The battlefield that appeared chaotic a few minutes ago appeared relatively quiet. Countless corpses of demon beasts could be seen covering the area.
Even a blind person could tell the difference between the battlefield now and a few minutes ago. A silence had descended on the area, as no one was present here.
However, that was not true. Two figures could be seen standing there, looking at the pile of corpses they had created. An army of undead could be seen guarding the area around them.
"I think we should stop now, said the one with a blue pattern on his mask. As he yawned, his eyes constantly blinked," begging him for rest.
"Bro, it was boring. It might have been engaging a year ago, but now there is no meaning to it," commented the one with the red skull pattern.
"Let's wait; I believe it will be over soon enough," said Rishi as he closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Vinay stood there for two hours before everyone was eliminated. The remaining participants were also teleported out.
They appeared outside together when others saw the two odd ones among them. It was hard for them to believe these two would be able to move on to the next round.
The other strange thing was that the trial had ended very quickly. No one among the participants had guessed something like that would happen.
"Look at these two weirdos; I can't believe they survived," commented a girl as he pointed out the two masked figures. One was supporting his partner while his partner was rubbing his eyes.
One with a blue-skull mask stretched his hands as he assessed his surroundings. He was struggling to fully wake up.
"They must have hidden somewhere and were lucky enough to survive," commented the boy from the same group.
"Two losers; they are lucky they didn't appear before me. I would have eliminated them in the blink of an eye," said another person from the crowd, which made others around him chuckle.
If this were any other time, Rishi would have ignored them, but he was in a half-awake state and didn't have full control of his mind. Their remarks not only bothered him but also disturbed him.
Their laughs only fueled his anger. Out of insecurity, he pointed toward the boy who made fun of him. Multiple black chains appeared out of nowhere and approached the boy.
His eyes widened in surprise. He wanted to dodge, but it was already too late; he was caught in them. The next moment, he found himself being dragged by them.
Chains bound him tightly, making him suffer in the process. He felt shivers all over his body. When he opened his eyes, he saw eyes filled with killing intent that made him faint.
"What has he done to Atul?" said one of the team members.
"He is not moving; attack him. How dare he ambush him in broad daylight? The remaining members charged at him.
Soon after the previous scene was repeated, they found themselves bound in chains. Their eyes widened in surprise, and their mouths stretched long enough to fit a human hand.
"Why do these bugs keep coming at me?" said Rishi as he looked at the four members trying to attack him.
"Help us." The members asked for help from the following group: Many participants responded to their plea and encircled Rishi.
Vinay stood beside him, looking at the bunch of idiots who were asking for death; he had never seen such suicidal people. He took out his 'Book of Contracts' and raised his staff, ready to instant-cast his ultimate spell if they dared to attack.
Multiple participants charged at them. A circular ring appeared around them. Countless black chains appeared from it and bound multiple opponents; others joined together and formed multiple hands.
Vinay raised his staff, and a black sun appeared in the sky above him. Next, it blasted into multiple small black-colored orbs and approached the battlefield as his staff approached the floor.
His staff was just about to touch the floor when he found that his spell had disappeared. The death element itself had disappeared. Similar things happened with other spells.
Everyone found themselves submerged in the lake of water. They lost control of their bodies and started spinning. Everyone was helpless against it. "Enough! Everyone stop."
A voice appeared that took everyone by surprise. A figure of a blue-eyed mature lady appeared. Her long, white hair danced in the moving wind.
She had a mature body with ample curves. They were revealed even more due to her tight dress. Even in the formal dress, she made every man breathless.
The next moment, the water disappeared, and the participants fell. Only a few could regain control of their bodies mid-air and land softly.
Rishi and Vinay were among the select group of five that could regain control of their bodies.
The earlier sleepy expression of Rishi had dissipated. He was awake now, looking at the gorgeous lady before him.
She approached him, walking gracefully. A pair of blue-colored spectacles could be seen on her spectacular face. Halting five meters from him, she asked, "Don't you know the rules? Why did you start fighting?
The participants stood quietly as if someone had put glue in their mouths. One of them tried to act over-smart; he stepped forward and replied, "Mam, this guy with the blue skull mask attacked a group. We were helping them."
A cold presence dissipated on the shoulders of the boy. He kneeled on the ground the next moment. "Are you saying you will break the rules if others break them? Would you jump off the cliff if others did? Don't you have common sense?"
She then stared at others, ignoring the boy. "One of you explained everything to me in detail." She pointed at a group of girls who had not participated in the fight before.
A girl with a brown-colored ponytail stepped forward wearing a combat suit. She started crying, not hiding anything. She pointed at Rishi and a boy who appeared to be fainting.
The woman heard everything before her eyes fell on the masked boy. She was surprised when she saw the scene that had taken place just a few moments ago.
She saw him holding back multiple opponents without even lifting his hands. "You explain yourself why you attacked that boy. You will be punished if you don't give a proper answer."
Rishi looked at her fearlessly, making direct eye contact with her, which further surprised her. It's been a while since someone of his age dared to stare at her.
"Are you dumb?" she asked.
"I was in a half-awake state at that time when I heard him badmouthing me in a low voice. All I did was use my chains to bring him closer to me so I could hear him. I am always open to criticism," he replied shamelessly.
"However, the boy was too shocked; he fainted. His other teammates, instead of helping him charge at me, I stopped them from breaking the rules by binding them." He added acting innocent, the more bullshit he sprouted the more confident he became.
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