Chapter 299: Gretel, set on fire! (3,000 words long chapter)
Gretel finally came to his senses, and followed Aurora's strength and took two steps back. In the center of the crowd, the female knight Selina was smiling, but did not nod or shake her head. Instead, she turned to the Earl of Inverness:
"Father, I have the right to choose my own dance partner, right?"
"Of course - of course." The count nodded. He looked about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a straight military uniform and deep lines in the middle of his thick black eyebrows. Facing his daughter's question, he frowned slightly, but in the end he gave an affirmative answer.
:
"My daughter, you have the right to choose your dance partner at any time. However - the boy from the Hopman family is quite good, and a 25-year-old seventh-level knight is worthy of you. Do you want to consider it?
"
As he spoke, he glanced at his wife. The countess immediately answered:
"Yes, Celine. This child is my nephew. It is no exaggeration to say that our whole family has watched him grow up. He is serious and hard-working, and his character is quite good. Goddess, you are already 20 years old, and I am like you
When I was that old, I already married your father and gave birth to your younger brother——"
Selina always maintained a dignified manner, folded her hands in front of her, and listened with a smile. When she heard this, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, she laughed out loud, and leaned towards her stepmother:
"yes……"
Then something was whispered in a low voice. Gretel couldn't hear clearly from a distance, but he only knew that it was definitely not a good word. He saw the countess' face suddenly turn red, then turn blue, and then start to turn white again. Fortunately, after a while,
After his expression softened again, Grete stopped and did not move any closer.
The female knight glanced sideways at Knight Hopman, raised her head, and walked straight ahead past him. Immediately, several young nobles stood up:
"Miss Salina, can I ask you to dance?"
"Your Majesty, may I ask you to dance?"
"Beautiful lady..."
The female knight glanced at Gretel lightly, and saw that he was standing quietly in the crowd with no intention of coming out, so she smiled softly. She stretched out her hand and walked towards the men who looked okay, and walked away from her.
The one closest to me has this on my hand:
"My pleasure, Mr. Pierre~~~"
The steps were light and the train of the skirt was flying. After the song, a lucky person was changed and danced again. Knight Hopman stood next to the countess, his face became darker and darker, and his eyes stared at the female knight's dance partner, almost...
Breathed out fire.
Gretel just wanted to wander in front of him. Pretending to be nonchalant, he slowly walked two meters away from him and looked at him secretly from the corner of his eye. After a while, he walked back from the opposite side and observed him again...
…
The third dance ended, and Salina excused herself to change clothes and leave the stage to rest. For a while, everyone was in twos and threes, and the dance ended. Gretel wanted to wander over again, but Master Lin En grabbed him and dragged him to the corner:
"What are you doing? You didn't see that guy was about to explode! Others can't hide, but you're taking the initiative to move forward, be careful he takes it out on you!"
"How else can he take it out on me?" Gretel was a little dissatisfied:
"I didn't recruit him, I didn't provoke him, I just walked past him! This banquet hall doesn't belong to him, what else can he do to me?"
The two people huddled in the corner and stared at each other. You can't convince me, and I can't convince you. They were in a stalemate, and suddenly they heard a roar from the middle of the dance floor:
"Pierre, I want to duel with you!"
Grete immediately followed the sound. Oh, the Hopman knight had a dark face and a menacing look. He stared at the first young nobleman dancing with the hostess. Between the two of them, there was a white glove thrown on the floor, with silver light on it.
It's shiny and seems to have a lot of embroidered patterns.
"Look!" Linn took the opportunity to teach Gretel:
"If I hadn't stopped you, you would have been the unlucky one. Tsk, I remembered this Hopman. The spider swordsmanship inherited from their family is very weird. It is said that it can be challenged to a higher level. His opponent will suffer, too.
I wonder if our lady will come forward..."
In a few words, the duel had already begun. Knight Hopman's swordsmanship was indeed as Linn said, quite strange. Several times, he was unexpected and stabbed from an impossible angle. Gretel was amazed when he saw it:
"Is this spider swordsmanship?"
"Yes! It is said that several generations ago, an ancestor of their family once went deep into the underground. He came back with a special bloodline. It is said that he had in-depth communication with the underground demon." Lin En talked about the gossip with gusto and said with great enthusiasm:
"The hands and feet of their family are very long, and their fingers are also long. Therefore, when using swords, they can often use sword moves that others cannot use. However, their bodies are relatively weak, so their moves are mainly weird and quick, and they are not very capable.
It’s hard to fight head-on with others, and it’s hard to get a high-level knight... Moreover, it is said that the blood of the demon god has been cursed, and people often die suddenly in their prime..."
"So the legend is true? Does their family have spider blood?" Aurora also came up to ask curiously. Gretel was concerned about another aspect:
"You said their hands and feet are very long? How long? Can the hands pass the knees? Can the thumbs be stretched across the palms, and can half of the knuckles be extended?"
"I really don't know about this..." Master Lin En scratched his head. He had also heard the gossip from others, but he had not confirmed the details with his own eyes. The two looked at each other, and moved towards the battle group in small steps. Oh.
Laura whispered from behind:
"Hey, did you agree not to come over?"
