As a master at baiting his enemies, Jonas naturally knew exactly how to maximize the chances of making them take the bait.
First, security at the press conference had to be tight. That would help lower his opponent's guard.
After all, if someone had laid an ambush, they were unlikely to arrange such stringent security. That would amount to blocking the door and keeping their target out... before you could lure someone into a trap, they had to be able to get inside.
Second, he had to show carelessness in certain areas... for example, screening the reporters' identities less strictly to give his opponent some room to maneuver, and having Miss Esnie display a little "carelessness" herself to give the attacker an opening.
After that entire process, the fanatic from the Void Realm Church took the bait, just as expected... he fell completely into Jonas's trap. After all, viewed objectively, under those conditions, Jonas could not possibly have escaped his assassination attempt.
He had come prepared to die from the very beginning... as one of the Void Realm Church's "chosen," he was confident he could trade his life for anyone else's.
But what he had never expected was that this unforgivably sinful, ignorant relic of the old era, who had attacked the Void Realm Church more fiercely than anyone lately, would also be one of the "chosen."
Why...
He could not speak. The other man's ability utterly overwhelmed his own. He had never had the slightest chance of success.
"Hah... hah... why... you..."
A few indistinct syllables escaped the man's mouth. As an apostle of the Void Realm, he could not understand why his opponent had also received its favor, or why the ability he had awakened was even stronger than his own.
Confusion and resentment filled his eyes, but