Section 56 is null and void

"Do you win?" Cleo asked his friend in a whisper. Although they are standing in the perspective of a third party at the moment, and they are also in an absolutely safe position, they feel inexplicably cold in their hearts for some reason. It's not that they're afraid that their plans will fail—because they're standing behind the scenes—but that they instinctively feel the dangerous aura in the air. Although this aura was not directed at him.

In fact, this delicate atmosphere has affected everyone. Some of the people around them, including a few aristocratic women in costume, all stopped whispering and looked at the confrontation with a look of fear and longing. Even Essien was affected. If Essien used to keep smiling, now the smile has faded a lot.

"It should be fine. Essien's face turned slightly pale. His gaze moved between Ashrufat and Basadoni. "The mad dog...... Amazing ......"

No one knows who started moving first. But slowly, the two duelists began to move. In a sense, the movements of the two people are somewhat similar, both moving lightly to the side.

"What are they doing?" Cleo mechanically spat out the cigarette in his mouth, even though it had just been ignited.

"The battle of life and death without cloak is always the priority of temptation. Essien replied. Even though he was the planner, the subtle atmosphere made him a little nervous. "It's the stupid cow who goes all out to attack as soon as he comes up...... If you don't have armor...... With the strength of the arms of the two of them, even a casual blow can cause fatal injuries. ”

This is also part of the plan. Since Ashrufat had been a mercenary, he must have been good at armor combat. But a true warrior understands that fighting in armor and fighting without armor are completely different things. The latter requires more skills and tests people's psychological qualities more. In this regard, Barsadoni has a big advantage, and the fighting in the gladiatorial arena never wears armor.

Although they were moving into the diagonal stab, the two duelists were indeed shortening the distance between each other little by little. Soon, they were close enough to attack each other, or rather, if one of them took a step forward, he would be able to stab each other in the body with his sword.

The movements of the two people stopped, but the onlookers couldn't help but sweat.

In the next instant, the battle broke out. The two swords staggered, slammed, and rubbed against each other, and both of them moved as fast as they could, seeking gaps to attack while trying to avoid each other's heavy blows.

"Sure enough......" Essien muttered softly as he looked at both sides of the battle.

"Sure what?" Cleo asked. As the saying goes, insiders look at the doorway, laymen look at the excitement, Cleo is not a swordsman, so he doesn't understand the battle between the two sides. He just thought it was a little strange - because this kind of longsword duel without armor or shield was often decided within a few rounds. As long as one hit hits, the outcome of the battle is decided. However, the two men fought for quite some time, and neither side was able to make an effective attack.

"This Ashrufaat is really powerful. Essien's lips twitched slightly. "It seems that he has also been tested from the pile of corpses after countless individual combat and group fights. Our Uncle Skadera is really making trouble, and this time he actually found such a good and stubborn guy to take up the post......"

"What do you mean......"

"Ashrufat also has a keen fighting instinct not to lose to Barsadoni. Essien replied.

At this point, the two sides have separated themselves again. The outcome of this round looked thrilling, but neither man was actually hurt. It can be seen with the naked eye that the shoulder of Barsadorni's clothes was cut, but it did not hurt the flesh.

But even so, it can still be seen which is stronger and which is weak. Because of the sweat on Barsadoni's forehead, his breathing became thicker, and his entire chest rose and fell violently. And compared to him, Ashrufat couldn't even see any change from before.

"I can't believe it, is this man named Ashrufat beaten with iron?" said Essien softly in the distance. He's also a swordsman who is well-versed in martial arts, so he's able to see the difference between the two. In terms of technique, it seems to be evenly matched, but in terms of physical strength and endurance, Eshurufat has an overwhelming advantage. No, it's not just a matter of physical strength, this round of battles Basardoni is already doing his best, that's why he sweats so much.

In other words, in terms of physical fitness, in terms of speed, reflexes, agility, strength, and endurance, which are key factors for a warrior, Ashrufat is overwhelmingly powerful. On the surface, the two sides are evenly matched at the moment, but if the battle is slightly prolonged, Barsadoni will immediately lose the duel due to physical exhaustion. In fact, the reason why Barcelona was able to survive this round should also rely on experience and skill, which slightly made up for these shortcomings.

“...... Or is his skill with the sword already reaching a ...... Heights that are beyond the reach of mortals?"

He muttered. Now it's over, and the mad dog has also encountered a hard hand - although Esin doesn't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but at least the task assigned by the Duke may take a lot of effort.

Then he saw that Ashrufat had stopped his posture and changed to another movement. This is not an offensive and defensive action, but a two-handed sword with the intention of attacking. Obviously, as long as he kept the tactic just now, he would be able to drag down his opponent for a few more rounds, but I don't know why Lu Dao gave up this winning tactic for Ai Xiurufat, and instead planned to kill him with one blow.

