Ark Undead

Amidst the noise amplified by the drone, the Undead relentlessly slammed his medium shield against the hands of the two men holding their swords, shields, and crossbows.

Fortunately, they were quick-witted and shouted their surrender in time. But their fingers had already been nearly crushed into mincemeat by the undead.

Even if they can recover, they will not be able to wield a sword or bow in this year's Knights Tournament, which means they will be barred from participating in this year's Knights Tournament!

This is how ferocious the Undead are on the field.

However, if a fair fight were to be waged against him, even the Undead would treat him accordingly.

Before a game, they bow to their opponents, and after a victory, they also bow to their opponents to show respect for a knight.

In general, unless something unexpected happens, the Undead is just a knight that ordinary contestants cannot defeat, not some kind of evil spirit.

The fact that he doesn't die has earned him a lot of fans.

Currently, tickets for matches involving immortals have been inflated to over 300% of their original price.

Fortunately, Zofia is a little rich girl, otherwise Maria's goal of collecting the teacher's competition tickets would not have been achieved. She would have had to stay at home and outwit her uncle, secretly watching the competition on TV.

Today's match ended without any suspense, with the survivor emerging victorious.

The undead raised his longsword, eliciting excited shouts from the audience.

"Undying! Undying! You're so strong! I love you so much!"

"Undying, charge! You're already twelfth! Keep it up! Get into the top four of the Major!"

"What? Only top four?! Bro, you're too narrow-minded. I've already bet my entire fortune on getting into the top two!"

"Second?! I think the Undead has a good chance of being number one. Only the Black Knight from back then could compare to his style of knight!"

"Who cares! We'll just follow the Undead and crush them anyway!"

The audience cheered and shared their "money-making tips," then continued to cheer for the undead who had defeated their enemies.

The Undead bowed slightly to the enemy before him, then turned and left the arena.

After today's points leaderboard was released, some people raised their tickets and cheered, while others sat together in silence.

These guys, who were hostile to the undead, were staring at today's leaderboard and were all feeling a headache coming on.

"You can't win by surrounding and attacking, and you get slapped in the face even when you try to trip them up. Several companies failed to qualify for this year's Special Championship, and that's the result of your indecisiveness!"

An elderly man with a full head of white hair slammed the report he was holding onto the table in front of him.

"I've said it before! We can't let... cough cough cough! We can't let a second Radiant Knight appear! Four consecutive championships weren't won by our own people, which means our league doesn't have a clear objective!"

The old man kept poking at the piece of paper on the table with his finger, almost piercing it through.

"One Black Knight reduced you to a position where you could only settle for second place or lower. Then came the Radiant Knight, who showed people the possibility of independent knights. Now, another immortal legend has slipped out of our grasp and started his own faction! This is a slap in the face! A resounding slap in the face, don't you understand?"

And all the information that can be found about the person they are talking about is in this document.

Even after mobilizing all available resources, they still couldn't find complete information about that immortal.

He was like someone who sprang from a stone. He had no background, no prior social connections.

The people we can find connected to him now are either already dismissed from the company, or they were just his agents.

Either he's a noble knight protected by someone in the Knights Guild, and it's unlikely that they'd target someone close to him.

What? Target him directly?

Spare yourself; the Platinum Throne of the Unarmored Alliance also fell into his hands. If we hadn't been far away at the time, this Platinum Throne holder would probably still be lying in the hospital right now.

"Are we really going to use lapis lazuli and black iron to target an independent knight?"

Another elderly man sitting around the round table said in a sinister tone.

"Let six high-ranking knights besiege a lone knight and kill him in his own home. I don't believe he could survive six professional knight killers."

"Should we get these high-ranking officials to put aside their tasks and join us in killing a lone knight?"

The old man, who initially had a full head of white hair, couldn't help but get excited again when he heard what the alliance said.

"Have you considered what we would have to pay? He's not worth the six high-ranking officials sending him to his death, and can you guarantee that with the strength he hasn't yet displayed, the high-ranking officials can return safely?"

Yes, this is also the most frightening thing about the Undead.

In all the matches the Undying has participated in so far, none of them have shown him his limits.

He displayed overwhelming dominance in one-on-one matches, making it impossible for anyone to defeat him.

If he also possesses Originium Arts, no matter how powerful those Originium Arts are, that would be another problem to face.

"So what do you want to do?"

Another elderly man, who had been silent the whole time, began to speak, and he sighed.

"Are you planning to use that clumsy method again to make the public believe he's infected? And then force the Knights Association to deport him under public pressure?"

The old man, who only had a few strands of hair left on his head, shook his head.

