Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 258 - 251: Rivalry in Love

Chapter 258: Chapter 251: Rivalry in Love

"Many years have passed, and you’re still as vicious with your words." Facing Dina’s insult, Yalunte didn’t get angry but showed a smile instead.

"If only I knew back then what kind of person you were, I would’ve killed you right away!" Dina said through gritted teeth.

"Don’t be so upset, you can’t even beat me, can you?" Yalunte confidently declared.

"Grand Swordmaster, what a empty title! I practiced day and night just to defeat you and bring your head to the Pope!" Seeing Yalunte, Dina gave up on pursuing Arya’s Blade. In his eyes, killing Yalunte was far more important than retrieving Arya’s Blade.

"I never claimed to be a Swordmaster. You forced that moniker upon me, overzealously vowing to defeat me. How unfortunate I am." Yalunte shrugged innocently.

"Enough talk, you betrayed the king, you betrayed the Pope – it’s a fact. I shall take care of you – a heretic – on behalf of the Church Court!" Dina stepped forward and struck heavily at Yalunte.

Clad in armor, he had no fear of Yalunte’s attacks. As he saw it, defeating Yalunte was justified by any means necessary.

Yalunte took a step back, avoiding Dina’s attack. Shaking his head, he gave a bitter smile, "Dina, if you want to kill me, say it outright. Don’t bring up the king and the Pope."

"So what if I want to kill you?" Dina took a diagonal swing at him again, which Yalunte dodged. However, his powerful blow cut a bowl-sized tree behind Yalunte in half.

"Strike back, aren’t you the best swordsman on the continent!" Dina roared, slashing his sword at him again.

Dina’s strikes were forceful and wide. Yalunte knew that enduring them would not only question his stamina, but his sword might also not hold. Dina, supported by his armor, had no concern about his attacks, but a single hit from Dina would cause substantial damage to Yalunte.

He had no chance in a direct confrontation, his equipment was inferior, and Dina was fully clad in iron, looking for a weak spot was difficult.

Although Yalunte had been wandering for a long time, he had collaborated early with the Headquarters and had learned some Chinese characters and languages. He remembered he once asked the Shani people to get some books on Earth’s swordsmanship when he was at the Headquarters’ base.

Among those books, he was most impressed by a Tai Chi swordsmanship book. This sword technique emphasized using the opponent’s force against them and redirecting their attack, rather than resisting directly.

He was interested in this philosophy and had learned some in his spare time, integrating it with his own swordsmanship to make it more exquisite.

When Dina attacked again, Yalunte didn’t dodge. He tried to lock swords with Dina, and with a slight force, he led the attack to the side.

Dina was confused by his peculiar swordsmanship, his straight-on assault was deflected, causing his strenuous attack to miss.

Now Dina was wide open. If it weren’t for the thick armor he was wearing, Yalunte could cut his throat with a single sword strike.

An enraged Dina swung his sword hard, but Yalunte deftly jumped back, neatly dodging his attack.

"Dina, after all these years, your swordsmanship is still mediocre with no improvement whatsoever." Yalunte teased with a laugh.

"Shut up!" Dina was furious, his face contorted with rage. He brandished his sword, lunging at Yalunte. But Yalunte blocked the strike with a swing of his sword, and used Dina’s momentum to step forward, his body slightly bent, and delivered an elbow punch to Dina’s armpit.

This was the weakest point of his armor. Although it couldn’t be pierced by sharp weapons, the damage caused by a blunt hit could be physically felt.

Dina staggered back embarrassingly, clutching his armpit. His body didn’t hurt that much, but it was psychologically unsettling.

"You shouldn’t rely too much on your armor." Yalunte tirelessly advised.

"I don’t need instruction from a traitor like you!" Dina roared as he lunged again.

Dina roared as he swung his sword straight at his forehead. Such an attack, even if Yalunte could block it, would be hard for him to divert. There was a good chance his sword might break.

But Yalunte wasn’t worried. He still faced Dina’s fierce attack with composure. Suddenly, he lifted his sword, not to block the attack, instead aiming directly at Dina.

Just when Dina thought that Yalunte would take him head-on, Yalunte’s sword struck like lightning, accurately hit the hilt of his sword. Following that, his blade went up the hilt, and with a twist.

