Chapter 544: 544: The Genius from Ten Years Ago

Chapter 544: Chapter 544: The Genius from Ten Years Ago

As “Hell’s Boy” plummeted from the stage, silence took over the audience.

Even the formal knights fighting at the adjacent stage turned their eyes, staring at the ‘peculiar puppet’ hovering at the edge of the stage.

The power exhibited by hell’s Sean, whether it’s the “field” or the fine control of super strength, has completely reached, indeed far exceeded, the standards of a Formal Knight.

However…. what attracted more attention happened to be the Symbolic Knight.

“Charlie Lebron Bermanchev…”

Suddenly, this name was spoken in the audience stands.

“Ten years ago, the graduate of the Mysterious Department who ranked ‘first’ at the Knight’s tournament… now, the commander of the Puppet Guard in the Symbolic Knight Order!”

It does seem like him when you observe carefully!

But why does his aura feel totally different than ten years ago?

I remember back then, he controlled several terrifying puppets in the big tournament, all created from the embryo of Fate Monsters, defeating several graduates in a row and forcefully clinching the first place!

That level of Evil Qi, even many group leaders were astonished by it.

But now, I can’t sense any Evil Qi at all? His eyes also don’t seem to reveal many emotions.

Moreover, he seems to have lost quite a bit of hair, and he’s also become thin.

Could it be because he joined the most mysterious ‘Symbolic Knight Order’, and underwent some unique training?”

The audience was in an uproar.

Knight Charlie, on the other hand, looked calm, withdrawing his puppet.

He slowy walked by the fallen Sean, patting his sturdy and hot shoulder.

“You possess the ‘Calm Muscles’, it’s not bad, but unfortunately it’s still not completely calm… If the Hell Knight Corps are lenient in their requirements with you, then you might consider joining our knight order.

This environment would be more suited for ‘cultivation and homing’.”

Knight Charlie, while appearing to be offering an olive branch… actually didn’t value talent. It’s just that he thought Sean was strong – if operating in the Symbolic Knight Order, some physical labor could be significantly reduced.

Sean, naturally, would not change his mind and gritted his teeth in silence.

And there was no anger at all, he was clear that this defeat was purely because his skills were not as good.

…

Within the Hell Knight Corps.

Hell Great Mage Otto naturally disapproved of this result – he wanted Sean to defeat the knight head-on and stun everyone.

“Leader, Sean is not ready just yet…”

Marlon, however, raised his hand to stop him, indicating that Otto need not explain.

“This result is rather good…”

“Yes.”

“Charlie Lebron Bermanchev… Otto, have someone look into this man’s information.”

“Alright.”

“Captain Hugo… Just how many experts have you recruited during my absence from the Holy City? And you even kept them all packed up within your own knight order.”

Captain Marlon glanced on the side at the distant Symbolic Knight Order.

The eight Symbolic Knights, who appeared to be attending this meeting, each seemed to be emitting a unique aura.

……

“Just now… Was that puppet an ‘Evil Spirit’?!”

Beneath the stage.

Han Dong had been paying close attention to the entire process.

The moment when Sean tried to flank from behind using Swift Step, this Charlie Knight, using an even quicker Swift Step, also followed from behind.

“Through contact with his hand, he instantly pierced the tuny ‘threads’ into Sean’s body… and moreover, these ‘threads’ had the power to ignore physical defense. Even Sean’s demon body could not resist, it got invaded straightaway.

But that puppet at the end…”

Han Dong saw it clearly.

When Sean was resisting the control of the ‘threads’ using his brute force, and while steadying his body at the edge of the stage.

Charlie knight immediately followed up with an ultra-speedy operation of his fingers, directly pulling out a curious puppet wrapped in white from the shadows.

Through the Little Demon Eye, Han Dong saw a puppet with a pale face underneath the torn fabric, carrying an entire ghostly aura similar to a “Strange Tale”.

