The First Magic World War

Charles also refused to show weakness, his Knight's Spear wielded with the technique Collapsing Mountain, he gave a light flick and subtly shifted his position, foiling Retainer Lamarlock's assault from locking onto him.

The second exchange between the two was yet another fierce collision.

Charles performed well, but not as impressively as on the first strike, his hands failing to fully deflect the force, causing one foot to step into the river water. However, he immediately slapped the surface of the Sventis River with his Knight's Spear, leveraging the rebound to leap into the air, simultaneously forcing the advancing Retainer Lamarlock to retreat.

The two ran wildly across the surface of the river, circling three times before spontaneously launching another assault. The two Knight's Spears struck out like dragons emerging from the sea, like flood dragons stirring the tides.

After six or seven rounds in the blink of an eye, Charles's grip began to falter slightly. He knew that with only his spear skills, he could only go so far, and that continuing would likely lead to his defeat. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly, "Count Lamarlock's spear skills are esteemed as the finest in the Old Continent, hence I also chose the Knight's Spear to show my respect."

"I have now seen the gunmanship of the Lamarlock Family, please allow me to switch to a weapon more suited to my hand."

The crowds on both shores erupted into loud cheers. Charles's words greatly flattered the pride of the Englima People and even won the affection of some Notruden residents.

Even Emperor Alfred Guillaume, watching from Notruden Bridge, grinned and said, "Allow Charles Mecklen to change to his weapon of choice."

Soon, the Emperor's will was conveyed to the two duelists by the overseeing Sacred Order, and Ban Lamarlock let his Knight's Spear hang down and shouted, "Change your weapon then!"

Charles tossed back the Collapsing Mountain, the Knight's Spear crossing the vast expanse of the Sventis River to plant itself on the riverbank, where Julian, smilingly, plucked it out and, with both hands, sent Charles's previously shown rope dart flying into the air above the river.

Charles was taken aback, having expected Tory to throw him the backup Meteor Hammer. Tory, holding a pair of Meteor Hammers, also paused for a moment and said to Anatasiya and Belisa, "What a peculiar weapon!"

Catching the rope dart, Charles faced another attack from Lamarlock immediately.

With no other option, Charles displayed all the tricks of the rope dart, a flurry of extravagant moves that even Emperor Alfred Guillaume, spectating, couldn't help but praise. Ban Lamarlock, who had never seen such a weapon before, felt every one of Charles's strikes to be full of force with the rope introducing various clever applications, allowing Charles's body to send the twin daggers flying with the swing of the rope, forcing Lamarlock to be extremely cautious.

After seventeen or eighteen moves, Ban Lamarlock finally grasped the intricacies of the rope dart. If it had been an Extraordinary Weapon, he might have been slightly troubled, but as it was a mere common weapon, it could not penetrate his protective Frost Dragon Fighting Qi. Though the rope was longer than the Knight's Spear, it was not considered a threat.

With his spirits rekindled and a change of tactics, Lamarlock's every thrust with the Knight's Spear carried a threefold spinning force – if it caught Charles's dart, it would surely get entangled.

Seeing the tide turning against him, Charles quickly threw the dart out and shouted, "Ban Lamarlock, I think it's time to bring out some real skill, no more playing games."

With a gesture, Tory activated a Magic Card, and a mysterious force transported a pair of Meteor Hammers onto the river's surface.

Charles snatched the Meteor Hammers and shifted his technique, employing a set of ferocious and unyielding Orc Meteor Hammer Technique, yet intricate in its handling. Lamarlock responded move for move, clashing with Charles for over twenty rounds before he understood his rythm. With a shake of his hands, his Frost Dragon Fighting Qi spread along the shaft of his spear, touching Charles's twin hammers, the dominant icy Fighting Spirit forcefully cracking the Meteor Hammers apart.

Although Charles's meteor hammers were of fine quality, they were mere ordinary weapons and couldn't withstand the fierce Fighting Spirit of the Lamblock Family.

Charles dropped the chains in his hands and gestured again.

Anatasiya threw both of her magic rapiers at once. It was only after releasing the rapiers from her hands that she realized she was used to wielding dual swords, but Charles normally used only one magic sword; she couldn't help but inwardly exclaim, "Damn, I was too mesmerized to remember which one to pass to him?"

Charles hadn't actually specified this detail, thinking that during the duel, whether Taoles tossed him meteor hammers or Anatasiya tossed him a stabbing sword, either one would be fine. However, he hadn't expected the dual-sword wielding knightess to throw both rapiers at him.

With a backhanded motion, he caught both magic rapiers in his hands. These two Extraordinary Weapons were fine pieces, and it would have been too much of a pity if they had fallen into the Saventies River.

Seeing a complicated expression on Retainer Lamarlock's face, Charles chuckled awkwardly and said, "Time to change weapons again."

Retainer Lamarlock didn't waste words, invoking his Knight's Spear, which surged like a frost dragon stirring the seas, exhibiting the family's Knight's Spear Technique, creating waves that soared to the heavens, as imposing as a mountain.

Finally wielding his customary weapon, and having learnt from the previous dozens of moves of combat experience, Charles was no longer so flustered. Relying on the Quickness Technique and the Spirit Spider Technique, he moved all over the river surface. Crossing or separating the swords, he showcased the Asiluo Clan's swordsmanship to its fullest extent.

Charles, having cultivated the Angelic Twelve Chapters to the eighth chapter: Twilight Dirge, purely in terms of swordsmanship, neither Cyrus nor Julian were his match. Even though his star fighting spirit was slightly weaker, he had already opened up seven Bloody Vortexes, with six which could enhance power, thereby evening out much of the gap.

Charles was not a traditional warrior. Before, he hadn't felt that changing weapons would make a difference, but under the immense pressure of Ban Lanmalock, one of the strongest knights of the younger generation, he finally realized that the Magic Stabbing Sword was more to his liking.

Blade length advantages or disadvantages mattered little compared to the enhancements from the Angelic Twelve Chapters.

The two combatants fought fiercely over the Saventies River for two to three hundred moves, leaving all the watching nobles and the residents of Notruden feeling that their trip was well worth it; they watched in rapt fascination, continuously cheering them on.

Aurora was by her father's side at that moment, watching the duel from the Notruden Bridge.

She looked at Charles, who had efficiently wielded several different weapons throughout the fight, and who was now holding his own against Retainer Lamarlock with a pair of rapiers, his swordsmanship even more elegant and graceful. She couldn't help feeling a touch of jealousy, and thought to herself, "Is Menierman truly the most beautiful woman on the Old Continent?"

"First there was Zimmerman, and now there's Charles Mecklen, not to mention who knows how many admirers are willing to duel to the death for her."

"Why can she be so outstanding when we're both girls?"

What Aurora didn't know was that Ban Lanmalock had challenged Charles Mecklen for her sake, and that the duel was made such a grand spectacle, nearly everyone knew that the Emperor had acted as witness.

That day, at least half the girls in Notruden envied and were jealous of Aurora Sumei, wishing they could say to her, "Why can you be so radiant when we're both girls?" Continue your adventure with My Virtual Library Empire