Zolman was a level-fifteen Knight and had already obtained five of the Five Great Proofs of Knighthood: the Proof of Glory, Proof of Courage, Proof of War, Proof of Hills, and Proof of Earth.
Zolman was not a man who kept his promises, so he had not obtained the Proof of Oaths. He was Madame Nansera and had spent his life fighting for the restoration of his homeland, never seeing the sea, nor obtaining the Proof of the Ocean. He had never witnessed a storm either, so he did not possess the Proof of Storms.
Even so, he was still an exceptionally powerful Knight. Flame Battle Qi, the most widespread martial energy in Nansera Territory, surged around his body, while his Knight's Lance blazed with a fierce white radiance.
Zolman was a widely renowned High-Order Transcendent, while Charlotte was a rising military prodigy. Their duel drew intense attention not only from the South Seraph Restoration Army and the West Wind Knight Regiment, but also from everyone in Mostarburg.
The walls of Mostarburg were already packed with people. Belisa stood beside the Duchess, watching the young men dueling below the castle. Her heart suddenly warmed. Although Charlotte had rejected her as well, she had somehow developed a faint fondness for him.
Charlotte was a type of man Belisa had never encountered before, and she found him very refreshing.
Just as Charlotte and Zolman began their decisive battle, almost no one noticed Hughes quietly leave the dueling ground. He retreated to his own camp, immediately took an elite unit, and departed.
By sheer coincidence, although Belisa was focused on the duel, she happened to glance aside and spotted Hughes's departing figure.
The young woman truly had not performed well in front of Charlotte, but she had not become the most sought-after lady