I was beheaded in the Middle Ages for 20 years

Chapter 157 Dual-wielding two-handed swords

"What is Knight Raya doing?"

"Is he provoking Wilbur in turn?"

"It should be. Wilbur pointed the tip of his sword at him before, and now he's counterattacking."

"I still like men to be a bit bloody. Previously, Knight Raya kept being provoked and didn't respond. Now he's pretty good."

"really."

Most people in the duel field thought that Xu Siling was responding to Wilbur's previous provocation.

If you dare to provoke me, then I will provoke you back and give you an eye for an eye. This is normal.

Only Fei'er saw this scene and couldn't help touching her face with her cute little hands, her face full of sadness.

"It's over."

Blanche was quite surprised by Xu Siling's arrogant behavior. Based on her understanding of Xu Siling, this was not something Xu Siling would do.

Seeing Fei'er's helpless and sad face, she was curious.

"Miss Raya, what's wrong?"

"What's wrong?" Mayfair sighed softly, "My perfect knight is giving me the whole thing again."

"Huh?" Blanche didn't understand.

No need to understand either.

An Li cheered and clapped happily when she saw Xu Siling's behavior, which seemed very awkward in the duel arena.

In the past, whenever Xu Siling started to become 'arrogant', it meant someone was going to be unlucky.

Without exception.

Everyone doesn't know much about Xu Siling and what he is like.

But Feier understands very well.

Xu Siling is a man who doesn't do unnecessary actions and behaviors, so if he doesn't have sufficient purpose and planning, he won't be too lazy to do things like provocation and shouting.

But if he does these seemingly meaningless actions, it means something is going on.

"Miss Raya, are you too worried about your knight? He just responded to the provocation of Knight Wilbur in front of him."

"If only it were that simple."

What happened next really caught everyone's attention.

Xu Siling's previous behavior was always calm and polite, and he ignored his opponents' arrogant provocations, which did not affect his way of doing things at all.

This aspect is actually very popular with female nobles.

but
"Wilbur, I now give you a chance to challenge me and draw your sword in front of me."

This kind of words broke everyone's initial understanding of Xu Siling, because it was really not like what Xu Siling would say.

You can tell by looking at Wilbur's expression. It's incredible. He didn't expect that Xu Siling would challenge him.

After being stunned for a long time, Wilbur quickly reacted, laughed wildly, and stood up from his position with a slap on his knees.

He pulled out his two-handed sword from his waist and headed towards Xu Siling in the center of the duel field.

"This is like a man, Knight Raya."

In the central stand, Mrs. Bonnet frowned slightly and looked at her husband.

"Do you need to stop? This seems to be against the rules. According to the rules of the competition, it is not the turn of the two of them to compete now."

"It's okay, let them fight."

This kind of impromptu duel initiation has happened from time to time in past knight tournaments, and it is normal.

More importantly, John was not satisfied with watching Xu Siling's previous duel with Wade, and he still wanted to watch it.

Mrs. Bonet had no choice but to follow Xu Siling in the duel.

Anyway, no matter how messy he is, he can't bring down the entire duel field.

When the knights saw that the two men had a grudge before the game and now started an impromptu duel, they couldn't help but whistle and boo.

Female aristocrats are also happy to watch such emergencies.

The main thing is Xu Siling's sword fight. I haven't seen enough before, and he only takes action once.

Everyone in the duel field wanted to see Xu Siling fight one more time.

Xu Siling was wearing the burqa of the Raya family, and the exposed chainmail robe reflected in the sun.

He held well-made two-handed swords in his left and right hands, the blades of which shone with sharp light. His eyes were firm, showing indifference in the light in his eyes.

Wilbur came to Xu Siling, held the sword in both hands, and pointed the blade at Xu Siling. Looking at his appearance, he couldn't help but smile.

"Are you kidding me when you hold two two-handed swords?"

"I never joke with anyone other than my friends."

Xu Siling weighed it and held two two-handed swords. He didn't know how to put the posture, so he had to put the left sword blade across his chest and the right sword blade on his shoulder.

Wilbur's eyes couldn't help but become serious, and he retracted the wild smile in front of him.

"Are you serious?"

He saw the duel between Xu Siling and Wade ahead.

He knew that Xu Siling was also a master in sword fighting, and knocking down Wade's two-handed sword with one single-handed blow was not something that ordinary people could do.

The two were dueling openly with two-handed swords in both hands, and Wilbur did not dare to say that he was absolutely sure of winning.

But now Xu Siling's actions made him feel that he was being underestimated, and he felt dissatisfied in his heart.

