Erwin cast his gaze toward Cheren, who had fallen onto the ground in the distance, and his face was completely devoid of emotion. On this occasion, he couldn't even be bothered to put on a derisive expression.

He then turned to glance at Theresa to see what kind of reaction she was displaying to this turn of events, but to his surprise, it seemed that she had completely anticipated all of this.

Why is she looking so excited about this? Erwin thought to himself in a confused manner.

Right at this moment, Cheren sprang up from the ground, then charged forward at an alarming speed before thrusting his sword forward again.

It was Erwin's turn to be astonished this time. He stared at the oncoming figure with a stunned expression, having been completely caught off guard by this abrupt development. He hadn't held back at all in the Magic Explosion that he had just unleashed, and that was the reason for his astonishment.

From the first attack unleashed by Cheren, Erwin was already able to roughly assess his opponent's power.

Thus, it was unfathomable to him that a martial artist of Cheren's level was able to withstand that violent Magic Explosion, and it was even more astonishing to Erwin that his opponent had managed to get up so quickly.

Immediately thereafter, Erwin noticed something that was even more alarming.

Why is he suddenly moving significantly faster than before? Looking at the sword that was piercing directly...