The killing intent instantly knocked out many contestants who had just awakened from the illusions... They collapsed to the ground like corpses.
Facing this terrifying killing intent, the trio from the ancient castle gritted their teeth and crawled forward through the main hall.
Doctor Gels was certain that even in the face of such a trial, that captain should be able to pass through relatively easily... But what was going on with Nan Xiaonan? Could she also withstand such terrifying killing intent with ease?
Damn it... If I had known we would face something like this, I shouldn't have held back out of pride and picked up more things from behind that temporary captain when we were heading to Elf Village.
In the past, Doctor Gels had felt that picking up too much would be hard to justify. Now, he only regretted that he hadn't picked things up fast enough!
On the upper floor of the first building in the Second Stage, atop a raised platform, an old man with white hair that fell to the ground sat cross-legged.
Below, the killing intent enveloping the contestants was clearly being released from this old man... He was one of the two Sanctuary mages responsible for guarding Princess Carol's Palace—the mage who had been slapped straight into the ground by Dragon Empress Hilda.
Of course, being slapped into the ground looked quite serious, but it had actually only caused superficial injuries... The wounds were to his pride.
"Looks like you intend to vent all your dissatisfaction from this period on these youngsters."
Before long, another Sanctuary mage slowly walked over.
At King Amos's request... and perhaps also due to the deterrence of Empress Hilda, these two Sanctuary mages had unusually left their original posts today to support the national tournament selection.