Morris stood in front of Ferne, his face still relaxed, a battle looming.

Stan is a little impatient at this point, and he takes a step forward in a hurry. "Your Majesty, I can understand that you want to test our strength, but is it too much of a fuss for His Highness Morris to take action himself? ”

"How can a swordsman with a sword in stone be matched by an ordinary knight?" Byron waved Stan to say no more.

Seeing that persuasion was useless, Stan leaned into Fern's ear and whispered, "Morris is Doyle's most famous knight captain, he is not only superb in swordsmanship, but also has great courage, he is one of the few knights who can fight the demon head-on, you must be careful." ”

Fern nodded nervously, but his years of fighting meant he wouldn't be afraid of any opponent, with the exception of the Demons.

"Please stand back lady, lest you two be unnecessarily hurt. Morris bowed to Ness and Rui.

Everyone retreated to the wall, the center of the hall was empty, and Morris drew his sword and hung it to his right. "Come, mercenary, and show me what you're capable of. ”

Fern didn't draw his sword, he knew that if he fought hard with the other party, there was almost no chance of winning, no matter what, the other party was the knight captain of the border country who fought directly with the dark tide all year round, and his strength must be above him. So now all I can do is to defend as an offense, and see the move, so as not to be caught by the opponent and defeated with one blow.

Morris still had a relaxed smile on his face, and it was clear that he didn't pay attention to the mercenary in front of him. "Don't you dare to make a move, then I'm coming!" As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Morris rushing forward and had come to Fern, and the sword on the right side slashed at Fern from the bottom to the top.

The speed of this sword was not fast, but the power was so great that Fern felt that he could not block it, so he had to retreat to the right to avoid this sword.

For a moment, Fern seemed to see the flaw that Morris had leaked because of the powerful swing of the sword, but in just a moment, the flaw disappeared, and a second attack followed. This time, the sword struck down from above, with more force than the last time, and Fern still adopted a dodge strategy, dodging the attack with a straddle to the left.

The corners of Morris's mouth curled, "Why, don't you dare to take it?"

Fern didn't answer, he was completely immersed in the battle. Compared with the dark tide, fighting with humans can give full play to his true strength, at least he will not be afraid of the other party's strength, but the dark tide will only make his scalp tingle.

"Okay, be careful. Morris charged at Fern again, and the sword was in the air at the same time.

Fern still chose to dodge this time, and there was a head-on attack, he wanted to find the other party's flaws as much as possible. But after all, Morris has experienced a hundred battles, and the flaws are very small, and even if there are flaws, they are fleeting and extremely difficult to grasp.

"No, I still don't see a chance...... Fern was a little anxious, he forced himself to calm down, but Morris's attack became more and more fierce, gradually forcing Fern into a corner.

"There's nowhere to hide. Morris's expression was no longer as relaxed as before, and the continuous vigorous swing of the sword had taken a lot of his strength. As he spoke, the sword was swung out, and the light of the sword slashed through the air.

Ness almost covered her face with her hands, not daring to look at it again. I heard the sound of the sword coming out of its sheath, and then the two swords collided violently. Ness lowered her hands, only to see Fern trying his best to fend off Morris's attack.

But Morris's strength was much stronger than that of the mercenary, and it didn't take long for Fern to be clearly at a disadvantage, and his knees were bent due to the oppression.

"Hell, this power ......" Fern was amazed at how powerful Morris was, and he had to get rid of the sword immediately.

Fern grinned and quickly hit the sword to the left in two circles, trying to take the opportunity to get rid of Morris's sword, but the other party was experienced and expected that Fern would use this move, and also hit the sword twice in the direction of Fern's sword, and finally the two swords were still together.

"This guy ......" Fern's hand was weak, unable to support this huge force anymore, and he saw the blade in front of him approaching his face little by little. "It's over......" Fern cried in his heart.

Suddenly, Fern suddenly felt a strange sensation welling up in his heart, like a nameless fire burning from within his heart, and his whole body was filled with strength again. With this force, Fern flicked Morris's sword away, and he took advantage of the gap to move to an open place to avoid being forced into a corner again.

