Chapter 258 Is it worth it?
Thank you very much to Qidian’s dad [Xiao Pengzhan] for the 2 tips!
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Eric arrived at the preparation room of the arena early.
He sat quietly on the chair, supporting his chin with his hands, staring at the ground with his big and small eyes, seeming to be thinking about something.
Gradually, the outside began to become lively, and various voices were buzzing. There were spectators communicating and discussing, some selling goods, and some placing bets.
Eric wiped his face with his hands, his eyes became determined, he stood up with a sigh, and took off his coat.
The burly body is covered with strong muscles. The shoulders are broad, the back is broad, the back is strong, the arms are as thick as rafters, and the legs are like beams. It is as perfect as a marble sculpture painted by an artist.
Taking a deep breath, Eric said solemnly:
“Here, wear armor!”
Eric's son Thor came with his followers, first put on the close-fitting cloth clothes for Eric, then the soft cotton armor, and finally put on the second-level enchanted armor piece by piece.
Combat boots, leg armor, waist protectors, chest armor, arm armor, shoulder armor...
With each additional piece, the magic light will become brighter. When Eric holds it in both hands Putting on the helmet, the azure magic light suddenly exploded, turning into little stars falling down.
Thor's eyes were full of admiration and envy: "Father, this armor... is so handsome!"
Then he looked a little frightened, because Eric's discipline was strict, and he usually finished speaking Such words must be reprimanded. He was a little too excited today.
But this time, Eric smiled: "One day, it will be worn on you."
"However, you have to practice well, otherwise, you will never be worthy of this set of armor." ! ”
“I have been practicing every day recently, look!” Thor rolled up his sleeves and raised his arms. The muscles were thick and clear, and it looked like they had been trained for a long time.
“To be a knight, you don’t just have to have stupid strength.” Eric patted him on the shoulder: “Watch the game today and study hard.”
“This It will be the most important lesson in your life.”
"Go and take care of your mother and sister."
Although Thor didn't quite understand, he still nodded vigorously: "Yes, Father!"
Just after Thor said goodbye and left Soon, Engla's voice came.
“Ladies and gentlemen.”
“From May 8 to today, a total of nearly 4 months of competition, we have watched hundreds of games together and witnessed No. The brave knights of Virtue Province met many people and listened to many stories.”
"This is the first time that the Nord province, and even the entire empire, has held such a grand athletics conference."
"And today's game will bring an end to this athletics conference!"
"Next, the third-order Iron Knight representing the Griffith family, Eli Dyson, versus——"
"The third-order flame knight representing the Fox family, Gul'dan Fox!"
The fence was lifted with the sound of hinges rattling. , Eric picked up his sword and stepped into the arena, cheers and shouts could be heard endlessly.
He glanced around and saw his wife and children in the stands, who were waving to him excitedly.
Eric waved in response and continued walking towards the middle of the field.
With a snap, his weapon collided with Gul'dan.
"Use all your strength." Gul'dan said condescendingly: "Let me see what kind of power Raven's strongest subordinate has!"
Eric was bored. The voice responded: "Please give me Mr. Gul'dan's advice."
Both sides return to their original positions.
Ingra shouted loudly: "The duel - begin!!!"
Guldan was so busy that he didn't think Eric could pose any threat to him.
But he soon paid the price for this slight.
Eric roared wildly, and silver fighting energy spurted out. Everyone thought that this would be the prelude to the Iron Giant form, but Eric used both feet to exert force, leaving a trail on the ground. Deep pit, the whole person hit Gul'dan like a cannonball, and then slammed into the ground three meters in front of Gul'dan!
Boom——
A huge amount of soil spurted out from the ground like a fountain along with silver fighting energy, and then fell like raindrops. Then a silver storm suddenly rose, wrapping Gul'dan in it.
Gul'dan's expression suddenly changed, and he immediately held his breath, because he saw that the dark silver smoke blown by him was burned by his protective fighting spirit. Even if it turned into a little red, it had not completely melted. .
“Level 3 combat skill, Steel Storm!” Engla shouted loudly: “Eric’s level 3 combat skill that has been hidden until now was actually used as soon as the battle started!?”
The steel storm sweeps over the enemy with steel fighting spirit, as if countless knives are cutting through the air!
I saw dense sparks exploding from Gul'dan's body, and the green flames kept rising, but they could not withstand the blowing wind, and the sound of dense metal scraping continued to sound.
Gul'dan was about to retreat. The next moment, Eric, who transformed into a steel colossus, rushed out of the storm dust. The sword in his hand turned into a door panel and hit his head. Gul'dan turned sideways to let the giant go. The sword also stopped the rhythm of retreating.
