The moment Axel stepped into the designated area of the Elemental's tower, they were immediately alerted as all eyes focused on Axel, but the person in question merely smiled, while audiences, even the powerhouses, except for Cedric and Berserker's vice sect master, sighed in disappointment.
No one seemed to believe the lone Runecaster would last more than a few minutes facing all 20 Elemental mages alone. Some of the magicians in the audience believed that he was likely a bait, perhaps. To lure the mages away, into some other trap. But that would be too obvious a ploy.
Only the Berserker powerhouse seems to sense something amiss, there was something about the gaze of the boy that seemed, unnerving for unknown reasons. But to the disappointment of everyone Axel did not run back, or show any fear. He simply walked forward in graceful steps, like he was taking a stroll in the morning on a park, not walking into the enemy territory.
