Becoming a winner in life starts with becoming a shadow.

Chapter 148: Crushing battle, brutal slashing.
In the VIP room of the stadium, Li De and Alexia sat in the seats belonging to the students.

As soon as he sat down, Li De felt the scrutiny from all around him.

Who asked Alexia to not hide anything at all? She was very affectionate from the moment she entered the venue, and walked in with her arms around his.

Such an open and blatant move sends a signal that it is not that simple.

Especially after Li De and Alexia walked in, Princess Alice, who had arrived first and was sitting in the guest seats, did not react at all, which was even more surprising and intriguing.

However, no one came forward to ask anything for a while. Instead, after looking at each other inconspicuously, they all chose to wait and see for the time being.

After all, today's theme is the Martial God Festival. Even if you really want to test it out, you can wait until the Martial God Festival is over.

Just when many people were thinking about how to test after the Martial God Festival, a noise was heard and Kings Ronald and Klaus entered the venue.

Of course, this situation is not surprising. After all, King Ronald of the Kingdom of Oriana came to Midgar to watch the Martial God Festival.

Since Ronald was here, Klaus, as the host, had to make time to attend out of courtesy.

After exchanging pleasantries, the two sat down.

The person standing behind the two of them at this moment must be Klaus' personal guard.

Standing behind Ronald was naturally Elizabeth, who was wearing a black dress and a black veil on her head.

As for Rose, she had already sat next to Alice and started talking in a low voice.

Soon, the main competition began, and the first match was the most anticipated battle between beautiful female magic swordsmen.

Claire Kagenor of the Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy battles against Anneroze Fuchianus, one of the Seven Swordsmen of Levigartai of the Bekada Kingdom.

"start!"

After the two entered the arena and stood still, with the referee's command, a terrifying force burst out from under Anne Luojie's feet, and she immediately pushed her body towards Claire.

At this moment, she was already preparing to swing her sword in mid-air.

But the next moment, Annie Luojie opened her eyes wide in disbelief, and hurriedly blocked herself with her sword.

Because she saw Claire just standing there swinging her sword.

Although at first she didn't quite understand why the other party swung the sword so early, as they were clearly still quite far apart.

But in the second moment, when a huge slash with a faint light was formed along with the sword swing and slashed towards her, she had no choice but to use the sword to block it in front of her.

Keng!
The next second, the slash collided with Anne Luojie's sword.

It was clearly not a metal collision, but it made a dull sound of metal collision.

Of course, Anne Luojie didn't have the heart to care about this issue at the moment.

Because the moment she was hit, the sword in her hand was almost knocked away.

Even though she bit her lip and held the hilt tightly, she was completely defenseless and was pushed back rapidly by the force of the blow.

Bang!
With a loud bang, Anne Luojie was slashed and pushed to the edge of the arena.

She slammed heavily into the wall at the edge of the venue, and her whole body sank into the dent in the wall.

With the dent she made as the center, a cut mark with a total length of more than 50 meters appeared on both sides. Along with the cut, it appeared on the wall and was imprinted in the sight of most of the audience.

For a moment, there was an eerie silence in the entire arena.

Wow!
It was not until Anne Luojie spat out a mouthful of blood and then slid down from the depression weakly and fainted that the entire arena suddenly became boiling.

"What was that just now?"

"That magic swordsman is so strong!"

"It's simply too much. Even though it's so far away, it actually cut a huge hole in the wall at the other end."

"I can't believe this is real unless I see it with my own eyes."

There was a buzz of excitement in the ordinary seats, and there were also constant exclamations in the VIP room.

After all, although the people sitting here could not see clearly the moment when Claire swung the sword, they saw clearly how the slash was formed and how Anne Luojie was blasted away.

You have to know that before the fight, they didn't think much of Claire, and even had a scrutinizing and critical attitude towards her.

Who asked Claire to be Alice's personal guard now? No matter who the opponent is, as long as they don't win a gorgeous victory, they are ready to criticize.

