Robin was part of Alves’ team, and it was known that Robin was Alves’ best friend. The reason why he was willing to go first was to help out Alves. Everyone who attended this sparring match already knew that the five knights were of the God Rank. They could tell it by a single glance, but they still did it to test them out. They wanted to find out how strong these new people were.
Unfortunate for Robin, as he found it the worst way, he experienced the wide gap between him and the knight. The first one was a surprise, and as Jovrick said, Robin did not use his full power in his first strike, not with the second one.
Robin fell into Jovrick’s provocation and launched his lethal attack. It was fast and deadly, but Jovrick blocked all the swords all the sa. The worst part was that Jovrick defeated him in the sa way, again. His sword was blocked by the shield in the sa way, but this ti, he felt sothing sucking his sword, keeping his sword stuck to the shield before his body flew backward again when Jovrick pushed him.
In the following mont, the sa lance was one centiter away from his left eye. This was a showing, not to him, but to the rcenary Guild. Robin was well aware that Jovrick did not an to humiliate him, but the target was the Sorcerer rcenary Guild Leader. He was just a victim here.
Jovrick returned to the sa position, "If you have so doubt, you can switch my opponent." As he said that, he glanced toward the Sorcerer rcenary Guild’s group.
"No, that’s enough!" Alves’s calm facade cracked as he entered the barrier while announcing the result. It ant Jovrick had proved that he was a God Rank. He rushed toward his friend to check on Robin.
"I am fine..." Robin’s eyes moved toward the remaining four knights. The remaining four knights appeared to be less intimidating than Jovrick, but he had an inkling that they were similar in strength to Jovrick.
"It’s indeed enough. Pitting sorcerers against is quite unfair for the sorcerer," Jovrick nodded in agreent as he walked back toward Tang Shaoyang.
Hera’s face turned ugly when she heard the provocation, but she was calm enough not to fall to the provocation. However, her eyes were glued to the remaining knights. There was sothing off with these knights, but she could not pinpoint what was wrong with them. She guessed Jovrick might be the strongest one between the five, but it was hard to guess because these knights did not reveal any aura until they fought.
Mathias, Nikolas, and Ruben ignored the gazes on them. They were discussing who should go after Jovrick.
"We are supposed to fight the Void Creature, not people like them, Commander Mathias! Commander Nikolas!" Ruben was forced to take up a fight because he was rely a normal soldier until he died. His rank was lower than the two, and he must listen to their order, not must, but it was sothing he was used to as a soldier. Such a habit stuck with him even after he beca a spirit, which showed how strict and disciplined the Hurakan Legion was. Even though they were from a different era, Ruben could not help but listen.
"We are no longer part of the Hurakan Legion, soldiers! We are serving a new master, and we only follow our Master’s order if you want to continue fighting the void!" Nikolas pushed Ruben into the barrier.
Ruben was reluctant until soone pulled him out of the barrier. The Hurakan Commander II, Gianni, pulled him out, "I will take the second one, Soldier! But you need to change your attitude, Soldier. You are no longer part of the Hurakan Legion. You will only listen to your Master’s order from now on!"
Gianni put his helt on and entered the barrier. As he entered the barrier, seven spears appeared behind him, floating, sticking in different directions.
"I will not waste your effort, Sir Jovrick. We will show them how lucky they are for the Master willing to go this far for them!" He said that as he passed Jovrick. The latter responded with a grunt of approval.
Alves brought his friend out of the barrier and then turned toward his people, the God Rank from his rcenary guild, who agreed to test out the newcor, Albert. Albert wielded a similar weapon to Gianni, a spear.
"Do we really need to test them out? I think it’s very clear they are all God Ranks," Albert finally said after Alves stared at him deeply.
"You promise to help," Alves did not plan to stop here, even though he knew the result already. He wanted to continue to see how strong these people were. He wanted to have so evaluation, a picture of how strong these people were. They had gone this far, so he wanted to get this to the end.
"I promise to help, but I also don’t want to be humiliated like Robin. The last part is not in our promise, Alves." Albert shook his head, "I am sorry, Alves. The thing you offered is just not worth casting a dark shadow for the rest of my life."
Albert lost nothing from the fight, but he would forever rember his loss, and it might beco a nightmare for the rest of his life. A God Rank was thrashed by a God Rank? It sounded ridiculous, but it happened, and without a doubt, it would be a nightmare for the rest of his life, a sha he could not get rid of even if he wanted to. The rest of the God Ranks from The Raven rcenary Guild agreed with Albert.
Alves let out a sigh as he could not really justify forcing Albert or the others to fight after witnessing Robin’s fight. He tried to think of a way to send them to fight the second knight, at least for the second knight, because he would step in for the third. Three fights should be enough to use as a sample to asure how strong the remaining knights were, or even how strong Tang Shaoyang was.
"I am ready!"
Gianni announced that his opponent had not co out to face him yet. He purposely showed his weapon, telling them what kind of weapon he would use in a fight so they could send a great match-up for him. But no one ca to face him yet, and it was too long considering how fast the first opponent stepped out to fight Sir Jovrick.
