That protagonist is trash; I could do better!

The lake water overflowed, submerging Hall's knees.

Hall lowered his rapier to the murky water, then suddenly swung it up and unleashed a burst of sword energy.

The leopard-man vanished from the spot.

The crescent-shaped sword energy lost its target and slashed towards the dense forest, cutting down swathes of coconut trees.

"too slow!"

The leopard-man appeared behind Hall, slamming down his claw-like spear.

boom!

Hall's body turned into a pale purple light and dissipated.

"A phantom!?" The leopard-woman was stunned. The space behind her cracked open, and a sword light flashed, decapitating her in one strike.

The severed leopard-man figure vanished as a phantom.

"It's just a phantom, meow~ Don't underestimate a leopard!" The leopard-man who appeared on the side of the interdimensional passage smiled smugly, grabbed the beast claw spear and slammed it down again, determined to shatter Hall along with the space itself.

Lancers are the fastest of all classes, while Jaguar People usually refer to jaguars, but due to their animal characteristics, they also have the attributes of cheetahs. Cheetahs are the fastest animals in the world.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Golden spears and silver rapiers clashed, the exquisite slashes and brutal attacks blending together like two storms clashing against each other.

Chapter 433 The Power of the Leopard

In the Type-Moon universe, the gods are divided into strong and weak, superior and inferior.

First, there is the issue of strength. Many gods, despite possessing extremely high divinity, are not skilled in combat. For example, the two elder sisters of the Gorgon sisters are the embodiment of men's yearning for women, and their existence is similar to that of idols.

Because of men's general perception of women, idols should be delicate and unattainable beauties.

Secondly, there are the superior and inferior deities, usually distinguished by the strength of their divinity. The stronger the divinity, the greater the power they can wield in the age of gods, while the weaker the divinity, the more constraints they will face in the modern world.

The highest-ranking deities are usually the chief gods of various mythologies, such as the feathered serpent god of South American mythology, Odin of Norse mythology, Zeus of Greek mythology, and even the Jade Emperor of Chinese mythology. These deities are often the residents of the second floor.

Ishtar is the best example of a high-ranking deity; her strength is basically at the ceiling level for Servants.

The leopard-men are lower-level deities, and due to the difference in their divine power, they are restrained by the higher-level deity Ishtar. However, this does not mean that the leopard-men are much weaker than Ishtar.

The leopard-man is a symbol of battle and death in South American mythology, representing the warrior.

Now, Hall is deeply understanding this.

Boom! Boom!

Inside the dense forest, the roar was deafening.

Grass blades were whipped about by the gale as Hall and the leopard man fought at supersonic speeds, their mere movement creating loud sonic booms.

The clash of weapons unleashed a terrifying shockwave, tearing the earth apart, destroying dense forests, and devouring the true etheric elements in the atmosphere.

Hall moved swiftly through the dense forest, his magical eyes capturing every subtle detail: the shadows cast by the sunlight, the varying shades of green in the trees, the faint marks on the ground...

No detail was overlooked.

The leopard-woman is a jungle killer. In the dense forest, she can conceal her aura and unleash a terrifying stealth ability akin to the [Circle of Realm].

"Leopard's Eye!"

The magic eye detected a high-intensity heat reaction coming from ahead, its gaze sharpened, and it calculated the trajectory of the energy emission.

The Leopard's Eye is the power of a light cannon!

"Its magic power is slightly inferior to Excalibur's, so..."

Hall immediately gripped the True Aether Element Construct and raised the rapier forward, its speed undiminished, the blade turning black as the True Aether Collapse Technique continued to activate.

Swish!

A golden beam of light, about the thickness of an arm, shot straight at the sword and struck it, cleaving it in two like a torrent crashing through rocks.

呲呲!

Two golden beams of light passed by Hall, sweeping across the dense forest and leaving laser-cut marks in their wake.

The leopard woman's use of the light cannon also revealed her location.

opportunity.

He slashed with his two rapiers, sending countless bits of grass and wood flying as he indiscriminately attacked until he pinpointed the location of the leopard-man.

A dark figure, threatened by the sword light, was forced to jump away.

"found it."

Hall's eyes were filled with a smile, and his body suddenly accelerated under the effect of the enhancement magic. His sword strikes were continuous, and the flashing sword light was like a torrential downpour.

"Not again!?"

The leopard-man let out a strange cry, raising his spear in a desperate attempt to defend himself, but he could not escape the net woven by the sword light.

The leopard woman is the epitome of a warrior, theoretically more skilled in combat than anyone else, and in reality, she is indeed so. However, after several rounds of fighting, she failed to gain any advantage over Hall and was instead restrained at every turn.