The sword in Eric's hand turned into a sweep, and went straight to Gul'dan's waist. Gul'dan jumped up on his knees, stepped on the spine of the sword with his legs, and thrust the sword with his right hand towards Eric's eyebrows.
The silver light flashed on the helmet, and the mirror shield was quietly activated. The feedback of fighting spirit dispersed the green flames on the stabbing sword, and the subsequent surging power lifted Gul'dan away, and the steel fighting spirit Although it was eliminated by the flames, it still left several scratches on his gauntlet.
Both his feet landed, Gul'dan had just taken two steps back, and Eric was already chasing after him. He raised his giant sword from bottom to top, as if he was going to split Gul'dan in half!
In Gul'dan's opinion, Eric's movements were extremely slow. He only needed to move slightly to avoid him. But as soon as he moved his steps, he suddenly felt that his vision went dark!
Under the steel storm, the air was full of knives. He had been holding his breath for a long time and had experienced strenuous exercise. The oxygen in his lungs had long been exhausted.
In a blink of an eye, Eric's giant sword had cut into his left leg from bottom to top. The sword edge wrapped in steel fighting spirit suppressed the flames, tore open the armor, and penetrated the flesh with a muffled sound. , the bones cracked with a bang, and the blood was thrown away, and the whole person flew up in the air like a rag doll!
In the spectator seats, the screams of gambling dogs pierced the sky: "Fake match, it must be a fake match——"
Someone immediately retorted: "Fake match is nonsense, if How could it be possible to be injured like this in a fake match?”
In the box, Montreal's brows slowly tightened: "When will this kind of careless attitude of underestimating the enemy change?"
He knew very well that this was in the arena. If it were placed on the battlefield, Gul'dan would As a target of concentrated fire, facing this blow would not mean serious injury, but death!
There was a trace of joy in Raven's eyes, but his expression did not relax much, because this blow did not make Gul'dan lose the ability to resist. Next, Eric is likely to receive a wave of Counterattack.
In mid-air, Gul'dan's face under his armor turned purple, partly because of lack of oxygen, and partly because of being so severely injured by Eric.
In terms of fighting spirit, combat skills, and fighting instincts, Eric is not as good as Acre, but now, he is firmly suppressed by Gul'dan and suffers the consequences that Acre failed to cause. Seriously injured!
He opened his mouth and took a sharp breath. The air full of blades cut open his mouth and throat. The blood gathered into the minced meat and flowed across it. His chest and abdomen were filled with the smell of rusty blood, but his mind was also filled with blood. Then it became clear.
“Open!”
Blood spurted out from the gaps in his face armor, turning into thick blood mist. The blue flame fighting energy evaporated and flowed, creating a shadow that was identical to his own behind him. !
Martial spirit has been activated!
Boom - The green flames swept out with him as the center, burning and dispersing the silver steel storm surrounding him, as if a dense firework exploded in the sky!
"Ai, Li, Ke!!!"
Gul'dan's helmet flowed out bloody fire mist, his body slowly descended from the air, volleyed in the air, raised his sword and pointed directly at Eli. gram.
“Now, it’s my turn!!”
With a twist of the wrist, flames surged from the stabbing sword, and the next moment the green flame turned into a line of fire and stabbed Eric!
Eric raised his sword to block. The line of fire not only contained the heat of flames, but also had the edge of a sharp edge. It penetrated the giant sword and sank into Eric's shoulder!
Even though he has transformed into the form of a steel giant and is protected by a second-level enchanted armor, the armor on Eric's shoulders is still melting, and the flames explode, burning his body from the inside out, making Eric groaned in his throat, and his body shook uncontrollably.
Eric roared angrily, raised his sword and charged, but Gul'dan smiled contemptuously, leaving cross sword marks in the air with the stabbing sword in his hand. Then he pushed lightly, and the flaming sword marks brought light marks straight to the air. Ben Eric's chest and abdomen.
Building his fighting spirit and raising his hands high, Eric raised his sword and slashed fiercely. The sword edge collided with the sword mark, and burst into flames!
The sword mark was shattered, but the giant sword in Eric's hand had a deep flaw, almost breaking from it. The green flame spread and ignited Eric like a torch!
"Phew - I was scared to death. I thought Gul'dan was really going to lose. Now it seems that Eric is still not good!"
"It's good enough. I can suppress Gul'dan in a short time." Dan, but now that Gul'dan has activated his martial spirit, there is no suspense in this battle."
"What is Eric waiting for? Why doesn't he admit defeat?"
Private box. , Montreal's brows stretched.
