All the participants were separated by a few meters and when the race started none of them took a single step forward.
Even Ethan was so afraid of getting eliminated that he couldn't take a single step, after all the first person to move forward would most likely get targeted.
Ethan was at the very end, so other students were at his right-hand side so he only turned his head to the other side and was ready to cast his spell at any time.
Then one person took a step forward and all eyes landed on her as she walked forward without minding any of them, even the other students were afraid of attacking her and when she was some distance away she turned around and stretched her hands towards the other students.
'Shit, it's the lightning girl, I have to put up a barrier in case'
(Wait, this is wonderful, yes we can survive and pass this test)
'Huh!! Do you have a plan, tell me because she going to attack?'
