Chapter 376

Reina couldn’t help but gasp in shock as she looked at the slightly broken Battle Axe.

Where on earth is Frozen? Sure, it’s cold all year round, but isn’t it a resource-rich place?

With abundant resources, it also holds various rare minerals, and occasionally you can find metals that seem like they’re straight out of a legend.

Mithril. Orichalcum. Adamantium, and so on. Sometimes, you can even find a mineral that’s known as eternal iron in the Eastern Empire.

Of course, to get those minerals, you’d have to climb high up the Olympus Mountain Range, but it’s worth it.

And Reina’s Battle Axe is a weapon that’s made by mixing that precious mithril.

The feature of mithril is that it distributes magic power more efficiently, significantly boosting its power.

So, that last blow should have resulted in her arm getting cut off instead of just breaking.

‘I had a rough idea about his durability though…’

Reina narrowed her eyes and stared at Sivar. It didn’t seem completely ineffective, as he twisted his wrist around a bit.

As previously shown, Sivar’s durability was beyond imagination. It was like throwing a feather against a rock.

Knowing this in advance, she tried to suppress him with force, but instead, the blade of her axe was slightly damaged.

‘Good thing it’s an axe.’

If it were a sword or spear, there would be no hope. At least, with an axe, she had a glimmer of optimism.

Moreover, she had the added benefit of the red treasure that slightly lessened the difference in specs with Sivar. It was doable.

‘I’ve never properly watched someone fight, but…’

Reina clenched her fists tightly. Was Sivar almost fully recovered already? He was walking toward her.

She had often heard rumors about Sivar, but they were mostly vague. As a wild man, he was said to fight like a “beast.”

When they first met, he had been wielding a one-handed axe, but now he was bare-handed, save for the glove on his right hand.

Without that glove, he was practically unarmed. He was likely to fight primarily using martial arts.

‘I have to assume he’s stronger than Dad or my brothers.’

To break through that brute strength and regenerative ability would require extra caution.

Although Reina had a passionate personality, she was careful when it came to combat.

There were countless times she almost burnt bright like a flame only to become a cold corpse.

That said, her fiery spirit didn’t disappear. Moreover, this was a test.

‘I’m excited…! Just how strong is he?’

A smile bloomed on Reina’s lips, a smile filled with exhilaration.

– Thud

As Sivar approached, Reina took a step forward.

-Thud!

The moment her foot came down, a large crack erupted in the ground.

The crack soon twisted and slithered forward like a dragon.

Sivar, sensing the ominousness from the crack, hurriedly leaped aside.

–Boom!

Before long, a massive explosion occurred where Sivar had just been standing.

The blue magic power erupted like an active volcano, shooting upwards.

Sivar looked at the spectacle, then turned his head towards the presence that suddenly approached from the front.

Before he knew it, Reina was swinging her axe down from above.

–Crash!

As her Battle Axe, larger than her own body, came crashing down, a deafening sound echoed. The ground shook slightly to match the boom.

It was clear that she had committed fully and packed lots of magic power into it. However, the problem was the size of the movement.

Sivar stretched out his right hand before Reina could retrieve her axe. The purple glove began to glow.

-Snap!

As he pretended to pull, Reina’s body started to move toward him. But then, it stopped.

Maybe the axe blade was deeply embedded in the ground, but Reina was gripping it tightly enough to resist.

Sivar clicked his tongue, reluctantly withdrawing his right hand. Instead, he moved closer to Reina.

Since he was weaponless, the only thing he could use was hand-to-hand combat.

Reina was fully aware of this as well.

-Smack!

A clean summersault kick struck Sivar right on the chin. As Sivar reached out, Reina smoothly countered like flowing water.

Even for someone as tough as Sivar, being hit on the chin would make him momentarily dazed. In that instant, Reina grabbed her Battle Axe with both hands.

‘Since my body is tough, I have no choice but to methodically target the weak points.’

The first place she aimed for was one spot. Just when Sivar was regaining his senses, she swung the axe.

The blade aimed right for the back of his knee. The joint where it bends.

With just a little effort, it bends easily; let alone being hit with a Battle Axe!

– Thud

Sivar couldn’t help but bend one knee. As he sank to one knee, Reina pivoted around him.

Naturally, she found herself behind Sivar. She didn’t hesitate to swing her Battle Axe but… held back.

There was no need to fight him. This was still a testing scenario.

Her eyes locked onto the bracelet worn on Sivar’s left wrist.

‘If I can just break that…!’

Without hesitation, she reached for the bracelet.

– Thud!

But maybe it was too obvious of a target; Sivar noticed and caught her hand.

For a brief moment, Reina was startled, her eyes widening as she felt her body being pulled elsewhere.

Sivar had caught her hand and swung her around. Reina’s small frame flew through the air.

-Crash!

Fortunately, she didn’t tumble clumsily. Utilizing her falling technique, Reina quickly regained her stance.

Even while flying through the air, she tightly gripped her Battle Axe, so she didn’t lose it.

“Haah.”

“··· ···”

As Reina exhaled, Sivar rubbed his chin. It seemed the aftereffects of that summersault kick lingered.

Reina closely watched Sivar and then dashed forward. Sivar prepared to respond.

-Bang!

