It felt so good to be close to the witch!

"It's alright, Lilia, don't worry about hurting me."

Roy grinned: "Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm very resilient."

"Besides, you can't stay by my side all the time, so I need to have some means of self-protection."

Roy wasn't just spouting off about being tough enough to take a beating.

After advancing to Silver rank, his internal space can store 100 units of energy. The loss of battle qi and the damage to his body can be quickly restored by consuming this energy. It can be said that as long as it is not a fatal injury such as a heart or brain injury, he can restore his injuries to an astonishing degree by consuming energy.

Roy's words left Lilia silent, especially the last sentence, which resonated deeply with her. Recalling the Star Lake incident, she finally nodded and said, "Alright then."

"By the way, Lilia, we'll fight purely on physical strength. Don't use your innate abilities, or I won't be able to handle it." Roy smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Of course." Lilia rolled her eyes at Roy, annoyed. Putting everything else aside, if they used their talents, this sparring match would completely lose its meaning.

Roy couldn't even withstand one of her moves.

This is not an exaggeration. Lilia is now only one step away from becoming a Grand Knight. Once she uses her talent after her talent evolution, even ten Silver Knights working together would be no match for her.

The upcoming sparring match between Roy and Lilia has piqued the interest of all the witches, even Ais, whose usually cold eyes now show a hint of interest.

Although it wasn't a good thought, the first thought that came to the minds of the witches, including Ais, upon hearing that Roy was going to spar with Lilia was:

What gave you this courage?

The knight fought the witch, and the knight was two minor levels lower in cultivation...

Well, let's just consider it as letting Roy (Lord Roy) experience what it's like to fight.

With this in mind, the four witches stood at the edge of the courtyard, watching Roy and Lilia, who were standing ten meters apart in the center of the courtyard, with the mindset of "spectators".

"let's start."

Roy stared at Lilia across from him and began to speak.

His voice was filled with excitement. Although it was just a live-fire training exercise that was unlikely to be life-threatening, he still felt his blood boiling after not having fought in a long time.

His hands gripped the hilt of the long sword at his waist tightly, and red specks of light appeared around him—the glow of his emanating battle aura.

"You go first." Lilia was a little embarrassed. Over the years, the enemies she had faced were all "vicious" Divine Punishment Knights, so her attacks were basically aimed at the vital points of the opponents. Now, she was doing this kind of gentle combat training, and for a moment, she really didn't know how to make a move. So she simply let Lord Roy make the first move, so that she could deal with his moves as they came.

After all, if Lord Roy were accidentally hurt, even if the Lord himself didn't care, Lilia would still feel quite distressed.

Upon hearing this, Roy no longer held back and took the initiative to attack.

Knowing that his cultivation level was relatively low, Roy unleashed his full power as usual – a burst of battle qi.

The pure fire-attribute battle qi circulated rapidly within his body, to the point that his body was manifested as burning battle qi flames.

"Sizzle..."

Surrounded by the flames of battle aura, Roy's clothing remained undamaged thanks to the protective layer of his inner battle aura, but the ground beneath his feet was a different story. The intense heat, reaching hundreds of degrees Celsius, instantly ignited the weeds on the ground, and even the sand turned a faint reddish hue.

When a knight reaches the Silver stage of training, their battle aura develops attributes, greatly increasing its power. However, there are significant differences between battle auras of different attributes.

Fire-attribute battle qi cultivated through the advanced breathing technique, Flame Breathing, is known for its high temperature, explosiveness, and unparalleled attack power.

"boom!"

With a loud thud, Roy's right foot slammed heavily onto the ground. The moment his shoe made contact with the ground, a spiderweb-like crack with a radius of over thirty centimeters instantly appeared. The powerful recoil from his foot transformed into propulsion, propelling Roy to an extremely fast speed in an instant. He covered the ten-meter distance in the blink of an eye.

Roy slashed upwards with his longsword, but because it was a training exercise, he didn't draw his sword; he only used the scabbard to strike.

