Versatile System Online

Meanwhile,

The head nurse's office,

Clatter and chatter could be heard around as everyone formed groups and talked to one another as they discussed the outcome of the meeting.

All while doing so, they were waiting for Ray and some other members to join.

On the other hand,

Ray stood in front of a mirror as he observed his face and the faint beard sprouting out on it. After all, Ray was half a year into 16 and was old enough to have facial hair.

Thinking about shaving it, he picked up the razor as a hand reached out and stopped him.

"Don't, you look better with a beard," Said Aella playfully. Winking at him, she leaned forward and kissed him as they both shared a small moment of intimacy before pulling away.

"Are you sure?" Ray asked. A bit uncertain of how he would look with a beard on.

"I am very much sure. You look more like a man this way," Aella said.

Then, turning around; she walked to the door while speaking, "Also, please hurry. Those spoiled brats wouldn't be happy if you keep them waiting,"

"Not that I care about it, but I guess I do need to hurry," Ray said and washed his face. With the cold water splashing over his face, he took a moment of calmness and took a deep breath as he steeled his resolve. His fists clenched as he made up his mind to go back to his family safe and sound. Also, he made a promise to himself to get to the bottom of everything and find out why such devastating things were happening.
Not only that, but Ray felt that there was something deeper involved over here. He felt that something didn't fit right and that for him to get to know it, he needed to get stronger.

"Guess, I will have to work harder," he thought and said to Aurora, "You hear it Aurora? We need to work harder and get stronger,"

"Yeah…Yeah, I hear it. Just focus on yourself. You are far from reaching ten percent of my full power. Do you really think that I have to focus on getting stronger? I am already strong enough, I will try and do something when you can draw out at least half of my power without straining your body. Though, I doubt you would be able to do so anytime soon," Aurora said all in one go. Her voice was calm as if she was in the superior position and didn't care about what Ray said one bit.

Although pissed off by her nonchalant attitude, he realized one thing. Aurora was right about the fact that he wasn't as strong as she was. Heck! They weren't on the same level. On one side was his system and Aurora while on the other side was Ray. Even though Ray had gotten stronger again and again, he wasn't strong enough to match up to the upper bound of his system, not to mention Aurora who had boundless knowledge over multiple things but refused to share a tiny bit of it.

Sometimes, Ray felt that she was bluffing and that in reality, she knew of nothing. However, at certain times; Ray wondered if she really was bluffing because whenever he felt difficulty in something, it would be Aurora who would come to his aid and provide him with the information he needed.

"Guess I will get stronger and make you know of my real strength. After all, you are my system and thus, a part of my strength. There is nothing you could do to deny it," Ray said to her as he walked out and closed the door behind him.

Inside the head nurse's office,

The long-nosed girl looked around the office as her face scrunched up in anger. Standing up, she banged her fists on the table as she spoke, "For the umpteenth time, where are the rest of the people? Don't they have any respect for our time? I don't know about you all but I sure know that my time is important to me,"

"Uhm…" Adrian coughed, his deep eyes staring at the girl as he spoke, "Isn't it enough Hailey? You know there are still a few minutes before the appointed meeting time and here you are, making a ruckus just like always,"

Adrian smiled as his clever response had popped Hailey as she sat back down like a deflated balloon. Although she seethed with anger, she held herself and grit her teeth.

"Creak.." The door opened as Ray and the rest of his team walked in. Not only that but Nia and some others also walked in at the same time as they showed their support for Ray.

Just within a day, Ray had gained a considerable amount of support, and all this while he did nothing. It was all his team members who put in the effort and convinced many people to support him.

Walking with a stoic face, he went to his chair and sat on him as on the other hand, everyone else calmed down after seeing him.

Silence ensued in the office as the head nurse finally smiled,

"Well, Prometheus has a pretty good foresight. The kid he chose isn't half bad, he has already made them respect him unconditionally and although some remain stubborn, it's only a matter of time," The head nurse thought as she tapped the table thrice.

This indicated the start of the meeting and also served as a warning for the troublemakers to make them aware of the fact that if they tried to do anything funny, it won't be good for them as a Celestial would be waiting for them.

"Ahmmm," Ray cleared his throat as everyone diverted their attention to him, they looked at him as Ray spoke,

"Good afternoon everyone. First of all, I am obliged by the fact that you all joined the meeting. Now, let's move on to our first task. My friend Nia went around and checked the situation. She has some details that I feel that only she will be able to convey. Therefore, Nia; please tell us about what you found," Ray spoke with a smile.

"Unn…" Nia nodded and stood up. She looked at everyone right in their eyes as she asserted her dominance. Being the heir to one of the top-ranked families in the city, Nia had naturally picked up many skills, and right now; she was putting those skills to good use.

"I searched around the infirmary and collected some data that I feel should be shared with everyone. Right now, there are about two hundred and thirty survivors within the Academy, Of which; a dozen of them are kids who were visiting the Academy when the portals appeared. Other than that, fifty workers are belonging to different departments, it is to be noted that these workers don't have any substantial strength or abilities to speak of. The rest are students belonging to first year and second year along with three instructors who are heavily injured to the point that they are unconscious and no one knows when they will be awake,"

"We don't know what happened to them but it's safe to say that the instructors met with an opponent stronger than the ones we have faced till now. Also, I searched the inventory and found that we are rather short on supplies. There is only enough food left to last three days, five max if we ration. Also, the medical supplies are even scarcer as only enough is left for us to last two days at max," Saying that, she paused and waited for everyone to digest the information.

"I get the food situation but what about the medical supplies? Aren't we in the only infirmary in the whole academy? How can there be a medical supply shortage over here?" The long-nosed girl asked as she pointed at Nia.

Seeing the stuck-up brat ask a logical question, although surprised; Nia remained stoic as she directed the question towards the head nurse and spoke,

"I don't know of anything before the portals opened up and if you really want to ask, why not ask the overseer of the infirmary," pointing towards the head nurse. The head nurse finally looked up as she started at Nia and then at others. She stood up and spoke,

"There is a reason for that and it's simple. When the portals opened up, the infirmary was breached and by the time I got to know of it, various medical supplies were contaminated and destroyed and what was left was and is being used to treat the injured,"

After that, she closed her mouth and from the aura she released, everyone knew that she wasn't accepting any more questions and if one had a problem with her answer, they would deny her at their own risk as no one was foolish enough to oppose a Celestial.

"Okay," the long-nosed girl sat down, she wasn't a fool to question back the head nurse.

Seeing this, Nia nodded and then said,

"Also, we don't have enough space to accommodate everyone and with more survivors reaching the infirmary by every second, we need to take measures before the chaos begins,"