At last, Sam and Einar pushed through and touched the third ranker's gleaming armor, earning a perfect 100. Evrin, the closest third-place contender, barely managed to push past 30 meters before collapsing to her knees. Knowing she would fall if she went further, she gave up willingly, though her effort was commendable. She scored an impressive 87.
The silver-haired girl—Grace Ashborne, was it?—placed fourth with 83, barely crossing the 20-meter mark. The others trailed even further behind. Lucian, the Dawnstar prince, and the beastman boy were close to each other, scoring between 76 to 80.
Needless to say, no one else managed to reach S-rank standards. Still, over 30% of the participants managed to at least stand up by the end or take a step or two, which was enough to pass the test.
