The foursome met with Jace and Lena. Jace and Lena's faces were calm as she told them what had happened. Jace told her what happened.

"Then Kai left without a care in the world. How could he not care about us. I-"

"Enough!" Jace was finally furious. These four child could still act arrogant in front of him. On what basis could they have such an arrogant attitude towards him?

"Stop complaining to us! We'll all see what happens when the tournament is over! We haven't seen you have any proven talent yet!" As Jace and Lena left, the foursome stared after them. Melony frowned.

"I wonder if they'll be like this when we beat them?" Melony said angrily.

"Don't get your hopes up. Lena's in the orange lightning. Jace isn't even clear. Probably more," Jack said. He wanted to calm her down a little.

"Let's go, round two will start soon," Kevin said. As he and the others walked, they saw the crowd gathering in the canteen.

They were not polite as they grabbed someone and turned them round.

"What's going on here?" the boy bowed his head as he recognised the people in front of him.

"Sir, the one called Kai has shut down the whole canteen. Rumour has it that he eats everything in the canteen." Even though this boy knew that Kai was from their house, he also knew that they didn't like him.

"Well, keep doing what you're doing," Kevın said. As Kevin looked at the others, they all had one thought in their minds. They looked at Emma's finger with that thought. They were arrogant, but not stupid. They understood the reason for this hunger.

'Wasn't that all her power?

***

Kai was gobbling everything up at the time. He ate everything in the canteen.

"ROUND 2 IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. PLEASE GATHER PARTICIPANTS IN THE ARENA." a voice came over the loudspeaker and Kai stood up.

"I think I should get going. I've already recovered well." Kai walked out the door, leaving a bewildered crowd in his wake. They didn't think it was possible for a human to get that much food into his stomach. Maybe that boy wasn't human.

As Kai took his place, Michael came onto the field as the referee.

"YES ROUND 2 BEGINS. FIRST FIGHTS...."

As time passed like this, the second rounds were over. Everyone was pushed harder this time. Kai saw Boyd in this round.

He had also grown a few centimetres. His hair had become darker. The others didn't know what that meant, but Kai did. Boyd wasn't like them. For 3 months he hadn't sat still. He'd worked. At least more than Melony had.

Kai had only one thing on his mind as he left the field for the third round with a smile on his face.

"Blue Lightning."

***

After the 4th round and the 5th round, time passes quickly and there are 32 people left in the 8th round. In this situation, everyone has to show all their strength. Kai's survival up to this point showed that he was much stronger than they thought.

Kai had won every round with one move. But he hadn't shown excessive strength. The odds of defeat in this round were thought to be quite high.

As all 32 people looked at Kai, none of them, except for a few, underestimated Kai. These people had come here with effort. Their arrogance didn't get in the way. Except for some of them.

The foursome still hadn't been eliminated. Emma had struggled a little in one encounter, but other than that, they hadn't faced any difficulties.

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Boyd had passed like them. He had no difficulty either. Apart from these 6 people, including Kai, 26 people were dedicated to education. That's why very few people from the school knew them. They hardly ever stepped out of their homes and training halls.

Since the 7th round was over, everyone came out. They were talking about who would win.

"I think one of the four will win, they are very strong. Even if the others are in closed door training, they still can't keep up with them." the other shook his head.

"No, I think someone from Boyd's house will win. He easily defeated every opponent. Raiya, who is also from his house, was among these 32 people. She didn't hang out with Boyd, but they got along well. Raiya always focuses on training, so it's normal that we don't know him much." While everyone was saying different things, Kai was lying on the grass. But the academy wasn't where he was. He was outside the academy building. He was watching the setting sun. The peace inside him gave him strength. Although he didn't know what peace did, he would find a way to use it. Because he guessed that peace could not only bring back the dead. This seemed to be only a side ability.

At that moment, someone appeared behind him.

"I thought you were going to show everyone now. What are you waiting for?" Kai turned his head to look at him.

"Unexpected developments. They are very weak. How can I give them all my strength? However...

