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Chapter 505 - 123 Swift Victory

Chapter 505: Chapter 123 Swift Victory

Facing the threat from his opponent, Jose only responded with a disdainful smile.

He was not called the cautious Jose for no reason. Despite his arrogant demeanor when he sought out the Lady, it was simply a strategic ploy.

People tend to make more mistakes when enraged, so if he could infuriate his opponent before the fight began, his odds of winning would increase.

In fact, Jose took Ireya quite seriously and had conducted detailed investigations into the well-known contenders of the combat tournament.

Therefore, he was well aware of what the girl referred to as the "terrifying power." Competitors were not allowed to use poison in the tournament, so the Poison Fog used by the Lady to deal with Hercules was clearly unusable.

But the small box that could unleash Thunder was still permissible, so that must be what she meant by terrifying power.

It was indeed terrifying, but not without countermeasures — as long as he remained vigilant and avoided being struck, he would be fine.

Jose felt he had grasped the key to victory in this duel.

As for that curse about a horse dying suddenly and a left leg injury, Jose did not take it to heart.

Who would start off by telling their opponent exactly where they would strike, and even in such detail? It obviously sounded like a bluff.

As soon as the judge announced the beginning of the combat, Jose donned his helmet, drew his sword from his waist, and charged on his horse toward the girl not far away.

Although there were five matches simultaneously taking place at that time, the other four clearly did not attract as much attention as this one.

Jose of course knew that the vast majority of the audience were not there to watch him.

Though the Vilnaf family was not a small clan, and was even somewhat more famous than the Arias family, he was only the third son of Lord Bales.

According to Imperial law and tradition, he could not inherit any land from his family.

Jose was also counting on acquiring land in this tournament, but he estimated that he would need to place in the top three.

Jose knew his limitations; his Martial Arts were decent, but not so outstanding as to break into the top three.

For him, the best outcome would be to catch the eye of a single Noblewoman with land, or to be taken as a son-in-law by a Lord who only had daughters, thus acquiring the much-coveted land.

And this meant his performance in the previous rounds had to be exceptionally good.

In Jose’s eyes, Ireya was actually an ideal opponent.

For one, the young lady had a big reputation and high visibility, yet her strength was not overwhelming. If he could defeat her smoothly, Jose’s name would naturally be remembered by many.

This was an excellent opportunity!

Jose’s heartbeat quickened, the breeze brushing against his face, making him feel good.

Most importantly, Ireya on the opposite side showed no intention of dodging, just standing there nonchalantly, pulling out a bizarre-looking tube from her body.

Is this... some kind of musical instrument?

Jose thought to himself; he had never seen such a thing before. It looked somewhat like a flute but was not as long, and there was a wooden handle at the bottom.

Could this thing also be a weapon?

Jose had never seen a weapon so amusingly shaped, and even if it were a weapon, he was not afraid — they were still more than ten paces apart.

And the Lady did not seem to be in a hurry, just slowly raising that tube, pointing it at... the warhorse beneath Jose.

The next moment, the girl suddenly shouted, "Hand of Judgment, judge this man’s wickedness!"

Accompanied by her shout, Jose only heard a loud bang!!!

Flames shot out from the tube, followed by white smoke!!!

Jose’s pupils shrank suddenly, and his vigilance soared to the extreme because this was a tactic he had never seen or heard of before.

Jose did not like such surprises, but fortunately, he found that he had not been injured.

However, before he could take any solace, his warhorse let out a mournful cry and then crashed to the ground!

Jose had not even figured out what had happened when he fell along with his horse.

The right half of his body hit the ground first, and the armor violently collided with the earth.

Jose was badly shaken by the fall, stars flashing before his eyes, and then the massive body of the warhorse crashed down, pressing against his leg.

Jose felt a sharp pain as his left leg was crushed outright.

The crowd fell silent in an instant.

Everything had happened too fast, so much so that many people had only glanced away for a moment, and when they looked back, they saw Jose had fallen from his horse, clutching his leg in agony, having no idea how it all happened.

The referee went over to check on Jose’s injury and said, "Your leg’s broken, are you going to continue the fight?"

Hearing this, Jose’s face turned ashen, his heart filled with frustration.

When he had resolved to come to the Royal Capital to compete, he had contemplated many possibilities and knew he would most likely be defeated.

But he had never imagined he would be defeated so quickly, so outright.

It was only the first day, the first round, and he had lost without even making contact with his opponent, losing a leg without even being given a chance to show his skills.

Jose now felt immense fear of the girl opposite him and the mysterious yet powerful Saturday backing her.

He had not expected Ireya’s words before the duel to come true so swiftly.

Little time had passed, and already he was without a horse, with a crippled leg, and if the fight continued, losing his life seemed all but certain.

Jose was completely terrified, and he did not even dare to look at the Lady again, and despite his better judgment, he conceded.

"No, I won’t fight, I’ve lost! I repent to Sir Ireya and Saturday for the disrespectful words I spoke earlier!!!

"They were not my true feelings, just a psychological ploy, and now I deeply realize my own shallowness and arrogance."

Jose’s voice sounded as if he would cry at any moment.

The Lady scratched her head, just as confused as the audience around her.

The main reason was that the fight had ended too quickly, even faster than she had anticipated; she had expected that it would take at least two blows for Jose to surrender.

But the man did it in one breath, breaking his leg when he fell from the horse, and it was the left leg, making Miss Rabbit’s prophecy come true on the spot.

This level of cooperation made the Lady suspect if Jose had secretly converted to the Double Rest Sect and was performing with her here.

The referee nodded and announced, "The winner of this duel is Ireya, the Dragon Slayer Knight from the Arias family."

After he spoke, he was also a bit dazed, as only a few breaths of time had passed since he announced the start of the duel, and it was already over.

The audience shared the same thought: this must be the fastest victory in the history of the tournament, no, not just this tournament, even if you consider the previous ones, this was the quickest victory ever.