A Complete Victory

To Adams' utter surprise, Roy didn't even raise his shield in the face of Adams's thrusting Heavy Sword.

He completely ignored Adams and swung the hammer at Steve, who was trying to get behind him.

Adams was forced to change tactics, taking a step forward to parry the Wooden Hammer with his sword, and said to Steve, "Leave Roy to me!"

After saying that, he swung his Heavy Sword again, slashing diagonally at Roy's pierced shoulder.

Steve adjusted his stance and lunged at Klayr, handing her the military knife at that moment...

Steve used almost all his strength in that thrust, Thrust Sabre turned into a white light in his hand.

Klayr, however, stepped forward without flinching, her Long Dagger aimed horizontally at Steve's throat.

Neither of them dodged the other's killing move...

Steve was absolutely certain that he could stab Klayr in the neck before her Long Dagger was at his Klayr.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the stands.

But just then, a Wooden Hammer appeared diagonally below Steve.

Roy's Wooden Hammer just happened to block Steve's path.

If Steve doesn't retract his Thrust Sabre, it will inevitably pierce the Wooden Hammer.

Steve was forced to quickly lunge to the side to dodge the full force of the Wooden Hammer.

He dodged Roy's mallet and, with his speed advantage, narrowly avoided Klayr's 'throat-cutting' attack.

Adams' longsword struck Roy's shoulder, causing the Chain Mail to dent sharply...

A blue light reappeared in the depression.

Adams was confident that even if the sword couldn't cut through the Chain Mail, it would at least shatter Roy's shoulder blade. Unfortunately, the moment the Heavy Sword landed on his shoulder, the arm slipped like a slippery eel, and the Heavy Sword slid backward without any resistance.

Although the Blessing of Protection helped Roy avoid the sword strike, Roy, who had been hit by Adams's sword, was in great pain and felt a sharp pain in his shoulder holding the Wooden Shield.

Roy grunted.

He could barely lift the Wooden Shield in his hand.

Steve, who had been stopped by Roy, lunged at Klayr once again.

Klayr quickly jumped to dodge and thrust the Long Dagger in her hand towards Steve's abdomen.

Roy yelled, "Klayr, now!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a ball of holy light that had been hidden inside the Wooden Shield suddenly flew out and appeared in front of Steve's face under Roy's control.

Although the light wasn't dazzling, at such close range, it almost completely blocked Steve's vision.

Steve suddenly felt a burst of light appear before his eyes, and everything went white.

Roy's mallet struck Steve's wrist, knocking his Thrust Sabre away, while the shield that followed slammed into Steve's face.

Even though it was a Wooden Shield, it made intimate contact with Steve's face at high speed.

Steve's head was smashed to the right and backward by the shield.

Klayr had caught up, her Long Dagger originally intended to stab Steve in the abdomen. But seeing him fall backward, she pressed her wrist down slightly, and the Long Dagger, without any sharp edge, plunged into the thigh covered by leather pants.

The Long Dagger pierced through the Light Leather Armor, leaving a bloody hole in Steve's thigh, which caused Steve to fall heavily to the ground.

Adams was too late to save Steve; he thrust his Heavy Sword toward Roy's back...

It was as if Roy had eyes in the back of his head. Just a second before the Heavy Sword pierced his back, he suddenly turned around, and the Heavy Sword almost slid past his back.

Seeing his sword miss again, Adams pressed down on the hilt with all his might with both hands...

In an instant, the Heavy Sword changed direction, turning a full-force thrust into a sweeping motion.

Roy had nowhere to dodge and was struck in the left rib by the Heavy Sword.

Roy's Chain Mail was torn open, revealing only a shallow scar on his exposed ribs.

Klayr had already drawn her Long Dagger and turned to face Adams...

Roy, clad in Chain Mail, also struggled to his feet, his right hand gripping the mallet. The faint light returned to Roy's left shoulder. His left arm, which held the shield, was completely unable to lift, but he returned Adams a victor's smile.

At that moment, the elves on Steve's side of the stands all stood up.

They ran to the railing of the stands and looked at Steve lying in the arena with concern.

At this moment, Instructor Nora arrived at Steve's side, examined his injuries, and after seeing the bloody hole in his thigh, announced that Steve was out of the game.

