Edmond was the first challenger for Lin City.
After he was sent onto the field, Mode actually wanted to take him on first.
Wiggins stopped him.
“General Mode, dealing with such a small figure is not worth the effort of a 5-Crown powerhouse like you.”
“Mr. Wiggins is right.”
A sharp silver light flashed across the air.
Ashi swung his chain sword and said, “General Mode, let me take care of this guy.”
“Oh? It is rare to see you so interested, Adjutant Ashi. I believe the General will agree,” Wiggins said with a smile.
Mode nodded and waved his hand, letting Ashi enter the arena.
“We finally meet again, Mr. Edmond.”
“I didn’t expect it would actually be you,” Edmond said in a heavy voice.
“Does that mean you already knew your own end?”
“What?”
Edmond watched as Ashi’s slender fingers stroked the smooth blade of his sword.
Ashi raised his eyes like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, causing a chill to run down Edmond’s spine.
“The end is death, of course!”
*Whoosh!*
Ashi swung the chain sword, letting out a whistling sound like a whip striking the air.
It exploded repeatedly in front of Edmond. Fortunately, Edmond had seen the other man’s attack patterns beforehand.
A wave of wind surged beneath his feet, and Edmond’s body retreated rapidly, dodging Ashi’s attack.
“Wind Magic? It seems you have the same type of Magic Power as me!”
“**[WIND SWEEPING CLOUDS]**!”
An expression of excitement appeared on Ashi’s face.
He swung the chain sword rapidly, forming a sharp, silver tornado that approached Edmond step by step.
The powerful suction pulled in stones and crushed them into pieces.
Edmond steadied himself, gripped his sword with both hands, and chanted an incantation.
“**[REVERSE SWIRL FLASH]**!”
A green whirlwind wrapped around his blade.
As Edmond thrust it toward the silver tornado, the two sword-winds collided.
This was not just a clash of strength and skill, but also a contest of Magic Power.
However, as a 3-Crown, Edmond was still far inferior to the 4-Crown Ashi.
*Sizzle—*
The whirlwind on Edmond’s sword was the first to collapse.
Within the span of a single breath, the wildly dancing chain sword left several wounds on his body, and blood splattered!
“Ugh!”
Great pain radiated from various parts of his body.
Edmond knelt on the ground in agony, beads of blood slowly sliding down his palm to the hilt of his sword.
He lowered his head, and Ashi’s black boots appeared before his eyes.
Then, his face was struck by a heavy blow!
*Thud!*
“Heh, this kick is payback for the punch you gave me earlier!”
Ashi sneered and said, “Since I have my eye on you, there is only one end waiting for you: death! How could they let a piece of trash like you participate in this match? I guess Lin City has truly run out of people.”
“Kneel, surrender, and then crawl away. I will keep your life just so I can slowly torture you after the legion takes Lin City!”
“Cough… You won’t get your way.”
Edmond spat out a mouthful of blood and stumbled to his feet.
The tip of his sword trembled slightly, yet it remained pointed at the figure 5 steps away.
“If you want to die, I will fulfill your wish!”
The chain sword flickered like a flying snake circling in the air. Its strange movements were impossible to predict.
Edmond could only barely swing his sword to deflect it, but his flesh was still sliced open by the flying tip of the blade.
Edmond kept moving closer to Ashi, even though he was covered in wounds.
“Enough! Mr. Edmond, fall back! For this battle, you have done well enough!”
Aurora panicked when she saw Edmond fighting so desperately.
This was completely different from what they had agreed upon!
It was obvious that Edmond was the weakest on Lin City’s side.
Therefore, Qiaolin had followed the “Tian Ji’s horse racing” strategy by arranging for him to go first.
Regardless of success or failure, he only needed to come back alive.
This was also Aurora’s instruction to Edmond, but she had clearly underestimated the knight’s determination.
“If a winner is not decided, I am afraid none of us will be able to stop them,” Qiaolin said calmly.
“No… No! There is no need for Mr. Edmond to continue fighting! His appearance was just part of our strategy, right, Mr. Qiaolin? He doesn’t need to win at all!”
Qiaolin glanced at Aurora.
A shadow of fear had clouded the young woman’s eyes.
Although Qiaolin had arranged this plan, the person who made the final decision was still Aurora.
She did not want anyone to die in this conflict.
“We all underestimated Edmond’s knightly heart. You should know his background, Aurora. He has always been troubled by his past,” Lockes said, walking up at that moment.
“How could this happen?”
The scattered sword-winds collided with each other.
Edmond finally reached Ashi.
Blood stained his eyes as he let out a frantic roar and swung his sword down.
*Whoosh—*
The chain sword retracted, transforming into a straight longsword in Ashi’s hand, which met Edmond’s blade.
“You really are a madman who isn’t afraid of death!”
“Not so arrogant anymore, Master Stinger? Once I am close, your weapon loses its advantage, doesn’t it?”
A bloody smile formed on the corners of Edmond’s mouth as he suddenly clenched his fist.
*Crunch!*
The knight’s bloody fist smashed heavily into Ashi’s face.
The blood of both men mixed together, accompanied by a crisp sound.
“Ugh!”
Ashi clutched his nose and retreated repeatedly from the blow.
When he regained his senses, Edmond had already collapsed on the ground like a puppet with its strings cut, losing consciousness.
“Go to hell!”
Ashi swung his chain sword.
This strike was aimed directly at Edmond’s forehead, enough to easily pierce through his head.
*Whoosh!*
At that moment, Qiaolin’s figure suddenly appeared in front of Edmond.
Facing the sharp chain sword whistling toward him, he reached out two fingers and caught it with a *clink*.
“How is this possible?!”
Feeling a massive force coming from the blade, Ashi could not pull the sword back no matter how hard he tried.
Not only was he filled with horror, but even Mode stood up from his chair in surprise.
“Who is he?”
“Judging by the list of participants, he should be that guy named Qiaolin. We have absolutely no information on him,” Wiggins said, narrowing his eyes.
Qiaolin applied a little pressure with his fingertips, and the chain sword snapped.
“Our warrior has lost the ability to fight. This round is your win, Black Fang Legion.”
“Hmph, do you even need to say it?”
Ashi laughed.
“Though I don’t know what spell you used to break my sword, I can still slaughter all of you in the upcoming battles. Do you dare to face me?”
“Is that so? Are you sure you want to fight me?”
Qiaolin tilted his head, a contemptuous smile flickering in his eyes as if he were doing it on purpose.
Ashi was completely enraged.
“Damn you, you brat!”
“Step down, Ashi. You are tired.”
Mode’s command came, but Ashi did not want to leave yet.
“General, I can still fight…”
“Didn’t you hear me? Step down!”
Mode’s gaze was fixed on Qiaolin.
He had fought in the army for many years and could tell what kind of strength a person had at a glance.
Yet, this brat who looked like he was still wet behind the ears actually made him feel that he was unfathomable for a moment.
“I didn’t expect that the ace of Lin City wouldn’t be that Vampire, but you.”