Chapter 557: 557: Mirror Lake

Chapter 557: Chapter 557: Mirror Lake

The nobility to which Brian belonged – the Greenlanzy Family – was all present, eager to see how the Weapons Master they had just trained would deal with the students of the Knight Academy.

At the same time, they wanted to indirectly prove that the education their family provided to their descendants was not inferior to the public Knight Academy, perhaps even more specialized and superior.

Now that Brian had made it into the top ten, the faces of his entire family were filled with a kind of pride, holding a constant sense of superiority as they watched the finals.

Though, when Brian was defeated in one blow…

The expressions of all family members were frozen, looking quite ridiculous.

At that moment…

Ha ha ha!

Captian Kaimon repeatedly slapped the ground, producing a beast-like laughter that made the entire Colosseum tremble.

Next to him, Captain Olivia smiled slightly, tilted her head and transmitted her congratulations:

“Congratulations, Captain Kaimon on acquiring an heir… truly, in terms of talent, he is stronger than you were in your youth.”

Because of the Priest’s words, Kaimon gradually restrained his laughter.

He picked up a prepared wine barrel, not for guzzling the stored wine inside, but to swallow the entire barrel, wood and all.

This way of drinking wine was the same as the way ordinary people consume alcoholic candies.

Captain Kaimon stroked the fangs that protruded from his chin, and simply gave his evaluation, “Abe’s Hundred Beasts originate from one.

No outsider who trains dispersively in various weapons could possibly be an opponent… The strongest in essence is the truly strongest.

The Dragon’s Shadow was also more apparent just now, the semifinal Knight evaluation made him stronger, worthy of being my grandson.”

…

Abe’s performance also initiated discussions among the councilors.

The other eight spectators at the bottom of the stage also had different expressions of surprise.

“Hmm… It’s lucky I didn’t draw lots with Abe, or I might have been eliminated at the very beginning.”

Han Dong breathed a sigh of relief and continued to grumble:

“After Abe broke his breed with the Mix-Beast Demon, he went through more than ten years of rigorous training against various beast knights. In this moment, all of these experiences were ‘refined’ into his own skills.

He is very likely to take first place in this Knight’s tournament.”

The scene at Fire Mountain returned to normal.

“May the second match’s graduate come to the stage.”

“Whew…”

Dumps adjusted his monocle, straightened his outfit, and stepped onto the stage.

Neither confidence nor worry could be seen on Dumps’ face, he just viewed the upcoming gladiatorial match ordinarily.

The Undead – Iguava Masalaqi, in a shuffling motion similar to the zombies often seen in movies, slowly steps onto the stage dragging his weak body to the corresponding position.

The councilors combined their magic.

The arena made of raw stone once again transformed – Mirror Lake

Like a mirror, the surface of the tranquil lake reflected the fish swimming below, one could clearly see their own reflection.

An individual could stand freely on the surface of the water without sinking.

Contact with the water’s surface would cause ripples to gently radiate out.

Mirror Lake belongs to an enhancement area that increases the affinity for the water element and bestows a tranquil quality.

“Start the match.”

Perhaps because of the artistic conception of Mirror Lake’s arrival, the rhythm of the second match seemed to be slow.

Dumps took no initiative to attack but instead bowed slightly to his opponent as a sign of friendliness.

But the Undead made no moves either.

In the semi-finals, he had stood there as he did now, waiting until the knight evaluating his strength lost patience and took the offensive.

“Interesting…”

It seemed as if Dumps understood something, showing no aggression, choosing instead to sit cross-legged on the lake surface, entering a meditative state.

Dumps sat in meditation.

Iguava just stood there in place.

The Colosseum fell into silence, the grand opening sparked by Abe slowly faded…

Before they knew it, an hour had passed, and the two of them had not made any moves.

If this continued, waiting an entire day was possible.

This situation had not been considered in advance, and it would seriously affect the progression of the Knight’s tournament.

The councilors immediately called in the referee – Observer Alonso, and considering the captains’ opinions, they added a temporary rule.

“Now adding one mandatory battle rule.

If a contestant doesn’t inflict any form of damage to the opponent within ten minutes, it will be considered a ‘loss of action’ and defeated.

If both players do not cause harm to each other, they will both be deemed a ‘loss’ and fall into the elimination group.”

When this rule was announced.

Everyone thought a fierce battle was about to begin.

Who knew.

The lake surface was still as smooth as a mirror, with no ripples at all.

Both are still maintaining their original posture.

Time is passing by the minute and second.

“The rule requires infliction of damage.

If the time is prolonged until the end, it will be too late.

Nicholas, what do you think?”

Abe, who finished the competition just now, was still nervous. If it were him on the field, he would have fought already… Abe is clear that Dumps’ ability should not fall here.

“Dumps is very smart… This undead seems to have some ‘special’ aspects.

If one strikes first, one might step into the opponent’s [rhythm].

In essence, losing the initiative in the match, the final result will be the same as the semi-final.

Dumps runs out of stamina and loses the match.

Therefore, Dumps saw this and had no intention of ‘taking the initiative’ from the beginning.

Even with the current rules, Dumps’ idea is as calm as Mirror Lake and will not change at all.

He disregards victory and defeat.”

“What’s so peculiar about this underground student?” Abe has become increasingly curious.

“I don’t know… it’s just intuition.

Dumps is fighting against him and can naturally see more clearly.

The real match will begin in the last minute, Dumps is indifferent to victory or defeat, but it does not mean that the other person does not care.”

…

Like this.

Under the ten-minute time limit.

Dumps remained motionless, using this peaceful environment to enhance his mentality, completely disregarding the issue of victory or defeat in the finals.

In the end.

With only the last minute left.

Iguava, who was in a winning mindset, finally moved…

In the audience, many sleeping knights were also awakened by their companions to watch this ‘weird’ match.

“You never intended to win from the beginning, did you?”

A coarse voice, as if the vocal cords were broken, came from under the hood, but it could clearly reach Dumps’ ears.

Dumps, who was meditating, responded.

“No… I’m just unwilling to be the first to make a move.

Your ‘domain’ is the strangest I’ve ever seen, formless but like a quagmire, voluntarily plunging into it will be troublesome.”

“As expected of the elite students trained by the top academy…”

Iguava slowly extended his old and dead-looking arm from under the cloak, making a slight clutching motion.

At the same time.

Dumps exhaled a breath of clear wind from his mouth, carrying his body sideways.

Swoosh…

Several terrifying zombie arms burst out from the lake surface. If Dumps were a step slower, he would be torn to pieces.

Dumps smiled and said, “It seems like you have violated the [Doctrine of the Necromancer]… You actually refined your own body into a corpse.

Presumably, Captain Alex would not allow this, right?

But by the time the Captain returned to the city, you had already entered the Forbidden Area…There’s no way back now.”

As soon as these words came out, it seemed to anger Iguava.

The entire Mirror Lake sounded with the wailing of the dead…