Darkening Guardian Knight

"How should I put it, maybe it's bad?" Royard asked uncertainly.

Kate said: "It's not too bad, and you may even have some more supporters in the future."

"What's going on? Stop playing charades, both of you!" The inconsistent answers of the two made Assas feel even more flustered, and he was impatient to know the answer to this question.

"Then let me answer you." Seeing the reactions of these three people, En Murray probably guessed something. He stood up and said to Assas, "You were at Mr. Manchester's speech yesterday. As The messenger showed up and was noticed by the guests present."

"what?!"

Assas frowned three times, feeling a little broken inside.

En Murray asked with a strange expression: "You don't have any impression?"

"I..." Assas wanted to cry but had no tears, thinking that the truth behind this might be hard to tell.

Standing with people of Manchester's level is definitely a very honorable thing, and participating in that lecture is even more honorable and will be remembered by history.

However, while having this honor, it also bears a heavy burden behind the honor.

No matter what Assas thinks, he is imprinted with the shadow of Manchester in the eyes of others at this moment. He and Manchester have already boarded the same boat, and because of this, the Brown family will be lifted onto the world stage and reflected in the world in the eyes.

The Brown family is not one of the four major families, but is unique because of its outstanding intelligence capabilities.However, Assas stood by Manchester's side and forcibly brought the Brown family into the eyes of the world, attracting much attention.

Assas knows well that in this stormy period, premature exposure can easily lead to premature death.

But obviously the current situation is out of his control.

"Tsk... I was tricked by that woman!" Assas gritted his teeth, very angry, aggrieved, but helpless.

This is the energy possessed by a strong man who can stir up the situation in the mainland by himself. Manchester just set up a situation as he likes, and the Brown family is like fish on a chopping board. No matter what he does, he can't escape his grasp.

"Hey..." Lloyd could understand Assas's upset at this time, and sighed for him.

As the young master of the Ford family, he has always been under tremendous pressure, and he is cautious, deliberately avoiding too much contact with the world of those big shots, for fear of bringing disaster to his family.

This time, it was definitely a huge mistake for Assas to have his family and his family trapped in it. He might even lose his position as the heir.

"If you think about it, it may not be a bad thing to have a relationship with Manchester." Seeing Assas's loss, En Murray comforted him, "As student Christian said, Mr. Manchester has a lot of supporters, and they will definitely support him. your."

"But..." Assas lamented, others didn't know what happened to him that day.

But he himself knows that he is not a partner in Manchester.It's just being calculated. Even if someone will support him because of Manchester's relationship, it must not be a decisive figure.

For those who don't help the Brown family much, attracting enemies who hate Manchester is really a deal that is not worth the candle.

"Senior En Murray is right." Kate's voice sounded from Assas's spiritual sea, making Assas recover slightly from his depression, "Although you are forced, this is not an opportunity."

Knowing that the black-haired girl wanted to have a secret conversation with him, Assas also responded via mental communication: "Kate, what can you do?"

"Why not make a fake show and do it for real? At that speech, not everyone was qualified to stand by his side. When he accepted you, he made his position clear."

Kate said, "You can use the power of Manchester to help your family grow in troubled times."

"Sounds pretty good, but how do I get in touch with his power?" Assas said bitterly, "And he hasn't shown up since that day, and he probably fell into the calamity of the gods. His followers may not be willing to continue following a dead man."

"Manchester's influence is greater than you think." Kate resolutely denied Assas's opinion, she said, "It won't take long before someone will come to you, and that's when you make a decision gone."

"Really?"

"Guess, but it's a sure thing." Kate said irresponsibly, "And even if no one comes to you, you will have to make a decision about it sooner or later."

Assas was silent, but he had to admit that Kate was right, this was a problem he had to face sooner or later.

Seeing the boy's hesitation, Kate said: "Let's worry about it for now, you still have some time."

"What do you think I should do?" Assas asked, his mentally transformed words mixed with confusion.

"I don't have any ideas, the decision is up to you." Kate said, "It's up to you to decide where the family and the world will go."

"It's up to me...to decide..."

For the first time, Assas felt how terrifying the weight of the power on his shoulders was.

Second quarter second round

It was still Karis who presided over the new Star Wars. He stood tall on the podium and announced today's schedule to the students.

"I heard that Mentor Karis was deflated in Manchester yesterday. But he doesn't seem to be affected by that incident at all."

Under the podium, seeing Karis concentrating on reading the manuscript, Royed sincerely praised him, and patted his friend on the back, "Hey, Assas, you have to follow the example of Karis, and cheer up, don't be so downcast!"

