Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 20
When Rhodes walked outside, he felt a little regretful when he was blown by the cold wind. Why did he agree to discuss with others impulsively just now, and turned around to provoke others.

How could I be so restless all of a sudden?Who gave me the confidence?Is it because I defeated a few bandits recently and made me bloated?
He is a knight who has received formal knight training, and I have only practiced for a few days?
But I don't feel ashamed if I lose, and I have a lot of face when I win.

Shi Wen came out, and the other people who were eating in the tavern followed suit, standing by and ready to watch.

The night was very dark, and with the help of the lights in the tavern, Rhodes could still see his surroundings clearly.

Shi Wen, who was wearing a full plate armor, handed his one-handed sword to Harvey next to him, as if he was going to use only one shield, he said, "Wearing armor is already damaging my honor against a weakling like you. To use a weapon, I think everyone I know will laugh at me to themselves."

Shi Wen turned his head and glanced at the "Silent Knight", then raised his shield and rushed towards Rhodes.

Rhodes didn't expect to be able to run so fast wearing full plate armor, but he quickly made an evasive movement, turning sideways to avoid Swen's frontal collision.

Shi Wen swung his right hand hard, and the shield hit Rhode's shoulder hard, causing him to lose his balance.

Rhode turned around with this force, turned around and slashed at Shi Wen.

Boom!
Shi Wen perfectly blocked Rhodes' attack with his shield, and at the same time, he squeezed his empty right hand into a fist and hit Rhodes fiercely.

The speed of the fist was very fast, and Rhodes was hit in the chest by the fist before he could react. This punch was also very powerful. Although it was not as powerful as Baron's, it still made him feel a sharp pain in his chest.

Rhodes reached out and quickly grabbed Sven's right hand, pulled him forward, and then slammed his head into his nose.

Shi Wen just took off his helmet because of eating, but he hasn't put it on yet.

The two were about the same height, and Shi Wen was slightly taller, and Rhodes' head hit Shi Wen's nose.

The violent impact caused Shi Wen's tears and nosebleeds to flow out involuntarily at the same time.

Rhodes took advantage of the moment when Shi Wen was knocked into a daze, put the long sword in his hand on his neck, and said, "You lost."

When Shi Wen heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then began to defend himself: "Your fighting style is very despicable, and you don't pay attention to honor at all. If I put on a helmet, your dirty tricks will not work at all. "

"If I use a weapon, you'll be dead on the first turn," he added.

"I'm not a nobleman, I'm just an ordinary adventurer. For us, victory in battle is more important. I don't care about winning glory.

What's more, it's you who don't respect your opponent. At the moment of life and death, I believe that even a knight who values ​​honor will not care whether his fighting style is shameful or not. " Rhodes said.

Shi Wen blushed and just wanted to continue to argue, but was stopped by Harvey.

"He is right. This defeat is a good lesson for you. Remember, in future battles, no matter who your opponent is, you must go all out to treat him.

Even if you are fully armed, the opponent is unarmed, as long as he is your enemy.

Now get the blood out of your nose and go in for dinner. said Harvey.

After speaking, Harvey walked into the tavern with the "Silent Knight" and continued to enjoy dinner.

Rhodes and the others also walked in, and just as they sat down, Shi Wen also came in, brought the food to the side, and sat in the corner to eat alone.

In fact, Shi Wen didn't necessarily lose just now, he didn't even think about whether my attack could cut through the armor on his neck, Rhode thought to himself.

Rhodes was very curious about how the "Silent Knight" could eat without taking off his helmet, but found that the "Silent Knight" had opened part of the mask.

His helmet visor, unlike the others', is knobby, allowing only one mouth to be exposed, allowing him just enough to eat.

The exposed mouth of the "Silent Knight" is very beautiful, and Rhodes stared at him for a long time and gave such an evaluation.

He seemed to have noticed that Rhode's eyes lowered his head even further.

Soon the meal was over, and only Hammer and Baron were left on the table, drinking and bragging. Harvey only drank a glass of wine and stopped drinking.

Rhodes also drank a little, maybe the wine was not good, so the knight only drank a glass, this is his guess.

There is some honey and something like butter in the wine, which tastes weird.

After eating, Rhodes couldn't sleep because he was very excited about the victory in the battle just now. He decided to go out and practice basic swordsmanship in order to be able to upgrade to another level to complete the task.

I can practice the gravity technique again later, there are a lot of things I can do, so let's increase my strength as soon as possible.

Rhodes held the sword and began to practice basic swordsmanship at the entrance of the tavern. After practicing until he felt very tired, he stopped.

I wear a lot of clothes in winter, and I am very tired after practicing. When summer comes, I will definitely practice for a while, Rhodes thought.

He put down the sword, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Shi Wen secretly observing himself in a dark corner.

An idea popped up in Rhodes' mind, he turned his back to Shi Wen, and began to try the gravity technique that had been unsuccessfully used before.

He placed the palms of his hands in front of his chest, and a purple-black light group appeared on his palm. This time, under Rhodes' control, the light group successfully formed a perfect spherical shape.

Why did today's first attempt succeed?
Rhodes began to feel the light cluster in the palm of his hand. After successfully linking the light cluster, Rhodes felt that he could feel his surroundings through the spirit.

It seems that Otto's self-created spell still has something.

He felt Sven mentally, and imagined tugging at him.

Only a "bang" was heard, and Shi Wen fell to the ground, and the armor on his body hit the ground with a loud sound.

Rhodes immediately disbanded the magic, and at the moment when the magic disbanded, he experienced a completely different feeling from the previous magic failure.

He concentrated on releasing the gravity technique again, linking to the light sphere, and through his spirit, he noticed the abnormality that he hadn't noticed before.

This town seems to be a small corner of a huge magic circle.

You can't see it with the naked eye, but you can feel it with mental power through the ball, and you can find that there are many strange lines drawn with magic power on the ground, just like the magic circle mentioned in Otto's notes.

"What happened?" Baron asked, he should have heard the sound of Shiwen's armor falling to the ground before walking out.

Shi Wen struggled to get up from the ground, he fell unprepared, which made his butt hurt a bit, and he couldn't figure out why he fell.

Rhodes stood still with his eyes closed, observing the situation around the town through the purple-black ball, and he had some guesses about the whereabouts of the town's residents.

"What are you doing standing here?" Baron looked at Rhodes curiously. The purple-black light was not conspicuous in the dark night, so Baron probably didn't notice it.

Rhodes turned his head and replied: "I think I know where the residents of this small town have gone..."

(End of this chapter)