The longsword was silent. The not-so-good longsword suddenly slashed at the weakest point of the blue knight's sword at an extremely exaggerated speed. Claire didn't react at all, and only felt a huge force almost tearing the knight's sword from her hand. Her body staggered uncontrollably to the side.
Claire forcibly released the force, and the ground was instantly crushed by Claire's feet.
However, this was only the first sword.
The next moment, the longsword was already against Claire's neck. The mass-produced item made of ordinary ore tore the collar of Claire's neck, and the longsword rested quietly on Claire's neck.
Claire gasped for breath, her right hand holding the knight's longsword trembled slightly, and her whole body seemed to be exhausted.
Roa shrugged and retracted the longsword from Claire's neck. A complex expression flashed in Claire's eyes.
She had expected Roa to be strong, but she didn't expect Roa to be so strong, so strong that it was a bit too much.
Claire glanced at the longsword in her hand. A gap appeared in the blade of the expensive longsword. A hint of heartache flashed on Claire's face, but she didn't say anything and put the knight's sword back into its sheath.
The battle here was fast, so fast that it didn't even take a minute to end. Before everyone could react, the battle had already come to an end.
"That guy actually lost?"
A short adventurer pushed his companion next to him with disbelief, his astonishment undisguised.
The short man's companion nodded seriously, looking at Roa with a hint of shock.
Claire's strength was definitely not weak, which everyone knew.
However, Claire lost, and lost completely.
Even if the battle just now was so short, he could see clearly that the azure sword light and swift slashes of the knight's longsword could not be faked.
"Even Godspeed was used? Still unable to defeat the opponent." The short man's companion murmured, his caution even greater.
This could only mean one thing, it wasn't that Claire didn't use her full strength to deal with it, but because Roa's strength was too great.
So strong that Claire seemed a little weak.
Roa didn't know what others were thinking. He just nodded indifferently to Claire and prepared to leave the arena.
Russel and Iris on the stage were slightly stunned when they saw Roa's amazing performance.
Although Iris knew that Roa was strong, she didn't know how strong he was specifically.
But judging from the posture just now, his strength was definitely top-notch.
Russel's expression became serious, recalling the sword just now.
Claire's response was actually not a big problem. Claire herself also had weapon proficiency in longswords. Although Claire's foundation was not very good, longsword proficiency could also allow Claire to reach the level of a normal expert. Moreover, Claire's real strength was not in swordsmanship.
But her skills.
Godspeed was her famous skill.
Although it couldn't compare to those top adventurers, this skill could be considered to be on par with upper-level professions.
Claire's judgment was not wrong. If Russel were in that situation, he would have chosen to do the same.
However, even after using the skill, he was easily defeated by the young man.
Moreover, even he didn't see the slash that the young man swung clearly.
If it were him, could he take it? Could he defeat the opponent?
Thinking of this, Russel couldn't help but smile helplessly.
He thought that without those top adventurers taking action, although he wasn't the best in the Royal palace, his strength was definitely among the top, and he should be more than enough to deal with these lazy and undisciplined adventurers.
But he didn't expect that as soon as he said those words, he would be slapped in the face.
Claire looked at Russel next to her, and then looked at Roa, who was preparing to do nothing, and said to Russel, "You go try."
Russel was originally preparing to go forward, but after hearing Claire's words, he couldn't help but sigh.
Princess Royal was also here. If he lost later, he would really be ridiculed by those old guys.
Russel took a deep breath and walked down the steps calmly. Princess Claire was watching on the stage, so nothing could go wrong. Now, the only thing he had to think about was how to defeat the opponent.
The exhaled turbid air slowly dissipated in the air. The middle-aged knight gripped the longsword at his waist. The familiar feeling and weight seemed to bring a little confidence to the man.
Russel strode to Roa's front and said directly without saying any nonsense, "You defeated Claire, you are very strong, I want to compete with you."
It was a very simple sentence, but the information it revealed made the people on the field even more surprised.
The middle-aged knight in front of him was naturally very strong, so strong that even Claire couldn't compare to him, and they were not on the same level.
Everyone might be shocked to be able to defeat Claire, but this guy even made Russel take him seriously, which was a bit shocking.
In the Royal palace, there were not many people who could make this group of dishonest adventurers honest.
And Russel was one of them. The reason was very simple, he used the simplest and most brutal means to beat a group of adventurers.
Those who were not convinced were directly beaten until they howled, and some who were not convinced simply formed a team to challenge the middle-aged knight in a small team formation.
Then they were also soloed.
Since then, no one dared to directly provoke him, of course, indirectly excluded.
And the guy who beat a group of adventurers black and blue was now treating the young man in front of him with such an attitude, which was undoubtedly a shocking thing.
Roa nodded, and the two looked at each other. Roa saw caution in Russel's eyes, but Russel only saw indifference in the young man's pale golden pupils.
The young man was very calm, wearing a white shirt, standing tall and straight, and his long figure strode towards the center of the arena.
Russel followed closely behind, and the two stood opposite each other, separated by a distance of more than ten feet.
A team of adventurers and knights who were fighting next to them looked at each other and showed surprised expressions.
The two didn't know what had happened just now, but they both vaguely guessed something.
"That, should we stop first." This adventurer was obviously a fun-loving person, and even in the middle of a battle, he couldn't help but want to join in the fun.
He didn't see it before, but now that the opportunity was right in front of him, why should he pretend not to see it?
The knight hesitated slightly, very tempted by the adventurer's suggestion.