Tyrant Code

Goldo: "."

Goldo: "..."

Facing this situation, he no longer knew what to say.

He tugged at Sai Lun: "Why do you suddenly want to fight him?"

Sai Lun: "Because I don't like him - you get out of the way, and I didn't do it just to help you. The noisy guy Xilia quarreled with me many times because of the so-called task list. Today I'll take care of all the troubles by the way." Saying that, Salem glanced at Francis with an unkind expression, staring at the long sword at the other's waist and said, "So what about the Templars, they're just a group of watchdogs."

Goldo: "...Are you sure you want to choose this task?"

Salem: "I'm too lazy to do anything else."

Goldo: "Okay, then go for it."

It's not that Goldo looked down on Sai Lun, but that the level of force that Sai Lun showed when he went crazy last time was really not that good.Even if Francis is only a second-order knight now, Goldo is not sure that Sai Lun can defeat him smoothly.

Sai Lun slightly rolled his eyes, and said in a patient tone: "...Do you think I will definitely lose! Last time it was an accident—"

Goldo raised his hand and surrendered: "Okay, I believe you are fine." He said, he glanced at Francis, "I think he is too unlucky."

Francis was once defeated by Atrium, but the situation was special at that time, and not many people remembered it.If Francis accepted Salem's invitation to a duel, and he lost again... then he would have "scored twice", and he would have been defeated by the priests of the seminary twice in a row.

And Francis accepted the invitation to a duel.

"I will show mercy." Francis said, "Originally there was no suspense in the duel between me and Your Excellency, and I dare not offend Your Excellency. Glory to the Knights, I cannot refuse your order."

Therefore, the duel between the two was arranged for the next day.This duel also attracted the attention of the mentor group of the monastery and the top level of the Knights Templar, and they will decide the result of this duel.

For a while, Goldo no longer had to worry about others whispering about the perfect score he got before—because everyone's attention was shifted to Sai Lun.

That evening, Celia blushed and ran to Gordon excitedly: "Good news! The instructors heard that Sai Lun was going to duel with a Templar knight, so they specially extended the time of Sai Lun's mission to Four days! In other words, as long as Sai Lun wins tomorrow, we will have two full marks."

Goldo: "Hopefully he wins."

"I heard that Sai Lun quarreled with the other party to protect you." Xilia said happily, even the movement of the knife and fork across the plate in her hand was quite cheerful, "I thought he was a bastard at first, But now it seems that I blamed him wrongly. Although he may not have a sense of group, he at least knows how to protect his companions."

"We also support you in this matter, Goldo." Celia nodded firmly, and raised a silver cup to toast him, "No matter how many tricks the other party plays, we will not bow to them of."

Goldo nodded with a smile and said, "Thank you."

*

The scene of the duel was not grand, but it had already shocked many people.

Dozens of freshmen will almost all attend this duel scene. I heard that there are many senior students who came from the headquarters to watch the excitement, as well as students from the Knight Academy next door, and several working Templars——

Most of them came to watch the excitement.

Most people are laughing at Cyron's pebble hitting a rock.In other words, it was laughing at the whimsy of the temple.

Actually wrote "defeat a templar" on the task list of the freshmen, is it because the temple is gone, or the knights can't lift the sword?

In the past, there was indeed a precedent for a gentleman from the seminary to defeat a student of the knight academy with swordsmanship, but over the years, the seminary has only produced one, Atrichia Horn!

In short, everyone present had their own concerns, and the expressions on their faces were even more brilliant.

"...In order to demonstrate absolute fairness, I will not use any augmentation magic that you do not know." Francis said, "Please tell me, how is your current magic attainment?"

Sai Lun said indifferently: "There is no need to say anything superfluous. You will do it, and I will do it all."

There was another uproar in the field.

Indeed, Sai Lun is still a prince no matter what.The education he received was the education of the heir to the empire, and it is not surprising that it involves some advanced magic content.

Goldo was submerged in the crowd, watching Francis, who was dressed neatly, and Sairon, who was dressed casually, each holding a sword. After raising the blade of the sword to their chests to greet each other, they each stepped back a few steps and started their duel .

"My merciful Lord." Francis lightly made a sign of the cross with the hand that was not holding the sword, "Please listen to my oath—"

"The glorious power that has been passed down to this day has quickly landed in front of me. The never-setting sun, the ever-burning fire, the divine language that summons Yinmi, and turns into a sword of punishment...!"

Goldo: "... Didn't you say that the Templars don't have to chant for a long time before attacking?"

"What he is now giving himself is a weapon boosting magic, which can last for a long time after using it. This is an indispensable part before the battle. There is no magic of chanting... that is at least the realm that can only be reached after the fifth level .” Someone around him answered his question, “Francis is not qualified yet.”

Too.The incantations the Templars had to say were much shorter than the chants of the priests.

... still not right.

Goldo had met an assassin named Layton before, who was also a graduate of the seminary and a priest, but it turned out that he didn't have to sing for so long when he used the auxiliary magic of the swordsmanship department.

... What the hell, how come there are some ghosts in the temple.

