Duel, originated in the era of the oldest Holy Auckland Empire. In that era when the law was not perfect, if the dispute between the two parties could not be reasonably resolved, a time, place, and witnesses would be agreed upon, and the most primitive and uninteresting way of human beings would be used to resolve it by brute force.

Over the years, the barbaric act of dueling was endowed with many sacred meanings, and finally it was even seen as a noble act of courage and courage, and became the prerogative of the nobility.

You read that right, both above and below ground, the people of the world of Gaboa really regard this as an activity that only nobles can participate in.

The samurai of the earthly world duel with warhorses, spears, and swords; And in the Nadia Federation of Sky Countries, magicians naturally have to use magic to duel.

There are three ways to terminate a duel: one side admits defeat; incapacitated or dying of one party; Or both parties will end up and hang up.

At four o'clock in the afternoon of July 18, Lu Xi's carriage left the main island of Elichar, slowly crossed the Talong Bridge, and arrived at the field on the shore of the East Island Lake. By this time, his dueling opponent, Duyd Wielambat, had been waiting for almost three hours.

The reason why he came so late was because after the exam, Lu Xi took Lim to the Lebit restaurant he went to last time for a big meal, which was supposed to celebrate the end of his exam. After lunch, the two went around the city again, and drank afternoon tea in a roadside café for a while, and then Shi Shiran shook it over.

In fact, he is not thick-skinned enough, if he were to change to someone else, he should at least wait until the sun is about to go down.

"Why are you here so late!?" Seeing Lu Xi step out of the carriage with a leisurely face, Duyd couldn't help but shout angrily.

Standing next to him was a middle-aged man who was dressed very steadily and decently, looking calm and elegant, he looked at Lu Xi, and also nodded and said, "Your Excellency Belencaster, I also hope that you can explain the reason. You must know that if you are late for no reason, the witness can sentence you to a duel and admit defeat. ”

"Who are you?"

"My name is Paulus de Casanier, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. Well, it was a witness invited by His Excellency Wilambat. ”

Lu Xi came to the dueling arena with him, in addition to Primla, there was also a coachman and a deacon named Fuertu, a deacon hired by Rassell. Seeing that Lu Xi was a little confused, Fuertu hurried to Lu Xi's ear and quickly introduced this person named "Paulus de Casanier".

Paulus was a poet of great repute in Elichar, and although he was not a magician, his family had a high status in the business world, and with his own appeal in the cultural circles, he finally had a councillor position. Of course, in the aristocratic circles of the capital, because of his fair and nosy personality, he made many friends, and many people liked to drag him away as a duel witness. Gradually, this person gained a very resounding fame and status in the dueling world.

Hey, why is there still a "boundary" in the duel.

After listening to Fuertu's introduction, Lu Xi just pursed his lips disdainfully: "To put it bluntly, isn't he just a sour literati who is so idle." ”

"When am I late?" Lu Xi tilted his head and looked at Duyd's eyes as if he was looking at a fool.

"We've been here for three hours!" The other party said loudly.

"Don't forget, I said the duel in the afternoon, but I didn't say what time it was. As long as the sun doesn't set, I'm not late. ”

"...... you" Duyd's eyes widened, and after thinking about it, it seemed that this was really the case, and he was immediately speechless. Paulus, the poet on the side, glanced at each other, and looked somewhat dissatisfied.

Drag me over without asking clearly, do you really think that the time of the literati is not time? …,

Paulus coughed pretendedly, as if to hide his embarrassment. He looked at both sides, and then said solemnly: "Then, Lord Belencaster, if your witnesses also come, the duel can begin here. ”

"I didn't bring any witnesses, so I'll leave it to you."

