"Congratulations to the participants who passed the first stage of the exam!" said Commander Orion as he stood up.
Hearing Commander Orion's words made all the participants confused. All of them didn't feel like they had taken the first stage of the exam, and indeed from the start they had just entered and stood in the fighting arena.
"As I expected, everything is full of surprises," said someone standing next to Cleon.
Hearing what the person next to him said, Cleon became curious. Suddenly he remembered the incident that had just happened, that terrible aura pressure was the opening test. This means there will be fewer test takers. This was an opening test that the participants didn't know about, of course it was a surprise to test the participants' mentality. In real combat, things will be much more surprising, so mental maturity is needed at all times.
Cleon smiled broadly, he was even more excited when he found out about that. He was sure that everything he would go through would not comply with the new regulations displayed on the information board previously.
"Us five Commanders will be assessing this guild entrance exam directly. You all already know the latest regulations in this year's exam, so make sure you use your abilities to the maximum. "Those who fail will be disqualified immediately," said Commander Orion, pointing his hand upwards again.
Suddenly a large red flame emerged from his palm. From within the fire appeared magic scrolls which were not too many, the magic scrolls flew above the participants. Each scroll was enveloped in scorching flames.
"The first stage of the test is to take this magic scroll. This magic scroll is divided into three parts, it will automatically merge with the other parts when it is separated from the fireball. This magic scroll will determine the team of three people, so your job is just to take one scroll and automatically your team will be formed when the three parts come together. Remember, the number of these rolls is not the same as your number, so whoever is quick will get it."
All the scrolls were spread out over all the participants. The fireballs surrounding the magic scroll made the surrounding air much hotter than before. The participants looked up while waiting for the signal to start the first stage of the exam. Some of the participants looked tense, they had started preparing their own magic.
"Start!"
Hearing the signal at once, all the participants started jumping up, they released their respective magic and immediately tried to grab the magic scroll. The person beside Cleon seemed still silent and paying attention, which made Cleon also fall silent. Of course he would first pay attention to what would happen when he tried to grab the fireball.
"Duargghhh!!"
Suddenly a huge explosion occurred, one of the participants was thrown far away. He was the first participant to try to grab the magic scroll, but suddenly there was a huge explosion. Some of the participants immediately stopped approaching, they realized that the fireball contained a trap. One of the participants uses a large water element to try to extinguish the fireball. But what happened was that the water immediately evaporated instantly, not even close at all.
Another participant tried to use a large wind magic, but it made the fireball even bigger. All the participants started to think about how to reach the magic scroll inside the fire scroll.
The audience's cheers sounded louder, this was something new for them because the previous year the exam system was always the same. Suddenly one of the participants started trying to take the scroll, he used shield creation magic. With one strong blow, another explosion occurred.
"Duargghhh!!"
The fireball didn't budge at all, but because the participant was using shield magic he was still able to stay within close range of the magic scroll. He tried again to throw his second punch.
"Duargghhh!!"
The second explosion occurred again and he was still able to survive, slowly the fireball seemed to start getting smaller. Seeing this, all the participants were shocked, some of them then immediately tried the same method. However, not all participants have strong shield magic to withstand the big explosion. Many of them failed and drifted quite far.
Meanwhile, the participant was seen preparing to take the next punch.
"Duargghhh!!"
The explosion this time was much bigger than before, causing the effect of a large gust of wind throughout the arena. But after the explosion, he was seen successfully holding the magic scroll. Seeing this, all the spectators cheered, the other participants also looked like they didn't want to lose. They again tried to destroy the fireball, some of them failed and were thrown because they could not withstand the explosion.
Cleon couldn't just stand by and watch, he immediately jumped towards one of the nearest fireballs. He had already prepared a way to approach the fireball. Cleon enveloped his body with natural energy, he began to focus and balance the natural energy with the magic energy in his palms. With one stomp, Cleon hit the fireball.
"Duargghhh!!"
Another huge explosion occurred, the effects of the explosion instantly reverberated throughout the entire arena beyond. A large gust of wind blew out of the arena, several participants who were near Cleon were also blown away quite a distance because they couldn't withstand the effects of the explosion.
This took everyone by surprise and naturally caught the attention of everyone present. Several Commanders also seemed to take the incident seriously. Cleon easily took the magic scroll, not long after that the same explosion sounded.
"Duargghhh!!"
This time the explosion came from Ava, who had since entered a separate arena with Cleon. The explosion also gives the same effect as Cleon's explosion. Ava casually took the magic scroll and walked to the edge of the arena.
"This is interesting," muttered the participant who previously stood beside Cleon. Since the beginning he was still standing and watching everything happen, it seemed he had his own way of successfully passing the exam.