Chapter 29: The Duel Begins
Fast enough time passed, and two days had passed since the day Vincent and the Stilwell brothers had agreed to a duel.
For the past two days, Vincent and Evensy, who have nothing to do, have visited the entire City of God's Blessing.
Even Vincent, who thinks he is well-informed, can't help but admire the architects of various races who participated in the construction of the City of God Blessed.
Of course, Vincent believes that in the past two days, the biggest gain is the relationship between him and Evan Xi, from the initial false compliment, to the hysteria after being broken by him, and then to the current peaceful coexistence and even a slight progress. Vincent could clearly feel the change.
Speaking of which, Vincent didn't feel much guilt towards Evensey and the others, after all, when he created the Guardians, he never imagined that things would come to this point.
However, for the sake of peace within the Abyss, and for the help of the Guardians during the mission, Vincent chose the most advantageous option.
And Evinsie took off his mask, and after two days of real contact with Vincent, he was also happy to see the cooperation with Vincent, and his lively and cheerful nature was also undoubtedly revealed.
It's just that Vincent's seemingly good relationship at the moment was built before returning to the Abyss, but Vincent believes that the Guardians will eventually follow reason and choose to cooperate with him. After all, the pursuit of win-win cooperation is an eternal truth.
When the sky was slightly bright, there was a drenching light rain in the Blessed City, although the time was not long, but it also brought a refreshing feeling to the originally slightly stuffy environment, but after the rain, the unique warmth of the sun returned to the Blessed City, and the occasional small puddle also took advantage of the fact that it had not disappeared, reflecting the sunlight to prove it.
It was a rainy day.
After tidying up a bit, Vincent pushed open the door and left the Royal Hotel with Evensey for the last stop of the Divine City, the Arena of the True Gods.
Located in the center of the aristocratic district, closest to the palace of the Divine Blessed Empire, the True God Arena is the only arena built to commemorate the blessing of the True God when Queen Jenna inherited the throne.
The Arena of the True Gods is a circular space, with a diameter of 168 meters and a height of 68 meters.
The Arena of the True Gods may not look big, but it is also the second largest building in the aristocratic district where every inch of land is valuable, after the royal palace. The entire body is made of magically purified white marble, with the VIP seats facing due east being reserved for Queen Jenna, and the rest being spectator seats, dedicated to the nobles to watch the duel.
The only place that is different from the ordinary arena is that on the outermost high wall of the True God Arena, there are six platforms slightly higher than the perimeter, and on each platform, a statue of the True God is placed eight meters high.
As soon as the Avensi duo who went to the duel walked out of the royal hotel, they were immediately seen by the nobles who were also heading to the True God Arena.
Avensie's graceful figure in a magic robe really attracted most of Vincent's attention, and of course, her status as a fifth-order magician that was "unintentionally" passed on by others also made some nobles dispel their covetousness.
As for Vincent, who was wrapped in a dark black cloak, his head bowed slightly, and together with the hood that covered most of his face, his entire body was completely shrouded in shadows, which looked very mysterious and weird.
As Vincent's figures drifted away, their destination, the True God Arena, had already appeared at the end of their direction.
However, before Vincennes and his wife left for the Arena of the True Gods, many nobles had already entered the audience, waiting for the showdown to begin.
Strangely, in the originally empty auditorium, the nobles did not sit down scattered and randomly, but in the north and south directions, forming two distinct and slightly crowded groups, sitting in the audience seats where they could look at each other.
Facing north are the new nobles, the new lords who are promoted directly from the military by the queen to replace the old nobles whose territories have become vacant because they have been executed by the queen.
Facing the south were the old nobles who had committed few or less serious crimes. They are both very afraid and hateful to Her Majesty, so they naturally hate the new nobles and fight against them.
As the second duke and three marquis with the highest title except for the queen of the Divine Blessed Empire, two of them have a marriage relationship with the royal family for two hundred years, and they have always obeyed any decree issued by the queen.
The Marquis of Clarence among the marquis also belongs to the queen's loyal supporters, and the remaining Marquis Harold and Marquis Casey are obedient to the queen on the surface, but behind the scenes, they are yang and yin, but as two marquis families with a history of nearly 300 years, they have an inseparable relationship with the other three powerful nobles, and even many generals in the army are also from these two families, so the queen has to turn a blind eye to these two families.
The nobles who came to the arena early had nothing to do but make their own judgments about the upcoming duel.
