Let Me Tell You, Using a Stand-In Is the Right Call

Now then, Anleisi suddenly suffered a heavy blow for some unknown reason and collapsed unconscious. The one who had struck her was actually her beloved brother, Kaius!

A particularly self-media-style line of text flashed through Gong Qiying's mind.

The Crystal Ball was broadcasting the scene live, allowing him to see just what this newly appeared Brave Hero was capable of.

He had a feeling his style would be vastly different from Elsa's.

The moment Anleisi fell, Kaius's aura surged wildly, like a drill piercing the Skyline. In an instant, he somehow became incredibly intense!

He seemed to turn into another kind of creature, something different from a human, clearly possessing strength that had reached an even higher level.

This change in aura felt exactly like Elsa when she burned her emotions.

So this was what it looked like when a Brave Hero unleashed their power.

Wait, did that mean Kaius was a Brave Hero too!?

"Protect her."

Kaius finally spoke his first line since appearing. The Holy Light knights beside him were already used to this scene. With practiced movements, they dragged Anleisi aside, even showing an extremely familiar grasp of how to handle her center of gravity.

Why were they so practiced at this? How many times had they done this!?

As they dragged Anleisi away, the Holy Light knights retreated in a rush like receding waves, leaving the battlefield to Kaius alone as he faced two Black Knights by himself.

Even their "receding tide" maneuver was incredibly practiced. It looked as though they had rehearsed it for a very, very long time.

Gong Qiying understood.

Anleisi believed that whenever she got angry, she would faint, and when she woke up, all her enemies would be down. Therefore, she assumed that getting furious to the extreme caused her to