Chi-Woo could now understand a bit how Bael must have felt when she struggled so desperately in their fight last time. After exchanging attacks, one thing that Chi-Woo was able to clearly feel was that Bael had certainly changed. At the last gate, her attack had been a brutish display of power with her giant sword, but here at Shalyh, her attacks were varied and free. The problem was that while her attacks had become more varied, they remained just as powerful. This was clearly evident from the fact that although he had restored his AI Armor with exorcism mana, Bael was able to partially break through it. Even now, he found himself surrounded by clattering noises. Then his protective barrier was broken again, and extending like a whip, Bael’s arm reached his ribs.

At that moment, Chi-Woo lowered his elbows. He put his arm next to his body as if he was rubbing it and squeezed Bael’s forearm as hard as he could. Since it was so hard to defend himself, he planned to at least take control of one of her arms. However, Bael snorted, and her arm bent and wrapped around Chi-Woo’s waist. Then she pulled vigorously while charging at him. Their bodies collided, and Chi-Woo was thrown off his feet.

Chi-Woo floundered awkwardly and was soon dragged back by Bael. At that moment, Chi-Woo’s eyes flashed open. With his right hand, he clenched and burst the arm wrapping around his waist, and with his left hand, he...