Affinity:Chaos

According to the order of the lots drawn, Reynolds would be the last person to fight. The duo fighting before him were two ladies. 

One was a Fire Elementalist while the other was a Light Elementalist. When the battle started, the Light Elementalist got the advantage in speed giving her a slight edge over her opponent. Her opponent however had greater destructive power. 

After a hard-fought battle, the Light Elementalist won by a slight margin. With her victory, it was time for Reynolds' battle. 

Reynolds' opponent was a Water Elementalist in the Sixth stage of the Overlord Plane. 

Standing in front of the young man, Reynolds wore a calm expression. He didn't feel pressured in any way, nor did he show any proud expression. 

"Go easy on me." The young man said with a smile. 

Reynolds nodded and didn't reply. The young man's words actually made him cautious. There might be a reason behind his words, and from what he knew, people who say things like this tend to be very powerful later on. 

'I'll beat the crap out of him from the start, just to be sure.' He thought to himself. 

If the young man was going to show an unseen strength like Alice's opponent, he didn't want to give him the chance to. Beating him up as soon as the fight started was the best choice. 

As soon as the man in charge called for the start of the battle. 

Reynolds merged with his Elemental Warrior and attacked. 

The young man was stunned. Not just him, but everyone around the arena as well. Reynolds had only merged with the Elemental Warrior once. Since then, he hasn't done it again. The reason was because he hadn't encountered anyone that could force him to that length. 

What he had been doing since was to call out the Elemental Warrior and attack with it. Even at those times, he would first test out his strength, only after seeing the difference in strength would he call out his Elemental Warrior. 

This battle was different, he not only called out the Elemental Warrior right off the bat, but he even merged with it, entering his most powerful state. 

Isn't this bullying? 

The young man screamed in his heart. His face was twitching from the shock he was receiving, literally. 

Reynolds was a Lightning Elementalist, so his attacks packed quite a punch. It also have a high chance of electrocuting his opponents. The young man was unfortunate to be subject to multiple lightning attacks in the space of a few seconds. 

The battle ended even before it started. The shortest battle ever recorded in the history of the competition. It took Reynolds less than a minute to defeat the young man. That was beyond embarrassing. This was someone who made it into the top ten, yet he couldn't last a minute. 

The ultimate disgrace. 

As the young man was leaving the platform, a question was repeatedly ringing in his head. 

'What did I do to deserve this?' 

He couldn't even pick a Faction due to the shame he felt. Being defeated in such a short time, even if the opponent is way more powerful than he is, was still embarrassing. 

He was even two stages ahead of Reynolds. How could he raise his head in society again? 

If the young man knew the reason behind Reynolds' action, he might probably challenge him to a battle to the death. 

Who had a hidden strength?! I was only begging you not to beat me up too much! What underlying meaning was there? In fact, F**k You! 

The young man left the arena entirely, eighty percent of the people here were certain he didn't even know how he left the stage. His eyes were listless, clearly still dazed from the incident. 

The entire arena was deathly silent. They still couldn't believe what just happened. From when the man declared the start of the battle till when it ended was just too short. Some people didn't even manage to witness it because they were distracted by one thing or the other. 

Reynolds on the other hand had an awkward expression on his face. He didn't think the young man wouldn't be able to fight back. When the young man made that statement, he thought maybe the young man was just like Alice's opponent, a hidden genius, he didn't know the young man had already shown all his cards to get into the top ten. 

Now, he kind of felt sorry for him. No matter what, the young man would be unable to forget the incident of this day, especially given the fact that he was going to join a Faction because of it. 

"I hope I didn't ruin his life." Reynolds muttered as he walked back to his seat. 

"What happened?" Klaus couldn't help but ask. 

Reynolds recounted what the young man said, and the underlying meaning he felt was behind his words. 

"Hahaha, he might die of anger if he found out this was why you beat him up so quickly." Klaus was unable to hold back his laughter. 

The incident was just too funny to him. Reynolds' reason was even funnier. 

Grey smiled when he heard it as well. It was ultimately a misunderstanding, but it will take a lot before the young man would be able to get himself back together. 

Losing in this manner is mind-shattering, especially for someone who regards himself as a genius. He even entered the top ten, which showed that he truly was a genius. 

"You should've gone easy on him." Klaus said and started laughing once again. 

"It's not funny." Reynolds said, making Klaus laugh even more. 

After laughing to his full, he shook his head with a sigh. The sigh is clearly not of pity. 

The man in charge of the battle finally managed to regain himself and stepped forward. 

Since the top five had been decided, it was time to get the first and second person. There were five people present, and only two of them could get the first or second position. 

Everyone waited patiently on how the last round would be fought.