Baron Cullen

Let's go!

At this moment, Lamont walked over, patted Karen on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Go back and hurry up and improve your strength."

Only when you are strong enough can you be unafraid of these demons and monsters.

Karen suddenly spoke up: "Vice Commander, I think I can now prepare to advance to a second-tier warrior."

"What did you say?"

Lamont was stunned.

He stared incredulously at the young man in front of him, his mouth agape wide enough to fit an orange.

The memory in my mind of Karen's first successful awakening after taking the secret medicine seems like it was only a short while ago.

How could he have qualified for advancement to the second tier so quickly?

"Are you... serious?" He looked at Karen suspiciously, as if trying to find proof of a joke on the other's face. "It usually takes at least a year for an ordinary superhuman to go from the first to the second level, and you've already done it so quickly..."

"Yes, Vice Commander Lamont, I'm very serious." Karen nodded, her tone quite solemn. "After this incident, I'm even more determined to become stronger quickly."

To protect yourself and your family when danger strikes, you must have sufficient strength!

As he said these words, he was thinking about what Jacob had said in the prison cell at the Knights' headquarters.

The man who silently infiltrated the prison and killed Leo Bal was the mastermind behind that underground human organ exchange.

They were both priests in the church, including Bastian Jim!

The reason he didn't tell Lamont and the others about this was that there was currently no evidence directly pointing to the other party.

After all, you can't just rely on someone's words to testify against a seemingly virtuous and upright church priest.

He might even be outmaneuvered by the other side, and in the end, he won't be able to clear his name.

As for the second point, he felt that since Bastian was able to sneak into the prison undetected under the noses of so many superhumans, kill Leo, and escape safely.

This undoubtedly proves that it possesses considerable strength, or rather, some extremely terrifying methods.

Therefore, he must make himself as strong as possible before engaging in direct conflict with the other party.

"In that case, let's go."

Lamont saw the determination in his eyes and nodded just as solemnly.

Soon, the group boarded a carriage and headed towards the war group's encampment.

...

At the regiment's encampment, soldiers stood before a stone.

Lamont handed the crimson warrior's elixir to Karen and said, "The advancement to the second tier is different from awakening. Not only do you need to withstand a more powerful infusion of extraordinary elements, but you also need to defeat the enemy projected by the will of the God of War in the Illusionary Stone and complete the trial!"

Failure will at best result in severe injury and a regression in your cultivation level; at worst, it will cause mental damage or even trap you in an illusion until your consciousness completely dissipates.

His tone was unusually serious: "Therefore, every promotion is a life-or-death struggle for extraordinary individuals."

Even someone as arrogant as Ramor made thorough preparations before undergoing the advancement trial.

Therefore, you must be careful!

Karen took the bottle of the secret medicine, and it still felt that familiar warmth in her hand.

He shook his head, his tone calm: "Vice Commander, I feel that I have reached a bottleneck. It would be meaningless to continue to consolidate my realm. I need stronger power."

Lamont gave him a deep look, and finally stopped trying to dissuade him: "Alright, but you have to remember one thing: always observe the enemy's movements, moves, and everything else you can see in the illusion."

Often, the key to defeating the opponent lies in this!

Karen nodded.

He uncorked the bottle and drank the entire bottle of the secret medicine in one gulp!

boom!

The next moment, a violent energy several times more intense than when he awakened exploded within his body!

It was as if countless red-hot steel needles were frantically piercing his meridians, scorching his flesh, and pounding his bones!

The intense pain made his body tremble, veins bulging on his forehead, and his clenched teeth even made a slight clicking sound.

He endured the pain and sat cross-legged in front of the standing stone, channeling the extraordinary elements within his body to guide the violent external energy.

At this moment, the mysterious runes deep within his right eye lit up on their own, and an invisible force protected his heart and vital organs.

At the same time, the extraordinary elements within his body continuously regulated that violent energy.

It seemed as if every cell in his body was becoming active under the stimulation of this pain, and the extraordinary elements in his body constantly collided with the energy brought by the secret medicine, strengthening every corner of his body.

After an unknown amount of time, Karen gradually adapted to the pain, and the raging energy within her body gradually stabilized.

However, his consciousness was suddenly pulled at this moment, as if he had been swept into a time tunnel.

