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Are you planning to recklessly fight me to the death? Or will you simply lay down your weapons and surrender? Don't worry, I treat prisoners of war well!

Liu Tianyu was too lazy to play games with him and got straight to the point; being a riddle teller was no fun.

[Ding! Count Axel's favorability towards you has decreased. Current favorability: -20.]

Hearing the system notification, Liu Tianyu remained unmoved. Since they were already enemies, he had no intention of letting Count Axel go. He didn't care if it was -20 or even -100!

Liu Tianyu's blunt and utterly aristocratic words instantly wiped the smile off Count Axel's face. Especially seeing Liu's self-assured demeanor, Count Axel raised an eyebrow and lectured him:

"Young man, don't be so arrogant. When I was fighting for the kingdom, not only were you nowhere to be found, but even your father was nowhere to be seen!"

"If you're not full of energy, can you still call yourself a young person?"

Seeing that Count Axel was not angered by him and was instead putting on an elder's demeanor, Liu Tianyu was amused. He slammed his hand on the table, stood up, and poured the tea in his cup directly onto the old man's face.

"!!!"

Count Axel was truly shocked. He had originally thought Liu Tianyu was just a hot-blooded country nobleman, but now that he had poured tea on Liu's face, it was clear that Liu wanted to fight him to the death!

"Hehe, hahaha, Viscount Storm, thank you for your hospitality. I hope I can give you a proper welcome later!"

Count Axel, who had been splashed with tea, did not lash out as expected. Instead, he casually wiped the tea off his face and walked out of the tent without looking back.

"Hey, Lao Deng, is your real surname Sima? How can you be so tolerant?"

Liu Tianyu, who was waiting there for Count Axel to suddenly launch an attack, then subdue him in an instant, use him as a human shield, and force his army to surrender, couldn't help but complain about this old turtle.

[Ding! Count Axel's favorability towards you has decreased. Current favorability: -60.]

"It seems that he has only mastered the superficial art of self-restraint."

Upon hearing the system notification, Liu Tianyu chuckled and turned to leave the tent, preparing for the upcoming battle. After all, he had just humiliated that old man so much; if he didn't fight back, it would definitely affect his reputation.

Chapter 85 One-on-One Duel on the Battlefield

"Your Excellency, what's wrong with you?"

"Damn it, that bastard Viscount Storm dares to humiliate you like this!"

"Give the order, Your Excellency! I will personally hand over that reckless fool, Viscount Storm, to you for your disposal!"

When Count Axel returned to his ranks, eight knights immediately surrounded him. Looking at Count Axel, whose face had been "washed," anyone who wasn't blind could tell what kind of humiliation he had suffered.

Even though Count Axel had cleaned up some of the traces, wet hair couldn't dry all at once.

Therefore, not only his knights, but all the soldiers nearby were aroused and wished they could start a battle immediately and skin Liu Tianyu alive to present to Count Axel.

Although Count Axel wished he could tear Liu Tianyu to pieces immediately, he glanced at his own army, which was already in a bit of chaos, and then at Liu Tianyu's well-organized army, and couldn't help but sigh.

They should have swallowed their anger and continued to stall for time. In just that little bit of time, their troops simply couldn't recover.

Count Axel's expression was grave. If the army were to go to war in its current state, he was not very confident that he could defeat the Stormlands army.

Therefore, we must now look for advantages elsewhere to increase our chances of winning.

Count Axel then glanced discreetly at the knights surrounding him, quickly fixing his gaze on the strongest knight, the most senior knight, and the recently promoted Knight Muk.

"Now is the time to achieve victory through surprise!"

He then summoned the three knights to his side. After a conversation, the three knights had different expressions, but in the end, they all gave Count Axel a knightly salute.

Immediately afterwards, the three of them dismounted, took off their armor, leaving only their undergarments, picked up their weapons, and went to the front of the army formation.

It was Muk, who had just delivered the message, who first shouted loudly at the Stormwind Territory's army:

"Warriors of Stormwind, I am Moon En, a knight under Count Axel!"

"I am Marville, a knight under Count Axel!"

"I am von Brau, a knight under Count Axel!"

"I challenge you to a one-on-one knightly duel. Do you dare to accept?"

