"How did he do that?" The boy asked in an irritated voice.
"He was way more powerful and experienced than our previous assumption. He managed to identify Jacob's weakness quite easily and injured him before he could ingest the pill. At that stage, his body must have been unable to process a lot of the pill's power. Hence the upgrade in strength was still limited to E-rank." The man said.
"We failed to cripple the guy, but we also gave him a gift of points. What do you have to say in the explanation of this result?" The boy asked.
"There is nothing we could do. Multiple entities are keeping an eye on this guy. He has officially won the match, and there is no way we can force him to fight again. The four kings prohibit conflicts within the Night Market. Once he is out of here, getting him will be impossible since the higher-ups have already found out about the groups who tried to attack him. We need to lay low for some time." The man said.
