"BAHAHAHAHAHA! What a splendid strike, little bro Siegfried! Do it again!" Seira cackled, catching the attention of the Yon Augennian onlookers, who finally turned to see what her irritating face looked like.


    If they hadn''t paid much attention to her earlierments, she had their full attention this time.


    One of them, specifically the guy named Glenn, even vowed to challenge her should he get the chance to.


    He didn''t appreciate Seira having the audacity to talk down to udius, his teammate, but possibly something more, given how concerned he had been earlier.


    Meanwhile, the Yon Augennian warrior arrived within striking distance from Siegfried, ferociously shing diagonally at Siegfried.


    To the battle maniac''s surprise, the lightning from udius'' sword suddenly pounced at him as though a vicious snake.


    It wrapped itself around his arms and legs, briefly limiting his movements.


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    Before Siegfried could even raise his weapon to defend, the sh was already in front of his face.


    udius wore a cruel smile as his blunted tachi neared Siegfried''s strikingly handsome face, intent on ruining it with a savage blunt blow.


    Seeing this, Lesurii instinctively wanted to cover her face, not wanting to witness her lover suffer.


    However, she ultimately refrained, as her beloved didn''t appear panicked—in fact, he was smiling.


    Once again, she found herself captivated by how dashing and heroic her knight in shining armor looked.


    …In response to the diagonal strike, Siegfried calmly adjusted his stance, subtly tilting his head and body to the right, which caused the attack tond on his right deltoid instead of his face.


    Still, the impact should have been painful enough to dislocate Siegfried''s right arm.


    However, it somehow didn''t, as a translucent golden sheen reduced the physical damage by seventy percent.


    This was Siegfried relying on [Stoic Lv.5] to barely survive the blow, cing him in a prime position to counterattack.


    Realizing that his opponent had dodged the strike at thest moment, as if he had developed instincts as sharp as a fantasy character udius used to admire on TV as a kid—a warrior who could level up, turning his hair golden with a scream and shooting energy beams from his palm—the Yon Augennian warrior''s eyes nearly bulged out of their sockets, with rm bells ringing nonstop in his head.


    ''Crap!''


    udius immediately tried to retreat, but his wrist was grabbed by Siegfried, preventing him from escaping or using his weapon to defend himself.


    The battle maniac then viciously retaliated with a diagonal sh of his own, his blunted katana glowing golden.


    In the next moment, the weapon was upon udius, forcing him to raise his left arm to form a guard for defense.


    However, contrary to everyone''s expectations, the panicked expression on his face suddenly vanished instead of bing more pronounced.


    It was as if he was merely acting earlier.


    His body then emitted the same translucent golden sheen as that of Siegfried, which meant that he had also used [Stoic Lv.5].


    ''Heh, I know this warrior skill is one of the rarest in the [Common] category, but do you really think someone from Yon Augenn like me wouldn''t h—?!''


    *CRACK!*


    udius'' thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a nauseating crack that reverberated throughout the venue, making several weak-hearted youngsters, including Wendy, grimace in difort.


    "AAGGHHH!!" The Yon Augennian screamed in agony, his left forearm shattered as he was sent flying in the opposite direction of Siegfried''s counterattack. "HOW?!"


    He couldn''tprehend why his [Stoic Lv.5] didn''t function as he had intended.


    In the next moment, however, he received the exnation he sought, though it was one he didn''t like at all.


    "Hahahaha. You''re so predictable, Brother udius. I knew you would have [Stoic] as well. After all, you''re from Yon Augenn. The previous skill I used converted my attack''s force into magical damage, which is why your [Stoic] couldn''t protect you. Nice try, but try to be creative next time."


    Once again, Siegfried''s unintentionally provoking words pierced udius'' heart and burrowed under his skin.


    ''He… predicted my movements? This backwater rat outsmarted me?'' thought the young man from Yon Augenn, his eyes momentarily empty as he struggled to rise, bloodied all over.


    He was losing, and to a Valenzian, no less.


    "UNACCEPTABLE!!!"


    "Hoh, so you still have some fight left in you, huh? Fine then, udius Lothain, I shall give you as many chances as you want"


    To the Yon Augennian observers, Siegfried''s smile gradually became increasingly unsettling, as there was no trace of wariness in his eyes despite theirrade''s fury—only boundless battle fervor.


    Typically, witnessing an opponent''s anger called for momentary caution, as it was almost expected that the opponent would use their trump card next to try and turn the fight in their favor.


    However, the rather insane Valenzian didn''t seem to care at all and appeared genuinely excited to confront udius'' ace skills.


    The strong feared the courageous, but even the courageous had their reservations about fighting the crazy, and from what they observed, it was clear that Siegfried fell into the third category—someone no one would want to face in a true life-or-death situation.@@novelbin@@


    Nheless, udius was lost in rage right now, so he couldn''t see things clearly as the onlookers from his table.


    Thus, in the next moment, he activated his trump card, enveloping his entire body in a crackling lightning armor.


    At that instant, he resembled a furious god of thunder.


    Charging at Siegfried to reim his tarnished reputation, the Yon Augennian swung, shed, and stabbed, his movements apanied by arcs of lightning and thunderous roars.


    It appeared that his attributes had significantly increased as well.


    ''Foolish Valenzian…You should''ve finished dius off while you had the chance. Even I couldn''t fight him head-on when he''s in this state!'' thought another warrior-ss youthpanion from the Yon Augenn table, smiling cruelly as he anticipated Siegfried''s situation to worsen over time.


    He was aware of udius'' capabilities, which is why none of the Yon Augennian warriors dared to openly mock him despite hisckluster performance.


    They knew full well that his skill, [Thunder''s Warchief Lv.5 (Epic)], could change the tide of battle in an instant.


    To make matters worse, its effectssted an unreasonably long time.