"Something's wrong with you."

Liens spat out half his bloodied tongue and, with a somewhat strange accent, spoke to Lucrezia.

Everyone was having a good sword fighting match, playing with swords cutting flesh, but you unexpectedly found another path and started playing with "mental attacks."

That's not honorable!

Before suffering this wave of "mental temptation," Liens thought he was a straight-laced, even crazy, steel-willed man.

No matter what the opponent looked like, he could slay them without hesitation.

But the current situation told him that his body was still warm, and instinctive desires couldn't just be cut off.

Even though he had forced himself to calm down just now, his mind still unconsciously fantasized about Lucrezia's body.

Lucrezia, on the other hand, was somewhat surprised that Liens could react and resist the attack just now.

However, a little surprise couldn't make her stop her movements.

Lucrezia continued to attack, her powerful, heavy slashes carrying charming illusions, striking Liens's mind and body with a dual assault.

Facing this attack method, Liens gritted his teeth, mustered his body's strength, and held his sword horizontally to block Lucrezia's attacks.

At the same time, he guarded his mind, constantly admonishing himself that those "demonic sounds" and those seductive images were external things not worth caring about.

The battle continued.

But at this point, the situation between the two sides underwent a major shift, with Liens completely relegated to the defensive.

Because some of his attention was diverted, she even found it difficult to defend properly.

Large and small wounds continuously appeared on Liens's body, blood staining his body red and also the ground beneath his feet.

"It looks like the Princess is going to win?"

"That assassin's sword speed doesn't seem as fast as before. Is he tired? Or is it due to severe injuries?"

A soldier excitedly shared with his companion beside him.

"Yes, Princess Knight is so strong... She can take down such a powerful assassin all by herself."

"Just thinking that such a strong person will be able to guide my sword skills in the future, the joy in my heart can't help but overflow."

"I'm wondering if I can become that strong in the future? If not, even half or a quarter as strong would be fine."

His companion beside him also responded excitedly.

Similar conversations began to spread among the soldiers outside the arena.

The situation on the field, in many people's eyes, was already decided.

That assassin, covered in wounds and looking like he was about to bleed dry, should soon be killed by their Princess Knight.

For a time, joyful sounds filled the entire venue, but these external noises could not affect the two still fighting in the arena.

As time went on, Liens's situation became increasingly perilous, but Lucrezia's beautiful brows furrowed even more tightly.

The heavier the injury, the deeper a concept rooted itself in Liens's heart.

"All things can be killed, there is no existence in the world that cannot be killed."

A sky-high killing intent gradually accumulated in Liens's heart...

The more illusions in his mind and the more injuries on his body, the more severe the killing intent in his heart became.

After realizing that he couldn't simply ignore Lucrezia's "temptations" with willpower alone, Liens chose to counter this illusory temptation with killing intent.

You are beautiful, but you are the person I want to kill...

You are important, but you are the person I must kill...

What you say makes a lot of sense, but you are the person I must kill...

You are the one I will kill.

At this moment, Liens no longer shied away from looking at Lucrezia.

At this time, in his eyes, Lucrezia was still a beauty, a very big beauty, and the fantasies in his mind had not disappeared.

He couldn't stop his inner desire for Lucrezia.

But even so, it couldn't stop her from becoming a dead soul under his sword.

Lucrezia looked at the man covered in blood and gore, with bloodshot eyes and a ferocious expression on his face, feeling the overwhelming killing intent in his heart, and for the first time felt that he was a tough opponent.

When that man entered the arena earlier, she had already sensed the killing intent he carried, especially after seeing his attacks, she confirmed that this person was here to kill her.

So she acted without restraint, completely unleashing her abilities.

But she didn't expect that as the battle progressed, and even at this point, this man's killing intent could still gradually increase, even slowly overriding the influence of the illusions.

"Three-hit Combo!"

Suddenly, a silver light accompanied by three afterimages appeared, directly striking Lucrezia's abdomen.

Although it still failed to break through her tough soft armor, the impact it carried still pushed Lucrezia back.

Forcing her to stop her continuous offensive against Liens, granting him a brief moment of rest.

After their contact separated, they did not immediately engage in the next round of battle.

Lucrezia placed her palm on her abdomen, feeling the pain emanating from there. She put away the smile that had been on her face and looked at Liens with a serious expression.

"Drip! Drop!"

Unstoppable blood left Liens's body, dripping onto the stained floor, making dripping sounds.

Like raindrops falling from the eaves after a rain, who knows how long it can still flow?

Liens took a deep breath and then exhaled, as if expelling all the pent-up frustration in his heart.

He straightened his back, standing tall, his right hand holding the sword lowered, and looked up at Lucrezia not far away.

At this time, the bloodshot in his eyes was gone.

Clear whites of his eyes, coupled with dark pupils, his gaze no longer showed any fluctuation, as calm as a pond.

His expression was peaceful, no longer ferocious as before, as if he had let go of the killing intent in his heart.

But Lucrezia, who could perceive others' inner emotions through some means, knew that the man in front of her had not given up his killing intent; his killing intent was still very strong.

It had even completely spread throughout his heart, leaving no room for anything else to intrude.

It was as if killing was his entire life.

Because it was normal, it was calm.

Illusions could no longer interfere with him, which was why Lucrezia felt he was a tough opponent.

Lucrezia even felt that this severely injured fellow in front of her was more dangerous than he was at the very beginning.

"Why did they stop?"

The soldiers looked at the two who had stopped fighting and were looking at each other, puzzled.

Didn't Princess Knight have the complete advantage? Why did they stop fighting?

"Your name?"

"If you are willing to surrender to me, I can spare you and take you as my personal guard."

Lucrezia tried to win Liens over.

She valued talent.

For such a talented person who possessed such swordsmanship before becoming a transcendent, for such an existence with strong willpower.

She felt it would be too regrettable to just kill him like this.

Facing Lucrezia's attempt to win him over, Liens calmly replied: "Let's begin, our third round."

"Is that so? Is that your answer?"

Lucrezia chuckled and said lightly.

Then, streaks of magical array light appeared on her body...

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