Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Eight Poles
"Are you the 'Guardian of the Rose Palace' - a member of the fourth level of the Truth Society?" Prince Harlan stared at Owen suspiciously.
Owen didn't answer directly, just smiled back.
During this time, Ipeia and Harun also made gestures to represent their respective ranks.
"Therefore, our struggle has not existed in the beginning of the zĂ i. Although I'm not used to listening to other people's orders, if you have any orders, please just say them. Owen patted the dust off his body and said to the two of them in a slightly respectful manner.
Actually, Owen didn't know the gestures made by Ipeia and Harlan, and he could only make gestures, but it was certain that both of them were above the fourth level of the "Guardian of the Rose Palace", which meant that they had absolute command over Owen.
Of course, not so long ago the enemy, Owen was not immediately believed. With a skeptical expression, Ipeia took a step forward and said to Owen, "If you are really a compatriot in the organization, then, the concubine wants you to be able to ......"
"Wait a minute!" Harlan interrupted Ipeya, "Even if it is to give orders to subordinates, it should be up to me. â
"That's how it should be. Owen nodded to Harlan.
From the conversation just now, Owen concluded that Prince Harlan was of a higher rank than Ipeya.
"Good. Hear me clearly, there's only one thing I want you to do, and that's--" Prince Harlan gave Owen the order as he took the initiative, "Decide on your own!"
At the end of those words, not to mention Owen as the "recipient of the order", even Ipeia was stunned for a moment, and the two looked at Prince Harlan together. Seeing the other party's stunned expression, Prince Harlan showed a smug smile: "Didn't you be told one thing before joining the organization? Compatriots below the fourth level of the Truth Society can be sacrificed at any appropriate time and unconditionally. If you really are our compatriot, then it is time to express your determination. â
"That's right. The concubine almost forgot something important. Ipeia also directly questioned it.
Faced with such distrust, Owen shook his head helplessly: "Okay. I don't know why, but since it's an order, I have no choice but to carry it out. â
As he spoke, Owen bent down, picked up a sharp piece of gravel, and pointed one end of the spike at his throat. His movements weren't slow, but time seemed to freeze the whole time. While Ipeiya was looking at Owen, she was also paying attention to the change in Prince Harlan's expression, and Prince Harlan, who gave this order, did not dare to relax for a moment and stared at Owen's every move, all the movements of his body, including his limbs, as long as Owen was a little strange, he would immediately take it personally.
Prince Harlan no longer cares if Owen is a member of the Truth Society, he must get rid of Owen, because in his heart, he has long felt that Owen is too much of a threat to him.
However, no matter how much Prince Harlan concentrated, monitoring Owen for any changes, there was always a time when he was too secret. Just as Owen was holding the sharp stone high and about to plunge it down his throat, his eyes suddenly swept towards Prince Harlan's back, and an imperceptible smile curled into the corner of his mouth.
"Oh no! it's Julian!" Prince Harlan immediately realized a potential threat.
Since all three of them were able to crawl out of the rubble alive and unharmed, there was no reason why Julian, who was also very powerful, would be killed by these crumbling rubble, and if Julian suddenly appeared behind the two of them at this time, it would be easy to carry out a sneak attack. Prince Harun immediately turned around.
Since Owen's movements and expressions were very subtle, and it was very difficult to see clearly at the distance and lighting conditions at that time, only Prince Harlan, who was the most keen and concentrated as an archer, could barely observe, and because of this, the effect of being fake and real could be achieved. By the time Prince Harun found out that there was nothing behind him, it was too late to regret it.
Owen suddenly turned his head to Ipeya, his lips blowing. Ipeia had to pay attention to both Owen and Harlan, and her eyesight wasn't as good as Harlan's, so by the time she noticed that Owen was different, she was already half a beat slower.
With a "pop", a small pebble spat out of Owen's mouth had already crossed the distance between the two of them at a very fast speed, and slammed into the back of her right hand holding the magic wand.
Before the sensation of pain could reach her brain, her right hand was paralyzed by the nerve shock, and her wand fell to the ground.
Harlan just turned his head back and immediately saw Owen rushing towards him at full speed.
"It's an impostor!" Harlan shot the wound arrow without hesitation.
But Owen threw the sharp stone in his hand first, and before the arrow could leave the string, the sharp stone had already struck the body of the longbow, and the violent tremor caused the arrow to be thrown into the air.
Having delayed enough time to cushion himself, there was no need for Owen to continue his disguise.
Ipeia clutched her right hand, which was red by the stone, didn't bother to pick up the magic wand on the ground, and directly cast a spell to hinder Owen's actions with her bare hands. However, without the amplification of the magic wand, the speed of casting spells with empty hands was always slower, and all the blows of the sand magic fell behind Owen.
