my armed maid

Chapter 19 18: Knight’s Fight

"A fight to the death between knights looks interesting, doesn't it?"

Harrison gently shook the wine glass, "Even extraordinary people still have to abide by the public order and morality in the world - if you owe a debt, you must pay back, and if you make a mistake, you must atone. This is a matter of course."

Nolen heard the implication of his words. If he spent a lot of precious alchemical materials but failed to achieve any results, would he also "atone" under his hands?
This old guy is really kind and powerful at the same time.

"It seems that they are not completely extraordinary." He smiled, "If they have the strength of high-level knights, who would dare to deal with them at will?"

Harrison also laughed: "Those who can become high-level extraordinary beings are all geniuses among geniuses. Geniuses have privileges, so naturally they cannot be treated with common sense."

As he spoke, the battle in the arena was already heating up. Although the gladiator had half of his shoulder cut off, he advanced instead of retreating and stabbed his opponent in the chest with a sword.

This method of exchanging injuries for injuries was very effective. The opponent's vital points were injured, and then he threw him to the ground forcefully, forcing him to enter a ground battle. After several rounds of exhaustion, the extent of his struggle became weaker and weaker.

Blood dyed the ground red through the hideous wound on his chest. After fighting for a while, the man beneath him gradually became silent. The gladiator, who was missing half of his shoulder, gasped and stood up, waving himself vigorously towards the VIP table. fist.

This area of ​​the arena was reserved for Harrison alone, and all they had done just now was to gain some favor from this gentleman.

Harrison clapped his hands twice and looked at Nolen: "I have lived a peaceful life for too long. For many people, this kind of bloody and exciting show is the best way to relieve stress. I wonder if the master is satisfied with this?"

"It's interesting to watch occasionally." Nolen touched his chin, "However, I am not interested in this kind of primitive and barbaric close combat - in my opinion, it is not efficient enough."

"Not efficient enough?"

"There is no more efficient way to kill than a spell. It can instantly kill these flesh-and-blood bodies without effective protective measures in groups - even if they are knights with steel and iron bones. This is also the focus of my recent research."

Nolen stopped talking and said, "Let's not talk about it for now. It's time for us to test the medicine."

"Okay." Harrison asked, "How are you going to try?"

"My new medicine will naturally not put you at risk."

Nolen snapped his fingers, "I will let my people take the potion, and then have a fight with your people here to see how much the improved potion can enhance the combat effectiveness."

"That's a good proposal." Harrison glanced at the girl in a cloak standing silently behind Nolen, "What level of opponents do you need me to prepare for you?"

"Don't underestimate her." Nolen smiled, "She is a fifth-level knight."

"It's actually fifth level?"

Harrison looked surprised. This female knight looked very young. He didn't expect that she had such strength.

Damn it, do geniuses always appear in clusters?

"If it's a fifth-level knight plus improved medicine, I'm afraid I'll have to call in a sixth-level knight to escape unscathed."

Harrison looked at the middle-aged guard behind him: "Leod, let's practice with this lady, remember to stop."

Although Nolen advertised that the improved potion allowed people to fight across levels, the gap between ordinary knights and high-level knights at the fifth and sixth levels was particularly huge, and it could not be easily equalized with a bottle of potion.

"Go."

Nolen also said to Yuna, "I told you the process of testing the medicine."

Yuna nodded, she took off her cloak, revealing a suit of clothing that was convenient for movement, and walked towards the arena below.

Leod, the guard with a stubble and two swords on his waist, also jumped into the arena and made a "please" gesture to her.

Yuna pulled out the knight's sword from her waist, and her aura calmed down. The next moment, she stepped out with an arrow, and the long sword in her hand turned into an afterimage and struck directly at Leod's face.

The speed of this sword was so fast that even a layman could tell that she was more than one level stronger than the two knights who had previously dueled in the arena.

If the opponent is them, there is no need to fight, and the winner can be determined with just this sword.

But standing in front of her was Leod, who was Harrison's personal bodyguard and a genuine sixth-order knight.

