That was the only thing he could think about at that point. Otherwise, he could not explain it at all. If this continued, he would not be able to triumph. His true energy would be depleted eventually. Then, he would end up being slaughtered. Fane clenched his teeth at the thought.
He could not believe that he would encounter the greatest problem he had ever encountered there. It was possible he really had been reckless. He should not have chosen the gold difficulty. That difficulty was meant to push challengers away!
With a bang, Lourain and his clone took a few steps back. Lourain was panting roughly, and his eyes were red. That earlier strike had truly shaken him.
Blood was flowing down from his wounds. The clone had wounds as well, but it did not bleed. Only blue-colored orbs of light were coming out of its wounds.
"How dare you mock me!" Lourain widened his eyes. He could clearly see his replica let out a sneer at how much he was struggling.
He could see that his clone was mocking him, and it infuriated Lourain greatly. That clone was despicable enough to laugh at him! Lourain felt like he was about to completely lose his temper. Ever since he met Fane, not a single good thing had happened.
At that moment, Lourain was starting to lose control of himself. He shouted loudly at his clone, "What are you smiling at?! Are you laughing at me?"
Marth could not help but roll his eyes at Lourain when he heard that. Lourain really did always have a screw loose in his head. The opponent in front of him was not even a real person, but an energy construct. What was the point of shouting at it?
Lourain did not care about what everyone else was thinking. The sneer on the face of the clone was already completely infuriating him.
"I'm asking you what you're smiling at?! Do you think I can't beat you? Are you smiling because you know everything I do? Good! Very good! You know everything I do, right?! Let's see if you can use the sixth stance!"
The sixth stance was only something Lourain could barely use. If he was lucky enough, he would be able to use it. If he was not, he would fail. His true energy would even go astray because of it. If Lourain practiced for two or three more months, he would probably be able to use the sixth stance easily. However, he was still not familiar enough with it at this point.
However, Lourain was already completely crazy with anger. He felt like the smile on that clone's face was just laughing at him for not being strong enough. Even the clone was mocking him. There was no way Lourain could remain calm at that. He just felt wave after wave of anger in his heart.
He needed to use his strongest attack. He did not care if he could use it properly or not. He only had one thought in mind at that moment, which was to use all his strength to prove himself to that fake!
If he had said that out loud, Marth would definitely have mocked him. Even Fane would probably laugh at him. After all, the thing in front of him was probably not capable of sentient thought at all. It was just a body of energy. There was no reason to try and pick a bone with something like that. However, he was already too angry to care.
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