In the stands of the Colosseum, all the steps and seats are cut out of the tree of life itself, and there are even some woodcut patterns on some benches.

Before the duel began, Belle. Claire beckoned to her brother and summoned him to her side.

She pressed her hand on Claire's left shoulder, leaned in and whispered:

"Isn't your friend going to change that heavy leather armor?"

Claire felt that she was still being held by her sister like a child in full view, and pushed her hand away with some reluctance, and said:

"He thinks chain mail is also good, and I respect his opinion."

"It's really an ignorant countryman, since it's your decision, then okay! Wagner, be careful. ”

Seeing that the other party didn't appreciate her kindness at all, Belier was a little displeased, but she still patiently told her brother a few words.

"Got it, sister."

Claire didn't want to say more to Belle and hurried back.

Here, Roy had already removed the heavy chain mail from the large suitcase, and with the help of Jasper and Abt, he had successfully put it on, and the log shield and mallet were placed on the suitcase.

Jasper stood aside and complained:

"Roy, I've never seen a midshipman in heavy armor. In fact, if you really go to the battlefield, you should hide behind and bless the charging warriors. ”

"It's good to get used to it in the future!" Roy responded with a smile.

He picked up the mallet and swung it twice, and it felt pretty good.

The 'Blessing of Protection' that Grand Priest Reed had blessed him had unexpectedly formed a faint shield of holy light on him.

It's as if a second skin has appeared outside the skin.

……

Roy picked up the log shield on the suitcase, and Claire just walked over and stood on the referee's bench. Instructor Nora shouted:

"Are both sides ready?"

After saying that, she pointed to the group of elves in the east stand and shouted:

"Steve?"

Dressed in delicate leather armor, Steve handsomely jumped up the high wall, stood by the wall, raised the military thorn in his hand, and replied loudly:

"We've been waiting for a long time......"

A group of elves in the stands behind him immediately let out a cheer, and the elves in the beginner martial arts training class also let out cheers......

Instructor Nora pointed at Claire and Roy again, and then asked in a loud voice:

"Claire?"

Claire just wanted to respond, but was pulled by Roy: "Wait a minute! ”

Claire hurriedly raised her hand to signal and wait, and there was immediately a boo from the stands opposite.

"Roy, what are you doing?"

Claire turned to look at Roy, who was heavily armed, and felt that he had nothing to prepare......

Roy smiled, then set the gavel and shield aside, silently chanting a prayer while drawing a pale gold pattern in front of him.

Just as the Divine Pattern dissipated, a golden fist disappeared into Claire's body.

Roy blessed himself with strength as well.

His power blessing only lasts fifteen minutes, so you can't cast it too early......

Before Roy could say 'yes', Jasper, who was standing beside him, began to bless Roy and Claire with 'wisdom blessings'.

Roy watched a book of sacred prayers melt into his body, and immediately became a little stunned, and asked Abt beside him:

"Didn't you say that you have to be promoted to a priest in order to learn wisdom and blessing?"

Abt immediately explained to Roy:

"It's just that after being promoted to a priest, it's more suitable to learn wisdom blessings, not only a priest can learn this divine art, in fact, a trainee priest can also be, it's just a little difficult, it takes time to practice, and if the proficiency is enough, it will be, and it is difficult to obtain the holy light in prayer at present, so I have a lot of time to learn some high-level divine arts with Jasper."

When Claire also had the effect of wisdom blessing, Jasper came up and hugged the two of them, and said:

"Roy, Claire, come on!"

The wisdom blessing increases the spiritual power, which greatly increases the combat power of the caster, such as magicians, priests, and warlocks......

However, if your mental power increases, your resistance to hypnosis, deep sleep, hallucinations, dizziness, etc. will also be strengthened.

Roy felt like he had become a lot more sober......

At this time, Claire took the box handed by one of the attendants, took out four test tubes of potions, and handed two of them to Roy.

"What is this?" Roy asked as he saw Claire uncork and drink a bottle with her head up.

Claire had already drunk the second bottle of potion at this time, and then replied: "Lion King Power Potion, Stone Skin Potion, Roy, you hurry up and drink it, there is no need to save it at this time." ”

Roy didn't hesitate, and drank the two potions into his stomach, only to feel that his mouth was full of bitterness.

At first, I didn't feel anything, but after walking a few steps, I noticed petrified markings on my arms, and it became easier to walk.

The two buffs, the Blessing of Strength and the Potion of the Lion King's Power, made Roy not feel like he was wearing bulky chain mail.

The mallet in his hand became even more fluttery, a bit like an inflatable ......

Only then did Claire raise her hand and shout at Instructor Nora:

"Instructor, we're ready too."

Instructor Nora didn't say much, and said loudly:

"Now that you're ready, the men on both sides enter the gladiatorial arena......"

From the stands, you enter the gladiatorial arena below, with high wooden stairs on both sides.

It had probably been a long time since they had been maintained, and the wooden stairs were beginning to rot, and Roy felt soft when he stepped on them in his chain shoes.

