1523 Valiancy
Well, here it is. β
After passing through the front of a heavily guarded camp, the figures belonging to Duan Qing and the others then appeared in front of the circular empty field that was gradually besieged by several huge camps, and the footsteps and breath of the soldiers of the Nasu tribe who were driven away by Surtu's words seemed to have become more here, and from time to time there were disdainful and disdainful eyes of some of these members looking at them: "Go in, Liger is waiting for you." β
"This place doesn't look small." Looking at the fierce battle of the warriors of countless tribes in this circular field with some hesitation, Duan Qing's dry smile seemed to have a few drops of irrepressible sweat on his face: "Yes, can you give a little hint of which one is Li-"
"No! Your strength is still too weak! β
A piercing roar then sounded in a corner of the field, but then it was muffled by a louder comment, and several people who had been attracted to attention turned their heads in unison, bringing into each other's eyes a shirtless man who had just knocked a certain tribal warrior to the ground: "With the current strength of you people, you can only go to the Nashi tribe to die!" Give me all back, practice for another year or two, and come back! β
"That, that ......" swallowed a mouthful of saliva involuntarily, and Duan Qing, who was pointing in that direction, twisted his neck as if it had become much stiffer: "Don't tell me, that, that's just-"
"I've heard about the past."
As if noticing the arrival of these players in front of him, the naked man who was being watched by them then walked in front of Duan Qing with a voice like a thunderbolt, and then the thick eyebrows and a pair of big eyes that seemed to shine were also accompanied by the powerful body and muscular arms, and fell on the gray-robed magician who was very thin in comparison: "You are the few foreign strangers who are favored by Surtu, right?" I remember it was called ...... What's going on? β
"Adventurer." The warrior of another tribe who was sweating on the side stopped waving the huge blade in his hand when he heard the sound, and together with the clan soldier who came with Duan Qing and the others, he showed an inexplicable low laugh: "I heard that it is a group of people who like to venture everywhere and dare to go deep into Mount Fumila, and in the stories that the patriarch told us in the past, they are simply a group of powerful warriors who dare to do anything." β
"Oh? That's a really interesting bunch. The slightly tilted head shifted back a little, and the strong man who pressed his thick fingers against his chin looked at Duan Qing again and his gaze was also full of interest: "The courage is commendable, stronger than most of the people in our tribe, butββ"
"Look at your body, it doesn't seem to have the legendary strength."
He grinned, his fists slammed hard against his chest, and the loud slapping sound then passed through Duan Qing's ears with a huge sound of breaking wind, and instantly blew down the hood covering his head: "That, that, may I ask ......?"
"That's right, this is Liger."
As if understanding what the adventurer was trying to ask, the tribal warrior who led the crowd to the crowd smiled contemptuously: "He will be in charge of your 'Trials of Courage', and will judge your eligibility to participate in our Sioux team." β
"Pray for yourselves, and if you can come out alive, I will take you to Surtu."
Leaving such a sentence, the clan warrior straddling the scimitar then turned around and left this place without hesitation, leaving only the slightly dazed figure of Duan Qing and a few people who were surrounded by a group of strong men of the tribe, and the eyes of Liger, who were several heads taller than Duan Qing, looked down on them: "Let's start, adventurers, since it is a battle of life and death for the clan, I will not show mercy to your men." β
"That's, that'...... I'd like to ask first. Pointing to the left and right sides of this place, Duan Qing's face, which still maintained a dry smile, then dispersed left and right towards the circular venue: "Are the people here all the people who are going to participate in the 'Barish' ceremony?" Isn't it a little too much? β
"Of course not." Raising their eyebrows in surprise, Liggle's laughter then appeared in the sky above the circular void: "Here are the strongest warriors in our tribe!" They are the most powerful and powerful people in our tribe! We're going to pick out the best fits from these volunteers, and we're going to take them with us to fight the Nash guys! β
"For the glory of the clan!"
He raised his arms and shouted, the sweat that was originally all over the surface of his shirtless upper body seemed to fly out like rain, and the shouts that were also full of strength then rose in unison in the response of the rest of the clan warriors around him, turning Duan Qing's original posture to resist the splash of sweat into an involuntary ear covering action: "I, I didn't mean that, I mean...... Have all the people here been selected? β
"Oh, of course not, after all, there are only a limited number of people who can participate in the battle." Lowering his arm a little strangely, Ligel lowered his downward gaze again: "The selection is underway, only those who have passed the test can continue to stay, and those who can't even pass the test are naturally not qualified to stay here." β
"But I don't think I see many people fighting here." The one who asked this sentence was a whisper quietly from Gedmayne on the side: "Isn't the so-called test a battle with this big and three rough brute bull in front of you?" β
"Of course not, because I'm not the only examiner!" There was a burst of laughter again, and Ligel, who seemed to hear Gedman's whisper, pointed around with a smug expression: "We are only responsible for monitoring the warriors who hope to pass the test, and whether they meet the requirements of 'bravery', and everyone's enthusiasm is very high today!" I can't do it alone! β
"That isβ"
Looking back at the direction he came from a little wordlessly, Duan Qing's expressionless face then dissipated into the neat nods of the companions around him: "That guy sent us here on purpose?" Are these people trying to make things difficult for us? β
"This Ligel's strength is obviously much higher than the others around him." Xue Lingphantom Bing, who also came to the front of everyone and covered his side face, whispered to Duan Qing: "If the content of the trial is to defeat this guy, we may have to prepare for a hard battle next." β
"Hey, Lord Liggle." Exchanging glances with the companions around him, Duan Qing then turned back to the other party and raised his voice of temptation and inquiry: "What is the content of the 'selection', can you explain it to us in advance?" β
"Defeat your opponent, of course." Looking at Duan Qing's face with some surprise, Liger raised his thick eyebrows as if he had just understood something: "What, what do you think our selection is, a child's game?" β
"We're not that idle!"