"Ah?" Assas responded sluggishly, listlessly, his whole body lost its luster.

Kate said: "Mr. Karis is older after all, and he must have experienced more things than Assas. It is not surprising that he can adjust in time. And the predicament that Assas is in now is much more serious than Karis. There is no need to compare them."

"You're right, Kate, but I really hate to see Assas like this." Royard said gloomily, "He should be a guy who likes to play cool and look cool, full of confidence."

"Me too!" Little Joey also expressed his opinion, "Brother Assas is obviously so reliable, he will definitely not get depressed easily!"

"You guys overestimate me, Royard and Joey." Assas seemed to come out of his confusion. He heard the two people's evaluation of him, and said with a sad face, "I'm just wearing the wolf skin of Brown's family, pretending to be glamorous on the surface. Don't you see that this is not the case when encountering difficulties."

"Brother Assas..."

"Assas, you..."

Royard and Joey looked at him worriedly, and both wanted to say some comforting words, but Kate beside them said first: "You can still tease yourself, his mental state is not as bad as you two imagined."

"Been seen through?" After being told by Kate, the expression on Assas's face suddenly became brighter, and his pale complexion gradually improved, and he was completely different from the absent-minded look before.

"what?!"

When Royard and Joey saw this, they realized that they had been cheated. They both felt like beating their chests. Royard almost scolded: "Azas, what are you doing? Is it fun to waste my feelings?"

"It's very interesting." Assas replied rather embarrassed, "Just kidding, I'm still very happy that you can care about me so much. To be honest, I was also depressed just now, and I don't know what to do in the future."

"But looking at you now, you should have made a decision, right?" Kate said while looking at Assas.

"That's not true, I just think that there must be a way for the car to reach the mountain." Asa said calmly, his tone was very relaxed, "With me now, maybe no matter how troubled I am, I can't think of a reasonable answer to those questions, right? If that’s the case, it’s better not to think about it at all!”

Joey complained: "Isn't this the style of Sister Flimm..."

"I should learn from her once in a while." Assas smiled. "By the way, how is Flimm doing? She experienced that kind of encounter yesterday, and because of her absence, she lost the opportunity to continue participating in the new Star Wars." , she must be very disappointed now."

"Basically," Kate said, "it's better to leave her alone now."

"But it's a little deserted without a noisy person." Assas said.

"It's just one less idiot, it doesn't affect anything." Royard said disapprovingly, "Anyway, even if she participates, she will be eliminated sooner or later. I hope she can correctly recognize her weakness after returning this time, practice hard, and improve Own."

When Assas heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "You occasionally say something very reasonable."

"Hey, didn't you learn this from you?" Royard laughed a few times, very modestly.

"Isn't it time to worry about others?" Kate pointed to the ring in the middle of the playground and said, "It's your turn to play."

"Ah? What?" Lloyd was taken aback, unable to react.

Joey reminded him: "Brother Royed, didn't you listen to what Mentor Karis said just now? In today's battle schedule, Brother Royed, you are the first to appear in Group A."

"Uh, I really didn't listen." Lloyd smiled awkwardly, "Should I take the lead? It's not a big problem. By the way, who is my assistant?"

Joey's answer calmed down the teenage boy's flustered heart: "It's Senior Sister Nan."

"Wh--" Lloyd whistled happily, "Sign up."

With that said, he stepped onto the ring with ease.

……

The battle in the second round was more serious than the first round.

Especially those contestants who chose to attack, under the influence of this elimination mechanism, the pressure will appear even greater.

However, with the help of a super strong supporter, plus the incomparable confidence in his own strength, Royard won the first victory of the day very easily, which was a good start.

Although Lu Rubi suffered a setback in the Battle of Silver House yesterday.But that obviously didn't affect her state today, her ice magic was superb, almost freezing everything.

Her opponents were all frozen into ice sculptures by her, unable to move, and then the magician who was in the attacking position ended the game.

This way of winning is very boring, but it is very effective. The attack magician who is partnered with Lu Rubi won the game without much effort, and it is no problem to say that it is easy to win.

However, Lu Ruby's winning streak ended very quickly this time, and the ice was broken by Pinault's Thunder in only the third game, so she couldn't freeze the opponent wantonly.

Then her partner was just an ordinary magician at the lower level of the fourth level, who couldn't stop Pinault's onslaught, and was easily knocked into the air by the thunder system.

Lulubi failed to save him, and finally lost in the one-on-two competition, which was a pity.

"To win that Nan, I didn't expect you to be quite good. Have you been in special training recently?" When Pinault stepped down for rotation, I heard En Murray tease.

