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This time, Reinhard's fist precisely intercepted Kenma's punch in mid-air, and the two fists collided.

Bang!

A wave of air erupted outward with the two of them at the center. Reinhard couldn't help taking a step back, while Kenma stood rooted to the spot without moving a single inch.

From the perspective of sheer strength, Kenma even managed to overpower Reinhard by a notch.

Their gazes met in mid-air, and the next second, an even more frenzied exchange of blows erupted.

Bang, bang, bang...

The fists of both parties turned into blurred afterimages. Ordinary people couldn't even see the speed of their punches, only being able to see visible shockwaves exploding frantically in the air before them.

Reinhard seized a fleeting opening, an uppercut piercing through Kenma's defense and striking him on the chin.

The crimson armor on his chin shattered and Kenma was sent soaring straight up into the sky.

Pressing his advantage, Reinhard leaped high into the air, reaching nearly a hundred meters up, and delivered a flying kick at Kenma, who was still flying upward.

At the very next instant, Kenma's sent-flying body paused bizarrely in mid-air, looking as if he were sleeping in the void.

Reinhard's pupils contracted, and almost instantly, a possibility crossed his mind.

Could it be... Subaru-sama can fly?!

The next second, Kenma's neck shifted, his head brushing past Reinhard's flying kick, and he suddenly reached out with both hands to grab Reinhard's right leg.

Accompanied by the sudden exertion of his arm muscles, he swung Reinhard around in mid-air, while maneuvering himself to land rapidly.

Viewed from afar, it looked like a red meteor crashing down onto the earth.

The moment they crashed into the ground, Kenma slammed Reinhard into the earth, then grabbed his two legs exposed above the surface, immediately bursting into full speed and charging forward at a hyper-speed of eight times the speed of sound.

Boom, boom, boom!

Reinhard transformed into a super plowing machine, carving out a deep ravine thousands of meters long in just a split second.

After the frantic swinging in mid-air and being dragged continuously through the ground at eight times the speed of sound, Reinhard's consciousness inevitably became somewhat chaotic.

At the very next instant, a faint light flickered around his body for a split second.

Divine Protection of Dizziness: The user will not feel dizzy or want to vomit under any circumstances

His consciousness instantly cleared, and Reinhard kicked out with his left leg, striking at the joint of the arm with which Kenma was holding his right leg.

Snap!

A crisp snapping sound rang out, and Kenma's arm bent bizarrely at a 90-degree angle, losing the ability to exert force.

Taking advantage of this window of less than 0.1 seconds, Reinhard pulled his leg free from control, then pressed both hands into the soil beneath his head, pulling himself straight out of the earth.

"That's as far as you go!"

Steadying his stance, Reinhard brought the ten fingers of both hands together. Blue light emerged on the surface of his palms, and sharp slashes permeated the air around his body.

The two closed in on each other once more, and Kenma battered Reinhard's chest with several consecutive jabs, the crisp sound of ribs shattering emerging.

However, Reinhard paid no attention to his own injuries. Instead, pushing straight through Kenma's punches, he swung a hand-blade.

Splat!

Kenma looked at his severed shoulder and his left hand plummeting toward the ground—this was the greatest injury he had sustained since the battle began.

Both bones and muscles were groaning. His body was already overloaded, and every punch he threw was tearing muscle fibers. Even with a 90% reduction in pain sensation, he could still feel waves of pain continuously washing over him.

But...

Pain means it's working! Pain means growing muscle!

Kenma did not revert to his normal state to heal his injuries. Instead, he raised his right hand high, then brought his five fingers together, turning his palm into a blade and slashing horizontally forward with fierce momentum.

Splat!

Glancing down, Reinhard found that the skin on his abdomen had been cut open and his internal organs were exposed to the air.

Kenma delivered a flying kick, striking Reinhard's wounded abdomen and sending him flying.

The crimson armor vanished, and his shattered body restored to its peak condition.

Within these ten seconds, he lost the buff of doubled attributes. But he did not choose to retreat. Instead, without hesitation, he rapidly charged forward once again, launching an attack.

Blood spilled from the corner of Reinhard's mouth, which he wiped away. The wounds damaging his internal organs recovered in an instant.

Perhaps even Reinhard himself did not realize that, as the sharpest sword of the kingdom, he had suppressed himself for a very long time.

The reason was very simple: he was too strong.

As an existence with countless Divine Protections, he knew deeply that he was favored by the will of the world.

He usually only classified himself as one of the four strongest beings in the world. But in truth, Reinhard knew that, other than Satella, the Witch of Envy, he was most likely the strongest living being in the world today.

Even though he had never reached the Heavenly Sword attained by his ancestor Reid, Reid had passed away after all, and he was the one alive in the world today.

But now, Reinhard's heart, which had always been calm, gradually ignited with wisps of flame at this moment, turning into a towering blaze in the blink of an eye.

That was the desire for battle—the desire belonging to a strong person who pursued strength and an evenly matched fight.

Right then, right at this moment, Reinhard found an existence capable of fighting him on equal terms.

That was his master, an existence who suppressed the entire power hub of the Kingdom of Lugunica, Natsuki Subaru.

The two fists collided once again.

Kenma in his normal state had only 148 points of strength, and his defense was merely 50 points—completely insufficient to contend head-on with Reinhard, who was now going all out.

Bang!

His fist was shattered head-on, and Reinhard's punch surged upward without the slightest obstruction, tearing his entire right hand into two halves before striking squarely against his head.

In an instant, a fireworks display of flesh and blood blossomed, Kenma's head exploding into red and white matter splashing through the air.

Within this less than 0.2 seconds, a brand new head had fully regenerated, still wearing an excited smile on its face.

"You've finally got your fighting spirit ignited, Reinhard."