Chapter 269: Unfazed (1/2)

Rudra was at floor 35 , when the first participant missed to beat the clock at floor 50. Rudra as a contestant was naturally unaware of how others were performing , however if he did know , he would have been very shocked at the level of performance everyone was giving.

In the mock rounds , he himself only reached level 51. Hence without a month of training , it was basically what he could have managed too. It was to be noted that he had much higher stats and levels than the one eliminated , however it was still a matter to be taken to mind. The world stage was not easy.

Rudra though , was unaware , even when he would fail to beat the clock , he would only be teleported outside and shown his score. Only when everyone's challenge ended , would he know if he won or lost.

There was no benchmark to overcome , there was no gaurantee , that if you clear this floor you will win gold medal. Every floor you needed to give your best and hope that it was enough to win the medal.

But the masses started to drop out in the fifties , many many contenders failing the 51-57 range. Meanwhile , Neatwit and Parallax had successfully completed level 59 and we're heading to level 60 , while Hammerhead and Rabada were going strong at 57.

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Derek Ray : another one bites the dust Lee , the Scott could not beat the clock , level 55 seems like the doom of players , 15 have failed to cross it now.

Lee Dixon: absolutely Derek , between level 51-57 74 contenders have been eliminated , the players find it very challenging to maneuver through.

Derek Ray : Well , we now have medal favourites , In the first place is the Irish enigma 'Parallax' , currently at level 61 , he is the leader of the tower climbing group.

Lee Dixon : What a player Derek , this guy only now faces monsters comparable to his level , at level 61 , monsters between level 80-90 spawn on the floor. Will he make it to level 71?

Derek Ray : We don't know that yet Lee , however close behind him we have the Japanese player , Neatwit. What about him Lee , the guy is barely level 68 , however his skills can put the level 82 parallax to shame. Truly a excellent player.

Lee Dixon : He is a favourite for bronze Derek , but I think the 60's will be his deathbed , in such a short time , to clear the floors with monsters 15 levels above you , impossible.

Derek Ray : What you said holds true for even Hammerhead and Rabada , the 60's , who will go how far? How will clench the medals amongst these four? It all comes down to them !

Lee Dixon : Ughhh , I think ur mistaken there Derek , there are 5 contenders still climbing the tower , Shakuni is still at level 47!

Derek Ray : ..... , My apologies , what in the world is that guy doing? , AI please cut the feed to player Shakuni.

The feed changed from parallax to Shakuni.

The clock was ticking down , apparently he had cleared all the monsters on the floor , and had about 30 seconds left till the clock reset. He was squatting on the floor , with his sword in hand , seemingly just watching the clock tick down.

Derek Ray : He has cleared the floor , but is waiting for the last moment to climb ... Do you understand the reason behind this approach Lee?

Lee Dixon : No Derek , seems useless waste of time to me!

Derek Ray : We will cut back to him if he makes it into the 60's , no point in looking at him as it sits right now. Let's go back to parallax.