweat covered his face.
How long has he been here?
5 minutes?
an hour?
maybe he only just begun.
Without the light, clouds or any meaningful change in the world around him, he couldn`t tell at all.
The only 2 things that changed over the course of this test, were Adam`s stamina and the house behind him.
Every goblin that he killed, his body felt worse and worse, while the nice cabin behind him seduced him more and more.
The warm light.
The green grass in front of it, waving slightly under a gentle wind.
Perfectly placed chair on the corner of the balcony.
It was simply beautiful
But Adam just fought. Without looking back, only forward.
Why?
He didn`t know himself.
Was it simply because it was fun? Maybe.
Was it the "holy duty" of protecting something behind him? No way
Neither him nor anyone else knew why.
He just kept on slashing and slashing.
~Mean while on the outside
Adam was laying on the street, convulsing from time to time
Ruthiel and Ben both just watched him without saying much.
People sometimes looked at them, shrugged or blinked extensively, but ultimately walked away pretty quickly.
"He`s fine right ?"*coffee sip* Ben asked from a lack of anything better to say
[Yes he is, it is impossible to be injured in his own mind]
"Huh" just another fun fact about the angels dropped
[But he may come out mentally disabled if pushed to far]
"HUH ? " 'fun fact' number 2
[Do not worry soldier. I will pull him out of the mindscape before this would happen]
[Unless he makes the situation worth examining further]
*sips coffee slowly*
"you don`t say"
~Back at Adam`s goblin bridge test~
It was almost over
His left arm was of no use anymore
Eyes covered in bruises and blood dripping from cuts on his forehead
Backed almost to the end of the bridge, standing as the last line of defense between the nice cozy cabin and the horde of goblins.
Even at this point, the only sound he could muster from his throat was
'He..he he...he he he'
laughing to himself while on the brink of death. Perfect soldier
7 goblins jumped at him at the same time.
Even with 2-handed blocks and a proper stance he learned from the manual, couldn`t help with the sheer force of their combined mass.
He took a step back with the green mass on his body and his foot touched the grass.
[2nd test completed]
A familiar voice from the sky announced the end .
Time stopped. Goblins slowly disappeared. Then the cabin, grass and the bridge...
"Finally"
Adam collapsed to the ground
"Its finally over"
*gasp*
*Very very big gasp*
[Congratulations soldier Adam]
[This was ... unique. In a way]
"How long was I out?" Adam asked Ben after looking around for a good while
"Like 2 minutes"
"WHAT"
[Your body was without your mind for around 3 minutes of Earth time]
[However what you experienced was roughly equivalent to living 35]
[And I must say, I did not believe you to hold on for so long, based on your previous test]
[Impressive]
*slow claps from the angel*
"thanks...." Adam slowly got up and shook off the dirt "Now what?"
[Now you rest again. Your mind cannot handle another time disruptions for a while]
[Also I believe you left a part of some liquid on your attire]
"huh?" Adam looked down at his pants "F**k"
[Not to worry]
Ruthiel summoned a small fire ball in her hands
[Do not move or your genitals will become charcoal]
*gulp*
But it wasn`t that hot. Simply a fast drying method using fire. 100% safe
[In the meantime, I will explain the 3rd test]
Ruthiel shook off the smoke from her hand and Adam starred at his crotch for a good while.