"The show… is about to begin." Craftsman Cat looked at the single-handed sword in Maria's hand, which seemed red-hot, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her mouth, "Let them witness it, a slash from another world."
"I understand… why you have persisted until now." The Left-Hand Knight looked at Maria gripping the longsword, which might have become scorching hot due to their weapons clashing, and a mocking smile appeared on his face. "I heard a rumor from the Knight Order that your relationship with the current spokesperson of the Commercial Federation is not shallow… I see, even the Knights of the Nearl Family family have become playthings of the upper echelons?"
"…What?"
"Do you want to refute? Are you Nearls finally no longer out of touch with the times, deciding to integrate into this era, wagging your tail at the people of the Commercial Federation?" The Left-Hand Knight's words, every single one, stung Maria's heart, "Then I should apologize to you, for making money… it's not shameful."
"You bastard…"
"By the way, I remember the spokesperson for the Commercial Federation is a blind and crippled person, right? I've seen that person. I remember she used to be a Knight of the Kielanlet family, but it's a pity, she lost her sight and her legs. She'll never be able to be a Knight in this life, no wonder she became twisted. If it's someone like that, to keep you as a pet, like a display animal in the Knight Arena, watching you get injured, vomit blood, and then barely win the match, that is indeed a very sophisticated hobby."
"…Shut up…"
"I'm really sorry for exposing your little scheme—but I think everyone has seen it, they just don't say it. Is it so hard for you to accept that the current Nearl is just a plaything of the Commercial Federation?" The Left-Hand Knight looked at Maria before him with almost pity. She was almost unable to stand steadily. Her magnificent armor, expensive weapons, she now looked so much like those glamorous idol Knights.
She was trembling all over. The once glorious golden radiance was now so dim before him, which brought the Left-Hand Knight a certain amount of pleasure.
He had seen Margaret's light; it was undeniable, powerful, almost blinding light. He admitted that Margaret was an unparalleled genius and that he was not Margaret's opponent. But when facing Margaret's sister, Maria, who was the same age as Margaret was back then, he only felt bored.
Initially, knowing she was Margaret's sister, he had been hopeful for a moment, but he didn't expect her to be at this level.
Indeed, the higher-ups didn't want to see a second Margaret Lin-guang, and having him do the job was like killing with a borrowed knife. Although it was annoying, resisting the Knight Association and the Commercial Federation was clearly too foolish. The Left-Hand Knight didn't intend to be a fool.
"Don't worry, I will preserve your dignity. All you need to do is surrender—surrender, and acknowledge that the Nearl Family family's glory is worthless." Maria could barely hear the Left-Hand Knight's words anymore. But she felt an unprecedented rage.
And this rage, in the next moment—completely erupted.
"And that blind woman, she's quite good-looking—maybe she'll become some big shot's plaything too someday? Then you two can continue to be good sisters?"
"Shut up!"
Clang…
Maria's sword and shield combined seamlessly. The energy on the blade instantly surged into the shield, the sword and shield tightly linked, then the shield cracked, its sharp side turning into a blade. As if sensing Maria's rage, energy surged through the specially designed energy circuit. When Maria drew her sword again, she actually thrust forward with her shield—
The Left-Hand Knight naturally couldn't let her have her way, but when he braced his spear against the shield thrust, he was surprised to find that this shield thrust left a visible mark on his spear. Although it wasn't enough to break his long spear, the impact's power was definitely not comparable to before. At this moment, the energy in Maria's longsword had completely integrated into the shield. The shield had now fully entered a state of "release," and Maria's longsword was drawn from the shield, slashing towards the Left-Hand Knight—
"Hmph—" The Left-Hand Knight once again blocked Maria's shield thrust and the follow-up spinning slash that used its momentum. Although the power of the shield thrust caused him some pressure, if that was all it was, he wouldn't be in danger of losing.
But he inexplicably focused his gaze on the shield, which had begun to emit light. Why was he so wary of the shield? No matter how sharp the shield's edge was, a shield was a shield; it should never be a primary offensive weapon.
Was that shield thrust… an accident?
Maria herself was a bit confused. According to the instructions, this sword could accumulate energy during attacks, whether it hit the opponent or not. When the energy reached its limit, the excess energy was to be stored in the shield, putting the shield into a [Release] state. Then, she was to continue accumulating energy to finally unleash its strongest power.
This was Maria's first time using such a weapon, so operating it naturally wasn't smooth. However, this type of weapon, which charged and then unleashed, did, to some extent, compensate for her weakness of not having a one-hit kill move other than Repentance Sword. No wonder Sister Noah prepared this for her, but she wasn't sure if what she was doing was correct. According to the instructions, she had already entered the shield's release state, and now she needed to continue charging…
Maria infused her light into the sword in her hand, checking the energy on the blade again and again during her attacks. She had to multitask—otherwise, the powerful move described in the instructions would be impossible to use.
Maria was confused, and the Left-Hand Knight was even more so. He had indeed never seen this move, especially after the shield entered a strange state. Maria, instead of using the shield, kept trying to gain an advantage with her longsword. After the Left-Hand Knight parried her attacks again and again, his patience was about to run out.
"If this is all you've got, then prepare to be defeated by me!" The Left-Hand Knight stepped forward, intending to knock Maria flying with one blow, directly sending her off the stage. But at that very moment, Maria once again combined the sword and shield in her hand. The Left-Hand Knight thought another shield thrust was coming and instinctively retracted his long spear to block in front of him. But this time, the shield and sword unfolded, combined, and transformed behind Maria, finally—turning into a giant, glowing axe.
"...Heh heh, now's the time! What a chance!" Craftsman Cat almost jumped up, but Maria's anger was also nearing its peak. Then, as she forcefully brought her giant axe down towards the Left-Hand Knight, the radiance contained within the shield and sword transformed into a violent energy. The moment the axe smashed into the ground, it blasted towards the Left-Hand Knight. The Left-Hand Knight only had time to raise his spear, but the next moment—the spear directly broke.
And the Left-Hand Knight's figure, with five consecutive explosions, was directly sent flying out of the arena, smashing heavily into the wall.
Leave Request
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