Seeing that Francis was about to complete the 15-second chanting, Sai Lun finally raised his sword and attacked——

Francis' augmentation magic was interrupted, and the two swords rubbed against each other fiercely, sparking a vaguely lingering electric light.

Goldo: "..." Kind of like a Thor fight.Except they didn't use a hammer.

Gordon noticed that Sai Lun didn't seem to be chanting just now, but there was indeed a magical aura rising from his sword.

"No chanting magic?" Gordon said with some surprise.

"It's not exactly." The person beside him seemed to be a little closer, his voice became deeper but clearer, and he said, "...Look carefully at his palm."

After hearing these words, Gordon tried to condense the magic power on his eyes, and then tried hard to see more clearly——

When he set his eyes on Sai Lun's palm, he vaguely saw a few golden cracks flashing away.Taking a closer look, it was not a crack at all, it was a complete magic seal, buried shallowly under the skin, and it only needed a little magic power to activate it.

"...Hiding the magic spell in one's own body, and controlling the magic power with thoughts instead of chanting voices, this is the secret technique that the royal family of Achide never passed on."

It really hurts to think about engraving a magic spell in one's body.

All Gordo could see was the exposed skin of Sairon's wrist area.But such a small piece of skin is obviously not enough to bury the spell.And considering that as Sai Lun grows up, the curse engraved in his body may become more and more profound...

Goldo: "Can this spell buried in the skin be replaced?"

The person standing next to him replied: "Of course. That's what makes them great."

Gordon nodded.

Suddenly, as if he had finally come to his senses, he began to wonder who this passer-by who answered many doubts for him was.

He turned his head, but happened to meet a pair of silver-white eyes.

The man seemed to have noticed that Gordon was looking at him, and turned his head slightly.Then Gordon noticed his short silver-white hair that was the same color as his eyes.

This kind of silvery white is not empty or dazzling white, but a quiet and empty tone like the moonlight shining on the snow field——

Even with the cloak on, his hair still exudes a radiant brilliance.

Gordon couldn't help being speechless for a moment.

The person standing beside him not only has a rare hair color, but also has fair skin and exquisite facial features.He is gentle and calm, but he has a sense of distance standing on the clouds, and his eyes are slightly cold from frost and snow.

— but overall, it doesn't look like a bad guy.

So Goldo took the initiative to ask: "... May I ask who you are?"

"Warren," he said, "just call me Warren."

After speaking, he lightly shifted his gaze to the two people who were dueling.

Goldo: "..."

Goldo has seen many people since he traveled to this world, but this is the first time he has seen such a beautiful guy with a filter.

"I'm Gordo." Gordo briefly introduced himself, and then said, "You are really knowledgeable..."

"I just saw more." Warren said, "Look, the situation of the battle has gradually become clear."

Gordon turned his head.

Sai Lun just dodged a stab from Francis, and counterattacked back, leaving only an afterimage at such a high speed.Francis wanted to raise his sword to defend, but was unable to defend, and made a shallow gash on his cheek.

This duel is here to be regarded as the real blood.It also means that the duel is not far from the end.The two of them can't really stab each other to stop.

However, in fact, the magic attainments and swordsmanship accomplishments shown by Sai Lun have exceeded everyone's expectations.

He might even defeat a second-order Templar—

You know, he just entered school this year!

Many people present couldn't help feeling a sense of dread.

At this time, Warren said: "The prince still doesn't have enough actual combat experience. If he seized the opportunity just now, Francis' neck would have been cut by now."

Goldo: "..." They were really just a duel, not really trying to kill each other.

At this time, another small change occurred in the duel arena.After being hit hard, Francis' sword dropped from his hand, and it drew a strange arc in mid-air, and then returned to Francis' palm.

This is also a kind of magic that is blessed on weapons.Prevent weapons from falling out of your hands in battle to ensure that you have room to fight back at any time.

Looking at it like this, Gordon suddenly realized a very serious problem.

"Have they discussed before how far they want to fight? Is it to make the opponent completely incapacitated, or to make the opponent verbally admit defeat?" Gordon said in a low voice.

Generally speaking, in an ordinary knight duel, as long as a weapon is released, the duel is considered to be over.But this rule obviously does not apply to the Templars.

Warren: "...they didn't discuss it in advance?"

Goldo: "At least I didn't hear it."

Warren: "That is to fight until one side admits defeat. This is more in line with chivalry."

Goldo: "..."

Gordon's speechless appearance made Warren ask, "What's wrong?"

Goldo: "I don't know if you have heard a sentence. A person is not born to be defeated. You can destroy him, but you can't defeat him—"

Seeing that Francis had the upper hand, but his eyes seemed to be on fire, Goldo inexplicably felt a little miscalculated.

Francis seems to be a very persistent person.If this duel was to be fought until Francis conceded defeat, then the result would either be that Francis was beaten unconscious, or that Sai Lun was exhausted first—after all, there was still a significant age gap between the two of them.But no matter what kind of result it is, it is very dangerous in terms of the process, and it is the result that can only be achieved with all efforts.And in the process of this battle, no matter which side of them had an accident...

Gordon has subconsciously started thinking about how to stop this duel.