"Huh? But I am also a witness invited by His Excellency Wilambat. ”

"It's okay, aren't you a celebrity in the dueling world? I believe in your work ethic. ”

Paulus didn't seem to hear the other party's sarcasm, and there was an inexplicable increase in excitement and admiration in his tone: "Please rest assured, I will never take sides." Then, it's up to me to announce the content of the duel. ”

"At the request of Lord Duyd, the participants must be Lord Lucy Berenkast and Lord Duyd Wielambart himself. At the same time, either side must participate in the battle alone, and no servants are allowed, and summoning spirits and alchemy golems are not in this category. Do you have any questions about this? ”

It looks like the nori head has been shadowed by Lim.

Lu Xi stared at the other party's face carefully, and really felt that the bridge of his nose had collapsed a lot compared to the last time he saw it, and he immediately let out a vicious laugh, laughing so much that the other party jumped like thunder.

"There is no doubt about it." Lu Xi said with a smile.

"Nope!" Duyd said through gritted teeth.

"So," Paulus said loudly, taking a dozen steps back in a row, leaving a safe space, "I announce: the duel begins!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Duyd raised his staff, and the magic book floated in front of him without wind. His staff was made of unknown metal, glowing with a gorgeous silver glow, and at the top was a purple-red, fist-sized crystal ball with an aura of magic flowing through it. At first glance, you can tell that it is not ordinary.

As a spell flashed through his mind, a rotating array of six-pointed stars suddenly floated at his feet.

The circle continued to release bursts of dazzling red light that people couldn't look at directly, and behind that light, a huge black shadow loomed and slowly took shape. The red light and the magic circle gradually dissipated, but a serpentine spirit with its head raised and more than two meters tall appeared, completely condensed with flames. The fiery snake swayed its flaming body, and the flame-condensed snake apricots poked out, and it actually made a low "hiss" sound similar to that of a reptilian predator before hunting.

"Let you have a good look, this is the trick of fire control 'Saloman Snake', turn my monster into ashes!"

The so-called Saloman Snake is one of the aggregates of the fire element, that is, the legendary elemental spirit. Magicians who have mastered summoning magic can often use their magic power to manifest elemental elves in reality, making them powerful combat power. A Saloman snake can continuously spray fireballs and burning rays like a machine gun, and can also attack the opponent with a body that is purely condensed by flames, and on the battlefield, it can completely annihilate hundreds of elite troops.

The summoning and condensation of the Saloman Serpent is entirely supported by the magic of the magician, and the highest record known in the world occurred during the Kaiming War. At that time, Ramheed, the Calamity King, one of the six demon gods, summoned more than 500 Saloman snakes at once with the endless magic power bestowed on him by the sea, and burned the Iron Fist Fortress and the 70,000 troops within it with the boiling hellfire.

The power of the Saroman snake has since become famous.

The gap between the seaweed head in front of him and the King of Calamity is about the size of a pebble on the beach and the bright moon above the nine heavens; However, at the age of less than thirty, he was able to summon the Saloman Serpent, although there was only one, but it was enough to be worthy of Arantis's high opinion of him.

Compared with the seaweed head, Lu Xi's momentum is much smaller. He pinched a fingerprint and recited a few short incantations, and everyone saw the earth on the ground suddenly jump up, forming a clay puppet with a foolish head. …,

Lu Xi's Alpha Type 3 amulet has six gem inlay holes, which means that he can hold six puppets on it. Naturally, he took the clay puppet with him that accompanied his success in suppressing bandits.

However, in the eyes of outsiders, Lu Xi's behavior was ridiculous, and the crowd watching the battle even let out a burst of laughter. The Clay Golem, a large road creature whose combat power is at most a little stronger than that of a skeleton, is to pit it against a Saroman Snake as it is to pit a kitten against a crocodile.

"It's your own death! No wonder me! ”

The Saloman swine swayed at the summoner's command, opened its mouth, and pounced on the stupid puppet.

The golem still stood stupidly in place, as if frightened by the huge fiery serpent. At the moment when the blazing head of the snake was about to engulf the puppet, the Saloman snake seemed to sense something, and suddenly twisted its burning body with all its might, and pounced in the direction of its master, Duyd.

