night.

The Garden Square was packed with people.

A circular open space with a diameter of more than 40 meters was cleared in the center of the square, and dozens of high-level spells "Solar Light Balls" were shot into the sky, illuminating the entire square as bright as day.

On both sides of the temporary duel arena, Rosen and Salas stood facing each other, more than 20 meters apart.

Sage Levin, Master Shahram, Master Schmidt, and Master Lesent temporarily formed a duel notary group.

Because Shahram had the most neutral attitude and was also the owner of the Blue Whale Mansion, he stood in the middle of the open space and read out loud the traditional rules of the sacred duel.

After reading the somewhat lengthy rules, he looked at the two people on the sidelines.

"So, are both duelists ready?"

Rosen stood with his sword in hand: "I am ready to fight at any time."

Sarath narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Baron, I will not kill you in a duel, because it is too easy for you."

Master Shahram frowned and urged, "Master Sarath, are you ready? Give me a definite answer!"

Sarath played with the blood-drinking staff in his hand with a leisurely look on his face.

"Master, I am the deputy leader of the Sixth Regiment of Aaron's Lion Night Guard, and a high-level 24-star professional combat mage."

"My opponent is just a low-level wizard who just graduated. Do I really need to use all my energy to deal with him?"

Master Shahram could clearly feel Sarath's accumulated magical power and knew that he was far from being as relaxed as he appeared.

His contemptuous look was probably meant to intimidate, but of course, it was also possible that he was simply showing off.

"In that case, I now declare the duel to begin!"

The moment the last word fell, Master Shahram retreated to the sidelines using his Divine Movement Technique, while the two mages on the field attacked almost at the same time.

Sarath's Blood Drinker's staff suddenly pointed at Rosen, and a bright lightning as thick as an arm was instantly emitted and struck Rosen's body.

The advanced spell "Chain Lightning" is released with the assistance of the crystal lattice and is almost instantaneous.

Although all mages have mastered some instant-casting techniques to a certain extent, Aaron the Battle Mage's lattice casting speed is almost the fastest.

Because the energy storage lattice created by Aaron the weapon refiner is not only highly strong, but also has a large storage capacity for spell energy, an extremely high maximum energy flow, and near-perfect quality.

Therefore, the lightning chain of Salas gave people the feeling of cold and crisp magic, without any drag.

All the Wilan mages present were startled and subconsciously worried for Rosen.

"Boom~~~"

With a loud bang, the lightning struck Rosen's body, then passed through it and hit the ground hard, spurting out a lot of hot gravel.

At the same time, Rosen's body turned into a bubble and disappeared, and appeared three meters away on the right a moment later.

It's Adler's substitution technique again.

Although it was a low-level spell, Rosen used it to perfection and produced amazing results.

Salas was well prepared. He waved his left hand in front of his body, and the force field ring on his hand glowed dimly. A circle of high-intensity force field suddenly appeared around his body, expanding outward.

It is an intermediate spell "Resistance Field", which has excellent defensive effects against physical attacks.

This move was intended to prevent Rosen from using the flying sword technique to launch a sneak attack.

He was doing two things at the same time.

The second advanced crystal lattice on the Blood Drinker's staff was activated, and the second bright lightning tore through the air, lashing towards Rosen like a waving whip.

"Snap~~~"

The lightning struck Rosen's body again and hit the ground behind him.

No, it not only hit the ground, but also hit Sarath's own body.

"Tear~~~"

There was a shrill sound of tearing cloth.

Sarath's blood-red cloak was torn into pieces by the burst of lightning energy, revealing the inner layer of matte black tight leather armor.

The surface of the leather armor was wrapped in a layer of crystal red light, which was the advanced defensive spell "Agna Ruby Shield" commonly used by the Aaron nobles.

At this moment, the crystal red light layer was actually wrapped in a layer of fine white electric net.

The two energies continued to clash and collide, and eventually the power grid disappeared, and only a thin layer of the ruby ​​shield remained.

Before everyone understood what was going on, Levin, who was watching the battle, immediately cheered loudly: "Good magic! Good magic weapon!"

Shahram also praised sincerely: "What a good exchange!"

In that moment just now, Rosen used two spells.

One is Adler's substitution technique.

Another Sarge swap.

The latter is a strange low-level mystical spell.

The so-called mysterious system is a general term for a type of strange magic whose principles are completely unclear and only practical techniques are available.

For example, the Sag Exchange spell. No one knows why it works. All we know is that if you do it this way, you can temporarily exchange certain attributes between yourself and the target, thereby achieving the wonderful effect of transferring part of the spell energy.

But although the spell is low-level, it is very difficult to cast and the timing of casting is extremely difficult to grasp.

Very few mages dare to use it in a life-and-death battle, but then again, any mage who dares to use it and successfully achieves the exchange effect is either a madman or a genius.