"Hmph, it's just a fluke. If her teammates are stronger, or if she is more careful not to catch me a chance, then Nan may not necessarily lose."

Pinault was not inflated by this victory, he said calmly, "Hey, I have already won this round and cleared your biggest obstacle, you also have to earn points to enter the final round ah!"

En Murray nodded and said, "Of course."

After he played, he helped his teammates break through six groups in a row, and then he lost due to the dual factors of lack of magic power and poor teammates.

Although this record is not as good as what Lu Rubi did yesterday, it is undoubtedly a very impressive result in the second round of all strong players.

……

When Assas came up, it happened to be Joey's turn to play as an auxiliary magician, and there was a brief cooperation between the two.

Therefore, it seems handy to unite again at this time.

However, Joy's low magic power was a hindrance after all. After continuing to use the pseudo domain to buff Assas, she retired because of exhaustion of magic power and could no longer continue to compete.

Fortunately, Assas was strong and won the game by relying on the fluctuations and collapses, giving Joey a valuable point.

Kate, on the other hand, matched up with Dorothy Vader smoothly. Although the two cooperated for the first time, they had an unusual understanding. They fought against a fourth-level high-ranking magician from the second-year elite class on the opposite side, and they actually had the upper hand.

It is worth mentioning that Kate's sword skills seem to have been greatly improved in the past few days. The same high-level sword skills displayed by her at this time are several times more powerful than before. Within a short period of time, he broke through the defensive magic cast by the opponent and smashed the opponent to pieces.

After winning this round, Dorothy won four more rounds in a row, and because of lack of mana, she didn't want to entrap her next partner, so she offered to end the game.

Interestingly, she was replaced by Austell Blue, who was in Kate's class.Although the level of this little magician is only the middle of the third level, his performance as a support is not weak.

The magic of time and space is rare and difficult to resist. By temporarily delaying the opponent's spellcasting action, he created opportunities for his teammates and defeated the opponent in terms of speed.

However, the magic consumption of time and space is extremely high, and his winning streak had to end after only two games.

But judging by his expression, he was not disappointed with this result.

The number of games in the second round is much less than that in the first round, and the players who have remained until now are of a high level and will not procrastinate.

So the second round came to an end in just one morning.

19 people from the attacking group that lost the game were eliminated, and the remaining 20 people will enter the final third round of the fourth round!

Section [-] talk

After the second round, the four-person team participating in the competition had a small tea party on the second floor of the cafeteria.

Because of Royard's treat, the dining table was filled with all kinds of exquisite snacks for the four of them to feast on.

"Wow, it's really tiring." Finally, the second round of confrontation was over, little Joey stretched comfortably, and sat on the recliner on the second floor of the cafeteria, with a relaxed smile on his face.

"Hey, auxiliary magicians are indeed harder." Assas sighed while stuffing potato chips into his mouth, "It seems that there are not many fierce people like Sister Nan, otherwise this competition will become a solo show."

Royard, who was drinking a drink, said: "But as strong as she is, she also lost under the attack of the crowd."

"That's also because her inability to use strong offensive magic limits her performance, and senior Aslan is already powerful enough, otherwise she probably won't be able to take her down."

Assas held the potato sticks like a baton, waving circles in the air, and calmly analyzed, "And don't forget, there is also a senior Thomson who has never ended before. If they The two form a partner, do we have any way to deal with it?"

Everyone thought of the wonderful performance of those two in the third round of the Nova Wars, and their hearts were a little drummed.

Although everyone knows that the magic of Frostfall in the mirror is unlikely to be perfectly reproduced again.

But the fear of being dominated by super-standard magic cannot be easily erased from memory.

"Originally, we lost to them in terms of strength. If we really lose to them, we won't be ashamed." Royard's mentality is very good. This is only the first year. As freshmen, it would be great if they can make it to the last round. , the chief throne is really an extravagant hope, there is no need to compete with seniors and sisters.

"Hey, you guys really have no ambition! Why don't you have the momentum to swear to surpass your predecessors?"

"This voice...is it her?!" Hearing the sudden familiar voice, Assas stood up from the chair suddenly, turned his head and looked around, looking nervous.

Royard looked at Assas' behavior in puzzlement, and asked in confusion, "Assas, who made you so nervous?"

"Maybe it's me?" Lloyd had just finished asking when a beautiful girl with a ponytail appeared next to him with a smile. She moved a chair from nowhere and inserted it between Lloyd and Assas to sit with them.

"Al Dison!" Assas said the name bitterly, his eyes slightly vicious.

"Hey, it's me." The girl kept smiling and replied calmly, not caring about Assas' hungry wolf-like eyes at all, and even a bit provocative.