“I don’t need them to,” Jake said, shaking his head. “Your willingness to acknowledge your own weakness is irrelevant to me… All it can do is extend your loss.” The Lightning Monarch attacked again, having partly recovered from that wide s***h he made to cut through the pillar. He kept trying to lock down Jake, making many valiant attempts to somehow land a blow, but against his overpowered Bloodline, the man just didn’t stand a chance. It didn’t help that he wasn’t even that skilled with his sword. “How long have you been a Champion?” Jake said, teasing the man who was really running out of steam by now. “Actually, don’t even answer that; the true answer will be far more embarrassing than what I guess in my head.” Nevertheless, his foe didn’t stop his barrage of attacks, even when his