Now, Rosen not only used it, but also used it in conjunction with the equally difficult substitution technique, and successfully broke the induced defensive lattice magic weapon worn by Sarath, greatly eliminating the opponent's magic weapon advantage. This can be called a legendary operation in the history of magic confrontation.

Without the life line constructed by the defensive magic weapon, Salas clearly felt the breath of death.

Unconsciously, the evil smile on his face disappeared.

The two magic masters, Schmidt and Lesant, also completely put away their casual attitudes and began to watch the battle seriously.

Madam Agnet was surprised. She never expected that the apprentice whom she usually looked down upon would have such amazing spellcasting ability.

Most of the Vilan audience watching the scene did not know the details of the spell, they only knew that Vilan's Baron had the upper hand, so they cheered loudly.

The cheers were like thunder and tsunami.

But Sarath is worthy of being the deputy commander of the Night Guard and has undergone rigorous combat training.

The minor defeat in the battle did not make him panic. He even maintained the resistance field of his left hand, leaving no opportunity for his opponent to take advantage.

Of course, he was not in a hurry to launch an attack to regain his ground. Instead, he gripped his staff tightly, faced Rosen in a defensive posture, took a deep breath, and carefully calmed the ripples in his heart.

Rosen was not in a hurry to attack.

He stood thirty meters away from Sarath, pacing slowly around Sarath, his posture like a tiger pacing around its prey.

"Master Sarath, there should be three high-level crystals on your staff. You have used two, and the last one is left."

"I advise you to use it quickly, otherwise you won't have the chance to use it when I strike back."

Within a few breaths, Sarath had basically calmed down.

He smiled coldly: "Your spellcasting skills are indeed amazing, and I did underestimate you, but next, I will let you know the insurmountable gap between high-level and low-level spells."

Before he finished speaking, Sarath suddenly pointed the Blood Drinker's Staff in his hand toward the sky.

Although the spell has not been released yet, a huge fluctuation of mana power has already appeared.

Ordinary people couldn't feel it, but the mages realized it at the first moment that Sarath would use an advanced spell with no target locking and range attack in the next moment.

No target lock, which means it cannot be affected by the Sarge Exchange spell.

Range attack is also the best way to deal with Adler's substitution technique.

The near-instantaneous casting aided by the lattice means that it is almost impossible to be interrupted.

Therefore, Sarath relied on powerful spells and advanced magical weapons to crush his opponents.

This move is stupid, but it is unbreakable.

Any wizard with a bit of knowledge present sighed inwardly.

After all, Rosen is just a low-level wizard.

Selena also held the Sleeping Beauty Wand tightly.

She has figured it out.

If Rosen lost, she would kill him to save him from torture, and then she would immediately follow with her own death.

But in the next moment, Rosen suddenly pointed the magic sword in his hand at Salas and used the most common interference spell "Arcane Shock".

Arcane Shock, a low-level spell that almost every mage knows.

Used well, this spell can turn the tide of battle.

If used improperly, it would be equivalent to setting off a small lavender firework.

This casting time is, in any case, longer than the lattice-assisted casting time.

Therefore, it is almost impossible to use Arcane Shock to interrupt the lattice casting.

But such an impossible thing actually happened!

After an inconspicuous arcane shock, the power fluctuations condensed on the Blood Drinker's Staff turned into chaos.

After a moment, the spell energy completely got out of control.

If it were a normal spellcasting, you would just stop casting at this moment, but when the lattice is casting a spell, the spell energy is pre-stored. Once it gets out of control, the out-of-control energy will explode directly.

Sarath was shocked and threw the staff away decisively.

The staff flew into the air, and with a loud 'crack' sound, it exploded into two pieces. The energy stored in the crystal lattice was violently released, turning into a ball of fierce and raging lightning.

If Sarath hadn't thrown it fast enough, the lightning would have hit him directly.

"Use shock to interrupt my lattice spell?"

Sarath stared at the fragments of the staff with blank eyes.

The lattice casting time is less than 0.2 seconds, and it is completed in a thought. How could it be interrupted in a targeted manner? In fact, this is probably the first time that the lattice casting method has been interrupted in a targeted manner since its birth.

It directly challenged Sarath's common sense of magic.

All the mages present, including the master of spells, were shocked and couldn't understand how Rosen did it.

Rosen still paced slowly around Sarath like a tiger, smiling faintly.

"Saras, I have seen through you and predicted your every move."

The mages suddenly realized and thought that the baron was crazy for daring to gamble his life like this.

Sarath also came to his senses, he gritted his teeth and sneered.

"See through me? Predict and interrupt? Arrogant!"

Even without the assistance of the staff, he still possesses strong combat ability.

Casting spells with bare hands is a compulsory course for every Aaron battle mage.

