No one could have expected the battle to be this difficult.
They looked at Shen Mo as if he were telling them that changing another person's fate was fundamentally not an easy thing to do.
But isn't this basically impossible to win?
Everyone stared fixedly at Ais. Her sword had done little more than scratch the Stone Monsters. Relying on this kind of combat to defeat them was simply a pipe dream. Her own stamina would run out first.
Not to mention, even stronger monsters were waiting behind them.
Give up.
Some people were already about to shout those words.
No matter how they fought, they could never win.
Give up?
Ais herself was actually considering the question.
But there was no need to think about it.
If she gave up, she would lose not only the chance to grow stronger but also the chance to save this girl. Besides, if the Sword Princess knew what it meant to give up, she would not be the Sword Princess now.
"Ais." A voice suddenly came from the stands. It was Riviera's. "The great Father God would never give you a battle that cannot be overcome."
Clearly, Riviera had already thought of something.
But giving a hint at a time like this required immense courage. After all, Shen Mo was watching them just like this.
He wouldn't give them an impossible battle?
Ais thought of the previous two trials. Both had seemed impossible to overcome, yet there had still been ways to break through them.
Then this trial should be the same!
Ais's gaze sharpened.
Suddenly.
Her rapier swept across one of the Stone Monsters. This time, instead of merely leaving a mark like before, it sliced off an entire arm from the Stone Monster's body!
Why?
This question arose in many