A frozen, bloody human body was lying in the middle of the branch, white mist slowly leaving the corpse's opened mouth.
Shang's Spirit Sense enveloped the corpse and realized…
This wasn't a corpse.
The person was actually still alive.
They were just in a lot of pain and couldn't move due to their body being frozen.
Shang also knew the identity of the "corpse", and he wasn't surprised in the least.
It was Spike Ball.
"That was me. He told me to run back to my mommy."
Shang's head turned to the person that had just spoken.
It was a young man with a bright smile and fiery red hair.
Shang also knew that person.
He was one of the newer Named Agents, only having been part of this branch for about 20 years.
He was an Early Archmage with a Fire Affinity. He enjoyed talking with others and telling stories. In a way, he was quite charismatic and would remind someone of the dead Desert Storm.
Alright, I got good or bad news, depending on your viewpoint.
I noticed that the trials have received more and more backlash the further along we went.
I think the main reason is that they are rather long, while also not progressing the story in a major way.
So, since pretty much everyone in the comments and me as well think that the trial is a waste of words, we are going to skip it.
Chaps tomorrow will directly go into the rewards.
If you were one of the people that liked the trials, blame the fact that you never told me in the comments that you liked it.
I only know if you guys like or dislike something if you actually tell me. I can't read your minds.
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