Chapter 319

The first match in the round of 64 to 32 was between Maria Saria and Left-Handed Knight Titus White Poplar.

The match was held at the Blazing Arena, and the host was still the Big Mouth Mob had been poached from the team.

"La Signora and gentlemen, welcome to the Blazing Arena for today's special tournament! As you can see through the camera, this arena, known as the third largest in Kazimierz, is packed to capacity today!"

Both of today's opponents are extremely popular among Competitive Knight! One is Maria Saria, the beautiful Knight from the legendary Nearl Family!

The other, named after a legendary Knight of the past, is the commander of the Sharp Helmet Knights, the Left-Handed Knight — Titus Poplar!

As Big Mouth Mob introduced the two, a huge cheer erupted from the audience.

"Oh my gosh! Left-handed Knight, I want to have your babies, you're the best!"

"Maria, good luck! If you pull off an upset today, the money you win will be enough for me to buy a castle!"

"Holy crap, are you crazy? Maria's stats on paper are definitely not as good as Left Hand's. How much did you buy for her?"

"A few hundred thousand, I wanted to turn my motorcycle into a castle. But I bet on the Left-Handed Knight and spent even more money. This kind of risk hedging doesn't seem to be very profitable."

All sorts of shouts and roars, like surging waves, quickly drowned out Big Mouth Mob's voice.

Only after the scene quieted down a bit did he turn the microphone up to the maximum and continue his commentary:

"I could feel the enthusiasm of the audience even from the stands. Friends watching on TV, aren't you also feeling the adrenaline rush? Then without further ado! Please welcome both Knight into the arena!"

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"He just keeps reading the advertisements, and it never ends. This kind of noisy clown doesn't deserve to be a commentator."

After berating Big Mouth Mob, the Left-Handed Knight Titus turned his gaze to Maria. Due to his enormous size, he always looked up at her.

"You're the same, little Knight of the Nearl Family. It's ridiculous and laughable that you're struggling to maintain your noble Knight status. Since you're not capable of living up to the name of Knight, why bother shamelessly clinging on?"

I won't die a pathetic death in the locker room like that Rust Copper Knight. Today I'll show you that the last glory of the Nearl Family will fall here!

The competitors in the arena weren't wearing microphones or similar devices. Big Mouth, watching from the stands, only saw two people seemingly exchanging words, but couldn't discern what they were saying.

"If you ask me, we should really put a microphone on every contestant. That way, we can hear all the trash talk they're spouting before the official competition. Without further ado, I'm sure the audience is already itching to get started. Please allow me to declare the competition officially open!"

Shi Lei leaned on the railing, looking into the field like an ordinary spectator.

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Titus is a lancer who, like Maria, uses a shield for support, making him well-rounded in both offense and defense.

However, he was significantly larger and not in the same weight class as Maria. This would put her at a natural disadvantage in a direct confrontation, putting her at a considerable risk in the fight.

Titus made no fancy moves; he simply walked up to Maria and knocked her sword away. Then he kicked forward, forcing her to take several steps back to dodge.

"Pick up the sword!"

Instead of pressing his advantage, Titus provocatively waited for his opponent to pick up his weapon.

Although Maria didn't understand this behavior, she still rolled on the spot, grabbed her longsword, and held it across her chest.

"Again."

"Great! Very energetic!"

Seeing his body radiating dazzling light, Titus charged up and cleaved the light vertically with a single thrust of his spear.

"It... it split open?"

Maria stared, mouth slightly agape, at the astonishing scene before her. This was her specialty, after all; she hadn't expected it to be so easily neutralized.

"Heh, is it that difficult?"

Tester didn't miss the chance to mock Maria; his attacks on Maria hadn't stopped since the start of the game.

"If you hadn't been holding that lord's sword, I would have cleaved the weapon in two as well. You hold the faith of so many Knights in your hands, yet you know nothing about it."

"You're too weak; you're not worthy to be my opponent! I really don't understand why you had to arrange for me to participate in this meaningless battle!"

Maria could tell from Titus's words that he was harboring a lot of resentment, which she found rather puzzling.

The match-up for the 64 Knight in the special tournament was manipulated behind the scenes by the Commercial Union. Even if he were drawn against them, the Left-Handed Knight shouldn't have been so furious.

Judging from the fact that Titus was able to easily break through the attack, his strength should be above mine.

In this situation, it would be easy for the left-handed Knight to win. Even if they wanted a tough matchup, there would be plenty of opportunities in the later games.

But why is he holding a grudge against himself?

I don't understand, I really don't understand.

Actually, Maria had already mentally prepared herself for defeat before even participating in the main game. Games always have winners and losers; no Knight can consistently win without ever losing.

She will go back to train for three years and come back for the next Knight Competition to try and achieve a good ranking.

"Wow, my hands are amazing!"

Seeing the left-handed Knight crush Maria, the fans in the audience erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

This situation is not surprising to anyone.

Titus was, after all, the commander of the Sharp Helmet Knights, and his strength was definitely greater than that of the inexperienced Maria.

He was an extremely arrogant person on the field, and he liked to crush and destroy his opponents' mentality.

At a press conference, the Left-Handed Knight once uttered a famous saying within the industry, "The best way to destroy a Knight is to destroy their dignity."

Therefore, even though Titus had the upper hand, he repeatedly tormented Maria. He wanted to crush her with absolute power and completely destroy her confidence as Knight.

Inside the VIP viewing box at the Blazing Arena.

Charne saw Titus relentlessly tormenting Maria on the field and showed a look of disgust:

"Arrogant, so incredibly arrogant. To be honest, I really hate players like that. They could easily win the match, but they're obsessed with trampling on their opponents' dignity."

