Chapter 30: The Beginning Begins
The attendant waited for all the nobles to get up, then knelt down on one knee and greeted the queen and slowly walked into the VIP seat.
Dressed in a plain ivory-colored, loose and decent robe, and a simple and simple crown without any exquisite gemstones, Queen Jenna sat lightly, the only seat in the VIP roomβthe throne.
From a distance, Queen Jenna's face seems to be covered with a thin veil, and the moment she smiles, it seems to be clearly visible, but if you look closely, it is like a cloud and mist, blurred.
After sitting on the throne, Queen Jenna also said lightly: "Subjects of the Empire, please stand up. β
"Thank you, Your Majesty, the Empire is immortal. A not-so-neat but very loud echo shouted from the mouths of the nobles who knelt down on one knee and saluted.
The attendant, who had stood by early, used amplified magic props to announce that today's life-and-death duel would begin after everyone got up and sat down.
"Today, Her Majesty is invited to watch the first true life-and-death duel of courage and strength, at the cost of blood and life, in the sacred arena blessed by the True God, in the sacred arena blessed by the True God. β
The attendant introduced passionately and loudly, "First of all, welcome to the Cashie family, a thirty-two-year-old fifth-order powerhouse, and a silent stalker who walks in the shadows, dances on the tip of a sword, and takes the lives of the enemy, but is silent. β
With the introduction of the acolyte, directly west of the True God Arena, the fence made of magic steel slowly rose to the highest point as if someone was trying to lift it.
A man dressed in black leather armor, neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, wearing a black hood with only light green eyes on his head, and a long sword and a short sword hanging from his waist, walked steadily from the shadows where the sun could not reach, and walked steadily towards the center of the arena.
Finally, he quietly drew his weapon, smeared poison on the blade, and silently waited for his opponent to arrive.
After introducing Yveli Cathy, the acolyte looked at Queen Jenna vaguely, and only after seeing the queen's nod, did he continue to introduce in a loud voice: "Now, please warmly welcome, the giver of the light of order, a young fourth-order powerhouse, based on the manipulation of elemental energy, based on the principle of comprehending space and time, with knowledge and exploration as a lifelong pursuit, the spokesperson of wisdom, and the terminator of the battlefield - magician, Vinson. β
As he finished speaking, due east, Vincent stepped out of the fence gate that had already been raised.
When the pure white silk boots under Vincent's feet stepped into the arena duel circle and the first step was raised, the audience was in an uproar, and almost instantly, all the nobles watching the battle stood up at the same time, their faces full of surprise.
"What is he doing?"
At the first glance of Vincent, except for Avensi, who had already known, such a sentence popped up in everyone's hearts, including Queen Jenna.
As a "bet", before the chamberlain announced the arrival of the queen, Evensey was alone and sat in the audience directly to the east of the VIP seats. She supported her chin with one hand, and held her originally sharp chin round and cute, revealing her pink little mouth high, and chatting lazily in every way.
Especially when Vincent entered the center of the arena, the reaction of those nobles made her speechless.
"What nobles, they are all descendants who have never seen the world. β
Indeed, in everyone's impression, the slightly weak body, the magic robe that mops the floor, and the long-handled two-handed staff inlaid with various philosopher's stones are the inherent impression that magicians give to ordinary people.
But today, completely removing the mask covering his face, revealing the handsome face full of masculinity and heroism that could not or should not exist in the world, and the corners of his mouth were faintly and confidently smiling, Vincent had indeed broken all the definitions of magicians in the previous world.
As a dual dagger element for melee combat, it is different from the battle posture that no matter what you wear in the game, it will not affect the combat posture. In reality, it is impossible for Vincent to wear a robe and fight the enemy. Therefore, Vincent can only give up his favorite and transform into a set of fashions drawn from the explosion of character in the game.
A set of casual casual clothes with pure white as the base, gold filigree carved order torch on the chest, silk texture, the breeze blowing, making people full of temperament.
However, Vincent, who walked into the arena with a confident smile on his face, was most surprised not by his clothes and appearance, but by the blue and red daggers he was carrying, two daggers of the same style and different colors.
The handle of the dagger is carved with a lifelike dragon's head, and the blade seems to come out of the dragon's mouth, like a sinuous and crystal clear viper, waiting for the right moment to kill the enemy. And as Vincent walked forward step by step, the tip of the dagger blade was like venom from time to time, and the red and blue magmatic liquid dripped down, but before the liquid hit the ground, it suddenly disappeared completely.
Vincent ignored everyone's gaze and kept a steady pace until he reached the center of the arena and stood still, and then the nobles sat down one after another, but his mood was still not calm.
