On the Evernight Ascension Stairway, time continued passing.
The Evernight Ascension Stairway remained silent beneath the endless darkness, yet the participants were no longer as calm as when they had first arrived.
The initial hesitation had disappeared completely, and everyone had begun climbing.
Some moved slowly, some advanced with gritted teeth, and some had already collapsed on the stairs and were forced to stop. Others continued upward despite blood flowing from their mouths, eyes, noses, and ears.
The differences between them became increasingly obvious.
The first ten steps had already eliminated the majority of the participants. The fifteenth step separated the ordinary geniuses from the true elites.
The twentieth step became a boundary that only those with extraordinary foundations, wills, bloodlines, or comprehension could cross.
By the thirtieth step, only a handful remained, and Eva was already far ahead.
