My Level Zero System
Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Strategist vs Strategist

"Mr. Kain, what are you doing?"

The friendly smile on Zeko's face did not fade, despite Kain's evil actions. As he took a step forward, the three of them took a step back.

Seeing this, a look of reluctance appeared on Zeko's face.

"Kain, why must this be?"

"Oh, I want to know why Toris wasn't the one to pick us up."

"Toris is busy with other things so he has entrusted this responsibility to me. If you have any problems, you can always ask Toris to confront you."

Zeko said sincerely.

This made Mera and Myra relax slightly, but Kain's expression did not change.

On the contrary, he even pulled out his dagger, clearly ready to fight. His two teammates also threw away their relaxation, ready to fight.

Even though they didn't know where Kain got his base from. But they still instinctively believed in Kain's choices.

At this point, Zeko no longer hid his intentions.

Although the smile on his lips remained unchanged, his words sent shivers down the spine of others.

"How do you know?"

Both girls couldn't help but tremble. This was no different than presenting them with the fact that even if they were lucky enough to escape the Dungeon, they would still die.

Once again, Kain saved them.

And before anyone could act, Kain acted first.

He raised his arm that he had hidden behind his back at some point, a ball of lightning had condensed, and lightning also appeared in the sky.

"You seem to be preparing for a big plan huh?"

"So you better not touch us. If you move even one step, I will detonate this whole thing, the commotion will probably be enough to spread throughout the entire city. Even if you succeed in killing us, can you be sure you will survive in that state?"

"Do you really want to give up everything just for three little people like us?"

Kain's voice held no hesitation. But Zeko sneered.

"Are you sure? Do you think the things you mentioned can stop me?"

"I don't know. But you hesitated, didn't you?"

Time seemed to stand still.

Mera and Myra both held their breaths at the same time. They didn't understand this invisible fight, but the oppressive atmosphere still made them realize it.

This is intelligence versus intelligence.

Zeko did not show it on the outside, but in his heart he was secretly terrified of Kain's moves.

He couldn't believe that Kain could figure out so much. It wasn't hard to guess that he had big plans, but Kain could tell that his state wasn't perfect by mentioning "this state", then threatening him.

This was really scary, because at that moment, he was actually hesitating.

Perfect combination of negotiation and intimidation.

Before, Zeko had only thought of Kain as a lucky kid with a bit of cleverness. But this encounter had completely made Zeko realize that this was someone with intelligence on his level, even…

"I hope we never meet again, Kain."

All the emotions on Zeko's face disappeared, leaving only the smile like when they first met.

Finally, he left.

At this point, Kain began to mumble.

"I hope so."

This time, Kain barely won by half a level, he successfully protected everyone's lives, Zeko also failed to achieve his goal of killing them. But he also let Zeko escape.

Mera and Myra also came back to their senses, only now did they realize that their backs were soaked.

They looked at Kain, and he shook his head.

"I will explain later."

This thing is actually too complicated to describe in just a few sentences.

The three of them secretly barricaded themselves in the mansion that entire day. Even though Zeko had left, he wasn't sure if this person would really admit defeat like that.

During this time, Kain also began to explain his deductions.

In fact, he had been suspicious of this ever since he figured out that he and the other candidates were being marked and tracked.

The main issue is when they were marked.

There are only two times when all the contestants gather. And each time, Toris personally guards the gathering.

From this it could be deduced that the villain was also present at this gathering. Considering that Toris was also there, Kain could further deduce that the villain had a means to outwit Toris at [Spirit Magic].

And the moment Zeko appeared, all the broken data in Kain's head seemed to connect together.

So Kain tested his speculation one last time by asking Zeko why Toris wasn't here. And Zeko replied that Toris was busy.

Toris had greeted them at the entrance of the Dungeon and said that everything had been resolved and the perpetrator had been properly punished. However, based on the situation, Toris had clearly been deceived.

But once he knew that he had been deceived, he still did not come forward to protect them when the evil person with the intention of killing was still out there. Kain guessed that it must be because Toris had gotten hold of some clue that would give him confidence that he could catch the culprit.

And of course, he was fooled again, a very elaborate trick within a trick. Because the real culprit was Zeko. It was Zeko who dropped that false clue to lure Toris away, from which he could approach Kain properly and complete his killing.

Kain could even imagine how Toris would rejoice when he discovered Zeko's trap, not knowing that breaking it was another trap. Toris would have no doubt, because in his mind, he had figured this out himself and it was not arranged by someone else.

It can be said that this person is a master of psychological manipulation, creating strategy and deception.

But unfortunately, because he met Kain.

Since Zeko tricked Toris a second time, moreover being able to make Toris give up on protecting them must not be an easy task.

Zeko must have made a huge sacrifice, and probably didn't have much fighting power left to attract Toris' attention. So Kain deduced that Zeko's condition was not perfect.

As for why Kain knew the opponent was not in full state and still dare not fight?

That was because Zeko knew he was being depleted, and also knew the battle strength of Kain's team, but he still daring to use this direct attack said a lot.

Therefore, the most suitable solution is for Kain to scare the opponent away, the opponent fails but does not die.

This is Kain's victory.