Even an experienced warrior like Essien couldn't tell what Ashrufat wanted to do.

"Essien, this move...... What does that mean?" Cleo asked.

"Pounce with all your might. Essien replied. "Kill your opponent with one hit...... But if someone avoids or blocks it...... Then it will be difficult to resist the opponent's counterattack. I can't read ......," he muttered to himself softly. "Is it just a bad decision, or is it something else?"

Basardoni smirked, with a fierce expression that seemed to be devoured by a man. As a person in charge, he certainly knows better what the other party is trying to do. There will be no more such confrontation battles, and the next face will determine the life and death of both sides. But it's better for him.

After a brief pause, the two men attacked in unison. Basardoni rushed up, swift as a cat, while cursing in his mouth. Ashrufat, on the other hand, fought quietly, with only cold flames flashing in his eyes.

This time the fight was far less glamorous than one might have hoped for, because it was all that simple. At the end of the day, Barsadoni's movements faltered for a moment—and then Ashrufat stabbed his opponent in the chest with a straight sword.

Basardoni lowered his head and looked at the blade that pierced his chest, blood dripping uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth. With a clatter, his sword fell to the ground.

If it were a different person, then maybe he would have died like this, but this man suddenly burst out with a terrible amount of strength before he died. His hand couldn't even hold the sword just now, but in the next moment, his hand was once again rejuvenated. He reached out and drew his dagger from his waist. With a roar that did not look like a human, Basadoni stabbed his dagger at Ashrufat.

Ashrufat didn't dodge or dodge, but his arm twisted vigorously, and all at once the wound caused by the long sword expanded to a level that a human could not bear. Blood gushed out. This blow directly deprived Barsadoni of his strongest strength, and although his dagger stabbed Ashrufat in the shoulder, anyone could see that the blow had become weak and weak, and only caused limited damage. Basardoni's lips moved, as if he was gasping for breath with the last hint of life, or perhaps he was whispering his last words. Regardless, his body quickly collapsed, and he fell to his knees, as did all those who had been fatally hit, his body slipped off the blade of his sword and fell to the ground as a corpse.

Seeing this scene made all the onlookers gasp. The thrill is so strong that even the best of people feel a shudder from within. It took half a minute for Cleo to breathe out again.

"Essien, this ......"

"It's done!" said Essien softly.

"What, you said it?" Cleo asked. He looked at the field with confused eyes. Ashrufat had already pulled the dagger off, and with his hand he had put it away from his dead opponent, and put it in his pocket. "What do you mean?"

"The dagger. Essien replied. "Did you notice? The dagger stabbed him. ”

"That's right. But ......" fool could also see that the dagger had apparently done only a very limited amount of damage, and at best it could only be regarded as a minor wound on the skin.

"Remember the last time I showed you the poison?" said Essien, smirking mysteriously.

"What kind of dimensional stone powder do you mean? What do you mean......"

"The dagger is on ...... Coated with those powders. Essien replied lightly. "It's only a small injury, but if you add this poison......"

Cleo immediately understood what Essien meant.

"This poisonous ...... At present, only edible food has been recorded. Basically, if you let people eat it, you will definitely die within half a day. Although the effect is not very fast, the advantage is that there is absolutely no cure. Neither magic nor medical methods are effective against dimensional stone poison. But I think it would be effective to get it directly into the wound. Essien replied. "I think it will take a little more time, and probably the day after tomorrow, we won't be able to see my colleague with great martial arts. ”

The mad dog also died, and the task was completed, and things went very smoothly, and by the way, the task money was saved. At this moment, Essien is in a very good mood. "Let's go, don't let Ashrufat know that we're here. Also, I only took a short vacation today and have to go back to travel as soon as possible for my duties. ”

It must be noted that duels here are not an uncommon thing. So it didn't take long for the crowd of people around to leave. If these spectators have had enough of the excitement, then they will choose to go home and have a good rest and reminisce, and if they feel that is not enough, then they will hang out here and wait for the other two swingers to come to the duel. Such high-level duels are uncommon and are enough to be the talk of the town for days on end.

As for the zealous witnesses, they did their best duty as witnesses to the duel, finding someone to clean up the body.

Two days later, Essien arrived at the palace with a smile on his face. As usual, Skader, the head of the court, took care of all the chores in his office.

"Essien, aren't you on duty today?" Skadera raised his eyelids slightly as Essien entered.

"Ah, I guess Ashrufat can't come. Essien said with a smile. His smile disappeared after two seconds, though, as Ashruphat walked out of the inner room in full gear.

"Ah, Ashrufat, it's you. Although Essien took the initiative to say hello, there was a very reluctant smile on his face.