Chapter 524 (1/2)

Chaos and confusion erupted in the hall Wooden tables were flipped, while bowls and dishes fell all over the floor, creating a sy noises Spilled soup flowed along the crevices in the stone slabs until it was everywhere

It was the first time for the Duke's two sons to witness such a life-and-death fight from such a close distance The older son, Cole, held out his sword and stood in a rigid posture to defend his father It was co sessions Meanwhile, the younger son, 17-year-old Lance, cowered behind his chair

Calvin sighed in silence If he did not have Edith, his sons would probably not look so useless by coulf of ability between her and thened to this fact and had long lost the courage and motivation to catch up with her

The Duke looked towards the center of the banquet hall His wunderkind eldest daughter already had her eyes fixed on Ed Howes, the strongest challenger around

First, she took a bottle of ale and flung it at her opponent, forcing hi wooden tables and dived straight at hiile movements were like those of a cat Ed adeptly parried her blows, and the clashi+ng of swords caused sparks to fly

She struck out half a dozen tiether with Ed's to fornal the i arrival of death In this critical situation, Ed displayed frightening technique and strength to negate every one of her strikes It was hard to pick a winner While they fought around the long tables, hts had already succumbed in battle Yet, Ed did not flinch or cower but instead becaan to worry

As evident from the blood stains on her arht Even if she was not wounded, her physical strength had been expended considerably Furthered in terth It would be unfavorable to her if the tussle drags on

However, there was not a trace of fear on Edith's face

Her eyes were fully focused on her opponent—her bright pupils were like twinkling stars that could illu out of her hair ends with every strike she , she continued to thrust relentlessly at her opponent, forcibly keeping him in a defensive stance

Ed seeed to a technique which would deal great injury to both of the blood with blood, and becath between them finally told Edith lost her balance as her sas sliced into two, causing her to fall off the long table

The Duke's heart jumped into his throat ”Fck, help her now!”

However, even the nearest guard was not able to assist—everything happened too quickly

Instead of atte to stand up immediately, Edith astutely used the re table At this moment, Ed ju to finish her off with a powerful blow He completely did not notice what she had just done

Calvin stared in disbelief at what followed The table, ht to lose his balance If the table toppled normally, he would have been able to leap off easily But just at that instant, all of his strength was concentrated in his arms, while his feet were fixed on top of the table, and his body was hunched forward in the chopping posture As such, he fell headfirst onto the floor with a loud thud

There was no chance of a comeback