I was a knight in the Middle Ages

Chapter 363: Challenge from the Silver Knight, Tip from the Gold Knight

"Let them go." After a brief silence, Arus finally made a compromise decision.

Arus knew that they were staying here just to bide their time. Only when the situation of the holy war became clear could they take the opportunity to share the tempting fruits of victory.

But if they really killed these Knights of Light, the situation would be completely different, and they would have a hard time justifying their actions. In contrast, letting these people leave would at most allow them to join the holy war in advance, which was still within their acceptable range.

"Lord Arus!" The knight commander's face showed obvious dissatisfaction and resistance when he heard the order, and his tone was full of deep opinions. In his opinion, this was not only a weak compromise with the Holy See of Light, but also a blatant trampling on the dignity of their Holy Knights, just like being slapped hard in the face.

"Listen to my orders and let those people go!" Arus' eyes were as sharp as a hawk, and his voice was full of unquestionable majesty. It was obvious that he had been angered by the Knight Commander's attitude.

"Yes." The knight felt Arus's anger and dared not say anything more. After all, within the knighthood, the hierarchy was extremely strict, and such acts of disobeying orders could even be directly executed according to the regulations.

At this time, watching the Crusaders release a large number of detained civilians, Alpha quickly made arrangements. He looked at Graya and said seriously, "Graya, take them away first and continue to move north. I will catch up later."

When Graya heard Alpha's order, a hint of hesitation flashed in her eyes, and she said firmly: "Lord Alpha, we are willing to face all threats with you, share life and death with you, and will never abandon you." Her voice was full of loyalty and determination.

"Glaya, this is an order! Remember, I have the means to save my life." Alpha looked at Graya firmly, his eyes revealing unquestionable determination.

In this holy war, Alpha gained a lot, especially the blessing of the dark power. However, this power is like a double-edged sword. Once used, all enemies must be eliminated to prevent the news from being leaked.

But with Alpha's current strength, he is simply unable to destroy these powerful enemies. Therefore, once he uses this power, he can only choose to embark on the road of escape, otherwise, even the Holy See of Light will hunt him down.

Graya looked at Alpha's determined eyes and knew that she could no longer refuse, so she had no choice but to compromise: "Yes, Lord Alpha." After that, she slowly left towards the north with the released people.

"What? Are you planning to face all of us by yourself?" Arus looked at Alpha with interest. Seeing that he resolutely stayed alone, his eyes were full of curiosity.

Alpha raised his chin slightly, looked at Arus fearlessly, and said in a deep voice: "I don't completely trust you. I let them go north, and I won't reveal your whereabouts to the Holy See of Light. I just hope that you can keep your promise and not send people to intercept them."

Alpha knew that such an arrangement might be meaningless in the eyes of these Crusader Knights. As long as they disguised themselves a little, they could easily intercept and kill Graya and others along the way without taking any responsibility.

"Hmph, this is a great insult to us Crusaders! I have every reason to kill you on the spot at any time." A trace of anger flashed in Arus' eyes. Alpha's words just gave him an excuse that seemed to be fair to kill Alpha.

Alpha did not flinch, with a firm light flashing in his eyes, and responded loudly: "A knight is never afraid of any threat and will face all enemies head-on." The voice was decisive, full of determination and perseverance.

"Well, since you are so courageous, I will not hesitate to give you a chance. Alus, you will fight him to the death. If you can survive, you can leave here." Alus glanced at the knights around him and finally chose Alus, the knight who was hostile to Alpha from the beginning. Alus was an intermediate silver knight, and his strength was one level higher than Alpha. This duel seemed to be extremely disadvantageous to Alpha.

"A knight should face all challenges head-on." Alpha knew that he had no way to retreat at this moment and had to face this battle bravely. Even if his opponent was strong, he had no intention of retreating.

As Arus gave the order, the atmosphere in the camp became tense. Alpha tightly grasped the sword of justice in his hand, the sword of King Arthur, and the blade flashed with a faint light, as if sensing the master's determination. Arus on the opposite side also held a cross sword, and the silver knight's armor shone with a cold luster in the sun, and his eyes were full of contempt and murderous intent.

