After being knocked to the ground by the two knights, Aitek tried to struggle.
The two knights were elites under Count Cruz's command, and Aitek could not break free from their shackles with all his strength.
After the knights captured Aitek, they acquiesced that Count Cruz would take him back to the castle lord's manor.
They grabbed Atek's arm and headed for the door.
"and many more."
Count Cruz suddenly made a noise and made the knights stop at the door of the Hall of Wealth.
The knights hadn't figured out what Count Cruz wanted to do, and he hurriedly came to his son Etek.
"Are you wrong?" Count Cruz asked aloud.
But Aitek turned his face directly, didn't even look at Count Cruz, and kept his mouth shut all the time.
Aitek's performance has made his attitude very clear.
"Kneel down." Count Cruz could no longer condone, and gave an order neatly.
Hearing this order, both the knight who grabbed Aitek and Aitek looked at Count Cruz with surprised eyes.
This is not the manor where the city lord lives, this is the public area of the Hall of Magic Webs.
As the second son of an earl, he knelt down in front of so many commoners, and if he did... His dignity in Osenburg would be lost, and he would become the laughing stock of all the people.
"Kneel down... down!"
Count Cruz repeated these two words again, his voice burst out from the crevice of his throat, and anger poured out of these two words as if it had turned into substance.
Still unmoved, Count Cruz glanced at him and bound the two knights.
The two knights had unbearable expressions on their faces. They had been under the command of Count Cruz for many years, and they watched the second son grow up with their own eyes.
But they had to obey the earl's order. The two knights put their hands on Etek's shoulders, and tried to push him to the ground.
Atech was still resisting, but his strength was insignificant in front of the two elite knights.
In just a few seconds, the sound of his knees hitting the ground reverberated throughout the hall.
The eyes of the guests who were connected to the magic net in the hall were all attracted, and the second son of the earl knelt down in front of so many people... This was enough for many people who liked gossip to watch the whole day.
"Did you know you were wrong?"
Count Cruz asked again, and Aitek, who was kneeling on the ground, clenched his teeth, and finally raised his head and looked at his father with stubborn eyes.
"I'm right!" he said quietly.
This answer made Count Cruz's anger burn again, and he stretched out his hand to a knight beside him.
"Give me your scabbard!"
The knight was stunned for a while, and finally pulled out the long sword from his waist, and then handed the scabbard to Count Cruz with both hands.
After Count Cruz got the scabbard, he directly used it as a stick and slapped Etek on the shoulder.
The scabbard is made of steel and inlaid with fine raw spar.
Count Cruz waved his scabbard without showing any mercy, and used all his strength.
The clothes on Aitek's shoulders have been torn to pieces, and a bruise can be seen on the shoulders in the gaps in the clothes.
Even so, Aitek gritted his teeth and made no sound.
"Answer me again, am I wrong?" asked Count Cruz.
This time Aitek still didn't answer. Count Cruz slapped him with his backhand like a whip, this time hitting Aitek on the cheek.
The steel scabbard slammed hard against Aitek's cheek, and scarlet blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.
"Lord Count!"
The knight next to Aitek couldn't stand it anymore, and he couldn't help but want to plead for him.
"Shut up! Etek, you could have become the youngest honorary gladiator in Osenburg!" Count Cruz said this, his anger charged into his heart again, and he slapped Etek on the shoulder with his scabbard again. "I don't object. You use the magic net, but you know the games on the magic net! It's useless! The games that can be won in gladiatorial competitions end in humiliating defeats."
Every time Count Cruz said a word, he slapped Etek with his scabbard angrily.
He had no intention of showing any mercy at all. Every heavy blow would leave bruises on Aitek's body, and blood spilled and dripped onto the floor through the cracks in the torn clothes.
In the end, Count Cruz seemed a little tired, and finally stopped the swipe with his hand, and looked at Atek, who was kneeling on the ground with scars.
"Answer me now, do you know what's wrong?" Count Cruz asked again.
"Lord Aitek..."
A knight next to him reminded Aitek in a low voice, hoping that he would not continue to hold on.
Atek slowly got up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his hand, and then spit out a tooth and looked up at Count Cruz again.
"I'm not wrong, Father." He smiled on his bruised face "My brother has been the champion for so long, I never beat him at anything since I was a kid, and he will be you. The heir... But now I finally have a place stronger than him, and that is the Holy Spirit! That little guy can't beat me no matter what..."
Aitek's answer already made Count Cruz's forehead have blue veins. He held the hilt with his hand, and the hilt even showed signs of distortion.
"What's the use of your game no matter how good it is!" Count Cruz angrily wanted to use his sword hilt to swipe at him again.
Someone grabbed one of his arms.
The opponent's strength was terrifying, and the pain from Count Cruz's wrist stimulated him.
Count Cruz turned his head angrily to find out who was so bold, he would definitely send this guy to the gallows!
But when Count Cruz saw his face clearly, the impulse of anger in his heart was quickly suppressed.
"His Royal Highness Prince Kaos?"
"Long time no see, Count Cruz."
Chaos took his hand and slowly put it down, then took the blood-stained scabbard and threw it to its owner.
"Are you here for the gladiatorial competition?"
Count Cruz gestured for the two knights to bring back the bruised Atek.
"No, I'm here to carry out my mother's order to recruit a knight to join the Cast Irons," Kaos said.
When Prince Chaos uttered the three words cast iron, it was enough to attract the attention of everyone in the entire hall.
This name represents the supreme honor in the country of steel, and also represents the status above most nobles.
"I don't know that the strong man has this honor?"
Count Cruz really couldn't guess which powerful knight in Orsenburg would be favored by the queen.
"Your eldest son Aitek." Prince Chaos came to the scarred Aitek and took out a medal and handed it to him, "Your heroic performance on the battlefield of the Holy Spirit has been recognized by His Majesty the King, In the name of the great Iron Eagle, I present to you this medal of honor, Atech Slyom, are you willing to accept it?"