Inhuman Warlock

Lucifer had many to choose from. At least amongst the ones that were left.

Unfortunately, as those people saw Malin reject Ron, they all rushed to him once again, leaving Lucifer behind. Ron had rejected them for Malin, but now that she had refused him, they still had a chance of being on his team.

Lucifer looked at the participants with an incredulous look on his face. "These people have no shame, do they? Even after being rejected, they are going back to him."

"Of course, they will. He is a top contender for winning this entire thing. Since it's a team thing, they would get some real advantage because of Ron. Even if they did nothing, Ron would probably bring them to victory. And if their teams come on top, they would get equal points to the top seed and could improve their rankings compared to the people in the losing team," Malin explained. "They aren't wrong."

"Then why didn't you take this opportunity? You don't want to win?" Lucifer asked.

"I honestly don't believe I will win this promotion, but I still want to do my best and end this event with the best rank I could possibly get. The ranks would always stay with you and can be useful in the future after you go back to the Star Alliance," Malin explained. "So yeah, I want to do my best as well. I want to go as far as I can."

"My question remains the same. If you want to do great in the events, why reject Ron? He is strong, and even his personality is much better than the other two seeds," Lucifer glanced at Raayi and Mander.

Both of them had their teams already, and their teams were also strongest if one was to look based on the ranks of the participants only.

They were the first to finish their teams.

"Do you really need to ask?" Malin rolled her eyes. "I rejected him because I want to team up with you. I want to be on your team. I have this feeling in my heart which is telling me that I need to be in your team."

"So, so you want me?" she asked.

"Fine. I'll take you on my team. You can be the second member of my team. Since I need to select someone in any case, it might as well be you."

"Thank you so much! I promise I'll do my best to make you win!" Getting the approval of Lucifer, Malin grew so excited that she couldn't stop herself. She stepped ahead and hugged Lucifer tightly.

The hug didn't last for long as Malin stepped back immediately. "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about it. Now all that's left is a third member." Lucifer ignored what had just happened and shifted his focus on the participants who were surrounding Ron.

"I really don't want to select any of them. People like them won't even think twice before betraying us. Wait here; I'll be right back."

Lucifer flew to the old man in the back who was administering this Trial.

"Do you need to ask something? You only have a few minutes left before team selection time is up."

"Yeah, I had a question. I wanted to ask if I really need to have a team of three participants. Can I have only two participants in the team instead?" Lucifer asked.

"Huh? Why would you want that?" The old man frowned. "You can have more participants to help you in your team, but you want less?"

"Yeah. So is this possible?"

The old man shook his head. "It can't happen. There are 51 participants. If you have a team of only two members, in the end, there would be only one person left. He won't have any other place to go to. We can't keep that person out of the Trial either just because you don't want a third participant, can we?"

"You'll have to select someone, and I would advise you to do that fast. It seems Ron is done selecting. You have a big pool to select from. I'm sure after the display before; everyone would be eager to join your team."

"Yeah, but I'm not eager to take them on my team. Still, if I have to, I'll take one."

Lucifer flew back. There was no benefit since he wasn't allowed to do what he wanted.

He landed before Malin as all the participants returned to him, again offering him the last spot in their teams.

"I can't enter any team since I have a team of my own," Lucifer told everyone. "I already have a member. So, who wants to be our last member?"

"Who is a member of your team?" Rank eleven girl asked.

Lucifer brought Malin ahead of him. "She is my team. So, who wants to be our third member."

"She? That trash? But she's ranked fifty!"

"So? Aren't I lower ranked than her?"

"Yeah, but you're stronger than her. You're a seed who probably couldn't be given a higher rank because of your arrival timing. Your rank is useless for now."

"Exactly. You are a strong participant. You need a strong team, not a weakling like her. She will drag the entire team back. Forget her and come join our team."

"No, come to our team."

Lucifer shrugged his shoulders as no one accepted the offer of coming into his team. Instead, everyone wanted him to come to their team or at least make the team without Malin.

Lucifer just gave up and decided to leave everything to the old man. He left the decision on who to send to his team to the old man, waiting for the time to be up.

Seeing Lucifer wasn't interested in joining their team, the others also gave up on him. They couldn't wait for him as time was running out. They didn't want someone else to decide on their fate for them.

Giving up on him, they decided to make their teams without him. The top participants selected teams of their own, going with people who were close to them in ranks.

Within a few seconds, almost all the teams were completed. There were sixteen teams that were already complete, leaving only Lucifer, Malin, and one more person.

Lucifer glanced at another young lady who stood blankly. She was the last person who was left... Rank Forty-Seven. Rank 48 and rank 49 were already taken by Ron, so she was the lowest Ranked that was still available.

"Time up." The old man declared. "It seems most of the teams are already completed, leaving only one. Then again, there's no question left. All three who are left will be in a team. Move closer."