The bald-headed man then teleported Max back to the watching section.
"How is it?" Max asked, turning to Ryan and taking deep breaths.
"You made history, just as you said you would." Ryan replied, smiling.
Max grinned in response, but inside, he was crying. 'Damn, fighting while holding back, and making it look as if I'm at my last breath was more difficult than I expected.' He thought, realizing that the stunt he had just pulled off was far more strenuous than anything he had done until now.
"Let me rest for a bit," Max said to Ryan as he sat down, taking out some cores to absorb. 'I'm not low on mana, but I have to act like I am,' he thought, sighing.
When he observed the others' fights, he had noticed one thing in common: everyone struggled to kill more monsters due to their lack of mana. They drained their mana far too quickly.
