Chapter 33: Buyout
Clank-!
Swords and shields struck each other, and the sound of gold and iron that erupted resounded throughout the entire arena.
Galen's zither-shaped shield was once again damaged, and was chopped out with a deep gash.
But this belonged to the gap in the equipment itself.
After receiving such a powerful chop from Hussein, Galen's feet did not move an inch.
On the contrary, Hussein, who took the initiative to grab the attack, his hand holding the sword violently trembled.
The exquisite grade giant sword that had accompanied him for many years was actually a little too much to hold.
At the same time, a strong force was conducted into his arms along with the hilt of the sword.
On the skin that was hardened like rock, cracks crumbled out.
In the momentary stalemate, Hussein was finally unable to resist the force.
With a stifled grunt, he let go of his sword hilt and thumped back several steps.
He was in a state of hardened skin.
Against sharp injuries such as stabbing, slashing, and slashing, he possessed obvious resistance.
But when his force, was fully bounced back by Galen's shield counter.
The hardened skin in turn became an unfavorable obstacle to dislodge the force.
"You ... poof!"
Hussein managed to stand firmly and was opening his mouth to speak.
Suddenly, he felt a tightness in his chest, and a mouthful of blood was spat out uncontrollably.
This scene stunned the people in the audience.
"What is this situation? Isn't Galen a shield guard? How did he beat the Griffon Vice Leader and spit out blood in a single shot?"
"And it was Hussein who initiated the attack just now, right? Why was he the one who was injured instead?"
In the midst of the murmurs, there were only a small number of adventurers who had heard of a certain legend.
With faces full of incredulity, they looked towards Galen in the field.
These people already had a guess in their hearts.
But this guess was too bold.
So much so that they didn't even dare to determine if Galen had really made that move from the legend?
"Not a bad job, Captain."
While praising, Grand Master Sean didn't forget to draw out the arrows in his sac and fire them in rapid succession in the direction of the Griffin Squad.
The magic crystal above the ring had long since turned green.
Since the battle had already begun, if we didn't do it again were we waiting for lunch?
The other two members of the Griffon Squad were both Law Clerics, and they dodged the arrows in a hurry.
They were actually suppressed by Sean alone, and they couldn't even spare the time to recite spells and cast spells.
"Good!"
The owner of the public hall in the audience couldn't help but clench his fists.
Galen's heavy blow to his opponent in front of the formation was beyond everyone's expectations.
Sean's control of timing further extended this advantage.
If there were no surprises, this team match would be the first win for the solo adventurers.
However ...
"Philips, do it!"
Hussein, who had retreated from serious injuries, suddenly shouted towards the other squad.
The three of them, Galen, were shocked when they heard this.
Immediately afterward, what the three of them saw in their eyes changed.
Galen, who had wanted to chase after Hussein, suddenly lost sight of his target.
As he looked around, there was no one left in the entire ring or even the entire arena.
"Illusion?"
The adventurously experienced Galen was no stranger to this.
It was easy to recognize illusions, but it was quite a bit more difficult to actively break them.
Without being attacked from the outside, it would be difficult for a person who was under an illusion to forcefully get rid of it by their own will.
At this moment, a clear light suddenly descended from above Galen's head.
It was only an elementary purification magic, but it was enough to free Galen from the illusion.
The scenery changed again, and the real ring appeared in front of Galen's eyes.
Hussein had already retreated to his teammate's side.
He was sitting on his knees, not knowing what he was planning to do.
Sean, on the other side, was nailed by two arrows into his thigh and abdomen respectively.
With the beam of light shining from the magic crystal, he left the field with regret.
Galen's brows furrowed violently as he looked towards the Philips squad that had made a sneak attack.
"Sorry about that, the Griffin Adventure Group gave us a price that was hard to refuse."
The illusionist in the Philips squad said as such.
"Don't talk nonsense with them, keep trapping Galen with the illusion spells and let's prioritize that spellcaster."
The one who said this was Philips, and those svelte golden glasses had been removed by him, revealing a pair of eyes as sharp as a falcon's.
Advanced Skill - Eagle's Sight!
The master of the public house in the audience, along with several other family's wordsmiths all stood up violently.
Anger filled their eyes.
The owner of the public house who had put down the most money had even made up his mind.
After the ring match was over, he would use the power of his family.
Let Philips and the other two traitors, disappear forever in Byron Town.
"Oh, Lazar, don't forget about elegance. Since you can provide equipment and props for the solo adventurers, why can't I pay for them to do things for me?"
At that moment, a mature male voice rang out from the side of the public house owner.
Ivo, who was sitting beside his uncle, subconsciously turned his head to look.
Only to see that the visitor was a gentleman in his thirties.
He was wearing a straight dress, as well as shiny leather boots.
The exquisite cane he carried in his hand complemented the last trace of elegance.
He was none other than the head of the Griffin Adventure Group, a master adventurer,.
As he spoke, the Griffin Leader had already come to the side of the public house's owner, his eyes were smiling, but the words he spoke were full of sarcasm.
"It's just a small loss, Lazar, you won't raise the table just for that, right?"
The master of the public hall did not say anything, he took a deep breath and returned his gaze to the field.
The battle was not yet over.
"Nicolia, come to me!"
Galen roared out, and as soon as his words fell, the scene in front of him abruptly changed again.
Illusion once again affected his senses.
But a fake was a fake after all.
The direction of the wind, the strength of the odor, the touch of the body ...
These were all factors that couldn't be affected by illusion techniques, at least with the level of the other party's illusionist, they were still far from being able to affect these.
What he saw in front of his eyes was both false, and Galen simply closed his eyes.
He took a step forward in the direction that he had the impression that Nicolette had ended up in.
A sound of breaking wind provoked his instinctive reaction
The kite-shaped shield swung out violently, breaking an invisible arrow, in the air.
Elementary Basic Skill - Instinctive Defense!
As Galen blocked this attack.
The condition to break the illusion had been reached.
In Galen's line of sight, the original appearance of the ring reappeared.
Beside him, Nicolia was fighting with a swordsman.
Wands and crossed swords clashed with strings of sparks from time to time.
A magic cleric was actually fighting with a battle cleric, and they were on par with each other.
Seeing Philips shooting arrows towards this side again.
The illusionist, too, recited a spell once again.
Galen decisively removed the round shield at his waist.
He staggered his footsteps forward, and his waist and hips developed strength.
He violently drove his body to rotate half a circle forward.
His thick arm muscles abruptly bulged, and he threw his shield in the sound of breaking wind.
Intermediate Skill - Slam - Shield Throw!
The round shield that whistled out slammed straight into Philips.
Facing such an attack, a Magic Swordsman or other melee professions might be able to deal with it easily.
But Philips, who was a ranger, was far from having this defense.
With a little bit of his foot, his body shape was like a spring swallow returning to its nest, and he retreated towards the back of the side.
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