What was going on?
Rita could not make sense of it. Why did every floor feel like enemy territory?
She circled behind a student and struck from the blind spot. This time things felt normal again. Before the Librarians could arrive, the Orchid Mantis had finished the kill.
That was more like her baseline.
She was not arrogant, but she never sold herself short.
Yes, she had lost two years of memories and time, but an entire year of one on one master level training should have filled that gap.
Rita began avoiding Maple Syrup. It was not time to fight her yet.
She focused on other students. As everyone suspected, killing competitors yielded gains.
And beyond kills, Rita had a better method. I Just Want to Improve So Badly.
She had tested it with little hope when she had no other options, and to her surprise it could steal numbers.
That not only pushed her number growth far beyond her peers, it also skimmed attribute points.
