There was a long silence as the spectators watched the fallen figure, unable to believe their eyes. Their breaths held, they turned to stare at the victor.
Unlike Lilith, who was now sprawled across the ground, I was still standing. My right arm trembling from the effort, I raised my black sword, Hei Yue, to the air.
"The match is over," Zhang announced almost lazily, breaking the silence. "The summoning students have won this one."
At that, the spectators erupted into a furor. While they shouted, screamed, argued and protested, I turned to Lilith's fallen body.
"It's my win," I whispered. "But you were a formidable opponent."
"How…?" On the ground, Lilith raised her head, her expression filled with despair. "Even though you were so exhausted…how were you able to pull that technique off? Are you some sort of monster?"
"Nope, I'm human. Still, I'm grateful to you. You took on my blow head-on instead of avoiding it. You could have chosen to…"
