Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 293 - 286: An Exciting Duel

Chapter 293: Chapter 286: An Exciting Duel

For Hu Daoke, Luo’er’s status in his heart was second only to Tangmo. Therefore, an insult to Luo’er was an insult to him, something he could not tolerate.

"Calm down, calm down!" Cheng Ziang patted his shoulder from the sideway, seemingly to dissuade him, but more like deliberately pushing him.

Anyway, as a guest of Melia, even if there was a conflict with the knight, Melia would only blame the knight. Not to mention her affection for Luo’er, her status in the headquarters alone was enough for her to be offended.

"Another half-beastman, what bad luck. Is Otherworld specifically producing these monsters?" The knight, relying on the Rune Armor on his body, had no qualms about facing Luo’er and others.

"Stick to the point, please don’t insult others." Despite the situation, Luo’er remained calm.

"Shut up, you dirty hybrids, are you that important? You’re nothing more than a group of disgusting crossbreeds and losers. Don’t forget how you were driven out of this world in those years, are you dreaming of showing off here? Really thinking too highly of yourselves!" The Knight sneered, making a malicious mockery.

Facing the impudent and arrogant knight, Luo’er showed the greatest tolerance. Now he had an unhappy look, obviously somewhat angry.

"Draw your sword," Luo’er’s temper wasn’t shown on his face, but was included in his tone. He made a dispersing gesture to the officer beside him, then turned around and said to Cheng Ziang without looking back, "Ziang, give him a little lesson!"

"Understood!" Cheng Ziang came out with a cold face, carrying his blue and white porcelain long knife on his back, which he always carried with him.

"Clang!"

Due to the special scabbard design, Cheng Ziang easily drew his long knife. The beautiful and delicate patterns on the long knife drew everyone’s admiration. He twisted his wrist, swirled the long knife in his hand, then looked at the knight and said coldly," Malicious insults deserve punishment. Are you ready?"

"Hehe, want to compete with me, it’s hilarious!" The knight faced his long knife with surprise at first, then a greedy look appeared on his face. He also drew the long sword from his waist, ready to attack.

The duels in Otherworld have rules, the winner has the right to take everything on the loser. So when he saw Cheng Ziang draw his long knife, the knight couldn’t wait to draw his long sword, preparing to defeat Cheng Ziang and take the weapon in his hand as his own.

Although Cheng Ziang had received theoretical training from Yalunte, he had little experience in combat due to the lack of opportunities to compete. When the knight drew his long sword, he was still considering whether to use the killing sword skill or the enemy-controlling sword skill.

Last time he didn’t have the heart to kill Yalunte, and he was scolded severely. Now facing this knight, he is still struggling whether or not to use the killing sword skill to decisively finish him off.

While he was still hesitating, the knight couldn’t wait to strike. He raised his long sword and made a stabbing attack, which is the standard attacking method of the long sword.

Without much thought, Cheng Ziang put his hand on the sword body and deflected the stab of the long sword. But unexpectedly, the knight showed a complacent look, and immediately elbowed him in the face.

Actually, with the full armor, if Cheng Ziang was hit in the face by this elbow, minor injuries like a swollen nose and swollen face would be minor compared to what could be a fatal hit.

Thinking of this, Cheng Ziang subconsciously raised his hand to forcibly block the attack. He wasn’t wearing any wrist guards, so he was hit directly on his forearm, causing him to grit his teeth in pain and unavoidably take one step back.

The two men immediately jumped away, and the knight immediately made a low crouch posture, raising the sword tip to the height of his ear. If Cheng Ziang angrily attacks blindly, he can directly end the fight with a powerful hack. As for whether Cheng Ziang will hit him, it doesn’t concern him, he arrogantly thinks that Cheng Ziang’s weapon can’t break through the Rune Armor on his body.

Cheng Ziang whipped his left hand in pain. The direct elbow hit from the Knight had already caused severe bruising to his left arm. Without applying some bruise treatment salve, it would not recover for a while.

The first round of both sides caused the crowd to boo, the soldiers clearly favored Cheng Ziang, so when the knight was repelled, they couldn’t help feeling a bit worried.

