There were several reasons why Damian chose to fight the common elf without finishing the battle in a single blow, as he had done with others.
One of them was his desire to assess how much his spearmanship had improved.
After fighting for over fifteen minutes using nothing but pure spear techniques, Damian finally realized that his spearmanship had already surpassed the level of masters and was now approaching the realm of grandmasters.
However, at the same time, he sensed a great wall preventing him from stepping fully into the grandmaster realm.
It wasn't just his spearmanship; his swordsmanship had also reached the same level.
Damian became even more interested in reaching the grandmaster realm when, in the middle of their battle, Elfie asked if he was already a grandmaster.
He could see the frustration on her face, which only fueled his determination to break through that barrier.
But there was a problem; he had no idea how to do it.