The Vice President's approval was met with murmurs and gasps from the crowd. Rayn walked confidently towards her section, where her teammates greeted her with a mix of relief and admiration. Aolomon, observing from the sidelines, stared with an evil smile, recognizing a fellow competitor ready to face any challenge head-on.
Kyren and Hiro, standing near the edge of the event hall, exchanged glances.
"What? This Rayn is really crazy. This just keeps getting more intense," Hiro whispered, his heart racing with anticipation.
"Yeah, we will see who's stronger between them now, and hopefully one of them gets eliminated," Kyren agreed, his eyes never leaving the arena.
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The battle between sections 7 and 8 was a close call, with 9 students eliminated from section 7 and 11 from section 8. The next round ended quickly as sections 5 and 6 had pre-determined their participants through a vote before the elimination started.
The only interesting fight before the main event was between sections 3 and 4. They clashed with great synergy, exchanging attacks with strategic precision. Each side anticipated the other's moves, resulting in a half-hour standoff. Finally, a student from section 3 received a fatal strike and rushed to get healed. The GAs of sections 3 and 4 coached from outside the arena as the battle reached a point where everyone was exhausted and unable to perform at their best.
In a desperate move, the students of section 4 started to self-sacrifice, eliminating 2 or 3 students from section 3 for every one of their own. By the end of the battle, 20 students had been eliminated: 14 from section 3 and 6 from section 4.
"Well done batch 4 students, You guys are the best from all batch I watched, this is just the first elimination exam and everyone is giving it all, I'm impressed." Vice president said, but they could see in his eyes that he doesn't even care about anything except from the next match. "Ok let's begin the next round, its getting dark, I don't want to skip a dinner." Vice president sited.
"Okay, Section 1, Section 2, and GA 10th, please come to the arena."
Rayn and her five future guild members stood firm in the middle of the arena with the side of her section, awaiting the beginning of the battle. Meanwhile, GA the 2nd was gearing up, ensuring all his equipment was in working order. Aolomon entered the arena last, his presence commanding attention as he walked slowly.
"Okay, students, we will begin the final round of the elimination round. On the count of three..." the announcer shouted. "Two..." Rayn grasped her wand, ready for the upcoming attacks. "One... FIGHT!"
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Aolomon pointed his finger at Rayn's group, casting a spell that created a small meteor blended with fire and lightning.
Rayn's eyes began to glow with a blinding light as she floated slightly above the ground, preparing a counterattack. Her entire Section 1 team moved to assist her.
GA 2nd stayed low on the very edge of the arena, waiting for the two juggernauts to collide.
When Aolomon's meteor and Rayn's blinding light beam clashed, Rayn's squad quickly cast a barrier around themselves, shielding them from the blast. Meanwhile, Aolomon released more malevolent aura to overpower the explosion.
After the intense encounter, all the students stepped to the edge of the arena, eager to witness the battle between the two GA fighters.
After the dust settled. "Honestly, I've been trying to avoid you, but it seems inevitable." Rayn unscratched.
Aolomon responded, "Well, you're the only one I think can match me in this batch. I want to eliminate you as soon as possible so I can relax and enjoy every sweet moment in this academy."
Aolomon shocked everyone as he released another root from his sleeve.
"A dark root as well? How is this possible?" Kyren exclaimed as Aolomon formed a malefic dark aura around his hands, acting as a sharp blade.
"He's planning for close combat," Zeeha observed.
"Are you ready, Ms. 1st?" Aolomon pointed his blade at Rayn, but with an unexpected twist, GA 2nd suddenly attacked Aolomon, hoping to catch him off guard.
"I thought we were in the same section, Ruzz?" Aolomon asked.
"I'll eliminate both of you here," Ruzz replied, releasing some fire and lightning roots from his equipment.
"You humans should join the other students and watch the show." Aolomon attacked Ruzz, but Ruzz parried with his saber sword, which was blended with Light and Lightning roots.
"Oh! Zeeha, look, 2nd GA has roots like yours," Hiro noticed.
"Yeah, but he releases two different roots at the same time; it's better," Zeeha remarked.
While Ruzz parried Aolomon's attack with his sword, his other hand, equipped with knuckles, began to release fire roots and releases a air pressure at the back of the knuckles to amplify the force of the strike, preparing a counterattack that forced Aolomon to retreat slightly.
"Oh, so you're experimenting with roots and equipment. I'll tear apart all your toys here," Aolomon said, continuing his assault on Ruzz. But Rayn cast a large whirlwind strike, almost knocking both of them out of the arena.
"Not enough, huh?" Rayn thought.
"Damn it, I'm distracted by this pesky human," Aolomon muttered, visibly irritated after being caught off guard by Rayn's attack.
"This will be the end." Aolomon released his dark aura, enveloping the entire arena in darkness, making it impossible for the spectators to see.
In milliseconds, the dark prison dissipated, everyone in the arena began to collapse, except for Rayn and Ruzz. Rayn, catching her breath, noticed that Ruzz's equipment was starting to fail.
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Meanwhile on the crowd side Hiro is confused. "What happened? I just blinked my eyes and everyone is falling off."
"I don't know..." Kyren started to realize how powerful Aolomon is, and also Rayn who stood that terrifying unknown aura.
"Hey, stand up." Rayn cast a healing spell for her squad and section 1 student as much as she can, though her nose began to bleed, indicating she was reaching her limits.
On the other side, Aolomon struggled to hide the fact that he had nothing left, his final attack having drained him.
The real showdown began as Ruzz rushed at Aolomon, both aware they were running out of time. This gave Rayn and her squad an unintentional moment to regroup and prepare for the final confrontation.