Chapter 26: Fighting for Life (II)
The sergeant's headless corpse lay silently on the ground, helmeted head rolled to the side.
Silent......
The smile on the corner of His Royal Highness the Prince's mouth became thicker and thicker, as if he had seen a wonderful opening audience, patiently waiting for the next performance.
The little wizard clenched his hands tightly, his palms covered with cold sweat, and Isaac, who pretended to be relaxed and didn't care, clutched the silver ring in the palm of his right hand tightly, and his eyes never took off Loren's body.
The officers of the trial widened their eyes and could not have been more surprised, their open mouths unable to speak, and they kept making "squeaks" and throat twitching sounds.
The veteran watching the battle from the sidelines hugged his shoulders tightly, the sneer on the corner of his mouth had turned into a more complicated expression, he was silent and silent, and his godless eyes were as if he had just experienced a nightmare.
The legionnaires around the training ground all watched this scene without saying a word.
A veteran who had served in the Broken Mountain Fortress for a full ten years, a qualified second-class sergeant, was actually defeated by a wizard so easily, and was beheaded by the other party with a shield......
The picture in front of them was beyond their imagination, and they couldn't believe what they were seeing...... Is this a skinny, wizard hiding in a tower, or a devil with a black face and black eyes who came from nowhere?!
If he had only happened to defeat Sergeant Rykan, or had fought hard to win, perhaps they would not have been surprised to get to this point, but the truth was so cruel.
Only two minutes had passed before Sergeant Rykan was beheaded and tortured by this wizard!
It's not just the strength, it's the cruel means...... Even for the legionnaires in the Broken Mountain Fortress, the scene just now was not something that could be seen very often.
How could it be... Such?
"Why did it stop?"
Loren, who was in the center of the field, threw away the shield in his hand lightly, hung the sergeant's heavy sword on his waist, picked up the halberd on the ground unhurriedly, and coldly looked at the officer on the horizontal judgment platform:
"I was the one who just won, and this trial is over. ”
He was unscathed, not even gasping for breath.
The black-haired wizard's voice was filled with murderous intent, which made the officer swallow his saliva, and he couldn't help but glance to the side, seeing the veteran staring at him coldly, nodding and suggesting that he continue.
I'm afraid this duel trial will be different from what I imagined......
With a slight trill, the officer spoke:
"The second round... Duel Trial, Begin ——!"
This time the opponent was a young cavalryman of the fortress, who, after seeing the fate of Sergeant Rykan just now, threw away his extra weapons and armor, and walked into the training ground wearing only a cuirass and a heavy sword in hand.
But that didn't make him last a minute longer, and he died even faster than Sergeant Rickan had just done - without the annoying iron shell, Loren didn't even need to think about "breaking the defense" anymore.
"Bell ——!"
At the moment of the fight, the young cavalry who missed the hand was smashed off the long sword in his hand by the black-haired wizard with a halberd, and the panicked cavalry didn't have time to dodge, so he was slapped by Loren who suddenly pounced, and he fell directly to the ground, and the halberd in his hand fell directly to the ground!
Reflexively, press down, raise your arms, lock your throat!
A series of movements flowed like clouds, and the black-haired wizard with a blank face pushed against the back of the cavalry from behind, and his right arm stuck in his throat!
"Ahem, ahem... "The bloodshot cavalry struggled desperately, clasping his hands on Loren's shoulders in severe pain and fear, his face full of panic before death, and his protruding eyes seemed to fall out!"......
"Stop... Let go... Let go... I throw in the towel, I throw in the towel!"
"You admit defeat?" The dark-haired wizard's emotionless voice came from behind, with a bit of contempt: "What qualifications do you have to 'admit defeat'?"
"Giggle......" The locked arm slowly exerted force, leaving the cavalry completely speechless.
This is a trial, a trial in which you have risked your life, and the cause is purely because of the rude provocation of your people.
Problems that can be resolved peacefully, we have to let things get out of control in the end, and unscrupulously cross the line to test the bottom line of others......
