In front of everyone, Kate, who was about to hit the flying sword, suddenly leaned down sharply without slowing down at all. Her whole body seemed like mercury flowing on the table, moving quickly and effortlessly. Lund slid past the knight. This angle, this speed, this arc-shaped sliding that was far beyond the control range, all of these combined together made Leerta's absolutely exquisite The sword became an illusion, and because this sword is so perfect as an offensive move, it not only concentrates power but also takes into account various changes. The fatal decisive blow and careful overall control are completely unified. This perfect, absolute offensive sword has a fatal and irreparable shortcoming. This move is an absolutely offensive move, but this move does not provide any measures to defend against the opponent's attack. Originally, this move was not useful. To defend, when this move is thrust out, the opponent is no longer able to attack, so this move does not need to consider its own defense at all. This is the fatal weakness of that perfect offensive move.
Amidst the exclamations, Kate slid behind Leerta as fast as an arc of lightning. He did not draw his sword, he just stood there quietly, because Kate already knew that he had won. , and he also knows that his opponent also knows this.
There was a sudden silence on and off the stage. Only the melody played by the wind lingered around the altar. Suddenly, a few extremely soft and small voices sounded from the crowd around them, and they said the same thing:
"Shadow of the Moon".
Enleco really couldn't understand what they were talking about, and what exactly was the "Shadow of the Moon". What does this have to do with the sword skill Kate used just now
But when he heard Leerta on the altar repeating the word silently again and again, his dull eyes and soulless expression, all this told Enleco that the "Shadow of the Moon" was definitely not simple.
Just when Enleco was extremely doubtful about this, someone finally stepped forward to solve all his problems. Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be Duke Haguero. Just listen to him say: "Everyone, you can see clearly, that is not the "Shadow of the Moon", but it is indeed very similar to the "Shadow of the Moon". I think this should be Mr. Kate's sword skills combined with wind magic. The magic sword skills used."
Kate on the stage nodded, and Haguero continued: "The Shadow of Moon Void uses arc-shaped footwork in conjunction with the flow of "force", relying on the center of gravity of the human body as the axis, in the direction of rapid advancement. By moving the center of gravity, a gliding avoidance method is produced that exceeds the normal state. However, although Mr. Kate's method is very imaginary in appearance with the "Shadow of the Moon Void", its essence is not exactly the same. If I read it correctly, Mr. Kate's avoidance method is actually a flexible method of using the wind wing technique. Because Mr. Kate is wrapped in the wind wing, Mr. Kate's attack and action methods are definitely not limited to arc-shaped sliding methods. However, I would like to remind Mr. Kate that your combat method is not yet proficient. This method also has a weakness. Because it moves through magic, there is inevitably a gap in action conversion. In fact, with the Knight of Relta, In terms of strength, he could definitely see this gap, but he was swayed by preconceived notions, which led to this failure. The "Shadow of the Moon", which can only slide in an arc, is a technique of shifting the center of gravity. , so there is no such gap, and even in the middle of the taxi, the direction and form of the taxi can still be changed, which should be something Mr. Kate cannot do."
These words may not sound special to other people's ears, but the two people on the stage had completely different feelings. Kate was extremely shocked by this. This kind of attack was the same as that of Pa, the leader of the Royal Knights. Master Sting spent a lot of effort to create it. Originally, his terrible teacher in Chrissy's laboratory did teach him how to use magic in battle, and laid an extremely solid foundation for himself. , but, unfortunately, although Chris is almost invincible in magic, she obviously knows nothing about knight fighting, so the method she teaches is to use magic as a weapon. A special weapon. After he and the Holy Knight Pastin calmed down and carefully studied the possibilities of combining magic and martial arts, they realized that instead of using magic as an offensive tool, it would be more appropriate to use it as an auxiliary means.
One of the most successfully combined magic and martial attack methods is this fast movement method called "Wind Riding". This is your own killer! One of them, the Holy Knight Pastin, also said that there are very few knights in the world who can withstand this kind of attack, and he is convinced of this. Unexpectedly, it only took one time for others to see through it. The knight who saw through the essence of his attack method even guessed that the score was accurate even for the characteristics that were not shown in the competition. He had not even considered this kind of attack. The shortcomings in the attack methods were pointed out.
Kate's heart was suddenly filled with awe for the Duke of Haguero.