"I swear in the name of the Holy Knights that I will kill you here today!" The Silver Knight Alus tightly grasped the sword in his hand, with greed flashing in his eyes. He couldn't wait to get rid of this Knight of Light who had challenged their authority several times.

"In the name of justice and the power of light, I accept your challenge." Alpha tried to make his tone calm and peaceful, to avoid provoking the other party too much. After all, deep down in his heart, he desperately wanted to survive this life-and-death battle, as he still had an unfinished mission and people he cared about.

"Die, you running dog of the Holy See of Light!" Alus took the lead in attacking. His body was as fast as lightning and he rushed forward in an instant. The long sword in his hand pierced Alpha's throat with a sharp sound of wind.

Alpha's eyes flashed, and he quickly dodged to the side. At the same time, he swung the sword in his hand, drawing an arc-shaped sword shadow, trying to force Alus back.

Alus snorted coldly, easily avoiding Alpha's counterattack, and stepped back like a ghost, moving behind Alpha, and thrusting out his sword again, aiming directly at Alpha's back. Alpha reacted very quickly, rolling to avoid the fatal blow, and stood up, creating some distance between him and Alus.

"Your strength is just like that." Alus mocked and attacked again. This time, his sword moves became more swift and fierce, a series of stabbing, picking and slashing, attacking Alpha like a storm. Alpha was fully focused, waving the sword in his hand continuously, barely blocking Alus's attack, but was gradually suppressed to the point of being a little breathless.

Alus's attack became more and more fierce, and Alpha's defense gradually showed flaws. Alus seized the opportunity and stabbed Alpha's chest with his long sword. At the critical moment, Alpha dodged to the side, and the blade scraped across his armor, leaving a deep scratch.

"It seems that you are not that powerful." Alpha took the opportunity to counterattack, and King Arthur's sword pierced towards Alus with a dazzling light like a lightning. Alus was slightly startled and quickly raised his sword to block. With a "clang" sound, the two swords intersected and sparks flew everywhere.

Alus was obviously stronger than Alpha. With the power of the confrontation, he pushed Alpha back a few steps. Alpha stabilized his body and thought about countermeasures in his mind. He knew that under the current situation, he had no chance of winning in a head-on fight, so he had to find a way to find Alus's weakness.

Seeing that Alpha was repelled by him, Alus thought he had won and launched another fierce attack. Alpha kept dodging and blocking, while carefully observing Alus's sword moves. Finally, he found that when Alus attacked continuously, there would be a slight delay in the movement of retracting the sword after each move.

"Now!" Alpha seized the opportunity, and after Alus made another move, he quickly rushed forward, and the sword of justice stabbed at Alus's weakness like a poisonous snake out of a hole. Alus was startled and wanted to put away his sword to defend himself, but it was too late. Alpha's sword pierced Alus's shoulder fiercely, and blood instantly dyed his armor red.

"Ah!" Alus screamed in pain and glared at Alpha angrily, "You despicable guy!" He endured the pain and swung his sword wildly at Alpha. Alpha dodged flexibly and looked for another opportunity to attack.

The two fought fiercely in the camp, and the surrounding Crusaders watched the battle nervously. Although Alus was injured, his strength should not be underestimated, and Alpha relied on his wisdom and courage to fight him tenaciously.

The battle entered a fierce stage, and Alpha and Alus were exhausted. Alus's attack gradually became slower, and Alpha felt his physical strength was rapidly depleted. But Alpha knew that he could not give up. If he relaxed, Alus would seize the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.

"Come on, let's see who can leave here alive today!" Alpha shouted, summoning up his last bit of strength, swinging the Sword of Justice faster and faster in his hand, forming an impenetrable sword curtain, sweeping towards Alus. Alus was not to be outdone, and swung his sword with all his might, trying to block Alpha's attack.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!" The crisp and fierce sound of swords clashing echoed in the camp. The figures of Alpha and Alus kept flashing among the layers of sword shadows.

The two attacked as fast as a tiger, and the flashing of swords seemed to make time stand still. Alpha was fully focused, his eyes were fixed on every move of Alus, and in this fierce confrontation, he keenly captured the fleeting flaws.

