Chapter 277 – Second Battle of Streb (5) *Kayla Battle Uniform (?) Illustration*
Second Battle of Streve (5)
The first to begin clashing swords were the Marquis Graze and Liechtenauer.
He was the Marquis of Graze, who had a higher level of skill than Count Mula, and was quite proud of his swordsmanship. He always wanted to fight Lichtenauer, so he ran quickly and threw his sword at Lichtenauer.
“Lichtenauer! Take my sword!! Haaap!!”
Kaang!!
The Marquis of Grache, who ran forward and threw his sword at Rich Tenauer, seemed surprised for a moment when his opponent blocked his sword so lightly, but then he calmed down again and quickly increased the speed of his sword and began to attack.
“Wow, you chose to fight me first. I commend you for your bravery. But did you think that you could gain the upper hand against me after being defeated by Vice-Captain Amin? Or was it your intention to quickly run away with Tiruenman? Haha,”
“Hmph! The past me, when I was defeated by Viscount Amin, and the present me are completely different! I’ll show you my skills, which have become even stronger with the grace of His Majesty the King!!”
The Marquis of Graze, enraged by Lichtenauer’s light provocation, infused more mana into his sword and quickly swung the sword.
Visor!! Chang!!
When the Marquis Graze’s attack began in earnest, his sword began to move at a speed that was incomparable to the first strike.
The Marquis Graze’s sword flew towards Lichtenauer’s vital points at such a speed that ordinary soldiers watching their duel could only see an afterimage, but Liechtenauer had an indifferent expression and only slightly moved his sword to deal with the enemy. Deflected the attack.
“Hmm… It’s a tactic of entrusting the power of the sword to the sword energy and moving the body as fast as possible to injure and cut down the opponent… It’s not a bad method, but the mana that forms the sword energy is also strong, but it’s still clumsy. Still, this is also fate in its own way. I’ll give you some advice, so listen carefully.”
“Shut up!! What kind of bullshit are you talking about during a duel!!”
The Marquis of Graze got angry and increased the speed of his sword even faster, but Liechtenauer opened his mouth, showing a perfect defense as if it was no different from before.
“Relax your wrist a little more. Don’t you know that putting more force on your wrist the moment you swing the sword and making the rotation stronger doesn’t mean your speed will increase significantly? That’s just a simple technique that you used before you became a master. As soon as you do, you should abandon your previous habits and stick to the basics. Do not withdraw the sword when the attack is blocked, but use your body weight, the weight of the sword, and your strength. “
“It’s noisy!! This sword technique was taught to me directly by His Excellency Tiruen! It’s not something you can do!”
It was Liechtenauer’s advice that knights in the Balkan Empire would have sacrificed all their possessions to hear just one more word, but the Marquis of Graze ignored Liechtenauer’s advice and continued his attack.
“Hmm… Tiruen taught me… But the sword’s movements are too light. It looks like it was modeled after Tiruen’s movements, but that’s not a sword technique suited to your physique. If you’re a master, you should be able to use your own body. You also need to know how to change your sword skills accordingly. Don’t you realize that a heavy sword suits you better than a quick sword?”
Stop.
On Liechtenauer’s advice, the Marquis Graze finally stopped his sword.
‘Wow, definitely… After absorbing the giant mana stone that His Highness gave me for my recovery, my physique grew considerably… And since then, whenever I used sword techniques, I felt like something was holding me back. … Ha, but…’
The Marquis Graze, who had stopped attacking and was lost in thought for a moment while looking down at his sword, seemed to have come to his senses and raised his head again to glare at Liechtenauer.
“Yes… You may be right, but this is a battlefield where you have to risk your life to kill your opponent! How can I trust your words as an enemy in a place like this? What guarantee is there that this is not a ploy to sway me! !”
Liechtenauer smiled as he faced the Marquis Graze, who was glaring at him and expressing doubt.
“Heh… Don’t think of it as an enemy’s work, but think of it as advice from a swordsman to a junior.”
“… What are you trying to do by giving me advice and improving my skills?”
Liechtenauer just smiled and gave no answer to Marquis Graze’s question.
‘Hmm… There’s no benefit in raising the enemy’s skills… Anyway, it’s not like I’m teaching you swordsmanship, and there’s no way your skills will increase drastically just by giving directions… Anyway, the goal is to kill time… So, it’s too moderate. If you just defend, you may run away with Tiruen, so you have to reduce the enemy’s judgment.’
