Heart of the Castle

Chapter 260 The Mysterious Adversary Wearing a Mask
Li Wei's offensive was so swift and fierce, Jian Guang flew up and down, left and right, like an enraged bobcat biting and attacking a rough-skinned and thick-skinned wild boar.The solid and heavy armor on Leonard's body brought him a very reliable defense, but it also greatly slowed down his speed and consumed his physical energy.

Leonard faced Li Wei sideways, trying to rely on his shield to block most of the attacks, but Li Wei moved much faster and more flexibly than him, and his brisk footsteps never left Leonard's front.Every time the sword light fell to a place where Leonard's shield could not be blocked, Leonard's blocking movement became slower and more laborious, and his heavy armor's shoulders, arms and helmet were covered with light one after another. Left a deep sword mark.

The examiner was forced back again and again by the young knight, staggering.This scene fell outside the arena, and immediately caused a wave of cheers.There is nothing more exciting than this scene - wearing a full set of metal armor, a high-ranking knight with a burly physique like a giant, retreating step by step in front of a young opponent, struggling left and right.This just meets the psychological needs of the audience outside the arena. All eyes are fixed on the arena. Whenever Levi's sword hits Leonard's armor, every time Levi takes a step forward, It will arouse a burst of earth-shattering cheers, as if every sword Li Wei slashed out was carried out by the audience themselves.

Elder Nicholas' face had turned purple. He held the long-handled warhammer tightly, wishing he could rush up and smash the young man into meatloaf.He now fully saw the crux of the matter, and he was bitter that he hadn't anticipated it just now.

Leonard's comprehensive strength is definitely above Levi's, but he has no chance to show it.The armor with spikes was really too heavy. If it was charging on horseback, it would be overwhelmed to fight on foot; the same was true for the visor on the helmet. The slits on it obviously blocked the line of sight, not enough for Reina Germany even captures the opponent's movements.

What made Elder Nicholas regret even more was that the alchemy long sword lent to Leonard actually became an important part of his predicament.The weapon carefully forged by the dwarf blacksmith did not have any flaws, but it was much lighter than Leonard's own saber. When Leonard swung the sword vigorously, the strange feel made his chopping There is a slight deformation in both the block and the block.

This trace of deformation not only made Leonard's onslaught come back in vain, but also made his block not so handy. Leonard's physical strength was further consumed by Li Wei's counterattack. It turned out that he could still see every three or four swords blocked. Leonard counterattacked with a sword, and now he can only do a parry while retreating step by step, and he can't even see a counterattack.

Li Wei suddenly changed his attack method. Instead of circling around Leonard, he held up the knight sword with both hands, rushed forward from the front, and slashed at Leonard fiercely.Panting heavily, Leonard barely raised his long sword to parry the fierce slash. The two swords collided fiercely in the air. With a clang, sparks burst out, and the gauntlet of the eagle's wing on one side fell in response, burning The silver-white grudge knight's sword slashed downwards, brushed Leonard's right elbow, and cut off several iron thorns on it.

Leonard's body shook, but he was not reconciled to failure. With a kick on his back foot, the long sword swung a fierce arc from top to bottom. Li Wei unexpectedly blocked it with both hands holding the sword. The magic long sword lent to Leonard broke from the part where the blade struck!
Leonard let out an unwilling roar, dropped his shield, and rushed forward with a broken sword in both hands. Blood was already seeping from the crack in the armor of his right elbow, but the final slash he swung was still heavy and powerful. , enough to split the unarmored young knight in half—if Li Wei didn't get out of the way in time.

Li Wei jumped back briskly, then returned a sword and hit Leonard's head. After the black steel helmet made an ominous muffled sound, it fell in the middle. Leonard's ferocious expression and blood froze on his face. On the ground, the hand softened, the broken sword fell to the ground, and at the same time the whole person fell down, and the soil on the arena was suddenly dyed red.

Victory and defeat.

This match against Li Wei was not easy. The young knight stuck his knight sword on the ground, leaning on the hilt with both hands and gasping for breath. There was silence inside and outside the arena, as if he was completely stunned by this scene.

No one could have expected this result. A few seconds later, a voice from a distance suddenly broke the silence.

"Well done, Levi Stern! You're a real knight!"

Surrounded by several entourages, an obese young man in gorgeous clothes appeared outside the arena, his face as red and fat as bread shone with excitement.His cry seemed to open the floodgates of joy, and the next moment, cheers from the audience soared into the sky, completely submerging the words he said later in the noise.