In this way, under Yalunte’s precise attack, Dina’s sword-wielding hand was forced open, with his sword clattering to the ground. If it weren’t for the protective armor on his fingers, Yalunte’s strike would have chopped off his fingers.

Dina backed off a step in pain, holding his palm and nervously watching Yalunte. What he didn’t expect was that Yalunte’s attack was so accurate, precisely stabbing his sword-holding hand and directly disarming him.

Although he had some protection, this attack still caused varying degrees of injury to his fingers, blurring flesh and blood on his palm. Although it’s not a big problem, it would be nearly impossible to wield a sword again in a short time.

"You insult me at your first word, and you want my life. Why?" Yalunte pointed his longsword at him, shrugged helplessly, and said.

"Less bullshit, if you want to kill me, do it quickly. I don’t need the sympathy of a betrayer like you!" Dina was hard-headed, and even with no weapon in hand, he did not back down before Yalunte.

"When have I ever betrayed the Church Court? It’s the Church Court that betrayed me." Yalunte shook his head and said.

"If you hadn’t kidnapped Lin, how could the Church Court expel you? What is betrayal? It’s clear that you are maliciously criminal." Dina said through gritted teeth.

"Shut up," Yalunte became irritated at the mention of Lin, he pointed at Dina angrily, "You guys are responsible for Lin’s affair too. If I hadn’t taken her away back then, she’d have died at Odelanqi!"

"Where is she now?" When he heard this, Dina’s emotions surged.

"She’s dead!" Yalunte lowered his head and said in a soft voice.

"You, you, selfish jerk!" Dina was so angry that he couldn’t speak, his teeth grinding together noisily.

"However," Yalunte paused and continued, "Lin’s child survived."

"Child?" Hearing this, Dina’s face abruptly changed, and he stared at him in shock.

"Yes," Yalunte nodded and turned his head to look at him, then said word for word, "It’s our child."

Dina stared at him blankly, and then suddenly began to laugh uproariously. But as he laughed, his voice became more and more choked, and he finally couldn’t help but burst into tears.

"You guys even have a child, hahahaha!!" Dina cried and laughed at the same time. His eyes filled with hatred when he looked at Yalunte, a kind of resentment from being deprived of a loved one.

"You go to hell!" Dina suddenly picked up the longsword from the ground with his left hand and immediately jabbed at Yalunte.

Yalunte pulled back and repeated his old trick. The longsword evaded the opponent’s edge, striking at the tiger’s mouth, then twisted hard, and the longsword in Dina’s hand was again knocked to the ground with a clatter.

Yalunte stepped on the longsword and pointed his own at Dina’s eyes. There were only bars here, with a gentle forward push, his longsword could penetrate the helmet and pierce Dina’s eyes.

"Dina, Lin has never once liked you. Why bother?" Yalunte looked at him and said.

"Are you pitying me?" Dina, completely unconcerned with the threat before his eyes, asked with a tear-streaked smile.

"No, I just suggest you let it go. So many years have passed, there’s no need for you to be so infatuated." Yalunte sighed.

"I don’t need you to teach me how to be a human being. If Lin doesn’t like me, let her say it to me herself!" Dina paid no heed to his persuasion.

"I told you, she’s dead!" Yalunte reiterated.

"Liar, what on Earth, what made her love you, what made her bear your child, in what aspect are you better than me, you’re just a commoner..." Dina lifted his head to look at him, then rambled, saying, "You, you are lying to me, right? Actually, you have always wanted to possess her, so you not only deceive me but also her, making her ignorant of my existence, you liar, you liar!"

"Dina, calm down, I didn’t lie to you. Lin is really dead. I can’t possibly joke about her life or death." Yalunte spoke helplessly.

"Nonsense, liar! We grew up together, why would she like you, just because you are known as the continent’s top Swordsman, you phony guy! You don’t deserve that title!" Dina looked up and screamed hysterically.

"You guys grew up together, can’t you see her feelings for you, you dull guy! She never liked you!" Seeing his state, Yalunte shook his head and put down his longsword.

He didn’t want to kill Dina, that wouldn’t bring him any benefits. The headquarters asked him to hand over Arya’s Blade to the Advance Team himself, and now he had completed the task and also covered their retreat, so it’s time to leave.

Although the Church Court saw him as enemy, he didn’t want to become hostile with these people, especially Dina. He was his old-time friend, although a rival in love, he had no intention of killing him.

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