The Suddenly Appearing Demon (6)

Ang strode forward, crouched down, and helped Dana up from the ground. "Are you alright?"

Dana coughed, his face slightly pale, but a wry smile appeared on his lips. "I'm fine. Luckily, the Earthly Armament held up, and you cast Holy Light Blessing on me beforehand. Otherwise, I'd probably be bedridden for an entire day after that punch."

"You gave me quite a scare." Ang frowned as he used magic to examine the shock inside Dana's body. "Don't clash head-on like that during tests from now on. We aren't fighting to the death."

"But your strength is just too absurd..." Dana rubbed his chest, which still ached faintly.

"Honestly, I doubt even the chief is stronger than you now."

Ang smiled and shook his head. "Don't just look at the surface. That punch wasn't based on strength alone. It also involved plenty of Combat Techniques, especially the use of momentum, force paths, muscle burst points, and inertia... You haven't mastered those yet."

Dana nodded seriously. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly said, "Then I'll make a trip to the plateau and see if I can find Combat Techniques that suit me."

Ang immediately rejected the idea. "No. This isn't the time. It's too dangerous for you to go to the plateau alone. If the Empire discovers that you're a Tier 2 Great Warrior, they'll immediately send you to the God-Demon Battlefield."

"But if this keeps up, you'll leave me far behind." Dana's brows knitted tightly, clearly troubled.

Ang patted him on the shoulder, his tone softening. "I've already sent people to the plateau. They're trying to find traces of Minotaur tribes. If all goes well, there should be results within a few months."

Only then did Dana relax a little. "Doesn't the Empire have Magic Teleportation Arrays? Why would