To the short-sighted spectators, this battle might have seemed dull and flavorless.
Others were utterly baffled, unable to understand why Norton had lost to such ordinary methods.
Yet in the eyes of the big shots who could see every detail, it earned nothing but praise and appreciation.
Perhaps from the instant both sides stepped onto the arena, the identities of hunter and prey had already been decided.
Norton, who loved charging headlong ahead and never considered the finer details, was like a lumbering, witless bear, stepping straight into the chain of traps Ling Zhan had specially laid out for him.
"They all say Jobless Freelancers fall off in the later stages..."
"But now, it seems that conclusion was drawn far too early!"
"At this rate, so long as no accident occurs, given enough time, this Jobless Freelancer will surely become a terrifying existence that even we cannot afford to overlook."
In the top-floor VIP seats,
the big shots watched the Freelancer figure calmly leave the arena, yet their praise remained unceasing.
It could not be helped...
This little fellow's performance had simply been too earth-shaking!
They could not fathom what exactly was going through this little fellow's head!
They were clearly nothing more than insignificant little tricks.
Yet under his control, they formed a killing chain that even Norton had met with bitter defeat.
"Indeed! This boy is truly a peerless genius!"
"I just wonder whether he is already married..."
"If not, our Holy Light Empire has several princesses of marriageable age who could be given to him in marriage."
At this moment,
a confidential minister of the Holy Light Empire spoke with a genial smile.
Yet that single remark
prompted many big shots to sneer repeatedly.
"Count Lance, what a joke!"
"That would not be marrying a princess down—it