CHAPTER 92 — WHEN STILLNESS BREAKS
THE COUNTER HITS ZERO.
For the first time since the countdown vanished—
Nothing happened.
No explosion.No opening strike.No reckless charge.
The battlefield remained quiet.
Twenty figures stood scattered across the vast, multi-terrain arena, each occupying a different slice of space. Some stood atop broken stone platforms. Others lingered near forest projections or shallow water zones. A few chose higher ground, while others melted into shadowed ruins.
Not a single one moved forward.
The crowd was confused.
Murmurs rippled through the stands.
"Why isn't anyone attacking?"
"Is this some kind of trick?"
"Come on, fight already!"
But the fighters knew better.
This was a battle royale, not a duel.
The first to move would become the first target.
And so, instinctively, everyone spread out.
Even those from the same academy.
Azure Dragon's members were no exception.
