"..."

The two Casters from the "Nine Commandments Secret Meeting" on the field were momentarily caught off guard.

They watched as Ronald's figure leapt high into the air and then descended.

He perfectly bypassed the Essence Theory holder's self-defense spell range and landed behind them.

And that direction.

Was naturally the tunnel they had just exited from underground, as well as the location of their companion who had been kicked away by Ronald earlier and was still unconscious on the ground!

"You dare?!"

"Stop!"

Only at this moment did the two Casters from the "Nine Commandments Secret Meeting" finally realize the intent behind Ronald's actions.

However, it was already too late to stop him.

As the two opened their mouths simultaneously, Ronald had already reached the unconscious Caster. He gripped Saint Catherine's sword with both hands and stabbed it down into the unconscious enemy's chest.

Splurt—

The blade pierced through their heart.

Ronald pulled out the longsword, and blood gushed forth.

Luckily, Ronald had no habit of tormenting his enemies, so the unconscious Caster couldn't even register the pain before slipping into eternal slumber under this swift action.

Ronald chose to seize the opportunity to kill this person.

Because after he regained his emotional perception ability, he noticed the person's heart, akin to a pool of stagnant water, beginning to stir with gentle ripples.

——A sign of impending awakening.

If neglected, this Caster would soon regain consciousness.

Ronald had no desire to see them regain the battle power of an original text holder.

Thus, he purposely misled the two enemies with a surprise attack posture.

Then seized the opportunity to swiftly dispatch the unconscious enemy.

His superb execution ensured that he perfectly achieved his aim.

"Huff—"

Ronald gazed at the enemy before him.

Having killed this enemy who could easily become a living force, he didn't forget to attempt imbuing magic power into Saint Catherine's sword to activate the ability to manipulate hearts.

Unfortunately, the outcome was as expected.

The two surviving elite-level Casters from the "Nine Commandments Secret Meeting" were completely beyond the manipulation of this Saint's relic.

This attempt was almost immediately declared a failure. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

With a soft sigh, Ronald turned and stood up, facing the two still intact Casters from the "Nine Commandments Secret Meeting."

At this moment, the situation between both parties had changed dramatically.

Although Ronald had used many spells, he remained in good condition; meanwhile, the "Nine Commandments Secret Meeting" had dwindled from a count of four to just two.

Despite the battle seeming arduous for Ronald, with acts of feigned weakness and opportunistic ambushes, the gap in raw power between both sides had inevitably become apparent.

The shift in advantage was now a reality.

"Bolat, I'll hold this guy off."

The holder of Essence Theory spoke again.

But unlike last time, when he ordered his companion to buy him time, this time he took on the task of engaging Ronald, leaving other tasks to his companion with splitting abilities.

Ronald clearly noticed.

Once these words were spoken, the atmosphere between the two Casters from the "Nine Commandments Secret Meeting" sank.

They appeared to be in great harmony and had considerable trust in each other.

Moving from their original positions, the essence theory holder took a step forward, advancing toward Ronald's location.

Meanwhile, those indistinguishable duplicates each sought a direction, dispersing around the island, leaving only three duplicates observing the one-on-one confrontation between Ronald and his companion from a distance.

"..."

Ronald calmly watched this scene and even noticed a duplicate dragging a companion's corpse away.

But he remained unmoved.

Because during this change of position, the enemy holding Essence Theory had already reconstructed the spell, attacking him again!

This time, it was still the kind of spell that decomposed matter.

Magic power formed the basis of the spell, invisibly dissecting and forming a ring of air, perfectly encircling Ronald at the center of the spell.

However, this time, there was no one else to intervene or restrain.

Ronald was now adept at dealing with this kind of spell.

He lightly dashed out of the tunnel entrance and effortlessly evaded the spell's encirclement, landing in the enemy's blind spot of vision.

Boom—

The Sunlight Force ignited once more from Saint Catherine's sword.

Seizing the chance, Ronald pushed forward from the side and rushed in from behind, while Hell's black mist spread across the ground.

This force of Hell continued to envelop the entire island, preparing to turn the area into his domain again.

The subsequent response slightly surprised the confidant.

During the previous battle, Ronald assumed this Caster was weak physically and specialized in chant casting.

But this attack reversed his understanding.

As Ronald's fiery longsword was about to connect from behind, the Essence Theory holder sensed danger and nimbly dodged the sword's direction, rolling swiftly to the side!

Such reaction speed.

Was sufficient to handle most Caster battles and was not inferior to warriors who underwent physical enhancement.

But sadly, today, he faced Ronald.

Such agile evasive moves still seemed too slow to Ronald.

Already in a sprint, upon witnessing the move, Ronald accelerated on his already swift foundation.

As the Essence Theory holder rolled away, unable to adjust his critical posture, Ronald struck down, cleanly severing the enemy's left leg at the knee.

"Ugh!"

Suddenly bereft of a left leg, the Caster couldn't maintain balance.

He rolled on the ground, unable to stand, could only clutch his wounded leg desperately, trying to stifle his screams.

At least when faced with an enemy like Ronald.

He didn't want to show a weak and helpless side.

"..."

Seeing victory at hand, Ronald didn't hurry to kill the enemy before him.

Just as he thought previously.

He was quite curious about the holder of Essence Theory, with certain questions he felt he must clarify here.

So he walked forward, temporarily withdrawing the Sunlight Force, pressing the dark blade against their neck:

"I'm curious, how did Essence Theory get into your hands?"

After posing the first question, Ronald felt his description might be inaccurate, so he added:

"I should phrase it differently; it simply shouldn't appear in your hands."

"I'm quite certain this original text has vanished in the river of history. How did you manage to extract it?"