Alec, level 550, class: [Divine Delusion · Blazing Flame Mage].
Miro, level 550, class: [Divine Delusion · Shipbreaker Warrior].
Felix, level 550, class: [Divine Delusion · Shadow's Sting].
These three were the strongest among the other seven contestants.
Their four core attributes were the highest, their levels were the highest, and their reputations were the greatest.
The remaining four contestants were all above levels 520 to 530.
Ordinarily, a small town should have selected five contestants to advance, but because there were too few participants—only eight—the rules had been altered.
Only two contestants could emerge victorious.
There was no helping this rule change.
With these contestants all above level 500 taking part, other job-changers who wanted to enter did not even dare to sign up.
With so few contestants, the number of qualifying spots naturally had to be reduced. That was an official requirement, and there was nothing they could do about it.
If the number of advancing contestants remained fixed regardless of how many people entered, then if only five or four contestants participated, would there even be any need to compete? They could simply advance directly.
Thus, the rules of the Citizen Qualification Trials could change at any time; only the officials had the final say.
The seven contestants looked at Ling Zhan with frightening expressions.
It was as though they had spotted a delicious pastry.
If they drew this human as their opponent later, it meant they had already won and were guaranteed a place in the final four.
After all, none of the other four contestants wanted to face those three highest-level competitors.
Yet...
The three highest-level contestants all had connections to Will.
That was right. Alec, Felix, and Miro were all Will's friends.
Felix was a female Bearfolk, broad-shouldered and round-waisted, standing a full three