"Vincent, is his name Vincent?" the Duke of Osborne muttered to himself unusually slightly, supposedly unable to attract anyone's attention.
But for some reason, he could always feel that someone was watching him, and when he looked up and looked around, but still found nothing, he knew what the end of the day would be.
At the same time, the nobles who sat back in the audience did not care about politeness and began to talk one after another.
"Didn't he say he was a magician? What was he doing with two daggers? Could it be that he was a stalker who was a part-time magician?"
"It's the first time I've seen it, could it be that this Vincent has obtained some kind of new spell that can replace a staff with a dagger?"
"Impossible, a mage who doesn't use a two-handed staff can't exist. β
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"Kerrinion, has this Lord Vincenne revealed any news that he used a dagger to duel?"
"Nope. β
"And you still insist that he can win?"
"Of course, also, you don't talk nonsense, watch carefully, and wait for the result. β
"Uh. β
Benjamin couldn't figure it out, so he had to ask Duke Osborne beside him.
"Grandpa, what kind of quality and level of magic weapon is this Vincennes magician's dagger!"
"The quality can't be seen, but the level is not high, only the fourth order. β
"Fourth Order?!Does a dagger that look so powerful only be a Fourth Order, but this Vincennes mage doesn't really plan to use magic beyond the Fourth Order. Benjamin was excited to think about what might happen next.
"Possibly. β
At this moment, in the VIP seat where Queen Jenna was, the attendant asked again if she wanted to announce the start, and after receiving a permitted response, she walked to the amplifier props and said loudly: "Her Majesty announces that the duel has begun." β
Queen Jenna's eyes twinkled, and she was full of anticipation for the good show that was about to begin.
In the middle of the arena
Evely Cathy had been watching Vincent's every move since he stepped into the arena, and he was so perfect looking at this opponent who seemed to only exist among third-rate knights. Iveli's mood was still like a calm lake, without the slightest fluctuation, even if Vincent was carrying two long and short swords, which were far better than the gray and dull long and short swords in his hand, and the dagger with incredible power at a glance, Iveli still had a cold face and was unmoved, after all, he had made up his mind.
Evely has always believed that a weapon is a weapon, no matter how beautiful or ugly, what the quality is, and how high or low the level is. Only by inserting into the warm body of the enemy and spilling blood when it is drawn can the value and significance of the weapon's existence be proven.
Wielding a weapon that can't kill the enemy, it's like a clown throwing three small balls in his hand, and it's just ugly.
Evely waited expressionlessly, although he clearly knew that as the first person to take the stage in the three duels, his first task was to find out all of Vincent's strength, and by the way, he passively triggered the type of magic items, and consumed as many as possible to reduce the trouble for the two Stilwell brothers who appeared later, and finally complete the deal.
However, if you can cut even a little bit of skin on the enemy, there is no need for the Stilwell brothers to play.
Her Majesty announced that the duel had begun. β
Like being thrown into a stone by a naughty child, Evely's calm mind rippled, and he subconsciously clenched the weapon in his hand and prepared to enter a stealth state when his opponent spoke.
"Hey, isn't it strange that you're a stalker in broad daylight wearing black leather armor? β
"Assuming you don't die at my hands, of course. β
[Inexplicable.] Iveli thought to himself, but the whole person completely disappeared into the air under the sunlight, leaving only the footprints left by the previous walk.
- "Intermediate Invisibility." β
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Before Vincent and Avensi set off for the arena, they secretly made up their minds that today's duel had only one theme, and that was arrogance.
Only arrogance can Vincent make long-term plans for the future, only arrogance can dispel the intentions of some nobles who can't put down their bodies to befriend him, and only arrogance can befriend Queen Jenna as the only choice, so that all unnecessary troubles can be avoided.
Therefore, Vincent did his best to show arrogance and accomplish the task and the predetermined goal.
By the time the acolyte had announced the start of the duel, and Vincent had teased his opponent a few times, Evely disappeared silently.
Vincent didn't use his superior mental power to perceive the only fifth-order Eves power, but pretended to add two ordinary passive trigger magic to himself.
- "Low Stone Skin"
- "Neutralization of low-grade poisons"
The low-level Stone Skin is the best trigger protection magic for low-level mages to deal with sneak attacks, and when the enemy's weapon is about to touch the flesh, a rock-colored skin will appear to cover the body, reducing the enemy's next damage.
The neutralization of low-level poisons is not as magical as the stone skin technique, which only makes the poison smeared on the weapon invalid when the enemy attacks.
After casting the two spells, Vincent pretended to be cautious and slowly retreated.