Chapter 705

Bang!

Ludwig's eyes narrowed. Seizing the opening, he surged forward, his greatsword mercilessly sweeping up toward his opponent's head and neck.

The rising slash came from below, with force concentrated at the front of the blade.

Kevin shifted in short steps and turned slightly aside. His greatsword intercepted the weaker rear half of Ludwig's weapon, then twisted in a backhand motion, sending the holy knight's Moonlight Greatsword flying.

The blade pierced the rocky ground with a whistle, its hilt trembling mournfully.

"You lost, Teacher!"

Kevin murmured as he stepped past Ludwig's kneeling figure and headed for the door.

However, the instant they passed each other, the holy knight suddenly raised his head. His eyes were bloodshot, his expression nearly crazed and twisted, and his body began to undergo beast-like mutations.

Having lost the guidance of that moonlight and his fixation on the oath, the former holy knight stood on the brink of falling.

Boom!

Kevin abruptly stopped, pressed a hand against Ludwig's forehead, and slammed him through the doors. He then pinned him against a stone pillar in the hall, sending a violent shockwave rippling outward.

"Cough, cough..."

Ludwig coughed up a mouthful of clotted blood. Under the intense pain, that madness was immediately suppressed.

As warmth and coolness flowed from the palm on his forehead, the severely injured holy knight slid down from above and collapsed beside the stone pillar, finally calming down.

Four ribs were broken, his right arm was nearly shattered, the ligaments in both legs were close to snapping, and his organs were on the verge of failure...

Examining his body through sheer willpower, Ludwig let out a helpless sigh at his miserable condition.

Coupled with the repeated battles he had endured, even his last trace of strength had been drained away. Almost nothing on his