The training ground was filled with a palpable tension as the unconscious students began to float off the ground, leaving those still standing in puzzled amazement. Many thought that the test had concluded, and they had all passed. However, their assumptions were soon shattered.
Suddenly, the remaining students felt an unimaginable increase in pressure. What was once a weight evenly distributed on their shoulders now felt like an oppressive force pressing down on their entire bodies. It was as if they were trapped between a solid wall and everything around them was slowly crushing them. The remaining students, who were basically all sons and daughters of proud nobles or elite families, or future heirs of the big guilds and associations - started to falter soon too. One by one even they started to drop down.
