From Ron in the first batch to Shen Yalan, the last to set off, only five minutes passed.
But for those who started later, those five minutes felt just a little long. After all, according to Crouch's pre-event remarks and the clues they had received, this task lasted only an hour in total.
Viewed that way, five minutes was quite a long time.
The champions were getting a little anxious, and so were the spectators.
The Viewing Screens would not display anything until the last champion entered the water. As a result, they could not see how the champions who had gone ahead were doing.
Many of the perverts and slash fangirls had been beside themselves with excitement when they learned this task would take place underwater-when the viewing location was announced before the event.
There were several handsome men among the champions, to say nothing of the beautiful women. All seven female champions were decidedly above average in looks. The thought of them moving through the water in swimsuits was simply too wonderful!
But now, because the large gap between the highest and lowest scores meant they had to set off in eleven batches, they could not see Elizabeth and Delacour, who had started toward the front, or Krum, Harry, and the others. How could they not be anxious?
Still, five minutes was not that long after all. Once Shen Yalan leaped impatiently into the water, the Viewing Screens in the air finally lit up.
Unlike the Second Task, where they had worked in teams and only seven Viewing Screens had been needed, everyone was acting separately this round, so each of the fourteen champions needed a Viewing Screen of their own.
The large Viewing Screen in the middle was fine, but the smaller Viewing Screens around the edges