Equilibrium

Pained moans. Broken bones. An Uneasy Silence. Steady gasps. Shocked expressions… such were the things that pervaded the hall.

The Martial Arts contestants had all gotten their bones broken, causing fractures in numerous parts of their bodies, which resulted in the disfiguring of their bodies.

That alone would have caused them immense agony. After all, the pain of one's bones breaking was one of the worst sensations a person could go through.

At the center of the writhing students was the winner of that round, Edward. His blade had been dug deep into the stage, causing cracks to appear all around it, as though it was shattered from the inside out.

This was the most surprising feat, considering that no one had done anything like that so far.

Even Anabelle's wind-induced explosion only left charred marks on the ground—which disappeared shortly after we left the stage.