Chapter 289 - 289: Current Situation
Cain held Gloom's Pokéball, looking down from his high seat at the people who remained standing with respect.
In the center of the hall, several bodies still lay, blood slowly flowing from them, but no one paid them any mind.
Matsuki's head had been casually tossed to the floor by Cain's Murkrow, which was now perched on the back of Cain's chair, meticulously preening its feathers, cleaning off the blood stains left from the confrontation.
"Skye, tell me the current situation on the Island," Cain said slowly.
Upon hearing this, Skye organized his thoughts before replying: "Currently, there are ninety-eight people left on the Trial Island... well, Leader Cain just killed eight, so counting you, there are now ninety-one participants."
"There are still four main factions. Our group is one of the smallest, with only fourteen people, and also the weakest in terms of power."
"We have one person in the top 10, two in the 10 to 20 range, seven in the 20 to 50 range, and three in the 50 or below, not counting you, Leader Cain."
"The strongest faction is still Xander's, with twenty-eight people. After you killed one, they're down to twenty-seven. They have four people in the top 10: Xander in first place, followed by one in seventh, one in ninth, and another in tenth."
"The largest group is made up of solo participants who've temporarily joined forces, totaling thirty-eight people. Their provisional leader is Alec, who took third place in the last trial. Of them, two are in the top 10, including one in eighth place."
"The smallest group is the girls' group, with only twelve people, but they have three in the top 10: Jasmine, who ranked second in the last trial, one in fifth place, and another in sixth."
After listening to Skye's summary of the island's situation, Cain wasn't surprised by the development of other factions. What did surprise him was that Skye had managed to keep his small group intact under such circumstances.