Having so many people arrive interrupted their gloom.
Slowly recovering, they took two steps forward, left the outer balcony, and returned to what counted as the Tower's second floor, watching the people below from there.
Luo Mang rubbed his chin at the sight.
It seemed they still valued their lives.
Between their lives and the exam, their lives mattered more.
Judging by their frantic panting and limping, they had probably sensed the battle while resting and forced their battered bodies to the Tower for shelter.
They were in a hurry, and people were jostling one another. There weren't that many of them, but they had all happened to arrive at the same time.
This was the exam registration point, so there were bound to be guards.
Even if there weren't, Konoha would be responsible if they were injured after entering this place. In the Forest of Death, they would have only themselves to blame.
Being a ninja naturally meant playing things smart.
"Hah... hah..."
"We're safe now, right?"
"Probably. This is where we turn in the mission, so there must be a judge. The judge definitely won't be weak. We... we should survive."
Everyone-or rather, everyone down below-was counting their blessings.
The judge responsible for checking their submissions hadn't gone out. He had stayed quietly at his workstation and had no idea what had happened outside. The sudden arrival of so many people surprised him.
"What's going on? You came here without collecting them?"
His words were like a stone tossed into a pond, instantly sending the surrounding crowd into an uproar.
"Come on! Two enormous Summoning Beasts are fighting in the Forest of Death! How were we supposed to stay there?"
"I'd only rested for five minutes before I opened my bloodshot eyes and started running. I only just