Page 84 of Axis of Fire

He moved slowly toward me.

“And based on your abilities—you’ll be an attacker.”

I raised a brow.

“What other roles are there?”

I’d never cared about team sports.

Had no idea how positioning or coordination worked.

“Depends on the team size,” he shrugged.

“Usually five or six.”

He snapped his fingers.

Several targets appeared across the hall—

different sizes, different distances.

The closest was about five meters away.

“Each team has an attacker, defender, support, controller, and tactician. If there are six—there’s a second attacker.”

“And why are you so sure I can’t be a defender?” I tilted my head.

“I made a wall of fire.”

“Because it would be stupid to hide offensive power behind defense,” he said flatly.

I smirked.

“Your first target,” he nodded toward the closest one.

“I can create fire,” I said.

“Not shoot it.”

“Good. Then today you learn.”

He raised his hand again.

A condensed sphere of air formed—

gray-blue.

Without touching it, he flicked it forward.

It struck the smallest, farthest target.

A perfect hit.

I barely had time to react—

before the sphere split midair.

Fragments shot outward—