Such an attack is unlikely to be life-threatening unless it hits a vital area, but being hit by such a scabbard will still hurt.

Roy's movements were concise and swift, which made Ais, who was watching from the side, look strange. She never expected that Roy, who rarely fought, would be so decisive and efficient when he started fighting, which greatly exceeded her expectations.

Could it be that Roy is the type of person who is born to fight?

On the other side, Roy was naturally unaware of what Ais was thinking at that moment. His thoughts were simple: I don't know any techniques and I have no practical experience. So, the only thing I can do to win is to unleash the fastest speed and use the greatest force to slash the long sword in my hand over the shortest distance.

Facing Roy's "fierce" slash, Lilia's expression remained unchanged. Just before the long sword was about to strike, her right hand, hanging by her side, suddenly pulled upwards. With a "clang," the unsheathed dagger precisely struck the upper middle part of Roy's scabbard, deflecting Roy's upward-sweeping long sword.

The next moment, Roy felt a blur before his eyes, and Lilia's figure disappeared from his sight. Before he could react, the scabbard with the unique coolness of metal was already pressed against his neck.

The chill sent shivers down Roy's spine and brought a bitter smile to his lips.

Although he knew the gap was huge, being defeated in just a moment was still a huge blow to Roy.

Sheathing her dagger, Lilia looked at Roy, who seemed somewhat dejected, and comforted him, "Lord Roy, your movements and speed are already quite good; it's just that you don't know some of the finer details."

"The movement I made just now was a visual illusion attack that took advantage of the difference in height and build between us."

Roy shook his head, then rallied his spirits.

He knew that Lilia's physical strength was actually similar to his without using her innate abilities, but the huge difference in combat experience made it impossible for him to lock onto her.

In a short period of time, Roy could only think of one way to deal with this problem.

Since I am inferior to you in terms of physical strength, I must develop an even stronger physique to overcome the gap in combat experience.

"Come again!"

Seeing that Roy wasn't discouraged, Lilia breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, she was also feeling conflicted. She didn't want Roy to take any risks himself, but she also didn't want him to lose confidence in training just because of one setback.

Roy's words had a profound impact on her. Indeed, she couldn't be by Roy's side 24/7, so Roy still needed to have some basic self-defense capabilities.

Thinking of this, Lilia's eyes sharpened slightly. Although she felt sorry for Lord Roy's injury, she also knew that the more hardship she endured during training, the less blood she would shed in the real life-or-death battle.

"call……"

Roy exhaled deeply, his eyes shining brightly. His fighting spirit gathered and circulated in his abdomen in a special way before exploding.

The secret technique, "Burning Heart"!

Compared to a normal burst of battle aura, the amplification brought by "Burning Heart" is much more powerful. Roy stepped forward and quickly arrived in front of Lilia, slashing horizontally with his long sword.

Just like in their last encounter, Lilia used her dagger to parry Roy's longsword, but at the moment the weapons clashed, Lilia's eyes flickered slightly.

Has your strength increased?

However, although the force carried by the longsword was greater, it was not to the extent of a qualitative change. By attacking the weak point of the longsword's force, Lilia still managed to deflect Roy's longsword. She lowered her body and prepared to circle around to Roy's side in the same way.

Roy's eyes widened. Unlike last time when he was completely unaware, this time, with his stronger physique, he focused intently and finally saw Lilia's figure.

Unfortunately, although he could see it, his body couldn't keep up.

Just as the icy sensation was about to touch his neck, Roy's demeanor changed.

The raging flames burned in his eyes; these were no ordinary flames, but the ultimate fire symbolizing rage.

"Boom! Boom!"

A fiery light seal shattered silently, his heart pounded like a drum, and the veins on Roy's neck, forehead, cheeks, arms, and thighs bulged. Explosive power surged within him, causing his skin to turn red rapidly, and a large amount of white mist rose from his body, like a large steam engine running at its maximum power.

The billowing steam and white mist forced Lilia's dagger, aimed at her neck, to pause in mid-air. In that brief moment, Roy launched his counterattack.

