Chapter 33 (1/2)
Chapter 33 Knight's Competition
TL: Warriormonk
Translator: Isleidir
The carriages and its escorting knights pulled into its destination after a lengthy travel The base of Hols Mountain had a large clearing that had attracted a lot of people
People frouards sent by the great noble, were already present
The knight's coan as soon as Luke's party arrived An appropriate clearing was hts stood nearby when Viscount Luter, younger brother and representative of Earl Jason stood up and announced the start of the match
”We will now begin the knight's coht to Hols Mountain and its mines”
The knight's coo to the side to first win threefive matches in total Both sides were extremely tense, as this was a supremely important competition
A knight's skill is subjective It means that the outcoth, ht after your opponent, since you could gauge the opponent's strength
Tarpan Barony went first, soht
”For the firston behalf of Tarpan Barony”
A broad shouldered knight in full ar, his ar in the sun
Because relations between Tarpan Barony and Nigel Viscounty had always been tense, they had both planted nuhout the years in order to deterths of their rivals
Nigel Viscounty already knew the strengths and weaknesses of Sir Roy
”It looks like ill be able to win the first match”
Nigel Viscounty sent out a knight whom they kneas more skilled than Roy It was a practical decision th
A knight fro and began to clash his weapons with Roy Both were regular knights incapable of using aura, so the fest
Kwaang! Kujijik Kang!
Arh breaths spat through the opening of visors
”Huk, Huk, Huk”
The match ended after ten whole minutes The exhausted Roy had sustained a fatal injury, falling to the ground
Kwadang!
Blood spilled from a hole punctured in his armor
”The first el Viscounty!”
Cheers arose froel Viscounty's camp simultaneously to the announcement Tarpan Barony's camp remained deathly quiet
Three soldiers rushed to the clearing and cleared the corpse from the field
It was now Nigel Viscounty's turn to send out the knight first, for the second match
”Sir Aroos will be the knight fighting for Nigel Viscounty in the second match”
A knight walked out into the field, followed by another knight from Tarpan Barony's camp
Nothing unexpected happened in the second ht won the match
Sir Aroos's corpse was also cleared from the field by soldiers Both fiefdoms had collected one victory and one defeat
”It's tiht” Luke muttered
It was once again Nigel Viscounty's turn to send out a knight first, and vice knight captain Jeff was selected
Tarpan Barony had two aura experts, their knight captain Heinlihi and vice knight captain Rick
Tarpan Barony's side would be saving Heinlihi for battling Lapal, Nigel Viscounty's knight captain, which made Rick their only option
It was as everyone had predicted The third ht captains Rick and Jeff
The match between aura experts were vastly different frohts utilized aura to increase their speed and strength to extremes, their movements a blur to most people in the audience
The knights seeht of their full plate ar at each other, their weapons blurring as they cut through the air at their opponents
Kwang! Kwaang!
Sounds rese fro The two aura experts did not try to save their aura and instead poured it without reserve into their attacks
Aura experts were rather lithen themselves, however The first side to run out of aura would lose
After about twenty minutes, Sir Rick's ht captain Jeff had cultivated relatively hout his tenure Jeff's eyes shone fiercely as he saw an opportunity
'I must reduce the force of Tarpan Barony while I have the chance”
The knight's coood chance to get rid of one of the aura experts that would prove troublesome in future conflicts Jeff squeezed out the last of his aura as he increased the ferocity of his attacks
”Keeu”
Rick was on the verge of collapsing when Baron Tarpan chose to forego the match
”That's enough”
The Baron threhite handkerchief to signal his foregoing of thethe match
”Stop the oes to Sir Jeff”
Jeff looked disappointedly at his breathless opponent
Nigel Viscounty had noice One hts to Hols MountainViscount Nigel's face visibly brightened at the prospect
Baron Tarpan and his vassals were silent and somber at the prospect of defeat
Viscount Nigel looked towards his knight captain, Lapal, whose eyes were burning passionately
”Sir Lapal, we are counting on you for the fourth match”
”Please, leave it to me, lord”
Lapal gripped his sword as he walked into the clearing
'My opponent will be Tarpan Barony's knight captain, Heinlihi'
Lapal had never crossed swords with Heinlihi, but the spies had reported that he would have a slight upper hand
'I will grasp victory, for my lord and fiefdom'
Lapal's appearance only added to the somber mood of Baron Tarpan's camp
Viscount Luter announced Lapal with a flare
”And in fourth el Viscounty!”
It took a while for the fourth knight to show up from Tarpan Barony