In the 632nd year of the Finn Empire, the 593rd Martial Demon Festival of the Empire - this event was born in the 11th year of the Imperial calendar, and was suspended for 28 sessions due to war in the middle.

This year's final will be between Don Na Vien, a mid-level magic apprentice from the province of Tris, and Mino Farrell, an official knight from the province of Cope.

Judging by the level of the two alone, it is almost certain that the latter will take first place. However, after several games, especially against Paz and Quisar, the magic apprentice from the Tris Province has already given everyone too many surprises.

Some even say that he still has a hole card - the magic wand that he raised at the last minute against Quissar. Of course, the vast majority of people think that it is chasing after the wind and shadows, nonsense.

But even so, in the gambling game that is in full swing inside and outside the Imperial Arena, Donner's odds are already significantly lower than that Mino.

It can be seen how optimistic the people are about this magical boy from the hometown of the emperor.

At this moment, the teenager had just stepped into the venue of the finals, and there were already loud cheers on the sidelines.

"Dona Wayne! Don State ......"

It took a moment for Donner to realize, and what was being shouted by tens of thousands of people was his own name. Even if he is indifferent by nature, it is inevitable that he will be a little enthusiastic at this moment.

"Minofarel!" Minofarel ......"

When the blonde Mino, dressed in silver-white armor, walked into the arena, he seemed to be greeted with fewer cheers than Donner's. However, there was not the slightest displeasure on Mino's face, and he even took the initiative to walk up and give Donner a solid hug.

"It's a pleasure to play against you, I'm also from the south, in the province of Cope. Mino smiled sincerely, and the kindness on his face didn't seem like a fake.

"It's my pleasure too......" Donner was a little uncomfortable with the blonde teenager's enthusiasm.

After the referee directs the two to separate themselves enough distance, the final is announced.

Unlike Quissar, and even all the reserve knights who had fought against Donner, Mino didn't sprint, he just walked slowly towards Donner, smiling, like walking towards a long-lost friend.

But that didn't affect Donner's strategy, as the fiery meteor shot towards Mino.

Mino finally moved, not towards Donner, but accelerating diagonally. He was fast, and nine fireballs passed him, all missing.

Donner's face remained unchanged as he continued to cast his magic, the same nine fireballs again.

Minnow changed direction and accelerated to the other diagonal side, once again avoiding all fireballs.

Donner's face was solemn, and he cast the spell with all his might, but no matter how hard he tried, no matter how dense the fireballs he emitted, they were still avoided by Mino.

The last time the blazing meteor grazed Mino, a fireball finally hit Mino's left arm, but by this time, the two were already within easy reach. Donner didn't even have time to raise his wand. Mino's sword was already around his neck.

From the moment Minoan avoided the first wave of attacks, the exclamations in the audience did not stop, but at this moment, the whole venue fell silent. No one thought that the final would be over so soon.

Donner looked frustrated.

Lucia had already stood up worriedly.

After a moment of silence, the stands finally remembered a huge cheer.

"Why?" the smile on Mino's face had been replaced by confusion.

"You're fast. Donner replied, and in the midst of the loud cheers, no one could hear the conversation between the two men.

"I'm not that fast, from the second spell, I know, if you didn't deliberately miss a little, I wouldn't have had a chance to dodge. ”

“...... If you win, you may be in trouble. "Donner knows he can't hide it.

"So, I'm already in trouble?" Mino's continued question.

"Possibly, we'll find out right away – if I win, the trouble will be even greater. ”

"I'm not afraid of trouble. ”

"Be careful. ”

"Last question, if you use that stick, do I have no chance?"

Donner paused, finally nodding his head, he didn't want to lie to the other party.

"I thought we could be friends. Mino withdrew his sword, his expression dejected.

Donner didn't say anything more, he couldn't explain it to the other party.

The cheers continued for a long time, and there was no smile on Mino's face, he just stood silently, as if in thought.

He didn't know what trouble he would have if he won, or even if he had won the first place in the event. For him, the event seemed to come to an abrupt end at its climax, and he won the match with regrets.

Just as the king announced that Minofarel from the province of Cope had won the first place in this year's event, the mage Clark in the VIP seat stood up and said loudly: "So, this Minofarel is the best young man in the Faemon Empire?

At this moment, Mino finally knew what Donner's so-called trouble was, and he stood on the spot for a moment, at a loss.

Wesley turned to Donner, who had just returned to his seat, and asked, "You deliberately lost to him?"

Downer nodded.

"You know it's going to happen?"

"Guess a little. ”

"You're so insidious...... Wesley still smirked.

"I'm just afraid of trouble. Donner's voice was soft, and I don't know if Wesley heard it.

On the VIP stage, Prince Geoffrey had already stood up.

