Second Area, Great Dungeon.
The remaining teams gathered inside the ruins of a collapsed stone structure rising from the swamp. The place had likely once been some kind of watchtower before time and monsters reduced it to broken walls and sinking floors. Even now, dark water slowly seeped through cracks in the stone while gray mist drifted through the open spaces.
The atmosphere among the awakeners was heavy.
Earlier in the Trial, every team had been confident. Some had even believed Lord Isaac's team would eventually exhaust itself while fighting stronger monsters.
Now nobody thought that way anymore.
Lord Qizhal's team had already been eliminated.
Lord Bella's team was missing, likely haven eliminated.
The remaining teams were injured, exhausted, and far more cautious than before.
Zahard stood near the center of the ruined structure while looking at the gathered leaders.
