The golden pixel dust of the countdown faded, but Kael didn't rush in.
The_Red_Lizard was a Mage.
And not just any Mage—a Battle Mage wielding a weapon, a staff. Kael wasn't too familiar with fighting Mages.
Facing a pure caster who also knew how to swing a stick was a tactical nightmare he hadn't fully prepared for.
Kael knew this fight wasn't going to be easy. He wasn't arrogant enough to believe that a cool armor skin and a week of mental gymnastics would make him invincible.
Firstly, the boy across from him was a Second Year student.
That title carried weight. It meant that outside of this simulation, in the real world, The_Red_Lizard was a Master Sigil. He was someone who had already passed the Second Trial. He had survived the brutal curriculum of the first year.