When you die, you know that you are afraid, you know that you are wrong, and you want to admit defeat?
How can there be such a cheap thing!
No, no, no, no...... You who have not been taught enough and who have not paid the price will not understand who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked.
I took this provocation!
The elbow continued to exert force, and the sound of bones shattering and muscles breaking from the cavalry's neck continued to sound.
"Ahhh——!!!!h
Creepy voices echoed over the training ground!
"Wait, Loren, Lord Loren——!" The officer of the trial immediately shouted loudly, "This cavalryman has lost the ability to resist, and the second trial is ......"
"Click——!
Moments before the officer said the word "end", Loren struck a sharp blow with his right hand and broke the cavalryman's neck. The convulsive corpse fell limply in the snow of the training ground.
The officer who opened his mouth did not say another half word, and was forced to block the last word by the cold, staring eyes at him.
His whole body was stiff, but he couldn't help but recall the scene when he was in the north, when he was targeted by monsters in a blizzard, and his hands trembled uncontrollably.
He did it on purpose......
If he really just wanted to kill this cavalryman, the moment he subdued it, the wizard could directly break his neck. He just deliberately waited until the moment before he spoke.
This is an undisguised provocation!
There was still a dead silence, and the soldiers of the fortress around the outer circle were silent, but their expressions had obviously changed, and the atmosphere was gradually solemn......
"Come on......"
Picking up the halberd on the ground, the black-haired wizard's voice echoed over the training ground once again.
"Why did it stop?!"
"Am I still alive——!"
The veteran holding his shoulders was unmoved, and the nearest legionnaires who were standing couldn't help but clench their halberds.
The smile on Brandon's face grew.
That's right, that's it - you think you're dealing with an unarmed wizard, an opponent who doesn't even pay off.
But you are wrong, and you are very wrong, and you are outrageously wrong.
What kind of idiots are you looking for, my dear Brother Conrad, and make them think that I, Brandon de Salion, will step unprepared into this trap-ridden fortress of Broken Mountain?!
You're surrounded by loyal knights, dogs, and minions, and I'm surrounded by "friends" who have earned trust and profit.
That's the difference between the two of us right now.
Maybe I used to be stupid and could only continue to play stupid in an unreasonable way, right?
But it's a real pity...... After all, we can't go back to the way we were.
Round 3......
Round 4.........
Round 5............
And so the trial continued, steel and blood, fighting and screaming, silence and silence.
The onlookers went from shock at the beginning to numbness later, and watched with dull eyes as the black-haired wizard continued to use the cleanest means to kill one after another the inquisitors who came forward to duel, and even found some kind of "pattern".
Three minutes... This simple time has turned into a terrible curse - anyone who dares to walk into the training ground will be killed in three minutes.
Cunning, angry, brave...... No one could hold out in front of him for more than that.
The officers on the judgment bench had distorted expressions, and their hands and feet were trembling.
He was really scared.
This wizard didn't look like a wizard at all, his methods were old and vicious, and his moves were so fast that even the veterans in the fortress were no match for him.
If it continues, I'm afraid the result will still be the same, just keep sending one veteran under the command of His Highness Conod to death!
He wasn't worried about Loren, it was a matter of time before this wizard would die if he continued to fight in such a wheel, but in order to kill such a guy, he had to keep taking his own life...... I'm afraid that before the trial is over, some of these legionnaires will be ready to kill themselves!
The Empire's legions are indeed loyal, and there are very few disobedient ones, but it is one thing to sacrifice for the sake of a mission and a mission, and quite another to die for a foolish order from a commander.
The dead veterans, who had their own connections, connections, friends and brothers in the barracks and fortresses—only one or two might not be worried, but if they dared to continue......
The frightened officer looked sideways again, and the veteran stared at him coldly without saying a word, and with a slight stroke of the thumb of his right hand on his neck, he glared at him viciously.
"The 10th Round of Trials, the ——! Begins"
With the angry shouts of the judge officer, a whole column of sixteen heavily armed legionnaires, who had been standing in the back row, walked into the training ground with steps.