On the backstage, there was another person wearing a Spinosaurus decoration who was secretly watching Duke Haguero in the audience. That person stared at the sharp-edged Son of the Sun with a deep and sharp gaze. This person with a completely different appearance is exactly what Enleco calls a middle-aged fox. Joe had been mentally sizing up this paladin who was a few years younger than him.
Suddenly, this middle-aged delinquent thought that it would be great if Enleco was really a woman. In this way, the pervert could be addicted to this and that in the room all day long, making him crazy. Fascinated and exhausted. When the time comes, if the fight really breaks out, you can completely defeat him with three strikes, five strikes, and two strikes, and that will be easy.
At this time, Enleco only felt an inexplicable chill all over his body. He only felt that an extremely strong crisis had enveloped him for a moment, and Enleco really couldn't understand this phenomenon.
At this time, the scene on the stage had changed. Relta, who was originally depressed and depressed, suddenly regained his composure and said to Kate with a solemn expression: "Dear Mr. Knight Magician, please give me another chance. Let me experience your amazing skills again." After saying this, he anxiously waited for Kate's further answer.
The people in the audience were waiting with the same anxious mood. Everyone hopes to see a more exciting competition. The intensity of the battle and the excitement of the duel just now really amazed the people around them, but unfortunately, it was too fast and too short. Many people find it quite unsatisfactory.
Kate on the stage hesitated to answer, which aroused everyone's interest even more. Everyone's appetite was whetted by this man who was both a knight and a magician. After a long time, Kate came back to her senses. He asked a question that made everyone around him fall down on the spot. He only heard him say: "Excuse me, Mr. Relta, that secret skill you mentioned── Is there anyone in your country who knows how to use "Shadow of the Moon"? Who is this person? I hope to ask him for advice in person."
Relta saw the magic apprentice in front of him dumbfounded, but he quite admired Kate's style.
Leerta pointed to Duke Haguero in the audience and said: "The Shadow of Moon Void is the unique skill of the Paladin Mr. Haguero. No one else can do it except him."
Kate was no stranger to Hageello, and he knew very well that Duke Hageello and the force he represented were absolutely mortal enemies. It was absolutely impossible to learn the "Shadow of the Moon Void" from him. Kate fell into trouble for a moment, but then his eyes lit up, and an idea jumped out of his mind, and he turned around Lai glanced at Enleco.
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Enleco in the audience was frightened when he saw this pleading look. How could he not know what Kate was thinking? However, Enleco himself was somewhat curious about the "Shadow of the Moon". He had seen Haguero use this wonderful movement technique more than once. Every time Hegeero always uses this kind of stunt to appear behind him silently and suddenly, this boring guy uses that magical skill that only he can use in the entire Kaoqi Kingdom. Boring place. Just thinking about this makes Enleco feel dizzy.
At this time, the competition on the altar had officially begun. This time was completely different from the previous two times. The Knight of Leerta used all his strength and launched a storm-like attack from the beginning. This time his attack did not retain any strength at all, and every sword was full of power. Calm, agile and smooth in changing moves, never daring to show any flaws. The defense around him was at its limit. Even if the intensity of the attack was weakened because of this, Leerta did not dare to be careless at all. The opponent in his eyes now was not a fledgling trainee knight who was engaged in a training swordsmanship confrontation. Rather, he is a paladin who serves as the examiner in the knight promotion examination. Don't dare to be careless or careless in the slightest. The opponent's strength is absolutely superb, and Leerta is really taking every step. Sure enough, as Hagueiro said, Leerta, who calmed down, can indeed see a small gap in Kate's offensive transition.
Relta's fighting became smoother and smoother. Although he was still unable to seize the gap between Kate's attack and defense to counterattack, nor could he predict his sliding direction based on Kate's actions, Relta was able to dodge every lightning strike from Kate in time. Like an attack, Leerta felt more and more that this was exactly the same as when a formal magician was fighting. As long as he avoided the wind blade issued by the wind magician in time, although he could not attack the flying magician, he could still guarantee his own protection. Safe, but the thrusting sword moves that Kate uses to attack are much more flexible than the wind blade, and are also more difficult to resist. Unlike the wind blade, you only need to learn the "force" or fighting spirit to use for self-defense. By combining the dodge with your body shape, you can be completely harmless and not threatened by the wind blade. But Kate's sword is not something that these things can withstand.
