9. The Duel Begins
“Very well. What shall we compete in? Hehe, ladies first!”
Hoxas stepped back, extended his hand, and made a “please” gesture mockingly.
He couldn’t imagine that a fledgling demon would dare challenge his authority.
Reina didn’t care. She only felt a brief loss of sensation after pushing the Commander’s arm.
*Ouch, ouch, ouch…*
She appeared calm and composed on the surface, but in reality, she had inflicted a thousand points of damage on herself for every hundred on the enemy!
She knew how strong Hoxas was.
“Strongest Swordsman of the Dragon Race,” “The Dragon King Calysia’s Third Hand,” “Commander of the Red Dragons.”
Of course, his widely known titles weren’t the reason she accepted the challenge.
Calysia wasn’t stupid.
Putting her in front of the Knight Order and humiliating them all in public, besides getting back at her, there was only one other possibility.
Calysia wanted to eliminate Commander Hoxas.
The reason was simple.
He was a traitor. During the Dragon King’s life-or-death crisis, at her most vulnerable moment, he chose to side with other kings instead of helping his own Dragon King.
Beneath this seemingly loyal and reliable man’s exterior was an opportunistic and hypocritical villain.
This, perhaps, was only known to her and Calysia.
And most opportunistic people had one thing in common:
Cowardice and timidity.
Once that hypocritical veil was lifted, his true nature would be exposed.
Thus, the previous scene.
She had used two hundred percent of her strength to push Hoxas away, her aura imposing, in order to dampen his spirit!
Reina glanced at the Dragon King from the corner of her eye. The latter hadn’t spoken a word since the conflict began, smiling as she waited for the outcome.
Perhaps, regardless of the outcome of the battle, Calysia would find a reason to kill Hoxas.
Based on her understanding of Calysia, she hated those who betrayed her the most.
Reina was running out of time.
Perhaps in just two weeks, she would be completely vassalized, enjoying the same treatment as the female protagonist in an erotic game.
One act of tolerance leads to another…
She couldn’t take it anymore, she was going to explode!
“What shall we compete in? How about swordsmanship~,” Reina said with a half-smile.
“You’ve got guts. I, Hoxas, like opponents like you.” Hoxas’s voice was loud and clear.
Good, he already considered her an opponent.
At that moment, a sword flew down from the sky. Reina reached out, caught it, and twirled it skillfully.
Then, she turned and looked respectfully at Miss Dragon King, who was watching from the sidelines.
“Master Calysia, may I?”
“Of course, little Reina~”
When she shifted her attention back to the Knight Commander, Reina found him fidgeting anxiously.
*Master Calysia?*
This damned woman could actually call the Dragon King by her real name. How presumptuous!
And what was with “little Reina”?
Could it be that they had an unspeakable relationship?
This enchantress bewitched the Dragon King and made her speak up for her?!
How audacious!
Hoxas’s worries faded. He felt he understood everything.
The Dragon King’s plan to abolish the Knight Order and dismiss him was all part of the enchantress’s scheme. And this time, he would definitely take Reina’s life.
Daring to challenge his authority was your biggest mistake, Reina!
The Dragon Knights formed a circle around the two. The Dragon King Calysia flew up to the rafters. In the darkness, a pair of purple eyes carefully observed everything happening below.
“Go, Commander!”
“Take down that woman!”
Several of the Commander’s supporters raised their fists in cheers. Their words ignited the atmosphere, making it suddenly noisy and festive, like being in a gladiatorial arena.
Indeed, this was a gladiatorial arena.
Failure meant death. Only by winning could the story continue.
Reina was confident she could defeat the Knight Commander.
First, analyze the combat power.
If she scaled it to the game, after absorbing magic power twice, her attributes should have been enhanced to varying degrees.
To test her attributes, Reina lightly scraped the ground with her sword, carefully measuring the depth of the mark in her mind.
A few seconds later, she concluded: My level is about 30.
The Dragon Knights’ levels ranged from 40 to 50, while the Commander, Hoxas, was level 75.
*Heh, a mere 45-level difference.*
Reina’s lips curled into a smile.
He was far from the Goddess of Light.
At this moment, Hoxas took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, revealing his mature, angular face. He frowned and smoothed the reddish-brown hair hanging down his back.
Then, he drew the Flame Dragon Greatsword from his back—a two-meter-long greatsword with a hilt like dark red crystal and a blade resembling burning red dragon scales.
The Flame Dragon Greatsword radiated intense heat. Even from ten meters away, one could feel the scorching temperature like being under the sun, even though the sky was already covered by an endless black curtain, with only a bluish-white moon.
“I don’t usually like hitting women. Kneel down and apologize, and I might take you as a concubine, make you my servant, and use your bewitching abilities to serve the Dragon King.”
Reina sneered: “You? A Knight Commander?”
“What did you say?!”
Hoxas wasn’t going to give the enchantress a second chance.
He raised the greatsword above his head with both hands. A burst of flames erupted from the blade, like several burning cobras coiling around Hoxas’s body, then continuously growing and compressing, repeating the process. He was now like a sun in the dark night.
So hot.
He really didn’t want to give her a chance, skipping even the probing phase and going straight for his ultimate move?
Unfortunately for him, she had seen this ultimate move no less than a hundred times~
At the same time, several elite Dragon Knights witnessed Hoxas’s move.
Seeing that Hoxas intended to finish off his opponent, they sighed: “It’s over.”
“Whenever he uses this move, the opponent dies, without exception.”
“Although Hoxas appears dull on the surface, he never fights a battle he’s not sure of winning.”
“An ordinary demon would have been scared witless by this move.”
But Reina didn’t retreat. She strolled through the area as if in her own backyard, enjoying the late spring breeze.
Her azure hair was tinged with orange-red. Her eyes were calm and indifferent, like an unperturbed queen.
The Dragon Knights were shocked. Someone could actually face this move without any fear?
Reina’s expression was deeply imprinted in the hearts of every Dragon Knight, completely overshadowing Hoxas’s “ultimate move,” as if that flashy skill was nothing more than a bluff.
“Flame Dragon Roaring Slash!”
The greatsword instantly slashed down. A roaring torrent of flames erupted, forming a giant dragon shape in the air.
The fire dragon opened its massive maw, instantly engulfing the entire area.
The resulting shockwave flattened nearby houses within two seconds, leaving behind broken rubble and debris. The flames finally converged into a towering pillar of fire, like a violent volcanic eruption.
The destroyed buildings, of course, included the Dragon King Calysia’s perch.
Calysia descended from the sky. Normally, she should reprimand the careless Commander, but now, there wasn’t a trace of displeasure in her heart.
She looked at the figure amidst the flames. A few seconds later, all the dragons except her were dumbfounded, in disbelief.
The flames dissipated, and Reina stood unharmed on the scorched earth five meters away. The so-called [Flame Dragon Roaring Slash] hadn’t even touched her cute maid uniform.
Maintaining her elegant maid posture, she said coldly:
“What a pity, Mr. Hoxas.”
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