Chapter 657: A hammer to break armor, aiming straight for the head!

At the seething tournament, on the lists, the knights were already prepared to attack.

"Beep!"

The whistle blew, and everyone scrambled to pair off and fight.

Looking at the chaotic surroundings, Zhang Cheng hurriedly gripped the hammer in his hand and scanned his surroundings.

However, facing Zhang Cheng, who had just flipped the Mountain over, absolutely no one came to look for trouble with him.

The hot-blooded young Jaime was currently holding his sword, intending to find someone to show off his prowess, but upon seeing the person blocking his path, he immediately smiled and said, "Ser Barristan!"

"Come on, Jaime, let me see your progress!"

Gripping his sword tightly, the bold Barristan was intending to train Jaime a little, but he suddenly felt something was wrong—why were the people around him sprinting toward the outside?

But just as Jaime saw the person behind Barristan, he immediately roared, "Watch out, Ser Barristan!"

"What?"

Hearing the sound of wind being broken, Barristan immediately dodged, but in the next second, a hammer smashed into his head.

"Duang!"

Under the crisp sound, Barristan staggered, and then his whole body collapsed.

Watching Barristan fall, Zhang Cheng held the hammer in his hand and said, "This thing is really great for smashing people!"

"Count Count Count Celingen, isn't this a bit..."

Just as Jaime was looking at Zhang Cheng, intending to say something, he saw Zhang Cheng approaching step by step.

Watching this scene, Jaime swallowed hard, then charged up with his sword.

"Oh, nice sword technique, it's just that the speed is too slow and the strength is too weak!"

Praising Jaime, Zhang Cheng's face was full of mocking smiles.

"Haa!"

Backhanding his longsword, Jaime couldn't help but roar in anger.

But in the next second, Zhang Cheng's left hand grabbed the longsword directly, then fixed it firmly in place.

Staring at Zhang Cheng in astonishment, Jaime felt that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't pull the longsword out.

Backhanding a hammer onto Jaime's head, Zhang Cheng said disdainfully, "You guy, you have no combat experience at all. When your longsword is taken, shouldn't you draw your dagger and continue the attack?"

Dazed, Jaime looked at Zhang Cheng and then collapsed to the ground.

And just as Zhang Cheng had finished dealing with Jaime, he saw someone holding a longsword and charging over, saying, "Fall for me!"

"Swish!"

The swung longsword brushed past his front; Zhang Cheng raised his hand and smashed a hammer onto his head.

Seeing the helmet cave in, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but sigh, "That must have hurt!"

Falling to the ground, the opponent immediately lost all movement, his face covered in blood.

And just as Zhang Cheng roamed the battlefield, hitting anyone he saw, the spectators above exclaimed even more.

Because Zhang Cheng was like playing whack-a-mole, roaming around while knocking out all the knights in the melee.

Seeing that things were wrong, Robert, after knocking down the knight in front of him, immediately roared at Zhang Cheng, "Asshole, don't come my way!"

"Robert, I don't want to do this either, but there can only be one winner in a melee!"

Raising the hammer in his hand, Zhang Cheng said with a full face of smiles, "Believe me, this doesn't hurt!"

"Are you kidding me? Look at those guys you smashed—is there one of them who isn't in pain?"

Pointing at the knights who had fallen in the distance, Robert was also furious.

Because even though his hammer was bigger than Zhang Cheng's, the problem was that it was exhausting for him to swing it too.

But Zhang Cheng? He just held an iron-forging hammer, knocking wherever he went, and no one could stop this guy—this was just absurd!

"Count Count Count Celingen?!"

Holding a longsword and stepping forward, Arthur Dayne, known as the Sword of the Morning, immediately spoke up.

Looking at Arthur Dayne, who possessed the name "Sword of the Morning" before him, Zhang Cheng also put down the hammer in his hand and slowly drew the "Dragon Slayer" from his waist!

"Go, Count Count Count Celingen!"