In an instant, Alpha's eyes flashed, and the power in his body gathered in his arms like a surging tide. The sword of justice, with a sharp momentum, stabbed out like a black lightning, and pierced straight into Alus' chest.

Alus opened his eyes wide with disbelief. He could never have imagined that Alpha, who was far inferior to him in strength, could seize this opportunity to launch such a deadly attack.

Alus tried his best to defend or dodge, but facing Alpha's full-strength attack, all his efforts seemed so pale and powerless. The huge impact made him fly away like a kite with a broken string, and the long sword in his hand was also blown away by this powerful force. After drawing an arc in the air, it fell heavily to the ground in the distance, making a dull sound.

"I... I lost..." Alus struggled to get up from the ground, muttering to himself, his hands shaking uncontrollably, his face full of unwillingness and despair.

The surrounding Crusader Knights were stunned by the scene before them. They originally thought that in this battle with such a huge disparity in strength, the victory would undoubtedly belong to Alus, but the result was beyond everyone's expectations.

Arus's face turned very ugly in an instant, so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out, but he had to admit that Alpha won this life-and-death battle with his own strength and wisdom.

Just when everyone thought the battle was over, another golden knight, Falter, suddenly shouted, "Alus, you have not failed! Stand up! He is a running dog of the Holy See of Light, and he just used the power of discipline! You must be aware of your advantages. Your level is higher than his, and you have a huge advantage in the use of Qi!" Falter's voice resounded like a bell, instantly breaking the silence in the camp.

"So that's what it is, you despicable villain!" A trace of unwillingness and anger flashed in Alus' eyes. At Falter's reminder, he stood up again with difficulty. The flames of war that had just been extinguished burned fiercely in his eyes again. He clenched his fists, as if he wanted to vent all the anger in his heart.

"On a real battlefield, you would be dead now." Alpha said coldly, his eyes revealing the calmness and determination of a veteran. If Alpha had not considered leaving some face for the Crusaders, he would have used all his strength to kill Alus when he made that fatal blow just now. But he knew in his heart that if he really did that, he would probably not be able to leave here safely.

With the rekindled fighting spirit in Alus's eyes, the battle between the two started fiercely again. This time, Alus did not hold back, like a completely enraged beast, the fighting spirit in his body gushed out like a raging torrent, wantonly waving. He swung the long sword in his hand, and a series of sharp fighting spirit slashes accompanied by the whistling wind, like a series of lightning swiftly attacked Alpha, and the momentum seemed to completely destroy everything in front of him.

Alpha was concentrating, his eyes revealing a hint of solemnity. He was only a high-level bronze knight, and his fighting spirit was far less than that of Alus in front of him. Under this storm-like attack, he dared not be careless at all. He could only swing the sword of justice in his hand at the most necessary moment, trying to cut the enemy and looking for an opportunity to counterattack. Every time he drew his sword, he gathered all his strength and concentration.

There is a huge gap in strength between the bronze knight and the silver knight. The silver knight can skillfully use the fighting spirit to form a solid armor to protect themselves. Even if they make mistakes occasionally, the fighting spirit armor can also protect them from certain damage. However, the bronze knight can only focus on attacking and cannot have effective defense methods like the silver knight.

This means that Alus can make countless mistakes in battle and continue fighting with the help of his fighting spirit armor; but Alpha cannot afford even one mistake. Any small negligence may put him in an irretrievable situation. This is undoubtedly a huge weakness of Alpha in this battle.

However, there are always two sides to every coin. Alpha is not without a chance of winning, he also has his own advantages, and this advantage happens to be the fatal flaw of Alus. At this moment, Alus completely ignores the consumption of his fighting spirit and madly spends his fighting spirit like a spendthrift.

Although Alus's Dou Qi reserves were much more abundant than Alpha's, he would not be able to sustain it for long if he consumed it so recklessly, even with more Dou Qi.

Alpha knew this very well. He endured the pressure and waited calmly, waiting for the moment when Alus's fighting spirit was exhausted, waiting for the best time to counterattack. In this tense and fierce fighting atmosphere, every movement and every breath of the two seemed to be infinitely magnified, pulling at the heartstrings of everyone around them.