Heart of the Castle

Chapter 259 The Strength of the High-ranking Knight Examiner

Li Wei's decisive answer immediately aroused cheers outside the venue, and it also slightly eased the ice-cold face of Elder Nicholas. The elder's gray eyebrows trembled upwards. For a moment, he even thought of forgiveness. This young man whose majesty was always compromised by knights, because he was so young and already had the air of a true knight.But soon, the vicious side covered Elder Nicholas' heart again, causing the flames of resentment to rekindle in his eyes.

"In that case, Levi Ston, please choose your opponent." Elder Nicholas said in a dull voice.

Li Wei jumped off Black Nightmare's back, and Black Nightmare let out a low hiss with some doubts, as if wondering why Li Wei would voluntarily give up such an obvious advantage.Li Wei patted Black Nightmare's huge head with his hand, and then walked towards the examiners.

This time, none of the examiners backed down, and the examiner with the blood-stained battle ax painted on his shield even took a step forward, trying to save the face he had just lost.As he wished, Li Wei drew out the long sword at his waist and slapped the blood-stained battle ax shield.

This shot was made with the blade of a sword, and the force was quite heavy, a string of flames suddenly splashed on the shield of the blood-stained battle axe.This bold action immediately aroused general astonishment. Not only did the examiners all turn their heads to look at it, but even the examiners cast their gazes without exception.

However, the most surprised one was the challenged examiner. He was still thinking about how to make this young man look as ugly as possible under the premise of exchanging lessons, so as to fulfill Elder Nicholas' orders.Unexpectedly, this young man actually hit his shield with a sword blade, which means that the two of them will have a real sword and gun competition!
This is not a joke. The fight between knights is extremely fierce, especially after reaching the level of high-level knights. The attack power of each other is quite terrifying. Even if they are sparring, there is a possibility of injury. A small mistake by one party may cause irreversible results.

But of course the examiner didn't flinch. As a high-level knight, he also has his own pride.An irresistible monster like the Dark Nightmare of the Northern Territory is another matter. If it is just a young man who doesn't even have decent armor, he has no reason to be afraid of fighting.

"Young man, since you don't cherish life so much, just pray to the god you believe in, and I will make you regret what a wrong choice you made." The examiner pushed the shield forward fiercely, The sharp sound of the blade rubbing against the shield made the people around him frown, and then he laughed and stepped back.

"I don't need to pray, but you'd better change your shield. I promise, if you don't do this, you will regret it." Li Wei said coldly, and then led Black Nightmare towards the gate of the arena, where is Wilps stood with a gloomy face.

"Change the shield?" The examiner looked at his shield strangely, and his eyes were suddenly dull. His shield was all made of fine steel, which was thicker than ordinary knight shields. Too much, even the fierce stabbing of the knight's heavy spear can only cause negligible dents on it.But now on this thick shield, a deep imprint appeared, with smooth edges, almost cutting the shield in half from the middle!

"That is... what a sharp magic weapon!" the examiner muttered to himself, a shadow flashed in his heart.It is well known that a magic weapon can greatly increase a knight's combat effectiveness. While the examiner was wary of the sharpness of the long sword, he also had greedy thoughts in his heart.

Although he was full of confidence in defeating Li Wei, the examiner decided to change to a shield.Because this competition is too important to him, if something happens due to the damage of the shield under the eyes of everyone, his honor and his future in the Cavaliers Association will be wiped out, so he must be foolproof.

So the examiner walked to the other side of the arena and asked the servant to bring the strongest shield. While he was waiting for the new shield to be delivered, Elder Nicholas came to him.

"Sir Leonard, are you sure you can give that young man a hard lesson?" the elder said in a voice so small that only the examiner could hear it.

"Of course I have." The examiner named Leonard replied, but after all, he had doubts about the never-before-seen sharp sword in Li Wei's hand, and added: "But the young man's sword is too sharp Well, it might cause some trouble."

"The sword is sharp?" Elder Nicholas frowned, looked at the damaged shield in Leonard's hand, hesitated and said, "I can lend you the magic sword of the branch leader, but You must win cleanly."

"With this sword, we can deal with a little guy who doesn't even have armor..." Leonard showed a ferocious smile like a carnivore, "Of course it's no problem."

"Don't hurt his life." Elder Nicholas warned, and then untied a long sword from his waist, and handed it over with the scabbard attached.

Leonard stretched out his hand with the spiked iron glove, took the sword and put it in front of his eyes to observe. Every knight is proficient in weapon appreciation, and Leonard, who looks rough and tough, is not. exception.He carefully looked at the smooth lines and exquisite carvings of the sword, as well as the guard that looked like the wings of a falcon, and couldn't help but let out a voice of admiration.

"This is a long sword made of alchemy steel, and its sharpness is trustworthy." Elder Nicholas said braggingly beside him. "And it was made by a dwarf blacksmith."

