Hunter Academy: Revenge of the Weakest novel Chapter 273

Chapter 273 Chapter 64.1 - Connecting Dots

Irina sat in stunned silence, the weight of the future pressing down on her. The glimpses of events that unfolded over time had shaken her understanding of the world.

As she processed the cascade of information, doubts, and questions swirled in her mind like a tempest.

'Was that even a future?'

The events that had unfolded from the vision that she saw…..There were many things that didn't match what she knew and experienced.

Many of the things were different.

From what she had remembered, Julia wasn't injured in the joint dungeon exploration, and none of the students died, even though a real yeti had appeared.

'Things are a lot different from what I know.'

She remembered what happened at the Blackthorn Family banquet. Even though she didn't know everything in detail, she remembered the attack.

That scene where she had seen such a large-scale attack for the first time was still engraved in her mind, even though it was not her first time encountering a demonic human.

But that wasn't the end.

'Mid-terms.'

The events that happened in mid-terms weren't that different. Ethan ranked up once again. However, his rank didn't increase by three digits but remained at 1110, and that was another divergence.

'Astron hadn't ranked up either.'

Astron's name wasn't mentioned, as he still seemed like he was the last ranked.

As she remembered his perspective of time-frame, she remembered he was approached after the mid-terms.

'Academy curriculum.'

But, if she remembered one important thing, it would be the fact that the academy hadn't introduced a changed curriculum after the mid-terms.

'They did it in the second year.'

Nothing seemed to add up.

Even right now, the trip to the Phantom's Land didn't seem to make any sense. According to what she had seen, they weren't supposed to be here but in the academy training.

'And the attack in the final exams and Astron's death.'

The person whose past she had witnessed died just like that.

"He can't be like that. Astron can't be a demonic human. I refuse to believe it," Irina declared inwardly, her denial a desperate attempt to shield herself from the harsh truth.

The Astron she knew had vulnerabilities and struggles, but the idea of him succumbing to the darkness seemed impossible.

The trip to the Phantom's Land, the altered mid-term events, and the tragic outcome of the final exams all painted a distorted picture of the future.

Irina grappled with the dissonance between what she knew and what she had seen, a battle between the reality she clung to and the unsettling truths that unfolded.

'It can't be, not again…..'

The fear of betrayal, a sentiment she thought she had overcome, resurfaced with a vengeance.

'Please not….'

It was a visceral reaction, an instinctual attempt to protect herself from the heart-wrenching realization that those she trusted might not be who they seemed.

"I won't believe it. Astron, please, let this be some twisted vision, a nightmare," Irina pleaded silently, her thoughts a desperate plea for the reality she cherished to remain intact.

The suffocating fear of betrayal mingled with the anguish of uncertainty, creating a storm of conflicting emotions within her.

But at that moment, she stopped.

'What am I doing?'

As if something danged at her, Irina abruptly stopped herself, her internal tumult grinding to a halt. The realization hit her like a sudden wave, breaking through the tempest of conflicting emotions.

She took a deep breath psychologically, forcing herself to step back from the precipice of despair.

The visions, the diverging futures, the unsettling revelations – they threatened to drown her in a sea of uncertainty.

"No," she muttered, her voice steadying. "This is not helping. I can't lose my sense of reality to these visions. What's happened, what's real, is what I've lived, not these fractured glimpses."

Forcing herself to calm down, Irina straightened, her determination resurfacing. The visions might have shaken her, but she couldn't afford to lose sight of her purpose.

She was here to understand, to unravel the mystery of the Phantom's Land, not to succumb to the disorienting effects of glimpses into possible futures.

"Sigh…."

As she sighed, she looked around.

She needed to know what place she was in.

'These are definitely not the memories of Astron nor Ethan.'

It didn't make any sense for her to see the memories of two different people from a third-person perspective, which also didn't add the events that she knew.

'First, I need to check what is different.'

With a resolute focus, Irina retraced her steps, mentally organizing the events that happened in the world she knew. The joint dungeon exploration, the Blackthorn Family banquet attack, the mid-terms, and the recent trip to the Phantom's Land were the events she experienced.

She listed the differences in her mind, slowly and steadily.

Irina meticulously went through the mental list of events, comparing the memories she knew with the visions she had witnessed. The differences began to crystallize in her mind as she focused on each key moment:

Joint Dungeon Exploration: In the visions, there were discrepancies in Julia's well-being, and some students faced fatal outcomes. However, in her lived experiences, no such tragedies occurred. Julia remained unharmed, and everyone survived the encounter with the real yeti.

Blackthorn Family Banquet Attack: The scale and details of the attack on the Blackthorn Family banquet seemed exaggerated in the visions. While she did recall a demonic human attack, the events she saw in the future diverged significantly from her own memory.

Mid-Terms: The rankings of Ethan and Astron didn't align with her knowledge. Ethan's rank remained at 1110, and Astron's name wasn't mentioned, contrary to her own experience where Ethan consistently climbed in rankings, and Astron was the last ranked.

Academy Curriculum Change: The vision portrayed a changed curriculum after mid-terms, while in reality, the academy introduced a revamped curriculum in the second year, not after mid-terms.