However, Leerta also gradually figured out a strategy to resist this attack. Since the opponent is the wind, he must not dance with the wind. You must stand upright in the wind like Mount Tai, using the most secure defense to withstand the strong wind blowing from nowhere. This is a technique for fighting the wind that Relta has known since childhood.
Seeing that the old attack was no longer enough, Kate decided to change her attack method. In order to avoid the recurrence of the first failure, Kate used several quick combination attacks to force Leerta to the altar, forcing her to retreat far to another level.
With the rapid chanting, the new magic has taken shape. Since Kate always only uses relatively low-level magic, the time for magic preparation is quite short.
Seeing this situation, Leerta became even more cautious. He was also a little nervous about Kate's unknown magical attack. For unknown reasons, he decided to stop quietly. It's just right, and now Leerta has seen that Kate is still a knight in essence, and the attack method used is still a direct weapon confrontation. In this way, at least you don't have to worry about the opponent using a large weapon when fighting an ordinary magician. Explosive attack magic or large-area destructive wind and water magic are unnecessary worries.
After Kate was ready, he immediately launched an attack. As his body moved, dozens of figures rushed towards Leerta. This auxiliary magic attack was completely thought up by Kate himself, but with the Holy Knight, In Pastin's duel, this tactic has never been of much use, because generally when reaching the level of a paladin, the knight must have mastered the use of fighting spirit. This magical power of all-round attack and defense allows multiple points of attack and The unpredictable feints became useless showpieces. And my own attack method that combines water illusion magic is just a feint attack to the extreme through magic. I originally created this attack form, but after the complete defeat of Pastin's duel, there was a period of time. He was so frustrated that he wanted to give up this attack method. However, Master Pastin once told himself at that time that this attack method was not useless, but it was not very useful for people above the Paladin. The most important thing in the battle between the two sides is to use different confrontation methods against different enemies. Mastering as many attack methods as possible is the most powerful weapon for a good knight. Therefore, Master Pastin always encourages himself to complete this attack form that combines magic and martial arts. Now is the time to show off the results of your efforts.
With Kate's attacks like a tidal wave, Leerta was really in a hurry. He couldn't tell which one was a phantom and which one was a real and fatal attack. This can be compared with those virtual shadows and afterimages created by using visual illusions through fast-moving weapons. These are phantoms formed by refraction of light through water magic. To the eyes, these phantoms are completely consistent and all are the same as real images. It's exactly the same. It's not something that can be done in a short while to distinguish the true from the false. What's more, since it is not a ghost caused by fast movement, there is no sound of the blade breaking the wind in these attacks, so even if you want to use It is impossible to find out the real location of the other party by "listening to the wind and distinguishing the sound". Regarding the latter point, Leerta was quite skeptical. This was also a special magical effect. The terrifying and difficult opponent isolated the sound through some magical magic.
The helpless Leerta could only use the effect of his fast sword. Regardless of real or illusory attacks, he tried to block them as much as possible. Of course, this came at the expense of huge physical effort. This form of defense simply cannot last.
The people around him obviously saw this, and the old man standing in the audience was even more worried, but he was also powerless against the exciting duel that was going on on the stage. If he were standing on the stage, except for He also had no other good way to use his fighting spirit to cut hard.
And the other person who was watching all this nervously was Duke Hegeero. He had a deeper view of this duel. He intuitively felt that although Kate's strength was not enough to threaten him, the attack method that combined magic and martial arts that Kate mastered would be useful in war. Going up there will definitely change the face of war greatly. It was the Kaoqi Kingdom that originally invented the perfect combination of heavy armored infantry and earth magicians, making an originally useless unit suddenly dominate the world's military history for a century. But now, once Kate's seemingly immature and immature magical attack methods are applied to a larger stage, their power will be increased thousands of times. Hagrid really couldn't imagine a troop of swordsmen led by a wind magician with the same flexible dodge and fast movement as the "Shadow of the Moon", or a heavy cavalry unit controlled by a water magician mixed with a large number of phantoms. What a terrible situation it would be for the troops to fight.
Haguero will never forget the definitions of strength and weakness given to people in the history textbook. Perhaps some "powerful" people who were considered unparalleled in the eyes of most people at the time were unexpectedly vulnerable when confronting some inconspicuous "weak" ones. The heavy armored infantry back then suddenly weakened. , illustrates this point. Duke Hegeero doesn't want to be that kind of "powerful". However, facing Kate, his uneasiness became more and more serious. At this time, he suddenly thought of one thing. Is there any deviation between him and the important target figures originally set by Somilet? Perhaps, these people are not as important as expected. On the contrary, those unknown little characters who stay around important targets are likely to be important people who change history in the future. Thinking of this, Haguero added two names to his list - Enleco and Kate. He was even considering whether it was necessary to add the other two trial students.
