Chapter 203: The First Half
The two ignored the gaze of the ordinary spectators around them and continued their fight. After half an hour of strict dueling, the knight von Loklein knocked the long halberd in Wolff's hand into the air and won the victory. It was the final battle in eight games.
Only eight athletes remain in the Menihao Olympic Stadium. The next eight-in-four matches will be played at the same time after an hour, and there will be an hour's break between the next three rounds because of the high cost of master fighting.
The mercenary Meier takes this opportunity to learn about his opponent in the next round through Teresa again, Hippolyut Finningen, who was recommended by Ulrich the Fool, Duke of Wroburg, an enemy of Salian and the greatest lord of Schwartenn.
"Well, the mercenary captain that Little Meow Mi's father is looking for this time is not bad! β
"Yes, Salian, he was recruited for four times the salary of the Duke's previous mercenary captain, who had won the first few rounds with ease, and it didn't take much effort. We can't see anything special about him, we can only be sure that he has reached the Sword Saint realm, and he is extremely fast. Not to be underestimated. β
"Understood, I'll be careful, I've encountered power, skill, hybrid, and natural in the first few rounds, and now there's finally a speed-type?! In the final, it was predictable, Miss Jia Luonai did not run. β
The match continued, and the mercenary Meier and Hippolyt Finningen had nothing to say and directly began a fierce confrontation.
This man was indeed extremely fast, but it was not the help of nature and the wind spirits like the huntress Alessandra Cullidel, but simply through rigorous training and the ultimate in martial arts. The only metal on his body was the diamond-shaped armor-piercing sword without gauntlets, and he had no armor, wearing a light FranΓ§os tight tunic and Murasson bloomers.
Each of his strikes goes straight to his opponent's vital points or joints, and his stance is minimal and flawless. Meier remembered that he had recorded this genre in his father's mercenary notes, which should be called "flash flash", and what they pursued was to defeat the enemy with one move, and did not pay attention to routines. Luckily, relying on the power of the control arcane technique, Myer always deflected the attack the moment before the tip of the opponent's sword touched him.
This simple and extreme attack requires a lot of physical strength, and Meier reckons that he can win by playing hide and seek with him. The power of the terrifying arcane technique is enough to reverse the projectiles fired by the large-caliber magic gun, not to mention an ordinary armor-piercing sword.
"Drink! I've seen a lot of the horror knight's insect carving skills. β
"Hehe, I'd like to see how you resolve it!"
Myrdan saw Hippolyt Feiningen take a step back, holding the diamond-shaped armor-piercing sword across his chest and taking a defensive stance. At this moment, Meier suddenly felt that his body was unusually heavy, and even breathing became difficult.
"What's going on? could he do magic?" Myer felt that gravity-altering skills were only available to rare telekinesis mages.
Just as he was surprised, Meier heard his opponent's contemptuous voice ringing out.
"Don't be surprised, because the opponent in front of me is too weak and I don't have to use a trick to win. And to deal with you, I'm going to have to do some real thing. In order for you to understand your loss, I will tell you with great mercy. This is the 'Gravity Field', one of the school's 'flash light' stunts, which can only be used when you reach the Juggernaut level ability, which is similar to the ability of the telekinesis mage. Hehe, it's not ugly to lose to me, because I'm going to win the final championship!"
Then he added, "Don't hope to destroy my spirit and concentration, the willpower of a man like me is no worse than that of the Knights of the Terror!"
As he spoke, Hippolyt Finningen pressed forward in a vain attempt to defeat Meyer by a huge margin. He can use the ability to count quilts in his own field.
"Haha, in the realm of gravity, I'm the master!"
Although the mercenary Meier was pressed to one knee by the strong gravity, he still smiled and said, "Oh, the scale of this field happens to be so big in the ring, you are really suitable for martial arts!"
"Hmph, no matter how much you laugh, it's useless, go down!"
Hippolyt Feiningen approached Meyer with his armor-piercing sword in his hand, trying to knock his opponent out of the ring with a counterweight ball.
Unfortunately, when his counterweight ball first touched Meier, the Karakuri mercenary, who seemed to have no power to resist, grabbed the hilt of the sword with his left hand.
To the astonishment of the audience, Meyer threw Hippolyt Feiningen out of the ring with a lower grappling wrist in the classic unarmored empty hand, as if he were not restricted in any way.
"How is it possible, how can the stunts of our genre not work for you. Hippolyt Finningen couldn't accept the result of his defeat and roared at Meyer.
"There is a sky outside the sky, there are people on the people, you have secrets, and of course there are a lot of secrets below, hi hi. β
"Victor, Meyer, congratulations on making it to the final battle in the top half. The referee walked into the ring and announced the final result.