Cheng Ziang did not care about the surrounding comments, his whole mind was filled with thoughts on how to deal with the adversary. He could tell, based on the knight’s current actions, he was unable to launch an effective attack, as the raised long sword could be hacked down at any time, directly slamming into his head or shoulder.

The only way was to block the attack above and then try to get close to him, but then he didn’t have a weapon to attack the knight, who was within reach.

After pondering for a moment, Cheng Ziang still took the initiative to attack. He saw him putting the long knife over his head and then rushing towards the knight. Seeing this, the knight immediately greeted him, then slashed straight at Cheng Ziang’s neck.

Cheng Ziang’s blade blocked the strike, sparks flying from their weapons in an ear-piercing collision of metal.

Just as Cheng Ziang predicted, the knight aimed for his neck, but his long blade intercepted the attack. Simultaneously, he drew a dagger from his waist, stabbing at the knight’s unprotected armpit.

The knight’s arm was raised, leaving his vulnerable armpit exposed, giving Cheng Ziang the opportunity to counter.

He plunged his dagger into the Knight’s armpit. Regrettably, the chainmail underneath protected the knight, the blade only piercing about a centimeter into the knight’s skin before being stopped by the chainmail.

This was as Cheng Ziang anticipated. He meant not to kill the knight, but to instill fear in him, forcing him to make mistakes in the imminent battle.

Cheng Ziang was confident that the knight could hardly harm him, which was why he chose to use the Enemy-controlling Sword Skill. Otherwise, like now, he could have held his pistol against the knight’s armpit and fired, the chainmail would be unable to block the bullet.

Both of them took a step back, eliciting a cheer from the crowd. Cheng Ziang wagged his blood-stained dagger, mocking the knight with a smirk.

The knight clutched his armpit. Although the injury was not severe, he was drenched in sweat. If that last strike was successful, the dagger might’ve pierced into his lungs, straight through to his heart, killing him on the spot without a sound.

Cheng Ziang’s advantage sent a shock to the knight who was infuriated by the mockery. Now, he decided to go all out, vowing to kill Cheng Ziang to uphold his dignity as a knight.

He gritted his teeth, lowered his double-hold on the hilt beneath his waist, tilting the blade toward Cheng’s face. This stance could protect against torso attacks and initiate an upward thrust as a counterattack.

Cheng Ziang still held the sword in one hand, leaving the other free to react when necessary. He didn’t plan to resist the knight’s attack directly but to close in with footwork, then launch a close-quarters assault.

Cheng Ziang took the initiative again. He struck off the knight’s sword, then pointed his blade towards the knight’s throat. The knight retreated a step, evading Cheng Ziang’s attack and puncturing towards his face.

Cheng Ziang parried the thrust, then swung his blade directly at his chest. Relying on his Rune Armor, the knight took a hit. Cheng Ziang’s long sword swept across his chest armor, which usually would’ve emitted light, instead leaving a shallow trace.

The knight ignored Cheng Ziang’s attack, wielding his sword aiming at his neck again. If this hit, Cheng Ziang’s head would be severed on the spot.

However, Cheng Ziang didn’t get careless after landing a strike. He bent backward utilizing his strong waist, so the knight’s sword barely missed his face.

"Stop!" An angry shout interrupted their intense duel from afar, attracting everyone’s attention. Both stopped, retreating a few steps.

The one approaching was Princess Melia. Hearing the report, she rushed over and immediately stopped the duel upon seeing it.

For her, if a knight was killed, it didn’t matter. But if anyone from the Advance Team was killed, she would be in trouble.

Melia stormed into the crowd, her aura so powerful it made soldiers shiver and step back.

Cheng Ziang halted at her command. His original plan was to teach the knight a lesson, but with Melia’s arrival, he didn’t need to anymore. Assuming Melia was sensible, she would blame the knight without hesitation.

Melia stepped into the center of the crowd, glanced at Luo’er with a hint of guilt, then asked, "Knight Commander, is this how you train your subordinates?"

"Princess, please calm down!" The Knight Commander was dripping in cold sweat and fell to his knees immediately to apologize.

"Kneel, fool!" the Knight Commander roared at the knight.

The knight dared not disobey the Knight Commander, let alone Melia, he knelt tremblingly, throwing his sword on the ground.

"Why did you draw your sword against our esteemed guest?" Melia asked condescendingly with a stern face.