Hours passed in the blink of an eye.

The sun was high and the sun was shining brightly on the earth, the temperature began to rise, and the enthusiasm of the onlookers in the Colosseum of Cairo City began to rise.

The gladiatorial arena in the city of Kairo is not very large, but it is not very small either, and it can accommodate nearly 10,000 people. The whole is oval, with the height of a full three-story building, with many audience seats on the periphery and an open space with a radius of nearly 100 meters in the center.

At this time, two young swordsmen were nervously fighting in the clearing. One of them was about twenty years old, with a grim face, and he held a two-handed sword that opened and closed widely. The other was Raymond, holding a one-handed sword, somewhat suppressed, constantly dodging.

"Bang bang bang!"

The two swords collided from time to time, making the sound of gold and stone resonating.

The crowd of onlookers kept shouting, "Kill him, kill him!"

Listening to the shouts of the audience, the man holding the two-handed sword showed a somewhat hideous smile, looked at Raymond dangerously, and the offensive increased, forcing Raymond to keep retreating, and said in his mouth: "Boy, you either surrender quickly, or be killed by me!" I tell you, I can't be defeated, I want to be the champion of this sword competition. ”

Raymond listened to the other party's words, his face was ugly, he gasped and continued to retreat and dodge, with a slight remorse in his heart: Yesterday should not have been too "hard", resulting in no strength today, and the speed was greatly sluggish. Otherwise, he would have taken down the clumsy "bear" in front of him who only relied on his strength.

Thinking like this, Raymond struck out with another attack, first raising his sword high, and then slashing down from top to bottom, making a gesture to cut Raymond in half.

Raymond's gaze was sharp: "Good opportunity!"

The next moment, Raymond burst out with all his strength, rushed forward, and crashed into the arms of the two-handed epee man before the heavy sword fell, knocking the opponent out of balance.

With a "bang", the man with the heavy sword in both hands fell to the ground, and Raymond quickly swung his sword on the opponent's neck, panting and said, "Whew...... Call...... Surrender, or do you want to die?"

"Uh. The two-handed heavy sword man didn't react for a while, and his whole body stiffened when he felt the coldness of the blade, and the fierceness just now was completely gone, and he said with a big tongue: "Cast ...... Surrender. ”

As he spoke, the other party groped in his arms, and even took out a white handkerchief, raised it high and shook it, obviously prepared. This, of course, resulted in prolonged boos from onlookers.

Raymond didn't want to entangle with the other party more, the other party's surrender had achieved his goal, he took a long breath, and staggered towards the entrance, he urgently needed to rest now.

At one of the entrances, Richard and Nancy were standing together, watching Raymond walk back, talking in a low voice.

"Do you go up first, or do I go first?" asked Richard.

"I'll go first. Nancy said something strong.

"That's good. Richard didn't care.

At this time, the person in charge of the scene had already shouted at the top of his voice: "Next, I invite two other young swordsmen to appear." One is...... Well, number 17, Tristana from Bend City, and the other is ...... Well, number 32, Nancy from Pompeitz.

Both are female swordsmen, and it is hoped that they will have swordsmanship that is not inferior to that of male swordsmen. Okay, let's take a good look at which of them can go further. ”

At the host's shout, a white handkerchief fell to the ground, and Nancy and her opponent Tristana walked to the middle of the clearing, and the two looked at each other.

Nancy looked at her opponent and saw that he was a freckled girl who was slightly shorter than her, and her face was cold.

And the other party also looked at it, and the first thing he said when he opened his mouth was: "Mounting!"

Nancy raised her eyebrows, and the next moment she didn't even bother to speak, and drew her sword and slashed at the other party.

"Bang!"

The other party blocked it, but it was a little hurried, obviously I didn't expect Nancy to fight back at all, and she would fight when she said it.

Nancy was not polite at all, she didn't give the other party a chance to adjust, and after a sword was slashed, it was a continuous attack, suppressing the opponent to death, making the other party panic and responding, and the pace became more and more messy.

"Bang bang bang!"

The long swords kept colliding, and after half a sound, Nancy suddenly stabbed with a long stab.

The other party hurriedly blocked it, but Nancy took advantage of the situation and slashed at the opponent's wrist.

A string of blood sprang out from the opponent's wrist, and he screamed in pain and threw the long sword in his hand away.

Nancy sped forward, kicked her opponent in the chest, knocked her to the ground, and then stomped on her opponent.

"Brush!"

