Chapter 110: Fox and Hero Fight Kathryn and Maids!

"Haa... My bad, sorry, I got a little excited after the shield hit my back." Ryuji wiped his forehead while offering his hand to the fallen knight. The knight swallowed his saliva while panting yet he still took Ryuji's hand.

"No problem, we were told of the danger and given enough rewards. Lord Ryuji." The knight spoke with a shaky voice; however, he seemed to be professional enough to hide his current excitement or maybe fear of Ryuji.

Ryuji cracked his back while feeling the cooling breeze against his warm, sweaty skin, enjoying the moment of relaxation while the other knights removed their armour and sat on a nearby bench, looking exhausted; the shield knight's face was completely pale as she looked at Ryuji.

Oh? That knight turned out to be a woman, quite the smart fighter.

"It seems that C-Rank is a little too easy for you... Why do you have such an unfair amount of power?" Alan's lips formed a sly smile while his eyes beamed with amusement. He didn't seem mad. In fact, it was as if he was observing a rare scene, similar to watching a tiger training with its cubs.

"Alan, my abilities are not infinite, and I can't fight for a long time at that intensity without losing my control."

Ryuji didn't want to lie or paint a bigger picture of himself than he could. The moment he felt excited, that would cause him to lose control and fall into a frenzied state. When he was in such a state, nothing other than murder would satisfy him.

Ryuji himself did not know how powerful he could become. However, he knew it was more than these knights could handle. Alan's face seemed complicated as his cheeks became tight, lips pressed together while he looked at the knights, already exhausted after one session.

"I have some subordinates, quite similar to these knights here... However, they will likely be a little too much for you to handle. Ryuji, you will suffer a lot of punishment if you train with them... Do you still want to accept?" The concern in Alan's voice as his eyebrows lifted and the severe look in his eyes became one of worry made Ryuji smile. His brother was too gentle with him.

"I'll accept them! If I reach my limit, then I'll stop, don't worry." Ryuji's bright, gleaming eyes seemed to shine like two stars while his lips curled upwards, revealing his pearly whites and forming a handsome smile.

Alan thought for a moment, and, after pondering over the options, he sighed, "Alright, I'll contact them, but it might take an hour, so until then, you should do solo practice. They are not people you should underestimate."

"Got it!" Ryuji's face seemed to twinkle with joy; he had never trained with someone his age who could beat him before, and so his heart raced with anticipation. So he rushed to the wooden weight machines and began preparing himself.

Alan looked at the tired knights with a bitter smile. "How was he in your eyes? I will make sure to send the payment to your barracks later today."

"My lord... I believe that if any other knight of our rank were to battle him, they could only run for a minute at most, not to mention the danger that his pure strength would cause." The greatsword knight responded. He looked at the blood on his blade with a grimace. "That boy, he allowed my blade to cut his flesh so he could gain an advantage... How horrifying."

The greatsword knight looked to be in his early thirties with light brown hair and an elegant face. He looked down at his blade, wondering why his father passed him a family heirloom.

Alan's lips curled into a faint smile as his eyes narrowed at the weapon. "I see. The Weeping Rose is quite famous... to think that you gave Ryuji such praise."

"Stop it, Duke Alan... That boy is horrifying, like a beast trapped in a boy's visage. If he becomes stronger there would be almost nobody able to contend with him in our nation... Maybe the crimson witch... ah... forgive me, Duke Alan, your sister...

she can no longer fight..." The greatsword knight's face became pale as his voice trembled.

An invisible blade formed in front of her pointing finger; it flew as if a small sword had been thrown, aimed at the approaching Yumiko.

Yumiko's eyes flashed with danger, and her face showed no emotion as she changed her attack. She stepped off the wall, leaping into the air to avoid the long blade of wind, before slamming down her leg with an axe kick.

"Nice one!" Kathryn grinned before she leapt to the side and raised her blade overhead in a diagonal slash.

The ground cracked while a shockwave rattled the hall. Yumiko's face remained expressionless as she slid across the floor, the contact of her kick only shallow, but it caused Kathryn to grimace in pain, shaking her left arm to regain the feeling.

Yumiko looked at her fist, which was bleeding from blocking the swift counterattack, and her lips curled into a smile.

"You have tough skin, Beastkin."

"Is that supposed to be a compliment, Knight?"

Kathryn's eyes beamed with interest as she prepared to block the oncoming blades. Before she could act, Yumiko dashed forward once again with a feint; her fist clipped Kathryn's hand, and she smiled at the shriek of pain.

"Ah! You fucking bitch!"

However, the moment that Kathryn removed her focus from Erika, her body suddenly became like a flicker of light as she used her skill [Blade Flurry.]

Her blade began to slash rapidly towards Kathryn's vital areas, causing the female to widen her eyes in surprise before she took a completely defensive pose against Erika's seven slashes, teleporting her body towards Kathryn's weak points with each swing, causing Kathryn to feel panicked.

The skill had already begun! There was no escape!

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A series of sparks resounded within the training room, and in the next instant, Yumiko's body charged at Kathryn using her [Relentless Blitz] attack, slamming a powerful kick against her stomach and then an uppercut.

"Haa!" Kathryn groaned before Yumiko kicked her in the chest with her foot, forcing her to stumble back while gasping for air.

"Fuck..." Kathryn stumbled to her feet and caught her breath while glaring at Yumiko, her eyes filled with frustration at the intense onslaught of attacks she had endured. "You two are cheating, fighting together like that!"

Kathryn grinned as she caught Yumiko's fist. "Let's take a rest, and next time, I'll have backup too." She then glanced at the pair, who looked winded with a pleasant laugh, before two maids entered the room, one with a long blade and the other with two daggers.

"This should even the odds right?"