Tonight， You Will Be Mine. 268

Chapter 268 – 26. Only the Strong Survive (8)

There were riots and storms.

It was not a plausible metaphor. Every time the swords of Rome and Arno collided, they scattered really strong sparks. It was not a trivial spark, but a huge fire that burned as hot as if it would devour everything around it.

Chaeng, fire!

Not to mention, the swords of the two were fast. Just like the previous duel, we met over ten times in just a second or two. Thanks to this, their workshop was like an active volcano exploding, and even knights over ninety could not intervene.

‘It’s amazing, I heard that it’s been a long time since I’ve been on the front line, but I’ve followed you this far.’

‘Lumière’s invincible knight, his skills clearly surpass mine at the moment… !’

‘No matter how much I had no choice, I regret it a little bit. If I was in my prime, I couldn’t guarantee that I would win even one-on-one. You have to see the end before the feeling returns. First, the numbers of the other guys!’

Three seconds after the start of the battle, Rom, who had stopped fighting, suddenly landed on the ground and bounced back. After estimating Arno’s skills, he calculated that it would be impossible to subdue them before the others entered the battle. It was difficult to break through the defense that was like an iron wall even in a situation where they had the upper hand because they were rotten and strong.

Hiss!

Three to the left and four to the left, and another five to the rear, the closest twelve swordsmen responded in the blink of an eye, befitting the name of their school. In an attempt to surprise them, they surged in the opposite direction, placing a significant load on the lower body, and almost half of them reacted immediately.

‘Yes, the baron is never our opponent.’

‘We have to focus on containment to the end.’

‘Make it unavoidable with blind spots and multiple angles!’

On the left, the three with their hands on their hips drew their swords obliquely. On the right side, the four who had been unleashing in advance found an appropriate space and scattered their sword winds. The five behind them couldn’t even see how they were trying to attack.

‘Everyone is formidable, if I underestimate this, I’ll be beaten.’

In an instant, tendons bulged on both of Rome’s arms. He stirred the air at a speed that even the Knights of Somerset with good eyesight could not match. As a result, his stout muscles swelled red, and some blood vessels could not withstand the pressure and even snapped like rubber bands.

“Kuh… !”

It was painful, but the effect was certain. After parrying all the attacks that crossed left and right without any way to escape, he immediately turned around. I bought time by aiming for the bottom of his chin and responding with a sharp blade.

‘Come again! Four yet!’

The first of the remaining attacks struck head-on, shattering the blade. In the second, the wind pressure compressed the energy and pushed it off the track. The third, after allowing the point of his sword to pierce his side slightly, twisted his body hard and broke it. And the last fourth rose into the air at the same time and escaped.

“Gap! Now!”

“Japanese imperialism!”

It was a mistake. Eighty swordsmen, tightly packed in the hall, sniped Rom, who flew into the sky as if they had been waiting for it. It was not an arrow, but a sword wind through a sword, and it was tightly surrounded up, down, left, right, east, west, north, and south without any gaps.

‘No, at least I knew he was aiming for it!’

This was exactly 7 seconds after the war started.

“Huh… !”

Amidst the blizzard that blew like heavy rain, Rom energized his entire body. In an instant, my body became faster than the projectile flying toward me, and I moved in all directions as if dancing. He countered all the blows and sniping no less than 80 times.

Paba bak, pab ba bak!

It sounded like swords being lined up and bouncing around with a lump of metal. Rom, who managed to land on the floor, lightly cut off the arms of the swordsmen who were aiming right after that. They grimaced in pain, and before they could even scream, they got into a stance and resumed the fight.

“Dae, what the hell are these people doing?”

“Are they the same person?”

“Something is going on!”

It was a fight that would be astonishing even to those who don’t know how to do it. Among the crystal balls that were relayed domestically and internationally, ordinary objects only transmitted cloudy and hazy scenes, and even expensive white stones and national treasures, such as the sound, did nothing but chase afterimages.

At least, the observers at the scene, among them those with good eyesight, took a step further, but that was all.

‘This, this is the sword of a loyalist whom we have only heard about?’

Vincent Renoir shuddered.

‘I can’t believe the baron’s strength was this much!’

Fabian Dupuy was horrified.

‘I can see why it was nicknamed Lumiere’s invincible knight.’

Mathieu Peltier admired. However, even the veteran old knight could not penetrate to the further essence of it. Besides the two parties involved in the duel, only a pair of men and women came to that conclusion.

‘As expected.’

Sword Oliver.

‘It’s a state of success…’

And Kenna.

‘In an instant, I estimated Arno’s peak skills.’

In particular, the foreign witch recalled the competition that was too difficult to pursue even with her own eyes, and even predicted how this duel would flow in the future. Paradoxically, the level of Rom and Arno was so outstanding that the result was changing every moment.

‘I recognized it the moment they crossed swords. Even though I’m at the top right now, it won’t be easy for the other person to regain their senses. In the one-on-man duel, Kenneth devoted his whole body to change the airflow, so even if it was unavoidable, I think I was confident enough to win.’

Rather, there are plenty of reasons to analyze it.

‘I felt the need to revise my strategy when I saw Arno, who was following me unexpectedly. Normally, if you have skills like a baron, you get arrogant and don’t want to admit that your judgment is wrong, but that monster doesn’t know that kind of humanity.’

It feels like something that is thorough and closely resembles someone.

‘It must have been the judgment that the number of other knights should be reduced first. Conversely, jumping up and attempting a surprise attack is also in the same context. But the movement was already being read. That’s the point.’