Of course, almost no one chose to believe the news that Vincent had instructed Kerrinion to spread, and all of them believed that Vincent's smoke magic was deliberately thrown.
In particular, there is accurate information that the black-robed magician actually agreed to the Cathy family's request to fight three times in a row, which really shocked many people, and also had a deeper understanding of the arrogance of the black-robed magician.
In the old aristocratic group...
"Little Benjamin, why didn't he come?"
"Grandpa, he was summoned by Her Majesty early in the morning, and he has not returned until now, and I don't know if there is any urgent matter. ”
"Yes, maybe. ”
"Grandpa, what do you think of today's duel?"
"It's hard to say, we know the strength of the Cathy family, and as for that one, since he dares to agree to the three-war covenant between the Cathy brothers, he must have something to rely on. "Duke Osborne can only adopt ambiguous statements without accurately assessing Vincent's strength.
After hearing this, Benjamin said disapprovingly: "Grandpa said that the chances of winning the duel are very high, but if you want me to say, the magician has no chance of winning in such a small arena against high-level melee combat. ”
Ingmar Osborne, the current patriarch of the Osborne family, inherited the title of Duke and father of Benjamin's mother, Nora Victor.
He was curious about what Yves was making such an unexpected judgment for, so he asked, "Yve, what did he think?!"
Benjamin said helplessly: "Grandpa said that the only information he detected about that person was that he revealed the strength of the fourth order. ”
Ingmar glared at him in surprise, and quickly asked, "Did Yves use his special ability?"
"Of course, otherwise Grandpa wouldn't have said such an unrealistic judgment. ”
After Ingmar learned such shocking news, she couldn't help but say in pieces: "If, he is an eighth order, plus he can see through the accurate strength of others, he can't see through that person's strength, right?"
Benjamin disagreed: "Maybe it's some kind of magic prop, didn't grandpa say it? His special ability can't see through the strength of a person disguised by high-level props." ”
Then Benjamin whispered: "Grandpa, that follower is equipped with magic props, so grandpa can't see her strength clearly. ”
"Yes? Perhaps. Ingmar said, but the uneasiness in her heart became more and more serious. For the first time, Ingmar had doubts and vague regrets about her decision.
In the new aristocratic group...
"Kellenion, bet or not?" said a one-eyed officer of the Queen's Guard, putting his arm around Kerrinion's shoulders and teasing.
Kerrinion didn't push his good brother away, but simply shook his head to show his willingness not to participate.
Seeing that Kerinien was not participating, the one-eyed officer himself became less interested, but after a while, his remaining eyeball grunted, and then he lowered his voice and whispered, "You say, how about I go after your sister?"
Kerrinion, who was still a little outside of the spirit creatures before, instantly became angry when he heard the words of his sister: "You don't look at how old you are, you dare to think about my sister, especially since she is only fifteen years old now, are you embarrassed?"
The one-eyed officer shrugged his shoulders and said like a scoundrel, "Am I very old? I'm only thirty years old, just twice as old as your sister." ”
After hearing the other party's rather shameless remarks, Kerrinion sneered: "I finally know why you were shot into a hedgehog head, but you were only blind. ”
The corner of the one-eyed officer's eyes twitched, and he squinted and said, "You kid mean that I am so thick-skinned that I can't even shoot through an arrow?"
"Exactly. Kerrinion's tone was full of contempt.
The one-eyed officer couldn't answer, and the only remaining one-eyed turned around again, changing the subject: "Kerrinion, you say, will today's duel be quite tragic!"
Kerrinion shook his head, but his tone was full of confidence, "No, and the Lord will win." ”
"So sure?!What if that person really doesn't use more than the fourth order of strength as you said in the message? Are you still so confident?"
Kerrinion was silent for a moment, and then said again: "I believe that Your Excellency will eventually win three consecutive victories and give those old nobles a resounding slap in the face. ”
"Aren't you afraid that the one who really killed someone, if he died, it wouldn't end easily. ”
Kerrinion didn't say anything more, and looked straight at the Queen's VIP seat on the left, his eyes full of respect.
The one-eyed officer also subconsciously looked at it, and his eyes instantly became extremely fanatical and respectful.
[Yes, with Her Majesty the Queen, the Empire will surely be stronger and immortal.] ]
"All of them stand up and greet Her Majesty. ”
Finally, the sound of the Queen's close attendant announcing the Queen's arrival came from afar.
Meaning, the duel, is about to begin.