What many people didn't expect was that Claire's way of winning was so unexpectedly gorgeous.

"What just happened?"

"Is that a magic slash?!"

"So cruel!"

"Who is that magic swordsman?"

"I heard her name is Claire Kagenor, she is a recent graduate of Midgar's Magic Swordsman Academy, and she has a good track record."

"Is she a student at the Magic Swordsman Academy?"

"Can the Midgar Magic Swordsman Academy now train such a powerful student?!"

"I don't think so. I also watched the Martial God Festival last year. She also appeared there, but she wasn't as strong as this!"

"Wow, Sid, your sister Claire is really amazing!" As the discussions were going on, Alexia suddenly shouted happily.

"Of course, after all, my sister fought against the thieves in the territory when she was eight years old." Li De added at the right time. "How is that possible? How old is eight years old? There must be a limit to the amount of nonsense you can talk about." A rebuttal voice came from not far away.

"Sid, I believe you. After all, if he didn't have this kind of experience, how could he be so strong? You know, the opponent this time is Anilojie Fushianas, one of the Seven Swordsmen of Levigartai of the Bekada Kingdom.

She is a famous magic swordsman throughout the continent. When the Holy Land was still there, she was one of the few powerful magic swordsmen who could summon powerful heroes and leave behind achievements in the Holy Land. Facing such an opponent, being able to kill him in one move, if that is not powerful, then what is powerful? "Alexia took the initiative to take over the topic. After all, Li De's identity was not good enough to retort in such an occasion.

"Then why didn't she show such overwhelming strength a year ago? I absolutely don't believe that one year can allow a person to make such a huge leap in power." Another voice sounded.

"A year ago, Senior Claire wasn't even my elder sister's personal guard." Alexia replied lightly.

"Forehead"

"Didn't some people not understand why elder sister chose Senior Claire to be her personal guard? Now you understand. Elder sister Alice's vision is not wrong." Alexia immediately added.

After all, when Claire became Alice's personal guard, many people jumped out to question how a country baron's eldest daughter could have the qualifications to become the eldest princess' confidant.

There were even many people who took the opportunity to discredit Princess Alice, saying that she had very poor vision and worried about the future of Midgar, etc. In short, there were so many unpleasant words that they could not be contained in a basket.

Because of this, Alexia deliberately gave up her spot and adjusted the order of battle, just to give those nobles who had been shouting so loudly before a good slap in the face.

However, there was one thing that Alexia probably didn't expect, and that was regarding the order of the battle, those who questioned Claire also made a big contribution.

After all, they were counting on Anne Rose to defeat Claire so that they could continue to criticize Princess Alice's vision on the matter of the personal guards.

It’s a pity that the scrutiny came so quickly that I was caught off guard.

At this moment, these people even blamed Annie Luojie in their hearts. After all, even if Annie Luojie resisted for a few rounds and was knocked down, they wouldn't be so helpless as they are now.

However, they couldn't say that Annie Luojie was a waste. After all, even if these people were so unwilling to face the reality, they were still frightened by the huge cut.

"Although I've always felt that Claire was very strong, I didn't expect her to be this strong. Princess Alice, I really envy you." Rose was also building up momentum for Claire at this moment.

"Your Highness Princess Rose, thank you for the compliment. But it is precisely because she is so powerful that I can rest assured and entrust my safety to her." Alice replied with a smile.

"Yeah, I would definitely feel at ease if it were me. But Princess Alice should pay attention to such talents. In my opinion, there will be a lot of people who want to recruit her." Rose nodded in agreement and immediately started the topic.

"Don't worry. Claire won't abandon me. After all, her brother is my sister's fiancé. We'll have an engagement ceremony after graduation." Alice also took the opportunity to announce the news.

As soon as Alice finished speaking, many people who heard her showed disbelief in their eyes.

