Unlike the Arena Master, who remained completely unharmed, the challenger on Arena No. 2 was accumulating injuries despite appearing to hold the advantage.
Every exchange seemed favorable to him. His attacks forced the Arena Master backward, his Divine Abilities filled the arena with violent light, and the watching crowd repeatedly thought victory was only one strike away.
Yet shallow wounds continued appearing across the challenger's body. His breathing grew heavier, his divine power became increasingly unstable, and his Life Origin was being consumed far faster than he realized.
John recalled the second Arena Master's timid expression when the battle began. The man was clearly pretending to be weak in order to lure others into attacking him.
The only question was why he had chosen such a troublesome method.
John soon understood.
