"Yes…Yes, you did lose the match." Instructor Tang nodded in confirmation with a serious expression and continued after a brief pause, "However, your task was never to win the match."
"This…"
Hearing this, the woman who seemed to have lost all hope of making it to the next stage suddenly looked up to meet Instructor Tang's eyes, a hopeful glimmer returning in her desperate eyes.
Seeing this, Instructor Tang finally broke the serious expression he had been wearing on his face and informed her with a bright smile, "Congratulations, you've cleared the second stage of the test."
"I-I…"
Unable to control her emotions, the woman burst into tears the very next instant as she was soon guided to the other side of the stage by Instructor Tang.
Meanwhile, the entire air around the other candidates had turned from tense to that of relief and hope.
Seeing how skilled Instructor Tang was with the weapons, they all had started to doubt whether they would be a match for him or not.
