Roar!
As blood sprayed everywhere, the Dark Python immediately let out a mournful cry before toppling stiffly toward the ground.
Bang!
A thunderous crash shook the earth, and the Dark Python fell completely lifeless.
"...Th-this..." Facing the fallen Dark Python, whose eye socket was even larger than his own body, the dwarf Copper Hammer stared in utter shock.
Although he had heard from the start that Nalant was exceptionally powerful—especially how he had once thrown the Beastfolk Empire into turmoil—
he had never imagined Nalant could be this strong, capable of killing a Dark Python in a single strike.
And this was a human who had not even reached Sky Knight... Wait... What Baron Nalant had just used was not Battle Qi...
"Baron Nalant, you can use magic—and Spatial Magic at that!"
Even if Copper Hammer had been slow to react, he finally came to his senses. He looked at Nalant as though he were staring at some monster.
"Hehe, yes, Sir Copper Hammer. I just used Spatial Magic to deal with that Dark Python!"
The matter of Nalant's Dual Magic-Martial Cultivation had already spread throughout the Alliance, so there was no longer any need for him to hide it.
Besides, before long, the news would surely reach the Dwarves and Beastfolk as well.
Especially since, if he had not used magic today, he probably would not have escaped this trial.
"Cultivating both magic and Battle Qi—and even Spatial Magic at that... Baron Nalant, your excellence truly earns this dwarf's admiration!"
Copper Hammer now looked at Nalant as though he were a god. He knew exactly what Dual Magic-Martial Cultivation represented among humans.
And Nalant was still so young.
Moreover, the Dwarves and humans had a fairly good relationship, with no real conflicts of interest in ordinary times.
Thus, no