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The 2nd round ended. As expected, Dawnbringer once again dominated the rankings. The gap between him and the second place was a chasm, putting him extremely far ahead compared to everybody else.
They were given a weeklong rest after that. The organizers knew that they needed it, considering what the majority of the participants looked like after they came out of the test.
And so, the participants did just that: recover.
Everyone's rate of recovery was different, but one week should be enough to get them back in shape for the 3rd and final round.
While most did their best to recover to their peak state in time for the final round of the preliminaries, the few lucky ones who weren't as exhausted already recovered enough energy to at least review their recent experience.
"Man, someone like him should be banned from joining tournaments like this," one complained as they reviewed the footage of the 2nd round.
