The next day:
At the venue at The Jeremy Technologies Limited, a huge crowd was gathering at the entrance for the entry examination. After the examination, those who will be able to pass through this screening test will only be able to participate in the competition.
There was a huge queue, and fights were breaking out in different location. Although the security was tight, they couldn't manage such a large crowd. Sophie and the freckled young man were standing at the end of the queue. C looked at Sophie and was astonished to see that freckled man, a light passed through his eyes, "Oh, so this guy is here! That's great actually. Saves me a lot of time.", he thought.
They slowly entered the venue, and went to their designated places. More than ten thousands of candidates were sitting for the exam, so, each batch consisted of 500 candidates who would get only 10 minutes of time to prove their worth. The people who will fail will directly leave the hall, and the people who will succeed will have to face the other team, and in there will be eliminations until only one person remains.
Many were dissatisfied, but they couldn't make a sound. They could only focus on the upcoming screening exam. After three and a half hours, more than three-fourths of the candidates were sent out. Only less than one-fourths of the initial candidates remained. Among them, Sophie and the freckled young man along with Travis aka William, entered the venue again for the competition.
Travis, aka William glanced at a blonde woman sitting with a young freckled man, and at the same time, the woman noticed his gaze and cocked her head to look at him. He was startled and immediately averted his eyes. He had a guilty conscience, because he didn't listen to Sophie's commands, and somehow this girl reminded him of Sophie. If Sophie gets to know that he went on to do such a dangerous act, then he is doomed. He got goosebumps only upon thinking this. Little did he know that the moment he stepped outside the Atmosphere Mansion, he was being tailed. Sophie knew everything about 'his adventure'. So, when he will return home, he will have to face the monster named Sophie. But let's keep that for later.
Meanwhile, Sophie looked at William and thought, 'If this guy doesn't leave early, my plan cannot take place, so I need to send him home, as fast as I can.' So she looked at the freckled youth sitting by her side and signalled Travis, aka, William. Then, they came to an understanding, that they need to remove him from the venue to carry out the plans. After the competition started, the first one to be eliminated was Travis. He couldn't understand what happened before he lost control of the machine on which he was sitting. All he could see was a dragon swooping down at full speed. Then, all he could see were the letters, "Y O U H A V E L O S T. - 🐉"
What could have William done? He didn't know what did he do to cause the wrath of the legendary Dragon's wrath. Others were looking at him with pity.
After William left, Sophie was relieved. She left a message for C to look after William. So, the dragon and phoenix pair attacked numerous computers at the same time and defeated them together. At the end of the battle only, three of them were left. The Dragon, the Phoenix and the Hellhound.
'This guy is quite hard to defeat only using ten percent of my skills. That means, this guy is pretty talented. He can withstand my attacks. Although, I'm using only ten percent of my skills. Not many can withstand it. Should I recruit him in future?', Sophie mused. She played with this Hellhound for a long time just to see whether he is up to par. She did not immediately make any decision. She needs to check his background. So, when before the time was up, he was eliminated by Sophie.
Now, it was Sophie and the freckled youth's turn to fight each other. They were fully focused and the playful attitude while competing with the other candidates was gone. They quickly set up their defenses and were ready to fight. They were excited. "How many years has it been? I haven't fought her for such a long time. Can I achieve victory? She was confident when she mentioned using twenty percent skills to fight each other.", the freckled youth thought.
They looked relaxed as ever, but an intense battle was going on.