Dalen smirked at Ruby.

Ruby snorted, "Hmph! What's so impressive about that? That brat was just testing the waters. He didn't even unleash his full strength. Even a pig could defend against it!"

Dalen merely smiled in response. However, Miles, who was beside them, had a strange look on his face.

Even though he knew she was referring to Dustin, her words felt particularly cutting.

After all, he had been defeated by a single strike. Didn't that imply he was less capable than a pig? It was a stinging remark.

"Dragonmarshian, you're stronger than I thought. However, it's a pity that today, you are still going to suffer defeat!" Marco was momentarily stunned before quickly composing himself with seriousness.

Despite unleashing 70% of his power in that last strike, Dustin had effortlessly defended against it. This proved that Dustin was a formidable opponent, even more so than Vincent from the earlier rounds.

Vincent only had exceptional spear techniques and failed to put any pres