Leod raised the one-handed sword in his right hand, and he caught the thunder blow with just a slight sinking of his knees. Yuna fired several more swords with all her strength. In an instant, the sound of the two swords clashing echoed in the sky of the arena.

Can't get in...!
Leod's expression was still calm, and a thin layer of sweat quietly appeared on Yuna's forehead.

There is certainly a gap in physical strength between the fifth-level knight and the sixth-level knight, but her inability to attack with all her strength is also one of the reasons.

Every time she kicked her legs hard to borrow strength from the ground, she could even hear the unbearable creaking screams of the prosthetic legs.

"clang--"

The two swords crossed again, and this time Leod struck back hard. Yuna staggered back several steps before she could steady herself.

She does have the strength of a fifth-level knight, but her lower body is too weak... and she will suffer a lot in actual combat.

Leod made a silent judgment in his mind, and then he saw the girl in front of him take out a bottle of dark purple mysterious potion from her arms, raised her head and poured it into her mouth without hesitation.

The show is here!

Everyone present silently straightened their backs and observed the girl's condition attentively.

Yuna, who was helpless against Leod's defense just now, will her strength change after drinking the improvement potion this time?
"Snapped--"

The empty glass bottle fell to the ground, making a crisp shattering sound. Yuna let out a deep breath. When she opened her eyes again, a shocking blood red quietly appeared in the depths of her blue pupils.

Under the stimulation of the liberation potion, the magic power all over her body boiled. More surging magic power than before was injected into the knight's sword, causing the knight's sword to suddenly let out a loud sword cry!

Not only was the magic power boiling, she could clearly feel that her flesh, bones, and internal organs were all burning!

In order to obtain the most extreme function enhancement, each organ is overdrafting its own vitality to the maximum extent. This overdraft is so crazy that it even has a tendency to be irreversible.

It is like a night rose that blooms in full bloom on the eve of dawn. The moment it blooms for a beautiful moment, it withers forever.

Generally speaking, a stimulant with such a strong effect will also have a considerable degree of hallucinogenic effects, but this liberation potion is different.

Yuna felt that she was very awake. Her body was like a blazing flame, but her reason was like a piece of ice that would never melt.

She could even clearly calculate that if the potion was allowed to take effect for another minute, her body would completely and irreversibly collapse——

This is not an ordinary alchemical potion, but a poison or magic potion that can drag the user into a situation of eternal disaster!
Knowing your own death date is a terrible thing. Any living thing will be afraid of death that is constantly approaching it.

But knowing her own death date is also good news. Knowing means it is controllable. She will crush her opponent within one minute, and then drink the antidote to allow her body to return to normal operation.

After a brief silence, there was a roar that ripped through the air in the arena, and Yuna almost turned into an afterimage. She raised her sword and approached Leod again, and her fierce momentum finally made his expression serious.

Leod also drew out the sword in his left hand, shouted loudly, and slashed at Yuna boldly.

Two one-handed swords and a knight's long sword collided head-on without missing a beat. Accompanied by the sharp roar of steel, the air waves centered on them quickly spread outward.

At the VIP table, Harrison and Nolen stood up at the same time, staring at the battle in the arena.

After the air wave dissipated, Leod and Yuna still stood on the same spot. They held their weapons tightly and no one gave an inch. The first head-to-head confrontation between the two after drinking the potion turned out to be a draw! ?

No, not yet the limit!
Yuna continued to inject power into the knight's sword, firmly and slowly pushing Harrison's swords forward bit by bit.

At the beginning, she felt that she had fallen into a nightmare that she could not extricate herself from. She could not defeat Leod, just like she could not defeat the leader of the prairie people. The feeling of powerlessness and aggrievedness came to her heart again.

But after drinking the liberation potion, she discovered that the enemy that seemed so powerful before now seemed not invincible in front of her.

If we only look at physical strength, we have the advantage this time!
Yuna swung away Leod's swords with all her strength, took advantage of the victory to attack, and launched a continuous pursuit.