Leonard tried to swing twice, the blade made a sharp sound of breaking wind in the air, "It's a little lighter." He muttered, but he also knew that there is no perfect weapon in his heart, so the examiner raised his head and saw that he had returned to the arena. Li Wei in the center strode over.

The two are now standing face to face in the arena, and the others all back away so as not to disturb the contest unintentionally.

However, this does not seem to be a fair contest, and the gap between the two sides of the contest is clear at a glance.Leonard is a middle-aged knight with rich combat experience. He wears a full set of steel armor, including metal rings on his arms and throat for protection. Ferocious iron spikes are specially added to the joints and iron gloves. A sword shone with silver light, and a thick black shield was firmly held in the other hand.Li Wei looked very young, with only a little fluff on his lips. He was wearing a set of traveler's clothes, and only a cowhide vest seemed to be able to provide a little protection.

Standing in front of the burly Leonard, Li Wei's whole body was covered, and the contrast was so great that it even gave people the feeling that the puppy was confronting the tiger.Such a contrast immediately aroused the sympathy of the audience outside the venue for Li Wei, and a burst of shouts of support came from all directions, even from the high ground where the nobles were, there were voices of cheering.

The one-sided sound of cheering entered Leonard's ears, and the rude high-ranking knight suddenly tightened his face. Iron-gray vindictive light emerged from his body, and fierce light flashed in his eyes, staring at him motionlessly. Looking at Li Wei, waiting for the order to start the competition.

Li Wei was also ready. The young knight held the knight sword across his chest, looked at his huge opponent without fear, and began to burn the silver-white fighting spirit flames on his body.

In an instant, a shrill horn sounded.

This is the sign of the beginning of the competition!

The two long swords collided suddenly in the air, and sparks shot out, making a clanging sound.Li Wei's grudge strength is slightly better than Leonard's, but the strength is much inferior. After the first block, the young knight took a step back, and his opponent immediately uttered a ferocious howl and rushed towards him crazily. .

Leonard's sword light danced like a silver snake, slashing left and right, as fast as thunder, and there was silence inside and outside the arena. Everyone was attracted by the battle situation. In the eyes of many people, Li Wei had been completely overwhelmed by thunder. Overwhelmed by Nader's onslaught, only the mercy of the Father could save his life.Leonard's extremely violent slashing has merged into a raging wave, completely submerging Li Wei in it, and only an occasional loud clang can prove that the young knight is still persisting.

However, in the eyes of others, this is not the case at all. Wilps outside the court slightly loosened his frowning brows; Nicholas on the court clenched his teeth, making a creaking sound, wishing Go up to replace Leonard; and in the highland tent where the rich and nobles lived, Earl Ansair suddenly asked the waiter for a large glass of muscatel wine with a strong flavor, toasted below, and then drank it all in one gulp.

"Oh, Your Excellency Earl Ansair, look, that young man is in danger!" A lady who looked older looked back and said worriedly.Maybe it's because older people are always soft-hearted. She didn't squeeze in front to watch with relish like other noble ladies or young ladies, but sighed with a pale face,

In the arena, Leonard once again swung a fierce blow. This sword passed by Li Wei's side, chopping off a few strands of hair.There was a slight exclamation on the high ground, and the lady couldn't help it, and turned her head to Earl Ansair again.

"Your Excellency, only you can stop this unfair contest. That young man has persisted long enough and should be awarded the qualification of a high-ranking knight."

"Viscountess of Lordaeron, please don't be anxious, these wines taste much more mellow than before, won't you have a small glass to pay tribute to our young hero?"

Earl Ansair was extraordinarily leisurely. He didn't answer the lady's words directly. Instead, he picked up the delicate silver flagon, poured half a glass of ruby-like wine into a small silver cup, and handed it to Luo Viscountess Dylan.

The Viscountess took the wine glass with some dissatisfaction, and was about to persuade her, when she heard Earl Ansair's sigh.

"This young man named Li Wei must have been on the battlefield. Such a prudent style of play is rare at his age." His Excellency the Earl, nicknamed the Sword Dancer, stood up, watching the battle situation in the arena with shining eyes, "The young man deliberately let the big examiner chase him. He was wearing full armor and a shield. No matter how strong the big man was, he couldn't last long."

"You mean, that young man will win?" the Viscountess of Lordaeron asked in surprise.

"In an instant... Oh, look, he counterattacked!"

Sure enough, as Earl Ansair said, Levi began to counterattack.The young knight caught Leonard's small mistake due to fatigue, and the silver-white battle energy light was fully activated. The whole person was like a god controlling the sacred flame, and the sword light counterattacked fiercely.Leonard gritted his teeth and raised his sword to meet him. The clanging sound of the rapid collision of the two swords resounded over the arena, and even echoed in the ears of every audience!

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