Grete turned back and blinked at him. Just as he was about to answer, an angry shout sounded from the second floor of the banquet hall:
"Hopman! You've gone too far!"
The sword roared loudly. The female knight, with an angry face and a pure black outfit, looked like a female leopard, flew down from the railing on the second floor. Before she even landed, a sharp sword light was already waved in her hand. With just one move, she was
Swinging out Knight Hopman's sword.
"Miss Salina, do you want to protect this guy?"
Knight Hopman's face was filled with anger. He suddenly rolled his eyes, as if he had thought of something, and forced a smile:
"Okay. I remember Miss, you once said that you will only devote yourself to the warrior who defeats you. So, if I can defeat you in one and a half moves, can you grant me a date?"
"Hopman!" shouted the Earl of Inverness. But Knight Hopman turned back and smiled at him and bowed:
"Your Excellency, I just want a chance to pursue the young lady. Please rest assured that I am completely in love with the young lady and will never hurt her. In this way, as long as a little blood is seen on the young lady, I will lose and I will never see her again."
how?"
The Earl of Inverness thought for a while, and just as he was about to speak, he was pulled back by the countess. Behind Knight Hopman, another old priest with silver embroidered robes stood up quietly:
"Don't worry, Lord Count. My great-nephew will be measured in his actions. Even if your wife is a little unable to hold back, with me here, you don't have to worry about my boy being seriously injured and irreparable."
The Earl of Inverness stopped talking. Knight Hopman already had a slightly proud smile on his face and turned to the female knight, holding the sword lightly in his hand:
"How about it, Miss Salina? Let's give it a try? If you don't want to, I will never force you to do anything. I just hope you can dance with me..."
"No need to say more, come on!"
The two long swords clashed with each other. Gretel immediately quickened his pace and rushed to the front. However, the two seventh-level knights fought at high speed. A ball of pale golden light and a ball of silver light rolled from the center of the banquet hall to the door, and then from the door.
Roll to the square outside the door. With Gretel's eyesight, he can't see anything clearly...
There was a sudden sound of swords, and in the battle group, Miss Salina let out an "ouch". Knight Hopman's proud laughter followed:
"Miss, please stop? I would rather dance with you than fight with you..."
"Shut up! Come again!" The female knight rushed forward again. The two continued to fight fiercely. The pale golden sword light in the female knight's hand suddenly surged and then fell silent, but she still failed to break through the opponent's sword net. Five or six minutes later, another
"Oh!" With an exclamation, a piece of black cloth fluttered, flew down from the skirt of the female knight's clothes, and fell straight to the ground.
"ah!"
"careful!"
"Miss, be careful!"
The bystanders exclaimed repeatedly. Some even shouted irritably: "Hopman, you are not human! You bully a lady like this! - Miss, step back and let me do it!"
This sentence seemed to ignite a powder keg. Most of the people who came to the ball were guests invited by Miss Salina, or the male and female companions brought by the guests. They were generally younger, not very strong, and had a temperament compared to the older ones.
The people were much more violent. As the Hopman knights were busy fighting, all kinds of shouts, curses, and even obscene words came out.
"Shut up!" Knight Hopman shouted angrily. He jumped backwards, swung his long sword, and the bloody sword light came out of his hand. At the feet of the two people at the front, a line three feet deep and six feet wide was drawn.
A seven-foot-long crack. He raised his sword and pointed it at the crowd:
"Whoever curses another word will have a duel with him after I finish this fight!"
The square suddenly fell silent. Gretel's eyes lit up:
He saw clearly! Knight Hopman is indeed very tall, estimated to be two meters tall, tall and thin. The fingers of the hand holding the sword are indeed unusually long. After holding the hilt, he can press the second finger of his middle finger.
Knuckles!
As for his left hand, the left hand hanging by his side, although it is not as outrageous as the knee, it almost touches the knee!
The people in the family have very long hands and feet...and long fingers...and are not very good at confronting others...someone often dies suddenly...
Gretel's mind was racing, and the answer was ready to come out. In the square, the two sides continued to fight. After a while, Salina said "Oops" again, and she didn't know where she was scratched. Gretel was nervous for a while, and blurted out:
"Salina, be careful! Either hold him back long enough, or use your ultimate move to force him! Fight him head-on!"
"It's useless! He is stronger than me, and my ultimate move can't touch him!" Salina replied loudly. Gretel said anxiously:
"It's useful! There is a hereditary disease in his family. His strength is one level lower than that of ordinary people. He cannot withstand strenuous exercise. He dare not touch you! - He will die suddenly if he is touched too much!"
“Zheng!!!”
A ray of sword light was approaching. Gretel took a step back reflexively. The mage's armor shattered silently half a foot away from his eyes, and a translucent force field barrier rose from the ground. It was the automatic protection triggered by the [Endless Ink Pen].
At the critical moment, protect him closely.
On the other side of the barrier, Knight Hopman looked ferocious. He raised his sword straight and pointed it squarely at the center of Gretel's eyebrows, with murderous intent in his eyes:
"Who are you?! If you dare to insult my family, I will fight you!!!"
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Although there are no updates, this chapter still contains 3,000 words!
Praise me!
Also, the black military rabbit from the book friend in the previous chapter is great! You almost guessed it right!
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