Five seconds later, the other four prodigies were nursing fresh, throbbing bumps on the tops of their heads.
"Aren't they quite the lively bunch..." Lucian whispered under his breath from a distance.
Nyx completely ignored her groaning teammates and looked toward the translucent wall once again.
Behind her, Riven quickly dusted the dirt off his hands and looked up. Seeing her moving closer to the barrier, he rushed forward, grabbing both of her pale hands before she could look directly into the glass.
"What were you trying to do? You know it's a trap, right? It only shows what isn't there. Didn't you see the other students? They were absolutely terrified seeing those fake ghosts."
Surrounding them, students from various teams were already trapped in horrific mental loops, crying and screaming on the floor. Only the smart ones, who had observed the others and realized the trap, were still standing safely away from the walls, thinking it through.
