PUSSHHH!!!
The Magi instantly burst like a balloon, his meat and guts all over the place.
The young girl saw this and screamed. She turned around and tried to run away.
"No! help me. I don't want to die. I don't want to..."
PUSSHHH!!!
She, too, blew up from the contraction of the red chains around her body.
Their blood and organs were scattered all over the ground—a meat chuck here, an eyeball there—and even their heads had cracked up unevenly.
And it had all happened effortlessly on the part of the red chain.
Even the bones caused no obstruction whatsoever to the strangulation.
Unlike the others, who couldn't see the red chains, Lenny could, as a result of the Satan system.
It had burst them like balloons.
Lenny could not help but look at his own body.
Those same red chains were about him.
The sudden deaths of the first participant and her fighter had certain effects on the crowd.
One of the participants instantly broke down on his knees in tears and panic. "I don't want to die! I don't want to die!"
Another one stepped forward, "Elder, I don't want to be Alpha anymore, can't I still..."
PUSSHHH!!!
PUSSHHH!!!
The moment he said that, he also burst like a balloon, as did the Minatour fighter close to him.
This time around, the popping had been even closer, leaving blood, guts, and meat to stain most of the crowd.
That particular fellow's body splattered so wide that the eyeball from the socket got stuck on Victor's face like lasagna from a good fight.
Naturally, this made the boy panic a bit, his breathing became erratic, and his palms became sweaty.
A normal reaction for a fearful child
Then again, in a situation where the only other option was death, it was not a surprise that the boy was panicking so much.
However, Lenny immediately grabbed his arm and said, "Hey, don't worry, Victor! It will be okay.
His words came across as comforting.
However, truth be told, Lenny felt as if he was comforting himself more than he was comforting Victor.
After all, at the moment, he had no magic, and without magic, he would not be able to pass this test.
However, Lenny was not going to give up now.
He tried many things.
In his head, he tried pleading with the Satan System, begging it, and even promising to take on more missions, but it was all the same.
No matter how much he tried, he just could not activate his own magic.
The magic tag was there, but it was grayed out, with the timer of a month beside it.
It was like he had never unlocked it in the first place.
Lenny frowned tightly.
In his mind, he opted for yet another option.
Meanwhile, Zod addressed them.
"As you can see, just voicing that you no longer desire to participate is already a reason for your disqualification. From now on, you are only allowed to move forward.
A step back will only mean death. You, children of brave and great Alpha, know this and remember it well. To be Alpha is to carry not just the burdens of the pack on your shoulders but also the burdens of the primordial beast.
Understand that this is your new reality."
After saying this, he motioned for the next person to step forward towards the crystal.
It was a young boy.
He panicked as he walked forward, and the blood and guts about the place did not help at all with his confidence.
After all, every step was accompanied by the mushy feel of wet flesh underneath his shoes, and every step was a reminder that the people who had just died had once called him brother.
It was as if their squishy flesh under his feet was a beacon, calling for him to join them in their now worthless existence.
Every step forward was excruciating torture for the mind—a kind of psychological attack of sorts.
Especially because all eyes were now focused on him.
After all, the first person had died.
The gaze of all in the arena was plastered on his back, and he frowned so hard that he was about to break down in tears.
Ironically, his fighter was the rhino head man Lenny had confronted before the start of the event.
The rhino head man turned to the boy, and the boy nodded at him.
He took a deep breath, and then he placed his hand on the crystal, closing his eyes and applying his magic to it.
Instantly, the crystal glowed a bright yellow color.
He opened his eyes and chuckled a bit.
The boy by his side also laughed in joy.
It was obviously a heavy burden on their shoulders, and that yellow light from the crystal was a reward that they deserved.
"Yellow!" Zod announced, and his tone was that of someone who was not in the least bit impressed.
Surprisingly, so were the guards.
Lenny did not understand what was going on and turned to ask Moses.
"Is yellow bad?"
Moses nodded. "It's not exactly bad, but it's not good either. You see, the crystal is not a measurement of power. Although not advised, one could still be an acolyte and pass this test."
"Huh?" Lenny was confused about this. He thought maybe the reason why the first girl had died was because it was a Magi acolyte who was her fighter, but Moses was saying an entirely different thing.
However, Moses saw his confusion and further explained.
"Of course, strength can play a role in it, but what the crystal actually measures once you put your magic in it is the full potential of growth you have.
Anyone under the sky has a peak level they would reach in this life. This is a level that can never be broken through except by divine intervention.
The colors indicate the level of growth he will ever reach in his life. Of course, yellow is the lowest. It means that this man would never surpass the ..."
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