The more she fought, the more she realized her own powerlessness. Knowing that she would lose in close combat, she used the concealment of the dense forest to play guerrilla warfare. When her first attack failed, she would hide in the dense forest to look for the next opportunity to attack.

This is precisely the hunting technique that animals...leopard people excel at.

Straight thrust, vertical slash, horizontal chop, diagonal swing...

Hall's eyes gleamed as he calculated the best angle of attack. His two rapiers moved like bullets from a Vulcan machine gun, attacking in a staggered pattern, gradually sealing off every inch of the leopard man's space and shrinking his territory.

Each sword strike was precise and ruthless, aimed at the body's vital parts.

The magic eye penetrated the leopard-woman's body, "saw" the flow of magic within her, and thus predicted her attacks and discovered her weaknesses.

The leopard-man barely managed to evade using his wild instincts, and seeing himself sinking deeper and deeper into the sword aura woven by Hall's rapier, he shouted, "Leopard Power!"

Divine power enveloped her body, manifesting as golden flames, and her strength and speed increased to a new level in a short period of time.

Now's the time!

The leopard-man hurriedly raised his gun to force Hall back, unleashing the effect of his [Super Strength] skill. His overwhelming power tore through the net of sword energy, and he took a step back and immediately disappeared into the dense forest.

The breath then vanished without a trace.

the second time.

Hall wasn't in a hurry. This was the second time the leopard woman had used her leopard powers to escape, which meant she was almost out of options.

The True Aether Rapier was plunged into the ground, and rings of invisible True Aether elements were released from the blade, like sonar radar, detecting the True Aether element reactions in the nearby dense forest.

"The leopard-man is a lone follower. Although he can draw magic from the dense forest, he can never withstand the high-intensity magic consumption of battle."

"Just like Li Shuwen's [Circle Realm], which can't be integrated with the world due to the chaos of his own aura, thus revealing its flaws."

"This battle is a test of endurance."

Hall had already found a way to deal with the leopard-men's ability to conceal their tracks.

The magic power depleted in battle was restored in a few breaths, and the heart containing the dragon factor greedily devoured the magic power provided by the Star Grail and the true ether elements from the outside world.

In just a few seconds, the True Ether Element Radar Detection Technique vaguely detected a silhouette reaction not far away that was subtly different from the dense forest environment.

It was a leopard-woman; she was lying prone on the ground, carefully concealing her presence.

Hall was observing her, "seeing" that she was also observing him.

"Animals often reveal their biggest weakness at the moment they hunt."

Having anticipated the attack, Hall raised a calm smile, awaiting the prey's strike.

The leopard-man's situation was far from easy. Cold sweat dripped down his forehead, and he muttered to himself with a grave expression, "I've used up most of my magic and still can't take him down. This is so troublesome."

"How about we just admit defeat?"

"No, it's not that there's no chance yet. No matter how powerful humans are, they are still humans."

"..."

"Is he really a human cat?"

"Woo~"

"Giving up now is too early; Kukul will definitely laugh at us."

The leopard man was caught in a constant internal struggle.

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Above the dense forest, Ishtar sat cross-legged on the Sky Bow Maana, overlooking the entire area. Even though she couldn't find the leopard-man, she felt deeply for her plight.

"How should I evaluate Hall? If he were an enemy, he would be quite terrifying."

She doesn't understand yet.

"The outcome will be decided in the next match."

Ishtar muttered to herself, empathizing with the leopard-man's current predicament.

She once stood in a similar position to the leopard man and fought against Hall, believing that she had the upper hand and was about to win the battle.

Only when there was nowhere left to retreat did they realize they had fallen into Hall's trap.

Ishtar does not deny that her overconfidence played a part, but she also understands that the outcome of a battle is determined from the very beginning. Hall pursues victory in the process, and the battle is more like a test and observation of the opponent based on the result of already achieving victory.

Chapter 434 Calculation

Hall strolled through the dense forest, his rapier leaving marks on the ground, and called out defiantly, "What's wrong, Leopard? Didn't you say you were going to give me a trial?"

"Why hide? Shouldn't leopard warriors be brave and fearless?"

"Let me tell you a truth about combat."

"Hesitation leads to defeat."

Hall was deliberately shouting, but he knew very well that the leopard man's shallow nature would not tolerate provocation.

The True Aether Element Detection Technique detected her figure, but it was pointless for Hall to take the initiative to attack, as the opponent was a leopard-man whose speed was comparable to that of the fastest Servant, Agarius.

It's about time to end this battle, and we should use "traps" to deal with the beasts.