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Kenma flashed before Reinhard's eyes, the flesh greatsword wrapped in a crimson aura expanding rapidly in his pupils.

This strike, unsurprisingly, missed its mark.

Divine Protection of First Sight: The first attack is guaranteed to miss the user.

Kenma abruptly twisted his waist, his powerful whip kick exploding through the air and landing squarely on Reinhard's arm.

Bang!

Reinhard's pupils contracted slightly as he was sent flying, retreating backward.

With debris flying everywhere before his eyes, he crashed through over a dozen tree trunks before steadily planting his feet on the ground, leaving two deep trenches in his wake.

"I didn't expect Subaru-sama's strength to have reached this level."

Reinhard felt his arm go slightly numb, but it was limited to just numbness. His physical body hadn't sustained much damage.

Divine Protection of Close Quarters: When the user is in a melee state, damage taken from attacks is reduced by 50%.

Divine Protection of the Day: When it is daytime, the user's physical capabilities are enhanced in all aspects.

Divine Protection of Weapons: When the user is wielding a weapon, they receive a boost in strength.

And the Divine Protection he had recently acquired.

Divine Protection of the Earth: When the user's feet are on the ground, they gain nearly endless stamina, their defense is enhanced, and any injuries sustained will heal during battle.

Under the combined reinforcement of multiple Divine Protections, Reinhard's physical prowess could be described as extremely formidable.

He stomped on the ground, launching himself like a cannonball, his longsword raised high.

Mana within a radius of several hundred meters converged in that instant. Blinding blue light erupted as he arrived before Kenma in an instant and swung the longsword down.

Sensing that terrifying power, a ferocious grin hung on Kenma's face as a crimson slash erupted from the flesh greatsword, completely covering the surrounding area in blood-red.

"Come!"

The two swords collided in mid-air, and a dazzling storm spread wildly in all directions, centered on the point of their impact.

The storm dispersed the blood-red color in an instant, and an extreme white light engulfed the area for several hundred meters around them.

When the storm gradually dissipated, only a crater with a diameter of several hundred meters remained at the scene, along with billowing dust flying through the air.

The next second, a crimson slash pierced through the smoke, dispersing the rolling thick smog, revealing the figures of Kenma and Reinhard.

There wasn't a speck of dust on Reinhard. His pristine white knight's uniform was unstained by the slightest filth, though the longsword in his hand had vanished, turned into ashes.

Divine Protection of Clothing: In the vast majority of situations, the user's clothes will not be stained by filth.

And although he had sustained some abrasions, they were healing at an extremely fast speed, recovering almost in the blink of an eye.

Divine Protection of Healing: The user can treat their own injuries anytime, anywhere. As long as they don't die instantly, they can recover quickly.

Divine Protection of Mana: The mana in the air unconditionally obeys the user and actively provides them with healing and other effects.

On the other side, the figure covered in crimson armor also stood firmly in place, appearing unscathed as well. Or rather, not entirely unscathed.

Kenma lowered his head to look at his right hand. Just moments ago, in the aftermath of the battle, his right hand had been struck head-on by the center of the storm, shredded into minced meat.

It looked intact now only because he had recovered it by switching forms the instant it was shredded.

Most importantly, his body could not unleash its full power at will. The gap between defense and strength was ultimately too large, and unleashing full power would tear the muscles of his body.

Logically speaking, the best course of action right now would be to slightly suppress his power to prevent damaging his own body when exerting full force.

But...

That is the mindset of a weakling!

Kenma stabbed the flesh greatsword into the ground and red light flashed in his eyes.

His entire body erupted with unparalleled power in that moment, and even though his bones and muscles were groaning under the unbearable strain, he didn't care in the least.

"Reinhard, it seems your sword has been destroyed. Very well, I won't use a sword either. Let's fight."

The moment the words left his lips, Kenma's figure disappeared.

When he appeared again, he was right in front of Reinhard, his fist tearing through the air and smashing out with a piercing sonic boom.

Reinhard brushed away the last remnants of ash from his right hand, his eyes also flashing with fighting spirit.

"Then I shall do my best to satisfy Subaru-sama's request."

With that said, he stepped forward with his right foot and threw a punch.

Divine Protection of Boxing: When the user performs a punch, they will automatically execute the most perfect boxing technique and force-exertion method.

Divine Protection of Fighting Spirit: When the user possesses sufficient fighting spirit and feels excited about the opponent before them, their physical capabilities will be enhanced in all aspects.

Two streams of light streaked across the surface of his body. The power of Reinhard's fist rose once again, and his aura surged even higher.

Both sides tacitly agreed not to trade blows in mid-air, but instead aimed directly for each other's faces.

Boom, boom, boom!

With a thunderous roar, Kenma and Reinhard were sent flying backward simultaneously, both knocked away by the other party's extremely formidable strength.

Yet in the next second, their movements were once again perfectly synchronized. Without hesitation, they stomped their feet onto the ground, transferring the impact force attached to their bodies into the earth.

Fragments of the crimson armor on Kenma's face flew everywhere, but the flashing red light grew even more brilliant. His backward-leaning body corrected itself, and he smashed out another punch.

"Come again!"

Two streams of bright red blood flowed from his high nose bridge. Reinhard felt the intense pain radiating from his nose and threw a jab in return.

"As you wish!"