Chapter 127: 127. Swift Sword (Extra Chapter, Please Subscribe)

Seeing that Leisen agreed, Luoning reached into his robe, pulled out parchment and a Feather Pen, wrote two simple agreements right there on horseback, and signed his own name.

"Although I trust in the reputation of Lord Leisen, the necessary procedures must still be followed."

He tossed the two pieces of parchment and the Feather Pen to Leisen, who quickly scanned the contents.

"This is fine. Don't go crying to me later, saying I bullied you for being younger."

Leisen signed his name without hesitation, then tossed one piece of parchment and the Feather Pen back all at once.

"Begin!"

He could not wait to vent.

Luoning put the things away, turned his horse around, and returned to the ranks. "Ruidar, if you cannot defeat him, surrender voluntarily. It does not matter even if we lose this battle today."

Compared to a small skirmish, Luoning naturally cared more about this subordinate he had summoned.

"Fighting for you, my lord, is my honor!"

Ruidar pulled on the reins, the warhorse took two steps forward; for him, this battle against a superior rank had to be fought beautifully.

"Come, Knight!"

Leisen on the opposite side had already begun to shout, "Use all your strength to attack me, otherwise you might not have the chance to swing a second sword!"

Ruidar drew his longsword.

Hum~

Flame-like Battle Qi flowed over the blade like water, wrapping around his body, and then merged into one with the warhorse beneath him.

Luoning, standing behind, could not help but marvel at this power.

This was the first time he had seen Ruidar use his full strength; his momentum was more than a grade higher than when they sparred.

The warhorse neighed, turning into a flaming phantom that streaked through the air.

"Haha, come!"

Leisen roared, and the same red Battle Qi appeared all over his body; it turned out both were knights of the Fire Attribute.

The distance between the two sides was already very close, and the quality of both their mounts was quite good, so they met on the path in almost the blink of an eye.

"Hah!"

Ruidar swept his longsword horizontally, and the surging Battle Qi transformed into scorching flames, slashing toward his opponent.

A cruel smile hung on the corner of Baron Leisen's mouth; he seemed to see the scene of his opponent being decapitated under this sword strike.

Boom!

The two flames collided, erupting with a violent roar.

A powerful storm expanded violently outward with the two as the center; everyone was assaulted by this scorching heatwave and could not help but squint their eyes, wanting to see clearly who among the two in the center of the battlefield had won or lost.

The red Battle Qi permeating the space gradually dissipated, revealing the two in the center; their longswords were crossed together, beginning to grapple.

The horses beneath them withstood the impact of this strike, leaving deep hoofprints in the ground.

"Impossible!"

Leisen widened his eyes, looking at the scene before him in surprise.

An Advanced Knight, actually able to contend with him head-on?

"Baron Leisen, the one crossing blades with you is the commander of Shanlin Town, Ruidar Main!"

Ruidar sank his Qi, leaned his body forward, and the immense power acted upon the longsword through his sturdy arms, pressing toward his opponent.

"I have remembered your name, Knight. This will be the battle you are most proud of in your life!"

Leisen bellowed, the power hidden within his body fully erupting, pouring out like a sluice gate opening, directly pushing back the longsword that had been closing in on him.

In terms of strength, he was slightly stronger than Ruidar when erupting with full force.

Ruidar realized this, immediately pulled the reins to control the warhorse to open up distance, preparing to withdraw.

But Leisen would not let such an opportunity slip away; he chased after him, startling the crowd gathered in the middle of the road into hurriedly making way to both sides.

"You cannot escape, Knight!"

Leisen threw a punch, and a red fist light flashed out.

Ruidar's combat intuition was very high; he turned and unleashed a Fire Fist Bombardment.

The fist lights collided, setting off a violent shockwave once again.

Ruidar squinted his eyes; he was already quite certain that in terms of Battle Technique, there was no gap between the two of them.

No, it should be said that his technique was even stronger.

The gap between him and Leisen was merely in strength and defense.

"Come!"

He suddenly leaped up from the horse's back, slashing down with his sword from the air; the flame slash spat out a flame serpent several meters long, carrying the impact of the fall, and landed on top of Leisen's head.

"Childish trick!"

Leisen did not dodge or evade, sweeping his sword horizontally; a cloud of fire surged upward, but it was split in two by the flame slash.

With a loud clang, the two longswords collided again; this time, due to the added impact of the fall, Ruidar's strength was actually not inferior to Leisen's.

But this was not Ruidar's goal; in the moment of stalemate, he twisted his body and swept a leg toward his opponent's chest.

Leisen clearly had not expected his opponent to have this move and, unable to dodge in time, was kicked directly off his warhorse.

However, he was wearing armor and had Battle Qi Armor protecting his body; this strike purely looked like he had the disadvantage, but he had not suffered any damage at all.

"Damn it!"

For Leisen, being kicked off his horse was a very embarrassing thing.

