Edgar Voldaren recovered his smile next, continuing.
"The rules are simple. Each academy selected a hundred competitors for a total of nine hundred. You'll participate in a random daily duel for the next six days. For the sharpest of you, yes, we'll be left with fourteen participants. That's why the last day's fourteen losers will duel each other until two are left."
A bright smile stretched across his lips as he gazed at the reddening students. They were way too excited. Yet, they would all lose.
He shook his head, a confident glint in his eyes.
"We'll let you rest for two weeks between each round after that. I'm sure you'll want to develop strategies and learn spells to counter your adversaries at this stage of the competition."
He clapped his hands, satisfied by the crowd's silence during his explanation. Then, he gazed at his fellow arcanists.
