But she still obtained a Hermes Temple badge, successfully securing the first ticket.
After handing out that badge, Professor Didi turned to the last two remaining contestants, Aurora and Oli. Once she confirmed that neither intended to challenge, she flew out of the arena and began shooing people away.
When it came to driving people off, she showed absolutely no courtesy.
The professors did not insist on staying either, turning and leaving the temple.
Though both sides had once been colleagues, there was really no old friendship left to reminisce over.
Aside from Professor Kazel, who had arrived earliest and exchanged a few more words with Professor Didi, no one else received any kindness.
Once outside, Dark asked Professor Sylph, "Where is Principal Arte?" Professor Sylph pointed upward, and Dark immediately understood.
As they walked out of the temple, they encountered a new batch of challengers at the entrance. They met face-to-face, passed one another, and nothing happened.
Since early that morning, the Hermes Temple had been handing out badges wholesale, and a full seven had already been distributed. But whether the next challengers could obtain an eighth badge was anyone's guess. After leaving the temple, Dark summoned the [Moon God's Chariot].
With a casual wave of Serena's hand, the carriage compartment expanded. Even with room for four more people, it did not feel crowded in the slightest.
Since the group had already gathered, there was naturally no reason to split up immediately. They decided to continue traveling together and first take a look around Hermes's city.
The carriage gradually picked up speed, heading toward the large shopping mall on the right. The entire city was vast and sparsely populated, exceptionally desolate.
Looking down at the ground, they occasionally spotted people, but they saw gods more often instead.