"122..."
At the sight of the number appearing on the Detection Crystal, Zeliel's slightly bewildered expression instantly gave way to delight.
Over a hundred!
With four layers of enhancement, his supercharged Flame Lightning Spear had blasted out a personal best of "122" in a single shot!
Triple digits!
"Beautiful!"
Zeliel clenched his fist and punched the air in excitement.
Earlier, he had still been a little uncertain about facing ice-type monsters rated [Cruel].
Now that he had seen its actual power, he genuinely felt much more confident.
Blue Ridge Glacier, oh, Blue Ridge Glacier... just you wait!
While Zeliel was still basking in his joy...
Crack...
Half a railing shattered by the blast's aftermath finally lost its precarious balance and fell into the arena.
Drawn by the noise, Zeliel looked around the arena again.
Compared with last time, the damage this time was truly enormous...
A thought suddenly popped into his head.
Wait, won't they make me pay for this?
Just as he was thinking that, hurried footsteps sounded outside the experimental ground's door.
Then came loud calls.
"Can the mage inside hear us?"
"Stop casting! Stop casting!"
"Open the door!"
Here they come...
Zeliel's heart tightened.
Sure enough, a commotion this big would alert the staff.
Things might not end today until he paid compensation...
"Coming, coming!" Zeliel called back.
Focusing his mind, Zeliel withdrew his flame domain.
The crimson-gold radiance covering the arena gradually faded, and the tiny specks of light floating in the air slowly vanished.
Zeliel's appearance returned to normal as well.
The crimson-gold sheen flowing through his hair and eyes turned black again.
After patting his robes and making sure he was all right, Zeliel walked over and opened the door.
The heavy doors slowly swung wide to either side.
Two staff members from the