I had just finished off a pack of ten Rank B Rabid Roosters with [Mindrender], their black blood evaporating from my blade. In the sky, the leaderboard continued to change at a frantic pace. Numbers skyrocketed, names rose and fell. Everyone was truly giving it their all.
And to be fair, the average contestant in this tournament was a Rank B to A Awakener. They were no pushovers. They were the cream of the crop from elite academies. Top students like Leonhardt, Seraphina, Isaac—they were clearly pure Rank A's, with deep mastery of their abilities. They couldn't be underestimated.
And then there was Yukie Iceblood.
Rank S.
That made all the difference. Going from Rank A to S wasn't just moving up a level. It was like leaping from a cliff into the sky. Even Rank S monsters, which should be nightmares for most contestants, were probably like toys to her.
