To be honest, Ottar really hadn't brought out the full strength of Level 10.
In fact, aside from his reckless charge after Beastification just now, when he lost his reason and instinctively unleashed his power, he had deliberately held back the whole time.
It wasn't that he looked down on Wood. Level 10 was simply too powerful—so powerful that Ottar couldn't properly control or use it.
The higher an Adventurer's level, the more each level's difference became a chasm.
When he had been Level 7, he hadn't stood a chance against Balor, the Floor Boss on the 49th Floor. His opponent had even swatted him away with ease.
But now that he was Level 10, he reckoned he could cut Balor down in fewer than ten exchanges, even without skill boosts or magic.
Wood might have been strong, but Ottar had always worried that if he brought out his full strength, he might accidentally kill him.
He and Wood weren't close enough for Ottar to go easy on him. If it had been someone else, accidentally killing them would have been no big deal. But Wood was different. He was the one Freya was so fixated on.
Judging by how obsessed the goddess Freya had been with Wood, Ottar couldn't even imagine how she would punish him if he accidentally killed him.
That was why, though he'd said he would give it his all, Ottar had kept holding back without meaning to once the fight began.
Wood had sensed it during their battle, which was why he'd simply taken one of Ottar's attacks straight through the chest, showing off his astonishing regenerative ability.
He wanted to tell Ottar this way that he didn't need to worry about anything. He should fight with all his strength. Wood wasn't someone who would