Wood: I Really Haven't Received a Falna

"I'm not giving up! We haven't even shown our true strength yet. This isn't our limit!"

Just a moment ago, they hadn't taken Wood seriously. Now, even fighting him two against one, they were being effortlessly beaten. The proud, stubborn Amazon sisters were naturally unwilling to meekly admit defeat just like that.

And just as Tiona had said, they really hadn't reached their limits yet!

Tiona, who had been sent flying by Wood's punch earlier, endured the pain in her body and got back to her feet. Once again, she swung the greatsword with twin blades, Urga, toward Wood.

"Clang—!"

As blade met blade, a wave of air swept out from the two of them, and a clear ring echoed through the surrounding air.

When Wood blocked Tiona's strike, his normally expressionless face soon showed a puzzled look.

He could clearly feel that Tiona's strength had increased considerably compared to just a moment ago!

Wood couldn't understand it. By rights, Tiona should have been in worse shape than at the start, since she'd taken quite a few injuries. So why had her strength increased?

Had Tiona been holding back some of her strength earlier?

No. Wood was much stronger than Tiona, and from their earlier fight, he could tell that had already been her limit.

So had Tiona somehow grown stronger in this short time?

Had she broken through during battle? It wasn't impossible, but this wasn't the Dungeon. Could fighting someone really increase her abilities?

"Wood, you must have felt it, right? This is my skill, Berserk Provocation.

"It increases my attack power based on how badly injured I am."

While Wood was still trying to figure out why Tiona had grown stronger, she took the initiative and revealed the answer.

Tiona thought it was already unfair for the