"Denied!" Vex shouted with a cruel grin. "You can surrender once the game starts, and ten seconds after the gong at the earliest! Any respectable combatant should be able to last that long!"
His features became even more sunken.
I see. So they deliberately made this rule knowing that the rats won't want to fight like this. While it was true that they were here for a tourney, they never expected to have to face the strongest contestants while we were fully fresh and in brimming health.
The Consortium wanted to give the champions a chance to display their might and put the cowards in their rightful places. We had ten seconds to do so.
"It's good to see you, Devil! You disappeared on us so suddenly… This poor big sister thought you abandoned her." Vex brooded once she turned the microphone off.
