The two young men each wielded a rapier, constantly probing each other. Judging by their stances alone, they looked elegant enough.
Charlotte took one look and lost interest. In a low voice, he said, "You could take eight of this sort by yourself."
Julian replied quietly, "Eighty wouldn't be much of a problem either."
Charlotte and Julian were both masters of swordsmanship, and both had been trained in House of Asilo's Twelve Angelic Movements. Charlotte had already comprehended the eighth movement, Twilight Elegy, and with his foundation in the Agility Technique and Spirit Spider Technique, his swordsmanship was somewhat superior. Julian was a Mid-Order Transcendent with stronger Star War Qi cultivation. The two had sparred before without a victor, but neither Charlotte nor Julian thought much of the two fancy but impractical fighters in the duel.
Though those two were also Transcendents, their swordsmanship was mediocre. Their postures alone could be called standard, but they had far too many openings.
Charlotte had fought Low-Order Transcendents on the battlefield and had grown used to killing them in a single move. The last time, at Mostarburg, when he saved Anastasia, he had killed two Transcendents in succession, each in a single exchange. Yet the two duelists before him were even worse than those two he had killed.
Charlotte looked around and saw people cheering the two men on and even placing bets. He could not help feeling even more disgusted with the nobility.
As the "cause" of the duel, Miss Veronica wore an expression of coy pride. Clearly, having two young Transcendents duel for her was something that brought the young lady great prestige.
After only one glance, Charlotte decided that this girl was not his type. Compared with Anne, she was like an Inglima country chicken. Compared with Senior Menilman...
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