Chapter 100: Elliots arrogance (1/2)
The onlookers could see dozens of teenage magicians duking it out on the arena, a scene far different, far less peaceful from when it was only Elliot against Linda and her friends. Swords and daggers clashed with each other, and at the same time, explosions of fire and wind seared the air. Wind fueled the flame, making them reach the sky.
The clouds above the emerald Mountain scattered, and even the dark skies got lit up by the flames.
Elliot, Theo, and John stood in the center of the arena, patiently waiting for the number of the participants to dwindle. The golden hand above their heads protected them from the shockwaves of the battles being taken place in the arena.
”Shouldn't we be doing something?” John asked in a loud voice as the booming sounds of explosions, as well as the clanking sounds of swords clashing against spears, were coming from the surrounding areas and making it harder for one to hear words spoken out of another person's mouth.
Elliot shook his head, an action he normally takes to decline with the words of another person.
”I don't want to get in on the action as I am sure that the strongest people will eliminate all the participants until only their groups are left. Then, they will most likely group up to fight against our group. When that happens, I will take them down with one clean sweep.”
He said those words to them because he was confident that the groups led by Eliseo, Marshall, and the King's Aid Warren, will do as he believes, which will only end up helping him by making winning this tournament not too tiring for him.
”You say it like it is going to happen no matter what. Why are you so confident?” Theo said while looking at Elliot.
”Haven't you played any games? Even a level 100 character must group up with several other characters of the same level to take down the final raid boss. I am that raid boss. So, it's obvious that our prideful but intelligent seniors will shamelessly group up before fighting me.”
”That indeed makes sense.”
As Elliot had showcased his powers by stopping Linda's ultimate attack, a feat that none of the participants could perform, and even defeated Linda, the remaining participants had already considered him as the greatest threat.
Thus, Theo and John could agree that his words indeed made sense.
”Isn't that more of a reason for us to do something right now and take down the strongest guys? That way, they won't have the chance to group up against you. Besides, eliminating the strongest participants in this chaos will be easy.” John said.
”It's a good plan, but there is no need to do that,” Elliot said in a calm voice.
”Why? Why don't you want to make it easier for yourself?” John asked as he was unable to understand why Elliot has chosen to not take any actions against the ones.
”Because I am confident that I can defeat everyone on this stage even if all of them come at me at the same time,” Elliot said in a loud booming voice, one that the noises of explosions weren't able to dampen even in the slightest, one that dampened the other noises!
He intentionally said out loud, not only because he wanted the others to hear his words, but also because he was so confident in his strength that exceeded the peak of the channel opening stage itself that he didn't care about what other participants would think about him.
Nothing could trample his voice as he willed for it to be heard, as he wished for it to reach the ears of the onlooker.