What puzzled Ivan, however, was that he had had his eyes closed for so long, yet he still had not hit the ground. A bizarre thought suddenly sprang into his mind.
"That's strange. Could it be that I got lighter?"
"I don't know whether you got lighter, but I do know that if you keep spouting nonsense, I'll send you flying again!"
Watching Ivan mutter to himself without realizing it, Lin Yu's face twitched. He spoke irritably, then casually withdrew the power of the Dark-Dark Fruit shrouding Ivan.
"Huh?"
Feeling that he had regained control of his body, Ivan let out a surprised sound and quickly opened his eyes. Seeing that he had returned to the podium, he instantly understood what had happened.
"Hehe... Thank you, Special Envoy!"
Seeing Ivan scratch his head with that simple-minded look, Lin Yu felt as though he were looking at a foreign version of Huangfu Long. He could not help rolling his eyes, then ignored Ivan and turned back to the senior officials. After sweeping his gaze across them, he took in all their reactions.
"Everyone, I'm sure you all saw that clearly just now. What do you think of Mark 101?"
Faced with Lin Yu's question, the senior officials below exchanged glances. After a brief silence, they all turned their eyes toward Carl.
Seeing this, Carl shrugged and rose from her seat.
"Special Envoy, Mark 101 was able to fight Ivan, an expert close to the Domain level, on equal footing. It is indeed a very powerful magical energy weapon!"
"Let me correct that. It wasn't evenly matched. The strength of Mark 101's final strike was already comparable to the Domain level. I couldn't withstand it, so strictly speaking, I lost!"
The moment Carl finished speaking, Ivan naturally added his own correction. To