On the rooftop of the remaining building of the royal domain, two knights drew their swords and confronted each other.

The atmosphere became extremely solemn for a while, as if even the surrounding time had frozen.

At this time, a flying bird happened to pass over the two of them, but was frightened by some force and turned around and fled, hovering in mid-air in a panic, and finally found the right direction and left immediately.

In the next moment, Ophelia rushed forward with her sword, her original sword had been broken, and now this one was temporarily forged by the Emir, using a very ordinary white crystal ore, but it was forged by Lilith's dragon breath, so the toughness would not be too bad.

However, when she saw the sword in Cohen's hand, she couldn't help but be shocked, because it was the holy sword that the Emir had lent him earlier.

At this time, seeing Ophelia rushing towards him violently, Cohen naturally didn't dare to slack off, so he had to use all his strength to hold the opponent's sword.

But how did Ophelia's sword compete with the holy sword forged from the goldenrodite? In the end, she had no choice but to avoid the blade of the holy sword, and then used her skills to stalemate with Cohen.

Cohen saw her actions and remembered the power of his sword, so he deliberately twisted the blade and pointed the blade towards the blade of her sword.

Ophelia immediately took a step back, widened the distance, and took a stance to unleash her sword skills.

At this time, without the support of the emir by her side, she naturally did not dare to release the scarlet piercing at will, but even so, she also had three other powerful sword skills.

Although Cohen has always used the silver whip, after these days of actual combat, he still understands the sword skills related to swords.

At this time, he saw Ophelia's posture, so he hurriedly pressed forward step by step, wanting to interrupt the opponent's sword skills.

However, he was still a step slower, and Ophelia kicked the ground sharply, rushing forward with her sword in hand.

In an emergency, Cohen had no choice but to block it with the blade of the Holy Sword, he knew that this sword was very unusual, and it was naturally top notch in terms of flexibility.

As a result, when Ophelia's sword tip touched the holy sword, it was blocked, and Cohen only felt a tingling in his arm, which was enough to see that Ophelia's blow was very powerful.

Cohen took several steps back to unload the next impact, and he was about to release his sword technique, but he was about to exert himself when he found that the hand holding the sword was trembling, and it was obvious that he had not recovered from the numbness just now.

And then, Ophelia did not let go of this opportunity, after all, the other party held the holy sword, which was not fair, so there was no need for her to stick to martial arts.

As a result, Ophelia unleashed another sword skill, and Cohen had no other way but to continue to resist with the holy sword, but in this way, the tingling sensation began to spread to the entire arm.

"Damn."

Cohen was a little agitated, but the more he did this, the more Ophelia saw hope of victory.

In fact, after seeing Cohen's performance in the arena that day, Ophelia thought that her strength was not comparable to his, so not to mention that he still held the Holy Sword in his hand.

If Cohen hadn't developed a quicker sword technique, Ophelia would have lost in the first round, but in short, this was her only advantage.

Immediately afterward, Ophelia continued to unleash her sword skills while Cohen's hand had not yet recovered, and this time the opponent's shoulders felt powerless.

Ophelia took advantage of the victory to chase after her, wanting to knock the holy sword out of her hands in one go, but what she didn't expect was that this time there was an accident.

She aimed at the Holy Sword from the beginning, and as the powerful sword technique was released, an extremely brutal force instantly fell on the blade of the Holy Sword.

But at that moment, Cohen took the initiative to take the holy sword out of his hand, and then slammed it with his body, Ophelia was shocked, because she was worried that he would be the same as in the arena before.

She hurriedly distanced herself from the other party, but the next scene was still beyond her expectations, because Cohen's move was a feint.

The holy sword was hit by Ophelia's sword skills and flew into the air at once, and when it fell, Cohen directly held it with his left hand, and then he actually released the sword skill with his left hand.

Since Cohen had done the move in a very short amount of time, and Ophelia was backing away, she had no time to stop it.

Immediately after, a white sword qi visible to the naked eye flew out, and even began to replicate itself during the flight, and then spun up, forming a cross shape with the original sword qi.

The range of this sword technique was so great that Ophelia couldn't escape for a while, and her own sword was obviously impossible to block.

Eventually, perhaps driven by her survival instinct, she came up with a solution.

In the next moment, Cohen's sword skills exploded, and the entire rooftop was suddenly filled with smoke and dust, looking at this scene, his mind suddenly stopped for a second, but he quickly reacted and retreated to Byron's side, because this cloud of smoke and dust might become Ophelia's cover.

For some reason, his first reaction was that Ophelia had nothing to do with her, and then subconsciously became vigilant.

When the smoke and dust had completely fallen to the ground, Cohen saw that the rooftop was empty, and Ophelia had disappeared.

Now he was even more convinced that if Ophelia was hit by the sword technique, there would definitely be blood on his body, but there was no trace in front of him.

So he began to look closely, only to realize that something was wrong, only to see that there was a hole in the place where Ophelia had been, which obviously led to the interior of the palace.

"Hehe, I see."

Cohen smiled, but didn't dare to walk over directly, instead wary of his surroundings.

Sure enough, after a while, he heard a small sound coming from under his feet, most likely Ophelia unleashing her sword skills to attack him from below.

However, he still had a question, since Ophelia was able to break through the ground and escape to the palace in an instant, why didn't she rush out at once now?

He couldn't figure it out, and the current situation was urgent, and he couldn't think of anything, so he planned to leave here.

"Let's go, there's no point in continuing to fight her." Cohen said to Byron, who was not far behind him.