Swinging the sword, the blade slashed across the opponent's face, creating a bloody mark, which made the opponent frightened and frightened, and finally the tip of the sword stopped on the opponent's eye.

Nancy spoke up: "You have the ability, you tell me what you just said again, believe it or not, I made you blind?"

"I'm ......" the freckled girl named Tristana shuddered slightly, "I...... Wrong, I ...... I throw in the towel......"

As he spoke, he hurriedly raised his hand and shook it to signal to the host.

The host then announced the result, which of course meant that Nancy couldn't just do anything to Tristana.

Nancy snorted coldly, put away her sword, and walked to the entrance and exit where Raymond and Richard were.

"You're a little angry. Richard saw Nancy walking back and exclaimed, "You fought so hard." ”

"She scolded me. Nancy explained.

"Well, no wonder. Richard shrugged in understanding.

"Actually, that's fine. Nancy squinted, "Didn't Master Macbeth say that as long as you can win, the sooner the better." Next, it's up to you, and hopefully you'll be able to end the battle sooner. ”

"I'll try. Richard said, striding towards the middle of the field.

......

Leaving the entrance, the sun was shining down, and Richard felt a warmth, squinting at the dazzling sun above his head, and walking briskly under his feet.

On the opposite side, a figure also walked out quickly, with a strong body, bare upper body, holding a big sword four fingers wide, and his eyes fell on the slender sword held by Richard, revealing a slightly disdainful expression.

Richard looked calm.

The two soon met in the middle of the clearing, and then the host said with some delay: "Well, the two swordsmen to be tested below are the No. 26 swordsman - Delai from Nok City, and the No. 33 swordsman - Richard from Pompeiz City. Okay, let's see how they perform. ”

As he spoke, the host threw a white handkerchief to the ground.

The handkerchief slowly descended, and the eyes of both Richard and his opponent Delai fell on it.

Delai watched and exclaimed, "Boy, don't scream when I break you up." ”

Richard was expressionless, without any response, thinking about something in his heart: before the start of this sword competition, Macbeth had already explained clearly, he, Nancy and Raymond had to do something very simple, just keep defeating the opponent and keep winning.

Because it is now a youth-level sword fighting competition, the time is not long, only three days, two and a half days to be exact:

The first day is the preliminary round, where the eight best fencers will be selected;

The next morning, the quarterfinals were held, and the top four were determined from the eight players selected;

In the afternoon of the second day, the semi-finals will determine the top three;

On the morning of the third day, the final will be held to determine the champion.

At the end of the competition, the gladiatorial arena will be repaired for half a day, and then a seven-day adult sword competition will be held, which is the point, the climax of the carnival, when the entire gladiatorial arena will be full, and it will be difficult to find a ticket.

However, in the final of the youth group, King Khufu of Prussia will definitely attend, and when the time comes, he will take the opportunity to kill the opponent, even if the task is completed.

Richard thought so, and Delai next to him continued to provoke in a low voice: "Boy, I'm going to beat you up to call you dad and ...... you."

"Brush!"

Richard suddenly struck out without warning, swung his sword, and then stopped.

A gust of wind blew, raising a large amount of dust in the field, and the swordsman Delai's eyes flashed, a little stunned, looking at the blade resting on his neck, it took a long time to react to something - he lost.

Did he lose?

This...... That's too fast, isn't it? How is that possible?

The game hasn't started yet, how can you lose!

Delai's eyes widened and he shouted at Richard, "You cheat!

"I didn't. Richard said, "I shot the moment the handkerchief hit the ground, and it was in accordance with the rules." ”

"Impossible, how can you be so fast!" Delai was not convinced, looked at the host, and tried to recall justice, "Big ...... My lord, he cheats, he ......"

The host was also a little stunned, he didn't expect a game to end so dramatically, but he did have some justice. looked at the handkerchief on the ground, then at Delai, and announced, "No, he didn't cheat, he shot after the handkerchief landed, so ...... You lose. ”

"I ......"

Delai was a little broken and looked at Richard: "You...... How can you do that?"

"I ...... Willing. ”

"You ......"

"There is a chance to see you again. Richard put away his sword and turned to walk towards the entrance.

Delai looked at Richard's back, his eyes flashing and flashing, his teeth gritting and biting, and the hand holding the four-finger sword tightened and tightened......

At this moment, Delai was extremely unwilling in his heart, with unbearable anger, and really wanted to rush forward and give Richard a sword......

And then......

"Uh, goodbye. Delai said to Richard's back, turning and walking towards another entrance.