King Auston's voice sounded: "Master Clark! Today is the Fermont Empire's martial arts and demons event, and if Prince Geoffrey wants to participate, I'm afraid he must first become a citizen of the Fermont Empire." ”

Clark raised his voice again: "Your Majesty, the event has come to fruition. And His Royal Highness just wanted to have a spar with this warrior. Could it be that the best young man of the Femon Empire does not have the courage to accept the challenge?"

Nearly 100,000 spectators at the scene let out huge boos in unison. The Clark face does not change color.

Mino looked in the direction of his instructor in the athlete's area, but he was too far away to see the instructor's expression.

"Hmph, since Prince Geoffrey is in such a high spirit, let Mino play with him. King Auston's voice was a little unpleasant.

The corners of Prince Geoffrey's mouth curled slightly to the side, and he smiled a little coldly. This time he went to the Femont Empire, and his father gave him two tasks. The first one, proposing to Lucia, has failed. And the second one, challenging the first place in the martial arts festival and suppressing the morale of the people of the Feimeng Empire, he is determined to win.

He was prepared for this battle. And the blonde boy on the field seemed to be confused. Before the war began, he was victorious.

Ever since Lucia said in the palace that day she would not marry him, but to marry a pauper, he had held a grudge, and now he regretted that it was not the pauper who won the first place at the event. Otherwise, he would have torn him apart with his own hands.

Donner, who was sitting on the sidelines, thought in his heart that if he faced the second prince, if he had to injure him, he might become the culprit of a war in the eyes of others. Listening to Eli's words during the rebellion, and witnessing Clark's aggressive behavior in the palace, Donner vaguely felt that war might not be far away.

On the field, the duel between Jeffrey and Mino, which is a battle between two official knights.

Mino has never met too strong opponents in the event, the semi-final opponent admits defeat, and the final opponent deliberately releases water, so his state at the moment is not bad. At this point, Jeffrey didn't take advantage of him too much.

But the showdown in the field is still one-sided.

The reason is very simple, eighteen-year-old Mino has just been promoted to knight, and twenty-year-old Geoffrey has been an official knight two years ago, in addition, King Edward even paid a huge amount of money to extend the high-ranking knights of the knight federation to conduct high-intensity training for Jeffrey for half a year.

So whether it's the strength of the moves or the strength of the fighting spirit, Mino is not Jeffrey's opponent.

After a dozen moves, Mino fell into an awkward defense and never had a chance to fight back.

In the stands, a strong sense of guilt rose in Donner's heart, and if he continued to fight like this, Mino would likely be seriously injured.

At this moment, Geoffrey seized an opportunity and slashed at the retreating Mino, who swung his sword away, and finally lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground. Without any hesitation, Jeffrey pounced.

Jeffrey's knee pressed against Mino's chest, and the blade of his right hand was only a few fingers away from Mino's neck, the distance between life and death.

Mino held his sword and resisted desperately, but the opponent's sword still pressed at him little by little. His free left hand kept punching, but it was all blocked by Jeffrey's left hand. At this moment, Mino stopped punching, suddenly grasped the blade of his sword, and helped his right hand to exert force together, holding Jeffrey's sword to death.

"This is the end of the game...... King Auston's voice rang out.

"But Your Majesty, at this time there is no victory. Mage Clark exclaimed.

King Auston really couldn't say anything to admit defeat, and the referee on the field didn't dare to make a rash move without the king's clear instructions, knowing that there was a prince on the field now, and no one could afford to take this responsibility if he accidentally injured him.

Sharp pain came from his left hand, the blade was already on the bone, and Jeffrey's face was close at hand, and that face was smiling cruelly.

The neck was already feeling the chill of the metal, and the blood was running down the neck, and there was no time.

Donner followed the crowd and stood up unconsciously. He just instinctively wanted to avoid trouble, but he didn't expect that because of his escape, he would make the enthusiastic blonde boy who was also from the south pay with his life.

The arena of 100,000 people was silent.

King Auston clenched his fists, and Mage Clark was looking at him, as if waiting for him to say towel.

At this time, under the attention of thousands of people, a fireball appeared between Mino's hands holding the sword.

Oh no! Clark was anxious.

But Jeffrey had only one thought in his mind at the moment: cut the other person's neck, and it would be over.

The fireball suddenly flew up and smashed into the face of the close Jeffrey, who let out a terrible howl and covered his face with his hands.

Clark soared into the air, and King Auston ordered loudly: "Protect Mino!"

All the referees gathered around, and more than a dozen court mages rose into the air at the same time.

In the middle of the field, Mino looked up at everything around him, his face full of confusion and panic.

Yes, he was a knight and a low-level magic apprentice.