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t offended.

‘In that situation, the baron immediately thought of the next best thing. And he put it into action. It took less than a second to get here. Not to mention his swordsmanship and judgment, almost all of his actions are reflexive and instinctive.’

But there was still a chance of winning.

‘Our defeat is always darker, but it’s also true that it’s steadily fading little by little.’

It’s not that it’s not, it’s just that those who were distracted by Rom’s inaction didn’t realize it.

‘… It’s good.’

In fact, Arnaud LeBlanc was calmly burning his fighting spirit. He felt a sense of admiration for the motivation to protect the woman he loved and the most outstanding dragon power among young people I had ever seen, and was getting closer to the onslaught of dragons in their heyday.

‘It’s like the lineage of a millennium worker. It’s certain that he will never be again under Alexandre. It is by far the best of all the strong people I have met so far. But the more I chase after the baron’s sword, the clearer my memory becomes.’

In the middle of the arena, a mighty whirlwind rose. I wonder if 30 seconds have passed since the war started. Even the article scattered on the floor like fallen leaves in the autumn wind was about that much. Even so, Arno did not move rashly and aimed for the right moment.

‘The skill contained in your sword is the reason that I once handled my sword as well.’

The dragon’s eyes sparkled. He carefully observed the baron, who was showing off his skills close to his strength while dealing with about a hundred knights. He remembered each movement.

‘I can’t go back to the good times that easily. But even so, it doesn’t really matter. The level you need to regain is the extent to which you can defeat you with others.’

Her gray hair, which had been blowing in the wind, stood up in pricks. Because it had not been operated for a long time, his hardened energy was ready to wake up with a cry. It would seem that there is such a miracle that you can take advantage of your opponent’s swordsmanship just by looking at it, but the man here was a brave man.

‘And that’s possible even if it’s not in its prime.’

A strong man who was only forgotten in seclusion, and who commanded an era!

‘Above all, based on their sacrifice, I learned the swordsmanship you use… !’

Power went into Arno’s hand holding the white sword. The Knights of Somerset had over 40 seriously injured and were unable to recover before they knew it. Even so, Rom suffered only scratches and minor injuries, but there was no problem with his behavior, but the situation quickly changed.

Whoops!

Lightning struck the clear blue sky. The sword of innocence and the energy contained in it drew a parabola, emitting lightning and flames that were clearly visible to the naked eye. It was terrible that an attack that was not in a straight line and returned unnecessarily far away was so fast and powerful.

“Crazy, this is a little cheating…”

“Are you qualified to say that?”

Kang! Every time Rom and Arno’s swords collided, they bounced back a lot. This time, instead of just blowing flames, thunderbolts bloomed that paralyzed the entire body the moment it touched them. It was a level of perfection that was vastly different from what Guillaume had clumsily settled in with a curved sword.

“Haaa… !”

Driven by momentum, Arno moved forward. Every time I took a step, I swung my sword to the left and to the right, applying omnidirectional pressure. Whenever there was a gap, he maintained a perfect offensive with the help of the knights who were looking for opportunities around him.

‘It’s a thunderous sword strike.’

‘I can’t lose.’

‘Tsk, I can’t just block it forever.’

Rome, who clicked his tongue, gathered his energy again. Unlike his opponent, who had a bit of time to rest, he had to take care of all his enemies, so he didn’t even have time to properly breathe. The problem was that Arno’s onslaught put a lot of strain on each other’s wrists.

‘First of all, let’s break the stalemate with a big technique…’

It was then. Arno’s eyebrows twitched. Afterwards, he saw through the opponent’s gesture of trying to blow a heavy sword wind and shouted at the knights who were only peeking at them as they joined the sides.

“Now, gentlemen!”

“Japanese imperialism!”

A little less than fifty swordsmen quickly sniped where Rom was. Since it was a situation where allies faced each other, it was difficult to make a fatal blow, but it was possible to cut through the skin and reveal small bones.

Pabak, pabak!

Under his military uniform, Rom’s body was cut in all directions. Because of the sudden restraint of the large movement, the only attacks that could be blocked were a few flying to inflict fatal wounds. Naturally, the baron, who was completely wrecked, had to face the enemy’s attack intact.

“I still have my share left, Baron.”

It was around the time that the sniping through the baldo was over. Standing a few steps away, Arno, who gathered strength during the time other knights had earned, put thrilling power into his sword. It was a power that would never answer without avoiding it, but that wasn’t all.

“This is one of my seasons, but earlier, I improvisedly applied it to write a skill that is good for grafting in that faction.”

“… Oh damn.”

In the previous duel, the illusion sword that Mathieu Peltier showed off when overpowering the enemy.

“Then where do you take it!”

The number of blades to strike like thunder increased fiercely to dozens. Rom let out a laugh and bit his teeth, preparing for the shock that would follow.

Kkurlung, Kkurlureung!

His whole body was electrocuted by lightning and burned. Even then, far from losing his mind, he endured without a change in his expression and let Arno, who was trembling in the same way in front of me.

“Me, chin… !”

“As much as I received, I will give… !”

It’s too unfair to face it alone. But lightning, if you connect it well, wouldn’t it be possible to get an electric shock? As expected by Rom, the thunder that Valiant was dealing with was not immune to itself.

Proof of this was the reaction that came when I pulled out my intangible sword as long as possible and stabbed his skin.

The two, unable to move, glared at each other ferociously, giving each other strength. There seemed to be no sign of backing down from either side, enough to be concerned that it might turn into charcoal black.

It was a situation where no one could hastily try to approach.