Defying the Fate of Beheading

By the river.

Louis slightly stretched his limbs.

His strong and powerful body was confined within armor, as he gazed at the seven Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes climbing out of the river onto the shore.

"This time, it's my own battle."

In his eyes, a fierce battle spirit was burning,

On the wet river bank, the explosive sound of armor stepping on the soft ground allowed him to rapidly close in on the Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes.

Louis could clearly feel that in the dream realm generated by eternal training, his body was no different from reality.

This made the fire in his eyes burn even stronger.

He had already killed quite a few Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes, so naturally he wasn't too nervous.

This training was more about validation.

To determine the fastest way to turn them into Limuru's meal.

Moreover, he hoped to confirm through this process…

Whether he could achieve a perfect victory among a group of Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes at levels LV3-LV5.

Thus.

With a loud bang.

Numerous snake shadows clashed fiercely with Louis, and the splattered snake blood dyed the surrounding ground red.

Louis swung the cloak in his hand.

Steel Soul Stream: Jade Slash!

A flash of blood light, Louis kicked two fallen Beauty Snakes into Limuru's body.

Using the rebound force, Louis instantly retreated a few steps.

Following closely, with the adjustment of the powerful position of the Succubus tail, he instantly executed a graceful backflip to the ground, and then rapidly closed in again.

Tiger Claw Style: Fierce Leap!

With a sudden explosive sound, he dashed like an antelope hanging by its horns to the side of the unbalanced Beauty Snake.

"Die for me!"

Tiger Claw Style: Moon Claw!

A crescent-shaped scarlet arc flickered, and the heads of two Beauty Snakes instantly drooped down.

Perhaps it was due to being shocked by Louis's ferocity.

Among the remaining three Beauty Snakes, two even tried to flee in panic.

"Fleeing? Exposing your back means death!"

Blood Fury Blade: Level 1 Martial Skill - Counter Blow!

One Beauty Snake was cut in half at the waist, and the long sword that bounced back into Louis's hand was thrown again.

Blood Fury Blade: Level 1 Martial Skill - Random Toss!

The fleeing Beauty Snake was instantly nailed to the ground a good distance away.

Louis breathed heavily.

The fatigue spreading in his body encased in the helmet did not diminish his aggression, but rather fueled his savagery even more.

No weapons? Then use fists to hammer, use the helmet to bash.

In his hands, a battle was forcibly turned into a beast-like slaughter.

Louis was truly a ruthless person.

Ordinary men might lose their focus for a moment standing in front of the swaying snow petals.

Yet he forcibly lifted a Beauty Snake with utmost brutality and frenziedly smashed it to the ground.

Once!

Twice!

Three times!

The Dusk Stream: Dusk Throw in his hand became a plowing tool.

The snake tail tightly wrapped around Louis didn't loosen, nor did he stop his assault for a moment.

A dead enemy is a good enemy.

Finally, after who knows how many clashes, he noticed the Beauty Snake in his hands had already turned into ink, merging into the ground.

"Tsk, can't leave all the ingredients behind."

A round of applause echoed:

"Not bad, not bad! Such fighting spirit definitely has a taste of the bloodthirsty warrior."

Louis bewilderedly looked at the long-eared flashy elf, instinctively raising his sword to slash.

Luckily, he quickly realized and lowered the sword edge saying:

"Who are you?"

The long-eared flashy elf huffed and said:

"You wouldn't even call me Mentor!"

A loud scope rang in Louis's mind.

"You, you're Master Merlin?"

"Once more, louder!"

"Master Merlin!"

"Good! My excellent student, you performed better than I imagined!"

Master Merlin, who had just transformed into a humanoid form from a light orb, laughed heartily:

"How does it feel? The feeling of securing a total victory using your own strength."

Louis glanced at the remaining traces on the ground and shook his head saying:

"Indeed, I'm still quite far behind."

Merlin laughed:

"Why do you think that?"

Louis said: "If pure slaughter is the aim, then my performance in this battle is satisfactory."

Merlin nodded in agreement.

Yet Louis sighed again:

"But my ultimate goal wasn't to kill them; it was to render them helpless, becoming Limuru's meal."

"From this perspective, undoubtedly, I failed in this battle."

But Merlin said:

"No, you are already on the verge of success."

"Hmm?"

"From now on, just like in the previous battle, continue to explore these Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes' attack weaknesses and commit them to memory."

"Alright."

In the next moment, as if time reversed.

The entire battle scene rewound back to before Louis began his combat.

Along with Louis's originally exhausted physique, as if fading away in a dream, vanished without a trace.

"Now, battle restart!"

...

In the first skirmish, Louis grew familiar with the striking method of the Beauty Snakes' powerful tails.

In the second skirmish, Louis noticed the weak points at the tips of the Beauty Snakes' tails.

In the third skirmish, Louis mastered how to use the sword tip to pierce through the Beauty Snakes' bodies with minimal force, along the gaps between scales.

Fourth skirmish…

Fifth skirmish…

...

Time finally reached the 11th skirmish.

Louis watched as the final Beauty Snake's shoulder blade was crushed with his fingers; his face now bore indifference.

His right leg, like a whip, swung the Beauty Snake away.

The Beauty Snake traced a graceful arc, landing directly into Limuru's wide open mouth.

Throughout the whole battle, Louis hadn't relied on Limuru's help, completely using his own LV7 class level to uninjuredly solo seven Beauty Snakes.

"Hoo..."

Louis took a long breath.

His gaze turned to Merlin saying:

"Master Merlin, I've learned well."

One-on-one is one concept.

One-on-many is another concept.

One-on-many spotless slaying is yet another concept.

For Louis now, this wave of flawless slaying of Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes can be hailed as a textbook-level training guide.

More frighteningly, because this takes place within the dream simulation, he didn't even have to fear death, able to probe and discover optimal solutions for initiating attacks through repeated training.

It can be said, Louis now even understands them better than the Fallen Shadow Beauty Snakes themselves.

Including which spots would render them incapable of resisting, from what angle they wouldn't escape smoothly.

What places are their fatal weaknesses.

This continuous assault made him feel like his entire blood was burning.

However, at this moment, Merlin's lips curled into a peculiar smile.

"How does eternal training feel?"

"Very good, exceptionally good."

"You've already understood the fragile parts of this monster's body, right?"

"I have indeed understood."

"Now I tell you the final step, how to complete the perfect kill with minimal force."

Merlin's face displayed a slightly comical smile:

"Now, I ask you to remove your helmet, to adopt the form of the Fallen Shadow Beauty Snake, and repeat this battle once more."