The battle on the other side continued.

"Boom—"

The dim basement was constantly filled with the sound of crates collapsing.

"What's wrong, what's wrong? Is the Sword Sorcerer of the Far East already out of ideas?"

While shouting, Bloodlust launched attacks, seizing the opportunity to lift his right foot and perform a side kick. However, Hiyori managed to dodge it by jumping up. Even so, Hiyori didn't show much ease, and her breath began to quicken.

Thanks to her Spirit Vision, Hiyori was able to anticipate Bloodlust's next move in advance, giving her an overwhelming advantage in terms of martial arts. Moreover, ever since Ryuto's strategy had made her more powerful, she still found it inadequate. However...

It still wasn't enough. However, this doesn't mean Hiyori was currently at a disadvantage. Although she was still in control of the situation, it was clear that her advantage was gradually narrowing, and her movements were becoming slower.

Although being able to predict the opponent's next move was useless if her body couldn't keep up, and even though Hiyori deliberately trained her stamina, continuously evading took a toll on her energy.

Considering that Hiyori's stamina was depleting rapidly, one would assume that the opponent wouldn't be faring much better. However, it seemed that the opponent was naturally stronger in terms of stamina. They likely had deliberate endurance training. Although that was the case, the main reason was that the opponent was intentionally conserving their stamina.

It seemed like the opponent had been continuously training in this regard, fighting in the most energy-efficient way possible.

Compared to Hiyori who constantly dodged, Bloodlust initially remained stationary. Although he occasionally launched symbolic attacks, they only occurred in a few instances. And now...

"Be careful, if this hits you, it won't be solved just by bleeding."

Bloodlust continuously threw paper batons infused with iron towards Hiyori. Hiyori could only keep dodging to deal with them, while Bloodlust simply stood in place.

Indeed, since earlier, Bloodlust had been creating this situation repeatedly. By throwing projectiles, he could greatly conserve his stamina, while his opponent could only exhaust themselves dodging.

Facing the incoming projectiles, Hiyori skillfully evaded once again. Seizing this opportunity, she swiftly closed the distance between them.

"You..."

Noticing Hiyori approaching, Bloodlust angrily threw a right fist at her.

In response, Hiyori only slightly tilted her head, skilfully avoiding with minimal movements. At the same time, taking advantage of the opening created by the opponent's attack, she successfully entered their embrace.

Then, her right foot forcefully kicked the ground. Meanwhile, her right hand was placed above, and her left hand below, with both palms vertically aligned in a straight line, resting against the opponent's chest.

In the next moment.

"Inch Palm, Explosive Assault!"

"What?"

Even though it was a zero-distance attack, a powerful shockwave suddenly erupted, as if compressed. Pressured by the tremendous force, Bloodlust's body suddenly shattered, flying backward.

"Boom—"

With a single breath, he soared through the goods behind him, and there was no sign of his speed decreasing.

Finally, Bloodlust's body directly collided with the wall over ten meters away.

"Bam--"

The sound of the wall screaming came.

However, the wall did not break; it must have been specially made.

But even so, the huge crack on the wall was clearly visible.

And bloodthirsty.

"Ugh..."

Unlike before, this time the bloodthirsty sound was a bit strained. Faced with this forceful shock wave, even iron would not be unharmed.

But...

"This is really impressive. It should be one of the techniques in your family's martial arts. After all, your family has delved deeper into martial arts than ordinary people, and it is also a long-standing family. Not bad, not bad. It's getting more and more interesting for me to see such good things."

Contrary to the injuries suffered, bloodthirsty showed an expression of barely concealed excitement.

Although some damage was inflicted on the opponent, it was just that. It wouldn't do. Moreover, this move also consumed a considerable amount of her own stamina. So, strictly speaking, she didn't gain any advantage.

Continuous evasion would drain her stamina, and attacking like this would also consume a lot of her own stamina while draining the opponent's stamina. Either way, the current situation couldn't be changed.

As she expected...

Thinking this, Hiyori took out a talisman from her pocket and then a long sword appeared out of thin air.

"Good, good. This is what it should be. Sword Sorcerer wouldn't be any fun without a sword. Come on, show me any other moves you have."

Saying that, bloodthirsty closed the distance once again, and Hiyori also prepared to strike with her sword.

In the dim basement, the sound of sword clashing against iron was continuous, and faint yet dazzling sparks kept bursting out, dazzling people's eyes.

Although the night was so quiet, there was no sign of this restless dance of the wind coming to a halt.

In short, the excitement of the night continued.