The moment he landed, his feet stomped hard on the ground, the soil exploded, and he rushed out like a wild beast.

This time Ruidar did not evade; he chose a head-on confrontation.

Although he was slightly weaker in strength, he displayed superior sword skills.

His eyes were sharp as a hawk's, clearly capturing the opponent's sword path;

His longsword was agile as a snake, relying on clever force to neutralize the opponent's attacks while simultaneously launching a swift counterattack.

Luoning had experienced Ruidar's fast sword.

It was a speed so fast it was difficult for him to parry; even though the opponent controlled the speed, he could still only last two or three moves at most during their sparring.

And now, Ruidar had forced Baron Leisen off his warhorse, precisely to gain the upper hand by combining footwork with his fast sword.

Longswords clashed, sparks flew, and the surrounding air seemed about to be ignited by the two men's Battle Qi.

In close-quarters combat, every move was ruthless; a single mishandling could lead to instant defeat or even the loss of one's life.

At the beginning, Baron Leisen still felt he held the upper hand, but as the battle progressed, he gradually felt the tide of battle shifting, his breathing began to grow rapid, and his heart became somewhat chaotic.

Fast, faster.

Ruidar's longsword grew faster and faster, and combined with his footwork, Baron Leisen's attacks missed more and more obviously.

Even if his strength was great, so what? In close-quarters combat, he couldn't touch the opponent at all, just like punching cotton.

But Ruidar was different; his entanglement had succeeded, and his longsword had already sliced through the opponent's Battle Qi Armor several times and struck the opponent's armor.

"Get out of here!"

Baron Leisen finally refused to endure this situation any longer; he roared in a deep voice, and Battle Qi was unleashed as if it cost nothing, forming a Flame Whirlwind centered on him, the intense impact slamming into Ruidar and actually knocking him flying directly.

Luoning narrowed his eyes; this should be the Level 4 Battle Technique, Flame Whirlwind.

"Aierlong, if the situation is not right, strike immediately; I don't want Ruidar's life to be threatened."

"I understand, my lord!"

Aierlong was also nervous; maintaining the Spell Pattern for the Light Binding Technique was a task that consumed a great deal of Magic Power and Mental Power.

But only in this way could he finish inscribing the Spell Pattern the moment something went wrong, binding Baron Leisen's figure at the fastest speed; even if it could only bind him for an instant, it could win space for Ruidar.

Ruidar, having been knocked flying, adjusted his posture in mid-air and landed steadily.

"Battle is glory!"

"Blood forges medals!"

He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and, without stopping for a moment, charged up again, beginning a new round of fierce attacks.

Baron Leisen was made impatient by this kind of entanglement, but when he wanted to pull away to create distance, he was tightly stuck to by Ruidar.

Helpless, he could only repeat his old trick, using the Flame Whirlwind again to knock Ruidar away, but this time the opponent returned even faster.

This battle seemed to have stirred up the dormant fighting spirit within Ruidar.

His movements became increasingly fluid, his fighting will grew higher and higher, and in the end, even in a head-on clash of strength, he began to be on par with his opponent.

And looking at Baron Leisen, the situation was becoming increasingly dire.

"My lord... is likely going to lose."

Qiaofuli, watching the battle from afar, couldn't help but frown; he had not expected such a turn of events, as Baron Leisen shouldn't be this weak.

"Impossible!"

Feilidun immediately objected; he did not believe this would be the result.

Ding!

Ruidar deflected Baron Leisen's longsword with one strike and pierced straight toward the opponent's forehead; if not for the Helmet, this sword strike might have directly taken the opponent's life.

"You are going to lose!"

A word struck the heart, and Baron Leisen panicked instantly.

To be precise, the moment his forehead was pierced by that sword just now, it had already completely disrupted his composure, and that sense of impact made him see stars.

Ruidar flashed behind the opponent, his longsword, wrapped in Battle Qi, stabbing toward the gap in the opponent's shoulder guard.

The sharp Sword Radiance pierced through the opponent's Battle Qi Armor and then sank into the gap.

"Ah!"

Baron Leisen let out a painful cry.

But it wasn't over yet; Ruidar pulled out his longsword and slammed a straight punch into the opponent's chest, directly blasting him back over ten meters and crashing heavily into a tree in the nearby woodland.

Blood soaked his shoulder, and Baron Leisen felt his right hand lose its strength, unable to grip his longsword.

He wanted to stand up, but encountered the same situation as Fenlisi—

A cold sword blade was pressed against his neck.

"You lost."

Ruidar's cold voice rang out, declaring the end of this Duel.

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

Baron Leisen roared in anger, but the pain gradually coming from his wound began to invade his nerves, telling him this was the truth.

Feilidun charged up with his Knight Squad and all his cavalry.

"Spare Lord Baron!"

Ruidar squinted his eyes as he looked at the enemies charging over; he remained unmoved, instead pressing the blade even tighter.

(End of this chapter)