Untied Knots

The entire Valenzia Arena erupted into cheers as a thunderous greatsword threatened to sever Carlos' neck.

Carlos was barely able to get up after struggling through immense pain, his face contorting in agony as he did so.

He tried so hard only to end up having a blade inches away from his neck.

Carlos was having internal struggles.

He refused to lose this badly, however, if he didn't surrender, although his opponent might not kill him, the crowd would jeer at him.

Not to mention, his teammate was already incapacitated so his chances of winning were truly feeble.

Thus, after a thorough consideration, Carlos decided to surrender.

"I…Surrender…" 

Although the crowd somewhat expected him to do so, their mouths still went agape once he finished saying his words of surrender through gritted teeth.