"Is he…really out? It can't be, right?"
As Eloise hesitantly spoke out this thought in the channel which they had been using to communicate with each other until now, she didn't get any answer, but that exposed the fact that she probably wasn't the only one who had gotten this question.
"He hasn't used his powers over the World, yet…so maybe it's not true?"
"By pushing the weakest forward against their will, Vohler kept the best for last. All of those are the strongest of the Peak Heroes on the continent- against any one of them, he might have been able to hold his own, incredibly, even though he is just a Peak Champion, but against them all…it's impossible."
Faxul spelled out the harsh truth in a flat voice after Kellor was the first to answer in a doubtful tone, almost as if he, himself, wasn't sure about what he was saying.
The rest stayed silent, as they had come to this conclusion, too.