Though he carried two crossbows, Tail-Ender had no intention of staying at the rear. Instead, he charged toward the crowd.
He pulled the trigger on almost every bolt only when the crossbow was nearly pressed against someone's chest.
Precise and economical.
He moved with extraordinary agility, always finding the best opening to slip through and evade their attacks.
His bolts ran out.
Without hesitation, he threw the crossbows to the ground. Daggers appeared in both hands, and he wove through the crowd.
Everywhere his daggers passed, flowers of blood bloomed.
Sun Wen stared, somewhat dazed, and swallowed. "When he fought us... he was holding back, wasn't he?"
Mu Yu nodded instinctively. "If killing were allowed, without raising our awakening levels, we'd still get killed instantly even after another month of training."
"No wonder he's invincible below the Fourth Awakening..."
Sun Wen sighed.
For Awakeners, the changes from the First to Third Awakenings were actually not that great.
After all, the abilities awakened early on were not very powerful. Or rather, their own energy was insufficient to use their Awakening Objects for long.
The Fourth Awakening marked the beginning of an explosive increase.
Upon reaching the Fourth Awakening, they could begin drawing their Awakening Objects into their bodies, improving their speed, strength, reactions, and a whole range of other attributes.
After that, every awakening brought a qualitative leap in strength.
The Sixth Awakening was another threshold.
Beyond the Sixth Awakening, each awakening was a world apart. Countless prodigies had been stuck there for good.
But when everyone's physical strength was generally on the same level...
Tail-Ender seemed rather terrifying.
Like an assassin weaving through the crowd, he was crisp and efficient, never wasting the slightest bit of strength.
Like a finely crafted machine.
"He actually... has always worked very hard."
"Harder