The unexpected turn of events on the field plunged the entire arena into dead silence.
The spectators, including the contestants, all found the bizarre scene on the stage utterly unbelievable and deeply perplexing.
They could not understand...
Why Ichiro Ikawa, who had been brimming with aggression and had long held the upper hand, would abandon his attack at such a critical moment.
Hundreds of canine spirit shikigami reverted to paper slips.
The Yin-Yang Twin Raging Tigers, an A-rank skill, returned to the void.
The Thunderous Giant Python spirit beast froze in place.
And...
Ichiro Ikawa himself stood stiffly where he was, his face drenched in cold sweat and twisted in terror.
Everything before them left the audience throughout the arena staring blankly, their hearts full of confusion.
Even the official commentators were completely dumbfounded.
After all, those commentators were merely Level 40-plus class changers.
They could rely on their years of viewing experience to commentate on most details of a match.
But when faced with a bizarre method like Ling Zhan's, one that left his opponent terrified and frozen without even drawing a blade...
What the hell were they supposed to comment on?
It was worth mentioning that...
Even the favored prodigies for the championship, such as Li Chaoge, Norton, and Princess Sheng Luni, wore bewildered expressions!
Only the referees in the highest VIP viewing section, along with those immensely powerful guests, understood what kind of bizarre method that Freelancer had used!
"If this old man is not mistaken, the skill that kid used at the very start should have been called 'Twin Shadow Crosscut,' correct?"
The elderly man with the ramrod-straight back and rosy complexion, clearly in robust health, spoke with a face full of emotion.
He was the Assassin powerhouse who had praised Ling Zhan as an assassination