Lord of the Oasis

Chapter 176: Expected Defeat

The subordinates of my subordinates are not my subordinates.

The vassals of my vassals are not my vassals.

This is a truth that has been passed down from the Dukedom of Leo, and even from the entire human kingdoms.

Just like the current Terrence.

He was Viscount Wayne’s vassal knight. As long as he did not make any obvious humiliation to Baron Dylan, or directly speak rudely, then he could still point at the mulberry tree while cursing the locust tree, without any troubles.

Even if something happened to him, Viscount Wayne would be his backing.

Baron Dylan also understood this logic. He squinted his eyes slightly and snorted coldly. “Knight Terrence, I remember that your fief should be two days’ journey from the east of the Stone Pass. You must have worked hard to participate in the tournament that I organized.”

“It’s not hard, it’s not hard.”, Knight Terrence smiled. “I came here to take the first place. I also want to prove to Viscount Wayne that I, as a knight, am the strongest.”. At the same time, he looked at the vassal knights around him who did not look friendly, he smiled and said, “Of course, it’s not very strong. It’s just a little bit stronger.”

This sentence was merciless.

It directly pointed out that no knight could compare to him at the Stone Pass.

Baron Dylan’s face was ashen. He gritted his teeth and his breathing became rapid.

The faces of the merchants and landlords on the viewing platform did not look good. However, they did not dare to say anything. After all, the knights could still get involved in these noble mess, but none of these so-called celebrities could interfere at all.

However, Baron Dylan’s vassal knights were furious.

“Arrogant bastard!”

“This is not your Viscount Wayne’s Logue Castle!”

“If you have something on your sleeve, go down and try!”

These vassal knights let out angry roars and directly pointed at Terrence with their eyes wide open. They did not welcome this Knight Terrence who was in fact spying on them despite he came from the Logue Castle near to the Stone Pass.

If Terrence agreed, these guys would definitely let him know what was the taste of being ganged up!

Sometimes nobles could be unreasonable, there were no rules in their eyes.

Kant stood behind them.

Manid was with him and did not get involved in the fight between the nobles. He just watched quietly, feeling a little bored. It was just a dog-eat-dog fight.

But at this moment, the dialog box in front of his eyes flashed.

[ Ding... side quest issued ]

[ Side quest: contact with extraordinary power ]

[ Reward: Body of a knight ]

[ Introduction: When you came to this world, you found that there was some mysterious and powerful extraordinary power hidden. Now that you can contact it, ask your soldiers to help you. Maybe you can contact this power. ]

It was a temporary side quest that had not been seen for a long time.

Kant was slightly stunned.

Right in front of him, Knight Terrence nodded with a smile as if he was responding to the challenges of the vassal knights. He said directly, “Alright, then I will go to the arena and wait for everyone.”

After saying this, Knight Terrence looked at Baron Dylan. “This is really a kind invitation.”

“Hehe.”

Baron Dylan sneered in a low voice and said calmly, “As long as you have the ability, even beggars can participate in the competition. Of course, Knight Terrence, you can also participate.”

“Let’s wait and see.”, Knight Terrence smiled and walked to the edge of the viewing platform.

The merchants and landlords walked away one after another.

Terrence stood by the city wall and looked at the civilians below. The stunned civilians were looking back at him. He turned to the vassal knights and said, “Then who will go first? I don’t have much time. I hope that all of you can go to the arena as soon as possible so that I can quickly win the champion of this tournament.”

“You...”, the vassal knights went mad and didn’t finish their words.

Terence stood at the side of the city wall, then he directly jumped down. It was like he had committed suicide.

“Oh.”, the merchants and landlords cried out in surprise. The civilians below also cried out in shook. With a muffled “Bang”, Terrence’s voice came from below. “Let’s begin quickly.”

“He...”

The vassal knights widened their eyes as if they had seen a ghost.

Even the big merchants and landlords were trembled and turned their heads to look at Baron Dylan.

As the upper-class celebrities at the Stone Pass, since they could stand on the viewing platform, it meant that their status was not low. They also understood certain things. For example, there were strict rankings among the knight class.

“Grand knight.”, Baron Dylan’s face was livid.

Even if he did not go to the edge of the city wall and take a look, he knew that this height of seven meters would not pose any threat to Terrence. Terrence had already mastered a little extraordinary power and had rapidly improved his physical fitness.

At this moment, Kant took a step forward.

With a sincere expression on his face, he asked, “Uncle Dylan, this Terrence does not seem to have a very harmonious relationship with you? Now that he has appeared, he really does not have the slightest courtesy.”

“Hmph.”, Baron Dylan snorted coldly. “This is the vassal knight of that old thing, Viscount Wayne.”

As he spoke, he frowned and said softly, “I did not expect that this fellow would actually become a grand knight. Viscount Wayne must have gotten someone to bestow him with extraordinary power. He must have really invested a lot of capital.”

“Uncle Dylan, why don’t we do this?”

