Chapter Ninety-Five: A Victory Without Hidden Dangers
Trading injuries for injuries is a common tactic for reloaded professionals on the battlefield. Although Barrett is technically wearing only medium-sized armor. However, combined with his muscle armor ability and super high physique attributes, his static defense ability is still excellent.
"Drop! Drip! Drip! Blue, green, and purple lines instantly filled the space in front of Barrett's eyes. This was the line of attack that he could only see, and in a matter of moments, he had stripped the Twilight Blade's defenses clean.
'Bang! Boom! Boom! 'Barrett's attack also ran into an obstacle - a deflection field. The opponent projects an invisible force field, creating a temporary protective obstacle. When faced with a single attack, a force field shield becomes his hindrance.
In the eyes of outsiders, Barrett's blade seemed to squeeze the air around him even further - the distortion of light made the space that had no physical existence seem to be filled with something invisible.
Then, for a brief time gained by the deflection force, a cold wind blew from the ring on the Twilight Blade's hand. Barrett felt a cold energy coming from the other man's hand—a cold touch. The heavy sword in the guy's hand and the free other hand both radiated a dark blue energy. The touch of both destroys the life force of the living creature - each contact creates intense negative energy damage. If you fail the Tenacity Check, you will deal an additional Strength stat damage.
'Have you started to flip the cards now?' But this one alone isn't enough for your kid to turn the tables! The corners of Barrett's face under the mask finally curled a little. And his feet were firmly rooted in the ground, and the strength in his hands increased even more.
"Poof!" With a loud bang, the twilight sword that had previously launched a strange object to counter Barrett had now turned into a baseball in mid-air. When the 'Broken Peak' Mo knife was about to approach the opponent's waist, Barrett staggered the blade with a twist of his wrist, allowing the wide blade to sweep heavily on the opponent's left waist and hip bone.
The Twilight Blade, like a baseball that had been flown into the air, brought out a scarlet ribbon as it tumbled—a cloud of blood gushing out of his mouth as it moved at high speed. In order to ensure that the other party does not make any more moths in the future, Barrett made a heavy hand.
You must know that the reason why the legal profession is more difficult than the war profession. It's usually not how good they are at fighting head-on, it's the endless and bizarre methods of those guys. Looking at the ring in his hand, Barrett didn't know if the other party would make any surprising moves in the next moment - so he decided to completely make the outcome of the battle between the two sides completely decisive at this moment.
Although he had blown up in front of Steward Malkin before, Barrett also knew that he and the competitors on the other side of the game had to be separated from each other. But it's a stupid thing. As I said before, unlike the fiefdom nobles, the court nobles can be said to have invested all their strength in this annual drama. But it means that their participants are often the core members of the family or even the heirs - not like Barrett, who is even a reluctant side branch of the direct line, maybe there is a lone seedling in it!
After all, there have been no serious casualties in this 'game' for many years. Even the nobles of the court who spared their lives used it as a means to train the next generation. In this case, Barrett once blood splattered five steps today. That might have really made a hole in Ulrique's sky.
Although due to the contract made at the beginning of the fight, it is inconvenient for those guys to retaliate on the spot. At the same time, it will be difficult to gain any advantage in public opinion in the following actions -- that is, it is not possible to use official power for this reason. But one thing to note is that although the front hard anus is not good, it is difficult to stop the private methods of those court nobles!
As mentioned earlier, the mercenaries that players are now acting as are a profession that moves between black and white. So if the official turns a blind eye, they will be able to live a very nourishing life. But once the government comes up with a stern posture, even if you don't have a hard time moving an inch, I'm afraid you will feel like a fish out of water.
At the same time, there are countless organizations and individuals on the mainland who collect money to buy their lives. And those court nobles, although compared to the fiefdom lords, are just a group of broken households. But if it were against Barrett, the gold coin that would have been offered for his head could still be taken - who made Barrett so strong now. Not enough to deter the greedy gaze of most shadows!
That's right! If this kind of thing happens, the Boreham family will indeed help Barrett somewhat. But let's not forget that this game, which has not killed anyone in years, is likely to upset the balance that was originally established because of Barrett's actions. At the same time, as a provocation, the nobles of the court may unite against Barrett on this matter.
At that point, Barrett did not think that the fiefdom aristocracy could show such cohesion in such a matter - the best outcome would be that the Boreham family led a few close families to fight against the court nobles. Although it is not said that this situation will definitely be at a disadvantage, but there are a thousand days to catch a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves.
Assassinating a person is much less difficult and costly than protecting one. Even tigers have time to nap, let alone people. At that time, if the boat capsized in the gutter and someone succeeded, it would not only be Barrett himself who would suffer, but also the prestige of the Bolum family might be affected.
So if it is not necessary. Barrett definitely didn't want to get his hands stained with blood on this occasion - although this was a bit of a sense of disobedience to both do ** and set up an archway, but this was the rule of the game that was common in the world.
That's why Barrett chose to reverse his wrist at the last minute, allowing the Twilight Blade to escape the slash. At the same time, he is so reluctant to attack. But he knocked the Twilight Blade that flew out of the field unconscious. You must know that most of the strange objects can only be activated when the user is still conscious. Barrett's choice can be said to have immediately cut off all kinds of accidents.
"Poof!" As the Twilight Blade fell out of the arena like a broken sack, the battle between the two sides had already been decided. Barrett, who had done all this, didn't care about the 'Tieflin Girl' who still hadn't appeared, but put the Mo knife back into its sheath and waited for the final result of the referee.
