Chapter 259 – Gratitude
#259.
“Stop! You two, leave immediately!”
When everyone was frozen by the sudden accident, the referee intervened and separated Gaon and Arcus.
Gaon didn’t have to continue the uncomfortable situation, so he let go of his sword and retreated, and Arcus, who was enduring his pride and anger that had not subsided, hurriedly retreated, realizing Gaon’s powerlessness to block his blow with his bare hands. .
He glanced at Jenny Lee and controlled her energy as if it were the way it was, and got rid of her strong energy.
When the situation was roughly settled, Count Laprien shouted with extreme anger.
“What is this now! Lord Arcus. Are you crazy right now? Killing is forbidden! How can a person who can’t even control his emotions call himself a knight! Referee. Disqualification!”
From the outside, it seems that the knight’s faults are fairly dealt with, but in Viscount Kielun’s eyes, it was clear that he was intent on disqualifying even Gaon, who intervened in the duel using Arcus as a pretext.
This is because even with the level of trust that was just shown, it was only possible to reach the level of at least 8 stars.
From the count’s point of view, it was a natural choice to rule out any possible threat.
Just when the Viscount was about to intervene, Gaon, who was talking to Lijenny, said.
“Your Excellency Count. Why don’t you give Lord Arcus a chance?”
“What? What do you mean?”
“I mean literally. Please forgive my mistake.”
“Do you think that makes sense? A mistake, but it almost killed a person! It can’t go on like this!”
It was a request that the count could never grant. Victory is just around the corner, so there is no need to leave useless obstacles.
But his momentum had to slow down.
“Your Excellency Count. Me too please Please forgive Lord Arcus.”
“Her! Even you?”
It’s because Lijenny came out.
Even the person who almost lost his life begged for mercy like this, but he could no longer push himself as a count.
Viscount Kielun accepted their words as if to deliver a decisive blow.
“How would you like the count to be merciful? Listening to the people is also a virtue of the monarch. Even if the parties have reached an agreement, it is not a matter of forcing punishment. What do you think?”
“Umm…”
The Count fell asleep.
If you continued your own dogma here, you might have doubts about your qualifications as a lord. It’s such a leap forward, but it means that we can’t just ignore it anyway.
It is not known if Gaon is really at the level of 8 stars, and even if that is the case, Seung-gi is still in him.
Since Rijenny is no longer in a state to fight, there are only two knights left, including Gaon.
Among them, the leader of the Knights of Kielun is only at the level of 7 stars, so he will have to defeat Arcus and lose in the next fight. If so, Gaon would have to deal with the two knights alone.
If he drains his stamina by taking as long as possible, he won’t have enough energy left to defeat Bastide when fighting him.
Then you’ll probably win easily.
The count, whose judgment had been passed, pretended to be a little more troubled, but then he nodded his head as if he couldn’t help it.
“Then do it. Let’s move on to the next duel.”
The Count gestured to the referee to proceed. But before that, Gaon intervened.
“Your Excellency Count. I have one more request, is that okay?”
“Hmm? What is your request?”
“My turn to duel is scheduled for the last time, but I want to go ahead and fight right away. Thank you for your permission.”
“Hoo… ? Would you like to advance your turn?”
The Count stroked his chin as if interested.
From his point of view, it is convenient to deal with Gaon first, so it is not a bad suggestion.
The problem is that showing such great confidence is a bit unsettling, but there are too many things that took me back now anyway.
Making the best choice was the only way to victory.
“I am fine. What do you think, Viscount?”
“… I don’t care either. We change turns.”
So, the next duel was decided as Arcus vs. Hyugaon.
There was no special reason for Gaon to advance his turn. I just want to knock out that cheeky knight who was trying to unilaterally fool Rijenny.
Even if it’s not a special relationship, anyway, even if someone on the same side tasted humiliation, couldn’t you just stand by and watch it?
I plan to crush the arrogant attitude by pressing down with overwhelming force.
Standing side by side, Arcus, unlike when he faced Rizeni, carefully prepared his battle posture with a very nervous face.
Watching that scene, Gaon, who had been spinning the spear stick in his hand, held it upside down and drove it to the ground.
By the time the question was settled in everyone’s eyes at the unexpected appearance, the referee’s signal was dropped.
Everyone’s eyes are focused on the hand blade that falls through the air. It was only a fleeting moment, but it was enough.
Kwaaaaang!!
The next moment, with a huge roar, the body of Arcus, who was holding his sword upright, crashed to the ground.
Cracks spread across the ground centering on Arcus’ body, which spread like a frog, no matter what kind of force it was being crushed by.
Gaon, who stood in front of him, did not move at all, as he did in the first place.
“Quaaaaa!!”
