Julius couldn't understand what was happening and that feeling of excitement was quickly being replaced by a feeling of depression.
He was hoping that he could test more of his skills against her, she really was a wonderful opponent.
He actually already gained some amazing level gains just from their short bout.
[Armaments of the Arcane lvl 10 -> lvl 11]
[Sage of Savagery lvl 9 -> lvl 10]
[Phoenix Renewal lvl 6 -> lvl 7]
[Pyrokinetic Embodiment of Ruin lvl 3 -> lvl 5]
[Inexorable Aura of Ruin lvl 1 -> lvl 3]
[Flash Step lvl 13 -> 14]
All of his epic skills gained at least a single level while his newer ones gained two whole whopping levels.
With gains like these, why would he want it to end?
"Why are you giving up? I thought we were having fun?" He called out to the surrendering woman. Although, deep in his mind he wasn't blaming her. He was well aware of the fact that Rolus was just standing to the side waiting for the fight between the two of them to end.
Even if Julius lost the fight, he had no doubt that the man would demolish the woman afterward when she was tired. So her giving up was the most logical decision. Logical but surprising considering the attitude she had displayed so far.
"We were, but seeing your crazy healing skill made me realize that I am playing a rigged game. If I win against you, I will still lose in the end. And if I lose, then I will be beaten by a Tier 3 like that loser over there," she said pointing at the man Rolus was sitting on top of.
Julius couldn't help but notice that the man's aura was still in quite the disarray from his attack with his new aura skill.
"But we could still enjoy a fight," he said, trying to convince her to continue their fight with a hopeful smile.
She sighed. "If there's no path for me to win why would I play?"
"Because it's fun?" He said with another hopeful grin.
"And let you gain more free levels?"
He must have reacted to her words because she nodded at him. "Don't think I don't know why you want to fight so badly. You're not the only one who likes to fight stronger opponents for the skill gains. I was the same way your age. Which is also why I am not going to just let you use me as a grinding stone."
He pouted. "That's petty."
She shrugged with a teasing smile. "And one could say that fighting me with someone to clean the mess if you lose is not fair either."
Touché, he thought to himself, understanding the unfairness of it all.
"Enough with the banter. If you're finished then come over here and surrender yourself," Rolus said menacingly from his spot.
"I just wanted to let you guys know that this wasn't my idea," she said deflecting the blame. "You think I am the type of person to attack someone with their back turned?"
Julius couldn't help but nod alongside her words. She definitely didn't seem like that type of person. She seemed more like the type of person who would knock on her opponent's door and invite them for a fight in their front yard.
"I don't care. If you're surrendering then deactivate all of your skills and place these on your hands," Rolus said uncaringly as he tossed the woman a pair of shackles that glimmered brightly with dense mana inscriptions. The weight of the shackles created a small crater in the ground as they fell into the dirt.
Surprisingly enough, the woman didn't bother to argue or waste time, she simply picked up the heavy mana shackles and put them on without another word.
It was only then that Rolus relaxed a bit more.
"I have some questions for you," the man with the large sword said with a smile that warped the scars on his face in a scary way.