"Can I fight him, Alves?"
To everyone’s surprise, Hera stepped into the barrier, especially Alves. The Sorcerer was known for their devastating spell in a war because they could take the whole army with just one spell. However, it was known that a Sorcerer would be weaker in a one versus one fight. Especially when they fought the person in the sa rank.
"I will not stop you from taking a fight, Hera," Alves was glad that Hera was willing to take one fight for him. He could guess what was in Hera’s mind, the sa as what was in his mind, the sa curiosity.
Hera had a cold smile. "As you know, I am a Sorcerer. It might be hard for to hold back with my spell."
Gianni kept his expressionless visage, "You don’t need to mind my safety, Guild Master. You can use whatever you want, and I will make sure to hold back so as not to kill you accidentally."
Alves stepped into the barrier, standing between the two. He stepped backward, closer to the barrier, after confirming both sides were ready.
"Start!"
He stepped out of the barrier as soon as he shouted start.
Hera activated spells as a massive magical circle ford in front of her. The magical circle was twenty tis larger than Hera herself. Without a doubt, it was a powerful spell. For a mont, Alves was worried about the knight’s safety.
Hera never could cast her spell as a spear pierced through the magical circle, breaking it apart. The spear did not stop there; it flew so quick and pierced Hera’s right thigh. The spear brought Hera down as the spear stuck in the ground.
"ARRRGGHHH!"
She scread in pain, and her heart was racing. She was about to pull out the spear from her thigh when a shadow lood over her.
Gianni was right in front of Hera, standing still, not even pointing his spear at her to claim his victory.
"No matter how strong your spell is, it’s useless if you can’t cast it. Sir Jovrick ntioned earlier that it would be unfair to you if you fight us. You should choose another God Rank to test ."
The atmosphere turned tense as four God Ranks from The Sorcerer rcenary Guild were ready to join the fight. They were ready if Gianni made a move against Hera.
Gianni reached the spear and pulled it out from Hera’s thigh. She scread even louder, but Gianni threw a vial of healing potion to her, "That’s a potent healing potion from My Lord. That will heal your wound instantly, and let’s continue the fight. This ti, I will give you ti to cast your spell."
Hera, of course, knew she was at a disadvantage in a one versus one fight against the sa rank. She was well aware of that fact because of her class. However, she was confident in her casting speed, hence she volunteered to fight. There was a chance for her to lose, but not this way, not the way Robin was defeated.
She reached the vial and gulped it down. As the knight said, the hole on her thigh instantly healed. She stood up and saw her opponent had returned to his original spot. Hera did not waste her ti and cast another spell.
The massive magical circle appeared again, a little bit different than the previous one. It took her three seconds to activate the spell. A wave of a tsunami ca out from the magical circle, an almost fifty-ter-high wave coming out and washing toward the knight.
The barrier cracked, but her people imdiately reinforced the barrier to keep the tsunami inside the barrier. It would be a disaster if the tsunami broke the barrier.
Gianni remained calm in front of the disaster. He grabbed one spear from behind him, and the spear was spinning crazily in his hand. He directed the spinning spear toward the incoming disaster. Instead of spreading out and blasting him, the water moved weirdly, as if the water was directed toward the spinning spear.
The ferocious tsunami concentrated on a single point, toward the spear. As the water reached the spinning spear, it disappeared. There was no impact or so whatever, as if the spinning spear absorbed the water. It lasted that way for a few minutes until the tsunami disappeared.
Gianni shook the spear away and looked toward Hera. The latter had disbelief in her face, and could not believe her spell disappeared like that.
"You can cast another spell if you are not convinced, Guild Master."
Hera fell to Gianni’s provocation and cast another spell. As soon as the magical circle appeared, the God Ranks from the Sorcerer rcenary Guild changed. They canceled the barrier, and all of them rushed toward Guild Master Hera.
"That’s enough, Guild Master!" They all called her out. They seed to recognize what kind of spell their Guild Master would cast.
"Are you going to destroy the Sorcerer Monarchy!? The barrier would not be able to hold your spell! And it might not be able to kill that damned knight!"
Hera snapped out and imdiately canceled her spell. Her chest heaved up and down as she tried to calm herself down. Even though her pride didn’t want her to admit defeat, she knew she had lost the mont she fell to the knight’s provocation. No one won if she cast her last spell.
"There’s no need to continue the test, Alves. I agree for them to join the rcenary guild!"
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Aella was anxiously waiting for Tang Shaoyang in the guild lobby. She wanted to follow them, but the Guild Master stopped her because the test would remain a secret to the guild mbers. She was ready to wait for them all day, as she thought it would take that long for a God Rank test. To her surprise, Tang Shaoyang ca down from upstairs in half an hour.
She could not say anything as Tang Shaoyang shared a screen, a team screen, with her.
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[Reds rcenary Team]
1. Tang Shaoyang (Red Rank) [Team Leader]
2. Jovrick (Red Rank)
3. Gianni (Red Rank)
4. Nikolas (Red Rank)
5. Mathias (Red Rank)
6. Ruben (Red Rank)
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