Chapter XI
"Where there is gold, where filth and dirt are hidden"
— University Slandy
The Twin Swordsmen stepped forward, their handsome faces and beautiful long hair indicating that they were Tyran, causing the women and girls on the stage to exchange their ears, and even a considerable number of men had some strange glint in their eyes. In fact, because of the handsome and beautiful appearance and naturally well-proportioned body of the Tyrans, a Tyran slave, male or female, would be an unspeakable thing that could make him feel superior.
The continent is mainly composed of the Rhine, which can also be called the Naranster people, the second largest population is dominated by the Mayne bloodline based on the Kingdom of Mayne, and then there is the big-nosed Kakaman people located in the northernmost part of the North Ridge, near the Demon Mountains, the Kakamans are said to have migrated from the Demon Mountains a thousand years ago, and after thousands of years of multiplication, they have their current territory, and they are loyal to the North Ridge led by the Kafala family.
The remaining minorities, like the Kakamans, do not have much say in the continent, and most of them do not have the innate advantage of the Tyrans. The Tyran royal family is very aware of the problem faced by their race, so they not only forcefully raised this problem directly to the height of war, but also maintained a marriage relationship with the Rhine royal family to win the attitude of the Rhine, so for the Tyrans, this danger is still rarely encountered, but it is inevitable that some people will take great risks to satisfy their selfish desires.
The Twin Swordsmen from the Silver Moon Kingdom stared at Haig and put on a standard Twin Sword stance. The standard posture of the twin swords is that the legs are slightly bent, the center of gravity is slightly tilted back, the long sword is pointed straight ahead, and the other hand is bent to hold the stabbing sword, both arms parallel to the shoulder. Of course, there are also many famous double swordsmen who have figured out their own postures, such as Jason's double long swords, one high and one low, one front and one behind. There are also stabbing swords and backhands, and there are double swordsmen, this kind of double swordsman has actually deviated from the meaning of double swordsman in the traditional sense.
Haig holds the sword in both hands, holding the sword in front of his chest, his legs slightly bowed, and his center of gravity is forward. In this way, the two fell into a very delicate state, Haig, who had experience in fighting with the Twin Swordsmen, knew very well that the first initiative of the Twin Swordsmen was the easiest moment to find the flaw, but the Twin Swordsmen also understood this, so the two were at a stalemate.
Just when the boos gradually came from the field, the young double swordsman gradually couldn't hold back, this boo was definitely not aimed at Haig, in the eyes of ordinary people, Haig did not take the initiative to attack out of courtesy, and he was timid. Such boos and misunderstandings are intolerable for the noble Tyrans.
A curly-haired young man sitting in the field watched the game with a nonchalant expression, his open chest and messy soft leather armor showed his cynical character, and his messy beard made his decadent temperament spread like a mist, since he lost to the Double Swordsman, he was full of confidence to challenge Haig, lingering in the tavern brothel, after watching today's game, he will leave Lorain, but he doesn't know where to go.
The twin swordsman frowned, and when the two of them were pacing back and forth just now, he narrowed the distance slightly, and after finding that Haig didn't find out, he was overjoyed and knew that his opportunity had come. Three steps and two steps under his feet, with a flick of his wrist, the sword stabbed at Hagrid.
Haig took advantage of the situation to put his broad-bladed broadsword slightly in front of his chest, and at the same time, he turned his wrist and pushed forward, and the gauntlet of the big sword collided with the gauntlet of the long sword of the double swordsman, but the gauntlet long sword used by the Silver Moon Kingdom was thin, and the gauntlet was a round hand ring, while the cross gauntlet of the traditional long sword was wider.
Seeing the two sword gauntlets colliding together, Haig didn't think that the double swordsman would fight with himself like a normal person, and then the two collided with each other at the same time, holding the sword against the long sword of the double swordsman with one hand, and freeing up the other hand to block the stabbing sword from the lower abdomen with his small arm armor, grabbing the double swordsman's wrist and throwing it out, the double swordsman whose posture was already unstable.
The twin swordsmen adjusted their bodies in the air and raised their heads, Haig stood still in the same position, the twin swordsmen frowned and shook their hair, and both swords were held in their backhands and stood aside.
The young man who was going to leave after watching this duel didn't want to leave at all at the moment, he was certainly not convinced by the defeat to the double swordsman, but the previous Maine and the warriors of the two mountain tribes were confident that they could take it, but seeing that the double swordsman with the same strength as himself was actually repelled so easily, he suddenly wanted to see the picture of Haig's one-to-five.
After the double swordsman retreated, only the more traditional Naranster warrior from the North Ridge remained, the standard long sword and the North Ridge style armor made him look no bright in the game, some people will wonder why there are no Rhine warriors on the field, these people who came from thousands of miles to challenge Haig have never fought against Haig, this kind of game is not the first time, and there are usually such competitions in the Rhine country, so in fact, few people are willing to challenge Haig.
The warrior from the North Ridge stepped forward, the long sword in his hand, the two of them had similar temperaments, both were tall northern men, although the North Ridge warrior was more burly, but Haig's sword was wider and larger. There wasn't much communication, and the warrior from the North Ridge didn't have the confidence to defeat Haig at this point, but it would be good to see how big the gap was in addition to fighting hard.
There are not too many fancy movements, it can already be seen from the battle just now, Haig will definitely not shoot before himself, the Northridge warrior holds the sword in both hands, and rushes over with a slash, Haig sets up his sword to block the attack, the blade stabs along the slash, the Northridge warrior kicks away from the feet, takes two steps back, and the two distance themselves again.
