Chapter 1722: The Second Round of the Competition Begins
“Ah, this, can’t I follow you?” Little Elaine actually wanted to follow Jayad now. The surrounding knights and their mounts felt very terrifying, and he felt that if he were alone, he might be directly eliminated.
“No, your mount’s speed can’t keep up with mine, and you’ll have a hard time resisting the Archmage’s influence, so you have to act independently this time.” Jayad was very firm this time.
“But I’m fighting alone, most of the others are in groups, and I know nothing about wilderness survival,” Little Elaine said again.
What he lacked confidence in the most was surviving in the wild for one night. In fact, even for these knights, the Corrosive Land at night was extremely dangerous. If they were alone, it was very easy to have an accident.
Moreover, Little Elaine came from a knight’s family, and he had no idea how to survive in the wild. He had never even lived independently on his own, not even for one night, and he had no confidence.
Thinking that he would have to camp alone in the wild tonight, Little Elaine felt a chill in his heart. He had no confidence that he could survive the night alone.
Of course, this was not just his problem, because it was not only him. The remaining lone wolf knights, after hearing about this format, began to actively seek out other lone knights around them to form temporary teams or join existing small teams for protection.
Of course, how to distribute the spoils of hunting monsters still had to be argued, but the knights trusted their peers very much. The reason was very simple: most knights had extremely noble character.
Knights, when they were enfeoffed or took office, had to take a knight’s oath. In addition to adhering to basic Equester and the Eight Virtues, they sometimes took individual oaths, such as not bullying the weak, not killing women, respecting the old and loving the young, and so on.
The longer a knight adhered to an oath and the deeper the degree, the faster his strength would improve. Conversely, if he broke his oath, his strength would immediately stop growing, or even regress.
It could be said that no matter whether a knight was a gentleman or a villain in his heart, he at least appeared very noble. Justice and honesty were among the knight’s virtues. At least in terms of the distribution of military achievements, they would not have too much disagreement, as long as the distribution issues were settled in advance.
Facing Jayad’s decision to let him fly solo, Little Elaine was very panicked. He began to look around, trying to find a team to join for protection.
“Don’t worry, I didn’t say I was going to abandon you. It’s just that I wanted to avoid the limelight and escape from my enemies at first. We’ll reunite soon, and I still have three points of magic power left for you, right?” Jayad saw what he was thinking and comforted him.
Hearing Jayad’s words, Little Elaine felt relieved. He then began to worry about Jayad’s safety, after all, this was his greatest reliance.
“Mr. Jayad, you gave me the Amadeus greatsword, what about you?” Little Elaine asked tentatively. In his opinion, the greatsword inherited from his family had invincible power. Jayad, without the greatsword, might not be able to defeat the Archmage.
“No problem, I’ll use this.” Jayad flicked open a strangely shaped weapon. It looked like a gun and a crossbow, with a complex ejection mechanism in the middle, a silver-black gun head with sharp barbs and serrations at the front, and a twisted folding gun handle at the back.
“What is this? It doesn’t look like a knight’s weapon.” Little Elaine looked at the strangely shaped weapon in Jayad’s hand in surprise. He had never seen such a bizarre weapon, which gave a very twisted feeling and was definitely not a mainstream weapon.
“Harpoon gun, it’s a Demon Hunter’s weapon, from the same source as the Blood Feast I gave you.” Jayad said. He held the crooked harpoon gun and performed several flourishes on his horse, looking quite skillful.
“Is this equipment really enough? I think that Archmage is really powerful. If this harpoon gun is only at the level of a Blood Feast, I don’t think you can beat him,” Little Elaine said worriedly.
I was actually eavesdropping on their conversation through a fly and covered my forehead when I heard Little Elaine say this. He actually thought that the key to strength or weakness was the weapon. Was he just a scaffold?
“Don’t worry, his strength is not enough to threaten me, and I’ve brought a very powerful weapon with me this time.” Older Brother Jayad didn’t explain much to him, just said nonchalantly.
Little Elaine looked up and down in doubt, but Jayad’s entire body showed no signs of a second weapon, unless the weapon was very small and hidden inside his armor.
But before he could ask further, a melodious bugle call sounded, attracting the attention of all the knights. The host had finally finished his nonsense, and the second round of the competition was about to begin. Everyone picked up their weapons and held their reins tightly.
“Ready! Go!” With the sound of a bell, the competition officially began. Instantly, all the knights flicked their reins, and the mounts under them sprinted out.
All the spectators were shocked. They felt the chairs they were sitting on tremble incessantly, and the surroundings vibrated violently. They quickly grabbed the armrests next to them, afraid that the entire audience stand would collapse.
The intense ground vibration caused by the collective running of those behemoths also made many spectators understand what a spectacular scene a beast tide was. If the audience seats were not reinforced with magic, they would definitely collapse.
“Roar!!!” The Steel Dragon let out a roar, carrying the Royal Knight into the sky. Dragon might swept in all directions, and all the spectators trembled as if the Ancient Dragon was right in front of them, looking at them.
People then realized that the dragon might emanating from the Ancient Dragon just now was just an unintentional aura surrounding them. It hadn’t been serious at all. And now, with its roar as it took off, the terrifying pressure was fully released, several times stronger than before.
Many magical beasts that had just started to run suddenly stopped and trembled in place. The suppression of life levels by the Ancient Dragon made it impossible for them to move naturally under this dragon might. Some ordinary mounts that were not magical beasts were even scared unconscious.
But as the Steel Dragon released its dragon might, all the knights did the same thing. Their magic power resonated with their mounts, and their auras became almost one.
Instantly, the magical beasts that were still trembling stood up again and galloped away, and the rare birds also took off one after another behind the Steel Dragon.
This was the signature skill of the Knight profession, Human and Horse Unity. Through the knight, their magic power was shared with the mount, achieving synchronization. The knight could control their mount as if it were an extension of their own arm, greatly increasing their power, making them immune to some control, and also having functions like healing mounts and inducing skills.