Seeing Liechtenauer continuing to smile inexplicably, the Marquis of Grace shook his head and attacked his opponent once again.
However, this time, the sword of the Marquis de Grache was not fast, but rather it pressed down on Liechtenauer’s sword with its heavy weight and began to pressurize the opponent.
“Good decision! It seems that you haven’t completely mastered the heavy sword! If you can revive it, you will be able to develop even further!!”
‘At best, I don’t think he’ll be able to surpass Eliza, let alone Yuno… But… If this incident becomes an opportunity for him to learn the heavy sword in earnest and develop a relationship with Tiruen, that would be a good thing!’
After making a cool-headed analysis of his opponent’s skills, Liechtenauer began a full-scale duel(?) With the Marquis of Graze.
Meanwhile, while the four were engaged in a fierce duel, Count Mula and Kayla were just glaring at each other on the left side of the battlefield.
“Hmm… I don’t know who you are, but… If you are a knight, take off your robe and cape and reveal your identity!”
Count Mula pointed his spear and demanded that she take off her robe, but Kayla did not blink.
‘Am I crazy? If I take this off, my true identity will be discovered, and I will demand compensation from our kingdom… No matter how much my son-in-law said he would give it to me, there is no need to announce that fact quickly. Moreover, if I take off this cloak…’
Kayla knew very well that if she took off her illusion-enchanted cloak, her vulgar attire would be revealed to the world, and she would be unable to show her face for the rest of her life, so she obeyed Count Mula’s request. She just snorted and didn’t respond.
“Hmm… If it comes out like that, I have no choice… I have no choice but to quickly blow off your head and then reveal my identity!”
Even though they had started the duel, Count Mula felt somewhat reassured as he saw that the imperial army did not make any special movements and that the knights who had escaped the castle were creating their own retreat route.
‘Your Excellency seems very excited, but the enemy empress doesn’t seem to have much time to spare. Moreover, for some reason, Count Liechtenauer is being too relaxed. If I can quickly subdue Iza and join His Excellency… This duel. There is a chance of victory!!’
“Unknown Balkan knight! Take my spear!! Ha!”
‘Ugh… Bongjutsu is not my specialty… But if it’s to hide my identity, there’s nothing I can do…’
Seeing Count Mula’s spear stabbing towards her neck at high speed, Kayla lightly kicked her baton, which was lying on the floor, with her foot and held it in her hand.
Then, with a strong swing of the baton, he knocked away Count Mula’s spear and then kicked him to the body, sending him flying. Count Mula’s eyes widened at his opponent’s unexpected counterattack.
As if the damage wasn’t too great, he used the fall technique, took his stance again, and began to carefully aim for Kayla.
‘A baton… Is there someone in the Balkans who uses a weapon like this? First, if you look at the mana in the rod, it seems clear that he is a master. However, I was just confused because it was an unexpected weapon. His skills seem like those of a rookie who has just reached master level. We must kill them before they grow any further and reduce the number of Vulcan masters!!’
Since Kayla had not practiced much in her weapon skills, Count Mula was able to quickly find a weak point in her posture, and he pressed Kayla by stabbing her with his spear.
‘Ugh… Holy shit… I’m dying to fight him with an unfamiliar weapon… But…’
Still, Kayla’s actual skills were not that much of a challenge to Yuno, so she was able to move her body to avoid Count Mula’s attack.
“Damn it!! Even if you don’t have much skill, you’re as fast as a rat to avoid something! Get this too!!”
Count Mula, full of hope of being able to eliminate one of the Balkan masters, began to give his all to the duel with Kayla.
Originally, the Marquis of Grace and Count Mula were planning to rescue Tiruen and quickly retreat, but the two fell for Catherine’s plan and were concentrating on their minds on the duel, and the Duke of Tiruen was also caught up in Catherine’s provocation and lost his mind.
The brilliant duel between the six masters drew all the attention of the defenders and knights above Streve Fortress.
Therefore, no one detected suspicious movements inside the Balkan Empire army camp, and Catherine and Mayer’s plan to take over Streve began in earnest.
*Kayla Illustration
*Kayla trying to fight Count Mula with a baton