It seemed like a simple push, but sent Sean plummeting straight from the stage.

In reality, as soon as Sean managed to steady himself at the edge of the stage by inserting his demon toe into the ground and using his demon tail to balance his body.

Even if an ordinary sweat-drenched person charged at him, they would never be able to knock Sean off the stage.

Besides…

It took Sean, who fell from the ring, a full five minutes to finally struggle to his feet.

“The puppet was definitely in a form of an Evil Spirit. I didn’t see wrong… The puppet’s hands went straight through Sean’s body, pushing his soul’s surface and causing Sean to lose his balance dramatically and fall.

He couldn’t stand up for a long time because his soul was somewhat affected.

This fellow knight is definitely a master stitcher, with amazing bodily skills and horrifying fine thread control, and the puppetry skill was not even fully utilized.

I have no doubt that I would lose if I were to face him.”

Dumps suddenly added, “Charlie… A genius line stitcher in the Hall of Mysticism ten years ago.

He almost killed someone due to his overbearing energy in a match against other graduates… As a result, even though he placed first in the hand-picking stage, he was not chosen by any Knight Regiment.

Finally, he was picked by Captain Hugo.

I never thought that the changes would be so drastic after ten years.”

So it went.

‘Hell’s Kid’ shade Han Dong was worried about has lost.

The next match began.

“Dumps Martin…”

Observer Alonso narrated the name with a slight pause. After all, the Witch God Knight Legion had already talked with Dumps privately.

He was virtually a confirmed member of their squad.

The only question was how far Dumps could go in the competition.

Shockingly, Dumps drew a matchup against the defense-focused Lionheart Knight Group.

Great Knight Rolan didn’t think too much about it and muttered, “Dumps Martin… The curator once vouched for him during the Big Traitor Incident, it’s evident that he’s an elite among elites.

Fulkner, you go.”

“Captain, we have a friendly relationship with the Witch God Knight Legion. This student is bound to be their chosen student. If I go against him… Would it create tensions between the knight legions?”

“No, just go ahead… and you don’t need to hold back! Once you have the opportunity, knock him off the stage immediately.

If he’s really an elite, then he should make preparations for emergencies, right?”

“Alright.”

At the knight’s circle.

A slightly chubby knight, whose armor was specially made to look like a barrel, landed heavily on the ring, much like a meatball.

He did not carry any shield with him.

He only wore a crystal sword with a seven-colored gleaming on his back.

Alonso.the Observer, the referee of the game, was a bit unhappy when this man stepped into the ring.

…

“Reflector Knight – Fukuna Bandems, Dumps is in trouble now.”

Abe has heard of the rather special knights in Holy City before.

“Well, seems like a pretty special knight.”

When Han Dong was looking at him, he could not keep his ‘Little Demon Eye’ open due to the blinding light.

“Knight Fukuna has a unique trait in Holy City.

He can reduce 70% of magic damage and even reflect it completely… Even the platoon leaders of Witch God Knight Legion could not beat this knight one-to-one.”

Han Dong just managed a faint smile, “Just perfect… Maybe we can get to see more skills of Dumps.”

Han Dong was very clear that Dumps was not just adept in magic.

At this moment, Dumps on the ring asked the referee, Alonso:

“Excuse me, if the rules only allows us to carry two pieces of equipment… Can I change one now?”

Alonso initially felt that the match was unfair, it was natural for him to side with Dumps and he nodded in agreement.

“Sure.”

When Dumps took off the soft armor inside his body that could greatly increase his defense power and handed it to the referee,

He turned at the same time to look toward the stands.

“Could any of the previous knights lend me a spear? I don’t need a high-quality one, a plain one will do.”

“Take this…”

A practice heavy spear made of black iron was thrown from the Lionheart Knight Group onto the ring.

Who would have thought, Dumps immediately caught the heavy spear and pulled it back. A spear power came with the receding force.

“The weight is about right! Let’s start, fellow knights…”