"Stop!" At a critical moment, Gabriel stepped forward to block Leo's path. "Examiner, this guy stole my ranking! Get out of the way, let me kill him!" Leo roared in anger, clearly on the verge of losing control! He was utterly humiliated in this assessment, having been kicked out of the top three! Although Roy and Occam also fell behind Link, at least they both received generous rewards prepared by Dean Morton! Only he was brutally pushed out of the top three! This made Leo pour all his pent-up rage onto Link, whom he had come to see as the root cause of his failure in this "Five Eight Three" assessment!
"Fool!" Link glanced at Leo, barely bothering to acknowledge him! "You!" Leo, seeing this, became even more furious and attempted to move forward, only to be blocked again by Gabriel's hand!
"Leo, hold on!" Gabriel said, his voice steady as he asked, "Let me ask you, Link achieved first place in the 'Thunder Magic Array Assessment,' and you came in fourth. This means he must have surpassed you to secure first place, am I right?" "Examiner, why are you asking this?" Leo's face darkened, cursing Gabriel for bringing up such a sore point! Having already lost his chance at the top three, Gabriel was only adding insult to injury, making it clear he was slapping Leo in the face! "Answer my question!" Gabriel snapped, his patience wearing thin! "That... is!" Leo gritted his teeth, feeling humiliated as he replied. "Very good!" Gabriel nodded in satisfaction, then asked, "Now let me ask you another question. Since he surpassed you, you must have competed against him; there's no way you haven't seen him, right?" "Huh?" Leo looked confused, still not grasping the implication of Gabriel's words! "Fool!" This time, even Gabriel couldn't help but curse inwardly, patiently explaining, "What I mean is, I suspect that Link cheated. He didn't pass the 'Thunder Magic Array' test but used other means to achieve first place!" At this point, Gabriel asked again, "Leo, did you see Link inside the 'Thunder Magic Array'? If not, I can conclude that he cheated."
"Oh!" At this moment, Leo finally understood! Gabriel's words were too obvious; if he didn't catch on now, he might as well have been kicked by a donkey! "Who is he? I've never seen him! Did he even participate in the assessment? How could he possibly get first place..." Leo exaggeratedly exclaimed, but inside he was already laughing with glee! "Enough!" Gabriel interrupted Leo's poor and exaggerated performance, turning to Roy and Occam, asking, "What about you two? Did you see Link in the 'Thunder Magic Array'?" "No." This time, Roy and Occam were prepared, almost in unison shaking their heads and revealing smug smiles at Link. Finally, Gabriel turned around, looking at Link with a triumphant expression, "A waste who can only cheat, what do you have to say for yourself?" "Weren't you just saying that as long as ten people are willing to vouch for me, you would acknowledge my ranking? Now, with only these three pathetic testimonies, how can you conclude that I cheated?" Link smiled slightly, but his smile concealed an unmistakable anger and murderous intent! "Link! You're asking for death!" The "Three Radiant Ones" were furious at Link's audacity to speak so boldly! But Link didn't even bother to look at them!
Originally, when Link first heard the title "Three Radiant Ones," he thought they must have some remarkable abilities! But he never expected their minds to be so narrow and shortsighted! Such a mindset destined them for limited achievements! Most importantly, Link no longer felt any psychological burden about killing them! Because, judging by the current scene, he believed these three deserved to die!
"Hehe, since you refuse to admit it, I'll make sure you die thoroughly. Once all the participants in the assessment have come out, I will question them one by one. Then I'll see how you deny it!" Gabriel was not in a hurry; he was already confident in his plan! At this moment, the participants of the assessment began to emerge one after another from the exit.
Link was currently standing in an open area at the top of the mountain. Although the space was small, the number of participants who passed the assessment was limited, as most had been eliminated in this brutal test!