At some point, Lu Xi had already rushed in front of Duyd, and the Mithril sword in his hand slid out and stabbed into the opponent's chest.

Duyd was taken aback, his staff raised, and a magic shield appeared in the nick of time, but it quickly shattered in front of the indestructible blade of Excalibur. However, his reaction was also fast, and this short time also caused him to release a wind wheel and slid back a few steps with the help of the wind, only then did he dodge Lu Xi's second slash.

The psychic Saloman snake sensed the danger of its master, gave up the attack on its prey at the first time, and hurried back to the rescue.

Lu Xi jumped back a few steps, dodged the bite of the fire snake that came back to help him several times, and stood aside.

The Saroman didn't continue to attack, it hovered beside Duid, almost protecting the other party in the ring of fire formed by its body. The frightened seaweed head regained a little calm, and yelled at Lu Xi, "When did you come here?!" ”

"Of course you commanded the Saroman to attack my puppet."

"Despicable!"

"Despicable? Are you stupid? This is a duel of life and death, that is, the battlefield, why should I give the enemy time to prepare for the ultimate? Alas, so these famous dogs who think they have noble bloodlines, at first glance, they are pampered and have never seen the world, and they can't even fight. It's obviously silver, but it's actually good to be able to exert the strength of bronze. ”

"Gah!" Although he didn't know what "silver" and "bronze" meant, it was certainly not a good word, and Duyd couldn't help but bite his mouth in anger. He looked at Lu Xi with murderous eyes, full of anger and hatred, as if he was planning to kill the other party with his eyes.

"Saloman snake, burn him!"

The fire snake that received the order opened its mouth, and seven or eight fireballs in a row blasted over like cannons, constantly creating explosions on the ground. In such a boiling wave of air and storm, Lu Xi easily split the attack of the Salomane snake, while constantly shortening the distance between himself and Duyd.

"No, it can't be!" Duyd was dumbfounded, muttering and repeating.

"What's impossible about this. Although the Saroman Snake is powerful, after all, you are here to summon it, and it is up to you to decide how to attack. What kind of owner has what kind of pet, your attack intentions are all written on your oily and powdery stupid face, which can't be avoided, it can only mean that I am more stupid than you. If there were seven or eight of them attacking together and forming a fire net, maybe I wouldn't be able to handle it. It's a pity that there's only one now. ”

"Damn! I'm a two-star mage, and you're just a magic apprentice, how could I lose to you! ”

Duyd roared loudly, the staff of his right hand pointed in front of him, and a wall of fire rose on the ground more than a man high. …,

"Firewall? Really, it's not on the battlefield, I'm not going to go around it. ”

The so-called wall of fire technique is actually more used on the battlefield. Spells are cast by hundreds or even thousands of magicians, and they can even create effects similar to those of the Great Wall of Fire. It can effectively divide and encircle the enemy when attacking, and can also be used to break the rear when defending, which is extremely effective in crowded battlefields.

However, in a duel......

Just like Lu Xi said, such a big place, such a narrow wall, won't it go around?

However, when Lu Xi had just emerged from the other side of the wall of fire, the arc of electricity condensed in Duid's left hand had already slashed down.

"Boom!" The arc hit Lu Xi accurately, and the explosion enveloped him all in.

"Haha! Hit! I won! Duyd shouted happily.

"Who said you hit?" Lu Xi's voice came from behind him.

"You!?" Duyd turned his head in shock and saw Lu Xi standing less than half a meter behind him, "You, you, I obviously hit you!" Why are you ......?"

"It's just an illusion. This kind of deception will fool you, and there is really no sense of accomplishment. ”

"Damn! Eat me this trick! Duyd picked up the staff, as if he was about to release a spell, but Lu Xi preempted him, stared at his eyes, and let out a sudden sound.

"Drink!" It was the most common coercion technique in mind magic.

