After a brief but intense skirmish, the atmosphere in the Duel Arena seemed to change suddenly.
Before Ben could get up from the ground and catch his breath, the old man who had previously attacked him—his grandfather—rushed forward. The young man was so terrified that he threw the sword in his left hand forward and retreated quickly.
He didn't want to face his grandfather head-on, not because Ben had any traditional respect for the elderly, but because this old man was simply too frightening.
But he soon realized that things were not so simple.
After Bujia, Test, and Albton stood up, they no longer hastily attacked but carefully aligned with his grandfather. The four of them began to cooperate.
The battle seemed to become steady and prolonged. Ben quickly realized that since his grandfather joined in, the old man had been leading the rhythm of their attack. He disrupted their rapid attacks, turning the pace of the assault into something neither fast nor slow.