In the end, all three of them roared, their voices carrying throughout both sides of the battle.

"A one-on-one knight duel? This is like something out of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with them even having a battle of generals on the battlefield!"

Liu Tianyu had a completely bewildered expression on his face.

However, since the other party has already proposed a one-on-one duel, Liu Tianyu definitely has to accept the challenge; otherwise, it would be considered admitting defeat and automatically surrendering.

That will definitely affect morale! The overall morale is currently at a very high level, and he doesn't want it to drop.

Liu Tianyu instantly understood what Count Axel, that old tortoise, was thinking. This old man must think his knights are pretty strong and wants to start a duel to demoralize the Stormwind warriors and boost his own morale.

Liu Tianyu really wanted to laugh at Count Axel's idea; he could only say that old Deng had really picked the wrong target.

Soon, Liu Tianyu turned his gaze to Eleanor, Akavi, and Yak.

Eleanor and Ark are heroes, representing growth without bottlenecks. Eleanor, in particular, is a well-rounded individual; he could easily take on ten Nord Royal Guards single-handedly.

As a goblin slayer, Ark has grown considerably while wiping out the goblins of the Storm Steppe. For one thing, he could easily take on five Nord Royal Guards head-on.

Don't underestimate Ark. In a direct confrontation, he can only take down five Nord Royal Guards. But if given a confined space and a variety of other methods, he could probably take down thirty Nord Royal Guards without any problem.

As for Akavi, he is indeed not a hero and his growth is limited, but now, after several months of goblin extermination war, he has been promoted to a Kingdom Temple Knight!

His armored warhorse was more than twice the size of the Swadian knight's horse, and resembled the Sharma from his previous life.

But unlike others, his warhorse was glowing red, and instead of white mist, it spewed out a faint flame, and its teeth were as sharp as daggers.

That wasn't an ordinary horse, but an Ironbone Horse, a hybrid of an ordinary horse and a demonic hellish warhorse.

His entire body was covered in double-layered mithril plate armor, and he wore a shimmering mithril winged helmet on his head.

The heavy hand-and-a-half sword slung at his waist was also made of mithril and shimmered with a cold, eerie blue light. The mithril knight kite-shaped shield on his back shimmered with a faint golden light, and the 2.4-meter-long knight's lance was as black as night and made of pure black gold, shimmering with an eerie red light. All three weapons were precious enchanted weapons!

Akavi's current equipment alone is enough to completely drain the coffers of a wealthy lord's estate.

"If two heroes and the strongest noble soldier can't handle these three knights, then I should give up on my dream of becoming a king and just slit my own throat."

Without any hesitation, Liu Tianyu gave him a look.

Aleen, Ark, and Akavi, who already had a tacit understanding, dismounted, took off their armor, leaving only their civilian clothes, grabbed their weapons, and came to the front of the two armies.

This is a signal to prepare for battle.

Looking at Eleanor, Akavi, and Ark who were accepting the challenge, Count Axel couldn't help but show his disdain:

"A playboy, a peasant, an old knight, ha, does Viscount Storm have no one else to send?"

Mar is a knight who has followed me from the very beginning. He is still vigorous despite his age and his skills are unmatched. Feng is a veteran knight who has won a hundred knightly duels for me. Although Muke has only been knighted by me for a short time, he has unlimited potential.

"Let's see how you handle things after these three men you sent die!"

At that moment, on the front lines of the two armies, Eleanor, Ark, and Akavi began their duel with the three knights.

"Dragon Scale Technique!"

The knight named Mar shouted, and magic flowed around him, instantly covering his entire body in a dense layer of dark scales.

This guy knows magic; that's practically cheating!

Eleanor, Ark, and Akavi all obediently took off their armor, but you used magic to conjure up another set! Isn't this bullying honest people?

Immediately afterwards, the knight named Feng also roared:

"Whirlwind Energy!"

Then, a whirlwind enveloped his entire body and his two-handed greatsword. With a swing of his two-handed greatsword, a powerful wind slash slashed towards Eleon, Ark, and Akavi.

Seeing this, Akavi stood in front of everyone and raised the mithril magic shield in his left hand.

