The cold kept increasing even more, yet there was no effect. There was only one change.
Mander, who had been using a dark flame to keep his teammates warm, realized that he couldn't last long like this. Observing the ease with which others were going through this trial, he understood that this wasn't going to end anytime soon. It might take days, only to end up in a draw. It might even take more.
Unfortunately, he couldn't keep up this flame for an infinite amount of time. He also had the need to not exhaust himself too fast.
"You two leave," he calmly stated.
"What?" His teammates looked at him in confusion.
"I told you to leave. You two are of no use at this point. The strength I'm using to keep you warm can be better utilized to protect me even better. Moreover, all three of us don't need to be here. Only one from the team is enough. I'll be that one person. You two get out this instant."
"We..." The two men gazed at each other before nodding. It wasn't as if they could say no. They were at the mercy of Mander at this point.
They stood up and waved at the camera, giving up.
The moderators arrived and took the two young men with them before disappearing.
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Even now, four teams were left, and three of them had a single member each. Only the team of Ron had all three members since Ron was protecting the other two members with all he got.
He cast a dark lightning dome around them, which sealed them inside. He made sure to make the dome in such a shape that it left no room for even a single of them to lie down since he didn't want anyone to accuse him of cheating and resting inside the lightning dome.
Unfortunately, the weakness of the dome came to light only when one of his teammates asked him to make an opening since he needed to go to the washroom.
"You know if I open this place, you two will be frozen right here. I would still be fine, but you two will be in a real mess as cold rush inside."
"I... I can't hold back."
"Fine. You two can l give up. I'll be here from our team." Ron allowed his team to give up as well since there was no other option.
He stopped using his lightning. The dome disappeared, and just as he had said, cold winds rushed inside, sending the two teammates of his instantly shivering.
The two people instantly gave up, calling for moderators.
Ron, on the other hand, sat without the room as his lightning bloodline warned his body from the inside. Meanwhile, a small layer of dark Lightning protected his body from outside.
,m Except for Raayi, everyone here was using their Bloodline Ability which meant it was only a matter of time before one of them ran out of energy to be forced out.
As for the person who was at the most risk for that, it was none other than Lucifer. Unlike the others here who had their Bloodline abilities, his abilities were supported by his energy cores which couldn't store an infinite amount of energy.
Moreover, as he was using the time barrier, which provided an impeccable defense at a high consumption rate, he believed he was at the risk of running out faster.
He knew that he couldn't last here for more than a day. If the trial went on for longer, he was going to be out next.
Fortunately, the moderators didn't know about this. They thought that Lucifer also had the bloodline ability of Raayi, which was helping him so he could never run out of it.
That's why they didn't go with the plan to wait them out since they believed that could leave Raayi and Lucifer in the top two teams. Moreover, they also had to set up more challenges. The Trial for promotion was on a strict timeline. They couldn't keep the first one going for days.
Moderator Li finally decided to take some stricter action as he contacted the old man who was in charge of everything here.
"Sir, thirteen teams are out, but the last four all have Bloodline abilities that make them last for days. At this rate, a lot of time will be wasted. We have only three options at this point. We can either declare a draw for the top four and divide points equally, or we can let this go on for days which will put us behind schedule. As for the last option, it's to remove my limitations."
"I'll only use my full strength for five minutes, and the kids won't be harmed too much. Moreover, that way, we can get a more accurate ranking as well. So, what do you suggest?"
"You can use the third option," Came the response. "But make sure the kids aren't hurt."
"I will."
Li finally had the permission. He could end this entire thing in an instant now.
He flew back to the top of the mountain and landed before the four men who were still in the competition.
"You four did really well in resisting the cold, but what's about to happen next will be more brutal. It's not something you can resist, so if anyone wants to give up, I suggest they do it now. Better save yourself from going through the absolute cold." The man explained a bit as to what he was going to do, giving everyone a chance to give up and take the fourth position, but no one took his offer.
His words did, however, surprise a few of them. Raayi knew what absolute cold meant. It was the extreme cold that could even freeze the heart of their opponent. It was a skill that her father knew, but she hadn't managed to master it.
She believed her Bloodline could provide some resistance against the absolute cold, but even that couldn't help her for a long time. Absolute cold could even freeze her Bloodline temporarily. Since she couldn't use the absolute cold herself, she also didn't have a way to protect herself from it.
"I just have to outlast the other three. That shouldn't be a problem, at least." All three seeds thought the same thing at the same time, so no one gave up.
As for Lucifer, he was relieved that these people were about to end this event soon. If they had stretched, he would've been having a hard time, but if it was about resisting for a little while, he knew his time barrier could do it! Time was supreme!
"As you wish."
The man joined his hands together as he used the Absolute Cold.
It was as if even the winds of the mountain stopped as he used the extreme cold. The flames of Mander froze in place. The lightning of Ron also froze and shattered. Even Raayi felt her heart slow down…