Among Ais's basic abilities, her Strength and Endurance weren't particularly outstanding compared to adventurers of the same level.
However, her Agility and Magic had reached "S" values, surpassing the limits of ordinary adventurers!
Aside from Wood, who was a freak, the highest basic ability value an ordinary adventurer could reach was "A."
Other than Bell, who could break through the ability-value limit thanks to the special skill "Hero's Longing," no one had ever reached an "S" value.
But ever since Ais learned how to use Mana from Wood, after she reached Level 6 and updated her ability values, both her Agility and Magic had broken through the "A" limit and reached "S." This had astonished Loki at the time.
With "S"-rank Agility, combined with the speed-boosting enchantment "Wind Spirit's Swiftness," Ais's speed had now risen straight to its limit!
The instant she took a step, the air beneath her feet seemed to burst. A violent gust surged up from the ground, and her body shot forward like a streak of wind.
"Clang—!"
Most of the spectators couldn't catch sight of Ais with their eyes. By the time they realized where she was, she had already appeared in front of Wood.
What was even more outrageous was that Wood not only blocked the thrust, which was faster than even a Level 7 adventurer could manage, but did so with an almost casual ease.
They hadn't even been able to see how the Sword Princess moved, and the sword she'd just thrust forward had surely exceeded the speed of sound!
Yet Wood had steadily stopped that astonishing attack with the slender blade of his long sword.
When the Sword Princess's tip struck the blade of the sword in Wood's hand, a ring of shockwaves burst out and spread in every direction.
Clearly,