The silence did not break immediately.
In a way, one could say that it... collapsed.
For half a heartbeat, the entire arena froze—as if the Aether neuralinks amplifying the conversation between the two had failed to process what Soren had just said.
Then—
BOOM.
The crowd erupted.
"What!?"
"Ten thousand points!?"
"Is he insane!?"
"Shameless!"
"Clown Commoner trash is greedy!"
"Who does he think he is, the emperor? Who the hell would pay 10,000 points just to kick his ass?"
The sound came in waves, colliding with each other, climbing higher and higher until it became a wall of noise that pressed down on the platform.
However, above them, the sponsor chat reacted differently.
Some suddenly became quiet, while others rained insults on him.
[Golden Finger: (*￣ー￣)..?]
[Cliff Hanger: ....]
[IronChalice: ....]
[SilverWing: This clown is outrageous. Does he think we are stupid? Who in their right mind would pay him for a fight?]
