Chapter 19: The Crisis of Crow Fortress (3) (2/2)
Due to Frederic’s fast and decisive resolution, the Republican soldiers were able to fight whiletheir battle formations for now
The defenders of the fortress at the frontlines had already becoued Thus calculating that they could win this battle if they just handled the forces at the rear, Frederic personally drew his sword and started cutting down eneh!”
“Take heed This one’s an Expert!”
“Don’t approach him carelessly! Keep your dist- URK!”
Frederic considered hiist, but he certainly did not slack off on his swordsmanshi+p As he had both the talent and invested the effort, he reached the Expert level regardless of where his true talents lay It was because he had confidence in his own skills that he inging his sword at the frontlines at this moment And as Frederic cut and stepped over each enelint in his eyes
found his objective in this claoal in a beeline
“Move, little children!”
As he swiftly cut down any lingerers who blocked his path, Frederic closed the distance in one breath and reeled to strike the enemy’s neck
ht this bloould reach his enemy and assure his victory…
“Hup!”
out with his oord toit
“Kuuuh…”
Although his adversary was not able to withstand the impact of the blow and stumbled backward, he had successfully blocked the strike
“My Lord!”
“My Lord! Are you alright?”
Right ahat appeared to be his escort knights surrounded hiood’
Frederic astutely racked his head and assessed the situation quickly
First, his opponent was indeed the eneet this bastard, their chances of steering this battle to a victory would increase The proble around hi care of this man with certainty and speed was…
“I a froe you to a duel!”
Thinking rapidly, Frederic ca the enehts
Unlike the soldiers of the Republic, the knights and nobles of the Kingdoreat import It was certain that this coe, at the very least to save face when all his subordinates atching
At least, that hat Frederic calculated as he shouted his challenge at the top of his lungs so all around them could hear
Except…
‘A duel? Why would I?’
The problem was that his opponent was Milton, who did not exactly concern hile exchange of blows, but Milton suspected that his opponent was stronger than himself There was no possibility that he would risk his life in a one-on-one
“Don’t make me lau-”
As soon as Milton tried to turn it down…
“I see you lack fear for a dog of the Republic! The audacity of one such as yourself to dare challenge our Lord to a duel! You shall regret that decision in hell!”
At Milton’s side, Jero and closing his lint in his eyes held the e of, ‘Why are you like this?’
“Hoooooh… I see you are quite confident Very well”
Frederic retorted with a smile of satisfaction at the implication that his opponent would accept
“That is so Our Lord will personally see to it that it’s off with your head Know that this is a glory wasted on a dog of the Republic such as yourself”
“Very good Step forth Let us examine whether your skills et to say?’
This whole situation was unfair for Milton, but Jeroe is set Please teach that one a lesson about his place through his death”
If Milton could not see Jeroht that thisto send him to his own death But the issue was…
“Ooooooh! Sir Forrest!”
“The hero of the West!”
“Teach that Republican dog hoe do things around here!”
“Everyone !”
The atmosphere had become one in which there was no way he could turn down this challenge
‘shi+t…’
Ultimately, Milton stepped forward and drew his sword
“I am Milton Forrest Let us observe what a shamble the swordsmanshi+p of the Republic is”
“Uooooooooh!”
!</e allies raised their war cry and beat their weapons as they welcooing to end in his death
Milton and Frederic stood face-to-face in this opened space and assuht, but an aura was definitely lingering around it
‘He is an Expert after all But he’s not much compared to Jerome’
Milton believed his opponent was not one that was all that unwinnable as he eyed him This was because he could see his opponent’s special traits and capabilities exactly as they were
[Frederic]
Soldier LV5
Strength – 71 Command – 85
Intellect – 82 Politics – 71
Loyalty – 0
Special Traits – Aeous terrain to lie troops in a confusion for the enee battle, the ability to coue for your troops decreases
Judging from Frederic’s stats and special traits, his adversary was a soldier that was closer to a strategist than a warrior Although it was ae despite this, his Strength was only 71 Milton’s Strength was 70, so there was no more than a 1 point difference in actuality
th Expert iswhooped like crazy by Jeroular’
With that belief in mind, Milton focused on his opponent