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Unfortunately, although the girl in black stockings had long legs, they were not very effective. Wood grabbed her ankle with one hand, exposing her to the view under her skirt. In the end, Wood violently threw her away.

The Bowel Hunter, whose back had slammed into the wall, coughed up a mouthful of blood. Before he could even relax, Wood swung his ice blade and unleashed an extremely sharp crescent-shaped sword aura.

The moment the sword energy burst forth, the Bowel Hunter felt an intense sense of impending death for the first time. He immediately abandoned all restraint and used his protective abilities.

Beneath the black cloak that was casually torn off, a large number of blades gleaming with cold light were unleashed. Under the protection of the Bowel Hunter, they all converged together and stood in front of the Bowel Hunter.

Despite her revealing attire, the Bowel Hunter actually conceals a large number of blades on her body. Furthermore, with her protective abilities, she can freely manipulate these thrown blades, making her a blade woman whose entire body is covered in knives.

However, even though the Bowel Hunter used its protective abilities immediately and took defensive actions, the numerous blades forming the wall in front of it were simply unable to withstand the impact of the sword energy.

The crescent-shaped sword energy, which swelled with the wind, had already easily severed a large number of blades, and its momentum continued to surge towards the Intestine Hunter.

Fortunately, thanks to the obstruction of these blades, the Gut Hunter was able to catch his breath and barely evade Wood's sword strike.

The ground was plowed with deep trenches, and the walls could not withstand the impact of the sword energy at all. The already small stolen goods shop was directly split in two by Wood's slash!

Looking at the roof that had been cut open and the huge chasm that stretched a hundred meters behind him, the Intestine Hunter, who had barely dodged the slash, was now sweating profusely.

As a mage who didn't use magic, the Bowel Hunter watched Wood go easy on him from the very beginning. Feeling humiliated, the Bowel Hunter vowed to make Wood pay for his carelessness.

To her utter surprise, the opponent's swordsmanship was also incredibly impressive without using magic.

Judging from the power of that slash, the Bowel Hunter can guarantee that there are only a handful of knights in the surrounding kingdoms who possess that level of skill.

If the Bowel Hunter still had the will to fight before, she now truly wanted to retreat after seeing Wood's slash.

Although the mission objective is right in front of us, we only have one life.

If the mission fails, there will be a chance to make amends later, but if I die here, I will never be able to rip out other people's intestines again.

After hesitating for a moment, the Bowel Hunter decided to retreat temporarily, as he had clearly not gathered enough intelligence for this mission.

They originally thought that there wouldn't be any strong people in a remote town, and the mission would be quite easy, but no one expected that such a monster would suddenly appear in the slums.

Frankly, given Wood's status as a figure of immense stature, the Bowel Hunter couldn't believe he was an unknown nobody.

The other party's style of doing things doesn't seem like that of a knight. Since they're not in the same line of work, they're most likely a famous mercenary or adventurer.

Chapter 341 The Cheat Sword Saint Makes His Debut

"Through the battle just now, I have a general idea of ​​my current level, so the battle should be over soon."

The Bowel Hunter realized the gap in strength between herself and Wood and had already decided to retreat. However, the key question is, does she still have a chance to escape now?

Under the moonlight, the ice blade in his hand appeared even more crystal clear, and with Wood's swing, a sword aura slash that was much stronger than before flew out again.

The stolen goods shop had already been cut open, and the Bowel Hunter, now outside, had a much larger area to move around in. However, she felt a strong sense of powerlessness in the face of this rapidly approaching slash.

Dodge? Given the speed and range of this slash, the chances of success are extremely slim.

If we were to try and defend ourselves, we could do so if those blades hadn't shattered, but now...

Wood was somewhat stunned as he watched the sword strike he had casually unleashed.

The power of this strike was somewhat beyond Wood's expectations.

Whether it's power or technique, the slash he used should be exactly the same as the first slash, but this time the sword energy he unleashed was more than half stronger than before.

Wood quickly discovered the reason for the sudden increase in the power of his slashes.

"The Blessing of the Bright Moon" is one of the two protective abilities belonging to Wood's body.

Because the roof of the stolen goods store had been damaged by the previous attack, Wood was now bathed in moonlight, activating the effect of this protective power.

Wood is currently unsure how much "Blessing of the Moon" will enhance his abilities, but judging from the attack just now, its power was increased by at least 50%.

Unfortunately, the Bowel Hunter was too weak, and Wood did not yet have a complete understanding of the specific condition of his own body.

The sudden activation of "Blessing of the Bright Moon" made Wood even more interested in the so-called power of blessing.

Unfortunately, his strike had already been launched, and given the strength of the Gut Hunter, it was likely that he could not withstand it. If he wanted to test this protective power, he would probably have to find another suitable target.

The crescent-shaped slash grew larger and larger in his vision. Knowing that he could not resist, the Gut Hunter finally smiled and simply gave up resisting.

To her surprise, just as the crescent-shaped slash was about to hit her, a figure dressed in white knight's uniform suddenly blocked her way.

Just before the slash touched the figure, he drew his sword with astonishing speed and easily sliced ​​through the sword energy that the Intestine Hunter considered unstoppable.

Wood's sword strike was shattered, and the scattered sword energy immediately plowed out blade marks on the surrounding ground, instantly stirring up a large amount of sand and dust.

"My strike, amplified by the power of protection, was cleaved in two..."

I was just thinking the Bowel Hunter wasn't strong enough, and now this ridiculous guy shows up. Looks like this world isn't as boring as I thought.

