Greedy Wolf stopped. He would not strike down an opponent who had completely lost the will to fight.
Superalloy Darkshine, who had always been so confident in his body, knelt on one knee. The shock and terror of defeat had left his mind blank.
Fine beads of sweat gathered on his forehead and streamed down his face.
"I actually lost..." Superalloy Darkshine muttered over and over, as though he had lost his mind.
The viewers in front of their televisions could hardly believe their eyes.
Even they could see that Superalloy Darkshine had all but lost the will to fight. The match appeared to be nearing its end.
Unbelievably, Superalloy Darkshine, whom everyone had favored, had lost.
Ever since his debut, Superalloy Darkshine had been considered a favorite to win the championship and had amassed a huge following. Now he had failed even to reach the top ten, a result his fans could not accept.
What they found even harder to accept was that Superalloy Darkshine, who had seemed so powerful, was actually so fragile.
Greedy Wolf, the victor, had fought until he had nearly bled dry and his life force was almost spent. Yet he had never given up his desire to win, and in the end, he had turned the fight around completely.
Superalloy Darkshine, by contrast, had shown the first trace of injury only at the very end.
That insignificant wound had been enough to break him.
The contrast made it clear to the viewers which fighter they respected more.
With this defeat, Superalloy Darkshine's towering image came crashing down.
During the post-match commentary, Federal Captain drew on his wealth of life experience to assess him. Shaking his head in disappointment, he said, "He has an invincible body, but not an invincible heart."
His attitude toward Greedy