After temporarily avoiding Woban, another sharp sword edge made the hairs on Bai Chen's back stand on end.
In a fleeting instant, the Magic Sword's blade was already at Bai Chen's eyes.
He still remembered that among the God Slayers in the setting, Woban's combat mainly relied on instincts honed through battle. He might know some simple fighting techniques, but they were only slightly better than an ordinary person's level.
But Salvatore was different.
He had once visited a master swordsman and, in just one month, had completely mastered all sword techniques and defeated the master who taught him.
His swordsmanship talent was nothing short of monstrous.
After several exchanges, if it weren't for Bai Chen relying on the advantage of Ousatsu Kou, he would have probably been defeated long ago.
After all, even if he could use the power brought by the spirit crystal, he still didn't understand any combat techniques.
Relying on brute force and speed, and then using the enhanced dynamic vision provided by the spirit crystal, he tracked the trajectory of the Magic Sword's flight, and then made crude blocks and counterattacks.
"You fellow... your destructive power is strong, but your way of swinging a sword is too simple."
As a master swordsman, he could discern the level of Bai Chen's skill.
Let alone a Great Knight, even the lowest-ranking swordsman of a Magic Society was better.
For a moment, the rising fighting spirit gradually cooled.
"...That is indeed a fact."
Bai Chen shrugged.
The power of the spirit crystal formed a purple aura around him, making the light and shadows sway.
"Then why are you interfering in my fight with Woban? And that Heretic God from just now, I don't even know where it ran off to."
"You're asking me?"
Bai Chen grinned.
"Didn't you two attack first?"
From beginning to end, he had only been passively counterattacking.
Although he was somewhat excited when he first obtained the spirit crystal, if he faced the siege of two God Slayers at the same time, he would probably either need Tokisaki Kurumi's ability or the strengthened Shidou Itsuka's Spirit Power when facing an Origin Spirit. Otherwise, his chances of winning would be extremely low.
"It seems so."
Tony tilted his head and scratched his head with his silver hand.
"But since the fight has started, let's continue!"
With that, he revealed a look of wisdom.
If it's wrong, then just go with the flow.
"Wait a moment..."
Bai Chen finished this sentence, his eyes darted around, revealing a sunny smile.
"...How about this, Woban, that old man, must hate both of us to the bone right now. If we really want to fight, facing him alone is enough. As for the battle between you and me, let's save it for next time to decide the victor."
Following his guess about Tony's character, Bai Chen formulated words that could handle the tricky situation.
"Hmm..."
Tony, holding his sword, fell into thought.
"Indeed, even I would be in a predicament if I fought two against one. Although your swordsmanship is terrible, your strength is very special."
"Good! In that case, let's wait until next time! We must decide the victor!"
Tony, whose fighting spirit was rekindled, actively bypassed Bai Chen and looked towards Woban, who was attentively listening to their conversation.
"Youngsters truly have guts!"
Woban, instead of being angry, laughed.
"To actually regard this old man as prey! In that case, I'll start by killing that sword-wielding brat!"
For Woban, fighting one against two made no difference.
The werewolf narrowed his emerald eyes, looking at Tony.
"Actually, I've always wanted to fight the old man once, but Andre always stopped me. Otherwise, we should have met much earlier."
"What an impolite scoundrel!"
Then.
Tony swung his sword, and the old Marquis jumped back. He could also see the sharpness of the Magic Sword.
As the two God Slayers exchanged blows, Bai Chen gradually moved away from the battlefield.
"God Slayers are indeed a bunch of single-minded fellows."
Tony was a sword fanatic and a hot-blooded idiot, while Woban also had his own meticulous style.
These two could be said to be the worst possible opponents for each other.
However, these things were temporarily irrelevant to Bai Chen.
He urged his Spirit Power and landed in a place not affected by the space shockwave.
But Bai Chen did not restrain his power. Instead, he closed his eyes, like 'inner vision' in a fantasy novel, and noticed the consciousness of the Heretic God, Siegfried, still residing in his body.
Heretic Gods summoned by rituals are generally weaker than naturally occurring gods.
Furthermore, in the previous struggle, Siegfried was already injured. After barely managing to reside in Bai Chen's body, he was then re-integrated with the spirit crystal, allowing Bai Chen to regain control of his body.
But leaving the Heretic God alone was also a problem.
Therefore, this was also one of the reasons why Bai Chen chose to avoid battle for now.