"buzz"

A ripple surged, and the massive wind slash was completely absorbed by the mithril magic shield.

"clang"

Following Wind Slash, Muk seized the opportunity to follow behind, swinging his two-handed iron staff and striking the mithril magic shield.

"Kid, not bad strength, but too impulsive. Now, prepare to surprise you!"

Sensing the force of his iron staffs striking the mithril magic shield, Akavi felt his hands tremble, and looked at Muk with a broad smile.

"call--"

Just as Muke was stunned by why the wind slash had disappeared, the mithril magic shield trembled violently, followed by an even stronger storm rushing towards Muke.

"Oh!"

Muke was instantly blown away by the storm like a rag doll, flying backward and hitting Mar and Feng, who were about to rush up.

"what!"

Both Mar and Feng, who were protected by the Dragon Scale Technique, felt nothing, but Muke, who was hit by the whirlwind, was in big trouble.

His chest had several cuts from the wind slash, and his back had multiple bloody scratches from the dragon scale technique.

"Enchanted weapon!"

Seeing the mithril magic shield that had absorbed the wind slash and was now reflecting it with even greater power, Count Axel couldn't help but widen his eyes and exclaim in surprise.

Chapter 86 The Beheaded Knight

They were too engrossed in their duel to care about Count Axel's rant from the sidelines; they were now ready to give a good beating to a man who had fallen into disarray.

Akavi took two steps in one, and with his right hand gripping the heavy half-sword, he slashed at Mar, who had just regained his footing, at an extremely fast speed.

"What? You think my Dragon Scale Technique is fake?"

When he saw that Akavi had not hesitated to slash at him with his heavy hand-and-a-half sword, and that it was even the "dragon scale armor" that he was wearing all over his body, Mar was so angry that he laughed.

Mar raised his two-handed greatsword high, waiting for Akavi to freeze and shudder the moment his sword struck his "Dragon Scale Armor" before severing his head.

"Pfft!"

Contrary to expectations, there was no clanging of metal or sparks flying. Akavi's heavy hand-and-a-half sword pierced through Mar's "Dragon Scale Armor" as easily as if it were leather armor, and then pierced into his skin.

With a "sizzle," frost instantly spread rapidly along Mar's wounds to his entire body, causing him to freeze in his motion as he swung his greatsword.

Mar's eyes widened, and he bit his tongue hard, forcing himself to quickly swing the sword.

"Danglang"

Akavi didn't do much; he simply raised the enchanted mithril shield in his left hand, and the shield clashed violently with the two-handed greatsword.

In an instant, a powerful recoil force spread from the two-handed greatsword to Mar's palm, making his tiger's mouth numb.

Meanwhile, the two weapons were locked in a stalemate in mid-air. Mar gritted his teeth and tried his best to push Akavi's weapon down.

But Akavi remained calm, as if his left hand was not bearing the full strength of a knight, but rather the bared teeth and claws of a child.

"Huhuhu..."

However, in just a short while, icy mist began to emerge from Mar's mouth. The frost on the enchanted heavy hand and half sword had already seeped into his internal organs. In just a little while, he would turn into a perfect ice sculpture!

"Mar!"

Upon seeing that Mal was in danger, Feng immediately wanted to rush over to help, but was stopped by Eleanor.

"Wind Blade! Get out of my way!"

Feng shouted and brandished his greatswords. In an instant, the whirlwind that enveloped his entire body transformed into three tangible wind blades that attacked Eleanor.

"Shh!"

Eleanor moved with lightning speed, taking the war bow from his back, drawing it, and nocking an arrow.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The three-star arrows were fired in rapid succession. The wind blades looked indistinguishable, but thanks to Eleanor's superb archery skills, they easily collided with the wind blades.

"bang"

The moment the cone-shaped arrow collided with the wind blade, the arrow shattered into wood chips, while the wind blade vanished without a trace.

It is only polite to reciprocate. After gaining a foothold, Eleanor fired another three-star barrage of arrows at Feng.

"ding dong"

Feng immediately brandished his two-handed greatsword, and with a whistling sound, shattered the three arrows into wood chips.

While Feng was still reeling from shattering the three arrows, another cone-shaped arrow came hurtling through the air.