The guards' attention had been diverted by their emotional turmoil.
When they refocused on the temporary arena, on the battle between Kaido and that God's Chosen One—
they were shocked to discover that the situation seemed to have changed.
Kaido, who had previously been kicked into the ground by the God's Chosen One like an upside-down carrot, had long since climbed back out.
At that moment, he was launching who knew how many attacks against his opponent.
Their clashes grew fiercer, the commotion ever more thunderous.
It even gradually began to feel like they were evenly matched.
What was going on?
How had they suddenly become evenly matched?!
Hadn't General Kaido just been getting pummeled into the ground by that God's Chosen One?
What had they missed?!
Black Whale's thoughts at that moment were exactly the same as those of the guards watching nearby.
What had he missed?
Why was this beast-like man before him growing stronger and stronger?
He had clearly shown no mercy, using the brute force created by miracles to break the other man's legs and feet.
So why could this Kaido fellow leap back to his feet after losing consciousness for only a moment?
He was as intact as if Black Whale's earlier attacks had never landed!
His vitality was so tenacious that it sent chills down one's spine!
Black Whale did not know whether the miracle created by the Authority of Sacrifice would continue under these circumstances.
But there was one thing he could be absolutely certain of—
he would lose a great deal of lifespan!
Although ever since becoming a God's Chosen One with the Authority of sacrifice, his own lifespan had never been something Black Whale worried about, no matter how wealthy one was, they could not sustain such intense spending.
He had