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But the most important thing at the moment is not these. Although Haguero is not on harmony with Leerta and his father, and can even be said to be completely hostile, he definitely does not want Leerta to lose this competition. No matter what, Leerta Erta is a citizen of the Kingdom of Kaoqi, and Kate is an envoy of the Kingdom of Sophie. Moreover, Leerta, as the first among the backward knights of the Kingdom of Kaochi, is quite eye-catching in the army. If he loses, it will be a heavy blow to the entire new generation of knights in the Kingdom of Kaochi. In this most recent period, When you need to boost morale, it is absolutely unacceptable for something like this to happen. What's more, today is one of the most sacred days in the Kaoqi Kingdom and even in the world, and this is the most sacred place in the Kaoqi Kingdom - the Altar of Victory. If on this holy day and in this sacred place, the most outstanding knight of the young generation of the Kingdom of Kaoqi is defeated by the magic apprentice of the Kingdom of Sophie, this will be a fatal blow to the national prestige of the entire Kingdom of Kaoqi.
Thinking of this, Hagueiro once again focused his attention on the stage. This time, he really tried his best. His eyes did not miss a single movement, and his brain never stopped running rapidly. After all, the gap in strength was obvious. The perfect attack that seemed flawless in the eyes of others finally had a gap in front of Hagrid. A proud smile appeared on Hagrid's face.
And all of this fell into the eyes of Joe, who was secretly observing Haguero carefully. Joe once again revised his evaluation of Hagrid. Originally, in Joe's eyes, Hagrid was an opponent who had to be very serious in order to be able to deal with him. And now Joe felt that he had to work hard to defeat this Haguero. Thinking of this, he had an even worse headache. And the idea of using Enleco to perform a beauty trap always pops up in his mind like a gopher that can't be beaten.
Enleco, who was standing in the distance, only felt the wind whistling and the bone-chilling coldness, as if he had suddenly returned to the demon world, and as if he had been cursed by an evil wizard, not to mention how uncomfortable he was.
At this time, Hegeero said in a deep and solemn tone: "All phantoms can be regarded as illusory water bubbles. A little drizzle cannot completely wash away the water bubbles, but when the rainwater gathers into a river, it has infinite power. Even if the water bubbles cannot be washed away, Washing them all away can also drive the bubbles to go in the direction you want them to go, but the bubbles cannot survive in the swirling rapids. Use water to make water, make the best use of the situation, and then everything will fall into place."
These words were clearly and completely transmitted to the ears of the two people in the fierce battle. That Leerta was worthy of being the most powerful knight of the new generation in the Kingdom of Kaoqi. He immediately understood the meaning of Hegeero's words, even though He had quite a few criticisms of the character of Hegeero, a radical who represented the foreign vassal forces and a notorious playboy and big pervert. But Leerta greatly admired his attainments in swordsmanship. What Hegaero said pointed out the direction for Leerta, and he connected the swords that were originally used to block Kate's attack to form a continuous, round and round, relying on countless arcs. The power of the sword is like a rushing river.
Kate had a premonition that the situation was not good when she heard Hegeero's reminder from the side. However, as a subject of the Kingdom of Sophie, he was really not used to the Kaoqi people's poetic speech that was full of insinuations. method. Therefore, although he also heard what Hegeelo said, he did not understand it. It was not until Leerta changed his sword posture that Kate understood what those meaningless words just meant. It's too late. Leerta's sword power has been connected together and quickly turned into a series of continuous whirlpool-shaped attacks rolling towards him. The offensive and defensive situation immediately changed. Originally, Leerta had to expend a lot of physical energy to resist his own attack. But now, since he formed a circle connected end to end, Leerta did not need to provide too much physical strength to maintain this slow pace. However, the absolute defensive offensive is quite effective, but it takes a lot of effort to resist this slowly advancing defensive offensive.
Everyone in the audience saw this change in offensive and defensive patterns. The Kaoqi people were all very happy, while the three trial students were worried about their companions.
