My Level Zero System-Chapter 299: The Purposefully Attack

"Just take down the Magus with [Thunder Magic] and we can turn the tide!"

That must have been the thought of both assassins.

And they weren't wrong.

Although in terms of attack, Mera performed excellently, especially with the final blow that cut the Golem in half.

However, as two experienced mid-class Magus, the two assassins naturally recognized Mera's weakness.

That was her defense being too weak, especially compared to a mobile fortress like a mid-class Magus possessing [Earth Magic].

After all, [Air Magic] leans more towards mobility and evasion than direct defense. Cecilia, in the tournament, was able to display such destructive prowess, to the point that no magic could even approach her surroundings, because she combined magic with swordsmanship, pushing her offensive capabilities to the extreme.

Offense is the best defense.

And Mera was still far from reaching that level.

Ironically, Kain should have belonged to the same type of Magus as Mera—extremely powerful offense but a weak defense. And during the tournament phase, Kain did indeed encounter such problems.

But due to the refinement of his two-tier lightning network, Kain had gradually overcome his defensive weakness.

No sudden enlightenment, no need to rely on intuition.

What he built was a control system that was sophisticated and meticulous enough to protect him and attack the enemy at the same time.

And the two assassins, from the moment they dared to step into Kain's network, were subjected to a continuous, non-stop barrage of attacks, constantly cycling the discharged electricity to restart the spells. This pressure from Kain not only forced them to enclose themselves to avoid being instantly shot down, but it also prevented them from exploiting Mera's weakness.

As long as Kain remained on the field, the advantage in battlefield control would remain his. And Mera could unleash her moves without fear of being intercepted.

Therefore, they were forced to eliminate Kain first.

For the first time, they witnessed a mid-class Magus with such terrifying magical control.

However, did Kain know everything they were thinking?

Unfortunately for them, he did. From the first moments of the engagement, he had read and anticipated this scenario, even if not accurately down to every detail.

From the start, Kain noticed the two assassins intentionally trying to quickly approach him as fast as possible by creating a sphere of earth and rock to enclose themselves and rolling straight toward him.

Of course, this wasn't entirely strange from one perspective. When fighting a Magus with [Thunder Magic] who lacked direct defensive capability, a Magus with [Earth Magic] could completely do this.

But "being able to do this" versus "is it optimal to do this" is a different matter.

The tightly sealed rock sphere could only be controlled and manipulated for external attack by the [Earth Magic] Magus alone. So what about the other Magus?

Did he really not want to contribute to the attack?

Kain didn't think so.

This was an assassination mission, and the assassins' duty was to eliminate him, the Egretta Family representative. Furthermore, this was an extremely time-sensitive mission. The commotion of battle within the inner city of Adia fundamentally couldn't be hidden, and the source of the fighting would be investigated very quickly, so reinforcement from the noble families would arrive in a short time.

The two assassins not only had to quickly finish the fight but also had to escape. Their time was short, so there was no way they wouldn't choose the optimal option.

In other words, the possibility of them being so arrogant as to only have one person fighting was almost zero.

And if it's established that the two assassins trapping themselves inside the earth sphere was not optimal for the assassination action, because only the [Earth Magic] possessor could act, then what if both assassins possessed [Earth Magic]?

In that case, what was a limitation would no longer be a limitation. And Kain's initial assumption would have lacked the key factor.

However, Kain would say the probability of both of them possessing [Earth Magic] was very low, based on the following reasoning.

It's true that both assassins having [Earth Magic] would solve the problem of why they enclosed both inside the earth sphere without limiting their combat effectiveness. But it doesn't solve the "optimal choice" problem.

If both assassins possessed [Earth Magic], they could have entirely separated, with each controlling a different earth and rock sphere. One could hold Mera, and the other could attack Kain. Or both could attack Kain from two sides, forcing him to divide the power of his lightning network to cope simultaneously.

In short, it was still not "optimal."

As an additional point, Kain had also considered and taken a further step to eliminate this possibility by observing the magical transformation sequence from the start.

And he concluded that this sequence only came from a single individual.

First, a thick, multi-layered earth and rock sphere was formed.

Next, subjected to the concentrated attack of a large number of **[Thunder Bullet]**s, the earth sphere was forced to continuously absorb surrounding material to rebuild the shell that was being constantly eroded.

Following that, Mera's attack forced the earth sphere to be concealed inside the giant Golem.

This proved that, regardless of who was controlling the [Earth Magic], it was only one person, and thus could only execute one complex task at a time.

If both had been using [Earth Magic], the flow of actions would have been much more chaotic and unpredictable. It absolutely would not have been sequential like this.

And even if they coordinated to make it sequential like this, it still wouldn't be right because it wasn't optimal.

That was Kain's judgment.

So, after eliminating all plausible possibilities, reverting to the initial question:

Why did the Magus with [Earth Magic] enclose both assassins inside the earth sphere and rush straight toward Kain? Even though doing so might considerably limit his companion?

The answer is, there was no limitation at all.

The reason for this is actually quite simple.