"Don't forget, the Knights Association, to prevent us from using the same excuse to control the competition again, has been sending messages through various channels that infected individuals will be allowed to participate after this competition. So what if he's infected?"

They are either shifting blame to each other, or hoping to find a perfect solution through this exchange.

This is the essence of business alliances. When there is insufficient profit to justify taking risks, people will shy away from the responsibilities they are expected to assume.

"However, as you said, infected individuals will be allowed to participate after this year's competition. And I heard that the Knights Association has been secretly training a knight who is born for competition."

The bald old man wearing glasses pushed up his glasses.

"Among everyone here, who doesn't have their own trump card?"

"What if we still can't stop him then?"

"Then let's use the most extreme method! We can't do anything about him, but what about a little brat from a fallen noble family?"

The white-haired old man held the documents in his hand, staring fiercely at the old-fashioned knight in the document.

"We haven't been able to wrest the championship throne from these worthless mediocre people for a long time. We can't let someone who has broken away from our control trample on the network of interests we've woven!"

"..."

The elderly men looked at each other, hesitant, unsure if this decision would allow them to remain uninvolved.

This was an extremely risky decision.

"This behavior is just like street thugs extorting money!"

The old man, with only a few hairs on his head, gripped his cane tightly and slammed it twice on the floor.

"When did you fall to such a low level?!" Cyrus

"This isn't called depravity; it's just a necessary means to maintain order!"

The old man, known as Cyrus, clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table.

The last time the Platinum Throne was ordered to assassinate the Undead, it was he who started it.

The failed assassination attempt was his biggest loss, causing his prestige within the business alliance to plummet.

His losses must be recovered from the Undead!

"Then let's start the vote. Those who agree, please sign on the terminal in front of you."

Someone sighed, stood up, and left the meeting room with a cane.

Some people signed their names with solemn expressions.

The meeting, which was held solely for the sake of a single knight, has finally reached a conclusion.

In the end, the score was four to two, with one player abstaining.

With the signatures taking effect, their will, from this moment on, begins to flow from the top of the pyramid down to the bottom.

In Kazimierz, deeply corrupted by commercial alliances, their will has already determined the course of events.

But what will the ending be?

If you must ask, look up at the sun in the sky.

Perhaps the answer can be found under the sunlight.

46. ​​On the eve of the Special Championship

Since the list of the top 32 for the Major was released, the entire betting industry in Kazimierz has seen a surge of 80% in a single day.

It is worth noting that the gambling industry in Kazimierz is already very developed, and people from other countries even participate in Kazimierz Knight Lotto online.

This time, it was the Triennial Major. As a result, more than a billion LMD poured into the Casimir prize pool immediately on the first day, with everyone placing heavy bets on the players they were interested in.

Although there can only be one winner in the Cavaliers' Championship each year, in the eyes of the audience, as long as the player plays well and makes the game enjoyable for them, that player is the champion in their hearts.

As for who will ultimately take first place?

This isn't something the audience in Kazimierz can decide; they don't really care. What they care about is the prize money for whoever comes in first place.

It is at this time that all the companies in Kazimierz launch various activities to attract audiences to buy the company's products, which is why most of the Kazimierz knights sign contracts.

Because there are so many, the Cavaliers could potentially earn more than 50% of the profits from a single contract, and how many times they can earn that depends on how far they go in the Special Major.

This year's Special Championship is especially exciting.

In addition to the twenty knights selected in the qualifiers, there are also sixteen surprises from various direct invitation slots.

Viewers can see the competition among the top twenty in advance during the preliminary rounds, so they can get a clearer picture of who is stronger and who is weaker.

However, among the other directly invited slots, the Grand Knights and Special Invited Knights, as well as the strong contenders for the championship in previous years, will not make any moves until they begin the first day of the competition.

Currently, among the Cavaliers who emerged during the preliminary rounds, the Undead are considered the most likely to win the championship.

There are three knights who are considered promising: the sword and shield knight, the greatsword knight, and the giant hammer knight.

As for the battle tactics used by that giant hammer knight, experts have analyzed that they are similar to those of the previous generation's Radiant Knight.

It seems that after the era of the Radiant Knights, the Radiant Knights also brought about a wave of enthusiasm for using warhammers. It's just unknown how many of these knights who started using warhammers could perfectly wield such a heavy weapon.

Among the specially invited slots, the Grand Knights occupied several positions.

The Howling Arena, which is most frequently visited by the Undead, belongs to the Howling Knights.

Meanwhile, the Howling Knights also have direct invitation slots.

It can be said that the Major is a triennial competition to determine the strongest rider, and it is also a good opportunity for companies to make money.