The gladiatorial arena below was actually a ground rammed with loess, not the soft rotten wood that Roy imagined.

Roy breathed a sigh of relief, at least this kind of ground wouldn't be too hard to run......

Instructor Nora jumped off the bench, wearing a simple set of light leather armor and no weapons, most notably two metal shields strapped to her forearms.

It seems that she made a clear gesture that she wanted to rush up and pull the two sides apart when the battle was at its most intense.

Roy, Claire, Steve, and Adams walked down almost at the same time, both under the pillar in the center of the arena at the same time.

When Adams saw Roy in chain mail, he couldn't help but put a smile on his face, and the pride and contempt peculiar to elves were almost instantaneous.

Steve also laughed exaggeratedly, as if they had won at this moment......

Instructor Nora clapped his hands, drawing the attention of the four people in the gladiatorial arena to her, and then said with a straight face:

"I must reiterate that the sharp weapons of this duel are not allowed to be bladed, and the blunt weapons are not allowed to use metal weapons."

"It is permissible to injure your opponent, but not to disable it, let alone endanger life."

"Once the opponent is at a disadvantage, if he makes a gesture to admit defeat, he must stop immediately."

"If there is a huge difference in strength between the two sides, I will terminate this duel as soon as possible......"

"Understood."

Instructor Nora didn't even look at Steve and Adams, staring directly at Roy and Claire......

"Understood, instructor!"

Claire's newly built confidence collapsed in an instant, and she seemed a little lacking in confidence.

Instructor Nora gave Roy a deep look, then fell on the long dagger Claire wore at her waist and hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's rare to see a combination of a trainee priest and an assassin. ”

Then he squinted at the bladeless heavy sword in Adams' hand, and then fell on the thrust saber on Steve's waist, and said:

"Swordsman, Poet and Ranger ......"

She didn't go any further, but paused before she added:

"Alright, everybody, step back twenty meters......"

It was not until both sides had retreated far enough that Instructor Nora raised one hand in the air and said in a loud voice:

"Now that everyone is ready, then I declare...... Duel is now ...... Begin! ”

As soon as Instructor Nora's words fell, Steve, who was carrying a stabbing saber in his hand, quickly said, "I'll get rid of Claire first......"

After saying that, he rushed towards Claire first.

Adams held his heavy sword in both hands and aimed the blade at Roy, but he moved a little slower than Steve, and the eyes that stared at Roy were full of confidence.

Claire was a little impatient, forgetting all the tactics she had planned in advance, and wanted to rush forward when she stared at Steve.

but was stopped by Roy with his arm.

Roy whispered:

"Don't be impulsive, follow me and wait for the opportunity to move......"

Roy's words immediately made Claire come to her senses, and instead of advancing and retreating, she hid her body behind Roy.

Roy raised the log shield in his hand and strode towards Steve, dragging the wooden hammer in his other hand, still shouting:

"Steve, will you forget who pressed you to the stone slab in the street and beat you violently, and now the person who beat you is right in front of you, come on!"

Steve was obviously staring at Claire, but at this moment Roy used his body to block Claire tightly.

He then landed his gaze on Roy's left shoulder blade, he accelerated sharply, like a cheetah swooping out, and when he was still about seven or eight meters away from Roy, he jumped high, and the stabbing saber hidden behind him suddenly stabbed out of his left hand......

Almost instantly, Steve was already in front of Roy.

Roy raised his shield and held it in front of his chest......

Steve's body in mid-air suddenly twisted, like a river fish jumping out of the water, and suddenly flipped his body and disappeared from Roy's field of vision.

By the time the stabbing saber in his hand reappeared, his body had already appeared on Roy's left side, and the saber in his hand had also slammed into Roy's left shoulder.

However, it is an unbladed saber itself, and this stab hits the shoulder guard of Roy's chain mail, this kind of stab has a very armor-piercing effect, and immediately pierces the shoulder armor of the chain mail, but the moment it touches Roy's skin, a light blue suddenly appears on the shoulder......

The thorn failed to pierce the resilient skin, and it sliced open in an instant, leaving only a bloody mark on the surface of the skin.

Roy swung his hammer sideways at Steve, and Adams rushed forward with his heavy sword in his hand, and held the heavy sword in his hand to stop the wooden hammer.

The wooden hammer slammed into the heavy sword, and Adams tried to take advantage of the opportunity to cut off Roy's right hand holding the hammer, but it was split into a log shield.

Roy struggled to block Adams' sword, and stood firmly in place without retreating.

"Half-elf, I didn't expect you to really have some ability......"

Adams said jokingly, and the heavy sword in his hand drew a circle and stabbed Roy, trying to force Roy to take a step back.

In this way, Claire, who was hiding behind him, would be instantly exposed to the two of them.

At this moment, Steve had already pulled out the military thorn with skill, preparing to bypass Roy and intercept Claire behind Roy......

(End of chapter)