Chapter 1045 Unrivaled Below Category Six

• "What do you know? Three months ago, if I had not spared his life, do you think that cur would still be standing here yapping at my feet today?"
• Finneas heard the muttering around him and, instead of bristling, allowed a slow laugh to roll out of his chest—quiet at first, then ringing like a bronze bell across the arena.
• "And the rest of you—if you can't accept it, come down and test my blade. For those beneath Category Six, I will kill as many as dare approach."