The referee rushed in to save the lion boy, while several staff members fought to subdue the tigers, now numbering ten.
"Vania, can you close the black hole?" the referee called out after pulling her opponent to safety.
Vania didn't answer. She had no energy left to speak.
While the staff struggled to suppress the tigers, Vania felt a faint twitch from the black hole. It was starting to collapse.
Fighting through dizziness and nausea, her body trembling as if something was trying to pull her in, Vania held her ground.
And then whoooosh!
The black hole finally vanished.
Vania's body collapsed to the ground.
With what little consciousness she had left, she whispered toward the referee, "I… won, right?"
The referee blinked, stunned for a moment, before announcing, "Vania wins!"
It was the most shocking victory of the day. Not just the outcome— the entire duel, even what happened afterward, left everyone holding their breath in disbelief.
