The 30th Section: The Duel Begins

  The Royal Colosseum is a venue for large events such as festivals and military parades, capable of holding 20,000 people. It's similar to modern-day sports stadiums. Bloody gladiatorial combat and dueling matches between nobles also take place here. Originally, there were no events scheduled today, leaving the Royal Colosseum empty and quiet. However, since my duel with Ishihara Niwolf was announced, several thousand soldiers and servants have arrived for security and cleaning purposes. The ticket booths at the entrance are now packed with people, and betting pools have opened with odds of 1:1.5 in my favor and 1:2 against me. This is because I previously injured Ishihara Niwolf, leaving him bedridden for three months! In reality, the Ishihara family wants to make money by having people bet on me, but unfortunately, not many are foolish enough to do so, with most placing their bets on my opponent instead, especially the wealthy nobles who know I'm being forced into this fight and have a high chance of losing. The Ishihara family has been forced to constantly adjust the odds, and by the time I arrived, they had changed to 1:8 in my favor and 1:1.3 against me. Haha, what a great opportunity! I didn't hesitate to place a small bet of 100W gold coins, while Mother placed a bet of 200W. After hearing about our bets, the head of the Ishihara family immediately broke out in cold sweat. The total amount of bets on my loss was less than 1,000W gold coins, but if I were to win, he would be ruined! He immediately stopped taking bets on me winning and instead gave Ishihara Niwolf the best equipment available, not to mention forcing the High Priest to hand over a level-7 Light Shield scroll, "Divine Protection". This spell is an 8th-level attack spell that can withstand several hits before being destroyed. It's only weakness is its physical defense capabilities.

  The Wang family's grand arena has four gates, and according to the arrangement, I entered from the south gate, while he entered from the north gate. The dueling arena is a circular area with a diameter of 150 meters, surrounded by a 2-meter-high stone wall. We are scheduled to duel at 3 pm, but I arrived at the rest room at 2:30 pm. I want to think quietly and come up with a plan to defeat him without using my "Angry Dragon's Roar"!

  Three points arrived, and at this time, the Wang family's large arena was packed to capacity. The king and a group of high-ranking officials also arrived at the viewing platform. The ceremony began, first with the entrance, in order to stir up the audience's enthusiasm, they had to come one by one. According to custom, the first to enter was the challenger, Shi Yuan Erlang. I peeked from behind, this trash was riding a purebred horse, its color snow-white, exceptionally handsome. He wore the highest-grade armor made by dwarves, black iron as material, with intricate silver silk patterns of magic arrays. From the faint yellow glow emanating from it, it was an earth-elemental battle armor. Generally, when imbued with earth-elemental spells like "Earth Armor" or "Earth Shield", its defensive capabilities were super strong, able to withstand third-level magical attacks without activating any spells. After activating "Earth Armor" or "Earth Shield", even fifth-level spells could be withstood, until the magic crystal stone inside was depleted of energy! His right hand held a lance, his left hand holding a shield. Damn it! How come this getup looks so much like a turtle's?!

  Although I don't think much of him as a person, his appearance still brings forth cheers from the girls like a tidal wave!

  "Two wolves two wolves I love you! Just like mice love rice!"

  The man also shouted: "Bullying a kid is no skill. But I've got money on you! You're not allowed to lose!"

  "I! Ishihara Ni Lang! In the name of my family, I challenge the Dragon Family! Please grant me your permission, Your Majesty!"

  "Exactly!" said the king

  Here I come, riding a carriage, wearing an ordinary noble attire, empty-handed. More like watching a duel.

  The people below also kept shouting: "Fifth Master! Admit defeat! You're still young, it's not shameful!"

  Also shouting: "Wu Gongzi, you must hold on, don't let the Long family bully you! I've invested a lot of money in you!"

  I fainted! Ah~! It feels like being made a monkey of - it's so annoying!

  Arriving beside Shi Genmou, he said to the king: "I! Ryū Seiten! Representing the Ryū family, I accept your challenge!"

  "Begin!" The king said: "This duel is a matter of life and death! The winner will be revered! Let the gods bear witness!"

  Then it's a bunch of rules, and I listened for half a day before I understood that the central idea of these rules is - there are no rules! Damn it! It really screwed me over, making me stand in the sun for half a day!

  The rules have been explained, we can take a ten-minute break!

  Finally arrived at the duel, we are 100 meters apart, stand still! The king shouted: "The duel begins"

  Ishihara Ni Lang started his sprint amidst the cheers of the crowd, with his target being Hinata.

  But the poor monk didn't move! Still standing in place, still with hands clasped together, coldly observing from the side. The crowd buzzed with discussion: "This kid must have been scared silly? Why isn't he moving? Not even taking out his weapon?"

