Edge of the Apocalypse
Chapter 775: Men's War (2)

As they walked to the camp hall, Roddy and Metallon's expressions changed slightly.

Metallon shook his head and said, "These youths are so impulsive. They don't want to speculate. They're just going to make a move."

"Isn't there a saying that men know each other through their fists? This is also a way of communicating." Roddy said with a relaxed expression. Both he and Metalon sensed the aura released by Allen. Link's aura was condensed, giving him a majestic majesty. At his age, it was truly rare. Moreover, he was a lot ahead of Alan in Origin Energy, but Roddy wasn't worried about Alan at all.

After all, this was Bescot's camp, and Link didn't dare to seriously injure Alan. Even if he dared to do so, with Metallon present, he wouldn't let this happen. Moreover, Allen's overall strength was definitely not something that could be clearly stated with just a single Origin Energy level. If Link was superficially convinced that rank was combat power, then he would probably learn a lesson this time.

'"Looks like I'll have to excuse myself, Mr. Roddy. I'll see you later," Metallon said.

Without waiting for Roddy to reply, Metallon's figure flashed and moved more than ten meters away. Then, he ran towards where Allen's aura had risen. His running posture was extremely vigorous and powerful, carrying a faint sense of dominance that nothing could stop, causing Roddy's pupils to shrink slightly. It could be imagined that if this old marquis were to make a move, it would definitely be a tyrannical method.

Lucy retreated a hundred meters away, looking at the two people in front of her anxiously and helplessly.

At this moment, they were releasing their Origin Energy and their auras were rising. Apart from not releasing the projection yet, it was as if he was attacking with all his might. A faint golden flame rose from Link's body. Balls of brilliant light constantly flickered like stars. The orange flames sprayed out from Allen's body boiled like blazing flames. Occasionally, a few glittering red lights that were as dense as lava would rush up like dragons, emitting astonishing heat.

Two different types of Origin Energy explored, entangled, and collided with each other! They hadn't made a move yet, but Lucy's heart skipped a beat from the Origin Energy. In contrast, Alan was clearly suppressed by Link. This was also natural. After all, Link's level was far higher than Ellen's. If he were to compete for Origin Energy equivalents, Ellen would not be able to catch up.

However, Alan maintained his full resilience. Whenever Link's star flames were so heavy that he couldn't breathe, the rays of red flames would charge forward. When they collided with Link's Origin Energy flames, they collided with the twinkling stars and exploded into countless pieces of light at the same time.

Alan now knew that whether it was the twinkling stars in Link's Origin Energy flames or his own dragon-like flames, they were all external manifestations of the Origin Energy Condensate. The battle between the Flame Dragon and the Stars was actually the collision of their strongest strengths. In terms of Origin Energy equivalents, Alan was inferior to Link. However, in terms of strength at the highest level, he was not inferior to the other party at all. Link's twinkling stars gave off a faint sense of boundlessness and majesty, while Alan's flames were filled with a wild aura of destruction. Every time they collided, Link could feel the blaze that burned everything, causing him to think that the entire world had turned into a sea of purgatory flames!

After another collision of Origin Energy, the two of them finally attacked.

Link stepped forward and flashed forward like he had stepped through the void. At the same time, he struck out with his palm, seemingly hitting the air, but in reality, when the palm landed, it would hit Allen's chest. Alan bowed like a wolf and saw the ground with his feet. With a slight push, he pounced towards Link. His posture was a mixture of nimbleness and wildness, like a snow wolf pouncing on its prey.

He even ignored Link's palm strike on his chest and only concentrated on launching a punch.

Clouds surged as the hot smoke around his body followed an invisible law and quickly flowed. It formed a spiral airflow that chased after Allen's fist tip, pushing the might and momentum of this punch to its peak!

If the two of them hadn't changed, Link would have struck Ellen's chest with a palm, and Ellen would have stabbed his fist into his body. '"Stop!" Lucy cried out in surprise when she saw that both of them were injured.

However, not only did the two of them not stop, their Origin Energy imposing aura surged wildly instead. In that instant, a figure suddenly interrupted between the two of them and collided with the three of them. Stars flickered around Link, and Alan's Flame Dragon flew around. The two of them attacked with all their might, but they were crushed by life.

When the flames of both men's Origin Energy had subsided, Lucy could see that the person who had intervened was Metallon. Metalon's expression was solemn. He opened Link's saber in one hand and clenched Allen's heavy fist in the other. The old marquis looked at the two and spat out two words from his mouth, "Nonsense!"

He pushed his hands horizontally, separating the two of them. '"What did you promise me before you came?" Metallon looked at Link.

