Daruun sighed, "Jack… You won that fight. Here's why.
"I don't believe Halmut has an item to protect his mind. I think Jewel has placed a seal on his mind to secure the information that they've given him. To convince Halmut to betray me, they must have told him about Jewel, which is an organization that outshines my Fate District. I'm not sure what other information they've given him but that seal did get cracked by your repeated use of Cerebral Collapse."
"Wait… I actually scared him off?" asked Jack.
Nodding, Daruun explained, "You didn't manage to completely break the seal but you did manage to strike a nerve, literally. So, rather than fight you in that weakened state, Halmut fled immediately while he could leave without looking like the obvious loser. He's smart enough to accept a questionable defeat in place of an undeniable loss, which you threatened him with. There's a chance he still could've won and killed you but you proved that he could be killed also.
