He asked slowly, “How intense do you want this? Should I go easy, maybe fifty percent?”

Katelyn shifted back slightly, adopting an aggressive stance.

“No, I expect nothing less than your best effort!” Her eyes sparkled with determination.

At this moment, Vincent was neither her boss nor her friend, but a rival on the battlefield. Her ive was clear—to engage fully and overcome her enemy.

“Mr. Adams, you got lucky last time, but this time, you’d better be careful!” No sooner had she finished speaking than Katelyn lunged forward, swift as an arrow released from a bow.

Vincent remained poised, one hand casually resting behind his back. Yet, his facial expression soon changed.

Vincent recognized Katelyn’s skill, but he also knew the difference in their strength. Because of this, he decided to fight with only one hand.

However, when Katelyn’s punch came at him with all her power, his face quickly changed to determination.

Without wasting a moment, Vincent threw a punch to block hers. The impact was immediate, and their fists met with a forceful clash.

The force of the impact was overwhelming, and Katelyn stumbled back. Her arm throbbed, sore and numbing from the hit.

“Mr. Adams, your strength is as impressive as always,” she said, wincing slightly.

While combat techniques weren’t her specialty, Katelyn excelled at harnessing her strength and delivering powerful strikes in a split second. Katelyn preferred to end battles swiftly.

She had confronted countless opponents directly, but never before had she been pushed to retreat, even for a moment.

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Vincent’s expression darkened, his face now full of seriousness. He balled both his hands into fists, his gaze fixed firmly on Katelyn.

“That punch of yours was impressive.”

Katelyn’s strike had the speed and explosive force of a full-grown man’s hardest punch.

Although Vincent had remained still, he now had a better sense of Katelyn’s true strength. Her slim figure hid a strength far beyond what one would expect. Katelyn must have gone through much to achieve this kind of power.

Katelyn steadied her breath, a calm smile spreading across her face.

“I did warn you to be careful. Let’s keep going!”

Once more, Katelyn took charge of the fight.

Her greatest strengths lay in her speed and agility.

With a swift move, Katelyn dodged Vincent’s punch, quickly pivoted, and launched her elbow forward with full power.

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