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She took out a syringe from a bag she was carrying, took out a new needle, and a can of mysterious potion without any label.

He skillfully installed the needle and injected the medicine into the syringe. Then, Xia Guang lifted up his left arm, revealing a left arm with many red spots.

"Puff." The needle pierced into the vein. A trace of pain appeared on Xia Guang's face, and a faint and strange red gas emanated from her slender body.

As the medicine was completely injected, the red gas turned into nothing and disappeared, leaving behind only the figure of a girl covered in sweat and exhausted.

"I need to... take a shower and wash my armor..."

Muttering to himself for a while, Xia Guang, whose face turned pale, patted his cheeks, took off his clothes tiredly, and stepped into the wooden barrel filled with hot water.

The sound of slow breathing was soon heard, however, the girl's golden hair floating on the water still looked so dull.

Her frown was so tight that it was hard to relax completely. She seemed to be enduring some torture and never slept for a moment...

Chapter 54: On the eve of the great melee, the Blood Knights are the focus of attention

A week later, in the bar with Maria and Zofia, they also finished a day of intensive training. Both women looked very tired, but no one looked listless due to fatigue.

"You've worked hard, girl. Come and have a drink."

The old craftsman pushed a glass of juice in front of Maria, who was wearing armor, and then laughed happily:

"There are so many sponsors coming to me these days. I counted them and there are at least 18 of them. Tsk tsk, if they join in, I think my bar can be turned into a restaurant."

"What a pity. I'm not the kind of person who would turn myself into a puppet. No matter how tempting the offer is, it's useless. So I reject all of you."

"Of course." Zofia put down her teaching stick, took a gulp of cold beer, and then said slowly: "We don't lack money. If you are short of money, why don't you tell me? I will give you 50,000 gold coins."

"Tsk, I'm not the kind of person who bows down for money. I wouldn't even do it for half a million." The old craftsman smacked his lips. He seemed quite interested, but still refused.

"By the way, girl, have you heard about the new rules a while ago?"

"Well, the officials of the arena seem to have proposed a new rule called 'Big Melee'." Maria took a sip of juice, nodded and continued:

"The rules have not changed, except that points have been deducted for elimination instead of bonus points. Also, there is no clear goal for the sixteen knights to fight. Only the last eight standing can compete."

"...This means that the risk factor will increase significantly." Zofia nodded seriously. She had also heard about this new rule that was promulgated a few days ago.

"In a knight fight, it's basically a matter of time. However, in a large-scale melee, there is a high probability that everyone will kill each other. If there are casualties, it will be difficult to control it."

"It's like a stampede. If one person steps on someone else, it might be fine, but if there are more than a dozen or even hundreds of people stepping on you, you will be trampled."

"Maria's name appeared in the melee team, and these melee people are basically the bottom 16." The old craftsman wiped the glass in the bar and said so. However, after hearing the old craftsman's words, Maria and Zofia both noticed a key word.

"…the bottom sixteen?"

“…That’s what I’m saying.”

Finally, the old craftsman's smile suddenly disappeared from his face. He became extremely serious and earnest, and said to Maria and Zofia word by word:

"The Blood Knight, who ranked last in points, was also in this melee."

"...I didn't expect it to come so soon."

Although she had been mentally prepared and knew that Maria would most likely run into the Blood Knight if she continued to persist, Zofia had never expected that it would happen so soon.

When they were still in fear of the Blood Knight, they didn't expect to run into him without any preparation.

"--I see."

However, after hearing this, Maria's lovely face, which had always been smiling, finally lost its smile and was replaced by a serious and earnest expression.

"——Tomorrow, I will compete with that Lord Blood Knight!"

"Girl, are you just bragging or have you really forgotten the pain?" The old craftsman was anxious. He put down the cup and said to Maria:

"Have you forgotten how the Blood Knight tore the Plastic Knight apart last week? Although I don't think highly of the Plastic Knight, his strength is indeed top-notch in Casimir."

"He can't even make it through a round, and you go up there and try to fight the Blood Knight head-on? You're like hitting a rock with an egg, don't you know?"

"——The knights of the Linguang family are not afraid of strong enemies or dangers!"

However, Maria did seem particularly determined. She clenched her fists and said, "As long as I want to continue to challenge for the first place in this special tournament, I will definitely fight with His Excellency the Blood Knight!"

"Besides, I don't have to compete with Lady Blood Knight in this melee. I can form an alliance with her and compete together."

"She's a lunatic?!"

"——she is not!"

For the first time, Maria yelled at the old craftsman, and she slammed her palm on the table, making a loud noise.

However, after a period of silence in the bar, Maria slowly reacted. A look of fear and regret appeared on her face, and she said quietly:

"Ooooh… sorry, I was too excited."

"…Maria, this is the first time I've seen you get angry in all these years."

Zofia was also shocked. She put down the wine glass in her hand and asked Maria curiously:

"Do you know that Blood Knight? Or... do you sense something?"

Zofia knew that Maria had a very pure heart, a purity that perhaps even her niece, who was displaced and had no news, did not have. Maria could clearly sense a person's heart, or even a person's spirit.

Even though these things are a bit mysterious, Zofia has trusted Maria's intuition more than once in this regard.

And Maria has never let down Zofia's trust.

“…I don’t know how to describe this feeling.”

However, Maria was silent for a while, and for the first time, she felt unconfident and began to think about the Blood Knight she met that day in the arena and during the conversation with the audience.

"It seems that when she was competing on stage, she only had eyes for the enemy and victory. Moreover, her methods were brutal and her heart was numb..."