I'll show my true strength. And what happens next.... I mean the World Tournament.... I know, Michael. I know what's gonna happen there. I'm not preparing for this little tournament. I'm preparing for the world podium."

Michael was not that surprised as he became thoughtful. He had been around for a long time. He looked like he was 35-40 years old, but in fact he was already over 100 years old. He was aware of the people behind Kai. He was happy as he turned around and turned back. This academy was always last compared to other academies. I think this year would be the first time they could get a high ranking.

"Don't tell your friends about the tournament conditions. Motivating them will lead to a much better outcome." Michael looked at the clock as Kai nodded.

"I've got to get going. Be on time." Michael disappeared as Kai signalled 'okay' with his hand.

Kai continued to watch the sun set.

Slowly getting up from his seat, he looked at the setting sun for the last time. Then he disappeared like Michael.

Actually, he didn't disappear. He just wanted to disappear by moving very fast like Michael, but he only looked like a child running very fast on the mountain.

Elsewhere, the four were talking among themselves.

"Emma, you were almost defeated. And that boy was weaker than you." said Jack.

"I know. I underestimated him. He made a sudden move and almost got beat. If I hadn't seen him coming.... I would have definitely been beaten." said Emma. Melony was thinking about something else. Kevin noticed her thoughtful look.

"What do you think?" Melony explained to the others as she slowly turned her head.

"Boyd seems too relaxed. Even if we don't have to worry about Kai, we have to worry about Boyd now. Raiya is just as dangerous. We don't know her rank. We don't know how good a genius he is. We don't expose our eyes because the battles don't force any of us to, but no one does. Few of the 32 have revealed how powerful he is. They were at the peak of the yellow lightning. Everyone knows where we stand. I guess Jace was right in the first place. "

While they were all thinking, they had no idea who was watching them.

Raiya had red hair and red eyes. He had her hair up in the air. He was wearing a jacket. Underneath was a training tracksuit. Although no one in the academy knew him, those who knew him loved him very much. No matter how strong he was, he would never bully the undeserving. He neither ignored nor did evil like Boyd. He was a good person and had become addicted to power since the day he started to develop. He was in a room at the Academy right now, watching the quartet. He sighed.

"They have no idea how weak they are. They could be stronger, but instead they've become arrogant. That Kai boy is different." As another silhouette emerged from the darkness behind him, the silhouette became clear. It was no stranger.

He had reached 1.67 metres tall. No one was looking there, though his muscles were still intriguing. The blue of his eyes stood out more than before. His brown hair was a little longer.

This person was Boyd. He had a calm expression on his face.

"What's different about him? I saw him on the first day. At that time, he was only in the middle of the middle grade. How much stronger can he be now at most? And even if he's not arrogant at all, it's because of his weakness. Weak people want to stay out of sight. They don't want to get in trouble. As long as these idiots are around, they're perfectly normal. " Raiya turned round and looked at Boyd.

"He's... I don't know, just dangerous. More than we realise. And the scariest thing is that these 32 are the strongest. If he's not eliminated, we'll definitely have to pay more attention to him. I'm telling you that even though you're stronger than me." Boyd waved his hand like 'never mind'.

"What's the point? I think you worry too much. We should be worried about others. Like that Milah girl. She froze her opponent's brain. That's good and dangerous. You can watch out for her. Or Zachary. He's a pro at love. He doesn't die or get hurt or anything. Even if he's not seriously injured, he's very good at controlling superficial wounds. He can't be harmed. He keeps his head down so no one can see his strength. Among such people, there may even be someone with the same strength as me. But Kai.... He is definitely not the same strength as me. " Michael's voice rose again as Raiya looked forwards.

"ROUND 8 IS ABOUT TO BEGIN. PARTICIPANTS REQUIRED TO COME TO ARENA." Raiya continued to look at the four as Boyd heard the voice and walked away.

"No, not the same strength as you. I guess I'm too paranoid, best to wait for what's about to happen." she said and made her way to the arena.