Alice had not even drawn the Short Sword at her waist.
She was already charging at Gyes like an arrow loosed from a bow, bare-handed and filled with unbridled fury and killing intent!
At that moment, Alice's heart, utterly consumed by rage,
had cast aside every intricate move of the [Sword God Style].
All that remained was the most primitive, purest anger.
And the urge to unleash that anger,
right into the face of the bastard who had insulted her most beloved teacher!
Alice let out a roar like a young lion.
She poured her Sword Saint Rank Battle Aura into her right fist without holding anything back.
Then she drove it toward Gyes's face with overwhelming fury!
Faced with Alice's sudden punch, swift and fierce as thunder,
a flicker of surprise crossed Gyes's eyes.
But far more evident were the composure and strength of a clan's Warrior Chief.
"Good. Come at me."
Gyes neither dodged nor retreated, letting out a low shout of his own.
A mighty surge of Beastfolk Battle Aura erupted around him, solid as a mountain.
His fist, covered in fine, short feline fur,
met Alice's fist head-on with a ferocious strike!
BAM!!!
Fist met claw with a deep boom, like a giant hammer striking a drum!
A powerful shock wave erupted outward from the two of them!
The weapon racks in the Training Ground rattled.
Even the rain dripping from the eaves was blasted outward.
For an instant, a pocket of empty air formed around them!
Alice felt an irresistible force, like a flash flood bursting forth, surge through her opponent's fist.
Her entire arm went numb in an instant!
With a muffled grunt, Alice stumbled back seven or eight steps, unable to stop herself.
Each step left a deep footprint in the hard wooden