Chapter 17: The Duel Between the Knights
Unaware of what had happened in Plum City, Salion was still confronted by Cato and his gang in the Thousand Needles Forest. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
"Yes, you became a paladin at a young age!" "The Grand Knight Hoddock looked Saarion up and down, "It is also a rare talent in the history of the entire principality, but it's a pity that your suspenseful identity has ruined your future!"
"May I ask Your Excellency?" asked Sarion cautiously.
"Hmph, I don't even know it, it's really a hairy boy from the countryside, and he just gained a little strength by chance!" "Huo Duoqi's tone was full of contempt, "You don't deserve to know my name, even if you are the real fourth prince, you are just an illegitimate child, and you will never be able to take the wild seed on the table!"
"Haha, haha!" the crowd laughed flatteringly.
"My lord, our first priority is to bring Sarion back, and his true identity is not the time to discuss it. Seeing that a conflict was about to break out, Dirome hurriedly advised Hodoch to focus on the mission of the trip.
As soon as he heard this, Cato was shocked, if Saarion was obediently brought back, with his young paladin talent, it was very likely that he would be released and reused after explaining his identity clearly, so that he would always be ridden by Saarion among the rookie knights of the principality. Therefore, Saarion must be killed here tonight with the help of the power of the people.
"I wasn't interested in his identity, it was his paladin title that made me angry. The killing intent swept through Hoddock's eyes, and he said viciously, "I have been believing in the Holy Light for so many years, but I have not received a response, he is a stupid boy who has not graduated from the academy, how can he become a paladin, I am not happy to see him, anyway, I will either bring people back or bring the corpse back, even if I kill him, my task will still be completed!"
"But... As soon as Dirome spoke, Cato could interrupt him, "My lord, let me take the lead for you and try the abilities of this so-called paladin!" As soon as the words fell, Cato dismounted and drew his sword and stood in front of everyone.
"Well, go on, Cato, you are also an orthodox nobleman, go and teach the shameless people who want to infiltrate the royal family!" Cato's request was agreed by Hodoch.
"Cato stop, Lord Hodoch, I think the use of force can be avoided altogether, as long as Saarion is willing to go back with us, the mission will be done," Dirome said anxiously.
"Instructor, thank you for your kindness!" Sarion, who had not spoken, could see that except for his former instructors, the others were arrogant and arrogant guys who opened their mouths and closed their mouths about nobility and orthodoxy, especially the head of Hodoch and Cato in front of him, who were quite jealous of their status as a paladin. "I will never forget your teachings, but now, these people obviously want to kill me, and the students can only fight hard, you don't have to persuade them anymore, I don't want to put you in a dilemma!"
Seeing this, Dirome could only sigh deeply to show his regret!
Saarion drew his sword, grasped the hilt of the sword with both hands, held the sword in front of his chest, rested his forehead against the blade, and bowed slightly, making a standard knightly salute. The opponent Cato was completely devoid of etiquette, and he stared at Sarion with a vicious expression on his face.
"Ahh Hah!" With a loud roar, Cato rushed with his sword, and Saarion returned fire with his sword. After a few brief rounds of contact, both men stopped and distanced themselves again. Cato's tentative attack did not have any effect, the opponent simply blocked his own attack, and the strength of Sarion, who was a paladin, was still unknown.
"Come, Sarion, bring out the power of your Light!" Cato said defiantly.
"If I use the power of the Light, I will cut you to pieces, and I will give you a fair duel. ā
As soon as he heard that Sarion would not use the power of the Light, he confidently returned to Cato's side, "Hmph" He sneered and said mockingly: "You are a notoriously incompetent knight at school, and you have just got a response from the Holy Light by luck, without the Holy Light, you are a waste, a complete waste, I will beat you like a child!"
"I have been baptized by the Light, but not to fight with an arrogant person like you, if you dare not attack, you will come in my place. With that, Sarion kicked hard, and his body rushed to Cato like a bow and arrow.
