Chapter 31: The Duel of Graduation

"After the Frost Festival, Zhou Lie seems to have been with Stella. In the student union room, Byron and Ania were left, dealing with trivial affairs, and Stella and Zhou Lie were nowhere to be seen.

"yes, you saw what happened that night, isn't it? Ania replied.

"Well, but it doesn't feel fair that we have to deal with so many things. ”

"Then I will give you so many days off when I have the opportunity in the future. ”

"That's really... Hey, we're going to graduate, and we're going to finish the handover tomorrow!'ll be graduating in two months!" Byron complained.

"Two months. Ania muttered that it was almost winter in Oslyn, and that after the Frost Festival, the city of the far south was about to welcome the arrival of winter, and some people on the streets had changed into winter clothes and warmed their hands with hot air in their mouths.

It seems that because of Frem's relationship, Zhou Lie is not afraid of the cold, these days Stella and Zhou Lie have been inseparable, and the boys in the academy found that the goddess in their hearts had a home, or the hateful Zhou Lie, who had suppressed them for a long time, dared not speak out.

"Look, it's not good. Stella picked up a small silver butterfly-shaped headdress, stuck it on her head, and looked back at Zhou Lie.

"Well, it's beautiful. Zhou Lie praised.

"Then I'm going to want this. ”

After buying it, Stella immediately put this small hair ornament on her head, and the small silver butterfly swayed on her head, as if a little elf followed Stella, looking very smart.

The two held hands, wandered aimlessly in the city, basically walked around the streets and alleys of the city for a few days, and when they were tired, they found a tavern to sit down, and continued to walk in the city after they were full of wine and food, and every evening, the two would sit on the lakeside of the academy, snuggle and whisper, or lie in the grass, count the stars, and connect the stars with their fingers, drawing each other's appearances.

Such a beautiful day, even if the two of them don't want it to end, they still have to usher in the end, time slipped away mercilessly, the two are about to graduate, Stella will go to Tionlis with Wilson, and Zhou Lie will go to Babylon.

On the eve of graduation, Zhou Lie received a challenge.

"Edmund, William, Kouzhon, Whites... Waiting for the glory of the thirty-two surnames as a bet, we challenge you, this is a duel of honor, if you are a person with honor in your heart, accept our invitation, and the next afternoon, next to the lake pavilion of the academy, the headmaster will be a witness to witness our duel!"

Zhou Lie looked at this challenge book and laughed out loud, the thirty-two names, some of them have impressions, some of them are in memory and very thin, but they are almost all people who have been beaten by him, and they also know that this is their last chance to get back from themselves.

"Do you want to say yes?" asked Stella with a worried look on her face when she saw the letter of challenge.

"Of course, I have no reason to back down, and they have all said that it is a battle for glory, and it will not be a shame for me not to go away, which is not good. Zhou Lie said with a smile, of course, there was one thing he didn't say, even if Stella wanted him not to take on the challenge, he was not willing to show weakness in front of Stella.

"But there's thirty-two people on the other side!"

"Thirty-two people is already a small problem. Zhou Lie said in a relaxed tone, "And this problem can't be solved by myself, what are you talking about in five years?"

"Well, I support you, don't lose. Stella nodded.

In the past three years, Zhou Lie's existence, for those noble young masters, is like a demon king, this huge shadow hangs in their hearts, and in this last time, they decided to challenge this demon king together.

This is something that must be done when they are students, for them, it is the end of the past, and after graduation, even if they rely on other ways to defeat Zhou Lie, it has no meaning in itself.

And for Zhou Lie, this is not only for his own face, but also for the respect of these people, compared to the petty theft they have been looking for trouble in previous years, this is the first time he has received an invitation to a duel, so he defeats the other party in a dignified manner, and they dare not have any complaints in the future.

Next.

Next to the Huxin Pavilion, I don't know when a vacant lot has been cleared, a target has been placed on it, the ring has been circled, the runway has been drawn, the old principal is sitting on the referee's seat, Zhou Lie is the four members of the student union, opposite is the thirty-two boys who sent the challenge book, and the rest of the students and teachers who are watching the excitement are all sitting on the ground on the periphery.

"Do you want to go up together, or one by one?" Before the principal could start to say something, Zhou Lie came to the scene and said lightly.

Among the thirty-two boys, one of the leading boys stood up and said, "I'm Downs Edmond, the organizer of this duel, you can see this venue, this duel, thirty-two of us compete with you in thirty-two different events, each win wins one point, and in the end, after all the competitions, the side with the most points wins!"

"Hey, you guys are too sloppy, the content of the duel needs to be discussed by both parties, and you haven't discussed it with Zhou Lie at all. Stella, who was behind her, found out about the problem with this duel.