"You will pay the price for your actions, Knight Raya."

Everyone in the duel field was a little confused.

What is Xu Siling doing?
Counter-provoke Wilbur, and then initiate an impromptu duel.

This is okay, everyone is happy to see it.

But you are holding two two-handed swords as if you are about to duel, are you serious?
"What is Knight Raya doing?"

"Are you kidding me?"

Hearing the comments from people around her, Fei'er felt a headache. This involved a blind spot in her knowledge, and she quickly called Enri to look at the stands.

After Enri came up, Fei'er asked quickly.

"Do you know what Xu is doing?"

Enri blinked: "Isn't it obvious, Miss Raya, Xu is going to fight that Wilbur with two two-handed swords."

"I know, I'm not blind." Mayfair asked helplessly, "I'm asking, would someone normally duel with two two-handed swords?"

"Of course not." Enri said without hesitation, "There are quite a few people who duel with two one-handed weapons, but basically no one is stupid enough to duel with two two-handed swords."

Blanche couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean? Is the Spirit Knight being stupid?"

Mayfair replied: "No, my guard Enri is talking about normal circumstances, and my knight is not a normal person."

"Well" Blanche's gloomy face didn't know what to say. How could any noble say that to his own knight.

"Of course." An Li nodded directly, excitedly: "Miss Raya, you have to believe in Xu, he can do it!"

"I believe him, I just don't know much about this aspect." Feier sighed, "Forget it, don't go down there, explain it to me here, otherwise I won't understand it later."

Most of the female nobles in the duel field didn't have a deep understanding of sword fighting. They only stayed on the surface and watched the fun.

Everyone knew that it was unrealistic to fight with two-handed swords, but if they really wanted to say what the problem was, they couldn't tell.

After the lance duel ended, many female nobles began to move toward Mayfair's stand intentionally or unintentionally.

Compared with before, there were a lot more people in the stands on her side now. Everyone couldn't understand the martial arts competition, but now someone was willing to explain it, and they couldn't help but listen attentively.

Blanche curiously asked: "For knights, is there any advantage to holding two-handed swords?"

Blanche's question aroused the doubts of all the female nobles around her.

They all now accept that Xu Siling is an excellent knight.

Since he is an excellent knight, he should not make decisions that go against common sense.

It stands to reason that for an outstanding knight, any decision he makes will be beneficial.
As for the advantages of holding two-handed swords, they could not imagine it.

"Advantage?" Enri was stunned for a moment, not expecting Princess Blanche to ask such a silly question: "What is the advantage?"

"what?"

"If you really want to talk about the advantages, it's not without them." Enri hugged her shoulders and thought seriously, "At least it looks more intimidating."

Blanche was still waiting for Enri to continue.

Enri looked at her silently, and Blanche asked belatedly: "Are you done?"

"Otherwise, Princess Blanche." Enri said strangely, "There is no advantage in wielding two-handed swords. No normal person would wield two-handed swords. Not to mention the advantages, there are a lot of disadvantages."

Immediately afterwards, Enri briefly explained the disadvantages of wielding two-handed swords.

"Dual-wielding two-handed swords may look more intimidating in combat, but there are too many drawbacks."

"For example, in terms of weight and balance, when a normal person holds a two-handed sword, the center of gravity of the entire body is between the legs. However, holding a two-handed sword with two hands will cause the body's center of gravity to shift and become unstable due to the weight of the weapon."

"The combined weight of the two swords will cause the movement to become clumsy, affecting the accuracy and speed of attack and defense."

Blanche hesitated and asked: "What if the hands and arms are strong enough?"

"That's also very difficult. Dual-wielding a two-handed sword will limit one's flexibility. The two-handed sword is long and the sword is too downward to launch attacks and defenses. It is difficult to adjust the posture and attack angle in a narrow or complex combat environment."

"Not to mention this kind of high-intensity knight competition. Holding two-handed swords will consume a huge amount of strength and physical strength. Manipulating two heavy swords at the same time requires more muscle strength and physical support."

"One last thing." Enri raised her index finger, "Using two two-handed swords for sword fighting, as well as the coordination and accuracy of defense requirements, this puts great psychological pressure on dual-wielders because of the restrictions on dual-wielding swords. If it is too large, it has higher requirements on its reaction time and temporary decision-making speed.”

"In other words, wielding two-handed swords is just thankless and has no advantages at all."

Blanche's gloomy face was stunned, her brown eyes blinked, and she couldn't help raising her slender finger, pointing at Xu Siling in the field, and asking for confirmation.

