The Trials Begin! (II)

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In addition to the youths standing in the middle of the arenas, multiple portals opened revealing groups of various different sizes. Much like Apollo's group, many of the participants were eliminated before even reaching this stage. As such, the numbers were less than 60 percent of the initial value. As of now, they sat approximately 1.8 million participants.

However, this substantial number surprised the staff sitting high above the platforms. With such a large remainder of contestants, they'd have to implement a rather large rapid elimination stage. After all, there were only 30,000 official spots to be handed out. So, only around 2 percent could move along.

Meanwhile, as the youths stood in the arena, changes took place. Unlike before, certain members located above made their move. Moving at a speed that rivaled teleportation, they arrived before the other youths.