Morris didn't expect his opponent to be able to resist this sword, and couldn't help but praise, "It's amazing, I didn't expect it." ”

Fern himself couldn't figure out what was going on, but he knew he wouldn't have so much luck going forward. "Again, this time, be sure to see his flaws. The mercenary lowered his body and took a stance, holding the sword in the stone with both hands, his breathing began to become regular, and his attention was all focused on his opponent. Slowly, his companions and the king disappeared from his vision, and the whole world was only Morris and himself, and the only sound he could hear was his own breathing.

"But this time you won't be hiding again. "Morris attacked again, again in a direct frontal attack.

Fern's eyes widened. "Come on, just a moment, a moment is enough. As if the world no longer existed, the image of Morris approached him little by little, every step was clearly visible, and his sword was raised. "No, not yet, wait. ”

The sword was already above his head, and in an instant it would kill Fern, and in an instant, the opportunity appeared, only in a split second. "It's now!!" Fern slammed into Morris with a charge.

All of Morris's power was on the sword he swung, and he didn't expect Fern to rush at him at this last moment. He didn't have time to resist, he was stumbled by Fern, and before he could come to his senses, the mercenary's sword was already in front of him.

After all, Morris is a battle-hardened warrior who can react quickly and quickly at any time. I saw that he used his sword to block the sword that had almost reached his face, and at the same time quickly stabilized his footing. Although Ferne's second sword came very quickly, Morris, who had regained his balance, still easily blocked this sword.

At this time, the attack and defense alternated, and Fern took advantage of the flaws he had seized before to launch a series of fierce attacks. Although Morris could calmly resist, he couldn't find a chance to fight back for a while.

Seeing that the battle had consumed a lot of physical strength from the two of them, Byron stopped the competition in a timely manner. "Enough. ”

Fern and Morris stopped and each put away his sword. "Mercenary, you have shown me your strength, I have to admit that this is the most exciting competition I have seen in recent years, and I am impressed by your observation and perseverance. But......" Byron glanced at Ray, then at Ferne, "your luck is also a big part this time. ”

"Yes, thanks to Your Majesty's compliment, I feel that there is something strange in the competition. Fern was still gasping for air. "Otherwise, I would have lost. And ......," Fern nodded at Morris, "this knight didn't play to all his strength. ”

"You don't have to be overly modest mercenary. "It's been a long time since anyone has been able to push me into this situation." He patted Fern on the shoulder. "May the soul of Oberon be with you. ”

"Okay, now that this mercenary and the mage have shown their strength, what about the other two?" Byron's sharp gaze swept over Rui again.

The other three looked at each other suspiciously, only Rui stared at Byron with a blank face.

Seeing this, Fern seemed to understand something, but he did not bother to say much about it, he knew that it was imperative for Byron to let them pass. "Your Majesty, the four of us all have our own strengths, and only when we cooperate with each other can we exert all our strengths, and all of them are indispensable. ”

Byron stared at Fern for a moment's thought. "I think you're right, I've seen your so-called cooperation just now. Then he turned his head to the white-haired knight on the other side and said, "We've spent a lot of time, and there are still a lot of claimants waiting to be met." ”

The white-haired knight nodded. "Yes, Your Majesty. Then he instructed the knight who had led the way, "Pass on an appealer." ”

After the knight went out, the white-haired knight walked up to the group and bowed slightly, "Please come with me." ”

Ness asked inexplicably, "Where are we going?" are we going out...... Or is it the source of magic?"

This time, even Byron burst out laughing, "I'm starting to like you." ”

The white-haired knight smiled and replied, "Yes, Miss, His Majesty has agreed to let you enter the source of magic. ”

Ness blushes with both joy and embarrassment, Stan and Fern smile and congratulate each other, and Rui remains silent, but her face shows a look of relief after victory.

"But today you can't go in there, and you have to make adequate preparations, such as food and water. The white-haired knight explained, "Please stay in the castle tonight, and tomorrow morning I will prepare the essentials and take you to the source of magic." ”

"No problem. Fern gladly accepted the knight's offer, "A temporary retreat is for the sake of a better advance." ”

"Well said. Morris had an appreciative look on his face. "I'm starting to like you too. ”

"May the fathers of Aydra be with you. Byron blessed the people.

Morris also wished to the crowd, "May the god of warriors protect you." ”

The four thanked the king and Morris, and followed the white-haired knight out of the drawing room.

In the hall, Morris changed his previous relaxed and hearty tone. "Maybe they're the ones we've been waiting for. ”

"Yes. Byron sat back on his throne with a solemn expression. "This time, we will still beat the Dark Tide. ”