A blow slashes into Cato from top to bottom. Cato dodged the slash as he slashed back, stabbing Saarion with his sword. Similarly, Sarion dodged the thrusting sword sideways. The two sides went back and forth, dodging, attacking, and the two were evenly matched in speed. After a few rounds of white-hot battles, the battle sublimated, Cato's attacks began to become tricky and coherent, and after one blow followed another blow, step by step, a skilled swordsman could play such a fluent attack, and it seemed that Cato could leapfrog the trainee knight and become a knight. In terms of swordsmanship, Sarion obviously lost a bit, and he parried Cato's attacks, only stabbing one or two swords from time to time. Recalling the days of studying at the academy, when Saarion was still practicing the basics, Cato had already begun to study swordsmanship in depth, and the two had a sword competition in a training course, which of course ended in Saarion's fiasco. At this moment, although Sarion's skills are much more agile than before, he is still the same as in the academy, with simple attack routines and the use of slashing stabs that have not changed much, which does not pose any threat to Cato, who is skilled in swordsmanship. Sensing that the Goddess of Victory was beckoning to him, Cato searched for a flaw in his opponent while attacking in a ring, a flaw that would allow him to kill his opponent. Finally, after a horizontal pick with an inclination from Cato, Saarion swung his sword to open the attack, but due to the angle problem, only the tip of the sword touched Cato's sword body, and the excess force made Saarion's right hand with the sword draw a semicircle and circle it behind him. The entire chest loses its protection and is exposed to the opponent's eyes. Cato's eyes snapped open, and now, he pressed his wrist and aimed the tip of his sword at Sarion's chest, stabbing it out simply and clearly.
Everyone thought Cato was about to get it, and from a distance, the range of the attack encompassed all of Sarion's dodge areas, and from the point of view, a single blow from the mid-stab could be pursued in all directions, and the two could be described as one in one go. Unless you can block it with your weapon, there is no way to defuse this attack. Saarion leaned back narrowly to avoid the whistling tip of his sword. Cato was overjoyed, as expected, even if this piercing was unsuccessful, and a powerful homeopathic blow would make the opponent unstoppable and undodged. Cato pressed down hard, and the blade of his sword fell almost against Sarion's backward body. Seeing that he was about to succeed, he suddenly felt a pain in his neck, and the throat that was only held was as if he had been electrocuted, and the strength of his whole body suddenly disappeared. Without strength, the sword simply fell with its own weight, and the hard armor completely neutralized the attack brought by pure gravity.
Sarion threw the sword behind him, slammed it to the ground, and bounced back and pressed his opponent to the ground, the left hand that had already choked Cato's neck did not lose any strength. The throat is one of the most vulnerable places in human beings, and once it is detained, the pain of that moment will cause the body to lose all strength. Before he could come back to his senses, Cato, who was grabbed by the throat by his opponent, was completely subdued. Saarion's left knee pressed against his body, and his left foot stomped on his sword-holding right palm, Cato coughed in pain twice, and then felt that his eyes were suddenly dark, and he was unconscious. Instead of taking Cato's life, Sarion struck him the temple with the hilt of his sword, causing him to fall unconscious.
Looking at Cato lying on the ground and Saarion standing up, everyone was stunned. This series of transformations is in the blink of an eye, and the ending is beyond everyone's expectations. Dirome was even more pleasantly surprised, this perfect counterattack was beyond the scope of swordsmanship, it was completely a well-thought-out strategy. He looked at his student with satisfaction, and sighed in his heart that this classic defeat of the strong by the weak!
When he first competed with the wings, Sarion pressed the wings to the ground, and then he felt a special sense of pleasure. Although it may seem overbearing, there is no doubt that Sarion has fallen deeply in love with this feeling. In the fierce battle with Cato just now, when his right hand was wrapped around his back and his body was exposed in front of Cato, his left hand had already reached the opponent's neck, so while leaning back, Cato's throat was already slammed by himself.
"Hmph, I didn't expect you to have this hand, but don't be complacent, it's just a fluke too!"
"Fluke? maybe. I was once told that an enemy's greatest strength can sometimes become his greatest weakness, and Cato has been suppressing me with his swordsmanship, and his extremely advantageous attacks ultimately lead to his defeat. I was bent on letting me leak my flaws after the attack, so I focused too much on my own attacks and neglected my own defenses. When the piercing came, he leaned forward so that he sent his neck over, so it can be regarded as a fluke for me! The large number of people is also your advantage, but in the same way, they will all be defeated by me one by one. ā
Saarion slung his sword to his shoulders and looked at his pursuers with a blank expression. Satisfied, he has already ignited the desire to fight in his heart. He stretched out his left hand and hooked his finger defiantly at Hodoch and his group.