I am an Eldritch Entity

Eryndor walked with his team, while Irene's team travelled beside them.

No one was ahead or behind for the sole reason that no one trusted each other. They were walking beside each other.

Eryndor's team each had an earbud in one of the ears, used for communicating, but their range was far lesser than any other device out there, like the red and green button device which Eryndor bought earlier.

It was something Edward had bought as it would be more convenient and quicker than calling each other, picking up, and then communicating.

Eryndor didn't know if they deliberately sold a less advanced version of earbuds, because last time he heard, they had a much larger range.

Maybe they want to boost competition?

That might be the reason why those communication devices with high ranges have less functions, and those with better functions have lower range.

Eryndor removed those useless thoughts from his head and focused on his extended vision.

"You said that Team Bronit and Team Yu are the only ones in the tundra region, with the former being nearby.

"According to the information you bought through the Support Shrine, they were roaming around a lake right? How long ago was that?

"Because I don't see them, it's a different bunch of students roaming around."

Irene's eyes twitched when she heard Eryndor.

"Are you kidding? You can already see the lake?"

That's barely half of my known total range. I still need to test what my full range is.

Eryndor just shrugged.

Irene narrowed her eyes, and asked.

"Alright, I'll believe you. What do those students look like though?

"I can check if they're the ones working under Team Ricky."

Eryndor turned to her.

"How do you check that?"

Irene gave him a side eye as she answered.

"I am going to make sure to include all of this in the contract.

"I paid for all the information.

"I paid for the device which recognises the students working under Team Ricky.

"I even paid for the device which can find where the offerings are.

"No way you guys are going to get everything for free."

Eryndor countered bluntly.

"You're going to get my insane surveillance skill and the other things, should I put a price tag on them too?"

This time one of the members from Irene's team spoke up.

"You're just being an asshole now."

Eryndor spread his hands and answered.

"I wouldn't have acted as one if y'all didn't keep acting like assholes yourselves.

"It was my group you tried to implicate while running away from that twelve person team earlier. Ask your captain if you don't know."

Irene didn't comment on that.

Eryndor dropped the subject, and told her about the appearances of the students which were loitering around near the lake.

Irene pushed a few buttons on some device she took out, then answered.

"Those students are working under Team Ricky.

"And my other device tells me that Team Bronit might've been compromised as well.

"The main team hasn't arrived yet to claim them though, want to save them? Only I can find where they hide their offerings."

Eryndor grinned.

"Only if my team gets sixty percent of the points which we'll fleece off of them.

"We'll be doing the majority of the fighting after all. There are eighteen students out there."

Irene raised her eyebrows at him. "I didn't even talk about fleecing them, look who is initiating being the asshole now."

The two teams eventually decided on saving Team Bronit as they began running in a direction.

Dealing with the students working under Team Ricky was easy, and Team Irene witnessed firsthand how strong Team Eryndor was.

Irene felt thankful she hadn't tried anything the first time they met, or there was really no telling if they might even be in the tournament right now.

"Twenty thousand points per person."

Eryndor squatted behind the tied up Team Bronit and spoke to their leader.

He also took out the Scroll of Unchanging Conditions and displayed it to Bronit, their leader.

"I also need you to sign this if you want us to free you guys."

Bronit scowled as he came face to face with Eryndor.

"Don't you recognise the seriousness of the matter? You want us as an ally and still dare to extort us?"

Eryndor made an exaggerated surprised expression as he pointed at Bronit.

"What did you say? That I am extorting you? Don't you know this is called saving?

"Stay tied up like idiots if you don't want to be saved then."

Eryndor got up, and proceeded to leave when Bronit called him back.

Suffice to say, after a few rounds of negotiation, Team Bronit, Team Irene and Team Eryndor signed on the Scroll of Unchanging Conditions.

Students all over the secret realm saw Team Eryndor and Team Irene's points increasing, while Team Bronit, another seeded team, fell out of top ten.

"Now we go to Team Yu? Since they are in the tundra as well."

Bronit asked, massaging his arms which were sore from being tied up for so long.

As students who walked the path of the power systems, normal ropes of course couldn't tie them up. Those ropes which tied them up were specially made for people like them.

Eryndor glanced at this extended vision, and replied to Bronit.

"No need, Team Yu is already heading our way."

Irene nodded slightly when she heard Eryndor.

"Wel, it's not weird. If I can buy information about another team's location, they can too.

"There's a high chance they're here for the alliance we're making."

A few minutes later when Team Yu arrived, the three team alliance turned to a four person one.

"Now? Should we immediately confront Team Ricky, Jonathan and Lance, or find more teams to work with?

"Judging from how the students under them are active in tundra, those three teams must be here as well. Well, what to do?"

Eryndor asked.

Yu replied first.

"They are just three teams, we are four. We can defeat them."

"Did you forget the students they have under them?"

"Well, we have Eryndor to find out if they're traveling with loads of security. Worst case, we'll do guerilla tactics and take them out.

"Because staying together is going to decrease the points of all of us."

In the end, they decided to attack.