Back at the platform where the beginning of the chosen ceremony was hosted.
Like always this place was bustling with activity with everybody that was present moving about and mingling with each other as they watched the ceremony being displayed live for all to see as well as the progress of the participants as they tried to clear each elimination round.
Currently the three-day limit of the first elimination round was about to run out and most of the participants were already reaching the finish line.
Apart from Arran, Terrence and Renee, and her sister Daphne, none of the other participants had been able to clear the first round in record time and of the remaining participants left, the fastest to clear the first round had been those that were in the top twenty among the seeded participants for this ceremony. The thing was that even if they were the fastest to clear the first round apart from the first four, the time in between was not that far apart and they co
Inside the mountain where darkness was predominant, there lurked different dangers that had taken various forms. One could not know nor could they ever expect what could jump out of the dark corners of the tunnels to hunt you and sometimes before you even knew it you were already the prey of some unknown creature.But in these tunnels, the status of the hunter and the prey was not always certain. One moment you could be the hunter in the dark using your sharp teeth to sever the life of some unsuspecting prey and in the next moment, you could have fallen under the chilling blade of the one you previously considered to be prey.That was how it was for the trio... Terrence, Renee, and Daphne.As they wandered inside the tunnels trying to figure what their purpose was in here, they constantly suffered under the attacks of the indigenous occupants of the mountain.Most of these attacks they dealt with swiftly and without mercy, striking fear into the brutal mi
It has been more than an hour since the first of the other participants entered into the mountain and more than three hours since Arran had started his hunt for more tokens.Currently in the mountain, one could hear the occasional ruckus caused by people fighting. there were sounds of explosions whose tremors would leave the mountain shaking with some loose dirt falling from the walls.Sometimes while walking through the tunnels you could also hear the sound of Direbeasts roaring as well as the voices of other participants as they engaged in mortal combat with their enemies echoing through the tunnels.At this point in the second round, it was already a given that some of the participants would either be lucky or unlucky to come across those nests of Direbeasts where the tokens were placed. Provided that those participants who stumbled into the nest were strong enough, then it would not be a surprise that these people would already know about the requirements ne
Smack!!A loud smack resounded in the area as Eris hit her forehead in exasperation.She was currently cursing at Arran right now."Damn that Arran, he is at it again! Why does he have to goof around all the time especially on such a very important moment like right now?""He should be getting ready to ambush those participants when they least expected it while also taking this opportunity to get to know their abilities. At the very least he should know the number of opponents he is about to face right!"Charmy at some point in time had gotten her hands on some food and she was eating away happily in relish.During these three days that the ceremony has been underway, it was not as if everybody would be glued constantly in front of the screen watching the activities of the participants. Naturally, it was expected that the people in the audience would take a break occasionally to rest as they would get something to eat and take care of themse
Arran stood up from his position on the floor and languidly stretched his body like a cat. He flexed his muscles to get rid of any stiffness before started to make his way towards the tunnel in front.As Arran got closer to the cave, he could hear voices coming from the front, and by listening to the voices he was able to tell that there were three people currently moving around in that cave. Arran could not tell if there was anybody else that had not spoken but it was all the same anyway.Arran was relieved.To be honest, Arran was under a lot of pressure right now.As he had started his training relatively late, most of his peers were much stronger than he was. Even if he had supreme talent that would make sure Arran was able to quickly catch up to the level of strength of his peers, Arran still needed time for that to happen and as it stood, Arran had no had enough time to train his strength.Even if Arran had the reality dungeon, like it was me
"How about I come back once you're done with your business hmm."Hearing the words that just came out of Arran's mouth right now stunned the three participants who were just about to fight right now and they looked at themselves in confusion. they were wondering what was going on right now and more importantly they wanted to know who this clown was that was messing with them like this.Immediately, as if the three of them had already discussed it previously, Winston spoke up as the three of them suddenly moved."Hold it right there!"As Arran was stepping back into the tunnel leading to the cave, he suddenly heard a loud shout and before he knew it he was already surrounded by Winston and his group.Arran did not panic and he still had a calm look on his face as he looked at the three of them who had surrounded him.He asked them, "What is the meaning of this? I thought you were busy with your own stuff and I was going to leave you to it so
In the eyes of Winston, Jerry, and Paul, Arran was prey. One that had big fat and juicy meat that would be enough for each of them even if they shared him equally between themselves.Their gazes burned and the three of them got ready to attack Arran at any moment.Arran was already surrounded and there was nowhere for him to go so he couldn't escape even if he wanted to... not that he was intending on doing so in the first place. This situation was just right for him since he was already prepared to rob them of their own token in the first place. Them taking the initiative to rob him of his made it easier for Arran and it also helped that he would not have any guilt on his conscience for defending himself as a bonus.Still, there was something about this situation that unnerved Arran and made him uncomfortable.Seeing three grown men surrounding another man like this in a dark tunnel, for some reason Arran pictured the scene of a bunch of hoodlums harassi
The battle had started and things had developed rapidly.Before anybody knew it a few moves were exchanged. Winston attacked Arran with his spear which Arran parried and was about to counterattack but unexpectedly, because of the excess amount of power behind the spear attack, Arran was not able to fully withstand the attack and he had to retreat which ended with him being sent flying into the air.This was followed up with another attack with Arran, one that did not give Arran any space to dodge especially since he was up in the air without any means to leverage on and avoid the attack. The only thing that Arran could do was put up a hasty defense by crossing his sword before him and hope that he was strong enough to withstand this blow... but that seemed unlikely.From the waves of pressure that Arran was receiving from this technique, Arran knew that he was not going to be able to block this attack. Should he forcefully try to withstand it with his current st
Why indeed did this happen?Naturally, everybody wanted to know the answer to this question.To be honest, nobody expected the outcome of this battle to turn out like this. Right from the very beginning, with the first attack that Winston had launched, it could be said that he and his teammates had possessed the initiative in this battle. Everything was heading their way and a sequence of follow-up attacks had been prepared to react in accordance with the progress of the battle.Winston, Paul, and Jerry were quite strong and it was because of their strength that they understood the level one had to be if they wanted to qualify to participate in this ceremony. Naturally, they wouldn't underestimate anybody that was participating in this ceremony with them since each and every participant would definitely possess sufficient strength to be here.This was why from the get-go, Winston and his teammates had used their most formidable combination attack to deal