"Ah, such bad luck! He was caught!" Olim exclaimed, his voice echoing through the arena. The audience erupted into a mix of gasps and murmurs, their attention fully captured by the sudden turn of events. The screen displayed Ludwig standing frozen, his beacon now in the hands of the shadowy figure who had outmaneuvered him. The crowd was flabbergasted, their earlier admiration for Ludwig's resilience now tinged with disbelief.
"That is quite impressive," Vastion remarked, his tone thoughtful as he leaned back in his seat.
"What is?" Cymoria asked, her brow furrowed. "The fact that Ludwig survived so long, or the fact that he was captured so easily?"
"Neither," Vastion replied, his gaze fixed on the screen. "It's the fact that Kuro was able to control his shadows so masterfully that he never revealed his own presence. In case you all missed it, he had purposefully become a hunter."