No matter whether they were peasants, petty bourgeois, well-to-do merchants, small landed nobles and country gentlemen, everyone rejoiced as if they had won this victory for themselves.They were waving scarves and jackets, and there was an earth-shattering cheer, and now and then hats and other things were thrown into the air, as if to release the joy in their hearts.

The highland where the rich and nobles are located is also full of joy. Li Wei's bravery and performance of defeating the strong by the weak has already conquered those noble people. Inner excitement.Since the women are so excited, the men's excitement can be imagined. They waved their canes and hats and shouted, and dozens of voices made one sound at the same time.

"Excellent, what a knight, what a beautiful sword!"

There were only two people who were not infected by this joyous emotion, one of them was President Conrad of the Liquor Industry Alliance, this small, yellow-haired middle-aged man sat on the cushion like a statue, his face was so gloomy that it was scary .In addition, Earl Ansair, who was watching the competition with great interest in the tent, suddenly disappeared and did not join the cheering ranks.

Elder Nicholas stared viciously at the figure of the young knight, and there was undisguised resentment in his eyes. If there was no cold gaze from Wilps outside the arena, there would be no thunderous cheers outside the arena. Noise, maybe the elder of the Knights Association will walk over regardless of his identity and challenge Li Wei to the competition.

Several servants ran over carrying a simple stretcher, took off the armor of the unconscious Leonard knight, and carried it onto the stretcher.Although Li Wei's last sword was ferocious, he withdrew a lot of his grudge, so Leonard was not fatally injured, but there was also a scar on his head with deep bone and bleeding.When the servants carried him onto the stretcher, the pale high-ranking knight groaned faintly, but he still couldn't wake up.

According to the rules of the knight assessment, the rest of the examiners have the right to question the validity of the competition between Li Wei and Leonard, and ask him for the competition.However, maybe there was nothing to criticize in the battle just now, or maybe the examiners were afraid of their companion's fate. In short, under the repeated urging and hints of Elder Nicholas, all the examiners responded in silence.

Now no one can stop Li Wei from qualifying as a high-ranking knight.Although Elder Nicholas delayed for a few more minutes, no one raised any objections. Hearing the sound of the audience gradually coming from outside the arena, although Elder Nicholas was extremely unwilling, he did not dare to delay any longer, so he had no choice but to Reluctantly, he picked up a small triangular flag, ready to declare Li Wei's victory.

At this moment, a deep voice sounded from behind him.

"I disagree with this result."

Elder Nicholas turned around in surprise, and saw a man in a decent black dress with a silver carved mask appearing behind him.The man held it in his hand and didn't have any weapon hanging from his waist. He didn't look like a knight, but rather a leisurely nobleman.

However, the pupils of Elder Nicholas tightened, because he had already recognized the true identity of the masked man.He opened his mouth in surprise, and said a little at a loss, "Your Excellency..."

The masked man ignored him, but walked up to Levi. There were two scrutinizing eyes behind the mask, looked at the young knight and said, "Levi? Ston, if it weren't for Sir Leonard's carelessness and mistakes , your victory just now will not come so easily, do you admit it?"

Li Wei also seemed a little surprised by the appearance of the masked man, but he still nodded and replied, "That's true. The examiner chose an unsuitable weapon, and he was wearing a full set of equipment needed for immediate combat."

"I'm very pleased that you can admit this straightforwardly." The masked man said with some praise, and then he raised the cane in his hand, posing sideways to each other and said: "However, since this is the case, I want to get If you are qualified as a high-level knight, let me see how far your swordsmanship can go."

Li Wei frowned and looked at the masked man. The man covering his face should be a middle-aged man, not particularly tall, but rather thin.He was wearing a very well-tailored aristocratic dress, with black as the main color, and a very simple but exquisite patterned ornament hanging on it.If it was said that he saw such a person at a prom with rich clothes and temples, Li Wei would not be surprised, but would also express his admiration for this person's handsome appearance, but it looked very weird in the arena.

"This... my lord." Li Wei hesitated, "If you want to learn swordsmanship with me, where is your sword?"

The cane flashed like a black snake, and Li Wei hurriedly flashed back, but before he could move, there was a light tap on his shoulder.The masked man resumed his one-handed stick, facing sideways, and a chuckle came from behind the mask.

"It's here, young man, can we compete now?" the masked man asked with a smile.

Li Wei had a solemn expression on his face. He stared at the cane held in the masked man's right hand, and slowly raised the knight's sword across his chest.

The silver-white vindictive light began to burn like a raging fire, and Li Wei said to the masked man in a serious voice never before: "Then, in the name of the supreme Father God, let's begin!"

(End of this chapter)