It had to be admitted that Anthony had been exceptionally sincere and honest in his attitude toward admitting defeat and surrendering. Wisely, he did not play any petty tricks, nor did he stubbornly cling to pointless pride like a dead duck refusing to shut its beak.
On the contrary, this so-called "devout believer" had scarcely hesitated before honestly crippling his own combat capability and handing over his most valuable Blazing Sun level Divine Spell equipment as proof of his "honesty."
Even when facing Punk, who had effortlessly returned to peak condition beneath the protection of a Bright Moon Level Spell shield, the priest, who now appeared as friendly and humble as before, had lowered himself to a pitifully humiliating degree.
And in his tone, the sacrifices Kona and Mortlett had made to secure victory no longer held the slightest meaning...
Punk was not surprised by Radiant Purity's surrender. No matter how one looked at it, a Morningstar Professional in Anthony's position had only one path available if he did not want to die: surrender obediently. Giving up resistance had not reduced his odds of survival; it had greatly increased them.
After all, Morningstar-tier combatants were extremely rare "high-end fighters" within any legendary organization. No rational legendary organization would easily abandon the preferential treatment and protection afforded to a Morningstar-tier member. One could imagine that if Anthony were truly captured by Punk and handed over to the "Chairman" after his triumphant return from the Blazing Sun battle, Tir, the God of Justice, who had only this one obedient subordinate, would never stand by and allow his enemy to kill a hostage in a "ransom murder."
By then, that great divine power Deity, who already had close ties with the "Chairman," would surely be willing to pay a great price to ransom