The Lord Legend Of The Raicarnated Lord
Dueling Period
Chapter 34: The Dueling Period
Seeing the Silver ranked mercenaries rush at him with a sword, Lorist instantly visualized over ten ways to defeat the opponent, but he was not allowed to use any of them. That's because Charade told him this the day before, “Yes Lord Locke, why don't you let me call you that? You should always give them a chance to fight! Don't just take them out in an instant, okay ?! At least pretend to fend off some of their attacks and maybe even try for a close win and make people think that you are just on the edge of defeat and just lucky. This way, people will continue to bet against you! Otherwise, everyone will no longer bet on your losses and the betting operations that Els runs will no longer make much, surely you understand that much? "
Fine, I'll just dance and fight all the time. Although, I can't say I'm clever enough.This silver-ranked Mercenary may be quite ferocious, but he has plenty of loopholes to attack, lorist thought as he tried to match the opponent's rough movements and tried to dodge a way that seemed difficult to him. This ... this is really too difficult …
The seven years he had served in the military in his previous life had left a too deep impression on Lorist. He had been listed as an invading force and not a support force, so he had witnessed all kinds of blood, violence, and deaths that were not very common on the battlefield. While the world as a whole has been relatively peaceful for seven years of its life, gunfights are still common during anti-terrorism or drug-busting operations. In that bloody fight, one bullet would equal the death of the soldiers and taking the least effort to eliminate the enemy was the most efficient and best way to protect yourself and comrades on the battlefield. They even had to make sure their enemies didn't play dead by shooting the enemy's corpse in the head. That was why Lorist found it extremely difficult to deliberately not take the final step and end the duel there and then.
However, to the spectators watching the battle from the seats, it seemed like the Silver ranked mercenaries were slowly pushing Lorist into a corner as Lorist hovered desperately trying to fend off blow after punch. It was really rather rare for an opponent to not be directly taken by Lorist. Maybe Instructor Locke is weak against fast attackers, thought some people in the audience as they quickly made mental notes about this perceived weakness and were determined to verify this fact in a future duel.
At that moment, the mercenary had opened his chin and Lorist really could not hold it anymore. He planted his right foot firmly on the ground in front of him as his left foot immediately rose and made a big step forward quickly and nimbly, just like a fish swimming in water. In a moment, Lorist appeared before the mercenaries and swung the sword on his right arm and lightly grazed the opponent's chin. The Silver-ranked mercenary reacted as if he had been struck by lightning and took a few unstable steps forward before falling flat on his face completely.
Charade rushed to the platform and checked the condition of the defeated mercenaries before announcing, "The contestant has fainted due to an injury to his chin. Next competitor, please prepare for your turn on stage. ”
After signaling the medical team to take the mercenaries away, Charade said to Lorist in a low voice, "That's good, that's good, continue this for the rest of the battle and let the audience think that the challengers have hope of winning. However, please note not to always hit their chin to end the duel so they will not find that you are holding back. ”
With 20 challengers in a day and each one taking around five minutes, all totaling up to 1 hour and 40 minutes. Add another 20 rough minutes to things like announcements and medical checks, duels will take about 2 hours per day. It should be enough for the audience to feel satisfied from paying the ticket price of one small silver. Sigh .. It looks like Lorist still has to continue taking action for a while.
When the day of the first duel with Hoary Stock Academy ended, the, Lorist had asked Charade to increase the number of challengers per day from 20 to 50 so that he would be able to complete the duel within half of the amount of time. However, it was rejected because the revenue generated from tickets and other miscellaneous sales during each day of open duel easily reached 40 gold Ford and more. It prompted the academy's financial department to ensure that the duel during those days was dragged along as long as possible and shoot down Lorist's request without considering it.
As expected, the next few challengers all used the same attacking tactics quickly. However, with his dynamic vision ability, the sword attacks that seemed to be as fast as the wind, clustered like rain and as strong as lightning could all be clearly identified by Lorist down to every detail. If the duel was a life and death fight, Lorist could break the enemy's momentum with just one punch and pierce through their hearts instantly. Although, he had no choice but to hold back during this duel.
Many challengers tried to use their advantage as Silver rankers to try to defeat Lorist, who was only an Iron-ranked fighter, and attempted to break Lorist's sword with incandescent blades emitting from their weapons to render Lorist helpless. No matter how hard Lorist's sword was, with his Battle Strength at Iron rank, he was unable to manifest the light of the sword blade to ward off the swords of the challengers and his sword would break in a few exchanges.
But Lorist would also not agree with their intentions. Every time he crossed weapons with his opponent, Lorist targeted the sword guards and cleverly took out his blade from the path of the shining blade, which greatly disturbed his opponent.
The spectators began to pant in agitation as they watched Lorist win very quickly against one on one. Most of those wins seemed to be the result of Lorist taking advantage of the challengers' mistakes. If they were more careful and lucky, it would be difficult to say who would take the win for each game. The audience seemed convinced that Lorist's weakness was a crazy attack.
That was until the One Star Silver mercenaries started taking on Lorist with standard quick attack tactics. Sheesh, Your Battle Strength is an earth attribute that makes you more suitable to use swords and shields in battle, as a semi-aggressive guardian. How in the world do you think you will win with a quick strike while hiding behind your shield? Can you see where I stand?
