The Asura girl stood before the cameras, her usual confidence replaced with a growing sense of confusion.
Her voice, which had been commanding moments earlier, now faltered as she tried to make sense of what was unfolding.
"Lyerin has... wiped out all the remaining participants," she announced, her words tentative. "The Stonehooves Tribe is victorious."
Around the world, cheers erupted. In cities across Earth, people celebrated, their once-skeptical minds now filled with admiration for the participant who had not only survived but dominated.
Some saw Lyerin as a symbol of hope in a world that had been thrust into chaos by the trial, while others, still wary, remained glued to their screens, waiting for the next announcement.
But the celebration began to turn to murmurs of confusion.
The people watching from their homes, from public squares, and from hidden underground bunkers started to notice something.