This lukewarm and sluggish fighting style will give the enemy an opening. Maria is the sister of the Bright Knight, the granddaughter of that old hero. The Nearl Family has never lacked those who can create miracles. The Left-Handed Knight's stalling tactics are simply courting death.

The assistant, who had previously failed to persuade Maria to join the Enterprise and the Knight, reported from the side:

"My lord, I have just received messages from many sponsors. They all hope that the Left-Handed Knight can end the battle as soon as possible."

Upon hearing this, Charné scoffed:

"It seems the big spenders are also worried that Titus might overplay his hand. I have no conflict of interest with Left-Handed Knight, so I can accept winning or losing. Personally, I would rather see him lose, as that would attract more attention."

Up in the stands, Big Mouth Mob, was passionately explaining the situation on the field:

"Look, everyone! Titus has knocked Maria's longsword away again. But instead of pressing his advantage, he let her pick up her weapon and continue fighting."

This is outrageous! Is this the strength of the commander of the top-tier Knight of Kazimierz? Viewers of this match, don't blink! Because the cruel outcome of a battle often hinges on a single moment!

As soon as she finished speaking, Maria picked up the longsword. At the same time, the light around her surged, and she unleashed her Special Skill for the second time.

Seeing her begin to gather her strength, Tester made no attempt to interrupt her. He wanted to use overwhelming power to completely destroy Maria's dignity.

Come on, I'll take this attack head-on! I'll make your most powerful move crumble before me!

As Maria Originium Arts, her body began to radiate a dazzling Blemishine. The Nearl Family's longsword was enveloped in light, looking like a lightsaber.

Maria was completely focused, because this was the most powerful move she could unleash.

She rushed forward, only to find that the Knight on the left made no attempt to dodge.

The lightsaber slashed down without any fancy moves, and a dazzling ball of light instantly enveloped the two of them.

Seeing that the lightsaber's brightness was only this level, Tester shook his head slightly, feeling very disappointed.

Too weak, really too weak.

Compared to the dazzling light of 'Bright Knight' Margaret, which shines like the sun, Maria's radiance is like a household light bulb.

But just as the lightsaber struck his shield, an indescribably powerful Psychic Power surged forth.

It instantly shattered Tester's consciousness, crushing his arrogance and pride to nothing.

Shi Lei had been waiting for this opportunity to make a move for far too long.

Maria was completely dominated from start to finish, without even managing a single decent attack.

Fortunately, he had done his research beforehand and knew that this left-handed Knight was arrogant and proud. He gave Maria the opportunity to keep challenging him, and also gave Shi Lei the opportunity to make a move.

The light faded...

Tester Left-Handed Knight Tesser, captain of the Sharp Helmet Knights and a contestant in the Special Tournament main event, collapsed to the ground in full view of everyone.

"Thump."

The room was completely silent; those in the front row could even clearly hear the sound of the heavy armor hitting the ground. At that moment, the same question arose in the minds of different audience members.

What exactly happened?

Why did Tester, who seemed to have the upper hand, fall to the ground and be unable to get up after Maria's single blow?

Because Maria was radiating Blemishine at the time, many people didn't see what was happening.

Among the Knight who came to watch the match were some strong special tournament players who got a glimpse of the whole situation.

But just like the audience, they still didn't understand why the Left-Handed Knight suddenly collapsed.

Maria's attacks were powerful, but far from being enough to instantly kill Tester. Even without a shield, she would at most be injured.

The person with the fastest reaction in the Blazing Arena was the commentator on stage Big Mouth Mob.

He held the microphone and spoke first:

"My God, after the two sides fought, the first one to fall was actually the Left-Handed Knight Titus Poplar!"

Before the match began, few people probably predicted this outcome. But it really happened!

Let me check Maria's odds... oh damn, 50 to 1. Those odds are really tempting.

Six years ago, the Bright Knight Margaret performed an almost impossible miracle in the arena. And today, the young Knight of the Nearl Family has once again performed a miracle!

Left-Handed Knight Tesser hadn't stood up for over ten seconds. Let us cheer! Today's victor is— Maria Saria! She has brought the arena back with a long-awaited miracle!

After the commentator announced the result, the entire audience erupted in uproar.

Most of the spectators in the arena could not accept this result. In particular, those who had spent a lot of money to bet on the left-handed Knight to win were now as black as ink.

Why humiliate someone when it's a game where the opponent is clearly superior, and why take their ultimate move?

Mom, Tester, you're a damn bastard!

Tester, I really want to kill your whole family!

As the saying goes, some are happy while others are sad. Some viewers who bet on Maria to win were overjoyed. They covered their mouths, afraid of laughing out loud and getting beaten up by other viewers.

Holy crap, this is so so exciting!

Human greed is insatiable.

Even viewers who buy tickets for less popular items will still worry about not having enough tickets.

"If I had known that the Left-Handed Knight was this bad, I would have gone all in on Maria."

"Why didn't I buy more? I should have bought more. I really regret it."

"I regret it too. I bought a lot of Testwins to hedge against the risk. But this thing is useless. Now, although I'm winning money, I haven't won much."

The audience erupted in shouts and curses, many unable to accept the outcome. Maria, one of the parties involved, was equally bewildered.

What's going on?

She stared blankly at the sword in her hand, feeling as if she were dreaming.

Could it be that my grandfather's spirit in heaven suddenly appeared to protect me? No matter how I look at it, that's impossible!

Cyril Saria is dead, how could he possibly reside in a sword he once used? This is real life, not a supernatural novel with ghosts and monsters.

So... what exactly happened just now?

Maria frowned, carefully recalling every detail from before, and began to analyze it frame by frame.