PFC Chapter 29 Quinn's Illness and the Broken Sword
Chapter 29 Quinn's Illness and the Broken Sword
"My lord, I have made my choice."
Let's choose him!
As Aino finished speaking, his longsword pointed steadily at the person in front of him.
……
Outside the venue, Roger breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that the candidate had been confirmed.
At this moment, Gis was preoccupied with avenging old Jarl; if he were to actually go on the field, he would only throw his formation into disarray.
Now that Aino has chosen Quinn, if Quinn can win this duel, Geese won't even need to participate.
With his arms crossed, Rogue instinctively activated his Eye of Insight to observe Quinn's condition:
【Quinn the Sword】
[Level: 23]
[Attributes: Strength 18, Agility 14, Constitution 16, Intelligence 14, Charisma 14]
[Skill: Healing +1]
[Combat Power: 2187 (Tier 3!)]
[Proficiency in one-handed, two-handed, and polearms: 175]
【equipment:
Chainmail neck guard + 33 head armor;
Fieldsway Chainmail Robe + 50 Body Armor + 12 Leg Armor;
Leather boots + 19 leg armor!
Total Armor: Head +33, Body +50, Legs +31
[Weapon: Cracked Vanskerry Noble Sword + 27% Slash Damage!]
Roger raised an eyebrow slightly.
Quinn was also a Tier 3, but the longsword in his hand was marked "Cracked"!
His attributes aren't particularly impressive; his agility is at a normal male level, but still much lower than Aino's!
His strength was far below what a level 23 male warrior should be, and his physique was also inferior to Aino's!
To Rogge's surprise, the data seemed a bit off...
Rogge looked at it more closely and noticed that a new "Skills" tab had appeared on the panel!
Old Kui actually has a level one "healing" skill!!
Before this, no one he had seen, including himself, had the word "skills" on their panel.
Rogge's heart skipped a beat, and he wondered to himself: Could it be that only those who possess special expertise and have mastered exclusive skills can unlock this skill entry?
Or is it that this entry will only appear after one has systematically learned the corresponding skill?
Rogge didn't pursue the matter further.
Old Kui's total combat strength is about the same as that of the female warrior Aino.
The outcome of a duel is never determined solely by strength on paper.
Weapon proficiency and combat experience are equally important.
Fortunately, Old Kui had considerable combat experience, and his weapon proficiency far surpassed that of Aino.
Roger just hoped that this middle-aged man could prove himself and win this round.
If they lose this round, Gis will be completely on the defensive from now on.
After all, Geese's attribute data is far too unbalanced...
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Inside the arena, Old Kui, who had been wiping his sword with his head down the whole time, suddenly heard a slight commotion and paused slightly in wiping the blade.
He didn't look up, only slightly lifting his eyelids to glance upwards.
When he saw the tip of the longsword in the girl's hand pointing directly at him, Old Kui froze.
"It couldn't be hidden any longer..."
Feeling the gazes of hundreds of villagers focused on him, Lao Kui's mind went blank, his heart felt like it was being gripped tightly by an invisible hand, and even his breathing became somewhat labored...
No one knows his own problems better than Lao Kui.
He couldn't say when he developed this problem.
He can be very relaxed when he's with a small group of people in private...
But as soon as he stands in a crowded place, he wants to squeeze into the back of the crowd...
The thought of hundreds of eyes watching his every move made Lao Kui's scalp tingle, his mind go blank, and his limbs feel weak and powerless.
This feeling was just like when he first met his mother-in-law, first slept with his wife, and first performed on stage...
Even at this age, standing on the field with hundreds of eyes staring at him, he still couldn't help but feel weak in the knees and panicked in his heart!
……
Old Kui took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the discomfort in his heart, and forced himself not to look at the crowd of people outside the arena. He relied entirely on reason to pull himself back to his senses.
He walked step by step into the center of the field and stood opposite Aino.
His abilities were never just boasted about.
He had privately competed with countless people both inside and outside the village, earning his reputation through hard work, to the point that many in the village had forgotten that he was also a "doctor" with some skill.
As soon as Lao Kui stood still, a deafening shout suddenly erupted from the crowd of Duanpo Village outside the arena:
"Quinn the Sword!"
"Quinn! Quinn!"
"Quinn, fuck her! Chop off her head!"
"We all support you! Avenge old Yar!"
"Keep going, we're all watching you! We're with you!"
