"If he really had a high-ranking identity, he would have already rushed down to beat us up."
"The fact that he's still not moving only proves one thing. He got a trash draw and ended up with a low-tier role."
After Pakkas finished his analysis, Loka immediately clapped his hands in excitement.
"As expected of Big Brother Pakkas! Even Saint Ten-level secrets are completely transparent to you!"
"Big brother, what do we do now? Let's go in."
"Yeah, big brother. We'll help hold off his teammates. The glory of defeating Kabe will belong to you."
"Uh…" Under his teammates' eager gazes, Pakkas suddenly looked awkward and had trouble speaking.
"…That guy can fly. I can't hit him, so forget about him. We'll just take down their king directly."
"As long as we step on Kabe's head and win, the result is basically the same."
"Ah, right, that makes sense, big brother."
Although they felt a bit regretful, looking at Kabe floating calmly in the air, they really had no effective way to deal with him.
"Them… are they finally done talking?"
Kabe lowered his altitude slightly and spoke casually to Ultear, who was already ready to act.
"When I give the signal, go all out immediately."
Ultear frowned slightly. "Are you serious? Attacking a higher-ranked target is against the rules."
"Relax. I know what I'm doing."
Kabe gave her a confident thumbs-up, then flew straight toward Pakkas and the others.
On the floating broadcast platform, the host immediately tensed up.
"Attention everyone. The most important rule of this match is that lower-ranked roles cannot initiate attacks against higher-ranked ones."
"I don't know what Kabe intends to do, but if he violates this rule, he will unfortunately be disqualified immediately."
Outside the city, in the temporary spectator camps, the crowd also held their breath.
Irene frowned slightly and asked, "What exactly counts as an 'attack'? What level of action qualifies?"
The host hesitated for a moment, then responded while also explaining to the audience.
"Let me clarify. According to the rules, lower-ranked participants may use magic to create obstacles or resist while being chased, but they cannot directly harm the pursuer. Otherwise it will be treated as a violation."
"As for what counts as an attack, all offensive magic that causes damage is included."
"This rule was explained to the participants last night by the staff. I sincerely hope Kabe does not accidentally violate it and get eliminated so early…"
He could not help but sound a bit worried, as if he truly felt it would be a pity.
Meanwhile, Irene was still thinking carefully about the term "offensive magic."
She did not fully understand Kabe's plan, but based on what she knew about him, he was definitely up to something troublesome.
While the two on the floating platform were still speculating, Kabe had already lazily flown in front of Pakkas and his team.
Seeing him arrive, Loka and the others immediately lost most of their earlier fighting spirit.
"It's over, Big Brother. You guessed completely wrong!"
Loka clung to Pakkas' arm in despair.
Pakkas had also been startled at first, but he still trusted his own judgment. With his assigned identity, he was not afraid Kabe could act recklessly.
"So, Kabe… are you alone? Or are you actually the king of your team?"
At Pakkas' probing question, Kabe did not answer directly. Instead, he said something unrelated.
"Members of Quatro Cerberus, I have a question."
"Look closely at my face. Tell me, what's the difference between how I look now and how I usually look?"
"…Huh?"
'Is this guy insane? He came here to say nonsense?'
Pakkas thought this internally, but still instinctively examined Kabe's face.
Loka and the others also followed suit, confused but obedient.
And in that exact moment, Kabe grinned.
He spread his fingers in front of his face, closed his eyes, and shouted:
"Solar Flare!!!"
In an instant, blinding white light exploded outward, and the fully focused Quatro Cerberus team was instantly struck blind.
"AAAAH!! Kabe, you bastard, you tricked us!!"
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