Just like outside comments, when Gul'dan unleashes his martial spirit, the outcome is already determined. The next step is how to end the battle.
I hope Gul'dan won't make the scene too ugly. After all, this is Raven's wedding, and Eric is Raven's man.
Gul'dan did not lose his mind. After two attacks in anger, he dwarfed, his fighting spirit was thinning, and the flames were shining brightly. He rushed in front of Eric and waved his sword downwards. cut!
This blow was deliberately blocked by Eric. Gul'dan whispered in a voice that only two people could hear: "That's it, admit defeat!"
Eric His voice was hoarse, but his answer remained unchanged: "Mr. Gul'dan, please give me some advice!"
Gul'dan's breath was stagnant: "Okay, then I will give you some advice!"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his right foot and kicked Eric hard in the abdomen, leaving a clear shoe mark on the armor and kicking him back repeatedly.
Before Eric could stand firm, Gul'dan thrust his sword at him again. On the slender sword, the green fire burned like a flag!
Eric swung his sword and wanted to attack, just like the battle between Gul'dan and Akori, both of them would be injured, but Gul'dan's speed was too fast, and it was too fast for Eric to catch. The giant sword kept slashing at the ground, but it could only create cracks and bring up large amounts of dust, but it couldn't touch a single bit of Gul'dan's skin!
Gul'dan kept drawing out his sword, penetrating the armor and bringing out blood. Occasionally it was blocked by the mirror shield, but the power of the counterattack would be invisible to Gul'dan.
Eric's fighting spirit is still running, and every time a gap is opened in the armor, it will be filled with fighting spirit. The appearance of the steel giant is still perfect, but under his feet, blood has begun to flow out!
"Dad--" Eric's daughter jumped and shouted in the stands, her eyes swollen from crying and she couldn't make a sound.
Her brother Thor bit his lip and forced himself to see every detail on the field. He gradually understood the meaning of his father's words to him before.
From the moment he stepped onto the field, Eric had no intention of living!
Thor understands this behavior, but respects his father's decision and teachings.
Montreal's face was a little dark, and he looked at Raven with a bit of surprise.
As a count, he has met many people in his life, but there are very few people like Eric.
He is not only Raven's retainer, but also devoted to Raven, fulfilling a knight's oath - to defend the honor of the family master, he will not hesitate to sacrifice his own life.
What kind of magic power does Raven have that can actually gain the loyalty of such a knight?
Leaven's face was as dark as water, and he could not see any emotion or anger, but his body was sitting upright at the moment, and his eyes did not leave Eric at all.
In the arena, Gul'dan began to feel agitated. He had clearly caused enough damage to Eric. Looking at the blood flowing on the ground, even a cow should have fallen. !
But Eric kept attacking, attacking, attacking!
It’s as if the blood and body are not his own!
"Are you confused!?" Gul'dan's throat trembled: "Surrender quickly, don't force me to kill you!"
Eric's mind has never been so clear, and he knows that he What are you doing.
Before meeting Raven, he was just the captain of the guard of a border baron. He was not an outstanding first-level extraordinary person, and his life was ordinary at a glance.
Live silently and die silently. The biggest goal in life is to buy a god-given potion for his son.
But now, in less than 4 years, he has become a third-level transcendent, and all his past goals have been achieved.
He has already stood on a bigger stage.
Today, he is a knight of the Griffith family, a third-level extraordinary.
Now, he wants to make the province of Nord remember his name in the most brutal way!
He wants the province of Nord to know that the Griffith family cannot be violated and the honor of the Griffith family cannot be desecrated!
Never admit defeat, never surrender!
Eric roared: "I just want to die!"
Determined, cold, and not at all confused.
Gul'dan's heart was shocked. He didn't understand Eric's choice. A third-level extraordinary person had a great future, why would he settle for a trivial matter——
Thinking of this, he suddenly understood that Eric had the same belief as him in the previous game.
But Gul'dan was doing it for his family. Eric, did he really want to sacrifice his life for Griffith?
"Is it worth it?"
Eric's giant sword moved like the wind, carrying a silvery fighting spirit, like a huge folding fan, slashing down on Gul'dan's head!
“Strength...can’t take away your will!!”
Gul'dan dwarfed, retreated to the left, and extended the stabbing sword with his right hand like a snake. The sword edge broke through the thick armor, stabbed into Eric's chest with a clang, and came out from behind!
Eric's body suddenly froze.
Gul'dan drew out his stabbing sword, shook off the blood on the blade, and looked at the white marks on it caused by bone friction: "Bones are hard enough."
After that, he turned and left.
Poof.
Eric fell to his knees, his head hanging low, his helmet rolling to the ground.
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(End of this chapter)