hotmtlnovel Chapter 630 Surrender
Chapter 630 Surrender
One of the two demons advanced ferociously while the other retreated with peerless footwork.
As a result, Shye wasn't able to deal any true damage to Reginald.
However, this was fine for Shye, as he only needed to shrink the distance between them to open up two options for himself.
Sure enough, after relentlessly pressuring Reginald for ten seconds, Shye finally caught up, but before he could use one of his skills to prevent the cunning scout from escaping, a poisonous purple smoke screen suddenly emerged from the ground, cutting Shye's line of vision.
His passive skill, [Intermediate Poison Resistance], was sufficient to neutralize the poison's effects.
While it allowed Reginald to create some distance, it failed to achieve its main purpose of weakening Shye.@@@@
Reginald, oblivious to the poison's failure, believed that as long as he continued fending off Shye's attacks, his opportunity would eventually present itself.
'That's it, continue following me...' He thought upon realizing that Shye was hot on his trail, a shadow of a smile on the corners of his mouth.
As the night deepened, it would only work to his advantage, as he was a close ally of the shadows.
Reginald immediately realized that despite his power-up, he still wasn't a match to Shye head-on, thus wisely opting to prolong the fight instead.
He had never lost a spar or duel, and he had no intention of starting now.
While many saw fighting and winning through cunning as dishonorable, Reginald disagreed.
He believed there was nothing wrong with using any means necessary to prevail.
The mind, after all, was just as much a part of the body as Shye's strong limbs and physique, and winning with intellect was just as valid as a brutish strike.
Besides, wasn't outsmarting an opponent just another way to prove superiority?
There was no reason for him to envy Shye's talents, as he had his strengths in the realm of psychological intellect—especially if he could defeat Shye right here and now.
Even now, he could effortlessly discern what Shye was planning, something that would have taken most others of the same class as him some time to do so.
The cat-and-mouse game continued for minutes and both their attribute-boosting skills finally timed out and went on cooldown.
Right now, Shye was just a better version of himself—a cunning little bastard who was also strong as hell.
'Damn it!' Reginald refused to believe so, but the facts were right before him.
He was the one unable to use his usual tactics on his opponents, as they were simply ineffective against the monstrous force of nature before him.
Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the frustrated and slightly dejected Reginald, Shye was impressed at his performance.
After all, Shye was now certain that he had a significant attribute advantage over Reginald.
Yet, despite this, he still found it challenging to defeat him, which was a testament to Reginald's combat prowess.
If Reginald could perform this well in a duel against a similarly intelligent opponent, Shye could only imagine how effortlessly he would handle monstrous creatures.
(S-) ranked monsters and even some (S) ranked ones would likely be played with to their demise by him.
Respect gradually grew in their hearts for one another, as they began to see the other as a reliable comrade for the battle against Dweezel, especially for Shye, as he once saw Reginald as a talented but lazy guy.
It seemed that he wasn't merely lazing around as he had claimed; otherwise, he wouldn't be so competent against someone who had already received their hero's crest.
Unfortunately, despite the positive feelings that had developed, the spar still needed a definitive outcome, and Shye was determined not to lose.
Reginald, of course, felt the same way.
However, the odds were unfortunately stacked against him. He had but one chance to defeat Shye.
Only...
"Sigh, I surrender," Reginald said, utterly confusing Shye.
"Why? Don't you have a trump card or something?"
"I do, but it could only be used for killing. I don't want to use it in a mere spar."
"Hoh, let's see it then. Don't worry, I won't die."