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As soon as the Mc kinley, Rune, and Abien stepped into the arena, they paused, locking eyes. Each one sized up the others, waiting to see who would make the first move.
Meanwhile, we watched from the sidelines, feeling the tension building in the arena...
The arena was surrounded by a barrier, and the timer was set for ten minutes. In that time, they had to either defeat their opponents or knock them out of the arena to claim victory. If all three were still standing when the time ran out, the winner would be the one with the most power and the least damaged.
"The rules are simple," Edmund started. "You don't need to go all out. Just avoid taking too much damage if you want to advance—"
But before Edmund could finish, McKinley smirked and, without warning, charged at Abien at full speed.
