Well, I also killed their friends, so that could explain why they wanted to see me fall so badly too. Some of these people have been literally bred for this event, groomed from a young age to pass the Trials, so they might've known each other for a long time now.
"This guy specced into being a sword-wielding, tanky Wizard who controls all four basic elements?! What the fuck? I can't believe we lost three of us to this horrible build…" The woman parted her lips to spew some rather rude obscenities out.
"Focus. He is clearly doing something right based on the results of our clash…" The water dude stated coldly.
<Your internal clock needs some recalibration, my beautiful long-eared ally.> I grumbled into Seraphiel's mind. Her 15 seconds estimate was up and I got no backup at all.
At least 6 chapters, hopefully 8, ideally 10, perhaps even more?