Chapter 207 (1/2)

Chapter 207: Chapter 77

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

On the battle ring, where everyone was focusing their attentions, a glorious competition was unfolding. The first round of the top sixteen was being carried out between two pure warriors.

One of the warriors was a noble and vice captain of the knight group from the church of the God of Knights in Duchy of Thunder. His name was Spencer Smith.

The other warrior was from a village in the Holy Angel Kingdom. He was a lord and a forest ranger. His name was Herman Armster.

Spencer Smith was young and handsome. He wore a luxurious and full body armor. The armor was shimmering, with a twinkle of blue lights. This was the characteristic of iron and steel, mixed with mithril. His armor and weapons would glow with extraordinary splendor as he fought. This is how it could be told that it was a strong magic weapon, with just a glance!

Herman Armster was a bit older. His beard was unshaven, and his flax colored hair was always messy. Besides the old chest armor that he wore, he didn’t even have a second defensive tool on him.

The sword in his hand was twinkling with magic a light, but looking at the jellyfish on his sword, it could be seen that it was actually a standard magic weapon that the Void Mask Church had provided for any of the contestants that didn’t have weapons. For him to be at such a level of poverty, it was simply pathetic!

Spencer’s footsteps and actions were light and swift, revealing the wittiness and vigor of a young man. His swordcraft might not follow the regular pattern, and he often made unreasonable maneuvers, but he had his own skills that more than compensated for all of his so-called flaws. Regarding his natural and smooth sword skills, there wasn’t any room left for him to be taken advantage of.

His rarest attribute was that he maintained his elegance, even during fierce battle, as though he was a prince that had just walked in from a fairytale knight story. Indeed, he was graceful, handsome, and carefree, as though he could kill an evil dragon, with just a swing of his hand. There were always enthusiastic cheers and screams among the audience, whenever he fought. And, one had to wonder, just how many young maidens’ hearts he had won already!

Herman was the total opposite. His swordcraft wasn’t that smooth. On the contrary, it was rough and unpolished.

It could be seen that his every move was hard-trained, and that he had practiced them countless times. However, the flow of battle preparation and finesse between his moves was obviously problematic. It could be easily said that he never had any guidance or instruction from a master, nor was he a veteran of many battles. To put it simply, his swordsmanship was totally flawed.

However, Herman did have the instinct of a wild beast, and he possessed a terrifying sensitivity. Every time Spencer wanted to take advantage of all of his many flaws via an attack, Herman would issue a counter attack with a terrifyingly high speed of response. Not only would Herman make up for his flaws, he could also turn around and attack him rapidly.

As they battled, Spencer was not in a hurry to seize an opportunity to attack. This was because he was confident in his stamina and endurance. Moreover, he believed that it would be impossible to be weaker than someone who was even older than his teacher!

So, he decided to fight a battle of endurance with Herman. No matter if it lasted a few hours or a few days, he was determined to drag his opponent to his death, relying on the stamina of his youth, as well as his perfect swordcraft!

“This young man is very outstanding!” In the sky, Morani complimented him. “He has gained fame at such a young age, but he is neither conceited nor rash. His swordcraft is so elegant, yet he has such a stable character. His is a talent that is hard to come by!”

Sui Xiong wasn’t highly skilled in martial arts himself, so he couldn’t tell what was so amazing about Spencer’s swordcraft. However, he could tell the entirely different approach that Spencer and Herman were taking.

The battle had been going on for more than an hour now, and Spencer was still maintaining his calmness, while his confident smile stayed plastered on his face. On the other hand, Herman’s face grew grave, his eyebrows tightly knitting together, while his looks grew more ferocious. He was also getting short of breath, seen when he would grunt from his throat occasionally, like a wild beast that was in a fix, bellowing before death!

“That’s weird! Why would he do that?” He said in distress. “The current situation is still considered as a fifty-fifty chance to win for both, right? Why does he look like he is at an extreme disadvantage? He looks so impatient and moody.”

Morani took a closer look, then shook His head, “There’s something wrong with that person’s brain.”

“Huh?”

“There’s something wrong with that person’s brain,” Morani repeated. “His brain was either injured when he was young, or he was born with it that way. In short, there is something wrong inside of his head. Strictly speaking, he was a born fool, just slightly better than an idiot!”

Sui Xiong was shocked. “How could he be an idiot, yet still be able to train for such an amazing martial art skill competition?”

“I have never seen this before. But, many of the legendary living things basically have no intelligence, so theoretically, an idiotic person could still be an expert at some things.”

Sui Xiong stared in open-mouthed wonder at the man, who was now bellowing like a trapped beast. He swung the standard two-handed sword quite clumsily, and every step he took seemed laborious. He indeed seemed to be in a fix!

His hair and beard were messy and unkempt, the look on his face, ugly. Taking a closer look, there was a hint of dullness there that made him look simple-minded.

But…

Sui Xiong suddenly noticed that there was a strike of light that flashed through Herman’s eyes. It was the light of wisdom and intelligence!

This person… Is not just some idiot!

“Maybe we should help him,” he said. “Such a person, who could practice his swordcraft at such a level, shouldn’t be living in a cloud of muddle-headedness!”