"People can be destroyed, but they can't be defeated... This sentence makes sense." Goldo heard Warren say in agreement, and then shifted his gaze to Francis who gritted his teeth, "Only those who never admit defeat In terms of quality, he is indeed qualified. Unfortunately, there are still problems such as arrogance, negligence, etc... It seems that he needs some experience."

Strange to say, after listening to these words, Goldo felt that Warren didn't seem to be simply evaluating Francis' performance in the duel today.

"Bangdang."

The sound of weapons clashing on the stage sounded again.

The silver common in Francis's book rolled out again involuntarily.With a pale face, he planned to read the summoning magic again, and put the sword back into his hand—but found that no matter how he summoned it, the sword would not return to his palm, but lay motionless on the ground.

Gordon knew why.

He felt that Warren beside him was using magic.Just a tiny trace of magic power nailed the sword to the ground, leaving Francis helpless.

Siren, you finally got your wish and put your sword on Francis' neck——

"You lost." The boy gasped and said, "You actually used magic to prevent the sword from falling out of your hand... I really don't know what to say about you. Do you admit defeat?"

"No... I still have the power to fight!" Francis half-kneeled on the ground and went to pick up his sword, "I haven't surrendered yet—"

There was silence all around.

Intellectually, they wanted to boo Francis.

But considering that Seren was once the prince of the enemy country, and the fact that he defeated a Templar was too sensational, not many people complained.

"Let's stop here." Said the mentor of Youshenyuan, "This duel was won by His Royal Highness Sairon, and he can get the full score stipulated by the mission."

Sai Lun didn't take back his sword after hearing the words: "Thank you for your affirmation. But I haven't heard the words 'I admit defeat' from my opponent yet... I always feel that something is missing."

"...I haven't lost yet." Francis whispered, "I am not only a knight, but also a soldier of the empire—I still have the strength to resist..."

"So far."

Suddenly, an indifferent voice was raised, and it was Warren who was standing beside Gordon who spoke.

He was like a sculpture made of ice and snow, faintly intimidating the crowd in all directions.

"Yes, it's Lord Warren!"

"Warren Gera Fitz, Master of the Knights Templar...!"

The crowd boiled instantly.

"Captain..." Francis looked in Warren's direction in surprise, and soon felt a little ashamed because of his embarrassing appearance at the moment, "Why are you here?!"

"I just opened my mouth to announce the result." Warren kept looking at Francis, and his eyes could not be blamed. "You lost this duel, Francis."

Francis: "..."

The sword in his hand slipped not far away with a clang.

The head of the Knights Templar couldn't stand it anymore, and Francis really didn't have the strength to resist anymore.

...He will probably become the laughing stock of the entire Knights Templar in the future.

It was as embarrassing as if he was shot down by Atricia in the league.

And his younger brother Jorna will soon be expelled from the seminary.Their family has lost all face in their generation——

Francis grabbed his palm fiercely, and he didn't even notice the blood oozing from his palm.

"One should be aboveboard." The head of the Knights Templar went on to say, "The duel between knights, regardless of origin, is only about strength. This is the principle that every knight should follow. Even if we are blessed by the Holy Lord, No exceptions."

After hearing this sentence, all the students of the Knight Academy present and the serving Templars bowed their heads in unison and saluted with fists clenched to express their approval and respect.

It was Sai Lun who was a little surprised.He didn't expect that the head of the knight order would come forward to speak for him.He retracted his long sword with a smile, and glanced at Francis: "If it weren't for your captain, I would really think that the Templars are just like you, a bunch of guys who can't afford to lose."

Francis listened to his cynicism without saying a word.

He still didn't say "I admit defeat," but Salem didn't seem to mind that much anymore.Because the words of the head of the Knights Templar obviously carry more weight than Francis's.Sai Lun has been satisfied, so he has no interest in clinging on.

Looking at the scene that finally calmed down, Goldo gently closed his eyes.He turned to Warren a moment later and said, "...thank you for coming out today."

Warren nodded and turned to leave.The white cloak traced gracefully in the air, and the golden fringed straps shone with his movements.

The duel ended here, and everyone planned to leave, but the melodious sound of ritual music sounded from nowhere—and Goldo somehow felt that the music seemed familiar.

It was the voice of the guard of honor.

The guard of honor dedicated to the royal family of Selanka when traveling.

Goldo: "..."

Sure enough, not long after, Gordo saw the embracing figure again.The other party has short golden hair and calm eyes like sapphires.

...Ah, it's the duke whose title looks like a steak.What's his full name?

While Gordo was thinking hard, the Duke and his entourage had crossed the short distance and reached the center of the crowd.

"...What? Is it over?" The duke smiled and said, his every move was royal, but the smile couldn't be seen through his eyes, "It seems that I came late. The winner is who?"

"...Your Excellency the Duke." Several mentors from the seminary saluted, and then explained, "If you are asking about this duel, then His Highness Sai Lun won."

The Duke raised his eyebrows slightly, showing just the right surprise: "This is really—"

As he spoke, his eyes shifted to Sai Lun, and he slowly evoked a smile that didn't seem so friendly: "It seems that you are really getting more and more excited..."

"My cousin."