The referee, who had been stared at for a while under Barrett's fierce gaze, finally raised the colored flag in his hand: "This time the winner is Mr. Barrett of the Boreham family." ”
Barrett, who had received the answer, began to walk out of the arena - after all, the nobles of the court were the most sinister of tricks. In case they used the fact that the demon pet that was still in the invisible state was still in the field, it was to show that the fight was not over. When Barrett leaves the boundary, he loses the game. Then the ensuing rip is a protracted war of words.
For Barrett, who has spent so much energy, this kind of anticlimactic ending is something he will never accept. And once he was calculated by those court nobles. It may also affect his own evaluation among the top brass of the Boreham family. Combined, the two will definitely make Barrett's future path not as smooth as it used to be.
Barrett walked out of the field and returned to his camp amid the angry glares of the court nobles, and along the way he could feel a few murderous awks hovering behind him—apparently the Twilight Blade he had beaten to baseball was not inferior. His men have raised those vicious dogs to protect their masters, if someone hadn't stopped them. I'm afraid I'm going to leave and come up and stab Barrett.
However, in front of everyone, even the members of the noble side of the court in the field would not allow their allies to suddenly attack at this time. In that case, it may not be able to take advantage of the current situation, not to mention, and it may also cause a full-scale backlash from the fiefdom lord's camp.
If it was in the old days. On the side of the court nobles who have lost their red eyes, there may be a possibility that their brains are congested and impulsive. But right now, in the eyes of the royal family of Norhan, these vicious dogs, who have no master's support, will never dare to grin at the newcomer with a stick in their hands.
And Barrett, who came to Malkin's steward, stretched: "It seems that the other party's information about me is not very good!" Otherwise, they should send a stronger candidate. The strength of the one just now is good. But the chances of winning me are too slim. I was worried about this and there at first! ”
"It's good to win. But Boreham's boy, you just started too hard. That guy hasn't woken up yet! Steward Malkin, who had said this, stretched out his finger and pointed to the phalanx of court nobles that had been in disarray. The doctor they had hired was scrambling to begin treating the Twilight Blade they had worked with Barrett before. However, whether it is medicine or magic, so far there seems to be no big improvement.
Turning his head to look at the commotion, Barrett smiled and said, "Don't worry! I'm very measured. Take cut pork as an example, two centimeters under the skin is two centimeters under the skin, and it will definitely not exceed one centimeter. So you can't look at that guy who is still unconscious, and you can regain consciousness as long as you go down with a 'recovery technique'. ”
"But Barrett, you don't leave any sequelae on that little white face!" Lalu curled up in Rieli's arms. Suddenly stretched out his cat's paw and asked.
Barrett was stunned when he heard this, he glanced at the cat boy thoughtfully and said: "It's not a big problem, but I'm afraid the other party will have to stay in bed for a while now." Of course, if he chooses to use a large dose of divine magic to heal, I don't say it. ”
Although the healing spells in this world are magical, too frequent use of divine healing will have an impact on life and lifespan. Perhaps for the mercenaries and adventurers who licked the blood and died in the gutter at some point, there was no need to consider this aspect at all - and even for a large number of them, the use of divine magic to heal was a luxury.
However, if the aboriginal nobles were injured, they would often try not to use healing techniques to completely heal them. After stopping the bleeding and saving his life, he immediately changed back to an herbalist to slowly recuperate, so as not to lose his life force and lifespan - this is also an important factor in the development of pure herbalism.
Of course, for the player's 'intelligent creatures', the loss of vitality and lifespan that the aboriginal nobles feared was meaningless - for these guys who could resurrect the second generation. Instead of worrying about this kind of thing, it is better to pay a little price for a better start next time!
"And how long do you think he'll need to lie down?" Steward Malkin frowned, obviously a little concerned about this kind of thing.
This made Barrett have a trace of doubt in his heart, and took advantage of the momentum brought by this martial arts victory. Barrett asked without hesitation: "Butler Malkin, do you know the identity of that guy?" Could it be that after he was injured in the martial arts arena, he would cause some trouble? Our Norhan rules aren't so easy to trample on! ”
Hearing this, Malkinguan was stunned for a moment, and then shook his head again and again: "It's okay!" All right! I'm just asking, no matter what the rules of the other party are, when they come to our Norhan Kingdom, they will naturally abide by our rules. ”
"Forget it! You don't want to say more. I won't ask any questions. At this point, Barrett paused, "I can't jump to conclusions about how long I'll have to lie down." After all, I don't know if the opponent's physique has any advantage in recovering from the injury. However, even if it is an ordinary person, after the initial spell treatment, it should be able to move freely in about half a month. ”
"Is it the longest half a month?" This time, it was Steward Malkin's turn to ask, "What you just said is freedom of movement, right?" So how long will it take for him to regain his combat effectiveness today? ”
"I don't know much about that." Barrett shrugged helplessly, "If you use a lot of magic skills, maybe that guy will be able to go to the battlefield tomorrow!" ”
"Looks like I'm looking too highly of you." Steward Malkin, who shook his head, sighed, "Forget it! I'd better arrange for someone to find out the news myself! ”
"I don't care about this kind of thing." Immediately after that, Barrett accentuated his tone, "Steward Malkin, you must remember what you said before the fight!" ”
"Don't worry! We Malkins are not in the habit of defaulting on our debts. Steward Marr immediately assured. (To be continued.) )
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