The Lord of Dawn had consecutively defeated two strong opponents.
When he had fought with the assassin, observers could not figure out William's true capability.
But many observers were able to witness his true prowess in the ferocious battle with the ninth-seeded contestant.
They had been extremely enthralled.
Many people were in favor of William. They thought that he was a good match for the top-seeded Marl Cloud.
Nobody expected that there was another challenger for William, and he was unable to leave the arena.
The referee was also bewildered. But he stopped William and let him rest for half an hour before commencing the fight.
That was right!
Yes, someone was plotting against William.
Perhaps, the Desert Kingdom had already started their evil scheme against William.
William's random matches had been fixed.
He had no time to leave the arena as he was pre-matched with a super-strong opponent.