Enleco was really worried when he saw Kate retreating step by step. He really wished that he had the ability of Haguero. If he could be like Haguero, he could give instructions to people on the stage with just a few words. How great would it be if people were victorious
Thinking of this, Enleco calmed down, because he realized that anxiety will only blind his eyes. If he wants to help Kate on the stage, he must first stay calm. Now he has one advantage over Kate on the stage, then It means that when you are not in a battle, you can have the time and opportunity to calmly consider the overall situation, calmly analyze the advantages and disadvantages of both the enemy and ourselves, and make objective and rational judgments. This is something that Kate, who is fighting hard on the court, cannot do.
Having made up his mind, Enleco calmed down and calmly watched the thrilling and fierce battle on the field. To be honest, Enleco does not have the strength of Haguero. He cannot understand most of everything on the field. However, Enleco still forced himself to continue reading. He hoped to see even a little bit of something that would be helpful to Kate.
Enleco watched and thought deeply. His face showed a solemn and steady expression, and his eyes flashed with deep and sharp gazes. All this made him seem to be two completely different people from the original.
Enleco didn't know that while he was paying attention to the people on the stage, the people next to him were also looking at him. First, His Majesty the Emperor noticed this change, and then the Great Mage Kobe Leo also noticed it. Perhaps it was because Prime Minister Somyret had been secretly watching the reaction of the emperor and Kobe Leo, so he was the third person to see all this. After his reminder, Duke Haguero also noticed this strange change. Perhaps because some sensitive people noticed the unusual change in the atmosphere, more and more people stopped shouting and turned their heads. Looking at Enleco, the originally noisy spectators all calmed down for a moment, and their attention was focused on the young forbidden curse mage of Sophie Kingdom. People wanted to see this man who had been affected by the great magician. What kind of abilities does the little magician that Kobe Leo values so much have and what kind of miracles can he create
Enleco, who was observing and thinking quietly, didn't notice the movements of the people around him at all. He was just trying to capture the lightning-quick movements of the two people on the stage. It took him quite a lot of effort to do this alone. energy, let alone being able to analyze useful information and find solutions from it. However, Enleco did not give up. He still looked hard and looked at the two people on the stage who were rapidly and fiercely attacking and defending.
On stage, Kate's form was getting tougher. And Leerta has found a way to fight against Kate. This method was only realized after being reminded by Duke Haguero. This method is to never pay attention to Kate's ever-changing and completely novel attack methods. In the final analysis, Kate's These attack forms are still inseparable. The essence of ordinary swordsmanship attacks is the same for any form of attack as long as the most fundamental "Tao" of martial arts is followed as usual when facing the enemy. All cannot escape the scope guided by "Tao".
Kate can also see this, but unlike the martial arts theory of the Kingdom of Kaoqi, the swordsmanship education he received calls this - in line with the laws of nature. In Kate's eyes, Leerta is a person who has fully mastered the true meaning of swordsmanship in line with the laws of nature. Excellent knights, this is the gap in strength. What's more, the magic weapon attack method that I have just fumbled and practiced on my own has not even established a basic offensive and defensive system. There is not even a systematic theory of magic weapons, let alone the theory. It is a deep-seated thing that is basically abstracted and conforms to the laws of nature. Just thinking about this made Kate feel extremely desperate.
Enleco also noticed this. He had heard Kate mention the highest pursuit of martial arts as a knight before--constantly pursuing a higher level of martial arts that conforms to the laws of nature. This pursuit is absolutely endless. . Obviously, the opponent who appeared in front of Kate was already a knight who had initially come into contact with martial arts that conformed to the laws of nature. If you think about it from this aspect, Kate has absolutely no hope of victory.
However, suddenly, an idea popped into Enleco's mind. Can victory really be achieved only by seeking a higher level of martial arts that conforms to the laws of nature? Since he has never received systematic knightly education, Enleco has doubted this issue before, because, in his view, everything in nature has its own unique characteristics in addition to the natural laws it follows. Characteristics, this uniqueness has created this colorful world today. In a sense, this is also a universal law in nature.
What's more, he thought of his teacher Chris, this genius and crazy woman. No one would think that she conforms to the laws of nature. Even she herself never considers the laws of nature. She only pays attention to theory, only pays attention to theory. As a result, I only focused on the process, but never pursued the unpredictable laws of nature.
