Chapter 1290: Scarval [Bonus]
[Bonus Chapter thanks to Zentro <3]
Gralith looked toward the flickering images projected from the Disputed Rite.
The Disputed Rite was really just an elaborate obstacle course. The role of the in-name disciple was to make it from the bell tower that Sylas was currently waiting in, to the other side of the "map".
This location was on the main Sanctum planet, a continent cornered off for exactly this purpose—that being to challenge worthy disciples in all sorts of ways. Depending on the Runes that were active, there were many other challenges that could be triggered.
Technically speaking, if Sylas was fast enough, and stealthy enough, he could make it from one side of the map to the other without facing off against a single battle.
The issue, of course, was that there were very specified "Lanes". These Lanes were the only paths that could be followed without triggering death traps or mobilizing slumbering beasts.
One might think that going through these danger zones on purpose would be the smart decision, but they were purposely made a Grade beyond the participating members. That was to say that if you could make it through these danger zones, you would likely be completing a task far more difficult than any of the same-tier opponents you could face.
Though there was some elasticity to the difficulty, the further you traveled, the more danger you would be in until you would be inevitably forced back onto the road.
For a Disputed Rite like this one, the danger zones would have beasts, traps, and formations that even a Level 100 genius of the Sanctum might not be able to completely protect themselves from.
Then, even if by some miracle you managed to do all of that, there was only one way out: a temple at the end with a set of tall stairs that descended upon you with a great amount of pressure, a location where you could still be attacked and where there was nowhere to hide.