Inside the Dueling Arena, Ian's sudden disappearance made the atmosphere even more tense. In the audience stands, the Bulgarian wizard responsible for sending the signal felt they could not wait any longer, in case more of the contestants involved in the attack met with accidents. All at once, a firework shaped like a Double-headed Eagle shot up from the stands, its feathers black all over, with only its beak and talons crimson. The Double-headed Eagle flew into the air, let out a shrill cry, and then exploded overhead.
Thunderous cheers instantly rang out from the audience stands. Wizards who did not understand what was going on thought it was meant to add atmosphere to the duel, while some quicker-witted wizards had already realized something was wrong. When they saw the Greek staff rushing into the stands to stop the wizards who had set off the firework, that sense of unease grew even stronger. The cheers turned into clamor and questioning voices.
After receiving the signal, Dimitar, the Bulgarian contestant who had previously been circling in midair in the middle layer of the encirclement around Allen, dove down from the air like a shooting star and unfurled a parchment scroll as a signal. The other participants also reacted. Aside from some killers on the outer edge of the encirclement who were entangled with other contestants and unable to get away, the faster ones had already torn open the sealing cords of the scrolls they had long since taken out, unfurling them and activating the magic stored inside.
Specks of ghastly green light flashed from the scrolls unfurled among the killer contestants, like the eyes of beasts in the darkness. Green light filled the sky and enveloped the area, layer upon layer of Killing Curses weaving into a net of death that