  "He's waiting for someone to come close, so he can hit them with a scroll!"

  "That's right! The Fifth Master is not a timid person? Must be waiting for an opportunity!"

  80 meters apart. Ishihara's two wolves activated the scroll 'Sacred Shelter'. A white, egg-shaped barrier shield enveloped their bodies!

  The poor guy still hasn't made a move. At this point, his mother got anxious: "Why isn't this kid making a move yet?"

  "80 meters. He might not be sure of hitting it?" Grandpa said

  60 meters apart. Ishihara's two wolves activated the magic "Earth Armor" and "Earth Shield" on their armor and shields, adding a layer of yellow magical armor to their bodies, as well as a magical shield in front of their chests. Defensive power further enhanced!

  The poor Dao still doesn't move! The crowd is in an uproar again: "It's all over, even if there are scrolls, it's impossible to break through so many magic shields! The Fifth Young Master is done for!"

  "Right! Without the help of the scroll, how could a six-year-old kid possibly defeat the Golden Warrior?"

  40 meters apart. Shi Yuan Erlang held up his shield, gun flat, ready to charge. His horse is really good! Now it's already at full speed, fast as a thunderbolt, fierce as an angry dragon! Like the momentum of a landslide, with a strong killing intent, he rushed towards me.

  "What is this little brat doing?" Grandpa finally couldn't sit still either.

  "How can he still stand there like a fool?" Mom was so anxious that she stomped her feet!

  Thirty meters apart. The two wolves of Ishihara are still in a hurry!

  The poor Tao moved, stretched out his right hand, combed his hair, and smiled at the grandfather on the platform.

  Grandpa was so angry he almost choked to death, "This rascal doesn't even say use a crossbow to shoot him! Still combing his hair! It really makes me want to die of anger!"

  Mom rushed into Father's arms and didn't dare look anymore!

  Twenty meters apart. I can see Shi Yuan's eyebrows clearly!

  This time, I'm really going to take action. With a light swing of my right hand, I cast a new spell that I've improved from the "Lightning Technique", which I call "Flashlight Technique". The "Flashlight Technique" compresses the energy of the "Lightning Technique" and releases it in the form of light, producing a strong flash of light that can temporarily blind people and animals for over 10 seconds. Ishihara Niō was staring at me with wide eyes! This time, the "Flashlight Technique" really hit the mark! Fortunately, his white horse was fine because it had eye masks on. Warhorses wear eye masks to prevent them from being afraid of fire and refusing to jump over obstacles with flames. When they need to jump, they rely on signals from their riders. The effective range of the "Flashlight Technique" is 50 meters, so the audience just saw a flash of white in their eyes and could see clearly again immediately.

  Ishihara Ni Lang is indeed one of the Three Heroes of Wangdu, with a quick reaction. He didn't shout for his horse to stop, but instead lowered his head and hid it behind his shield. This reaction was within my expectations.

  "After 'Flash Technique', I gave Gaiji an order, and he quietly raised a 2-meter-wide, 2-chi-thick, and over 2-chi-high earth wall about 10 meters away from me. It was right in the way of Shi Genmuro's wolves."

  And so, in the last ten meters, under the gaze of the entire audience. Shi Huan Er Lang - Mars collides with Earth. I felt a sense of tragic grandeur! The handsome, pure-bred and pitiful white horse's breastbone immediately fractured. Then its head hit the ground, shattering its skull. Its body completely flipped over the wall, breaking its neck after flipping over, before its back finally hit the ground. Such a purebred horse is worth at least tens of thousands of gold coins, now it's just a pile of rotten flesh! What a pity!

  His eyes were blinded by the stone, and he didn't even know what was happening before he was sent flying several meters by a massive force. He crashed heavily onto the bluestone ground and then rolled non-stop. No choice! Who made his horse so good, with speed that was too fast, making his impact also unusually large? By the time he finally managed to stop rolling around in all directions, dazed and confused, he lay on the ground in a 'big' shape, his gun gone, his shield gone, lying on his back, groaning. This guy wasn't obviously looking for trouble? I'll spare him since he's so sincere, even if it means going to great lengths to help him out!

  As soon as Ishihara Niō regained a bit of his vision, he saw a giant bear standing on its hind legs and swinging its two paws at him with a fierce glare. Poor Ishihara Niō didn't even have the strength to lift his fingers, let alone dodge. He was slapped hard on the chest and right arm, and there was a cracking sound as his right arm shattered instantly. As for the blow to his chest, he had to admire the dwarf's craftsmanship - the force of this slap was absolutely no less than several thousand kilograms, yet it only dented his breastplate slightly, and although he wasn't seriously injured, he still spat up a mouthful of blood.

  I'm not going to translate that.