"This is a sneak attack. Release me right now!" The lightning mage shouted with fury in his eyes, his gaze threatening to tear through Alex's skull.
Alex remained indifferent to this and gradually tightened his grip around the boy. Clear bone popping sounds could be heard through the entire stadium and caused shivers to run down the bodies of those watching.
The two referees in the arena glanced at each other before looking at Alex and the lightning mage. They didn't know what to do since the boy didn't look like he was planning to surrender.
"Give up," Alex said in a soft tone after a while. He didn't plan to go any further than this; participating in this tournament was already unfair for the other students, considering his true strength, so he had decided to keep his performance to the point of not harming them unnecessarily.