According to Orucello, magicians are extremely strong mental beings, and their resistance to psychic magic is also very strong. Under normal circumstances, with Lu Xi's current mastery of coercion, he could probably directly scare a lion into trembling, but it could not even have an effective effect on a senior student of the Magic Academy.

However, there are exceptions to everything.

The so-called exception is when the magician's attention is completely diverted and his soul is not protected. In the actual combat training with Orucello, didn't Lu Xi himself suffer this exceptional loss several times?

So, Lu Xi watched with great satisfaction as Duyd sat down on the ground with his head in his hands. The Salroman snake next to it lost the support of its magic power, and it also fell apart in an instant like a gorgeous crystal.

"Why, why are you this guy, I'm obviously a top student of the Central Academy of Magic, an elite who was promoted to a star at the age of 25, why is a mere magic apprentice ......"

“…… You must have never actually fought since you got your mage qualification, right? ”

"Nonsense! I'm doing combat training with the best arcanists every day, I ......"

"No, I mean: real combat. That is, the battlefield! ”

"Uh, I'm a civilian official, ah! No, have you been there as an apprentice? ”

"That's not really, but don't forget, it's the world's top magician who practices with me every day, the great being known as the 'King of Arcane'! Two-star magician? It's ridiculous. Your star position is nothing more than your magic, knowledge, and mastery of spells, and it doesn't represent your strength. And I, Lucy Berencaster, am a disciple of Oluseiro Berencaster, and the unfathomable nature of the Colorful Rose is understandable to you, a mere aristocratic family? ”

"......" Duyd looked at Lu Xi, who was high up and had a smug smile on his face, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes for the first time.

"Well, you've lost. Surrender obediently. I'm not going to kill you. ”

Duyd gritted his teeth, but the fear in his eyes gradually turned to solemnity and determination.

"Kill me. The Wilambat family has no seed of surrender, and the family's fifteen-hundred-year honor cannot be buried because of my cowardice! ”…,

"Oh?" Lu Xi looked at the seaweed head that suddenly burned for some reason, and was suddenly a little surprised: "Don't regret it." You're still young, life has just begun, don't lose your life because of impulse......"

You should be the youngest here. The crowd watching the game thought together.

"That's a real problem. You don't want to surrender, and I don't want to kill for fun. ”

"Playing?"

"That's right, it's just playing, it's equivalent to my adjustment after the exam. However, I had a great time, and I would like to thank you very much. ”

"Bastard, what do you think of the sacred duel contract!?"

Lu Xi ignored the shouts of the loser, he tilted his head, as if he was thinking seriously. After a while, I finally clapped my palms, and it seemed that I had an idea.

"You just wanted to call me."

"Hmph, it's a pity that I only hit one illusion, otherwise ......"

"Well, I'll show you what an electric shock is. You have to use your body, okay, good, experience it, oh, hehehe~~" While letting out such a vicious laugh, Lu Xi grabbed Duyd's wrist with one hand.

"What do you want to do...... Ahh......h

The arc of canister light lay out of Lu Xi's palm, and then spread down Duid's wrist and spread all over his body. For the first few seconds, he was able to make a few strange screams, but soon he could only twitch with the beating of the radio waves, and soon white foam appeared at the corners of his mouth.

Half a minute later, Lu Xi kicked Duyd, who was still shaking like a dead and stiff frog, clapped his hands, and walked towards Primla. At this time, the crowd of spectators was silent.

"Finish the day, Lim, what are we going to eat for the night?"

“…… I don't know. ”

"It's okay, we'll just look for it slowly."

When the boy and girl walked into the carriage, Lu Xi heard the noise and applause coming from behind him.

"Young master, cheer up a little...... Healer, call a therapist! "This is the servant brought by Duyd.

"I declare that this duel will be won by His Excellency Lucy Berencaster!" This is the voice of the witness, Paulus.

(System Prompt: Defeat an enemy level 24 mage and gain experience points 1120)

(Quest Hint: Complete the C-level quest "Counterattack of Norweed Head" and gain 3000 experience)