Chapter 78: Naked Battle

She looked around, her gaze firmly locked on Norris, who was talking to Luo En at the edge of the crowd:

"Please, Apprentice Norris of the law enforcement team, act as the impartial party to witness this duel."

Norris felt that he was suddenly gathered by everyone's gaze and was shocked.

But seeing Cynthia's oppressive gaze in the distance, he could only walk forward a few steps with a hard scalp:

"I am honored to witness this duel. According to the rules, both masters can provide a one-time buff to the slaves before the duel starts, but after the duel starts, only verbal guidance is allowed, and direct intervention is not allowed. The duel ends when one side admits defeat or is unable to continue fighting."

He scanned the two slaves, especially the faint berserk blood-colored halo on the half-orc, his lips pursed, but ultimately did not raise an objection.

Norris took the witness money handed over by the two and raised a bronze token in his hand: "Both sides prepare, start now!"

As soon as the words fell, the leopard girl hunter rushed out like an arrow from a string, her speed almost leaving an afterimage.

She did not rush directly to the opponent but moved rapidly around the half-orc, her sharp claws drawing a sharp breaking sound in the air.

The half-orc roared and swung his huge fist in an attempt to hit the agile figure, but each time he could only hit the air.

The leopard girl's movements were too agile, like a golden lightning, constantly changing positions, making the half-orc's attacks always a beat slow.

"Don't worry, Grush, she's just consuming your stamina." Cynthia commanded calmly: "Start using large-scale attacks."

The half-orc heard this and immediately changed his strategy.

He took a deep breath and suddenly stomped on the ground, and the whole ground shook because of it.

The dust raised on the ground formed a small smoke screen, temporarily hindering the leopard girl's vision.

"Li Yue, above!" Trish shouted in time, her voice filled with calm thinking.

The leopard girl reacted extremely quickly, almost instinctively jumping upward, just avoiding the half-orc's huge fist reaching out from the smoke screen.

She turned in the air, her sharp claws grazing the half-orc's shoulder, bringing out a bloodstain.

The half-orc felt pain, roared, and swept again.

This time the leopard girl failed to dodge completely, was hit in the ribs, and flew out several meters away, landing heavily.

"Get up, Li Yue!" Trish's voice was urgent: "You are much faster than him, don't fight hard!"

The leopard girl quickly stood up, a flash of pain in her eyes, but it was soon replaced by fighting spirit.

She took a few deep breaths, adapting to the new power surging in her body.

"Hmph, overestimating yourself." Cynthia sneered: "Your leopard girl weighs less than half of Grush's. With this physical gap, no matter how fast you are, it's useless."

"Strength is not the only factor determining victory or defeat." Trish responded calmly: "Combat wisdom is equally important."

The leopard girl began to adjust her strategy, no longer trying to attack head-on, but constantly harassing the half-orc's vision and range of action.

She would suddenly rush forward, leaving a shallow wound on the half-orc, and then quickly retreat, each time avoiding the opponent's counterattack.

Bursts of exclamation came from the crowd, clearly all shocked by the leopard girl's exquisite combat skills.

Luo En noticed that although the leopard girl's movements seemed random, they actually had a carefully designed rhythm and route, clearly having undergone systematic training.

"Damn it, where did this hunter's daughter get so many resources to train combat slaves?" Cynthia whispered through gritted teeth, a flash of annoyance in her eyes.

The half-orc's movements became slower and slower, his body covered with wounds of all sizes, although none were deep, the accumulated blood loss was already quite considerable.

His breathing became heavy, and the rage in his eyes also mixed with a trace of fatigue.

"Grush, it's time!" Cynthia suddenly raised her voice: "Turn on berserk!"

The half-orc looked up and let out a chilling howl.

His body began to shake violently, the blood-colored light on his skin became more intense, and his eyes completely turned into pitch black.

Muscles squirmed under the skin like living things, expanding by nearly a third compared to before.

The half-orc roared and stomped on the ground with force, leaving huge footprints on the ground, and the raised gravel flew toward the leopard girl like shotgun pellets.

Caught off guard, Li Yue was hit by the gravel bullets, howling in pain, constantly oozing fine blood flowers on her body, and quickly avoided the attack far away.

"Berserk!" An exclamation erupted in the crowd.

Luo En narrowed his eyes, carefully observing the changes on the battlefield.

The berserk half-orc's speed and strength had improved significantly, but he also became more uncontrollable, with a clear self-destructive tendency in his actions.

The leopard girl also seemed to realize the danger, her movements became more cautious, just maintaining a safe distance, not daring to launch an attack easily.

"Li Yue, remember your training, find his weakness!" Trish commanded, her voice calm and firm.

The leopard girl nodded and continued to move at high speed.

This time, her route seemed to have a certain regularity, each time launching a feint attack from the left side of the half-orc, and then quickly retreating.

After a few times, the half-orc seemed to have mastered this regularity and began to anticipate her actions.

Just as he was preparing to meet the left attack again, the leopard girl suddenly changed direction flexibly, rushing forward from the right side like lightning, her sharp claws aiming straight at his throat!

"Avoid it, you idiot!" Cynthia screamed, but it was too late.

The half-orc barely turned sideways, avoiding a fatal blow, but his neck and chest were still slashed with deep wounds.

Blood spurted out, he staggered back a few steps, and the berserk light in his eyes began to flicker.

"Grush, climb up!" Cynthia was almost roaring: "Even if your bones are broken, keep fighting for me!"

The half-orc endured the severe pain and rushed forward again.

But this time, his movements clearly became sluggish, and his body began to sway; the signs of excessive blood loss were very obvious.

The leopard girl did not give him a chance to breathe; she flexibly flashed behind the half-orc, jumped up fiercely, her double claws like two sharp daggers, deeply piercing into the half-orc's back, and then tore hard...

"Ouch... ah!" The half-orc let out an extremely painful howl, fell to the ground with a thud, and was unable to climb up again.

"Alright, stop." Trish commanded calmly: "That's enough."

The leopard girl immediately jumped off the half-orc and retreated to a safe distance, but still maintained a vigilant posture.

The whole field was silent, and everyone was surprised by the result of the battle.

Trish, who had just arrived, actually defeated Cynthia's notorious half-orc warrior in a slave duel!

"Heh... capable, I lost." Cynthia said coldly, her tone carrying uncontrollable anger and unwillingness.

"According to the rules of slave duels, the winner is Apprentice Trish."

Norris looked at Cynthia nervously for a while before continuing to announce loudly:

"The priority use of the star map ancient book belongs to Mentor Ke Lin Na's side, and at the same time, this duel result will be included in the candidate wizard sequence point assessment."

Trish nodded, a faint smile appearing on her face, and then she noticed Luo En in the crowd, her eyes lighting up.

She walked toward Luo En across the crowd, and the crowd automatically made a path for her.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 79 =====