"Spade... you bastard."
Lyrian said, implying what everyone already knew. Spade didn't attack, which was almost a betrayal to everyone there.
Spade only smirked, quickly replying, "Focus on the battle in front of us."
If he thought that the Pheon was going to live even after the onslaught, he wouldn't have stayed back. Instead, Spade was fully prepared to use the extent of his strength to take it down, as the golden core was more important than anything.
However, purposefully being the last one to attack, he took a moment to see the impact of the other examinees' attacks. Seeing them do so much damage, Spade knew that there was no need for him to join in.
Them lowering their own strength by using so much energy, and also nearly dying to the beast, was all nothing but a plus for him.
Still, the job wasn't finished just yet.
