Solo Challenge

In terms of muscle growth alone.

It's hard to find another person in the Holy City who can compare to Winry.

Unrestricted muscle fiber growth.

In Winry's genetic system, there appears to be no gene sequence that restricts her muscle fibers, allowing her muscle density to increase without limit.

Correspondingly.

Winry must possess a body capable of controlling muscle tissue dozens, or even more, than that of an ordinary person.

At the same time, a sufficiently powerful respiratory system is needed to ensure that every muscle cell receives enough oxygen.

Like a perfectly matched system, Winry was born with a body that perfectly accommodated her muscles.

From the age of five, her master required her to complete various forging tasks in the Underground Forge Citadel as a normal apprentice... It seemed like she was honing her forging skills, but in reality, she was tempering Wenli's body.

It took more than ten years to transform Winry's body into a "Living Weapon".

However, there is still one step that has not been completed.

That is [real combat].

Winry, emerging from the Underground Forge Citadel for the first time, participates in Knight Training Camp.

Through actual combat, her physical body underwent final refinement... especially the final battle against the Great Ghoul - Lord Stuart, which allowed Winry's physical body to fully mature.

So much so that after she returned to the Holy City, she slept for a whole week.

During her sleep, an invisible field of power spread out, so much so that the blacksmiths who were forging nearby could hardly lift their hammers, and all of them gathered towards the blacksmith's room where Wenli was.

The old blacksmith laughed heartily when he saw this.

This was also one of the main factors that led the old blacksmith to agree to let Wenli join Han Dong and his group to participate in the high-difficulty Destiny Space.

It's like a small hammer striking the surface of a fully ripe watermelon that's about to crack open.

Snap...

In a short time.

A bloodbath erupted within the Abyss Arena.

The first general dispatched by the ghost story, [Meat Pile - Tokugawa Shigekuni], was instantly killed with a single blow.

However, the blood rain could not fall on Winnie's body.

Because rainwater evaporates instantly once it gets close.

Winry, in the center of the arena, was enveloped in a thick white mist of steam due to the heat emanating from her body and the steam from the evaporation of rainwater.

Through the steam, one can vaguely see a muscular monster wielding an iron hammer, its muscles glowing with a dark red light.

"Did Wenli hold back when she sparred with me?"

Mia stared at the scene, feeling as if she had become the weakest member of the team.

Han Dong, on the other hand, wore a hearty smile.

He wasn't mistaken; Wenli's uniqueness was probably unparalleled in the Holy City, and her potential for future growth was limitless...

"However, this is not a training ground... but the domain of S-class ghost stories."

Hopefully she can make it to the tenth game... that way, the pressure will be much less afterwards.

They didn't give Winnie much time to rest.

When the blood rain stopped.

The "Abyssal Butcher" dispatched a second subordinate.

Its nature has completely changed; a woman who appears is like a worm, emphasizing agility... no longer directly confronting Winry in terms of strength.

Of course, Winry's physical body is no joke.

Despite the opponent dodging attacks multiple times and striking Wenli from a blind spot, they were unable to pierce her tempered flesh... they couldn't even penetrate the outermost layer of her skin's defenses.

final.

Winry slammed her hammer down on the ground, causing a brief earthquake.

Seize the opportunity.

Using the black gloves formed by the Duoze Crow, it grabbed one of its opponent's legs and dragged it in front of it.

One hammer blow...

In the following matches, Winry won by virtue of her almost mutated 'strength' and 'physique'.

However, problems also exist.

Throughout the entire process, Wenli's muscle density was at its maximum, and her physical strength was being depleted at a rate more than ten times faster... If it were an ordinary person, they would probably have collapsed from exhaustion long ago.

Winry is still pushing herself through with her almost terrifying lung capacity and extraordinary endurance.

When the eighth competitor entered the field.

Han Dong immediately signaled to Wen Li to give up the match and to substitute someone else.

When Wenli saw the eighth person, she was startled... unlike the previous flesh-and-blood butcher's subordinates.

The woman who appeared was wearing Pig Head Mask, with long black hair and a white dress... She had no legs and entered the stage by floating.

It belongs to the Ghost-type Kaidan of someone who was once killed by a butcher.

"Huff... huff..."

The moment Winry left the stage, she collapsed to the ground.

"I'm sorry... I couldn't keep going."

"You've done a great job. Leave the rest to your teammates."

After helping Winry to a seat, Mia applied the herbs she had prepared beforehand to the surface of Winry's injured skin.

At the same time, he took out a physical enhancement potion that had been concentrated and refined through herbal medicine and personally administered it to Wenli.

"Clown, you go."

To everyone's surprise, the clown hid in the farthest place, shaking his head incessantly. "Oh dear... wouldn't it be better to let this girl with the demon sword handle these ghostly tales? I need to save some energy."

"If you ultimately fail to defeat the butcher, I still have a way to get you out of here."

Mia chimed in, "Nicholas, let me handle this... The Demon Blade needs to 'feed' too, and it seems quite interested in the guys in the arena right now."

indeed.

The demon sword in Mia's hand was trembling slightly.

"Alright."

Winry won 7 games in her first appearance.

The subsequent allocation became much simpler.

Mia won 5 games.

Abel won 6 games.

The Joker won 1 game.

This brings the total number of wins in single-player competitive mode to 19.

Next.

According to the rules of the singles competition, the twentieth match will be played by the S-class mystery "Abyssal Butcher".

Apart from the clown.

The team members all had some injuries and were almost completely exhausted...

As Han Dong was about to enter the game, a wicked glint flashed in the Joker's eyes.

Just then... smack!

Han Dong, who was about to go on stage, turned around and slapped the clown on the shoulder.

"Don't do anything underhanded while I'm on the field... If you touch my teammate's body, the tentacles injected into you will be activated."

In less than a second, you will completely descend into madness.

It might even affect your being in another Destiny World, do you understand?

"Oh, you're always afraid I'll cause trouble... Do you think I'm that kind of person? Hurry up and get on the field, I'm waiting for you to take care of the butcher and give me his body."

"Behave yourself."

Han Dong also signaled to his team members to pay attention to the clown's actions.

The moment Han Dong stepped into the Gladiator Arena.

The atmosphere in the abyss changed once again.

The ground trembled.

The arena, formed from piles of flesh and blood, crumbled and fell into the lava below.

Instead, a perforated iron floor was installed.

As the battle continues, the temperature inside the Gladiator Arena will continue to rise... The ground, forged from black iron, will slowly turn red-hot, making it difficult to find a place to stand.

The sound of chainsaw engines came from the direction directly in front of Han Dong.