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The continued high-intensity combat caused Volod’s movements to begin to slow down ever so slightly, although the change was minimal.

But as his opponent, Rein acutely perceived this change in Volod.

However, Volod didn’t take this change to heart because, although his stamina had drastically decreased, his opponent wouldn’t be faring any better, and their decrease was likely even greater.

Although he was constantly blocking the attacks from the opponent’s Finger Tiger with his Dagger, because he couldn’t afford a single misstep, it was extremely draining on his Spirit, but the opponent’s previous swinging of the Two-Handed Warhammer and greatsword was equally exhausting. Find more chapters on My Virtual Library Empire

Based on normal logic and his rich combat experience, Volod’s thoughts were definitely correct, however…

The problem was that Rein had a cheat…

Seeing that his opponent’s strength was beginning to decline, while his own was also decreasing, Rein almost without hesitation added a point to his Constitution Attribute.

With the remaining attribute points going from 5→4, his Constitution also increased from 27 to 28 points.

Suddenly, a surge of warm energy forcefully pumped out from his heart and rapidly spread throughout Rein’s entire body.

In an instant, the slight soreness in his muscles and the sense of fatigue were swept away!

Rein steadied his hands, and his speed and strength abruptly returned to the level they had been at the beginning of the fight, stable, precise, and powerful.

Within just half a second, Volod sensed that something was off.

Because of the relative change in efficiency, Rein’s transformation was unusually noticeable to him, as his opponent.

Volod’s eyes widened in disbelief as he looked at Rein.

The opponent definitely didn’t have time to use any potion, nor to cast witchcraft, so… how could he suddenly be rejuvenated?

Volod only felt that Rein’s attacks suddenly became exceptionally fierce and aggressive!

He found it increasingly difficult to defend himself, and one misguided move could result in Rein slicing four gashes in his body.

The blades of the Finger Tiger were from General Parix of the Zaral resistance army, crafted from some kind of rare ore, and with Rein’s forceful chopping, as soon as they cut into Volod’s leather armor, they could instantly leave four gashes!

As time passed…

Volod’s movements became more and more sluggish, his eyes bloodshot as he exerted all his power, move after move, barely blocking Rein’s attacks, but the wounds on his body were not decreasing but multiplying.

Several times, Volod tried to repel Rein, hoping to take the opportunity to pull out a potion to drink, or to pull out a Sorcery Scroll to release, but all were interrupted by Rein’s almost close-quarters high-speed boxing.

At this stage of the fight, Rein had almost fully gauged the upper limit of Volod’s strength.

Consequently, the turning point of the entire battle had arrived!

“Hundred Crack Strike!”

In an instant, the swinging speed of Rein’s left and right hands greatly increased, and the attack speed of the Finger Tiger completely went up a notch.

As the targeted individual—Volod—only saw a blanket of cold gleams from Rein’s Finger Tiger enveloping him.

This gave him quite a shock!

As an experienced third-level Wizard Apprentice, if the enemy’s attack speed wasn’t so fast, he would at least have a chance to use a Sorcery Scroll, and if the opponent’s speed was even slower, Volod could have comfortably started chanting spells.

But alas, ever since Rein switched to the Finger Tiger for combat, from beginning to end, Volod never had a moment’s respite.

He was constantly fully focused on wielding his Dagger to defend, which meant he had no opportunity to use any means of witchcraft against Rein.

And the only instant-cast witchcraft item—the crystal necklace sealed with “Vortex Strike” sorcery—had already been used by him, but unfortunately this rare magical artifact didn’t help Volod secure victory.

In a moment, with over a hundred high-speed blades slicing through the air, the sound of them cutting the atmosphere arose!

“Swoosh swoosh swoosh!”

The earth beneath Volod’s feet exploded, the hard rocks of the surrounding cliffs turned to dust, and he retreated step by step until he embedded himself in the tough cliff wall, with nowhere else to go.

Seconds later, the tough leather armor made from an unknown beast’s hide worn by Volod was shredded by Rein’s Kadar Martial Arts secret technique “Hundred Crack Strike Lv2,” which by then hung in tattered strips like rags over his body.

At this moment, Volod’s body was covered in dozens of wounds of various sizes and depths, profusely oozing crimson blood.

Volod, with a fierce look on his face, struggled to walk out from the embedded rock, obviously unwilling to admit defeat, but the severe injuries to his limbs made it impossible for him to move freely.

He began to quietly chant the spell for Hydrotherapy.

Rein’s pupils shrank; even like this, he was planning to cast witchcraft to attack him?

Immediately, Rein felt rather annoyed with this “obstinate” captain of the Black Sail Pirates.

“Pffcht!”

The next second, Volod was hit by Rein’s jab to the neck’s vital point.

Volod clutched his neck, his eyes bulging, spewing mouthfuls of blood…

Originally, Rein had intended to spare his life because, as the captain of the Black Sail Pirates, Volod would likely yield a lot of valuable information upon interrogation, but considering the recent events, this guy was simply too dangerous.

Rein felt that it would be better to turn his opponent into a corpse that could no longer cast spells.

Looking at Volod slowly collapsing, Rein turned to Vinica, who had been dumbfounded by the side, and said, “Let’s get out of here first!”