Transmigrating as an Extra Third-Rate Villain

On Earth, instead of taking down whole countries when at war, the strategy was always to simply take down the leader.

Destroying whole armies and millions of people because of the war was unjustifiable as many citizens and innocents would be involved, and it would take too long of a time to find everyone.

Thus, countries simply opted to take the leaders.

Instead of engaging in full-scale wars with entire countries harboring enemies, countries aimed to take out the leader most of the time.

This entire group of students was like a chicken, and Bertus, the leader of the alliance, was the head.

Sure, a chicken can survive for around a minute after its head is cut off.... but what happens after that?

It dies.

Liam knew this better than anyone else.

Growing up in the slums, Liam saw countless leaders killed and replaced during his time... yet the other members of gangs were left unharmed.

They blindly followed their leader.

And what happened when there was no leader?

The scramble for a new leader would come, causing massive internal wars and disputes.

Continuing to make eye contact with the prince and leader of the alliance, Bertus and Liam smiled, simply waiting for his movement ability to cool down and reset.

In front of him, he could Alya manifesting countless icicles while simaltenously attacking with her small and short rapier.

Zach seemed to wear a guilty face and was opening his mouth to say "sorry..." every time he swung his axe.

Finally, Kevin seemed to be in his natural habitat as a dark-red aura surrounded him as he eliminated student after student.

Just when the students finally got over their nerves and decided to group up and fight against Kevin, a flame wall would appear, instantly destroying their formation.

There was actually no reason for the main cast to participate in this battle royale.

They could be placed last and still be bombarded by recruiters.

That's why the other students believed it to be so unfair and that the main cast was a bunch of selfish bastards.

In reality, what the students failed to realize is that if the main cast did what they wanted them to do and eliminated themselves... none of the important recruiters would be watching anymore.

By staying in the battle royale, the main cast was actually giving the group of students more exposure as more recruiters would be inclined to watch!

However, there was another reason why the main cast was participating in the battle royale instead of leaving.

Having the vouch of the student council president, Astrid, wasn't enough to garner the full trust and participation of the principal.

And it just so happened that the principal was hosting a battle royale, which she needed to make entertaining in order to please the school executives.

Thus, a deal was made.

If any member of the main cast placed first in the battle royale, the principal would agree to help.

It was quite ironic.

The whole point of the main cast's mission was to protect the school's vault, yet the principal of that very same school was asking for payment from the main cast.

But, in a way, it wasn't.

That was because of a very important reward that the principal of the school was giving alongside her participation, which she was planning on doing anyway.

They would get one choice of item from the principal's vault.

In other words, it was a very roundabout way for the principal to reward the main cast for their efforts, and she also got some benefits at the same time.

What items could be important was that they had to be personally guarded by the top academy in the human realm and the principal?

To be fair to the principal, she already believed that the main cast would place first without a doubt, so it wasn't an unfair deal.

Raising his light-blue sword, Liam charged forward, running on the air and increasing his elevation with every step.

Bertus pulled out his sword before moving to an area where fewer of the students were crowded, preventing student casualties from their fight.

Sure, Bertus had accomplished his goal and earned the admiration of the students... but as the prince, he also hated losing.

Arriving at his required elevation in the air, Liam used his Sky Plunge attack, barreling downward at Bertus with his sword ahead of him and facing downward as well.

Jumping to the side, Bertus narrowly avoided his attack, quickly adjusting his grip on the sword.

*BANG*

Expecting the dodge, Liam paused his plunge mid-way, activating his movement ability to reposition himself right above Bertus.

Then, falling head-first, Liam plunged his sword downwards, right at Bertus's head.

*BANG*

Barely managing to parry the attack, Bertus held his sword slanted right above his sword, narrowly preventing the tip of Liam's sword from piercing his head.

Disengaging, Liam jumped backward, using his movement ability to gracefully fall to the ground.

Bertus, dusting himself off, ignored Liam and instead placed one hand in his pocket before removing something.

Then, a moment later, Bertus threw the ball-shaped object from his pocket into the air.

*CRASH*

*DRIP~DROP*

*CRASH*

*DRIP~DROP*

The next second, the clear orange sky was nowhere to be seen, instead replaced by countless grey clouds.

Bullets of water streamed down from the sky, accompanied by lightning strikes that targeted everyone on the plain indiscriminately.

"...a weather ball."

Having heard of the item before from Lily, Liam curiously stared at Bertus, wondering why he had chosen rain out of all things.

Raising his sword to the sky, Bertus grinned.

"You know... the center always has the best loot."

Bertus, whose specialty was known to be electric magic, suddenly swung his sword forward.

From the tip of Bertus's sword emerged a beam of pure yellow electricity, amplified by the downpour of water.

Not waiting any longer, Liam charged forward, making sure not to lose his footing in the mud that formed below him.