Returning 2.

“Just hear me out. From what I’ve gathered, he’s Pale Zero, now one of the newly chosen of the Zero Clan. So, it makes sense that he’s reached the Tier 6 mage realm,” the mage began, pausing briefly as his friends shot him annoyed looks.

Still, he could tell they saw some logic in what he was saying.

“Even if he’s a Tier 6 mage, it’s obvious that he lacks real combat experience. He’s probably just one of those ancient clan mages stuffed with pills to push their realm higher, all Big Brother needs to do is defeat him before he consolidates his realm, think of the fame you’ll gain from it.”

The Fourth quickly wrapped up his reasoning, throwing in a few flattering words to stroke the ego of the strongest among them.

“Yeah, now that you put it that way, that makes sense, let me go teach these juniors a lesson, they should know to greet their seniors when they see them,” the leader replied, puffing up with pride after the timid fourth member’s praise.