The village was still holding its breath because nobody could actually believe a random human just laid out their best guard captain with a single punch.
Kai just stood there rubbing his knuckles, totally enjoying the quiet moment and letting his new system notifications sink in.
But of course, the peace did not last very long.
Three other elf guards wearing the same shiny armor suddenly hopped over the low wooden fence and rushed straight into the fighting ring.
They looked furious that their boss was taking a nap in the dirt, and they obviously did not care about the traditional rules of a one-on-one duel anymore.
"You used some kind of dark human trickery!" the first guard shouted, pulling out a pair of long hunting daggers and running straight at Kai.
"There is no way you defeated the captain fairly!"
'I guess we really are doing a group project today,' Kai thought to himself, rolling his shoulders and waiting for the guy to get closer.
