The strike that repelled Battista was apparently a perfect fusion of some innate water-based witchcraft with physical strength.
Without looking back, Battista shouted again, "Remiel! Take them and leave, I can't hold on much longer!"
Snapping out of his stupor, Remiel finally came to his senses upon hearing Battista's words.
The others also instantly understood that if no one could defeat that gigantic Naga, the entire battle situation wouldn't turn around.
They saw Remiel skillfully casting a certain witchcraft, and the next second, a thick fog materialized in front of him. With a quick flick of his short staff, the dense fog rushed into the Naga engaged in fierce combat with the group.
As Remiel yelled, he also threw several grenade-like spheres from his hand.
Hearing Remiel's warning, everyone, including Reine, forcefully clashed with the Naga before them and then leveraged the impact to fly back!
The explosions once again created a choking dense smoke.
The smoke, added to the fog, immediately obscured the Blood Curse Naga's view of the scene in front of them.
Reine also realized that the explosions he heard in the corridor, similar to grenades, were created by Remiel.
It had to be said that witchcraft combined with these little gadgets was quite useful for retreats.
Alyosha, looking at Reine who was swiftly retreating with her, couldn't help but show a look of regret.
"Even Lord Reine can't turn the tide and claim victory?"
"Reality is not a fairy tale after all..." the young girl, devoted to her studies, couldn't help but sigh.
Even while carrying Alyosha, Reine's speed was extremely fast, and he quickly reached the front of the team.
However, when they came to a turn not far away, Reine halted immediately after turning the corner.
"You all protect Alyosha. I'll be right back," said Reine to the others following closely behind him.
"Lord Reine, you..." a female Great Knight said, unable to bear reminding him.
Although in their eyes, Lord Reine was already very strong, no matter how strong, he couldn't possibly be an opponent for the gigantic Naga!
The group couldn't help but pause briefly at the corner, watching as Reine charged back the way he came.
In fact, Reine had been waiting!
He was waiting for the system's prompt.
The prompt from the system only came after he turned the corner:
[You have endured a battle, Weapon Master (Legendary) experience +1113]
[Congratulations, you have defeated a powerful enemy and received 2 Golden Skill Points!]
What Reine had been waiting for were those 2 Golden Skill Points.
The system's mechanics were a bit like the games from his previous life. After many careful observations, he found that the system would only settle for experience rewards after exiting combat.
If he hadn't exited combat, the system would consider it continuous fighting.
That's why Reine had run.
Charging toward the foggy area, Reine unhesitatingly invested the 2 Golden Skill Points into the Intermediate Secret Technique 'Shockwave'.
To upgrade Intermediate Secret Technique 'Shockwave' to Advanced Secret Skill, the following conditions must be met: first, Tokkal Hammer Technique lv16 or higher; second, Bear King Breathing Technique lv16 or above. Third, spend 2 Golden Skill Points.
The first two conditions had already been met by Reine.
And now, the third condition was met as well!
Instantly, a torrent of Shockwave training memories flooded into Reine's mind, as if he had spent over a decade diligently practicing the Hammer Skill secret technique 'Shockwave' in some mysterious space.
The system prompt appeared again:
[Congratulations, you have comprehended the advanced secret technique of Hammer Skill: Crushing Hammer!]
"Advanced Secret Technique!"
A smile couldn't help forming at the corner of Reine's mouth.
On the Weapon Master (Legendary) panel, the Hammer Skill secret technique 'Shockwave' had been updated to 'Crushing Hammer'.
The icon had also changed.
The new icon showed a dark hammer smashing a boulder, with half of the boulder turning into small stones that scattered, vividly depicting the process of crushing!
In the small text at the bottom right of the icon, the description had also changed:
Crushing Hammer (Advanced Secret Technique) Effect: Utilize a unique hammer swing technique that combines primal force with ultra-high frequency vibration to deliver a blow that can crush the majority of tangible objects.
(Note: To elevate the Crushing Hammer to Top Secret Technique, the following conditions must be met: first, any Extraordinary Hammer Technique lv18 or above; second, Bear King Breathing Technique lv18 or above; third, Strength 45 points, Agility 38 points, Constitution 40 points or above; fourth, spend 4 Golden Skill Points.)
"Already starting to deviate from a specific Hammer Skill?"
Reine astutely noticed the difference in the notes.
The Advanced Secret Technique 'Crushing Hammer' no longer required the Tokkal Hammer Technique specifically but instead mentioned any Extraordinary Hammer Technique lv18 or above. Furthermore, advancing to Top Secret Technique now included physical attribute requirements.
Reine glanced at his system attribute panel while running at full speed.
Remaining attribute points: 13
Remaining Skill Points: 1
Golden Skill Points: 0
Just as Reine returned to his original spot, he saw a wounded male Blood Curse Naga burst out of the fog, fiercely intent on chasing after the group.
Without the interference of the fog, he also immediately noticed that the human youth who made him fearful hadn't run away but was instead charging towards him.
This instantly changed his expression!
He was very fearful of the combat strength Reine had previously demonstrated.
However, he thought to himself that as long as he could withstand the human youth's strike, his brothers would arrive soon, and by then it would be impossible for the other party to escape.