Although Essien had proposed the test, being young and fiercely competitive, he had hoped to see others struggle to break the Array, only to eventually give up. Then, he would generously compliment their performance before allowing them to pass.
This would make him appear magnanimous and unfathomably profound.
The script had already been written; he was prepared to play his part.
But now, he had encountered an unexpectedly tough opponent. This person could breach the Array single-handedly at a heaven-defying speed and was on the verge of barging into the Dark Tower to forcibly destroy his Array!
Essien immediately activated his contingency plan, casting aside all pretense of fairness.
He hadn't intended to resort to this. After all, he had only stipulated that the challenger break the Dark Night Ultimate Formation, not that he would completely alter the Array.
But he couldn't bear the thought of losing, especially so quickly. So, he cheated!
