Slowly, time moved forward.
The final hours of the Grand Dominion Siege ticked away without further major confrontation.
With Clementine already holding an overwhelming lead in tokens and the main stronghold still under Gray's control, neither Gloria Academy nor Dragon Slaying Academy attempted another large-scale assault.
The remaining students focused on survival and minor token collection, fully aware that challenging the black-robed figure sitting calmly under a tree would be suicide.
When the limit finally expired, a deep, resonant chime echoed across the entire floating island.
RIINGGGGGGGGGGGGG!
The trial was officially over.
In the next instant, every remaining participant was enveloped in soft white light and teleported out of the battlefield.
The massive projection screens in the grand viewing hall shifted, displaying the returning students as they reappeared on the central arena platform.