"Huhu, I thought Brother Meier was going to lose this time, who knew that he would be able to turn defeat into victory in an instant. β
"yes, how the hell did he get rid of the gravity manipulated by that Sword Saint?"
"Wait until the end of the game to have a chance to ask him, but I don't think this kind of life-saving trick is usually passed on. β
Of course, Meyer wouldn't tell Makminus, because he had just ventured to use space-time magic to isolate himself from the ring in subspace. This allowed him to pretend that he was still being held back by gravity, and finally completed the decisive blow. The danger goes without saying.
At the end of the battle, Meier meditated with his eyes closed in the rest area as if he were a master, in fact he was trying to control the spatial magic he had just released from spilling out. It's hard work to be an ordinary mercenary. Coupled with the fact that the massive amount of lactic acid that had accumulated in his muscles after several rounds of matches had not recovered his magic relief, he really needed a good rest.
Compared to him, the von Lorein Knight is much easier, except that he can't use the magic sword, he can use even more tricks than a simple horror knight in his status as a fallen knight.
This was confirmed by the battle in the second half, as von Loclein easily crushed his opponent and met Miss Garonay in the semi-finals. And Salian's opponent has also come to the fore, a female magician shrouded in black robes. From the gap in the hood, you can see that although she is young, she is very ordinary.
As seen in previous rounds, she is a dark magician, at least proficient in the dark arts. The Principality of Vienria, or Menihao, was less Orthodox and more secular and receptive to witches. So her appearance did not cause people to be unusual.
During an hour's break, Teresa told the mercenary Mayer what she knew.
"Salian, this person's registered name must be fake, I can feel her breath familiar. You know, all the well-known female dark magicians in the Divine Grace Empire should be members of our Witch Summit. β
"Oh, it seems to be one of your seven witches, I don't know which one?"
"Actually, I already have some ideas, but I'd better let you guess for yourself, hehe!"
"Oops, my little witch. β
An hour passed quickly in a tense atmosphere, with the final game of the first half starting first. Because the Final Four is sure to be exciting, the organizers have arranged for two matches to be played separately, with the second match starting after the first and the final being scheduled after dinner under the light of four giant magic lights.
Amid the cheers of the audience, the favorite to win the championship, "Karakuri Mercenary" Meier took the lead, waving his hand to greet the prince Mark Minus on the viewing platform, the future Empress of the Divine Grace Empire, Miss Lola, the old Duke of Vienria and other distinguished guests.
"Old Duke, Big Brother Meier's opponent seems to be a figure with a dark side, can you also let her participate in the competition?"
"Your Highness, talent selection should be carried out in an eclectic manner. β
"That's a good point. β
While the two were talking, the game had begun, and Meier and the female dark mage were attacking and defending at great speed, and although she was dressed as a mage, her martial arts and skills were no weaker than those of a professional mercenary who wielded powerful magical weapons, and all she had in her hand was a short two-strand fork.
"Your Excellency Duke New Mark, you are more skilled than before!"
"Yo, who are you?
"Hehe, you don't have to deny it, I know everything that Cezera knows. β
"Oh, such an asymmetric information advantage will make it very disadvantageous to the next!"
"You are very familiar with the weapons of our seven great witches, so in order to defeat you, I have made a little concealment, and please atone for my sins, I am bound to get these 100,000 gold coins. β
"Okay, don't you have the confidence to defeat me without the best weapon in your hand?"
"Of course, because I know you can't perform certain stunts either. β
Meier used the extreme skill of the Imperial Sword God Stream, hoping to suppress the opponent, but the opponent was easily dodged, she also used the shadow of the Sword God Stream, and also used black magic to strengthen her physical ability.
Meier flew into the sky with "Simulated Levitation" and shot a widespread-type "Sword Wind Flash Flame" into the entire ring, hoping to use this absolutely blind spot attack to make the unknown witch have no way to escape. Who would have thought that the other party had stretched out the dark magic shield and resisted this majestic attack completely unscathed.
Meier wasn't surprised, the player who could appear in the Final Four must be one of the strongest young men in the empire.
He immediately split into two people in the air, and the two "Dark Dragon Flame Pistils" in his hands all turned into purple-red furious flames, and then simultaneously unleashed the "Death Scream Flame" to charge straight at his opponent from top to bottom.
The entire ring trembled slightly under the strong murderous aura that Meier burst out.
Even the crystal wine glass that Max was holding in his hand, who was far away from the viewing platform, was even shattered. The prince wiped the wine spilled on his hands with a handkerchief and said with a smile.
"Little Lola, it seems that Big Brother Meier has also used his full strength, and his energy has increased to a higher level than when he fought that Willy just now. β
"Well, the strength of the other party is really strong, and he has to do this. β