Because of the speed, Felt and the others present might not even know what had just happened.

But Wood had just seen it clearly: just as his slash was about to hit the Bowel Hunter, a figure suddenly appeared in front of the Bowel Hunter and used his sword to directly cleave Wood's slash in half!

Although he didn't know who the other party was, Wood's competitive spirit was ignited by the opponent. With a back kick, he left a deep crater in the ground and his body shot into the sandstorm.

The rescued Bowel Hunter looked at the figure in front of him, dressed in white knight's clothes and with red hair, with a rather bewildered expression.

As members of an assassin organization, they are like rats in a sewer, hated by everyone, while the so-called knights are glamorous and admired by everyone.

Although the Bowel Hunter didn't understand why the knight in front of her had saved her, he had at least saved her. Just as the Bowel Hunter was about to say something, the knight made a move first and threw her out of his vicinity.

"Although I had heard Ang say before that the assassin in the slums was a guy with considerable strength, I didn't expect him to be this strong."

If even Dragon Sword Red is excited, then that means the opponent's strength is something even I need to take seriously.

No sooner had Reinhard finished speaking than a figure rushed into the sandstorm and slashed down from above Reinhard with a sword.

Sensing danger, Reinhard gripped his dragon sword horizontally, deflecting Wood's ice blade. At the same time, the ground beneath his feet cracked instantly and quickly collapsed due to the immense impact.

Dragon Sword Red is the strongest sword in the world, the sword of the Sword Saints throughout history, and a longsword that can only be used with the "Blessing of the Sword Saint".

The Dragon Sword possesses its own consciousness and is a sword that will only be drawn when facing a suitable enemy. In other words, if the opponent is too weak, the sword will consider that the opponent is not even worthy of its drawing.

But at this moment, Reinhard, feeling the dragon sword trembling in his hand, showed an unusual look of surprise.

This was the first time he had felt such excitement about Dragon Sword Red since he acquired the sword.

As the strongest swordsman passed down through generations of the Astrea family, the Dragon Sword Red was naturally far superior to the scimitars of the Bowel Hunters.

So when Wood's ice blade struck Dragon Sword Red, the opponent's sword was unharmed, but Wood's ice blade instantly developed spiderweb-like cracks.

"Hyakki Mitsurugi-ryu - Fire Attribute One-Sword Style - Kagura!"

Wood didn't know who the handsome knight he was facing was, but anyone with eyes could see that the other party was not on the same level as the Bowel Hunter.

The playful fighting style of the past was no longer acceptable, so Wood no longer held back and brought out his true strength.

"Flames have appeared on the ice!"

Seeing the ice blade in Wood's hand shatter, Reinhardt originally intended to take advantage of the situation and completely destroy the ice blade in Wood's hand.

Unexpectedly, before he could even make a move, the ice blade in Wood's hand broke on its own, and the next second, a surge of flames burst out from the broken ice blade.

A massive fireball formed between Wood and Reinhardt, and it continued to expand until it exploded at the last moment!

The soaring heat caused the surrounding temperature to plummet to scorching high, and Reinhard and Wood were immediately engulfed in the flames of the explosion.

The towering flames were exceptionally conspicuous in the darkness of the slums, but fortunately, Reinhard had anticipated the possibility of a battle before arriving, so he evacuated the ordinary people immediately.

Seeing the raging flames turn an area of ​​hundreds of meters into scorched earth, the Bowel Hunter finally understood why the knight had thrown him out earlier.

It's obvious that if I were still in that position, my fate would be no different from that of the scorched earth on the ground.

It was at this moment that the Bowel Hunter finally realized just how much Wood had held back during their previous battle.

If the opponent had used magic of this level earlier, she wouldn't have lasted three rounds against them.

Despite the massive explosion, the two people at the center of the blast were neither dead nor fatally injured.

As for the proof, the afterglow of the exploding flames was quickly torn apart by the two sword strikes, accompanied by a crisp metallic clang from the flames, and the earth was instantly split in two.

The two figures in the flames were also sent flying backward out of the dust storm's reach.

Wood's appearance was already deeply etched in the mind of the Bowel Hunter when they fought before, and he was on the list of people who should never be provoked.

As for the fiery red-haired knight who had saved him earlier, the Bowel Hunter now saw his full appearance and recognized who he was.

Reinhard van Astreya, that's the name of this young knight. Among ordinary people, many might find this name quite unfamiliar.

However, within the capital, among the nobility, and in the underworld, this name is quite famous.

Because the opponent is the contemporary sword saint, and also the strongest sword saint in history, as well as the strongest knight in the world!

Reinhard, also known as the world's favorite son, has a reputation for being blessed with special protection.

Just as Wood knew before, "Blessing" is a special power of this world, a kind of innate ability bestowed by the world.

This ability is innate; those who possess "blessing" have a unique advantage when doing things related to blessing.

Generally speaking, the power of "protection" is innate and cannot be acquired later in life.

Reinhard is an absolute "exception" because his "blessing" can be obtained through training, and the way he obtains the "blessing" is surprisingly easy.

Those who possess "Blessing" are already considered to be favored by this world, and those who possess two or more "Blessings" can be called the darlings of the world.

However, according to intelligence from the Assassin Hunters, the current Sword Saint Reinhard possesses more than forty different "Blessing" abilities.

Although more than half of these forty-odd protective abilities are not applicable to combat, this still cannot change the fact that Reinhard is a true monster.

Furthermore, it's important to understand that Reinhard's blessings can be acquired later in life, so forty-odd blessings are not the limit. He can awaken even more blessings in the future.