Working Prophet.

Chapter 495 A Competition

Not long after the female lord sat down, she heard court musicians blowing trumpets.

Then, in the east and west directions, there was a heavily armored knight rushing towards the arena.

Among them was the knight from the west, tall and straight, with a majestic face, wearing a pair of shining golden armor, looking like a god, and a lifelike leopard head was painted on the shield in his left hand.

"Sword Saint Essos, he is the number one swordsman of the Godwin family and the commander of the garrison." Heloise introduced Ilea.

"Who is that black-armored knight opposite the Juggernaut?" Miss Rabbit asked curiously.

The knight from the east was somewhat mysterious. His whole body was wrapped in pitch-black armor, and his head was not exposed. There were no coats of arms on the armor and shield that could represent his origin and origin.

He was about the same height as Essos, but he was a little bloated, and he was riding an old gray horse. I don't know if it was because there were too many people in the venue, but the horse looked a little listless.

In contrast, the big bay red horse under the Juggernaut's crotch looked extremely handsome.

"I don't know." The Elf Queen said flatly.

While the two were talking, the black knight and Essos were about to meet, and the two drew out their sabers from their waists, and fought together without saying a word.

The mysterious black knight raised his sword above his head, rode his horse to the Juggernaut, and slashed at Essos' left shoulder with a furious blow!
The moment he swung the sword, his feet stepped hard on the stirrup, and his calf stretched straight. In this way, when he drew the sword, he could not only use the strength of his upper body, but also borrow part of his lower body.

And Essos remained calm in the face of danger, and did not block the opponent's attack with his sword until the black knight was about to approach him.

He flipped the palm of the sword upwards, facing the opponent with the blade. This move was both offensive and defensive. It not only blocked the opponent's attack, but also threatened the opponent to a certain extent, forcing the opponent to not continue to pursue.

However, the black knight was very cunning. Seeing this, he took advantage of the situation and lowered his saber, aiming at Essos' calf instead.

But the Juggernaut reacted very quickly, and immediately slashed at the black knight's wrist, finally forcing the black knight to withdraw the sword.

The two men's statures were staggered, and the first round of confrontation could not tell the winner. Afterwards, the two sides turned their horses' heads and faced their opponents again.

Essos is worthy of the name of the sword master. He is very good at swordsmanship, and his sword is fast and accurate. He is especially good at parrying and counterattacking.

But his opponent, the mysterious black knight, was not weak either, with great swordsmanship, brave and fearless, and he was able to fight Essos evenly.

This sudden contest attracted the attention of all the audience present, even Miss Rabbit, who was always thinking about how to get away, watched with relish.

She had also seen martial arts competitions before. Almost everyone in the Red Lion Empire was martial arts. The knights of the Arias family often competed with each other after the banquet, and sometimes her father Russ would also participate in it.

But maybe it's because that kind of martial arts competition is mostly just a competition, and it may be because the number of spectators is limited. In short, it is far less exciting than the current competition.

Both sides are real swords and swords, and go all out.In the end, it was Essos who came out on top, with a sweeping slash on the breastplate of the black-armored knight, knocking him off his horse, and slamming him to the ground with his heavy plate armor.

The black armored knight just lay on the ground motionless.

A strange look flashed in the elf queen's beautiful eyes, and Essos immediately stepped forward to check, but after only taking two steps, the black-armored knight got up from the ground again, and even made a slap at Essos. Continue gesture.

Seeing this, the Juggernaut no longer hesitated, and accelerated his horse.

But the black-armored knight had no time to get on his horse at this time, so he had to fight on foot, which made the situation even more unfavorable for him.

However, he still chose to fight to the end as if he didn't know what fear was. At this moment, his slightly embarrassed appearance in the competition field made many people respect him.

Even many people who originally supported Essos began to support this mysterious but brave and unyielding black knight.

Some nobles also thought of recruiting him under their command. Being able to fight the Sword Saint was enough to prove his bravery.

But the black knight didn't seem to be satisfied with this, he fixed his eyes on the opponent in front of him, and made an iron gate gesture.

The next moment, Essos slapped his horse again and slashed at the black knight with his sword. The black knight raised his sword to block.

The iron gate was originally a defensive posture, so Essos may have been a little lax, thinking that the black knight just wanted to block the blow.

But just when the two swords were about to collide, the black knight suddenly got short, rolled on the ground, and swung his sword at the same time, but the target was not Essos, but the man under him. Head warhorse!

By the time Essos realized this, it was too late, the big bay red horse let out a painful whine, and one of its hind legs was cut off abruptly by the black knight!
Then the horse fell to the ground with a crash, and even Essos flew out with the horse.

He was thrown hard this time, and he couldn't get up on the ground for a long time. When he regained his composure, a long sword was already tied around his neck.

"You lost." The black knight said, taking off his helmet at the same time.

When he revealed his face, the entire arena fell silent instantly.

No one thought that the person under that pair of black armor turned out to be the head of the Vespasian family, His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire, Edward II!

"Yes, it's because you are more skilled than me, I'm convinced of the defeat." The Juggernaut nodded.

Edward II laughed loudly when he heard the words, put the sword back into his waist, then stretched out a hand, and pulled Essos up from the ground.

"You're not bad either, the previous sweep almost killed me."

After a short period of silence, cheers erupted in the tournament venue, and people spontaneously shouted the name of Edward II.

And the emperor of the empire also felt the support of his subjects for a long time, and the cheers made him radiant, as if he was 40 years younger again.

He raised the long sword in his hand, enjoying his moment of glory.

"A vulgar drama." The elf queen commented, and then asked the maid to pour wine for her.

However, after Edward II defeated Essos, she also got up and applauded her husband with a smile.

He turned his head and said to the female lord beside him, "Come on, let's have a toast together for the brave and fearless Emperor!"

(End of this chapter)