Heart of the Castle

Chapter 158 Confrontation and Intense Debate
Hearing Herbert's words, Li Wei suddenly felt a piercing pain in his chest, and a hot current hit his throat, making him resist the urge to burst out in grief and anger.This impulse was so unbearable that the young knight squire trembled slightly.

Miss Fraser took a step to the side and leaned against Levi.

"Lord Herbert, your justice and sternness spread throughout every corner of the Viscounty of Ryan." The female knight's voice sounded soft, but there was a metallic trill hidden in it, "Please speak to the supreme father According to the God and Knight's Creed, does Viscount Lane's order comply with justice and axiom?"

Herbert shook his head slightly, and the old knight said in a very heavy voice: "I once swore allegiance to the Lane family. According to the oath, I have no right to question the orders of His Excellency Viscount Lane. Are you Lord Martin's servant knight? If If so, please tell Master Martin that I, Herbert, hope to hold a duel with him before the gods, and let the Supreme Father God judge."

"Duel before God!"

The words of Grand Knight Commander Herbert set off a stormy wave of discussions among the crowd behind him.No one expected that the venerable chief knight would make such a decision. A duel before the gods is very sacred, but the result is often determined according to the strength of the knight's personal force, and has nothing to do with justice.When Herbert made this decision, it also meant that the Grand Knight Commander did not agree with His Excellency the Viscount's order from the bottom of his heart, but had to do so because he was bound by his own oath.

"I'm sorry, Lord Herbert." Miss Fletcher was silent for a moment, then raised her head and said, "Knight Martin is now standing beside the God of War Barud, and there is no way to accept your request."

"Ha, this is God the Father's judgment!" Pammy exclaimed triumphantly with a shrill voice.

Herbert's two white eyebrows twitched, he sighed, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty's orders must be carried out, but I absolutely do not want to see the power to fight against demons. Any loss. Li Wei, I hope that you can proceed from the overall situation of fighting against the disaster, and accept the order of His Excellency, Viscount Ryan. I can swear in front of the supreme Father God that I will give you a fair and just return after the disaster is over. result."

"Lord Herbert!"

Before Li Wei could make any reply, there were several roars of grief and anger from among the knights behind Herbert.

A tall knight took off his helmet and threw it to the ground, and shouted sharply, "Is this your just decision? Can you guarantee that after Li Wei accepts the order, His Excellency the Viscount will not once again treat him for the sake of his own reputation?" Did he murder secretly?"

"I promise with my life!" Herbert said decisively, "Unless someone crosses my body, Levi will never be harmed!"

"No, Lord Herbert, I appreciate your kindness. I will not accept the Viscount's order." Li Wei replied very cautiously, causing a trace of anger to flash across the old knight's face.

"Li Wei, have you ever thought that I must carry out the orders of His Majesty the Viscount. If you refuse to accept, there will be a fierce battle here. No matter which side wins, many people will die under the sword. If you don’t, you are not a servant of God the Father, but an accomplice of the devil!”

"Yes, the devil's accomplice!" The sharp voice broke in again, and Pammy stood proudly beside the old knight, shouting loudly: "Master Herbert, don't waste your time with this devil's accomplice, only the fiery The lessons of steel and blood can make the devil's accomplices tame!"

It can be said that the time Pammy chose to interject was very inappropriate. Herbert's face twitched, and he really wanted to punch this annoying guy down.If the old knight's suggestion just now had some possibility of being accepted, after Pamy said this, even a little possibility disappeared.Pammy's words have subtly distorted Herbert's position. Not to mention Li Wei and the others on the opposite side, their expressions suddenly became indifferent, and even the knights around him cast suspicious glances.

This was an experience that Herbert, who followed the knight's creed and upheld justice and justice in his life, had never experienced it, and it was absolutely unacceptable to him.

"Lord Herbert, I have a fairer proposal." Levi's voice seemed a little cold, as if his admiration for the old knight had diminished.Herbert felt a little bitter in his heart. He took a deep breath, nodded and said, "Okay, tell me your proposal."