Kant seemed to know nothing, he patted his chest and said, “Let my strongest guard go up and test that guy. If there is any problem, let your knight go up. After all, this guy has offended Uncle Dylan. In my opinion, we should let him know what etiquette is!”

Kant’s suggestion made Baron Dylan squint his eyes slightly. He nodded and said with a smile, “Then that’s it.”

It was exactly what he wanted to do, to let this Kant’s man go up and test Terrance.

There was a sarcasm in his heart, but he nodded solemnly. “I’ve really troubled you, Little Kant. Your help really touched me.”

“It’s no trouble at all!”, Kant laughed happily. “Uncle Dylan is so good to me. How could I be in trouble?”. As he said that, he turned to Manid and said, “Let that guy go up and teach this Terrence a lesson!”

“Understood.”, Manid nodded respectfully and then retreated.

Soon, the Sarrandian horseman walked out from the arena below.

Terrence was also wearing a training uniform. He did not use the wooden shields and swords in his hands. When he saw the Sarrandian horseman walk out, he had a mocking smile on his face. “I haven’t seen you before. You’re the new vassal Knight of Baron Dylan?”

“Lord Kant’s guard.”, the Sarrandian horseman replied coldly.

Terrence raised his eyebrows slightly and looked up at the viewing platform. Kant’s young face was imprinted in his eyes, he nodded thoughtfully. “Oh, Oh, Baron Kant’s guard. I didn’t expect that Princess left so many things behind. I didn’t expect that even if he was exiled to the Nahrin Desert, there were people still willing to follow him.”

“Let’s begin.”, Sarrandian horseman did not say a single word.

“Alright.”, Terrence nodded.

And just as the servant waved the flag, the battle began.

Sarrandian horseman was already so cautious that he did not choose to attack first.

“Ridiculous.”, Terrence shook his head contemptuously and quickly walked forward. He raised the wooden shield in his hand and slightly raised the wooden sword. He looked quite capable, no less than Sir Hobson, who had brought 50 retainer knights to help Kant. They were all elites who had experienced actual combat.

The Sarrandian horseman was unafraid as he held the wooden spear in his hand tightly.

This weapon was heavy and made of solid wood. It was no less than the iron spear he used.

The two of them approached.

“Bang.”, the Sarrandian horseman quickly stabbed the wooden spear while Terrence raised the wooden shield. Just like how he had used this move to block the vassal knight’s stab, Terrence slightly turned his body and let the wooden spear slide away.

Terrence moved forward and said with a smile, “Your skills are not bad.”

“Hmph.”The Sarrandian horseman snorted coldly.

He did not panic. Instead, he was unusually calm.

He let go of the wooden spear and pulled out the wooden sword in his hand. However, this time, he did not use the hilt of the sword. Instead, he swung the sword from the bottom up, just in front of Terrence.

“You can do it.”, Baron Dylan praised from the top of the city wall.

With this decisive move and this reaction speed, he could indeed be called an elite knight.

“So strong.”, even the vassal knights were secretly amazed.

Now it seemed that, there were not many people in their group who could match up to this strongest guard.

“The uppercut? Well, this combat technique is very standard.”, Terrence also nodded, he stretched out his hand and used his shield to block the attack from the bottom to the top. He said a professional attack name and took two steps back at the same time. “Your basic skills are very solid and you’re determined. You should have been on the battlefield and killed many people, right?”

“Oh –“, the surrounding civilians heard it clearly and immediately cried out in surprise.

Sarrandian horseman was still indifferent. “Continue.”

“But even so, you can’t beat me.”, Terrence chuckled. A red light appeared in his eyes as he bowed slightly, he said softly, “Didn’t your knight mentor tell you that no matter how strong a knight’s skills are, they can’t beat a grand knight who has mastered extraordinary powers?”

“Huff Huff Huff –” faint flames instantly burst out around him.

Terrence’s figure moved forward at high speed.

His speed was more than twice as fast as before. His increasing speed did not give the Sarrandian horseman much time to react. He could only take a deep breath and subconsciously place the wooden sword in front of his chest.

Terrence had already raised his shield and appeared in front of him.

A faint heat wave swept over.

“Go down!”, Terrence’s voice appeared in front of the Sarrandian horseman.

“Uh.”, the Sarrandian horseman widened his eyes.

He did not see how this grand knight got close to him, but he saw that the shield crashed heavily into the wooden sword in front of his chest. With a crisp crack, the Sarrandian horseman’s chest slightly caved in, his entire body seemed to have been pushed out by a great force. He flew for three to four meters and fell to the ground. It took him a long time to get up, and he coughed out a few mouthfuls of blood.

It was obvious that his inner abdomen had suffered a great impact.

The civilians below were completely silent, just like what had happened just now.

It was the same on the viewing platform.

“Thank you.”. After coughing, Sarrandian horseman supported himself and stood up. He nodded at Terrence and said, “I lost.”. After saying that, he did not wait any longer. He threw away the broken wooden sword and walked towards the city wall.

He knew that Terrence had shown mercy.