Although Steve was unwilling, he did not argue...

The elves couldn't understand Roy's fighting style and protested loudly, "What is this? Why are Priest from the temple going to study at the Elf Academy?"

"He just used divine magic..."

The stands opposite were in complete chaos...

Meanwhile, cheers erupted from the stands on Klayr's side.

Roy stood up again, and together with Klayr, they sandwiched Adams between them.

Although Roy could no longer lift his left arm, he still defiantly swung the Wooden Hammer twice and approached Adams step by step.

"Give up the struggle, and let yourself lose with some dignity, Adams..."

Roy continued to speak sarcastically.

Roy and Klayr did not launch the first attack.

Adams suddenly realized that Roy was recovering his strength, so he launched a fierce attack on the injured Roy.

Adams judged that Roy was wearing heavy armor, which not only made his movements difficult, but also that he was currently injured in the shoulder. If he could knock Roy out of the game with a single sword strike, there might still be a chance to turn the tide of the duel.

But he made a mistake again...

Just as Adams thought Roy's left arm was incapacitated and swung his sword at Roy's left side, Roy surprisingly raised his Wooden Shield to block Adams's Heavy Sword.

This Sword Poet relied entirely on his own strength to suppress Roy, without employing any poetic sword techniques.

Instructor Nora shook her head repeatedly at the sight...

Adams a skilled swordsman, but from the start of the battle he was lured into delivering heavy blows by Roy, and in the end he couldn't even see through such an obvious 'bait'.

Roy blocked Adams's sword with his shield, and then struck Adams in the chest with his Wooden Hammer.

One blow nearly knocked Adams unconscious...

Klayr, who had been waiting for an opportunity, moved closer again. Just as Adams leaned back, Claire locked Adams ' neck with her arm and pressed the Long Dagger in her hand against his chest.

Instructor Nora immediately appeared beside them, grabbed Klayr's wrist, and raised his hand holding the Long Dagger high...

"Klayr and Roy win!"

Instructor Nora announced loudly.

Upon hearing Instructor Nora announce the victory, Roy plopped down on the ground, dropped the Wooden Hammer, and rubbed his left shoulder, which was almost numb.

Klayr, carrying Long Dagger, walked up to Roy and first gave him a high five to celebrate their victory...

Then he bent down to check his injuries and helped him take off his heavy Chain Mail.

The ' Stone Skin ' effect on the two had not yet worn off. Roy, who had taken off his Chain Mail, was only wearing a linen shirt, and his exposed skin was covered with rock-like patterns.

His left shoulder was first stabbed by Steve with Thrust Sabre, and then slashed by Heavy Sword. In addition to a cut, there was a large bruise.

The wound was still bleeding quite a bit.

How are you feeling?

Without waiting for Roy's reply, Klayr pulled out a bottle of Tree of Life Sap from her waist, uncorked it, and tried to force Roy to drink it.

At least Steve and Adams are doing the same thing right now.

This time, Roy blocked all the attacks from the two opponents, giving Klayr a chance to eliminate them both...

Roy brushed aside the Tree of Life Sap that Klayr offered, gesturing for him to put the cork back on, and forced a smile:

"I think I can try wearing Plate Armor next time. Chain Mail can't stop Thrust Sabre or blunt weapons... Adams is using this Heavy Sword as a blunt weapon. I feel like I've lost all feeling in my left shoulder."

"Drink this, it will help your injuries heal faster..." Klayr said to Roy.

"No need to waste such money, I have free options!"

Roy pointed to Jasper and Abbott, who were running down from the stands, and said smugly.

"Roy, I think you've opened up a new avenue for us Novice Priest. Fighting in heavy armor doesn't seem like a bad idea after all..."

As soon as Jasper came down, he excitedly said to Roy.

Abbott chimed in excitedly, "That's right, I plan to try it out when I get back, but I don't know if Chain Mail can block the mental attacks of the undead."

At this moment, Instructor Nora walked up to the two of them, said, "Not bad tactics!" and then turned and left.

Klayr's friends ran down from the stands to congratulate Klayr! Some kept asking Klayr about Roy's identity...

Bonus chapter for Silver Grand Alliance member Canghai Yizhi Miao (6/100)