"The dispute over the inheritance of Knight Ston is actually a dispute between me, the servant of Knight Ston, and Pammy, the son of the butler of Trier. Then the two of us, in front of God the Father and God of War, Have a duel and let the two gods decide who is the guilty!"

"It makes sense!"

"That's right, let the two of them hold a duel before the gods! The winner has everything!"

The initial chorus actually appeared behind Herbert, and the old knight couldn't help but wryly smiled again. He didn't need to look back to know the identities of the two knights.

Iron-headed Hall and quick-tempered Liat, presumably the silent Gavin agrees with this point.

"Duel in front of the gods! Duel in front of the gods!" Seeing the turning point, Tang Na immediately raised the bear-headed battle ax in his hand and shouted loudly.The militia phalanx behind him immediately shouted rhythmically, and the cry of "duel before the gods" was earth-shattering for a while.

The high-ranking knight Dragosson turned his body slightly and whispered to Herbert: "In my opinion, I agree with Li Wei's suggestion and let Pammy go to duel with him."

Herbert almost cursed.

Dragonson was a rude knight, and he didn't strictly abide by the knight's creed, or he didn't have the heart to abide by the knight's creed at all.In his heart, power is everything, so in the dispute between Pammy and Levi, this high-ranking knight who advocates force is seriously inclined to show a more powerful Levi, making no secret of his hatred of Pammy's performance .

"If you agree to a duel, apart from being hacked to the ground by Li Wei a few times, is there any other ending for Pammy?" Herbert said in a low voice.

"That kind of result seems to be quite good." Dragonson didn't seem to hear the meaning of Herbert's words at all, but smiled happily.

But this kind of result is not what His Excellency Viscount Ryan wants to get...

Herbert swallowed these words, and he already clearly felt the change in the atmosphere in his camp.Although not every knight can strictly abide by the knight's creed and guide their every move, they still have good intentions for those who can abide by it.In particular, Viscount Lane granted Pammy the legacy of Knight Ston, which was not justified, and had already violated the common interests of the knights. Therefore, few knights were willing to come forward in the crusade against Levi.

In fact, isn't it the same for yourself?

The elder Grand Knight Commander looked at Pammy. Steward Trion's son was of medium height. He was wearing delicate chain mail and a calfskin vest. He was covered from head to toe by heavy knight steel armor.Although this armor is inherited from the Ston Knight, it is much stronger than when the Ston Knight wore it: the connection between the arm and the chest is protected by a large metal disc at the front and back; the waist to the middle of the thigh It is covered with a metal skirt armor; a strong neck armor is added to the neck, and a full-face helmet is worn on the head, with iron wings extending from the sides of the helmet in imitation of eagle wings, and the visor is also made The sharp olecranon shape leaves only a thin slit for the eyes.

This made him look like a big gray lobster.

And Li Wei, who proposed to have a duel in front of the gods, was only wearing light armor. Compared with Pami, it was as if he was wearing nothing.However, the young man's expression was firm, brave, and fearless. The demeanor that can only be possessed by a true knight made everyone secretly admire him.

In contrast, Pammy is like a tortoise shrunk in its shell, afraid to make a sound.

"Master Herbert, shouldn't we ask what the challenged mean?" Dragunson smiled maliciously, and asked "softly", the voice just enough for other people around him to hear.

"Yes, Lord Herbert, we should listen to the opinion of the person involved!" The quick-tempered Ryatt immediately agreed loudly.

Now Herbert couldn't delay it any longer, and the old knight knew very well that delaying it would only make his mood more unfavorable.So he called Pammy to him with a cold face, pointed to Li Wei who was standing opposite, and said, "Pammy, you have heard Li Wei's proposal just now. He hopes to hold a duel with you in front of the gods to decide who Should inherit the legacy of Knight Ston, do you... agree?"

(End of this chapter)