Chapter 140 - Entering the Last Ten Floors. (2/2)

Krune then approached Lofa and helped to recover from her injuries. Fortunately, it wasn't anything serious. Shinja then came close with a serious face.

”Krune, had you notice that there were way too many contestants than the previous floors?”

Krune agreed with Shinja, he also thought it strange.

”Yes, the number competing for the slots was much higher than any of the previous 89 floors.”

Tasier then said.

”I think it is quite obvious, we are now inside the 91st level, which means that the last ten floors are now going to be used. If I was the power behind this, I would also increase the difficulty at the end of the test. They probably drastically reduced the number of doors and slots from the 90th to the 91st floor.”

Krune, Shinja, and Lofa agreed with Tasier's thought.

”That means that Ao and the others probably got in the same situation as we did. It's just that they were the ones defending.”

Either way, Krune's wasn't much worried about Ao, Arlan, or Shinja. If things get out of hand, he was sure that at least the three of them could enter a slot and defend it by themselves.

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On Ao's group side, things had turned out as Krune predicted. Although they were able to hold the place until the door activated, right after it happened, lots of contestants charged at them. Ao then immediately gave then an order to enter the slots and try to defend it. There was no way that they could hold so many enemies.

Joty's group understood that as well and didn't complain, they know that the second team plan is over even before starting. They then immediately entered a slot, they might not be able to keep it, but they were determined to try.

Arlan was feeling troubled, though. His fiance might be part of the Divine Swords Sect too, but she definitely isn't at Joty's level. She probably won't be able to hold her slot in the end, even Joty will have a hard time doing so, if he does at all. But there was no time to think, the enemy would be there in just a few seconds.

Mina noticed him looking at her and smiled. She then sent him a Divine Sense message.

”No need to worry about me, if I can't hold back, I will just give up and leave. I doubt anyone will try to fight me while I'm leaving, they need to conserve energy for their own fights, after all.”

She then entered one of the slots, Arlan gave her a final look and did the same.

In the end, the situation turned out exactly as predicted as well. It's not like a miracle could happen to start with. Except for Joty, who was lucky enough not to be paired against someone too strong, all the others were defeated inside their slots, Mari included. They then gave up and left their slot voluntarily.

Their opponents could have pressed forward to try to kill then, but every single one knows that as soon as Mari, Mina, and the others leave, their own 10 minutes of defense will start. It would be idiotic to spend even a bit extra of spiritual energy just to finish them off.

Arlan, who was playing with his opponent, kept his attention focused in the direction that Mina left and let out a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the late ones couldn't waste their time and energy on them defeated ones, they need that for their own challenges. Not to mention that they also need to fight to see who will be the one entering the slot to challenge the defensors.

Except for Joty, this was the end of the test for everyone else who wasn't part of Krune's group.

Ao, Arlan, Yusa, and Joty finally kept their defenses tightly until the 10 minutes were over, and they were sent to the next level. They were the only ones on the other side, though. The other slots were still in the middle of the fight, and it would take some time for the next one to come through their door.

”Mina and the others are okay, let's leave.”

Joty, Arlan, and Yusa nodded and immediately left to look for the next door. They aren't Krune, their Divine Sense can't reach that far, so they will probably need more time to find it. On the way, Arlan gave Joty a few healing pills since he didn't have an easy time like they did. The second team might have lost most of its members from the very start, but now only the ones with a real chance at passing remaining.

Ten floors are left for the first test to be over, and only monsters will appear from now on.