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