Knowing the strength of Owen's "inch", seeing Owen rushing straight towards him, Prince Harlan decisively gave up the longbow that he valued the most, took out two daggers, held them tightly in his hands, and waited for him. He expected that Owen would not dare to touch the sharp blade directly with his hands, as long as he and Owen did not have direct physical contact, Owen's terrifying zero-range strike would not be possible.
However, Prince Harlan still despised Owen's melee fighting ability.
When Owen was about to enter the attack range of the two daggers, Prince Harlan stabbed the dagger forward, Owen did not retreat, but rushed forward at a faster speed, crossed his hands in front of his chest, suddenly pushed forward, and staggered with the blade, the back of both hands pressed against the wrists of Prince Harlan's two hands holding the knife, and pulled the two daggers from the inside out, and at the same time, Owen's left shoulder slammed forward with the inertia of running, and hit Prince Harlan's chest hard. Although this impact was not as ferocious as the previous "inch strength", it still knocked Prince Harlan into the air.
But Prince Harlan was not a fuel-efficient lamp either, he rolled several backs in a row to widen the distance between him and Owen, and the two daggers swung back and forth, slashing through the air with two cold lights, and the knife went straight to Owen's fatal point.
Owen didn't dodge, he took a step sideways, suddenly opened his left arm, clamped Prince Harlan's knife-holding right hand under his armpit, and grabbed Prince Harlan's left wrist with his right hand, while pushing his knee against Harlan's lower abdomen, slamming his left shoulder into his chest, and even slamming his forehead into his opponent's nose.
The stench of blood wafted in the air, and before Harlan, who was full of blood and nosebleeds, could scold, Owen's left arm, which had been holding Harlan's right hand, suddenly released, and his left palm was lifted up, and the palm pillow was supported on Harlan's chin. With a snort, the strength of Harlan's hand weakened, and Owen removed the dagger in his left hand.
Prince Harun stabbed Owen in the neck with his free-handed left hand, and Owen fell shorter, the blade grazing against his hair. Owen, who was in a half-squatting position, stepped forward with his other foot, two people and four feet, and at the moment of stride, Owen's crotch slammed hard, and Prince Harlan, who had lost his center of gravity, fell to the ground.
The oriental martial arts stunt that Owen learned from his master craftsman, in addition to "inch strength", there is also a mysterious boxing technique called "Eight Extremes". The essence of the "Eight Extremes" is to break through the opponent's portal and launch an attack on the inside of its defensive stance, which requires the practitioner to have a variety of attack methods, such as head, shoulders, elbows, hands, hips, hips, knees, feet, and other eight parts of the human body, which can become a "weapon" to defeat the enemy.
The average person's means of attack are limited to fists and feet, that is, the ends of the limbs, and even if he holds a weapon, it is only an extension of the palm of his hand, although Prince Harun has a weapon in his hand, when the two daggers are charged, he has nothing to do, on the contrary, Owen's hands are also limited, but he can still attack with other parts. In this duel, which was short of his own and long of the enemy, Prince Harun had no chance of winning in the first place.
But the prince's pride was very strong, and Harlan wiped the blood from his face, stood up again, and continued to swing the remaining dagger, and stabbed Owen at it. And Owen continued to fight back with the "Eight Extremes" punch.
Under the strange and ingenious movements of the butterfly, Prince Harun's other dagger was quickly unloaded, and he was severely injured and retreated.
Finally, Prince Harlan was leaning against a large stone pillar that had not collapsed, and he had no way to retreat, his injuries were too severe to continue the fight, and he could only watch helplessly as Owen's fist approached him.
At this moment, the surrounding sand suddenly sprung up, forming a dense sand wall, surrounding the two of them.
The reason why Owen focused his attack on Prince Harlan was that in addition to his judgment that Prince Harlan was the more advanced of the two Truth Society enemies present, there was also the fact that the magic against Ipeia could not accurately identify friend and foe.
As long as he has been "sticking" with Prince Harlan, in order to avoid accidentally injuring his "boss", Ipeia will definitely not dare to carry out magic attacks casually, which is why Owen chose to use the "Eight Extremes" fist method to fight against Prince Harlan.
However, not being able to attack at will does not mean that Ipeia has nothing to do. Taking advantage of Owen's grappling with Harlan, Ipeia retrieved her wand and had plenty of time to stretch her magic power into each grain of sand to prepare. The magic cast by Ipeia trapped both Owen and Harlan in the sand at the same time, but it was not fatal, because there was enough air between the sand for the two to breathe, but the sand could still hinder or even block their movements.
Therefore, even if you can't kill Owen, as long as you control him, Empress Ipeia and Prince Harun have already won the battle......