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Cedric was amused by how this all started.
He really wasn't expecting someone to just outright kill themselves as soon as the battle started. He thought that there might've been some disagreements between them, but what that dude said before he blew himself up wasn't quite fitting for that scenario.
Then, he sensed all the remaining fighters becoming stronger somehow, and that's when the idea struck him.
'Oh, so the power of self-sacrifice then? Interesting.'
And it didn't end there.
As soon as the empowerment flowed through their veins, the rest of the top 25 began unleashing their prior arrangements to contain him.
Mrs. Caster raised her staff and summoned runic arrays that expanded to cover the entire battlefield. Others also began influencing the battlefield in their own ways in tandem with her efforts.
Cedric could feel a weight pressing down on him; he could also feel bindings restricting his movements.