Unexpectedly, the opponent actually burst out with such a powerful force. Leod retreated continuously, and for a while he was unable to regain his disadvantage! "This is really incredible..." Harrison's eyes showed a hint of brilliance.

He could see that Leod didn't let the water go, and the improved potion was more effective than he expected.

And the most important thing is that it will not make the user fall into a hallucinogenic state where they lose their mind.

Yuna's attacks are fierce but methodical, and she can accurately catch every flaw that her opponent reveals inadvertently. This is also an important reason why she can put so much pressure on Leod.

The higher the level, the more you need to fight calmly. The medicine that only makes the body stronger, but reduces the mind to a gorilla will not be used by masters.

Just the fact that the improved medicine solved this side effect was enough to make Harrison excited.

Nolen, who was on the side, lowered his head and glanced at the pocket watch he was timing. At this time, the hands had already turned 30 seconds.

He pondered for a moment, opened the door of the VIP room and walked towards the arena.

At the same time, the battle in the arena is about to enter its final stage.

Although Leod is always at a disadvantage, the foundation of the sixth-level knight is here, and even if he is always passive, he can still escape.

Yuna stopped pursuing. She poured the remaining magic power into the long sword, gathering all the power together.

She wanted to end the battle with her strongest sword, and use this to verify whether she had the possibility to defeat the high-level knight.

The knight's sword trembled violently, and magic and power flowed fiercely and methodically inside her body. She launched the combat skill "Rock Break Sword" towards Leod.

Combat skills are to knights what spells are to mages. Knights can use special force-generating skills and magic power running specific trajectories to launch combat skills, which can cause more powerful destructive power in actual combat.

"Rock Crash Sword" was originally a combat skill that could only be learned after joining the Linfeng Knights. After she decided to accept the invitation from the City Lord's Mansion, she was qualified to learn this combat skill in advance.

This is also the strongest combat skill she has learned so far.

Linfeng City is located at the western edge of the Roland Empire, between the Lebus Plain and the Linfeng Mountains. Most of its residents migrated from the Linfeng Mountains area, which also established the Linfeng warriors' fighting style of steady and steady attack. .

"Rockblade Sword" is a typical representative of this fighting style. It has high requirements on the physical fitness and stability of the lower body of the warrior.

This move uses the force of the ground to create momentum on the ground. Once the move is launched, it is like a mountain collapsing and the earth is splitting apart. It can completely defeat the enemy in front of you from the front.

Yuna has been honing this combat skill for a long time. Her eyes were as bright as stars at this moment, and the knight sword went straight towards Leod with the momentum of breaking the cauldron.

Under the influence of the liberation potion, this sword is already as powerful as a sixth-level knight!
Leod didn't dare to raise his head, and his swords also lit up like moonlight at this moment, slashing towards Yuna with all his strength.

"clang--"

The silver-white sword flashed fleetingly, and the crisp sound of metal collision sounded. The two men crossed each other with their swords moving forward, and the atmosphere in the arena was silent and solid at this moment.

Leod was still standing on the spot intact, while Yuna slowly knelt on the ground with her sword in hand, and a blood flower bloomed on her left arm.

Victory and defeat.

Her shoulders were shaking violently, and her chest was rising and falling rapidly as if she was out of breath. Her left hand struggled to reach into her arms, and she just took out a bottle of dark blue potion, but it shook slightly and fell to the ground.

She felt her eyes go dark for a while. The blow just now consumed all her strength, and the backlash of the liberation potion came much faster than expected.

She felt that her body was about to be turned into an empty shell. The injury to her left arm was nothing in the face of the body's failing functions.

She used her last strength to reach for the inhibitory potion that fell on the ground, but what she touched was Nolen's white and well-jointed hands.

Nolen picked up the potion, opened the cork, held Yuna's shoulders and fed the potion into her mouth.

After taking the antidote, the burning feeling all over his body slowly faded away. Nolen came closer to Yuna and observed her face carefully, and asked: "How do you feel?"

