Unlike the general masses, the disappearance of Saylin's hologram and the timers reset caused a minimal reaction from Cynrik and company. Instead, all around them, the sounds of chaos ensued as kids collapsed to the ground crying for their mommies, or others rushed to try and claim a good dorm room. Even a handful of kids outright quit the exam after hearing the next phase's contents.
To the ordinary masses, this wasn't a game. Even the weakest of Spatial Egresses had a baseline level of Tier-1, and in a crowd of children who mainly consisted of those who had yet to complete their first evolution, it was nearly the same as handing down a death sentence.