Although the first match had gone badly, Azrael's expression remained calm.
He merely gave Viola, who was still standing on the Duel Platform, a faint glance before withdrawing his gaze, without the slightest anger.
But the other wizard behind him clearly did not possess such composure.
"I'll do it."
A low voice rang out.
From the crowd, a sturdily built young wizard strode forward. He was the wizard who had previously stood beside Gis.
He wore only a short black robe on his upper body, with his arms and chest left bare.
His unrestrained appearance, paired with the aggressive aura unique to Combat Department wizards, made him look at first glance more like some wild berserker. Barefoot, he stepped onto the stone tiles of the Duel Platform. With every step, the hard slabs gave off a faint cracking sound.
This was not because he was too heavy or using too much force. After all, the garden was reinforced with all manner of Protective Arrays. It would be quite difficult to crush the ground through weight or brute strength alone.
The real reason was that a faint, ever-present fluctuation of power surrounded his body.
That power corroded every substance that came into contact with him.
The instant the stone tiles touched the soles of his feet, their internal structure seemed to be sliced apart, dense cracks spreading through them.
Castillo took one look and introduced him in a low voice.
"Rashid, peak level six. His primary focus is the Disintegration Law."
Seeing Benjamin nod slightly, Castillo continued.
"His fighting style is extremely crazy. After all, the Disintegration Law is inherently suited for battle. It can directly create destruction from within the structures of matter, energy, and even laws themselves."
"Wizard Artifacts, spells, even spatial structures—once he touches them, they might collapse