'"I promised you, Marquis, that I would never mention my true relationship with His Highness, and that I would never do anything to anyone related to His Highness and restrain myself," Link said awkwardly under the gaze of Metalon. "It's all for His Highness's sake."

'"Do you remember what you're doing now? Could it be that Lei Beth's son can't even keep his promise? Then I'll go back and ask your father how he taught you!"

"I'm sorry, Marquis Metallon," Link said with a face full of shame. "It's just that I was too anxious, and I thought I was right."

He stubbornly looked at Alan.

Metallon shook his head and said to Alan, "I understand how you feel about risking your life for His Highness. I'm even happier that His Highness has a man like you who is willing to fight for her." But Mr. Allen, this kid Link has a bad temper and is a bit stubborn. But how can he say that his father is one of the five dukes of our empire, Reibis? "If you really hurt him, it might not be a good thing for you or His Highness."

Alan obeyed and said, "I admit that I was a little reckless just now, but if Mr. Link still wants to take Lucy away by force, I won't change my mind!"

"If you don't use force, how do I know if you have the qualifications to protect Your Highness? If you don't use force, can you rely on one mouth?" Link refused to budge.

Metallon suddenly felt so old that he couldn't even suppress the two little brats. He snorted, "You can compete, but you must abide by the rules I set. If you are willing to abide by them, then let's have a fair duel in front of people."

"That's music to my ears." Link raised his head and said, "What do you say? Let's fight again. If I win, that means you don't have the strength to protect His Highness. Your Highness must come with me."

"I'll fight you, but not take Lucy's life. If she wants to go back, I won't stop her. But if she wants to stay, whoever wants to take her away, first trample on my corpse!" "It's not up to you or me to interfere with her freedom," said Alan coldly.

"You …"

Link wanted to say something else, but Metallon interrupted him, "As Alan said, this duel is just to see if he has the power to protect His Highness. Whether His Highness stays or leaves is not up to you, nor is it up to Lebes!"

Link could only nod in agreement.

The duel was scheduled for half an hour later, and the location was the training ground of the camp. Metalloon's rules were very simple. He could not use Origin Energy, let alone projection. He could only use battle techniques to knock down the opponent. If anyone violated the rules, he would be considered defeated. This rule was fair to Allen, and he didn't have to worry about the other party's Origin Energy level exceeding his own. As for combat skills, Alan had absolute confidence in himself.

Hearing that Alan was going to duel with Link, the entire camp exploded. The training ground in the camp was already packed in less than three minutes. In the end, Roddy chased away some of them to make room for Adahua Planet's envoys to observe the battle. Originally, it was just an impulsive collision between two young people, but now, it was about the honor and disgrace of both sides. The vulture soldiers naturally didn't want Allen to lose, so did the envoys from Adahua Planet.

This news even spread to other parts of the stronghold, so people rushed over one after another. There were people from the Federation, as well as other envoys from Adahua Planet. For this reason, Roddy could only clear the arena once more and drive the soldiers out to make room for the newcomers. As for the soldiers who had been cleared out of the arena, they did not leave. They gathered at the entrance, or even outside the windows, not wanting to miss this duel.

Reina, who had just finished training his soldiers, also came to the training ground. He found his father and frowned, "What the hell is Alan doing?"

Roddy whistled and placed his hand on Reina's shoulder, "Son, you have to learn this from Alan. Look at how romantic it is for His Highness to challenge the Earl of Adahua Planet. It's a man, and it takes a few fucking times in his life to move a woman to death."

Reina pushed his father away, "When did you learn to be romantic?"

"You're right. Go back and ask your mother how I chased her back then."

Rena rolled his eyes at him, unwilling to continue talking with him. In a corridor outside the training field, Lucy was putting on protective gear for Ellen. Although she did not use Origin Energy, there were plenty of ways for both sides to injure people with their martial skills alone, so the necessary protection was still needed. Allen could have worn his new armor, the Eternal Guardian, but he still wore the usual protective gear of the training ground. After all, Metalon had already ruled out the use of Origin Energy, so it could be considered quite protective of him. If he used Eternal Guardian again, it would ruin Metalon's good intentions.

As Lucy put on her armor for Alan, she said, "Archduke Reibis is an expert in swordsmanship. Although Link rarely fights, I'm sure his swordsmanship isn't that bad. You have to be careful."

Alan nodded and said, "I thought you would stop me."

"Can I stop it? If I could, you wouldn't have made a move just now, would you?" Lucy sighed and smiled, "But I'm glad you did it for me."