Toz and Red Hook stared at each other in silence for several tense moments.
Toz had used force to suppress Red Hook and become the Pirate King of Pirate Haven. But those kinds of methods only worked as long as the power balance remained intact. And at the moment, Toz was exhausted, fatigued, and tired. He was mostly clear from physical injuries, but he had pushed his mana, body, and mind to the limit, seemingly non-stop, for at least a day.
But he would still be weaker than Red Hook, even if he had been in his best state. After all, Red Hook had somehow managed to break through to the transcendent level.
"Is it thanks to the dagger?"
Toz couldn't restrain his curiosity anymore and asked what was on his mind.
"Partly. The trump card on my island also helped. Now that I don't need to hide it anymore, I can tell you that I accumulated and concentrated all the blood of the people I defeated."
Red Hook answered with a slightly smug face as she reveled in being stronger than Toz.