The sound of heavy stomping echoed around the field, and the soil on the grassland surrounded by the camp was shaken a little, and Liger, whose face was full of pride, then pointed behind him, as if he was inviting something, and said, "The rules are simple: as long as you can beat the participating players, you can remove them from the list." β
"Because we have limited slots." He grinned, as if he was laughing at Duan Qing and the others' uniform vigilant movements at this time: "Whoever is more capable of fighting than them is more qualified to continue to stay in the team than them - isn't this very simple?" β
"It's called fighting...... So where are our opponents? After calming down his emotions and straightening up, Duan Qing then looked indifferently in the direction that Ligel had just indicated: "Has the 'Champion' already decided?" β
"'Champion'? That's a good title! Glaring at his eyes again, Liger, who had pricked up his body, laughed loudly at Duan Qing: "You're right! The selection has been going on for some time, and several warriors have already made it to the list of glory! If you want to take on the challenge, you can do it! β
"After the challenge of the person in front is completed."
The shirtless strong man paused slightly, and his originally uplifting voice also paused: "I'm sorry, because everyone knows how important this duel is, so the number of fighters who came to participate in the battle is too much. β
"You've got to get in line."
He pointed in the direction of the warriors of the other tribes who were still fighting around him in the circular field, and a look of apology appeared on his face, and Duan Qing, who was looking back at those directions, also frowned his eyebrows, and his face still remained impassive: "In this way, it seems that we have to wait for a long time." β
"If you think we're wasting our time, I have a better offer."
Walking in front of Duan Qing and the others with his hands on his chest, Liger, whose face showed excitement, once again showed a look of contempt: "As long as you can defeat me, you will naturally have the qualifications to go to 'Barish' on behalf of the Nasu clan, and those cumbersome promotion processes can also be ignored entirely, how about this proposal?" β
"How do you fight?" Unimpressed by the powerful coercion that came to him, Duan Qing lowered his brows and continued to ask, "Heads-up or group battle?" What kind of weapons are allowed? β
"You can choose the weapon you want to use."
In the eyes that began to gradually gather around, Liger, who nodded vigorously, pointed to the waist of Duan Qing and the others: "One-on-one, I am not qualified to let you all go at once, and this is not fair enough to those warriors who have been selected." β
"As for me, I don't need any weapons." He twisted his rattling neck, and his flicking wrist also made a heavy sound in front of Duan Qing: "Whatever you want to use, just pick the blade you can use...... Well? You don't think you're carrying a weapon. β
"Because I'm a magician." In the action of the teammates behind him pulling out the posture to maintain vigilance, Duan Qing, who stood with his hands down and did not make any movements, smiled slightly: "Magicians don't need weapons either. β
"Magician...... Hmm, I think I've heard of this profession there. Twisting his chin and raising his head, Ligel then waved his hand as if he wanted to dispel something: "Well, since you're an adventurerβ"
"No matter what weird tricks are used, it shouldn't be a big deal."
A faint smirk flashed in the movement of bowing his head, and Ligel swung his fist violently like a sneak attack, and then the violent wind pressure also fell suddenly in the direction of Duan Qing with the lightning speed of his fist, covering him and the figures of the other players around him. In the scene of the tribal warriors who had stopped fighting around and retreated, a large area of grass clippings and dirt was lifted in the center of the grassland in this circular clearing, and the burly and sturdy figure that appeared in the center of these dirt and dust also gradually stood up with the sight they gathered together, and showed a surprised smile towards Duan Qing, who was barely moving in front of him: "It's really unexpected, you are not afraid." β
"The great Nasu warriors naturally don't use the next three indiscriminate tricks like sneak attacks, especially against opponents who think they are weaker than themselves." The arms behind him slowly spread out, and Duan Qing, who replied in a low voice, then pointed slightly to the emerald green light that surrounded him: "As for the wind pressure caused by your fist, it only needs the 'Wind Enchantment' to solve it. β
"Good!" Taking a step back slightly, Liger's eyes seemed to be shining brighter than the stars in the fist-swinging posture: "You have passed the test of 'bravery', and the next test is the test of 'strength'." β
"Is there really a way for you to take my punch with your weak body?"
Rumble!
Unlike the normal sound of fists hitting flesh and blood, a huge explosion suddenly appeared in the middle of the grassland, and one of the two figures that suddenly crossed together was like a cannonball, instantly knocking over a tent in the distance around the empty field. The shrill jingle sound then sounded behind the hole in the camp tent in the direction in which the figure disappeared, accompanied by the footsteps of the rest of the players who belonged to Snow Spirit Phantom Ice and others hurriedly ran in that direction, and the figure of the gray-robed magician who was knocked away by a punch and smashed over countless utensils in the camp tent only gradually appeared at the end of the hole after a long time, and the figure who was helped up by his companions also looked as if he had lost his life and was motionless.
"Duan Qing!"