Episode 1060. I’ll give you a chance to live.
When the blow of conversion was canceled, Count Codrantes ran like the wind.
His longsword tilted back slightly was engulfed in a blue light.
Like a sword master, he seems to be trying to crush his opponent with a mana blade from the start.
Elio also pulled out the Thunder Sword and moved forward.
His celestial sword also shone dazzlingly like the sun.
Before long, the two longswords collided in the air.
Quaang!
A deafening sound of an explosion echoed through the arena.
The two stared at each other with their swords facing each other.
Count Codrantes, who saw Baron Elio Lagoa indifferent, gnashed his teeth.
Fighting against the sword master’s mana blade with only a barbarian’s aura blade!
Occasionally, once or twice is possible, but aura is no match for mana.
“It’s quite good!”
Along with his horse, Count Codrantes unleashed a series of attacks.
There is no power that surpasses mana even if you have to endure it, so it will collapse soon.
bang! bang! bang! bang! Quaang-!
The Mana Blade and Aura Blade clashed nonstop.
Sparks flew between the two with the sound of an explosion that shook the heavens and the earth.
Count Codrantes’ swordsmanship was as elegant as a sword master’s.
Even Elio couldn’t help admiring his swordsmanship, which blended practicality and sophistication.
But that’s it.
The sword of Count Codrantes did not reach even the Eight Kings in ‘The Sky of Kings’.
‘If Count Codrantes lived a thousand years… he might surpass the Eight Kings.’
Not now.
Count Codrantes’ potential and mana are great, but that’s limited to the human world.
In the meantime, Elio’s movements to block Count Codrantes’s sword attack became more concise.
bang! bang! bang-!
At one point Count Codrantes squinted.
Beads of sweat ran down my forehead and dug into my eyes.
Count Codrantes, who was wiping sweat with the back of his hand, hesitated.
‘huh?’
It felt like I was missing something important.
Count Codrantes pushed his sword as hard as he could to distance himself from his opponent.
‘Huh! Huh! Huh!’
It wasn’t just sweat.
It wasn’t enough to shake my shoulders yet, but I felt like I could hear my heart beating.
It means that the body is strained.
Come to think of it, since I became a sword master, I don’t think I’ve ever poured out as many sword strikes as I do now – beyond counting in such a short period of time.
‘Baron Elio Lagoa?’
The face of Count Codrantes, who was examining the opponent’s condition, hardened.
He looked no different from when he first entered the arena.
I’m not even sweating, so I’m not bragging.
‘Is this possible?’
It is an established theory that spiritual practitioners are one or two steps below mana users.
Of course, the aura blade cannot block the mana blade.
But why is Baron Elio Lagoa still fine!
‘Dark magic?’
I thought of that thoughtlessly, but shook my head and shook it off.
It was because I couldn’t feel the unique energy of black magic from Baron Helio Lagoa’s aura blade.
Besides, it was unreasonable to use black magic in the presence of the court mages.
‘If not, then what?’
Count Codrantes could not understand Baron Elio Lagoa’s aura blade.
Then Elio said.
“Are you tired already? I haven’t even started yet? how? Shall I go?”
“this guy!”
Count Codrantes gnashed his teeth and jumped at his opponent again.
bang! bang! bang! Kwachang-!
The moment we exchanged the last sword strike, Count Codrantes’ sword ricocheted back, and
the Count’s chest was exposed defenselessly in the wind.
It is not Elio who will miss a golden opportunity.
Clinging to him like crazy, he slashed the count’s chest with his sword.
At that moment, Count Codrantes twisted his upper body and swung his sword horizontally.
This time, Elio’s waist, which was clearly exposed, is the veil plate on the sword of Count Codrantes.
Then, the corner of Elio’s mouth went up slightly.
This was Kangho’s way of saying, ‘I’ll give you the flesh and take the bones’.
There was no way Elio, who had been worn out in the green forest, would be able to deal with it.
He leaped into the air and kicked Count Codrantes in the head with his toe.
‘bang!’ Count Codrantes’s head was thrown back with a loud voice.
Elio stopped in place like a bird and kicked in succession.
Puffer Puck!
Count Codrantes’s head rocked from side to side this time.
Count Codrantes, who had been hit one-sidedly, swung his sword convulsively.
Kwa-kwa-kwa-.
Uncontrolled mana blades flew in all directions.
As the mana blades flew towards them, the soldiers ran away with screams.
Count Codrantes, who was pouring mana blades like crazy, hesitated.
He regained his reason belatedly.
‘Where are you?’
Count Codrantes, who was looking for the location of Baron Helio Lagoa, raised his head in a chilling feeling.
‘omg!’
The sword of Baron Elio Lagoa was falling vertically from the sky.
Count Codrantes hurriedly swung his longsword and cut off the sword of Baron Elio Lagoa.
However, Baron Elio Lagoa’s sword passed Count Codrantes’ sword back as if it were an illusion, and finally split Count Codrantes lengthwise.
squeak-!
Fighting.
The fragmented helmet and armor of Count Codrantes fell onto the snowfield.
The bare face of Count Codrantes was revealed.
Even though he had no major injuries, his appearance, with his scattered hair and nosebleeds, was devastating.
Count Codrantes, who was standing there with the tip of his sword hanging down, muttered with a bewildered face.
“I lost.”
For an instant, the area around the arena was enveloped in silence.
The defeat of the sword master, who was called ‘the star of Campodeneb’, made the knights breathless.
