“For a fraction of a second there, I felt something I haven’t in a long time… I wouldn’t quite call it fear, but it was pretty damn close,” Valdemar muttered as he kept staring intently at Jake. “Close enough that I hesitated.
“You know what? If I don’t recognize someone like you as a fellow Grand Champion of the Colosseum, then who the f**k is worthy of such a title? Just saying, no one should complain about favoritism here even if you are a fellow human!” Valdemar gave a bit of a belly laugh as he spread out his hands. “So there you have it. You’ve earned my recognition and beaten the Colosseum of Mortals. Congratulations, mate. You’ve earned it.”
Jake’s eyes opened wide as he faintly heard the sound of a notification… but he didn’t pay it any attention.
Rather than any notifications,