"Sword of the Morning, come on, I bet on you, don't let me lose!"

Accompanied by the shouting from the spectator stands, Robert turned his head and looked at Eddard on the platform, saying, "Aren't you going to cheer for me? Buddy!"

"But I really don't think you can win!"

Speaking to Robert, Eddard's face was full of seriousness, because the person he had bet on was still Zhang Cheng!

Just as Zhang Cheng and Arthur Dayne each performed their ritual gestures, the battle began in an instant.

"Clang!" The two swords collided, and the Dragon Slayer and Dawn immediately sparked.

Staring at Zhang Cheng in astonishment, Arthur Dayne said, "This sword doesn't look like the Purple Star of the Count Count Celingen family!"

"It's called 'Blood Fire'!"

Deflecting Dawn, Zhang Cheng then smashed an elbow into Arthur Dayne's chest.

"Boom!"

After his body suffered the powerful force and retreated, Arthur Dayne said in surprise, "I didn't expect that Purple Star had actually been reforged?"

However, after coughing twice, Arthur Dayne continued to step forward, displaying exquisite sword skills in front of the audience, not looking like someone holding a two-handed greatsword at all.

But looking at the flashy Arthur Dayne, Zhang Cheng blocked with his left hand and then slashed down with his sword.

Just as Arthur Dayne hadn't expected Zhang Cheng's armor to be so sturdy, the Dragon Slayer had already reached his neck.

"Oh! No!"

Exclaiming in surprise, many spectators covered their eyes.

But in the next second, Zhang Cheng stopped the sword at Arthur Dayne's neck and said, "You lost, Ser Dayne!"

"Yes, I lost, but I didn't lose because of sword skills!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Arthur Dayne looked at Zhang Cheng's armor, a look of suspicion appearing on his face.

Because to be able to withstand a Valyrian steel sword, what exactly was Zhang Cheng's armor forged from?

However, even if Arthur Dayne racked his brains, he could never guess that this guy was covered in Valyrian steel from head to toe!

【Author's Note: Read every word carefully!】

After all, a set of full-body Valyrian steel armor, even in the entire continent of Westeros and Essos, couldn't find five sets!

Yet Zhang Cheng didn't just have one set; he possessed a full one hundred sets of armor.

This was also what he had found after stopping at the ruins of Valyria and flipping the entire royal city!

Turning back, Zhang Cheng held the Dragon Slayer and then smiled at Robert, saying, "Should I knock you out, or will you go out yourself?"

"Do I still have a choice?"

Looking at Zhang Cheng, Robert couldn't help but feel puzzled.

"Of course you do. Give me fifty thousand gold dragons, and I'll withdraw from the competition immediately!"

Looking at Robert, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but smile.

"Oh, shit, by the Seven, you guy's asking price is too ruthless. I concede!"

Hearing Zhang Cheng say this, Robert immediately shouted.

"Hey, you ask for a sky-high price and offer a ground-level counter; you should at least make a counteroffer!"

Watching Robert concede on the spot, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but shout.

But hearing Zhang Cheng say this, the Gold Cloaks on both sides were speechless.

Because as a Count, this method of Zhang Cheng's was truly "high"!

Fifty thousand gold dragons to give up the melee championship—he really dared to think it; after all, the tournament championship was only ten thousand gold dragons!

After withdrawing from the competition, Robert looked at Eddard beside him and said, "I finally know why you didn't participate!"

"I'm just a little smarter than you!"

Looking at the complaining Robert before him, Eddard laughed.

And just at this moment, Zhang Cheng walked out; when he was still carrying the hammer in his hand, Robert immediately roared, "Asshole, don't even think about having me pay your bill tonight!"

Hearing Robert's words, Zhang Cheng immediately froze in place and said, "This counts as you abusing your power for personal revenge, Robert!"

"It's fine, I'll help you pay, because I just earned a fortune!"

Looking at Zhang Cheng with a full face of smiles, Eddard laughed out loud.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 658 =====