The blade hacked heavily into the mask, embedding itself another fraction.
Cracks spread slowly outward from the blade's point of impact.
Qin Ran was not surprised by this.
Since it could serve as a vessel for the other party's soul, it naturally had its unique qualities. Toughness should have been the most important among them.
"Wait!"
"We can make a deal!"
"Aren't you curious why I was able to appear here?"
An urgent voice rang out from within the mask.
Qin Ran ignored it and continued pressing down.
Of course he was curious.
But compared to satisfying his curiosity, Qin Ran preferred seeing this enemy, clinging to him like a maggot on a bone, die completely before his eyes.
He had always believed that the best enemy was a dead enemy.
That had not changed to this day.
"Dragon School secret techniques!"
"I know every secret technique of the Dragon School. I can tell you all of them!"
The voice within the mask changed its approach to Persuasion.
The force in Qin Ran's hand paused.
"That's right. Not only can I tell you, I can even teach you personally... Aaaaah!"
Just as the other party thought its Persuasion had worked, Qin Ran, having completed another Charge-Up during that brief pause, suddenly pressed down again with all his strength.
Crack!
The mask shattered.
A piercing scream echoed through the corridor.
"I want the Dragon School's secret techniques."
"But..."
"I will absolutely not learn them from you."
Asking a malicious enemy for guidance was not something Qin Ran would do unless his head had stopped working.
Not to mention, he had other methods.
It was not as though he could not return to the instance world of Queen's Shield.
There, he had more than enough opportunities to obtain what he wanted, rather