223. HOPE

"That can't be right," Noah muttered gazing at the clear waters below them. That sight inevitably tried to excite him, but he opted to inspect it first. Straining his instincts to the max, Noah tried his very best to notice anything odd, but nothing showed up.

Excitement began to bubble inside him at that point, and he soon found himself feeling happy.

"That's generous of them," he muttered sitting back, a sigh of relief escaping his mouth.

Anymore and that group would be done. Now they only had to worry about their use of energy. With that incredible boost in confidence, their hopes to clear that stage shot through the roof, and everyone felt the need to put in their best into arriving at the seventh stage on time.

About the reward, they didn't know how reaching it would even be possible.