After two days off, the second round of the competition was about to begin, and the final rankings for the first round had been released.
Jia Xiu's time of 3 minutes and 44 seconds earned him fifth place, which was better than expected, considering he'd run into a few mishaps along the way.
Ram placed 34th with a time of 5 minutes and 18 seconds. Of all the contestants who passed, he'd subdued the Hellhound the fastest—he'd grabbed it by the throat in one move. The time he spent was all on comparing its symptoms and deciding which healing spell to use.
Jia Xiu thought that if Ram had simply picked a healing spell by instinct, he could probably have broken the record.
Still, it was good to follow the rules and solve the problem properly. Even with Strong Luck on your side, if you wanted to achieve something, you had to at least take the first step yourself. You still needed the skills to back it up.
As for Mia, she placed 113th with a time of 10 minutes and 32 seconds. Most of her time had been spent waiting for the infection to take effect. Though her ranking was just over one hundred, it was still comfortably in the upper half.
A total of 252 people passed the first round, less than half of all the contestants.
Every one of Ukemak's militarized "professional contestants" passed.
As for Saint Dero, eighty percent of the students who'd come had already been eliminated.
They were now scattered throughout Thaldarian, carrying out the most fundamental purpose of their visit.
A government-funded vacation.
During this time, Saint Dero's students had become some of the most popular people in the city.
Every shop was eager to welcome them:
They were practically the perfect customers