Yet that "whoosh" notification sound was exceptionally clear—so clear that it seemed to have come from nearby. "Over there."
Aurora raised a hand and pointed at a screen not far away. Dark turned to look and saw that it was also displaying the Dwarf warrior Pritt.
"It's being broadcast across the entire city?"
No sooner had that thought crossed Dark's mind than a glaring red symbol—"0"!—suddenly appeared over Pritt's image.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"
The notification sounds rang out in rapid succession as the red symbol flashed repeatedly. Then the entire screen suddenly went black.
The projection atop the Red and Blue Restaurant did not go out.
Only the projection on the wall went dark for several seconds.
Looking more closely, one could see that the Dwarf warriors' points had also turned into a "0."
"Does this mean their points have been reset to zero?" Dark's heart stirred as realization dawned on him.
Since the start of today's match, the first contestant whose points had dropped to zero had finally appeared.
Dwarf warrior Pritt had been eliminated!
In an area not too far from the Red Restaurant, Dwarf warrior Pritt stood with both hands braced on his knees, his face ashen.
After the earlier massive melee, all twelve contestants from the Public Magic Armor Academy had gathered once.
But after exchanging information, they discovered that none of them were doing very well. Although their maneuvers had cost the Kingdom Royal Academy a great many points, they had suffered losses as well. And before encountering the Kingdom Royal Academy, they had unfortunately been ambushed by other academies.
In the final tally, the Public Magic Armor Academy's losses were only slightly lower than those of the Kingdom Royal Academy.
But factoring in their initial twelve-point disadvantage, the Public Magic Armor Academy was still