"Well, no wonder Princess Alice is so confident. I didn't expect you to have such a sharp vision and courage at the same time." Rose couldn't help but cover her mouth and exclaimed.

"Your Highness Princess Rose, you misunderstood. Although Claire does dote on her brother Sid, this is not the reason. The main reason is that Alexia and Sid fell in love in the academy and have a very good relationship. My father and I are also happy to bless them." Alice continued.

"I did hear about Sid and Princess Alexia's relationship, but I didn't expect it to be finalized so soon." Rose exclaimed again.

There is no doubt that the content of the conversation between the two princesses made everyone who were listening with their ears pricked up open their eyes in disbelief.

You have to know that Alexia is the second princess of the Kingdom of Midgar and the second in line to the throne.

In order to recruit a slightly more powerful magic swordsman, the king and the eldest princess sacrificed the second princess. Is there anything wrong with their brains?
However, before these people had the chance to ask Alice their questions and the reasons why Reed was not suitable to be Alexia's fiancé, Rose's father Ronald spoke first.

"King Kras, you are really courageous!"

"Hahahaha, King Ronald, I just want my daughter to be happy, that's all." Klaus waved his hand calmly.

"If it's someone Rose likes, as a father, I will agree." King Ronald said randomly.

"It seems that King Ronald, you are also very open-minded!" Klaus said with a smile.

However, both of them were very clear about one thing, that is, if Claire had not shown such overwhelming strength, these words would never have come out of their mouths.

Perhaps many nobles who cannot see the true nature of the magic swordsman find it difficult to understand why they would spend such a huge price to win over a powerful magic swordsman.

But Klaus and Ronald knew very well how important a truly powerful magic swordsman was to a kingdom.

Let's put it this way, the so-called Knights Templar are essentially just a group of magic sword soldiers. No matter how strong the troops are, they cannot rely on equipment and numbers to make up for the gap in strength.

It seems that a magic swordsman like Anne Luojie, even in the Kingdom of Midgar, is at least at the level of deputy leader of the Knights.

But such a skilled fighter couldn't even block Claire's sword, so what about those who are not as good as Anne and Rose?

On the battlefield, how much would it cost to stop Claire?
Considering the strength shown by Claire, one order of knights would probably not be enough.

The most important thing here is that such a powerful magic swordsman will not stay in one place and let you kill her with numbers.

Therefore, when it comes to the battlefield, having such a powerful magic swordsman acting as the spearhead can easily tear apart the opponent's defenses. This will have a significant impact on the morale of both sides and may even directly determine the outcome of the war.

Why was it that the Cult of Diabolos could rule the world in secret for so many years, during which time the forces of the rebels never ceased to exist, but no one could pose a threat to them until the emergence of the Court of Shadows, and instead these rebels quickly disappeared into history?
It’s not because the Diabolos Cult is hiding deeply, but because there are enough strong people in the Diabolos Cult.

On the other hand, these rebel organizations do not have strong people in charge and cannot defeat the Diabolos Cult.

Therefore, when the Shadow Court appeared in this era, which caused the Diabolos Cult to suffer heavy losses continuously, all countries paid special attention to it.

It is precisely because he understands the importance of a truly strong person to the kingdom that Klaus agreed to Alexia without hesitation.

After Ronald spoke, many nobles who were ready to move stopped temporarily.

After all, it might be foolish for one king to make such a choice, but if two kings make such a choice, then it is possible that the stupid one is not the other, but themselves who think it is wrong.

Of course, it is also possible that both kings are stupid.

But no matter who is stupid, it is not appropriate to bring up the topic of opposing Alexia's engagement at the moment.

There is nothing wrong with confronting your own king. After all, you won't get pregnant by confronting him. Moreover, Alexia's marriage involves the political balance of the entire kingdom. Any noble would jump out to show some concern.

In the eyes of these nobles, we care about the interests of the kingdom. Even if your king is dissatisfied with everything he wants to do, he has to explain it to us now without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)