As the words of Elven Archer Larry Moon Bow fell, the bowstring of the steel war bow suddenly vibrate, and the sharp arrow flew straight towards the target on the branch of the poplar tree three hundred meters away with a sharp roar that pierced the air. Since passing the Secret Archer Trial, he had already shot at such a target too many times, and Larry Moon Bow didn't even look at his target, confidently lowering his steel warbow and quietly waiting for the cheers to sound like thunder.

He waited for a thunderous sound, but instead of cheers, shouts of chagrin and disbelief.

"Damn!

"What the hell is going on? I didn't even get the edge of the target on it!"

"Larry, Moonbow, you don't deserve a bow!"

"This ...... This can't be!" There are no words to describe the panic and uneasiness that filled Larry's heart at the moment, and the color of blood suddenly faded from his cheeks, making his face look like clumps of yogurt. He ran towards the poplar tree almost like crazy, intercepting the elf in charge of the target on the way, and snatching the tomato from his hand.

The tomato looks very healthy, with a ruddy and crystalline skin and a layer of watery luster that makes you want to bite into it. However, Larry Moon Bow didn't pay any attention to this, he turned the tomato upside down and looked at it carefully, but he couldn't find even the slightest trace. Then he looked up again, searching among the branches of the aspen tree for the arrows he had fired. This time it took him a little longer, and with a lament, the Elven Archer's entire body stiffened.

"No...... That's impossible...... How could I ...... How could it be ......"

No matter how reluctant Larry Moonbow was to admit it, he saw the long arrow he had shot in the middle of the poplar branches. The long arrow was more than ten centimeters away from the place where the tomato target was placed, and the sharp arrow bit deep into the trunk of the tree, and the tail feathers were still trembling slightly.

Larry Moon Bow let out a low moan, covering her face with her hands, and her body slowly slumped. He knew very well that his reputation had been completely ruined by this arrow, and as an elven archer, it was a great shame to miss the target, and it happened in a contest with a human marksman, leaving no room for forgiveness.

Theoretically, with the first leg being a draw, Larry Moonbow lost badly in the second round, but there was still a third leg to equalize. The elves did prepare the question for the third round, which happened to be what they were best at. The archer Larry Moonbow possesses a magnificent archery that can convince Sir Grace to lose.

However, all of this was dashed with the long arrow that missed the target, and Larry Moon Bow had certainly lost his fighting spirit, and the other elven marksmen were all looking dejected. Even the Elven Queen and the Great Elder felt their faces glazed, and after the Grand Elder who presided over the ceremonial rite of peace reluctantly announced the victory of the Human Mission in the first round of the battle, the members of the Elven Royal Court left the poplar forest that had damaged them physically and mentally as quickly as possible, without being rude.

Only the Sun Singer didn't leave immediately, the determined High Elf leader had regained his composure and personable appearance after the initial gaffe, but there were still scorching sparks in the depths of his eyes, showing that his heart was not as calm as it seemed.

"Your Excellency, Lord Regent of the Kingdom of Man...... No, Levi Ston, I think it's more appropriate to call you that, the elves have lost this time to the machinations of the humans, but there will be no next time, and you will not have any chance of winning the next two battles. He assured in a cold tone, and without waiting for Levi to reply, he left with his head held high.

Seeing the back of the Sun Singer disappear into the dense forest, the people of the Human Mission thundered with joy, but the Marquis of Osiris looked a little sullen. He hurried to congratulate Sir Grace, and then made his way to his former friend, the elven archer Larry Moonbow, as fast as he could.

The Elven Secret Archer was obviously severely traumatized, and when the Marquis of Osiris squatted down beside him, he didn't react immediately, but continued to kneel on the ground, his eyes were empty, his expression was dazed, and the whole person seemed to be immersed in a nightmare that he couldn't wake up, and his mouth kept muttering to himself.

"How could it be...... How could I have deviated? I've already ...... Aim, I've never missed...... I've hit a target like that and that, I've hit it hundreds of times!"

Levi squeezed out of the crowd, his eyes shining with excitement, but when he saw Larry Moonbow's appearance, the light in his eyes disappeared and were replaced by a look of guilt and apology.

"I ...... I guess I should say I'm sorry. Levi swallowed his saliva and spoke softly. "During the bow and arrow skills contest just now, I ...... We did use some dishonorable means. ”

The griffon lord's voice reached the elven archer's ears, causing Larry Moonbow's body to tremble violently. "What...... Oh, it's you, Lord Levi......" The Elven Archer looked up, his handsome face as white as freshly polished parchment, his voice trembling and shattering, "I don't know...... What is it that dishonorable means that can influence me and make me miss what I should have missed?"