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Think back again to the thrilling and fierce magic battle that Chris had with Old Wolf. Old Wolf, who was born with the ability to use magic, had no one to teach him how to learn magic and fight. This guy should be regarded as the ultimate master of martial arts that conforms to the laws of nature. However, he is also at a loss for Chris's simple but changeable magic attacks formed through different combinations. And the man trained by Chris Kate also has a variety of attack methods. However, Kate, who has been educated by knights for a long time, is always accustomed to using a fixed pattern, following certain rules, and carrying out corresponding attacks in accordance with the characteristics of different opponents. Moreover, all of Kate's attacks are always aimed at directly attacking the opponent, and the use of magic is diverse, and it is not only through direct attacks that the effect can be achieved.
Wanting to understand this, Enleco quickly analyzed the current situation in his mind, hoping to find a way to help Kate. Sure enough, when people have no clue, no matter what they look at, they are confused. Once , found a clue, and then more and more clues appeared in front of his eyes. When more and more clues gathered, finally all the clues were connected together one after another, like a string of crystal sparkling stars. The magical necklace radiates colorful light and hangs in front of his eyes, pointing him in the right direction when he is lost in the darkness.
Enleco only felt his eyes light up, and a smile appeared at the corner of his tightly closed mouth. This look made Enleco, who had been greatly overestimated by the nobles because of the introduction of the great wizard Kobe Leo, add an aura of wisdom and mystery. This impression was even deeply engraved in his heart. Inside the minds of Hegeello and Somilet. In their minds, Enleco surpassed Joe and became the most dangerous target in their eyes.
Just listen to Enleco saying loudly: "In this world, although everything exists in accordance with the laws of nature, these laws alone cannot make up this diverse world. In addition to this universal law, , and their respective characteristics, distinctive characteristics. It is this characteristic that makes up this world."
When the surrounding nobles heard what Enleco said, most of them were simply baffled. What does this have to do with the fierce battle on the stage? However, some other people heard the hidden connotation in the words, and these people were the most important and most prominent figures in the Kaoqi Kingdom. Although everyone's understanding of this is still somewhat different, they have already guessed what Enleco wants to say next.
Sure enough, Enleco continued: "Pursuing martial arts that conforms to the laws of nature, pursuing the essence of power, and discovering the roots of power is indeed a way to improve one's own power. However, mastering the various forms of expression of power and flexibly using the knowledge gained from it The unique properties of various powers are also a way to improve power. The two are mutually reinforcing, and they are also the eternal truths of this world. Think about it, what Teacher Chris and Teacher Fanduosi have given us Teach, think about the different uses of power between the two of them. Magic and martial arts are also a type of power, but magic is not martial arts. The opposite is also true. The combination of magic and martial arts does not mean that magic is used as a single form of attack. , in the same way, magic is not a single auxiliary attack method. Magic is a kind of power, and martial arts is also a kind of power. Direct attack and auxiliary attack are all forms of its specific operation. There is no need to forcefully pursue whether it conforms to the laws of nature, or There is no need to find the source of this power, as long as it is used properly and its unique characteristics are shown, it is the correct mastery of power."
After saying this, Enleco stared at the stage anxiously. He didn't know if Kate heard what he said, or whether Kate, who was in the fierce battle, understood the meaning of his words. He didn't even know whether these words would be helpful to Kate. In the end, Enleco didn't even know whether his understanding was correct (he wasn't quite sure yet).
Time passed little by little, and the situation of the fierce battle on the stage remained unchanged. It seemed that what Enleco said was not of much help to Kate, but suddenly, the situation changed. With an abnormally fast arc sliding out, Kate, who was originally tightly entangled, suddenly escaped from Leerta's whirlpool-like encirclement. Then a wind blade appeared against the basket. Kate finally uses a single magic attack.
Leerta is not too worried about this kind of wind blade. As a high-ranking knight, he is not worried about this kind of basic wind magic. There are too many ways to deal with this kind of magic, whether it is using "force" You can make a forced breakthrough or dodge by moving quickly.
Thinking of this, Leerta decided to make a direct breakthrough. In this way, he could at least shorten the distance between him and Kate. He didn't want to keep a certain distance between the same magicians. This was simply too detrimental to him.
However, Kate's next actions were far beyond Relta's expectations. After generating the wind blade, Kate did not launch the wind blade in his hand. Instead, he kept the wind blade condensed and rushed towards him. Leerta, who was not thinking too slowly, suddenly realized that Kate was different from ordinary magicians. He could fight against him while maintaining a state of using magic. If he had a personal battle with Kate like this, Fighting, I don't know when, the wind blade in his hand will be launched towards him. At almost zero distance, it is not something that I can do now if I want to block the attack of the wind blade, but retreating to dodge is not a good option either. It simply makes myself a living target for my opponent.
