Silver Tear and Dark Fox watched intently from the box, their hearts involuntarily rising to their throats.
They knew that John wasn't unwilling to fight; rather, he was genuinely overpowered.
Facing Victor was proving to be even harder than they had anticipated.
The two wanted to discuss their next moves, but a maid was present in the box, so they dared not speak openly.
"It seems you are not at all worried about this gentleman," the maid suddenly said, startling Silver Tear.
Dark Fox glanced at the maid reflexively, "There are so things you shouldn't ask about."
The maid's face remained smiling, but she spoke gently, "Aren't you here for the Immortal ssenger?"
Their expressions beca visibly uncomfortable at her words.
"I'm not quite sure what you're talking about," Dark Fox said coolly, though the maid still smiled.
"It doesn't matter if you don't understand. The gentleman below understands, and that's what counts."
Silver Tear imdiately beca wary of the maid, yet her facial expression remained flawless, like a robot programd not to show any variation.
"What exactly do you an?" he pressed.
The maid just smiled faintly, her expression unchanging, and quietly watched the arena below.
"My aning isn't important. What matters is why you ca here, and why that gentleman has entered the arena to challenge. That's what's truly interesting, isn't it?"
They had initially thought the maid was rely a guide, perhaps there to keep an eye on them, but unexpectedly, she knew much more.
The current situation had beco unreadable for them.
The two exchanged a look, silent yet clearly starting to worry about John.
They feared that the Rose Hotel was not as simple as they had thought, and it might not let them leave safely.
Now, their only hope was for John to win this match!
No matter what happened, they had to keep their composure.
The atmosphere in the box beca eerie.
Inside the arena, John's nerves were on edge.
He felt Victor's intent to kill truly manifest.
Others might not sense it, but he could distinctly feel the atmosphere throughout the arena shifting; the air pressure seed to drop!
How could this be...
Victor seed to have grown stronger!
Back when they were at Hidden Stars, John and Victor had sparred together.
But John had not anticipated Victor being so formidable now.
Or perhaps, Victor had always been this powerful, just concealing his true abilities.
He closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
When he opened them again, his eyes were filled with a resolve to fight.
No matter what, he had to get Victor out of there this ti!
Victor slowly turned his head towards John and charged again! His hands still shaped like claws, he twisted towards John's head!
The audience grew even more excited; they all knew this was the Immortal ssenger's killing move!
It was a strike that could be lethal regardless of the opponent's strength.
Except for that one ti with a supre-tier challenger, no one had ever survived this move.
It seed the Immortal ssenger was ready to end the fight.
"Kill him, kill him, just kill him!" "Yes, that's right, twist his head off!"
"Ha ha ha, this is what I ca to see, I want to see the killing start, only then does it get thrilling!"
The spectators were already cheering, as if it was certain that John was dood.
A gold-tier awakener couldn't possibly dodge this attack.
Everyone was shouting in excitent.
Only Silver Tear and Dark Fox were so anxious they didn't even know what to say.
But they also knew there was nothing they could do; no matter how worried they were, they couldn't help John!
They might as well wait and trust in John!
They had to choose to believe.
Silver Tear started to breathe deeply, his hand involuntarily resting over his heart.
It'll be okay, it must be!
John had delivered miracles too many tis before.
They knew that where there was John, there would be miracles.
This ti would be no different!
John's pupils dilated sharply as he faced Victor's assault, feeling utterly overwheld!
Beyond the suppression of levels, there was a raw, overpowering force of strength.
Even though his own abilities had significantly improved, he still felt powerless at this mont.
It was as if a massive mountain lood before him, crushing him so hard that even his movents began to slow.
What's going on?!
What exactly is happening here?! Could there be sothing wrong with this arena?
John narrowly dodged Victor's attack, instantly disappointing the crowd who had been expecting this move to end the fight.
But so among them started to sense sothing amiss, especially since John had already dodged an attack earlier.
If the first dodge could be attributed to luck, this second escape couldn't be chalked up to chance anymore.
How could anyone be so lucky to evade attacks twice in a row? That seed far too incredible.
So spectators exchanged glances and began to whisper among themselves.
In the boxes, so started placing bets on John, sensing sothing different about him.
After all, the odds for John to beat the Immortal ssenger had reached 1 to 1000!
Even a casual bet of 10,000 federal coins could net them 10 million if John won!
And if he lost, they'd only be out 10,000 federal coins—a drop in the bucket for them.
It was a no-lose situation for them.
Even several people, thrilled by the spectacle and not minding escalating things, threw in a million each!
If John actually won, they would make a fortune!
"What's going on? Did the Immortal ssenger just slip up?"
"Are you kidding? Even if you slip, the Immortal ssenger slipping? Impossible."
"This guy doesn't seem that skilled, but his agility is exceptional, like a slippery eel."
"He couldn't possibly win against the Immortal ssenger, could he?"
Those thoughts began to stir unease among the spectators.
After all, how could a gold-tier awakener dodge the Immortal ssenger's killing moves twice?
It was simply unthinkable!
Yet, it had actually happened.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible, he's just a gold-tier!"
That's what everyone was saying, but John felt his stamina draining nearly twice as fast as usual!
If it weren't for his superior physical condition and stats, he'd probably be completely exhausted by now.
And this was after only two attacks!
He carefully observed and realized that the arena seed to contain so unknown form of energy.
[Ding! Stamina consumption increased, please be aware!]
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