A terrible pain came over me as my bones were brittle from the tremendous pressure. Arcus screamed with the force of squeezing his lungs, but eventually passed out without enduring it.
Along with that, the power that had been suppressing a certain area disappeared, and Arcus’ expression became comfortable, albeit a little.
A voice resounds in the empty space where silence descends.
“Next.”
It was Gaon.
At the end of the place where his gaze was directed, there was the deputy commander of the knights who was grooming his sword while waiting for his next turn.
“This, this nonsense… !”
The words of the Count, who could not be suppressed and leaked out in the end, represented everyone’s feelings.
At this moment, the direction of the duel has changed.
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Kwaaaaang!!
Arcus, who suffered a fractured body, was sent to his priest, and less than a second after the deputy division commander stepped out, another roar rang out.
As expected, the figure spread like a frog on the floor, crushed by an unknown force, comes into view.
It was only when the Count took another look that he realized that he was in danger.
‘Minimum 8 stars. At worst, more than that.’
No matter how great the difference between the realms, it is not at the level of overpowering without using your hands.
In the case of Arcus, it had only been three months since he reached 7 stars, so even if he made a big concession and passed on, it wasn’t the case of the deputy knight commander.
Even if Bastide came out directly, it would not be possible to subdue it so easily.
The Count, who was groaning in agony, said to Bastide, who stood behind him.
“How do you see it? Can you handle that person?”
“… I’m sorry, but I can’t feel the author’s level even in my feeling. I think he is a person who has reached the level of 9 stars.”
“Huh… ! Did Viscount Kielun have such connections? I’m on vacation… He’s a name I’ve never heard of.”
The only time Gaon made his name known was the fight in the Northmond estate. Even that has spread widely under the nickname of a black storm, but the reality is still shrouded in a veil.
No matter how much the count family’s information power was mobilized, there was a limit to information like small scattered fragments.
Just as he was about to fall into despair, wondering if there was a way, Bastide opened his mouth.
“Your Excellency Count. Still, there is no win.”
“… Is there anything you can do?”
“There is no special plan. However, the current author is showing an extremely inefficient use of Oh-Reo. Suppressing with energy like that consumes a lot of aura. Compared to swinging a sword directly, it is at least dozens of times. If you aim for that gap, you can win.”
“I mean… Then I’ll trust you Please.”
“I will do my best.”
Bastide, who answered the count’s earnest wish by silently bowing his head, followed the referee’s call and went to the clearing.
Gaon wore two large shields and watched the approaching Bastide, checking the short circuit.
About half remain.
‘This is enough.’
The technique he used on the previous two knights was simple indeed. It was the energy that condensed the wind that existed in the air and was crushed.
As he reached the 9th star, he was able to handle the currents of the wind freely, which was a skill that only he could do.
As a result, energy was consumed considerably, but thanks to that, all memories of Rijenny would have disappeared from everyone’s heads.
Even though the exposure wasn’t too bad, it was something that revealed the skin of a girl who hadn’t even been married to her.
Turning her head slightly, seeing her Jennie, her eyes met, and she lowered her head in surprise at what had happened.
His cheeks were flushed red.
Gaon, who tilted his head for a moment, put his head back, relieved at the fact that he didn’t seem to have put the work in his mind earlier than he thought.
And as if he had waited, the referee’s signal fell right away.
Gaon immediately put out his right foot and stomped hard on the ground as before.
Whoops!
At the same time, the leisurely movement of the wind stopped and plunged headlong with formidable pressure.
Gaon’s will is compressed.
Concentrates power only in the area where Bastide’s body exists. It was a level that even an 8-star knight could not ignore.
“Quaaaaagh!”
Depending on gravity, the flow of time that people feel also changes. To Bastide, who was under pressure hundreds of times that of ordinary people, one second felt like one hour.
As he inevitably grinded his teeth, regardless of whether his molars were broken or not, he raised his energy and resisted the pressure.
And the moment your body adapts to the pressure,
“Aaaaa!”
Paaang!!
It spurred the ground with all its might and shot forward at terrifying speed. At this moment, he has clearly surpassed his limits.
A fleeting moment in which one second is divided into countless small pieces.
Arriving in front of Gaon, Bastide suddenly realized one thing while swinging his shield.
‘Whenever… ?’
Gaon’s fist stopped at a distance of one finger from Bastide’s shield, as if it had originally existed there.
The power in it is truly comrades in the sky. It was a state of great power that made me wonder when such energy was gathered.
If they hit him like this, no matter how hard his body was, it would be instantly shattered.
At that moment of death, Gaon’s fist finally moved.
Wow!
Pain in his arms and a deafening roar. And finally, his vision was dyed black as the background shot past.