The sensory increase brought by the liberation potion to the body has not completely subsided. Yuna snuggled in Nolen's arms. She could smell the smell of young hormones unique to teenagers, and she could also feel the slight touch of his slap on her cheek. Smooth breathing.

This was the first time she had such close contact with the opposite sex. An imperceptible blush appeared on her pale and pretty face. She lowered her head and said softly: "I...I can't move."

"it is good."

Nolen didn't say much. He took out the emergency bandage he carried and simply bandaged the wound on her left arm, and then picked her up in a princess hug.

Yuna let out a low cry and couldn't help but wrap her arms around his neck.

After realizing that she was being picked up by Nolen in public, she simply buried her head in his chest and remained motionless.

I'm tired, you guys talk about yourselves, I'll take a rest.

Here, Harrison also came over and praised: "You can challenge high-level knights head-on without falling behind, and the side effects are within control. Master Nolen, I am particularly satisfied with your research results."

"Does that count as completing the commission?" Nolen looked at him.

"Of course." Harrison smiled, "I have prepared a celebration banquet. Regarding future cooperation, we will talk slowly at the dinner table later."

"I haven't finished the matter here yet."

Nolen glanced at the girl in his arms, "After taking the inhibitory drug, I will also conduct a prognosis assessment on the experimental subjects. After all the experimental data are recorded, I will talk to you about future cooperation."

"No problem." Harrison nodded understandingly, "I'm always waiting for Master Nolen's visit."

After saying hello, Nolen hugged Yuna and left.

Harrison looked at his leaving back and said thoughtfully: "His medicine is indeed interesting."

Leod put away his weapon and returned to him: "I didn't expect that the improved medicine was so powerful, and the opponent became extremely brave as if he had been replaced by another person, and he has not lost his mind.

"Not to mention losing her mind, I even think she has become calmer - there is no doubt that as long as it is used properly, this potion can transform the knight into a perfect killing machine."

Harrison looked back at him. Although his clothes were a little messy, he remained uninjured until the end of the battle. He couldn't help but sigh:
"Even a fifth-level knight who drank the improved potion is still no match for you. It seems that the gap between ordinary knights and high-level knights is not so easy to smooth out."

"No..." Leod's expression was a little weird, "Her last sword was actually very strong. I had used all my strength at that time, but my momentum still couldn't overwhelm her. I was already prepared for both sides to lose... "

"But it was you who won in the end. Maybe the effect of the improved medicine has ended? I could also notice it from the side. Her fierce momentum suddenly disappeared the moment before she fought with you."

"...Maybe." Leod fell into deep thought.

As her opponent, he is the most sensitive to Yuna's changes in momentum.

In his perception, when the two of them used their own fighting skills to decide the outcome, Yuna's body suddenly swayed slightly during the thrust.

It is said that the embankment of a thousand miles was destroyed by an ant nest. It was this slight shaking that affected her balance, which in turn interrupted her combat skill "Rock Break Sword", causing her to be easily defeated by herself in the decisive battle.

If this was an actual battle, she would have been killed a hundred times by her opponent the moment the flaw was revealed. It was also when he sensed something was wrong at the critical moment that he stopped his attack, only scratching her left arm.

With his many years of combat experience, he could tell that the opponent's mistake came from the weak foundation of her lower body. There must be some hidden problem in the young knight's legs.

This hidden disease restricted her performance from the beginning of the battle. At the moment of the final decisive battle, its weakness was finally fully exposed and became her fatal weakness.

This is a time bomb that will explode sooner or later. If this hidden disease cannot be cured, he believes that this knight cannot be allowed to fight easily anymore. This is a joke with her life.

However, Nolen and Yuna are not on their side yet, so he can't control that much, and he won't educate others on what to do.

We can only hope that this young alchemist can discover and solve this problem in time...

　Today’s chapter is 5K words long, why don’t you praise me?The barrage on the port side is too thin, why are the ministers silent?
　　
　
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