Against the upcoming strength, Takeo felt helpless for the first time. It's not that he doesn't have the strength to continue or even win, it's just that he needs to burrow strength from something else. In the fair fight between two youths, burrowing strength is no different than cheating.
"I surrender!"
Without any hesitation, Takeo looked at Natasha and shouted. His words were naturally heard by everyone but Gwen was not in the condition to stop her attack. But suddenly, she felt her surrounding was frozen. Even though she was moving towards him, from other's perspectives, she was standing in the same place.
Not just others, even she was confused about her condition. She felt she was moving but her eyes were saying she was not. In an instant, Rose appeared in front of her and everything returned normal. Even though the power held in the spear vanished, its momentum and aura were still there.
In previous chapters, there was a little correction. The first match was between Lyra and Raphael. And the second match was between Gwen and Takeo.