Although many believed Li was doomed to lose because of Ankhseram's decision, no one dared say anything. After all, Ankhseram was the real boss—the one who put food on their tables.
Li, on the other hand, did not care. With his true strength on display, the only person in this temple he likely feared was Ankhseram. In Li's mind, the outcome of this contest had long been decided. Even if Wu had swallowed some miraculous pill that instantly raised his Holy Mark proficiency by a great deal, Li could simply kill him.
Before long, Li received a message from Velita's notice, revealing the challenge Ankhseram had arranged for the two of them...
When Buma saw the contents of the test, she was speechless. The challenge was simply too unreasonable.
They were to attach Holy Marks to a Krala Rat, then have it face a Sumen Tiger. The judgment would be based on whose Krala Rat inflicted more damage.
To Buma, this assessment was almost laughable. Krala Rats were not even magical beasts, nor could they truly be considered wild beasts. Their sole advantage was their strong survivability, and that was only in terms of their adaptability to the environment.
Physically, they were no different from ordinary rats.
Sumen Tigers, meanwhile, were rated as magical beasts above A-rank. Even most mages in the temple lacked the ability to defeat a Sumen Tiger outright in a chance encounter.
Yet Li merely smiled and reassured Buma with a single sentence. "If I can't do it, how could Wu possibly manage it?"
This was not merely arrogance, but confidence. For some reason, Buma felt that choosing not to resist yesterday had been the right decision.
Though Li said this, he still had Buma gather every bit of information she could find on Krala Rats