Chapter 118 (1/2)

Chapter 118: Sparring

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

The moment Zadeh spoke, a huge commotion immediately unraveled among the students who were present.

As a highly experience academy instructor, there was no need to doubt Zadeh’s strength. The decades of cultivation had already caused his attributes, specialties, and Killing technique to be tempered to their limits, reaching the pinnacle of first transition Knights.

Unless it was those Elders from the major clans, a majority of first transition Knights could not possibly be his match.

In the entire academy, maybe only Conferred Knights like the Headmaster and Huang Lin would be able to suppress senior instructors at Zadeh’s level.

And now, such a powerful Knight had requested for a spar with Fang Xingjian.

Especially the conditions of the spar, requiring the two of them to use spears against each other while standing in a circle a few metres wide. Whoever died or stepped out of the circle would be considered the loser.

These rules were equivalent to the simplest close combat killing, causing Fang Xingjian to lose the advantages of his quick movement speed and the long range attacks from his sword Qis.

On the contrary, Zadeh had practiced the spear for over decades. Within the circle, his spear could simply hit where he dictated. With 92 points in strength, he was able to crush Fang Xingjian in terms of the strength attribute. In a close combat sparring like this, Zadeh possessed all the advantages.

Hence, everyone around felt extremely shocked, followed by agitation, then excitement. Two top notch Knights engaging in a close combat spar… If they were not careful, it was possible that they could kill their opponent. How blood-boiling this was? How could one not feel agitated?

If it was in the modern society, such a behavior would surely be reported.

But in this world of steel and blood within the Knight Academy, Knights would only feel satisfied and delighted. This was what it meant by actual combat training.

If one was afraid of death, why become a Knight?

But at that moment, Lilia frowned and said, “Old fellow, what do you mean by this? My teacher is a Windstorm Sword Hero. You want him to have a close combat par with you in such a small circle? You might as well ask him to tie his four limbs and fight you.”

After Zadeh heard this, he remained calm and composed. With a turn of his spear, he continued, “The reason why I’m here is to have a spear arts exchange with Fang Xingjian.

“It won’t be interesting at all for us to chase after each other and fight it out. I’m not interested in such nonsense. Fang Xingjian, if you truly want to have an exchange, fight it out with me using a spear within this circle here.

“Of course, if you’re afraid of death, it’s also fine for you to admit your defeat now.”

Although Zadeh had a fiery temper, he was not an idiot. Although he transcended the speed of sound with the speed of his actions, his movement speed was naturally incomparable to Fang Xingjian, who was a Windstorm Sword Hero. Even if he knew of secret arts which could allow him to both abruptly unleash sneak attacks and far distance attacks, he did not have absolute confidence to defeat Fang Xingjian if they were in the process of a chase.

It would be truly unsightly if, during the spar, Fang Xingjian relied on his quick movement speed such that his attacks were not able to reach him, resulting in a draw.

Seeing how composed he looked, Lilia was so angered that her tooth itched. However, she could not think of any words to refute.

At that moment, Fang Xingjian had already come out from the Reflection Chamber. He stepped into the circle drawn by Zadeh and with a burst of strength from his hand, he had already snatched a longsword from the hands of one of the students with the force field created by ether particles.