Just like Reina did earlier, he slammed his foot down hard. The moment his foot struck the ground, a gigantic crack spread rapidly toward Reina.

Reina, realizing the crack behind her, jumped high. Magic power erupted from behind, sending debris flying.

Then came Reina’s strong downward swing. She was sure Sivar would block it.

‘The moment he blocks, he’ll let go of his weapon for a joint lock…!’

That’s what she was thinking.

-Bang!

“?!”

Until Sivar lightly moved aside.

As a result, Reina’s Battle Axe hit the ground aimlessly.

-Thud!

“?!?!”

Sivar caught Reina’s slender ankle.

Reina was startled, trying to counter, but it was already too late.

-Boom! Bang! Bang!

Like shaking out laundry, Sivar tossed Reina around.

Each time she hit the ground with her body, she couldn’t even let out a scream.

Every time she tried to scream, she hit the ground. It was a cruel cycle.

-Whoosh!

Having shaken her off like laundry in the air, Sivar threw Reina away. Despite the attack, she still held tightly to her Battle Axe.

“··· ···”

Reina stood up without even staggering. Thanks to her naturally strong physical capabilities combined with the red treasure.

Those two factors gave her a durability level that was not to be underestimated.

Of course, she couldn’t stop the dirt dusting her body and the trickle of blood from her nose.

“Cough!”

As Reina forcefully blew her nose, blood splattered out. She glared at Sivar with an angry expression.

Sivar, having tossed her around, showed no concern, only wearing his usual silly expression.

“······Alright!”

Reina tightly gripped her Battle Axe with both hands and spoke nervously.

It was merely her tone that sounded nervous, but the competitive smile remained.

“Let’s see what you’ve got.”

– Whoosh

As she began to channel magic power throughout her body, her blue hair started to float slightly.

Although she couldn’t wrap herself in lightning like Kara, it was obvious that she was genuinely mad.

Finally, as Sivar lowered his stance and waited, Reina made the first move with her legs.

-Whoosh!

Moving as if gliding over ice, Reina sped forward, creating a gust around her.

Even Sivar was taken aback. While her language skills were a disaster, she was quite a genius in combat.

Kara would probably struggle to use such techniques as well. Of course, that stemmed from their different growing environments.

‘Reina hails from a cold area while Kara comes from a desert.’

That sliding technique was likely something learned on ice or snowy ground.

Sure, Kara might have a similar technique, but it would be entirely different. She’d be using lightning from the get-go.

But now was not the time for other thoughts. Sivar prepared to respond as he watched Reina rush at him in an instant.

Using all the martial arts he had learned, he threw a hook (Hook), but Reina was nowhere to be found. Only her flowing blue hair remained.

-Clang!

A sound echoed as metal clashed against metal. Reina had struck Sivar on the back of his thigh with her Battle Axe.

That said, it wasn’t a clean slice but rather a powerful strike. Because of that, the blade of the axe became even duller.

However, Reina didn’t care. The infamous Sivar had just knelt on one knee.

-Bang!

Immediately following that was a flurry of attacks. Reina’s Battle Axe hit Sivar squarely on the chin.

Reina couldn’t help but feel blown away by the sheer absurdity. Regardless of her rage, Sivar was unbelievably tough.

With his ridiculous durability and sheer force, combined with his unconventional attack style.

‘But why is it so…’

-Puh! Thud!

Now that she was close, it was time for hand-to-hand combat. Reina evaded all of Sivar’s assaults while neatly countering.

It hurt her hands with each blow, but it wasn’t intolerable.

‘Doesn’t seem weak, does it?’

She had a pretty good idea that Sivar was just going through the motions. Yet, even when he was going easy, it felt like…

There were so many openings, it was outrageous. It was as if she was constantly thinking, “Can’t you even avoid that?”

With his ridiculous toughness backing him up, that might be possible, but his technical execution seemed significantly lacking.

-Thud!

“Ugh!”

But she didn’t just stand still either. Reina’s eyes widened as she felt a strong impact on her abdomen.

Sivar’s front kick had struck her midsection. As a result, she staggered back.

With his brute strength, it was inevitable. Reina took a breath and glared at Sivar.

Sivar pulled his right hand back and made a gesture. She hurriedly focused her strength in response to his movement.

“······?”

No force was felt at all. Reina blinked in surprise.

Could it be a fake like earlier? Just as she pondered that thought.

-Grrrr!

A foreboding sound echoed from behind. Simultaneously, a massive shadow began to loom over her.

She turned around in shock to see what was going on and—oh boy! The towering windmill that had been standing high was tipping over towards her.

‘······Ah.’

Only then did it click for her. Looking at the collapsing windmill, Reina finally understood.

Sivar had clear deficiencies. Especially in technical aspects, he was quite lacking.

However, he compensated for those weaknesses with remarkable attributes. He was using the terrain brilliantly.

The problem was that even the extraordinary parts had flaws. It felt like there was a screw loose on every single part.

The Sword Saint and Gwonseong both had the respective strength and skills suitable for their titles, but Sivar was remarkably sloppy compared to them.

Yet even so, he was strong. Extremely strong. Reina defined Sivar’s strength with one word.

‘Ridiculously strong.’

That was spot on.

-Boom!

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