"That means...... I mean...... The trap is placed on the steel warbow we provide. These weapons are all made using standardized techniques found in alchemy, and are identical in both quality and size, so it is easy to use all steel warbows with only one of them. ”

At first, it was the hardest to admit it, but then Levi's voice became much smoother. "Sir Grace took the lead in terms of familiarity with the unfamiliar longbow, although it didn't really affect the outcome of the battle, but as the name of the continent's number one marksman, you will definitely not be willing to admit defeat. As long as the Sun Chanter proposes to exchange weapons, the outcome can already be roughly determined. ”

Larry Moon Bow shook his head slightly, "Lord Levi, this really can't be said to be a dishonorable measure. I have a talent for using elven bows, and Sir Grace is also familiar with human longbows, and after we swapped weapons, Sir Grace was a little less familiar with weapons than I was, so I can admit that I am not as skilled as a human at this point. But...... But how could that last arrow be off target......? I'm sure there's no problem with the steel bow at all, and if there were, it would have been reflected in the rapid-fire part a long time ago. ”

"If it's just a weapon, those steel warbows are of course fine, and the quality is very good. "But as a weapon to test the skill of using bows and arrows, those steel warbows have a hidden special surname that is difficult to find. In the process of crafting those weapons, Master Frederick used alchemy to add an incomplete alchemy pattern array to the back of each steel warbow, and each of the refined arrows had the missing part of the array. ”

"It can't be. It was the Marquis of Osiris who said this, and the Elven Celestial Knight raised his head, his green eyes filled with suspicion, "Lord Levi, those weapons have been carefully examined by several Druid Masters, including the Great Elder and the Green Leaf Singer, and they are both highly skilled in alchemy and natural magic, if the steel warbow has magic attached to it, it is impossible to escape their eyes, right?"

"Whatever method is used, it can't be tested, because the two have no effect when separated, and certainly don't have the special surname of a magic weapon. Levi shook his head vigorously and raised his voice to explain, "But when the bowstring is pulled to the fullest level, the long arrow and the magic pattern on the back of the bow will just form a small magic pattern array, this magic pattern array is called the precision magic array, and there is only one effect, that is, ignoring the effect of the wind on the sharp arrows fired. ”

"Precision Array?" "Marquis Osiris was still puzzled, "I've heard the name of this kind of magic pattern array, there are a few famous magic longbows with precision magic arrays attached to them, but with this magic pattern array, wouldn't it make it easier to hit the target?"

"Repair the wind is biased...... I actually lost here!" Unlike the bewildered Marquis of Osiris, Larry Moonbow, who was a marksman, suddenly understood, and his expression suddenly stiffened like a mask, "This is an ability that I have always been proud of as an elven marksman, but I didn't expect it...... It turned out to be a fatal mistake!" There was a suffocating sensation in his voice, as if a huge stone was pressed against his chest, and he needed to breathe hard to get fresh air into his lungs.

"Wait, there's one more question. The Marquis of Osiris suddenly remembered this crucial question, "Why wasn't the magic array on this steel warbow triggered in the first round of the competition?"

"In the first round of the competition, it was close to the target, and it required rapid fire, so the steel warbow was never fully drawn, and the effect of the precision magic array would not appear. Sir Grace's voice rang out from the other side, and the first marksman of the Kingdom of Arthur, with an apologetic look on his face, walked over to Larry Moon Bow and knelt down on one knee.

"The glory should be yours, Mistress Larry. There was not a hint of triumphant excitement in his voice, and his eyes were as dark as dirty sapphires. "From the standpoint of a member of the Arthurian Mission, I do not regret using my means to achieve victory, but as a marksman, I am a thief who stole victory. ”

"No, it's not your fault. Larry Moon Bow smiled sadly, shaking his head too weakly to describe in words, "As an archer, you must be as familiar with the longbow as you are with your own limbs, and this is a phrase that I have remembered since the first day I held the longbow. However, after passing the trial of the secret archer, my mind was gradually blinded by pride, so I was to blame for the defeat in this contest...... It was the goddess of life, Alala, who punished me. ”

"Ellara is on top. The Marquis of Osiris prayed in a low voice, "Larry, Moon Bow, this failure, the Elven Royal Court's punishment for you is probably quite severe, are you mentally prepared for the worst outcome?"

"I can guess what the Elven Court has done to me, banishment, there is no other possibility. Larry Moon Bow murmured in pain, his face bloodless, as if his life had been stripped of him.

"How serious are the consequences?" Levi's face became even more difficult to look at, before he left for the Moon Whispering Forest, he had learned many of the customs of the elves from the Marquis of Osiris. As a life-loving race, there is no death penalty for depriving life in the Elven Realm, and for them, banishing them outside the Moon Whispering Forest and never being able to return to their homeland is the most severe punishment. "We can't let this happen, if we go to Her Majesty the Elven Queen now and explain the situation to her, can we avoid the consequences of Lord Larry's banishment?"

