We had seen how three of the rixis tribes had fared against the wave and the monsters that came with it, but we would now look at how the other races' first day went.
Candidate 1
Hector venules
Age: 33
Main race: Demon hounds
Above a large forest that had many of its trees burned or broken, a battle was raging between a pack of demon hounds and another creature.
The creature was a large scorpion-like monster who had six yellow eyes and a dark blue carapace armour that covered its body.
The scorpion also has three tails with a stinger on each of its tails that had a demon hound's body on them pierced right through its body.
The creature was fighting a large pack of demon dogs now after a few were killed, numbering seventeen and still fighting strong.
The problem with being so big and fighting many creatures at once is that it took a lot of energy out of you, so the large creature couldn't hold on much longer.
The hounds were relentless in their absolute destruction of anything in their path that was currently this monster, so they kept attacking.
Eventually, the hounds found the gaps in the armour and soon ripped the creature apart and feasting on the inside that its armoury held within.
Behind the scorpion about a mile away was a large blizzard that blocked the multiple frozen creatures from getting in, such as this monster who died.
The wave was a really good thing for the dogs as most things they came across they crushed, so food wasn't going to be a problem for a while.
Candidate 2
Nancy Little
Age: 41
Main race: Little blues
In the frozen lands that these little guys lived in, not much had changed, which was torture for them as there was nothing they could do.
They didn't have any recourse to use their intellect on, and all they had was food and a safe place to stop them from being eaten.
But that got old after a while, and the monsters that wanted in would eventually get in, and these little blue knew that.
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They were most likely the most intelligent of all of the candidate races, but they were trapped within their biome and wouldn't survive if they even got out of it.
They had so many ideas and creations they wanted to do but couldn't because of their start in life. All they could hope for was for something to change in their favour.
As for the wave, it didn't affect them. All it did was give the creatures outside the blizzard more things to fight against.
Candidate 3
Ida Kerry
Age: 29
Main race: Venoids
The venoids were a bit on edge lately as they were exploring in their large groups, and they realized that further down in the ocean. The ocean life got larger and scarier, so they decided to stay where they were and try to understand their surroundings more.
They also made sure to stay away from the deep and dark space of water as, on an instinctual level, they know that what was in there wasn't good.
When the wave came, they struggled at the start of the first day, but towards the end of the day, they managed to pick themselves up and fight off the enemy that came.
They were attacked by squids and schools of fish. And all kinds of wild and weird underwater life that lived in the oceans of Ludum Mundi.
Candidate 4
Name: Gabriela Campos
Age:22
Main race:Light sprites
Things had gotten better for the light sprite after the termites left, but they made sure to stay on guard, which was good for them as the wave came soon after.
The wave affected the light spirits mentally as they didn't like the fact of killing innocent creatures who were forced to act this way.
Some of the creatures they were fighting used to play with, and only their most loyal companions stayed on their side, but there wasn't much they could do.
They fought to the best of their abilities, and with the help of their flight and companions, they managed to survive the first day.
This would, however, become a sad reality for them that they would every year have to kill creatures of the world to survive.
Candidate 5
Name:Chase stone
Age:21
Main race: Giant owls
In the large trees where the owls lived, they were having a hard time dealing with the wave as when it started, they were still fighting the centipedes.
Now the owls had to fight against two forces, and it wasn't looking good as their numbers dropped with only their evolutions helping them to survive.
Since they had the monster system, some of the owls and flaming wings could freeze the ground around them and many more types of evolutions.
The normally chill and relaxed chase was shaking as he watched the battle go on as he realized now how close to death he was.
"Aw, man, come on, guys, just kill those stupid bugs and finish off the wave!"-Chase
Candidate 6
Name: Naya Kabir
Age: 34
Main race: Weaver queens
In the web-covered forest of the weaver queen, the spider race was having a non-stop feast as, for some reason, prey kept coming towards them.
The spiders were easily dealing with the wave and saw it as more of a free meal than something to survive against.
When the prey came, the mothers usually spun a web and trapped it before sucking out the juice, or their children would swarm and devour it, leaving only bones.
Candidate 7
Name:Wagner Hoffman
Age:55
Main race:Draconic fledglings
The Lizard men had a fairly normal time with the wave, neither being on the losing nor winning side, but it seemed they were making good progress.
Because of their creator's skill, they did alright overall against most things, so nothing really worried them, and so they went about killing anything in their swamp.
Candidate 8
Name:Hyun jee Park
Age: 27
Main race:Ever-swarm
The swarm had been taken off guard by the wave, but with the help of the queen, he quickly switched on and destroyed their enemy with overwhelming people and numbers.
The swarm took the biomass they collected to allow them to create stronger and better versions of themselves to continue the fight against the prey that they despise.
This was also a good chance for the swarm to learn how to fight better against certain types of creatures, which would help in the future.
Candidate 9
Name: Evaline Sato
Age:19
Main race:Ocean lords
The shark men were having a great time with an absolute blast as non-stop enemies came at them for them to crush and kill.
They thought this was just a non-stop party for them that would be for three days, and they could have as much fun as they wanted.
They had gotten a bit bored recently as they prefer to fight instead of explore, which they still did but at a slow pace.
The wave gave them a chance to stretch their legs and relieve some of the boredom they felt since there wasn't much that could challenge them so far.
So overall, it seemed each race was handling the first day differently, with some doing well while others struggled, but it was still only the first day.
We would have to see which races would rise from this occasion and which would fall or even be destroyed because of it.