This was a long-awaited fight for both parties, hence, they couldn’t afford to not go all out. In fact, Finnian was ahead in that regard. He had seen Caesar fight before, so he more or less knew how recklessly he fought.

‘Caesar packs a lot of strength in his attacks; I can’t afford to take a hit in my state.’ Finnian wasn’t scared of fighting Caesar, but fighting him in his current state. This would be highly disadvantageous to him because Caesar’s ability excelled in defense. Even if a Cyph’s power wasn’t active, their physical enhancement represented it in some ways. For Caesar, even though his ability wasn’t activated, his bodily defense would still be astonishing, and his attacks might almost be as powerful as Benji’s. Finnian might have recovered a bit, but it was far from enough to withstand a hit from Caesar. In this regard, one hit might be enough to take him out!

Caesar had long shed any cordiality, if any, from when he sent that boulder flying toward Finnian. If he could a