"Then what is the Spirit Knight doing?"

"Maybe it's fun. Anyway, I think the next showdown will be exciting." An Li was not worried at all. "Xu would never do such a disadvantageous and unnecessary behavior. He must have his reasons for doing this. I believe him." That’s good.”

Blanche didn't know what to say and fell silent.

On the contrary, the female aristocrats in the stands next to her heard Enri's rigorous and careful explanation, and they immediately understood and couldn't help but talk about it.

"Does this mean that Knight Raya is an idiot?"

"It's possible. Didn't you hear what Miss Raya's guard said? No normal person can wield two-handed swords."

Fei'er was naturally not worried that Xu Siling would lose, but Xu Siling would always give her a big blow at some moments, leaving her at a loss.

She clenched her little fists.

Next time he must make it clear that before he does anything, he must discuss it with himself.

After listening to An Li's explanation, everyone in the duel arena began to have no confidence in Xu Siling.

Xu Siling is strong, this is true, everyone is not blind.

Being strong doesn't mean you have to be lazy.

Dual-wielding a two-handed sword is equivalent to abandoning the real advantage of the two-handed sword itself. What is the difference between wielding a two-handed sword and cutting off one's own leg?
Mrs. Stan, on her side, laughed and covered her face with a fan to mock.

"Knights from the countryside are arrogant and arrogant."

Even John was a little surprised and hesitant. He couldn't figure out what Xu Siling was going to do.

While everyone was talking in the duel arena, the competition between the two people in the duel arena was about to begin.

The referee had already come to the two of them, signaling with his eyes.

Wilbur looked serious. He felt that he was being underestimated, and he was angry but restrained.

The easiest way now is to hold on to the two-handed sword in your hand and chop down Xu Siling!

This is the best proof!

Although he defeated Xu Siling and won the title of perfect knight, it seemed that the title seemed a bit empty, but it didn't matter so much.

The referee gave a whistle and the competition began.

Everyone in the duel arena stopped talking and turned their attention to the center of the duel arena, watching Xu Siling's stupid behavior.

"Since you chose to seek your own death, don't blame me!"

Wilbur's aura was fierce, he raised his sword and slashed horizontally with great strength!
There is a big difference between his sword fighting and Wade's sword fighting. Wade focuses on skills, while Wilbur focuses more on momentum and strength.

The two were not far apart, and Xu Siling also took a step to attack in tacit understanding.

The purpose of his challenge to Wilbur was to test the feasibility of wielding two-handed swords. Naturally, he would not fight as leisurely as he faced Wade.

Xu Siling's left sword tried to parry Wilbur's chop, and her right sword stabbed at Wilbur.

This is his common technique when dual-wielding one-handed swords.

Three sword blades intertwined in the air, and the sound of metal clashing echoed throughout the duel field.

The two of them had just come into contact and fought for a while, and many of the female nobles showed helplessness.

"Sure enough."

Xu Siling tried to parry the attack with his left sword, but found that Wilbur's slash turned into a thrust, causing the left sword to not react quickly, so he had to use the protruding right sword to block.

"Drink! Ha!"

Wilbur attacked one after another.

Slash horizontally, thrust forward, turn over and strike sideways, slash diagonally!

He played extremely smoothly, and the more he played, the smoother he became.

Xu Siling, on the other hand, was beaten to the point of retreating and blocking, unable to respond in time.

The battle situation was one-sided, and on the surface, Xu Siling was in danger.

Mayfair and Enri didn't show any worried expressions at all, they were just puzzled.

But the other female nobles around him started talking again, thinking that Xu Siling's behavior was extremely arrogant, and that this time he had to reap the consequences, and it was normal to lose.

Chrissy heard the discussion among friends around her and she refuted seriously.

"No, I have confidence in Knight Raya, he will win!"

"Miss Chris, Knight Raya saved you, but you can't trust him too blindly."

Chrissy shook her head, looking at Xu Siling's figure dodging and parrying the attack, recalling Xu Siling's calmness and maturity in front of her, and said firmly.

"He will definitely win, definitely!"

Wilbur chopped more and more vigorously, gradually going crazy, and his body was congested and excited.

"Hahahaha!"

"You bastard knight from the countryside, let me see what you are capable of!"

"Don't beg for mercy, let me chop you into eight pieces!"

"Look at how miserable you are, how can you be the perfect knight of this kingdom!"

"If you ask me, you are just a lowly executioner. Go back to your ditch!"

(End of this chapter)