After Jake Valentine descended from the main platform without even glancing at his own mark on the wall, the atmosphere in the arena completely changed.
The participants now understood the required level.
Before, many still treated it as a relatively simple initial demonstration. Not anymore. The monstrous crater left by Jake served as an extremely direct reminder of the type of monsters that would participate in that Ritual.
Even so, the process continued.
"Participant number two… Leon Valentine."
A tall man emerged among the participants, calmly walking towards the platform. Unlike Jake, Leon possessed an excessively refined presence.
His black hair was perfectly styled, his clothes almost obsessively aligned, and his gaze conveyed that unsettling calm typical of people too dangerous to show common emotions.
Victor watched him climb onto the platform while several participants avoided eye contact.
Rumors about Leon had existed for years.