In a simple confrontation, Haig saw that the opponent must have experienced several battles, in fact, if Jack was there, he would recognize this warrior from Northridge, in fact, there are many people in the audience who know, as one of the biggest mercenary leaders in Northridge, George, who is entrenched in Angry Horn all year round, providing escorts for caravans and helping Angry Horn defend against pirates.
In the early years, when George was a ranger, he had missed similar athletic meetings three times, and now he is almost forty years old, and this time he is also a dream come true, and there are many voices shouting for this mercenary leader in the field, to be honest, George is also a legend to some extent.
Another attack, or slashing, the most commonly used means of attack in battle, the two of them touched the front of the blade, and immediately came back with a backhand, the sound of steel bouncing off, the sound of blades sliding against each other, a traditional Naranster battle was going on in the arena, George apprenticed to a blacksmith as a teenager, and at the age of twenty left Northridge with a pitiful savings and an iron sword he had built for himself, and became a wandering ranger, and eventually became a mercenary like most rangers.
When he was young, he practiced iron day and night, and his own observation and study, coupled with countless battles large and small, whether it was fighting with bandits, or duels with knights, made George what he is today.
"Poof", George, who originally felt that he was obviously weaker in strength, was bounced off the long sword in a duel, which is normal, Haig's own strength is greater than George's, and the sword is thicker than George's, and at the same time as the sword is bounced away, Haig's sword is on George's neck.
Amid the cheers of the audience, Haig withdrew his sword and nodded to George, and the cheers of the audience at this moment were not because Haig had defeated George, but because the real event was about to begin.
"Please be quiet!" several loud bells rang from the main stand, and a ceremonial officer stood on it and said loudly, to be honest, it is sometimes difficult to understand the official position of the Rhine, and the selection of ceremonial officers like this is mainly done by the sound of voice.
"His Majesty the Emperor would like to know if Lord Haig needs to take a break!" came the voice of the celebrant officer.
Haig shook his head and motioned no.
The ceremonial officer looked at David Nineteen, and David Nineteen nodded, but the experienced ceremonial officer naturally understood what David Nineteen meant, and announced that the game would officially start in three minutes, and asked the players to prepare.
This is equivalent to giving Haig a break in disguise, Haig turned around and looked at the five people with his sword in his hand, and the five people also looked at each other, and did not take a siege posture to besiege Haig, but stood face to face with Haig in a fan-shaped way.
When the battle bell rang, the atmosphere of the whole audience became quiet, and everyone sweated for Haig, and of course there were people who gloated and hoped that Haig would make a fool of himself.
The five men attacked almost at the same time, and the warriors of the mountain tribes with two axes threw out one of the axes in their hands as they ran, and the blade of the black grid sword flashed against his body, blocking the sudden axe. At the same time, the eyebrow-raising short spear of the Maine warrior was killed again, and Haig's sword was held in a semicircle with the head of the spear, and the hands holding the sword struck the barrel of the gun, hitting the chest of the Maine warrior and knocking the Maine warrior away.
Immediately after that, a large axe appeared behind Haig, and as Haig turned around, he reached out and grabbed the front of the handle of the large axe near the edge of the axe. At the same time, the long sword in his hand was held in the palm of his hand, and he slapped away the hand axe that was chopping away, and punched the double axe warrior in the neck, causing the double axe warrior to take a few steps back.
The mountain tribe warrior holding the big axe tried his best to break free of Haig's hand, and when Haig repelled another mountain tribe warrior, he suddenly pressed downward, Haig's elbow was bent suddenly, but he resisted and dragged backwards, the mountain tribe warrior couldn't retract his strength, and was dragged out, Haig stumbled under his feet, and the warrior of the mountain tribe lay on the ground.
At the same time, the Twin Swordsmen and the Northridge Warriors arrived at the same time, one on the left and one on the right, and a stabbing sword in their hands on their shoulders struck like a poisonous snake from time to time, defeating Haig and retreating.
Feeling that the defense was becoming more and more difficult, Haig's retreating steps suddenly shook, and the big sword in his hand swung hard, and the long sword in the hands of the double swordsman saw that he was about to stab Haig's vital point, how could he stop, but the Northern Leader warrior subconsciously held the sword in both hands and changed a defensive posture in front of his chest.
It was Haig's plan to break through a thousand tricks with one force, and the double swordsman expected that Haig's blow was not small, but he didn't want to let go of this opportunity, if Haig's long sword was a little slower, it was the long sword in his hand that stabbed Hegrid's throat.
However, there are winners and losers in gambling, and when Haig's long sword arrived, the huge force bounced the long sword in the hands of the double swordsman not to mention, the double swordsman's entire arm was taken aside by the force, exposing his chest, and the blow that had already knocked away the double swordsman's long sword still made the northern warrior who was in a hurry to defend take two steps back when it hit the defensive posture of the Northern Warrior.
Ignoring the stabbing sword that had already been stabbed by the other hand of the Twin Swordsmen, Haig kicked the Twin Swordsmen in the chest, and the Twin Swordsmen, whose bodies were unbalanced, could not defend at all at this moment, and flew upside down like a leaf blown by the north wind.
The Northern Warrior has not recovered from the shock of Haig's huge strength, Haig has raised his big sword again and slashed over, the simplest and most effective way to attack, the Northern Leader Warrior hurriedly set up a defensive posture, Haig split three swords in a row, the Northern Warrior's mouth cracked, and the long sword in his hand was already stacked horizontally on his arm to resist, but after Haig's third sword was chopped, he did not perform the fourth slash, and the long sword under the chop was picked up by the trend, and the long sword of the Northern Warrior who was fully defended was picked aside from bottom to top, and the whole person was exposed.
At this point, in fact, the Northern Warrior had already conceded defeat, and Haig symbolically put the long sword on the neck of the Northern Warrior.