People started talking again. They couldn't understand what Lena had suddenly done. Emma called out to Lena.

"Lena what are you doing, why are you challenging Kai?" Emma asked. Lena didn't answer Emma but instead looked at Kai. Kai had a serious expression on his face. He seemed to be thinking. Then he looked in the direction Jace went as if something had come to his mind. When his eyes met Lena's, he recognised those determined eyes.

"I accept," Kai said and jumped onto the field. Not having his sword with him put him in a dangerous situation, but Kai was relaxed. Lena might be Red Lightning, but she was a healer. She couldn't fight anyone above her level. And her techniques were centred on healing. Kai could have won this fight without his sword.

While people were impatiently preparing for the fight, Emma couldn't stand still.

The fight began. Lena started the fight by throwing small throwing knives in her hand. Throwing knives from 8 different directions, she thought Kai would stagger a little, but Kai put all 8 knives on her finger with one move. As he waved the knives on his finger, he looked at Lena and spoke.

"I know why you want to fight, but you don't have to do this, Lena. You are a healer." said Kai. But Lena didn't answer. Instead she stepped forward and tried to hit Kai with her fists.

But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't do it. Kai wasn't just avoiding her punches. He was also directing Lena's punches at Lena. Six lightning bolts exploded in Kai's eyes, unleashing terrifying power. Kai threw Lena backwards in a single motion.

"I don't want to hurt you, Lena. No matter how hard you try. You can't beat me."

Kai's words and power made a deep impression on the audience. Grades 3, 4 and 5 were stunned by the show of strength they saw. Everyone could see Lena's eyes. She was clearly in the red lightning, but Kai was easily defeating her. Even though Lena was a healer, she was still in Red Lightning and was the 1st in Class 3. To be defeated like this showed Kai's strength.

Fists were flying in the air, but Kai was relaxed. He was dodging all the blows thanks to his near-sightedness and agility. He could have ended the fight at any moment, but Lena was a Healer. A normal blow wouldn't work against her. Kai had to hurt her to defeat her.

When Lena saw that she couldn't do anything, she stepped back. A ring appeared in her hand and she held it towards Kai.

A frightening energy began to emanate from the surface of the ring Lena held towards Kai. At the same time, the cover of the ring was opening.

"I got this ring from my mother many years ago. Now, after many years, I will show her power. I am not weak! Are you stronger than me?! That's what we're about to see!" said Lena. The energy in the ring flew out of its place and started to move towards Kai. It was destroying the soil where it travelled. The moisture in the air disappeared and pieces of soil flew towards the students. Emma worriedly tried to enter the field, but Sarah blocked her. The energy continued to move towards Kai with its frightening power.

"Then is that all you can do, Lena?"

As the energy travelled with its destructive power, it suddenly stopped in its tracks. The sudden stop of the energy ball travelling at incredible speed attracted attention.

"I think Quentin demonstrated the power of an Energy Master."

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Kai's eyes shone with the power of six lightning bolts. He had a cruel and disdainful look on his face. He snapped his finger and the giant ball of energy disappeared.

Lena couldn't believe her eyes as she fell to her knees. Kai's power was beyond her expectations.

Kai moved forward with calm steps and came in front of Lena. He had regained his old friendly expression as he extended his hand.

"Are you afraid Jace will get hurt protecting you, Lena? If so, believe me, you are not weak. Jace won't have to get hurt if there's someone you can't fight. Because I will always be there, protecting my friends until the day I die," Kai said. Lena couldn't answer. As Kai shoved a book into Lena's hand, Lena put the book inside her dress like she was holding her chest without looking at the book. Then Emma came and picked up her friend. Emma tried to look at Kai, but Kai didn't look at her. And he turned round and went back to the pitch. Little Tiger also got out of his robes and started looking around defiantly.

"Yes. Anyone want to fight?"

***

No one could make a sound. The people best suited to fight Kai were the elite. That is, the fourth and fifth years. Although they couldn't fully understand Kai's strength, they realised that he was strong.

After Kai looked around for a while, his eyes got stuck on a spot. Even those who saw where he was looking questioned whether he really had the courage. Because Kai was looking at the 20th Floor of the 5th Grade.

"Does he really dare to fight one of them?"

"He must have a death wish! Everyone on the 20th Floor is in Purple Lightning. Who does he think he is just because he defeated a Healer from Red Lightning!!?"

"I think there's something we don't understand. I don't think Kai is that stupid."

There was a lot of chatter and the nerves of those on the 20th Floor were beginning to fray. Kai realised the situation and wanted to clarify.

"You misunderstand!!! I can't fight someone in Purple Lightning!" said Kai and then laughed slyly.

'At least not for the time being.'

"I'm not talking about fighting humans!" said Kai and looked at Little Tiger. Little Tiger was jumping up and down with excitement, his cute cheeks going up and down.

Kai pointed to the Lion next to one of the young men on the 20th floor. The 20th Floor's eyes widened in surprise and the Lion's owner became excited.

"Are you sure? Pole is a descendant of the King of Lions. Your Tiger is just a cub," said Nersis. It looked like he didn't want the little Tiger to get hurt either.

"Hahahaha. Don't worry, it will only make the fight more fun. Besides, Little Tiger has already reached Orange Lightning." said Kai.

With Kai's words, the spectators didn't get excited. So many important things had happened that they were now saving themselves for more gruesome events. They were human too. They were tired of being horrified.

Pole stepped onto the field and stood in front of the Little Tiger. Pole's muscular body made the little tiger look like a puppy next to him.

The fight began. Pole lunged forward and Little Tiger lunged forward. Many people closed their eyes. They didn't want the baby tiger to die. But there was nothing they could do. They couldn't watch this fight. Seeing the bloody body of a baby Tiger was too cruel a scene.

CRACK!!!

There was a crashing sound and everyone looked round the field. There was hope in their eyes that they wouldn't see that gruesome bloody scene, but what they saw was a very different scene.

The healers had already begun to heal Pole. The little tiger came up to Kai and started rubbing its head against Kai. This was a sign that his head hurt. Kai put his hand on the little Tiger's forehead and a little light began to leak from his hand. Not even ten seconds had passed when Kai pulled his hand away and the little tiger started jumping around excitedly. He seemed curious about his next match.

People didn't know what to say. At first they thought it was the little tiger cub who had been beheaded, but the truth was much different. He had broken the head of a Lion, a descendant of the Lion King, with one blow. If the Healers had not been there, Pole's death would have been inevitable. No matter how much power Orange Lightning had.

Kai bent down and grabbed Little Tiger. No matter how much the little tiger struggled in Kai's hands, Kai didn't let go and gave it a stern look.

"No more fights. You can fight more in the future, but not now," Kai scolded. Then he turned his gaze to the field. There was a smile on his face, but that smile contained a monster, and anyone who wasn't strong enough was crushed under that gaze.

Kai was no longer holding himself back. Because he couldn't win the next fights by holding himself back.

Now he was going to show all his strength.