At this time, Leerta was in a dilemma, but the fierce battle situation did not allow him to hesitate at all. The helpless knight finally decided to use a technique he had not yet fully mastered to fend off Kate's attack. I saw him focusing all his "power" on the sword he held tightly in his hand. The sword leaned forward slightly, the tip of the sword touching the ground.
Kate also stopped when he saw this posture of Leerta. As a knight, he was no stranger to this kind of appearance. That is the look of a knight who has mastered the use of fighting spirit, gathering fighting spirit before sending out sword energy. The posture of Leerta is very similar to the magical sword skill called "Vacuum Slash" in the Kingdom of Kaoqi. Kate had heard her father talk about it, but no one in Sophien Kingdom knew how to use it. Father said that this kind of sword skill can produce a sword as powerful as a wind blade. Kate has always hoped to have the opportunity to see it. Along the way, he also asked familiar holy knights for advice, but only those holy knights had such advanced skills. It is known that there are definitely no more than three people in the entire Holy Knights who have the ability to use "Vacuum Slash", and all three of them are important figures in the Holy Knights with noble status and prominent status. Unexpectedly, Kate would be able to meet a knight here today who could use this magical skill that she had long desired. How could Kate not be ecstatic
On the opposite side, Leerta saw that his opponent was not eager to attack, but was filled with excitement and patiently waiting for him to gather enough "power". He was quite surprised by this. He asked in confusion: "Why didn't you attack just now?"
Realta, who was fully expecting a satisfactory answer from his opponent, never expected to be met with an incomprehensible question: "Is the move you want to use "Vacuum Slash"?"
Relta nodded with confusion on her face, and Kate's next reply made the high-ranking knight almost fall over.
Kate said excitedly: "That's great. I just wanted to try it. I asked a lot of people and they didn't know how to use it. I didn't expect you to use it. It's just great."
Relta couldn't laugh or cry about this. He didn't know whether he should regard this as appreciation? Or contempt? But from the inside, Relta had a slight affection for Kate. In his opinion, this immature knight magician has all the qualities that a good knight should have.
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However, Leerta was very worried about the confrontation that was forming in front of him. He could neither guarantee that his "vacuum slash" would not cause fatal damage to Kate, nor could he guarantee that he would be able to break Kate's wind blade technique. In the end, The worst case scenario is that both sides suffer.
Thinking of this, Leerta said: "I admire your performance, and you have been recognized by me. I think other people should have no doubt that you and your companions won the championship, so I suggest that we Stop it."
Relta never expected that this suggestion would be rejected by Kate, and what made him stunned was that Kate's reason was quite simple - he wanted to see what "vacuum slash" was like.
However, Kate's suggestion made Leerta feel that she could consider accepting it. Kate said: "Since the two of us have accumulated enough strength, let's let the wind blade collide with the "Vacuum Slash" and see what the result is. "
Relta thought for a long time and nodded in agreement.
The two people agreed, and each retreated to the edge of the altar, adjusting the wind blade and sword energy to completely coincide with each other. The two people waited for the other party to send a message that they were ready.
Everyone in the audience stretched their necks and watched with relish. Although there was no longer the tense atmosphere of the fierce battle just now, it was obviously more interesting now. Those nobles also wanted to see who was stronger between sword energy and wind blade.
With a loud shout, while Leerta swung the sword vigorously, Kate also released the wind blade in her hand.
As the sharp sound of breaking through the air sounded, the wind in the air fluctuated violently. Two invisible and transparent blades made of dense and compressed air violently impacted and collided in mid-air. It was completely different from the collision of real guns and real swords. The two invisible blades were shattered at once and turned into countless wind blades. There were no rules in this area that was not small but not wide either. Raging.
Leerta on the stage was now very regretful. How could he agree to Kate's desperate request just now? How could he have thought that the collision of wind blades and sword energy would cause the current situation. The wind fragments flying everywhere are much more difficult to deal with than Kate's attack just now. Not only are these tiny wind blades too numerous to count, but they also shoot in irregular directions. What's even more irritating is that since Kate's wind blade is much faster than her own "vacuum slash", the center of the collision is biased towards her side. Being on the edge of such a crazy and sharp storm, she is at a disadvantage. All the hard work. I don’t know how many wounds have been added to my body. Fortunately, this not-so-powerful wind blade did not cause fatal damage, but it would still feel uncomfortable after being hit a few times. If it weren’t for my knowledge of using “power” for If you have mastered the defensive skills very well, you may have become a plate of sashimi now.
