"Ah... finally almost done with the cleaning."

Louis collapsed onto the bed as soon as he returned to the inn, entering slack-off mode.

Laine City really lives up to its name as the Steel City, its martial spirit is overwhelmingly abundant.

Unlike Tino City, which has basically cleared out the monsters.

The monsters around Laine City haven't been cleaned up as thoroughly.

Of course, they have their own ways of dealing with it.

The city hosts a considerable number of families that keep monsters.

That's a type of canine monster that became widespread in Laine City hundreds of years ago.

When they encounter wandering monsters that haven't been cleaned up outdoors, it's often master and servant fighting together.

This is probably why this city, despite not being a Magic City, has more mages in the spellcasting department than Magic Cities.

Louis set aside some time to go downstairs to the bathhouse.

But he left quickly.

No good.

All stark naked guys.

It gave him a feeling like a dream back to Northeast China in his previous life.

As a southerner, he really can't stand this.

But he craved the bath, deciding to come back later when there'd be fewer people.

...

At night.

Louis returned to the bathhouse again.

At this time, there were finally not many people in the bathhouse.

After lifting the curtain at the entrance, there remained only one person bathing in the large bath.

Louis had actually bathed in his room.

But it didn't stop him from wanting to soak.

Seeing only one person, he hesitated for a moment, but eventually went in.

Upon entering the water, a content expression appeared on his face.

The water temperature was just right.

But there was someone else in the bath.

Louis subconsciously glanced at that person.

It was a young man.

He had a face that looked somewhat overly delicate.

Gave Louis a sense of a boy with a feminine appearance, most importantly he had long hair.

Quite different from his own youthful looks.

Louis had seen similar students back in college in his previous life.

Walking down the street, a lot of people would instinctively turn their heads to look at him.

That kind of feeling is hard to describe.

Even though his frame and gait were all rather masculine, and his voice quite gruff.

But that face didn't really match his body.

So while walking, there would always be someone looking at him instinctively.

Sometimes when people looked too much, they'd even make him angry.

The guy in the bath was similar.

Louis quickly diverted his attention.

After leaving the bath, he returned to his room and began reviewing his current professional system.

Currently, Louis is an LV8 professional.

The distribution of his current professional levels is—

LV3 Warrior + LV3 Sword of Martial Arts + LV2 Eternal Blade.

After advancing Eternal Blade, a special ability "Guided Strike" was unlocked.

Master Merlin basically did not participate in real combat from the beginning.

But from Eternal Blade LV2 onward, he could directly partake in battle commands when Louis entered combat.

The "Guided Strike" ability essentially evaluates your opponent and provides counterattacks through the Blade Tutor.

In battles, the Blade Tutor, rich in experience, could find weaknesses from the enemy's armor or scales and tell you how to attack.

This method of informing is not through verbal instruction.

Instead, it injects the opponent's weakness into your mind with almost zero delay.

Since almost every Blade Tutor has undergone long battles, they possess unique insights into penetrating enemies.

This ensures that every Eternal Blade has a chance to weaken the enemy, even when facing the most frustrating opponents.

Let alone Master Merlin.

Merlin is inherently a wise mentor, constantly imparting combat techniques to Louis almost all the time.

Let's not mention anything else.

Just the bleed-killing move "Grip of Greed" + "Matter Manipulation" created during these days of monster cleaning, Master Merlin has already mastered it brilliantly.

For example, Merlin suggested Louis refine his attack methods.

Something like directly extracting the opponent's blood can be used against strong foes.

After all, if the activation speed is fast enough and the strong opponent reacts sluggishly, it might directly turn them into a weakened shrimp deprived of blood.

However, it's too slow when facing weaker foes.

Master Merlin advised Louis to directly inject the stance of "Grip of Greed" combined with "Matter Manipulation" into the opponent's body the moment the weapon strikes them.

Without exerting much effort, just making the entire bloodstream stop for over ten seconds can knock down the vast majority of opponents.

If you want your opponent to die suddenly, you can reverse the blood flow, letting them die quietly is just a matter of thought.

And it consumes very little power.

For adept handlers, it's another set of maneuvers.

Such as using the Soul Mage ability "Telekinetic Hand" to create a death strike.

"Telekinetic Hand": Allows small objects to move very short distances.

This small object usually can only be used on small items.

But the blood under "Matter Manipulation" is also considered an object for a Soul Mage.

No need to do much, just letting the blood attack the heart or brain.

Even a very weak impact can cause significant damage to the enemy.

Lightly knocks them down on the spot, heavily sends them ascending right there.

Of course...

This premise is based on Louis breaching the opponent's energy shield.

In terms of physique alone, the professionals on Star Continent have not reached the point where their muscles are harder than neutron stars.

But before the extraordinary energy dissipates in each profession, the intensity of professionals is truly ridiculously amazing.

An LV20 Warrior can bathe in lava without harm.

An LV20 Mage can play with Earth-Bursting Celestial Star.

An LV20 Forest Patrol... uh, well, Forest Patrol is an exception, their overall competency remains mysterious.

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