"Yeah Boy! Come and play with us! Hahaha!" The axe wielder mocked when he noticed Jem rushing towards them. In a matter of seconds, they cut their distance. Seeing the young man in front of him, "You're mine!" The axe wielder shouted as he attacked with a horizontal strike.
In his mind, 'The boy is just a level one ascender. Just this... is already enough to cut him in half.' He meant that his low-tier attack was enough to defeat the boy. He didn't need to use fancy attacks for such an opponent.
He was right to think about it because on Jem's arm there was only one shiny ring. On the other hand, there were two shiny rings on his arm. So, the gap in level was unquestionable.
Assuming that the boy was hiding his real level was out of the question either because of his age. So, considering that his opponent is so young, there is no doubt that he still lacks experience. So he was very confident that he could defeat him with only his weak attack.