Kate on the opposite side was equally uncomfortable. He had more wounds than Leerta. If the water magic barrier hadn't been opened in time, he might not be able to get up now. But Kate is much more comfortable inside the barrier than Relta. Moreover, he was no longer threatened and was actually watching Leerta's near-perfect defense through the defense shield with great interest. Kate had to admit that as a knight, Leerta was much stronger than herself.
Through Leerta's efforts, the wind fragments flying in the sky were completely eliminated. But the throbbing muscles and throbbing wounds all over his body also told him how serious the disaster was. What's more, the culprit in front of him was actually quite comfortable and almost unscathed in the magic defense formation, which made Leerta feel that his lungs were about to explode. If it weren't for the fact that I was so tired that I didn't want to move, I would have definitely rushed up and beat this guy up.
Everyone in the audience was also very satisfied with the ending. Looking at Relta who glared at Kate fiercely, they couldn't help but think about how a very serious knight showdown ended in such a ridiculous ending. Everyone smiled.
I don’t know who started it, but bursts of crisp and loud applause sounded from the surrounding audience. The applause became more and more loud, and finally it became one. Almost everyone was applauding. His Majesty Emperor Horkels III, the Great The wizard Kobe Leo, the chief priest Meron, the leader of the Holy Knights, and even people like Prime Minister Somyret and Duke Kobe Leo were all there applauding. Although the expressions on everyone's faces are different, they are definitely unanimous about this competition. This is indeed a high-level competition.
After the noisy applause gradually calmed down, His Majesty the Emperor announced: "Today's memorial ceremony is the most special and exciting one in the past. Today, we not only saw a wonderful performance, but also a completely unique one." The contest, this contest is definitely qualified to go down in history, because this contest is the first contest between knights and magic knights in history. Today, the new power generated by the combination of magic and martial arts is displayed in front of us for the first time. Everyone is a witness to history.”
Having said this, His Majesty the Emperor turned around and personally picked up the legendary sword used by the ancient hero Xin Luoan from the hands of the guards standing next to him. His Majesty Horcols III walked away holding the sword in his own hands. Go up to the altar, come to Kate, and put the sword into Kate's hands solemnly.
Kate, who was deeply attracted by the Excalibur, had already forgotten everything. She neither saluted His Majesty the Emperor nor showed respect to the legendary Excalibur according to the usual etiquette. Instead, she stared blankly at the sword in her hand. The divine sword was in trance, his eyes were filled with excitement and joy, and his stiff hands were trembling slightly.
Seeing Kate's expression of overwhelming joy, the nobles of the Kaoqi Kingdom did not express dissatisfaction with Kate's rudeness. After all, this kind of extreme joy is far more than a ceremonial show of respect for the divine sword. It can better express the sword holder's feelings for this divine sword, the ancient owner of this divine sword, and the hero. respect.
Jerry, who was in the audience, couldn't wait to run up to a guard first and snatched the divine bow from the guard's hand. Of course, Jerry didn't forget to add a touch of elegant etiquette in time.
Bertina also came to her senses at this time. She was faced with the situation where there were only three artifacts, but now the sword and bow were already in the hands of others. The only woman among the trial students had no choice but to choose the magic staff that had not yet fallen into Enleco's hands. Bertina politely took the staff from the guard. Bertina, who grew up in a clergy family, held the staff used by Saint Lucia. It really had such a sacred flavor.
As for Enleco, from the beginning, he never thought about competing with his companions. After all, he contributed the least in the entire performance, and because of this, he was not qualified to wear a sacred weapon. What's more, the divine bow that recognizes itself as its owner must not be touched. Every time it is touched, the divine bow will emit light. According to Duke Hagriro, this is the phenomenon of the artifact recognizing its owner. This kind of The situation will only be resolved when he can freely control the artifact. But Enleco secretly estimated that he still had to work hard to reach that point!
The three trial students slowly walked up to the altar holding sacred weapons in their hands. They will receive the blessings of everyone present. This has always been the last activity of the entire memorial ceremony.