In fact, he didn't know what intrigues Ophelia had, and he didn't want to think about it anymore, after all, this was what he was not good at, and if he continued to stay here, he would probably be calculated by the other party, so he thought about avoiding fighting as much as possible.

It's just that what he doesn't know is that Ophelia is not good at strategizing, but maybe after staying by the emir's side for a while, she will also be careful in what she does.

She had indeed taken refuge in the interior of the palace, and in order to confuse Cohen, she slashed her sword at the ceiling and climbed up the outer walls of the palace.

At this point, Cohen urged Byron to leave quickly, while focusing his attention on the ground.

Just as he reached the stairwell and turned around to go down with Byron, Ophelia finally acted, and she approached from behind.

Luckily, Cohen didn't have magical sense, so he didn't immediately notice her approach, and only felt the air vibrate at a close distance.

The knight's instinct preceded his consciousness, and he raised his holy sword, which stood alongside Ophelia's.

And at this time, Ophelia actually forgot one of the most important things, so there was no suspense in the next scene, her sword was directly cut off by the holy sword, and it was clear that Cohen just raised his hand casually, and didn't even use much strength.

"......," Ophelia said in despair, "I lost." ”

Just as she closed her eyes and prepared for her final end, Byron finally spoke.

"That's enough, Cohen, let her go."

"But...... She'll stop you. ”

Cohen didn't listen to Byron, and continued to place the blade of his sword across Ophelia's neck.

"I said enough, didn't you hear? Or do you want to disobey my orders? Byron was furious, and he glared at Cohen fiercely.

"Hehe," Cohen sneered, "Byron, you hear clearly, I'm not your subordinate, I just want you to fulfill your dreams, so we're partners at most." ”

As he spoke, the hand holding the sword suddenly became stronger, intending to wipe Ophelia's neck directly.

"Tsk."

Byron was impatient, and he rushed forward, trying to grasp the sword with his hand.

He didn't know how powerful the sword was, and if he did pinch the blade, even if Cohen didn't use any force at all, his fingers would be cut off in an instant.

Cohen didn't want to see such an outcome, so he immediately sheathed his sword and took a step back.

Byron naturally didn't expect this, but he had already rushed out, and there was no way to stop, and finally pounced on Ophelia.

Ophelia closed her eyes, thinking that she was greeted by a cold blade on the side of her neck, but she didn't expect it to be Byron's embrace.

“…… What are you doing? Ophelia was dumbfounded, then subconsciously stepped back, causing Byron to fall to the ground.

When Byron got up, instead of answering Ophelia's words, he glared at Cohen with a look of resentment.

"Hehe, don't look at me like that, aren't you just revealing your true heart? It's none of my business. Cohen said with a grin.

I don't know when it started, and the solemn atmosphere at the scene has disappeared without a trace.

However, during the battle just now, Cohen did kill Ophelia, and Ophelia should be the same, so the moment he was attacked by the other party just now, he was so frightened that his heart was about to jump out.

Fortunately, Ophelia's sword was broken, and he was able to turn the situation around in an instant, but it was at this moment that he suddenly felt that this battle was very boring.

He has always pursued freedom, and although he encountered a lot of helpless things later, he still did not forget his original idea that no matter how the world changes, he must be a free and carefree person.

And after this battle began, both sides had the realization that it was either you die or I would die, and he still had to fight Ophelia with his wits and courage, which was not what he wanted at all.

Immediately afterward, he found that Byron obviously didn't want to see Ophelia die, so she was so anxious when her life was in danger, and Cohen couldn't help but snicker in his heart, thinking that it would be better to be a favor, so that at least it would be more interesting than a life-and-death battle.

"Hehe," Ophelia suddenly laughed, "I thought that as long as I won, you would change your mind, but I didn't expect you to do the same when I lost, I knew this, I wouldn't be so desperate." ”

"yes, that trick just now really scared me to death," Cohen immediately pretended to be apprehensive, and then looked at Byron angrily, "You made it clear, I don't have to be so scared, hmph, it's all your fault." ”

"Huh? Why are you going against me everywhere? Byron was immediately upset.

It was enough to make him embarrassed just now that he pounced on Ophelia, and now he actually helped the other party speak.

"Okay, okay, it's me who is wrong."

Cohen forced a smile and stepped aside, for he hoped the two of them would have a good conversation.

"So, did you really change your mind? Don't think about revenge anymore, do you? ”

"......" Byron twisted his face to the side, unwilling to look at her.

"Well, that's how it should be," Ophelia continued, "I know you've been wronged since you were a child, and now you should take revenge on those who look down on you, but you can't let the whole world suffer, and if you do, what's the difference between you and those despicable guys?" ”

"Of course I understand, I'm just ......" Byron paused, but could no longer speak, only a sad expression.

At this time, he was like a child who had done something wrong, he didn't dare to look at Ophelia at all, he wanted to pour out the unhappiness in his heart, but this was not his style, because he had already endured it.

"Of course I know you know, you know this better than anyone else, but you still haven't done it, have you? Because saying and doing are two different things. ”

“…… Ophelia," Byron continued, suddenly looking her in the eye, "Can I turn back?" ”

Ophelia smiled and held out her hand to him.

"Of course, as long as you have this idea, I will spare no effort to help you."

"Well, I see."

Byron nodded, then quickly adjusted his mood, and soon he was the well-read and gentle candidate for the throne again.

He looked at Hercules in the distance, but couldn't help but be amazed that the Iron Giant had disappeared before they were noticing.