"I've already prepared the gift; let's see if you can accept it."
The astrologer stood on top of the rock giant's head and looked into the distance.
He launched the attack before they even met because he wanted to test that mysterious platinum-tier elite's strength. For platinum-tier elites like them, any small action could mean many things. For example, the earth-elemental spell he cast was one of the very ordinary platinum-tier spells he had mastered.
He wanted to see if the other party could block it and what method he would use to do that.
When experts fought, a single mistake would usually result in death. Therefore, he wanted to test it out in advance, and the more information he had, the more secure it would be.
That was his idea. However, other people might think that he wanted to destroy Blackmoon Castle.