"It's okay" Zhou Lie waved his hand and said, "I accept this duel method, then, which of you goes first, what is compared, I will not lose." ”

"I know you're great, but don't be arrogant. Downs said.

"I'm just stating the fact that the strongest realm of your thirty-two people will not be stronger than mine. ”

Tang Si and Zhou Lie looked at each other silently, and their eyes collided as if they were about to produce sparks.

"Ahem, then in the presence of me, the dean of the Santa Fes Academy, this duel begins. The principal on the side hurriedly came out to play the round.

"The first game, fencing. Downs announced, "I don't need to go into the rules, we will be played by Atlin, please wear protective gear and come to the field."

Western fencing is an aristocratic sport evolved from swordsmanship, and the stabbing sword used in fencing is flexible and small, as long as you wear protective gear, there is no risk of injury.

Putting on protective gear and coming to the divided fencing field, Atlin had already set up a posture, stepped sideways, his knees were slightly bent, and the sword Yaoyao in his right hand pointed at Zhou Lie, and his left hand was naturally placed behind him.

Zhou Lie shook the bayonet sword in his hand, and after getting used to the weight, he stood still and signaled that the duel could begin.

"Zhou Lie didn't put on a posture at all. The surrounding students saw Zhou Lie's posture holding the sword and began to whisper.

"I remember that Zhou Lie never seemed to have been to fencing class?" Ania looked back at Byron in confusion.

Byron nodded, "Yes, he hasn't been there once." ”

For Zhou Lie, who always escapes fencing lessons, he really doesn't know how to fenc, because in his opinion, the skills that were originally used to kill people have weakened into what they are now, and there is no practical meaning at all, although he knows the rules, but he really doesn't know the various movements of fencing, Zhou Lie plans to use the swordsmanship he learned before to deal with this duel.

Seeing Zhou Lie's door wide open, Atlin stepped forward without hesitation and stabbed him with a sword in the chest.

There have been many excellent knights in Atlin's family, and there has always been a tradition of martial arts, and fencing, an aristocratic sport, is naturally the pride of their family.

The straight bayonet sword stabbed into Zhou Lie's chest like a meteor, and at this speed, none of the students watching the battle felt that they could dodge it.

Zhou Lie didn't dodge either, he turned the sword in his right hand down to the top in a big circle, and directly missed the extremely powerful stabbing blow.

Atlin was startled, and hurriedly retreated to put away his sword, ready to find another chance, but found that the bayonet sword in his hand seemed to be glued by the other party, and he had not been free from the other party's entanglement.

The stabbing sword in Zhou Lie's right hand continued to arc, Atlin retreated, he moved forward, Atlin stopped, he also stopped, the two always kept a certain distance, in the eyes of the audience, the two were drawing circles with the sword there.

Only Atlin on the field knew that he could no longer take back his sword, and the power from the sword was domineering and flexible, which was not something he could compete with at all, and if he wanted to prevent the sword from getting out of his hand, he could only follow the trajectory of the other party.

With the sudden explosion of Zhou Lie's wrist strength, the bayonet sword in Atlin's hand was knocked away, drawing circles in the air, and finally inserted into the earth.

Losing the weapon in his hand is also one of the conditions for fencing to judge victory or defeat, and it is also a rare situation, Atlin looked at his empty hand in disbelief, and did not understand why he couldn't even hold the sword.

While he was in a daze, Zhou Lie had already walked over, stretched out his right hand and shook Atlin's right hand, "Good fight." ”

It's post-match etiquette, and playing well is of course a game.

Atlin smiled bitterly and said, "It's me who lost." Then he silently retreated into the queue, silent.

"The first competition, the winner, Zhou Lie!" the head of the academy said loudly.

Not only the three of Ania behind Zhou Lie, but also the onlookers applauded, this fencing competition that was different from usual did not make the people around them very happy, and the last shot of the weapon can be said to be handsome and compelling, not only those girls were fascinated, but the boys also thought about whether they could use this move in the future.

"Next?" Zhou Lie asked in a relaxed tone as he took off his protective gear.

Because they knew that Zhou Lie had never been to a fencing class, so in the first fencing game they arranged, they planned to directly kill Zhou Lie, but they didn't expect the other party to use such a strange move to defeat Atlin in an instant.

But the next one is not so simple.

"Next, archery. "Downs Xuandao" our side by Jusis to fight, both sides a total of ten arrows, the target distance of 100 meters, after ten arrows, according to the number of rings shot, calculate the score. ”

Even if ten arrows can hit ten rings, the two are tied, and in archery, a project with an upper limit on scores, no matter how powerful you Zhou Lie is, you will not win completely.

Jusis nodded at Downs, took his bow and arrows, and walked to the edge of the range.

"Please check the bows and arrows, you can test fire, and when you are ready, the game will begin. Downs announced.