"What just happened?" Odile asked her little sister.
"I don't know, everything happened so fast."
Both sisters couldn't see what Orion and Aurora did because of how fast their attack was.
Even Tengen and his wife couldn't keep up with the speed of Orion's attack. The same went for the gargoyles as well.
A few minutes ago, the gargoyles had seen Orion and his phoenix hovering in front of them, but before they could blink, Orion and his phoenix had vanished, and the next thing they knew, they were feeling tiny sparks of electricity coursing through their bodies and shutting down their hearts.
The attack had been so fast that they barely had any time to react or protect themselves before their hearts shut down.
Odile and Odetta didn't know what Orion did exactly, but they were glad to see that he had successfully progressed to the next round of the tournament.
On the screen, they could see him meeting up with some of the other students who had successfully completed the first round of the tournament.
Odetta expected the second round to begin immediately since Orion had finally joined the other students. But to her surprise, nothing was happening, and all the other contestants just stood in one place.
Looking closely, it seemed like they were waiting for someone else, but who could it be?
Wasn't it the prince?
The prince had joined them already, so the contestants shouldn't have any reason to remain in their current location, they should be progressing to the next stage of the competition.
This was what Odetta was thinking, but because she didn't want to think about it too much, she decided to ask Tengen instead.
"Papa, why hasn't the second round started?"
Tengen was about to say something, but before he could say anything, Odile opened her mouth to speak. "That is because only thirty students are allowed to progress to the next stage, and right now, there are only twenty of them."
Odetta nodded her head at her sister's words. She easily understood what her sister was talking about, so she remained calm and watched as Orion and a few other students communicated with each other.
On the screen, they could see the names of the top ten contestants that had the highest number of points so far.
Of course, the contestants could see this as well and not everyone was happy to see their rankings.
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#1:- Lilith {299}
#2:- Orion {299}
#3:- Aslan {200}
#4:- Luna {167}
#5:- William {166}
#8:- Arthur {151}
#9:- Adrian {150}
"How does it feel to tame a phoenix bird?"
"Amazing," Orion replied and noticed that the beasts Adrian, Arthur, and Aslan tamed were all higher than a rank nine beast.
Adrian tamed a wyrmling, Arthur tamed a winged seahorse, and Adrian tamed a griffin.
Although all three magical beasts were transcendent magical beasts like Aurora, none of them were as strong as her.
A few minutes later, the remaining contestants had arrived, and now, there were thirty of them in total. Robin-chan had also been waiting for them.
Noticing that they were complete, Robin began to explain everything they needed to know.
"Congratulations on being the lucky few to make it to the second round. As you already know, the second round will be divided into five different elemental zones, starting with the inferno zone and ending with the dark zone."
He continued. "The inferno zone is just as the name suggests. It's a vast, burning wasteland filled with dangerous obstacles for you to overcome.
Just like the first round, the materials you might need are already in the item box you have with you. Your objective is simple, all you have to do is go through the portal behind me, slay monsters, and find the next portal," She explained, and a magical portal appeared out of thin air.
The magical portal was like a huge standing mirror, with the surface of the mirror, glowing with a bright white light.
Robin was about to explain a few more things, but she noticed a student raising his hand.
She nodded her head and permitted him to speak. "Do we get points based on how many monsters we kill?"
"Yes, but remember, only sixteen of you will be able to qualify for the final round, so this round is not just about killing monsters, it's also about making use of your time wisely."
The students nodded their heads in understanding and Robin explained a few more things that she believed they needed to know.
"Okay, everyone, that will be all. Goodbye and good luck," She informed the students, and everyone mounted their beasts.
One after the other, they all entered the portal.
Orion and Aurora went into the portal as well and the first thing they noticed was the vast wasteland filled with burning lava pits, explosive geysers, and rivers of molten lava.
Orion looked around and noticed that he was the only one in this zone. There was no other student nearby. But because he didn't want to waste any more time, Orion swiftly took a look at his map to determine exactly where the next portal would be...
In less than a minute, he had located the portal on the map, and he swiftly held the reins of his phoenix.
Aurora flapped her wings and lifted her body from the floor with Orion balancing himself on the saddle.
In front of them, Orion and Aurora could see a sea of flames, but this was not all, as they could also see a couple of flaming caves, lava bridges, and magma fall.
The magma fall was like a waterfall, but instead of water, there was magma in it.
However, since they were not here for sightseeing, Orion and Aurora continued to aim for their primary target which happened to be the portal.
The portal was currently about four hundred meters away from them, but after flying for a couple of minutes, they finally noticed a nest of lava wyrms in front of them.
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A/N:- Thank you so much for the super gift and golden tickets.