The man's body trembled with excitement.
He got into a full battle stance and prepared his mind to use 100% of his stats.
He burst forth with the full might of his will and slashed the thumb with vigor and passion.
Ting!
The man flew backward from the excessive backlash, and one of the guards on duty caught the man to prevent him from falling on his sword.
The crowd recoiled in shock and fell into whispers.
The man looked at the thumb in disbelief.
There wasn't even a dust mark on it.
"Someone else!" Helix called out, snapping the soldiers out of their daze.
"Pick someone strong amongst their peers!"
A man pushed his way to the center.
He looked like a hairy bodybuilder.
"I'll do it!" The man roared.
"Then here's your sword, soldier!"
The man accepted the sword and roared with his hands in the air as a battle cry.
Everyone in the audience snapped out of their maze of confusion.