A Fancy Beatdown

After signing the contract, the two parties stood apart, their positions slightly reversed.

After the contract was read aloud, the onlookers finally felt the tension of this life-or-death duel. It was a rare sight to see two nobles fighting to the death in this arena with a diameter of 100 meters.

Normally, a nobleman who is the one accepting the challenge would designate one of his knights to accept the challenge in his place, in order to avoid any unforeseen circumstances.

"The duel begins!"

Tim, who was in charge of the arbitration, suddenly swung his arm down.

Aquit drew his rapier with a clang and charged toward Bai Xiaowen with quick, short steps.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier appeared in succession, landing precisely around Aquit, and their four iron swords slashed down simultaneously.

Aquit remained calm. The Ironthorn Family had already gathered information on "Baron Dio," a summoner with many summoned creatures and a powerful magical crossbow with control spells, though he was relatively weak in close combat.

"My Spell-Sealing Sigil can seal his control spells! So all I need to do is deal with his summoned creatures. I've already figured out the specific tactics..."

Aquit raised his hand and waved it at Bai Xiaowen; a transparent mark flashed and disappeared.

Bai Xiaowen felt a fluctuation in the surrounding Psionic Particles, and then received a notification.

"Based on your Insight Talent, you have obtained the following combat information."

"Arcane Swordsman Aquit has used a Mark of Spells on you. For the next 30 seconds, any spells you cast will fail, and the spell energy will be used by your opponent to amplify the damage of your Arcane Swordblade."

Bai Xiaowen knew perfectly well that the Spell-Sealing Sigil could seal magic, but it couldn't seal physical skills or summoning skills.

Under the combined attack of four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, Aquit displayed astonishing skill. He twisted his body like a venomous snake, dodging several iron blade strikes, and thrust out his rapier sharply, hitting the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier in the throat.

With a crack, the skull of the first Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier fell to the ground, then the second, the third...

During the battle, Aquit's Chameleon Blood disguise finally failed, and the suppressed Psionic Particles fluctuations spread out.

Tim and the other two knights' expressions changed immediately. They could all sense a powerful aura emanating from Aquit, several times stronger than before!

"Baron Stantin has been hiding his true strength!"

"Viscount Cecilia, Albert Stantin has ulterior motives, and Dio may be in danger!"

"We should stop this duel!"

The three knights spoke almost simultaneously, reminding Cecilia.

Cecilia showed a hint of surprise, but she slowly shook her head and said, "Bring me my bow."

A large, silver-inlaid bow was handed to Cecilia. Cecilia stood calmly with the bow in her hand, without uttering a word.

The three knights wanted to persuade him further, but dared not speak again.

Let's look at the situation on the field again.

Aquit's agility is close to 60, making him incredibly fast. His Swordsmanship Specialty is clearly at a very high level, allowing him to easily find and exploit the weaknesses of the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier —of course, this is also due to attribute Suppression.

In the blink of an eye, three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier fell to the ground, while Aquit didn't lose a single Life Value, appearing completely at ease.

Bai Xiaowen raised the Desert Eagle, aiming it at Aquit with a slight smile.

Bang!

The instant the gun fired, the last Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier suddenly threw away his iron sword, swung his bone claws around his iron shield, and delivered a Shield Bash to Aquit.

Aquit's strength wasn't high. This Shield Bash, while not putting him off balance, significantly reduced his movement speed, preventing him from dodging Bai Xiaowen's bullet.

At the sound of the gunshot, a spurt of blood suddenly appeared on Aquit's shoulder.

A sharp, piercing pain surged through him, and half of Aquit's shoulder was covered in blood! In his hazy vision, the phantom of an orc Orcs passed by, causing him to waver.

"This... this is impossible!" Aquit clutched his left shoulder, gritting his teeth as he spoke.

Critical Hit, Headshot, Piercing, Blood Essence Stone effect! This attack took away more than 200 points of Aquit's Life Value. If it had hit a vital spot, it could have been an instant kill! Even though it didn't hit a vital spot, the extremely high damage from this single hit still injured Aquit's left shoulder.

Fortunately, Aquit's dominant hand was his right, so his strength was not diminished. With a whoosh, he stabbed the fourth Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier to the ground, and then moved with serpentine steps, closing in on Bai Xiaowen!

The reason he moved in a serpentine pattern was because he was afraid of Bai Xiaowen's shooting power. What he didn't know was that Bai Xiaowen's powerful shot only had that one shot; the subsequent damage wasn't so terrifying unless he was lucky enough to trigger Critical Hit again, and he would have to encounter a fourth Piercing bullet.

A whooshing sound rang out as a skeletal skeleton with thick joints charged forward, wielding a greatsword. It was the Skeleton Champion unleashing Whirlwind Slash.

Aquit, weaker than the Skeleton Champion, was knocked back two steps and lost his balance. The Bone Warlock suddenly raised his bone claws, and a bolt of lightning struck down, paralyzing Aquit's entire body.

In that brief moment of imbalance and stun, less than a second, the Shadow Assassin closed in, thrusting a dagger toward Aquit's back.

Aquit yelled and suddenly used Instant Strike! His figure vanished from his spot and reappeared behind Bai Xiaowen the next second.

"Go to hell!"

Filled with intense resentment, Aquit's rapier struck Bai Xiaowen in the back with lightning speed.

A dark figure descended from the sky, and a massive wall of flesh suddenly appeared. The sword pierced through, but only elicited a groan from the Fatty.

"Hmm?"

At this moment, Bai Xiaowen activated the speed boost from his shoes and dashed forward several steps. He calmly turned around and continued firing.

Aquit quickly shook off Fatty's entanglement and continued his pursuit of Bai Xiaowen.

Suddenly, Rageclaw shot out from the side, slamming into Aquit and causing him to stumble. The Skeleton Champion and Fatty then surrounded him, blocking Aquit path.

"That's about enough. He's already used his Instant Strike skill, and without any mobility, he'll have no chance of breaking out of the Rageclaw ' encirclement. Out of respect for his unknown fourth skill, it's best to play it safe... Close the gate, release the ghosts!"

With Bai Xiaowen's current strength, defeating Aquit would be quite simple. However, he needs to showcase his abilities in every way and make his presence felt in front of his people, so he'll have to use all sorts of methods.

Aquit was then thoroughly thrashed...

A ghostly figure appeared, Vengeful Spirit raised its hands, unleashing its Venomous Resentment upon Aquit!

Aquit has 25 points in his Spirit attribute, which isn't low in theory. However, he first used the Spell-Sealing Sigil and then the Instant Strike, consuming more than 10 points of his Divine Might. Aquit absolutely cannot withstand the 15-second drain from the Vengeful Spirit spirit.

Feeling his Divine Might draining away bit by bit, Aquit finally couldn't bear it any longer and unleashed his last skill! He hurled his rapier, which pierced through the gaps in the blockade and shot straight at Bai Xiaowen!