Lorist only took a few steps forward, dodged, and swept his opponent low with his feet, knocking the entire man down. Lorist then stepped up to step on the person and patted him on the shoulder with his sword twice. Hearing the laughter coming from the audience, the Silver rank mercenary's face reddened as he picked up his equipment and ran towards the exit.
Clang, clang .. Clang! A loud clashing sound from the metal rang out from within the hall.
Currently the final duel was scheduled for today and his opponent was a Three Star Silver mercenary who looked to be in his forties. The main difference between him and the rest of Lorist's previous challengers was how he did not bother to attack Lorist and instead took a defensive stance while waiting for Lorist's move.
This was the most impressive challenger to date as he managed to defend his defense perfectly against Lorist's three aggressive attacks. With his overflowing curiosity, Lorist circled the surviving challenger and began to closely observe him.
The middle-aged man had an unperturbed expression and a calm and cold breathing. With one foot in front and the other in the back, he looked quite relaxed and uncaring. Every time Lorist ran to his side, he simply swiped his front leg to point it towards Lorist, not once did he show his back to him.
Standing there, Lorist said respectfully to the middle-aged mercenary, “It is nice to meet you, I am Norton Lorist. It is an honor to face you in this duel. ”
This was the first time Lorist had introduced himself on the stage because these middle-aged mercenaries were worth appreciating. No matter who that person was, as long as one managed to practice the eight basic swordsmanship moves to this level, one would deserve this kind of respect.
The middle-aged man was slightly surprised as a warm light flashed past his eyes. He slightly nodded his head and replied, “My name is Grei Potterfang. It is a pleasure to fight with you too. ”
Lorist waved the sword in his hand and said, “Please be careful, I will attack. ”
This time, Lorist not only unleashed all of his strength as he did the last three times, but rather approached Potterfang gradually and planned to use a steady and firm approach to fight him. From his dynamic vision, he could see that almost all of the middle-aged man's movements had a small chance that he could take advantage of. As long as he suddenly changed his pace midway through the track, it was likely that the middle-aged man would not be able to respond in time and create a decisive gap to Lorist's victory.
The experienced mercenary, Grei Potterfang, retreated step by step and neutralized Lorist's punches one after another without leaving many gaps. It was then that Lorist's move suddenly changed from a quick attack round to a leap towards him in an attempt to launch a melee move.
Potterfang's expression changed instantly as he let out a low moan, expanding the sword light from his sword and quickly slashing downwards. Lorist's forward movement did not slow down at all as the sword in his right hand rose and fended off the sword that was moving downwards. The middle-aged man quickly tried to move back a few steps only to hear the sound of the sword being unsheathed. A light flashed before his eyes and a short blade looked dangerously on the side of his neck. It seemed that Lorist had withdrawn his arm; an action that far surpassed the expectations of the mercenaries.
Potterfang's body froze as he put down the longsword in his hand before saying, “This lost me. I forgot about the other sword you carried on your hip .. ”
Lorist kept the short knife and said, "You're quite skilled. No one else had managed to force me to pull my other knife up until now. ”
"However, the loss is still a loss, I have no reason," Potterfang replied with a bitter laugh. “Thank you for showing mercy. I learned a lot from this duel. I'll take my leave now. ”
Potterfang turned around and left the dueling platform immediately when the audience issued a mockery and****** and tore their betting tickets to pieces. This has been a common sight all month.
In reality, had Lorist used the explosive power of the Inch Stage of the Aquametal Technique, he could have easily broken through the defense of a middle-aged mercenary, he had, but it would be difficult for him to control the amount of power he used and might end up injuring the bad mercenaries. Given that he had reached the Dark Stage, such strength easily far surpassed what the Silver rank could handle. If he could, Lorist did not want to hurt his opponent too badly and just tried to take down the opponent. That's why he likes to go to his opponent's neck.
Charade looked at Lorist's serious expression, asking, "What happened? Are you thinking of something? "
Lorist replied, "The middle-aged mercenary just now was a true expert. If it was you or Els instead of me fighting here, I'm sure it wouldn't be good. He is much stronger than many silver-ranked instructors in our academy.
Charade replied, “You don't have to say that to me. I can feel the tension as I watch from the chair and really worry about whether you end up meeting the person who will beat you. This match is very interesting. This is the first time I've seen someone who has managed to make so many moves against you. ”
“Well, I still think that I won't lose, to the extent that I'm confident. I just dragged him along to make him seem even more tense to the audience. The 20 duels today really made me tired. I shouldn't have listened to what you guys have to say about faking duels, ” complained Lorist.
“Come, just lift it. It's all for the bright golden future [1] that awaits us. Please hold on to that for us, right? Oh, today's the academy's payment. You haven't collected a salary from the finance department, have you? We're having a party at the Red Grace Inn tonight, ” Charade said.
Thinking back on the day he paid their bills, Lorist said in an annoyed tone, “Don't think that I will pay the bill this time. You even brought so much food with you at home .. You're really shameless, you know!