Chapter 212: Shattered Delusions
"Winner: Rhain Voss! Advancing to the Top 12!"
Octavius's booming voice thundered across the plaza.
Vanya froze.
Her raised hand hung in the air, her triumphant smile still stretched across her face.
But the words that had just entered her ears made absolutely no sense.
She slowly turned her head toward the elevated stage where High Preceptor Octavius stood, his fierce eyes looking down at her with an expression of pitu.
"W-Why?" Vanya stammered, turning her head toward Octavius with a look of pure confusion. "I pushed him out! I won!"
Octavius repeated again, "Because you have been eliminated, Vanya."
Vanya's mind buzzed.
She spun around to look at the arena — and the blood drained from her face.
Rhain was standing there.
In the exact same position he had occupied at the very start of the match.
He hadn't moved a single inch.
Trembling, Vanya slowly lowered her head to look at her own feet.