After entering the "rage state," his physique exploded, not only in terms of regular strength and speed, but also in terms of dynamic vision and nerve reflex speed.

This is something that neither the burst of fighting spirit nor even the Heart-Burning Secret Technique can achieve.

In his "rage state," Roy could accurately spot Lilia beside him out of the corner of his eye. Even the dagger slashing towards him appeared to Roy in slow motion.

Raise your sword to parry.

With a crisp clang, the immense force caused Lilia's right hand, holding the dagger, to involuntarily rise, leaving her wide open.

This is a perfect opportunity to attack!

Without hesitation, Roy slashed out with his longsword.

The "Rage State" brought by a "Rage Light Seal" is very limited, lasting only three seconds. Within this limited time, he must try his best to achieve enough results.

The longsword drew closer and closer to Lilia's body, 20 centimeters, 10 centimeters... Just as Roy was debating whether to pull back, Lilia in front of him suddenly merged into the ground like a fluid and disappeared into the shadows.

"Tear--"

The longsword, imbued with raging battle aura flames, drew a semicircle in mid-air, leaving behind scattered sparks.

"Hu Chi... Hu Chi..."

After the attack, the "rage state" had disappeared, and a feeling of weakness welled up in his heart, but when he looked at Lilia emerging from the shadows not far away, Roy's face was full of excitement.

When he unleashed his fighting spirit and activated his Burning Heart Secret Technique, he couldn't even withstand a single move from Lilia and was instantly defeated.

However, once he enters his "rage state" for three seconds, his terrifying physical attributes, far surpassing those of a Silver Peak, leave even Lilia, with her rich combat experience, helpless against his overwhelming speed, strength, and other all-around superiority. She is forced to use her talent to evade his attacks.

Because if she didn't do that, she would be injured by this attack with her bare body.

In other words, Roy in his enraged state, despite his lack of combat experience, was able to defeat Lilia, who only fought with her body, thanks to his terrifying physical abilities.

Most of the top-tier Silver rank players would be no match for him!

Even seasoned knights who have fought countless battles over the years are no exception!

One force can overcome ten techniques; this is the essence of it.

Chapter 114 Shanika, your cooking is amazing!

About half a minute later, Roy felt the weakness in his body ease slightly. During this time, Lilia stood quietly opposite him. She noticed the special state of Roy and therefore did not launch an attack.

"call……"

Roy let out a deep breath and couldn't help but bare his teeth.

The "Rage state" is useful, but the side effects and energy consumption are a bit unbearable.

A single Angry Light Seal can only last for 3 seconds, and afterwards it will leave the user in a short period of "weakness".

The correct way to use "Rage State" is to use multiple Rage Light Seals at once to extend the duration of each "Rage State" as much as possible. Although doing so will make the weakened state last longer, it is still better than suddenly weakening during the battle.

Of course, since this was just a practical test, Roy was naturally unwilling to waste his precious Fury Mark. He would just try out the effect briefly. As for the "Destruction State" formed by the combination of "Rage State" and "Burning Heart," Roy had no intention of testing it for the time being.

This thing is used when you're in a desperate situation. In his "rage state," his physique has already surpassed the silver level and reached the gold level. In his "destruction state," he will only be stronger. Once he enters the "destruction state," Lilia will have to use her talent, but that would be too noisy and destructive, so it's unnecessary.

He just wanted to train his combat skills, not to destroy the house.

Around the courtyard, the witches looked at Roy with a different kind of light in their eyes.

Although Roy's strength doesn't affect their attitude towards him, it's always a good thing if Roy gets stronger.

Lilia, standing opposite Roy, felt this even more acutely. She could feel the tingling in her wrist. Roy, shrouded in steam and white mist, was incredibly powerful. The mere clash of their weapons had injured her wrist.

Although it was later revealed that Lord Roy had used some kind of special "secret technique" to gain such power, and that he would be weak for a period of time after the effect of the technique ended, Lilia was still very happy.

With such a physique, Roy has no problem protecting himself, and can even take down quite a few people by surprise.