BOOM…

Reinhardt crashed into the basin like a cannonball, raising a huge column of water in the air.

At the same moment, as she slowly lowered her leg, the person who attacked him also came into view. Decked in armor from head to toe, the figure possessed a slender yet muscular physique, as evident by the armor they wore.

Enveloped in a dark, metallic, deep reddish armor that was made of some incredibly sturdy material, she released an imposing aura that made it hard for others to even breathe.

The face of the figure was obscured by the helmet she wore, and through her visor, two glowing crimson eyes could be seen.

"Huh?" Everything happened so fast that forget about non combatants like the King and Queen, even high ranking knights like the Holy knights were unable to notice anything. By the time they even reacted, the crimson knight had suddenly attacked their Commander.

Immediately, a tense atmosphere descended onto the area with the knights from the two groups readying their weapons. The escorts from the Aetherion tried to de-escalate the situation.

"You bastard, how dare you sneak attack the boss?!!" Vangeance roared out, enraged. However, he was stopped by the Holy Knights Marcus and Grey, who had a peculiar expression on their faces at this moment.

"Just leave it be".

The squires and even the knights were confused. Why would the holy knights say that?

On the other side, the Crimson Knight was also being questioned by her King and Queen.

"Erza, who was that guy, and why would you do that?"

Just like the Holy knights, the high ranking knights from their order also knew something, hence they did not say anything.

"That man deserves to die," As she said that, she slowly took off her helmet.

At that moment, her face finally came into everyone's view. Straight, long black hair with crimson highlights and styled with blunt bangs that reached her eyebrows. Delicate nose and striking crimson eyes, her serious expression gave her a weathered and battle scarred atmosphere.

The face that appeared in front of everyone was a beautiful woman in the prime of her time, and though serious and deadly looking, those features seemed to only add to her beauty like a rose with thorns.

BANG… the crimson knight did not stop to explain further. With a powerful stomp on the ground, she shot towards the basin of the waterfall where Reinhardt was.

The latter slowly propped his body up and stood on top of the water, an application of [Embodiment]. A state of transcendence that comes after [Limitless].

Swoosh… With a piercing noise, his opponent also landed on the water in front of him.

With a face masked in awkwardness and lips twitching, Reinhardt initiated a conversation. "Long time no see Erza".

Erza Crimsonstar, a woman of unparalleled strength and determination. She was one of the few women in the history of mankind to have reached the legendary realm of level 10. Not only was she extremely beautiful and powerful, but she also hated men to her very core.

Also…

"You dare speak my name after what you did to me the last time?"

She was the woman who was almost raped by the previous Reinhardt. Yes, almost.

"T-That wasn't my fault, was it? We were both caught in that trap, and it was a long time ago…"

The current Reinhardt tried his best to explain himself. Ever since yesterday, when Vaerion told him that Erza was coming, he knew that his confrontation was inevitable.

Of course, the previous Reinhardt did not try to rape her out of his will; it was just that during an expedition a couple of years ago, the two knights worked together to clear a dungeon that appeared dangerously close to one of the human kingdoms.

It was a commission from a small kingdom, and the two knights, along with their knight order, answered the call.

Due to a certain incident inside the dungeon, the two of them ended up falling into a trap and got separated from their knight order. It was during that time, while they were trying to find a way to regroup with their orders, that they accidentally walked into a setup created by a powerful heavenly king that made them do something so ridiculous at that time.

It needs to be noted that during those years, the both of them had yet to step into the realm of the heroes and were just high ranking knights. Because of this reason, they almost failed to resist the influence, until Rienahrdt surpassed his limits, stepping into the level of extreme knights, and broke through the trap.

That said, explained as he much, but ever since then, this woman refused to listen to any words of his, even going as far as to hate him and the entire race of men.

Erza clenched her hand, a berserk to the extreme aura burst from her body, taking the shape of actual crimson flames.

As usual, this woman refused to listen. In that case, they could only continue with the tradition they always do whenever they meet… FIGHT!!

BOOM… large volumes of water were dispersed as the two knights moved. They were so fast that practically no one here could see them. All that one could notice was the aftershocks that sent vibrations through the fabric of space.

BANG… BANG... BANG... Erza's fist whistled forth, sending ripples in the air as it came smashing towards Reinhardt. The latter used the side of his left hand to deflect the attack and punched with his right.

The crimson knight dodged that with a graceful shift of her body and retaliated with a turning kick. Again, the Divine Paladin took a step backward, evading the attack inches away from his body.

However, more attacks were already waiting for him.

BANG… BANG… Erza chained her attacks and used combos that had reached the realm of perfection.

In response, Reinhardt shifted his stance, bringing his weight to his front foot and his strength into his plam that smashed against the shoulders of the crimson knight, knocking her off balance.

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