Salas pointed at Rosen and silently released an arcane shock.

"Pah!"

Spell failed!

His silent Arcane Shock was unexpectedly interrupted by Rosen's faster Arcane Shock.

Not only did the opponent's spellcasting skills surpass his, but his thinking and reaction speed was also significantly faster than his.

This is the crushing of hard power! We know where the gap is, but we can never cross it.

Sarath's mind was shaken again: "Impossible, it must be a coincidence!"

"Ice Wind Technique Snap!"

"Feng Xing. Bang!"

"Arcane Missiles. Bang!"

I tried three times in a row, and was interrupted all three times.

With every interruption, Sarath felt as if he had been slapped, and his cheeks felt burning.

"Gulp~~"

Salas swallowed secretly, the blood flame in his eyes flickering, as if it would go out in the next moment.

Panic could not be suppressed and emerged from the bottom of my heart.

"Could it be that he really sees through me?"

"How is that possible? I'm an ace graduate of the King's Military Academy!"

On the other side, Rosen was still pacing slowly, his face as calm as at the beginning.

"I have interrupted your spellcasting five times. Each time I interrupt, I can gain half a second of counterattack time."

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his hand and interrupted Sarath's secret attempt to cast a spell again, with the movement as easy as drinking water.

"But I didn't choose to fight back, because I was waiting for you to realize that you were already standing on the edge of hell."

"And I just need to lift my foot and give you a light kick on the butt, and you will fall into hell."

"Go to hell!"

Sarath collapsed at once, roared hysterically, gave up all defense, and tried two things at once, releasing two attack spells at the same time, trying to exchange his opponent's life.

"We give up!"

Suddenly, Master Schmidt's voice came from the side.

"Pah!"

Rosen did not take the opportunity to kill Sarath.

He once again used an Arcane Shock to interrupt Sarath's left hand spell, and at the same time used Adler's Substitution to dodge another spell.

He did not make another move, but slowly retreated to the side of the black-clad guards.

Master Shahram's magical phantom appeared again in the middle of the duel arena and announced loudly.

"In this duel, the Baron Rosen Saxon of the White Sturgeon Island won the final victory."

"No~~ I didn't lose~~ I didn't give up~~ I will continue to fight!"

Sarath was in a state of madness.

"That's enough!"

Shadow Master Lescent dodged with a magical move, knocked Sarath unconscious with a punch, and then retreated with the deputy leader whose will was broken.

It was clearly a duel that he was sure to win, but he actually lost, and lost so ingloriously.

All the Aaron Night Guards present were humiliated, with their heads lowered and remained silent.

On the contrary, the people of Weilan cheered loudly and were extremely excited.

The nobles of Weilan were much more reserved, but they also thought highly of Rosen and thought that this young man was quite amazing.

The civilians did not have so many thoughts. They just felt very encouraged and revered the Baron of White Sturgeon Island as a hero.

Amid the clamor, Master Schmidt took two steps forward with a gloomy face, bowed to Levin, and said in a serious tone: "Sage, the Baron has won. We abide by the agreement and will give up this revenge operation."

This was said explicitly, but was followed by two secret words whispered in the mind.

"But I want you to remember that tonight is not the end, it's the beginning!"

"Aaron will remember this humiliation, and in the future, he will use various other methods to return it tenfold to Weilan!"

Faced with this threatening remark, the wise Levin laughed heartily.

He did not refute, but sang with the "Voice of Heaven on High".

"Ared said, 'The aliens are numerous and we are few and far between.'"

"Welan said, I will lead the fight for the land beneath my feet."

"The shining Arcanite sword will be stained with blood. No matter how many alien races come, they will destroy themselves!"

"Ah~ Saint~ Saint, she is the darling of Mother Nature and the supreme glory of the giant island!"

It is "Song of Saint Veran", the lyrics and melody of which are well-known to everyone. It tells the ancient epic story of Saint Veran fighting against invading alien races and protecting her homeland.

At first, only Sage Levin sang, but after a few words, the Black Guards joined in, and then Wizard Vilan.

Finally, all the Weilan people present sang along.

While singing, he followed the footsteps of Sage Levin and gradually approached Aaron's Night Guard.

At this moment, no matter whether it was the high-ranking aristocratic elite or the most ordinary dock worker, their souls and wills were integrated into one with the singing, thus gathering a terrifying and majestic momentum!

The momentum was like a collapsing mountain or a pounding wave. With every step forward, the army formed by Aaron's Night Guards would involuntarily take a step back.

At this moment, even masters like Schmidt and Lesant couldn't help but feel a tremor in their hearts.

Finally, they couldn't bear it anymore.

"withdraw!"

Master Schmidt shouted and quickly left the garden square with 300 Aaron Night Guards.

(End of this chapter)