Chapter 78: Adventurers Ranking Examination 2
A quiet hum filled the room, thick with tension, as if the very walls were holding their breath. Time dragged on with each heartbeat, their eyes fixed on the door with anticipation as if willing it to open.
The calm before the next trial.
Click.
The door creaked open again, and Leo walked in, his military boots thudding softly against the polished floor. His expression was unreadable, but his eyes were sharp—focused solely on the glowing tab in his hand.
He didn’t look up.
“Next... Lyra Willow.”
Lyra jolted upright, her breath hitching slightly. Her slender fingers clenched the polished wood of her staff as she steadied herself.
“U-Um... where’s Miss Katelyn?” she asked, voice trembling with a mix of worry and awe.
Leo’s gaze lifted for the first time, meeting theirs with a calm, sober stare. “She failed and left.”
A hushed silence fell over the room like a dropped veil.