It didn’t even go by the edge.
From the middle of the duel, Count Codrantes was beaten one-sidedly.
Except for the last illusion-like move, Baron Elio Lagoa didn’t even show off any great swordsmanship.
Even so, Count Codrantes was defeated without ever being able to touch his opponent with his sword.
At the incomprehensible result, the knights looked as shocked as Count Codrantes, the party to the duel.
Contrary to the reactions of those around him, Elio, who had beaten the sword master, did not seem to be particularly impressed.
Elio draped the Thunder Sword over one shoulder and walked towards Count Putocoa.
Count Putocoa shouted with a white face.
“I will compensate you! I heard you want the Alba Nubes Mountains! I will give it to you!”
“It’s a duel!”
Along with the horse, Elio struck Count Putocoa on the shoulder with his sword blade.
puck!
“Ugh!”
With a short scream, Count Futokoa collapsed.
One of Count Putocoa’s shoulders sank as if his shoulder blade had been shattered by that blow.
“A duel! wake up! Draw your sword!”
Elio savagely struck Count Putokoa with his sword blade.
“Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!”
Despite screaming continuously, Count Putocoa did not stand up or draw his sword.
He just crouched down and was beaten.
The knights of Count Putokoa turned their heads away from seeing the lord being beaten.
However, no one dared to dissuade Baron Elio Lagoa.
Right before the duel, the great warrior Count Codrantes accepted it, but it was because he did not have the courage to stand up to Baron Elio Lagoa.
Baron Elio Lagoa, like a man who will live only today, beat the lord and count Tobias Putokoa like a dog in front of Escatos and the Baylem kingdom army.
Unable to bear the pain, Count Putocoa grabbed Baron Helio Lagoa’s ankle with both hands.
“Save me!”
“I don’t like the way you speak. Count.”
Elio raised his sword high again.
Right before the sword fell down, Count Putokoa wept.
“Help me!”
“I’ll give you something to live for.”
When Count Putocoa was relieved, the beating continued.
Elio’s merciless assault continued until Count Putocoa passed out.
***
That evening.
The camp of Marquis Bernardo.
Rufus company knight barracks.
Although he made a lot of money by betting on a duel, Fabian’s expression was not bright.
Ray Morgan, the jockey, sneaked up to him.
“Hey sergeant. What are you worried about?”
“why?”
Ray Morgan was talking because he was six years older than Fabian.
“I’ve been having a bad expression since dinner.”
“Where did Sir Morgan bet his money?”
“count. I’m not having fun. you got it But why is your face like that?”
“It’s nice to win money, but our company commander… ha!”
Fabian was speechless and let out a sigh.
“What is the company commander? Being taken by nobles?”
“Didn’t the baron beat the count in front of nobles and commoners? Regardless of the outcome of the duel, the company commander has heard good things about it.”
“Why are you worried about the company commander who even beat the sword master? It’s like a mouse worrying about a cat.”
“Because he is our company commander. Do you think Rufus Company will be comfortable if they are stamped by nobles?”
“Oh, is that so? Is our company’s future also twisted?”
“It must be said that sucking honey is wrong.”
“Tsk! Let’s sell our worries. Is there a place to suck honey in Hirhera?”
“…”
Fabian blinked at Ray Morgan’s words.
Come to think of it, there was nothing that could be called honey in Hirhera.
“Don’t worry unnecessarily, tell me who the female knight who was filmed for the Phantom Knights is. I heard about it from a friend back home in Alpha Company. You were very famous?”
“yes? why?”
“I wonder if. There’s a female knight I’ve been watching.”
“Wasn’t Sir Morgan married?”
“I? He’s an old bachelor.”
It was when the two whispered about the female knights of the Magical Musketeers, the Phantom Knights.
A soldier from Rufus Company entered the barracks to find Fabian.
“What’s going on?”
“The chief is calling.”
“I get it. Stop and see.”
“yes!”
The soldier bowed silently to Fabian and disappeared.
Ray Morgan said to Fabian, who got up from his seat.
“Come back and continue the rest.”
“What is left?”
“You haven’t told me who you are yet.”
“….”
Fabian shook his head at his persistence and hurriedly went outside.
***
Marquis Army Staff Viscount Oscar Avid Barracks.
Fabian checked his uniform once again in front of the staff barracks.
Then he carefully opened the curtain and went inside.
“Did you call the captain?”
“Oh, sorry for calling you so late. I have something to tell you. sit down.”
Viscount Oscar Avid pointed to the seat across from him.
For some reason, thinking that the story was going to be long, Fabian caught his breath.
Viscount Oscar Avid smiled at the nervous Fabian and said,
“There is nothing to be nervous about. Because it’s a small story. Just don’t lie.”
“yes!”
“You don’t have to answer so loudly. There are only two seats, so let’s go comfortably. Got it?”
“yes.”
“Ensign Fabian Cloud. There are many nobles watching over you. Do you know?”
“I do not know.”
“If you didn’t know, know. He awakened Mana at the age of 16 and was called the ‘Genius Knight of Kluton’?”
“It was a long time ago.”
“The place where I was first deployed was the Pontiac Company in the Montanosa Mountains, which are known for their rough terrain.”
“yes.”
“You transferred to Alpha Company and met Baron Elio, right?”
“That’s right.”
At last the thing to come has come.
Dry saliva gulped down the throat of Fabian, who was nervous inside.