When the surrounding scenery stabilized, Karen found herself in a desolate, boundless, dark red desert.

The wind whipped up sand and gravel, making a mournful sound.

Not far in front of him, a blurry figure, seemingly composed of boundless fighting spirit and killing intent, stood silently.

The figure wore tattered black armor and held a giant axe burning with dark red flames.

Its face was shrouded in the shadow of its helmet, with only two points of scarlet light staring intently at Karen.

A heavy, oppressive aura, filled with a frenzied fighting spirit, emanated from it, making it resemble a demon god!

Clearly, the figure before them was the trial of the illusion, and also the test for advancing to the second-tier warrior!

There were no words, no probing.

The moment the armored figure saw Karen, it let out a deafening roar, and a cloud of dust exploded beneath its feet!

Then, it dragged its giant axe behind it and charged toward Karen with the momentum of one man guarding a pass against ten thousand!

Karen's pupils constricted sharply!

This power far surpassed any opponent he had ever faced before.

Even the black-robed man Bam, who had attacked him before and possessed the strength of a third-tier warrior, had never given him such a terrifying sense of oppression!

He immediately activated the rune in his right eye with all his might, and his vision changed instantly.

In his eyes, the trajectory of the enemy's frenzied charge, the path of the extraordinary elements flowing through his body, and even the terrifying battle intent emanating from his body were all presented with unparalleled clarity.

"The area two inches above the center of the abdomen and the right shoulder are where the flow of extraordinary elements is weakest!"

Almost instantly, the mysterious runes in his right eye detected two weaknesses in his opponent.

Knowing a weakness doesn't mean you can easily attack it.

The opponent was incredibly powerful, and the giant axe burning with flames in his hand was even more domineering. A head-on confrontation would definitely result in a loss.

We absolutely cannot tough it out!

Karen made a decision instantly.

He pushed off with his feet, his body swiftly dodging to the side, while his right hand instinctively clenched, and an enchanted greatsword, seemingly made of energy, appeared in his hand.

The greatsword was exactly the same as the one he used in reality. Although he didn't know why, now was clearly not the time to ponder that.

boom!

The burning giant axe grazed Karen's body and slammed down, smashing a deep crater into the ground where he had just been standing!

Dark red flames flew everywhere, igniting the surrounding land.

What terrifying power!

Karen felt a chill run down her spine.

He took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

At this moment, he stopped trying to outmaneuver his opponent and instead prepared to make full use of the opponent's two weak points.

Karen's brain was working at lightning speed.

In a contest of pure strength and extraordinary elements, he was no match for that armored figure.

We must use unconventional tactics to win.

In an instant, the scene of sparring with Lamor in the training ground at the warband's base flashed through his mind.

Combat skills!

Indeed, that armored figure possessed astonishing power, and the extraordinary elements within him were as profound as a river.

However, it has a fatal flaw: it lacks combat skills!

Therefore, its attacks can only be random slashes, relying purely on its powerful stats to overwhelm its opponents.

Karen felt she had found the key to victory.

His eyes narrowed, and the instant the armored figure sheathed his axe, he swiftly channeled the extraordinary elements within his body into the sword blade.

A brutal triple strike!

He decisively unleashed the strongest offensive combat technique he currently possessed.

The enchanted greatsword that came with his consciousness swept out three consecutive red waves of energy.

But his target was not the armored figure, but the giant axe burning with flames in its hand!

If we can destroy that giant axe first, it will undoubtedly greatly reduce the opponent's combat strength!

When he wants to defeat his opponent, the pressure will be greatly reduced.

Clang!

Click!

The first and second sword strikes landed heavily on the giant axe, sending dazzling sparks flying and creating a piercing, crisp sound!

Before that figure could make a move, the third sword, carrying all the momentum and power accumulated from the first two swords, slashed down fiercely!

At the moment of impact, the giant axe seemed to let out a mournful cry of being unable to bear the weight, and it actually exploded, breaking into countless points of light!

It worked!

Karen was overjoyed.

However, this joy lasted only a moment.

He watched as dark red flames surged and churned at the broken axe handle, rapidly spreading and surging like a living thing.

In just a few breaths, a giant axe exactly the same as before was formed again!

"What?!"

Karen's heart sank.

This giant axe can actually regenerate?