"I surrender!"
When those three words rang out, many people were startled, including Elsa, who was in pursuit.
The surrender had come far too strangely. Even Elsa herself knew that if the battle continued, her chances of winning were not high. After all, her opponent was a Witch, a combat profession that naturally countered close-range fighters. Moreover, the other woman had obtained more inheritances than she had, so her methods were naturally beyond Elsa's.
Yet despite holding the advantage, the other woman had voluntarily surrendered, leaving Elsa somewhat dumbfounded.
"Why did you surrender? That last strike made you cough up blood, but it should have only shaken your internal organs. You could repair it instantly, and it didn't cause you any substantial injury, did it?" Elsa asked in confusion.
Andrina directly tossed the two tokens to Elsa, then slowly returned to her original youthful appearance, using her actions to show that she had given up the fight.
Seeing this, Elsa put away her Long Halberd and no longer attacked.
After steadying herself in midair, Andrina finally spoke.
"Since you were able to break my Puppet Technique, if we continued fighting, the result might only be mutual destruction. Besides, this is only the second trial. I don't want to reveal my Trump Card. You're a member of the Gu Ding Pirate Crew. If I reveal my Trump Card now, then there will be two Saint King Level teams that know about it, which would be extremely disadvantageous to me."
"Winning or losing against you is only a temporary gain or loss. I've said it before—my goal is the end of the Path of the King. For that, I must make the necessary compromises." Andrina revealed her ambitions.
"Besides, killing isn't allowed in this stage. From the beginning, I only intended to