The shouts pierced his ears, and Quinn's face instantly turned bright red.
The villagers' enthusiastic support and encouragement, however, sounded like red-hot steel needles to Lao Kui, making his scalp tingle and his whole body feel like it was sitting on pins and needles.
His lips trembled, his whole body shook slightly, and he murmured almost pleadingly in a voice only he could hear, "Please... don't shout anymore..."
……
"The duel begins!"
As the cavalry commander announced the start of the duel, Old Kui instantly snapped out of his mental daze.
Reason told him that now was not the time to have a relapse, and he could not afford to be distracted even for a moment!
Ai Nuo exerted force with his feet, like an arrow released from a bow, his sword aimed straight at Old Kui's face!
She launched a fierce offensive right from the start, giving her opponent no chance to breathe.
But Old Kui was not the same as Old Yar, who had long since exhausted his physical strength.
With the fighting instincts ingrained in his bones from over a decade of sword practice, he narrowly dodged the incoming blade, and then swept his noble sword horizontally.
"clang!"
A sharp clang rang out as Old Quai's noble sword clashed fiercely with Aino's longsword, firmly blocking the thunderous strike.
The shock of the metal clashing transmitted to the web of the hand holding the knife, and Lao Kui's chaotic and blank mind suddenly cleared up. He finally gradually regained his fighting spirit!
As Aino closed in again, Old Kui instinctively withdrew and retreated, taking a steady and methodical approach, using his movement to look for an opportunity to counterattack.
But just then, an acquaintance of Old Kui from Duanpo Village, seeing his "disheveled" appearance, immediately became anxious:
"Old Kui, what the hell are you hiding for! Hurry up and get her, pin her down and fuck her to death!"
"You must avenge old Yar! Show the same ruthlessness you show when you're sparring with us!"
Upon hearing this, Lao Kui froze, the feeling of being immersed in battle and entering a state of flow instantly vanishing!
Old Kui's mind went blank for a moment. The hundreds of eyes that had disappeared from his sight reappeared!
With his skillful swordsmanship, Lao Kui instinctively deflected the girl's thrust with his longsword once more, but his gaze involuntarily drifted towards the sidelines again...
Once his mind is in turmoil, he can't concentrate. In the blink of an eye, he was forced to retreat repeatedly by Aino's swift and fierce sword moves, looking disheveled and almost unable to cope!
Some discerning villagers could see that
That shout completely disrupted Lao Kui's state of mind.
Several people pounced on him instantly, covering the mouth of the person who had shouted.
Fists rained down on him relentlessly, making him howl in pain, but he couldn't utter a sound...
Old Kui is still Old Kui.
As soon as the distractions from outside the arena disappear, he can gradually bring his wandering thoughts back to the battle in front of him.
With reason in hand, all minor flaws can be overcome...
In each exchange, his mind gradually returned to normal, and his eyes were now only on his opponent, Aiño, and on how to defend against the next sword move and win the victory...
Old Kui gripped his family heirloom sword tightly.
This Vanscare noble sword was a trophy his father obtained from an enemy, Yar, more than twenty years ago while fighting against pirates. It was the pride of his father's entire life.
It was with this sword that he earned the title of "the number one person after Yar" among the hundreds of people in the village...
At this moment, this sword is in his hand, accompanying him in battle and protecting the village and its people behind him!
He gradually rediscovered his father's sense of honor in "defending the homeland"!
Old Kui stopped retreating.
Unlike old Jarre, he was not old and frail.
Even if I can't keep up with Aino's speed,
With his adept mastery of the weapon, he gradually became able to fight Aino to a standstill, and even began to suppress him...
The two swords clashed dozens of times, but the girl's strength was ultimately weaker than that of an adult man.
During a head-on parry, Aino nearly dropped his longsword.
Aino was instantly thrown into disarray.
The opportunity for Lao Kui to win has finally arrived. He will seize this chance to defeat his opponent in one fell swoop!
Just as Lao Kui seized the opening and prepared to use the force of the sword's rebound to launch a counterattack, a crisp "crack" sound rang out!
A glint of cold light from a broken sword blade grazed Old Kui's cheek.
The sword in his hand broke!
Old Kui froze on the spot.
How could Aino let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
As he stood up, he unleashed a fierce whip kick, knocking Old Kui to the ground!
Just as Lao Kui was about to push himself up from the ground, a cold sword blade was already pressed firmly against his neck...
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