[System Notification: Remaining Guilds – 53]
Guildmaster Hans Dorein (Frostbite Howl – Germany) unable to continue. Guild disqualified.
Guildmaster Amara Sook (Crystal Vale – Philippines) downed. Guild disqualified.
Guildmaster Ricardo Solis (Platinum Mantle – Mexico) confirmed dead. Guild disqualified.
The names came slowly at first — a ripple through the air, each one flashing in a transparent blue panel above the sea — then faster, as more guilds were eliminated. Some were simply unable to fight, knocked unconscious or overwhelmed, while others met a harsher fate in the chaos.
[System Notification: Remaining Guilds – 48]
Guildmaster Emily Rae (Dragonfold – Australia) unable to continue. Guild disqualified.
Guildmaster Kentaro Ishioka (Silver Storm – Japan) defeated. Guild disqualified.
Guildmaster Iman Bakar (Iron Dunes – UAE) confirmed dead. Guild disqualified.
People across the world watched in silence, holding their breath as another chime echoed.
