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Chapter 36

"Daughters are useless, especially when they aren't beautiful!" That was what the man called 'father' said. These words left a deep impression in the young Tesa's heart.

She was only the product of a one-night stand with the merchant father. Her mother was also a powerless commoner who, after a natural disaster, had no choice but to take the 6-year old Tesa to seek help from her father who only wanted to climb up the social ladder.

In the end, her mother was forced to work as a lowly servant in the merchant group, forcing the merchant to reluctantly let them stay. Most merchants were like this, they were indifferent to emotions and only cared about profit. Without profit, even if it was a woman they had a one-night stand with, even if it was a daughter of their blood, they wouldn't receive any attention. Only when they could obtain a certain amount of benefits would they show a bit of affection.

Tesa grew up in the merchant group, her mother worked herself to death in the merchant group, but the comments she received were mostly ridicule. Although she was angry, she also understood a certain fact of this world. Most of the time, women were only vassals to men, if they weren't strong enough, they would never be recognized by others.

She worked hard to learn all kinds of useful knowledge and gradually became a more important person in the merchant group. Those who originally looked down on her also began to call her "young lady".

Perhaps it was a trait she inherited from her father, or perhaps it was because of her childhood experiences, but Tesa never stopped. She was either strengthening herself or looking for opportunities to do so.

Using money, she asked an old mercenary to teach her swordsmanship, but on the first day, the old mercenary mercilessly pointed out that women were naturally weaker than men, so no matter how hard she tried, she wouldn't be able to achieve much in the field of swordsmanship.

The private plane was when the merchant group arrived in Reystromia. She saw the opportunity and left the merchant group without hesitation, choosing to become a Crowmen. This was how she was, a person who grasped every opportunity.

"Comoros is dead, no matter what happens, Reya's forces will change. At this crucial moment, only by making contributions and displaying one's own talents will I have a chance to rise further"

"Crowmen definitely won't be my final destination!" Tesa watched as the blood mixed with the [Black Crow] germs covered her rapier and once again assumed a stabbing stance, her gaze locked onto Chris.

When she first became a Crowmen, she chose to implant the [Black Crow] germs into her hands, which allowed her hands to be extremely stable and allowed her swordsmanship to reach an extremely high level. The old mercenary who predicted that she wouldn't be able to achieve much could no longer take a single strike from her.

"Defeating you is my chance to rise. I must seize it no matter what!" Tesa lunged forward with her rapier in hand, her rapier piercing towards Chris's nose and mouth like lightning, "Chris, your strength is built on your Kokyu-ho, and your weakness is also your Kokyu-ho!"

"That sword is covered with that black substance. It's definitely not a good thing to be stabbed by that sword!" Chris sensed the rhythm of the surroundings as he dodged Tesa's crazy thrusts.

"This is the moment, Metal Rhythm!" Chris took a deep breath and closed the pores on his hands, which even revealed a metallic luster. He accurately caught the rapier that was stabbing towards him, and with a twist of his hands, he broke the rapier in half. He tilted his body and approached Tesa. Without any hesitation, he smashed his Rhythm Fist towards Tesa.

"I've seized the chance …" Tesa didn't care about Chris's incoming fist, her mouth bulged and a mouthful of blood mixed with the [Black Crow] germs sprayed towards Chris's nose and mouth.

Tesa was hit in the face, her entire body flew to the side, a few bloody teeth fell to the ground, making it very obvious.

The black germs were like living creatures, wriggling as they tried to crawl into Chris's nose and mouth, forcing Chris to stop his [Respiratory Art], the feeling of being in sync with the rhythm of all things also gradually disappeared.

"She purposely covered the rapier with blood, not to make the rapier more powerful, but to attract my attention. Then, she kept stabbing my face with the rapier, making me focus all my attention on her rapier. As a result, I ignored the fact that she was holding the black substance in her mouth at that time."

Chris was a bit flustered as he tried to pull away the black substance that was crawling into his nose and mouth. Without the perception of [Respiratory Art], he was very uncomfortable, it was like a person who was used to seeing with their eyes suddenly being blindfolded.

Tesa struggled to stand up, her face was already swollen, making her look even more comical than before. But she didn't care, if she wanted to seize the opportunity, she would naturally have to pay the price.

Although she had the [Black Crow] germs implanted in her hands, her body's constitution was still greatly enhanced, otherwise, she would have already fainted after taking a punch from Chris.

"I won …" Tesa didn't choose to follow up with another attack, having her nose and mouth covered by the [Black Crow] germs crippling Chris's [Respiratory Art] was a kind of victory in itself. She was only an illegitimate daughter in the caravan, if she wasn't cautious enough, she might have already died during that trade trip.

Although Chris's [Respiratory Art] was crippled, he might still have some trump cards up his sleeves, so there was no need for her to get involved.

"Men, kill Chris, whoever kills him, I will ask Lord Negri to grant them the right to become a Crowmen" Tesa spoke with a broken voice.

After a short moment of silence, a few people came out of nowhere and carefully approached Chris with their weapons. The [Black Crow] germs that were suitable for implantation didn't multiply very quickly, so the number of Crowmen who could become Crowmen was very low.

The battle between the Crowmen and Chris showed these people who were secretly watching from the sidelines how powerful they were. The chances of obtaining [Respiratory Art] from Chris were too slim, not to mention that it required both talent and hard work, which couldn't be compared to becoming a Crowmen.

Due to the lack of oxygen in his brain due to his poor breathing, the scene in front of his eyes became blurry, Chris could only see the shadows of people approaching him with ill intentions.

Ten years ago in the snowy mountain, those pursuers also approached him with ill intentions. At the time, he was temporarily blind due to his snow blindness, so he could only vaguely see the shadows approaching him.

"I'm no longer the person who needed saving in my panic" Chris closed his eyes and recalled the words of the person who taught him [Respiratory Art]: "When you fall into a desperate situation, you will face the interference of fear, and the greatness of humanity lies in the calmness in the face of fear and despair. Only by calming down can you find a way out of a desperate situation!"