St Chaos Healer

Ch 27 - The Second Trial

There were about 30 candidates of B-7 wagon gathered around here forming a circular formation. Not to mention it was a bit crowded.

I and Tracker had to shove through the crowd to see what was going on.
After a bit of struggle and hustle, I finally reached the front while Tracker followed suit.

To my surprise, I was standing at the edge of a puddle filled with water. This puddle was perfectly circular shaped, the water was shallow and reached till our knees. All B-7 candidates who had completed their first trial were all gathered around this puddle.

"Shit!" Tracker squealed.
Tracker finally forced his way to the front, almost lost his balance, and was about to fall in the puddle. I quickly grabbed his collar and saved him.

"Thanks, I owe you one," he replied.

I had no intention of saving him, I just instinctively helped him.
I was rather more intrigued by what I was seeing in the center of this puddle.

The puddle water was about 10-12 meters in diameter.
There was a candidate standing in the center of the puddle and in front of him were a mysterious glowing sword and a big creepy statue.

The boy was standing still trying to calm his nerves as he glared at the sword. The sword and the creepy statue must be related to completing the next trial.

I glanced at the mysterious sword which was just a few feet away from the candidate. The sword was stuck in the ground and its hilt was out in the open. But strangely the sword had a glowing orange aura that even changed the color of the nearby water. The sword had mysterious power which was what corroded the water.

Next to the sword was a big creepy statue on a stone platform. The statue was made of a mysterious blue dull teal stone. It depicted a statue of a man bowing his head and sitting on his knees. While in its hand it held a rusty crown. What made the statue creepy was the face of the statue was shapeless and only its eye holes were visible. Not to mention the statue was old and shabby, withered by time.

"Alright Sean, I hope you are ready. During this trial, if you feel any discomfort or pain. Just let go of the sword's handle and I'll save you." said the supervisor who was overseeing this trial.

The supervisor was a man in his late 30s wearing sunglasses.
He was standing in the puddle on top of the rock away from the center.

What I found mysterious was that the rock the supervisor was standing on had a teal blue color similar to the creepy statue. The weird fact was that the rock was actually absorbing the orange corroded water made by the sword. It was as if it was sucking out the energy from the sword into the rock. I could clearly see the orange water getting pulled towards the rock where the supervisor was standing.

It must be the rock's properties or the supervisor's abilities.

After hearing the supervisor's advice the candidate named Sean gulped down his Saliva while steadily maintaining his gaze on the sword like a hawk.

"Are you ready?" asked the supervisor.

Sean nodded his head without even batting his eyes from the sword.

"Alright then, let the trial begin." saying so the supervisor waved his arm.
Suddenly the rock that the supervisor was standing on started to rise. It lifted from the puddle and started to levitate in the air.

As soon as the rock came out of the puddle, the corrosion of the water started to build in. The water around the sword started corroding at a very fast pace. I could clearly see the orange water expanding and turning the rest of the water into a dark tint of orange shade.