"I'm afraid it won't help. The Marquis of Osiris pondered for a moment, and then objected, "There can never be absolute fairness in the contest, and the ancient rules of the Rite of Peace are only as perfect as possible, and it is an unforgivable grave mistake for Larry Moon Bow to not discover the secret hidden in that steel warbow, no matter how it is interpreted." ”

"That's right, and I'm also the leader of a team of elven archers, which the High Elves have coveted for a long time, and they will surely seize on this mistake, strip me of my position, and banish me from the Moonwhispering Forest. Larry Moonbow regained a bit of his composure as a marksman, and said in a cold tone. "Now is the most rare opportunity, because the defeat in this contest has done a lot of damage to my personal honor, and I am afraid that the sharpshooters who used to support me have changed their attitudes. ”

Levi saw the tears in the eyes of the elven archer and was almost speechless with guilt, no matter how he tried to comfort him, it seemed a little hypocritical from the Griffon Lord's standpoint. Luckily, Larry Moonbow quickly regained his composure, got up, and bowed deeply to Levi.

"Actually, I owe you a debt of gratitude, Lord Regent. ”

This sentence made Levi almost think that he was having auditory hallucinations, and in his imagination, after Larry Moon Bow learned the truth, it was a relatively normal reaction to scold or sneer. However, the tone of this thank you was so sincere that Levi couldn't believe his ears.

"Larry, Lord Moonbow, ...... you?"

"I once swore a vow in front of the goddess Arara to follow His Royal Highness Crown Prince Loshien forever, and I should have fulfilled the oath the moment I recognized His Royal Highness the identity of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Loshien. However, the position of leader of the archery unit and elven archer made me hesitate......" The elven archer turned his gaze to the Marquis of Osiris, and then knelt down towards him, his forehead touching the ground, and his hands on either side of his head. "Your Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Loshien, please forgive me for my wavering, and Larry Moon Bow will henceforth swear to follow you to the death, offering all glory and life for the rest of your life. ”

Elves seldom take a lifelong vow, for they live so long that without the threat of a sword or disease, it would last as long as the human kingdoms have been in recorded history. A hesitant expression appeared on the face of the Marquis of Osiris, but when Larry Moon Bow raised his head and looked at the Heavenly Knight with unblinking eyes, the Marquis of Osiris, knowing that he had no choice.

Many of the banished elves have ended their lives in despair, and he must give his friend, Larry Moonbow, a reason to live. The Celestial Knight's gaze turned solemn, and the glowing green glow of nature's wrath let out a clear sonorous sound, slipped out of the scabbard, and rested flat on the shoulders of Larry Moonbow.

"I accept your vow to follow for the rest of your life, Larry Moonbow, and I appoint you as one of the Iron Guard Brothers in my capacity as the head of the Knights of the Ashes and the head of King Arthur's Iron Guard. The knight of the Iron Guard takes loyalty as his wife and honor as his son, and swears to defend my king, even if he turns to ashes, he dies without regrets. The magic heavy sword slapped Larry on both shoulders and on the top of his head, and then the Marquis of Osiris said word by word, "Get up, Brother Larry!"

Larry Moon Bow stood up, although his face was still not very good, but it was finally a little more bloody, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Rohion......" He had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by the Marquis of Osiris.

"Call me Osiris, Brother Larry. The green lion's tone was very serious, "No matter what the original name represented, now I am the Marquis of Osiris of the Kingdom of Arthur, and like you, this is the oath I made before the goddess of life." ”

Larry Moonbow nodded in understanding, but he at least knew how to change his words, "Roshien...... Oh, Lord Osiris, did you mean Lord Regent Levi Ston?"

A hint of gloom flashed across the face of the Marquis of Osiris, "The Iron Guard Knight is the most loyal shield and sword of His Majesty the King of Arthur's Kingdom, but His Majesty the King has not long died, and the new king has not yet ascended the throne, so before that......" He turned his gaze to Levi, "...... Your Excellency the Lord Regent is a replacement. ”

The griffon lord, known as the substitute, could not help but cry and laugh, "Your Excellency the Heavenly Knight," he said in a loud voice feigned anger, "am I always a substitute, and will I not be able to command your allegiance?"

The Marquis of Osiris glanced at Levi with exaggerated confusion, "Your Excellency Regent, I thought you would never think about usurping the throne, and I didn't expect you to have ambitions for that hard golden throne?"

This is a humorous side that His Royal Highness Crown Prince Loshien has never shown, and although Larry Moonbow's mood is heavy, the corners of his mouth can't help but hook up an arc. Seeing the Elven Archer relieved from his pain, Levi and the Marquis of Osiris looked at each other with a sense of relief. "Lord Osiris......" Levi was just about to say something when a sound of footsteps sounded from behind, making him swallow his words back.

Walking from behind was Mr. Dich, followed by a young elf, Levi noticed that the old magician's face seemed to have a faint worry, and then he bowed to Levi with a very standard attitude, "Young Master Levi, the elven royal court has sent a messenger to deliver a letter, and the letter is written with the content of the second round of the peace gift competition. ”

(To be continued)