"But that day, when I was off the stage, I could feel the kindness and purity in her heart... that feeling, even if she was covered in blood, she couldn't hide it."

"But... I still feel like something is wrong."

Maria thought for a long time, not knowing how to judge the two completely opposite feelings emanating from the Blood Knight. She hesitated for a long time but didn't say anything.

Zofia was in no hurry and let Maria think quietly on her own. The old craftsman beside her also said nothing and didn't even breathe.

After a long while, Maria hesitantly said:

“I don’t know if this description is correct…”

"But... I feel that the Blood Knight, when he is on stage, and when he is off stage... are two completely different people."

"...Two people?" X2

However, Maria's words made Zofia and the old craftsman look at each other in bewilderment. Then, Zofia guessed doubtfully:

"Could it be that there are two Blood Knights? They wore armor during the competition, and after leaving the competition, they replaced the armor with a substitute to hide their identities?"

"That's possible." The old craftsman nodded and said calmly, "After all, if she kills the knights under these merchants in the arena, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble. So, it is understandable that she will replace them with a substitute after the game."

"But, it was only five minutes from the end of the game to when we left the arena. How did she replace her armor with a substitute so quickly?" Zofia couldn't help but feel puzzled again. It took at least half an hour to put on the armor of these knights. Five minutes... this didn't make sense.

A thick haze lingered above the bar and weighed on everyone's heart, making people feel extremely uneasy about the game that would take place tomorrow.

However, just as uneasy as the people in the bar were other people hiding in a secluded place.

"Blood Knight... can you still be called a knight if you use such brutal means?"

"Damn it! If such a fellow had appeared in the competition I originally participated in, I would have punished this knight scum even if it meant my death!"

Lin Guang looked at the content in the newspaper. In the past few days, the knights who won the last competition have received attention. Among them, the most popular one is not Maria, who is known as "Lin Guang", but the person who defeated the Plastic Knight with bloody and brutal means in the competition and is called "Blood Knight".

Lin Guang has also been paying attention to the newspapers these days. The doctor always brings her a copy when he goes out. She has no good feelings towards this Blood Knight at all.

Even though she looked down on the puppet knights in the hands of these merchants, principles are principles, and Lin Guang would not allow such a brutal guy to tarnish the title of "knight".

However, she cannot take action now.

Maria still needs experience, she needs to overcome difficulties on her own. At least, Lin Guang will never take action until she is completely unable to fight and proves her determination as a knight.

But...she was about to participate in some "big melee" with the Blood Knight, which made Lin Guang hesitate.

She had also watched her sister's competitions. She was indeed very good for her age, but for a special tournament like this, she was not only inferior to Lin Guang, but also to many veteran players.

If she were to take part in a big melee... wouldn't she be a lamb to be slaughtered in the war?

Lin Guang couldn't help feeling a little anxious. She was not very good at thinking about these problems, so she looked at the doctor beside her.

"Doctor, what do you think we should do now?"

"…Even if you ask me this, isn't the choice in your hands?"

The doctor was quite helpless about Lin Guang's questions. He came as a witness to see the ability of Lin Guang's sister. He was not a warrior. How could he change the incident of "Blood Knight" when he was weak and powerless?

"Alas... I should have left a contact information for Chen Qi, but he doesn't seem to be available right now."

The doctor was also feeling helpless, and suddenly, he thought of Chen Qi who was far away in Rhode Island.

If it were you...what would you do now?

……

"Ah sneeze——!"

"...Did you catch a cold?" Chen Qi, who had just fallen asleep on the recliner, said lightly after sneezing. Looking at the pile of prepared medicines in front of him, he couldn't help feeling dizzy again.

"Ah... I'm so tired... I really want a useful assistant..."

Chapter 55: The melee begins, Xia Guang is besieged

On the morning of the second day, the arena once again became a noisy place, and at this moment, all the enthusiasm here was once again mobilized, and all the spectators were mobilized to the utmost enthusiasm.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the arena!"

Big Mouth Mob is still serving as the host. This time he seems to be much better than the last time he suffered a psychological trauma. Maybe he invited some professionals to give him psychological counseling, or maybe he has seen similar scenes before. In short, he has recovered well.

"Sixteen different teams! Sixteen knights!"

"This competition will only happen once! Select the sixteen knights with the lowest points ranking! There are no rules in this competition, only plundering, melee, tactics, and pursuit! This is the best place for you to display your knightly nature!"

The emotional opening remarks were meaningless to some people. In the rest area below, sixteen knights sat in different areas, each of them only about five or six people away from each other. They could see left and right, but could not see more than that.

However, except for one person, everyone else was a little nervous. Some of them were veterans, and some were strong contenders for the top spot, but they were just hiding their cards.

They should have been very confident, but at this moment, they were all very uneasy, their hearts pounding, like rookie knights entering the arena for the first time.

Following the voice of Big Mouth Mob, the knights slowly stepped onto the battlefield. Every knight stared at the next person to appear, and when they saw that the person was not directly opposite them, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"The second to last! The cutest little face in our arena! The Little Knight of the Linguang family! Maria Linguang!"

Maria also entered slowly, and her entrance won considerable cheers. Obviously, the last victory also won Maria a lot of popularity. After all, no matter which world it is, beautiful girls are indeed more privileged.

Of course, if it comes to money, that’s another matter.

"Then! Here comes the real highlight! Ladies and gentlemen! Please open your eyes!"

"The next one to appear! Although he is ranked last in points, he defeated the Plastic Knight with his mighty power in his first match, winning countless attention. He is known as the strongest, most violent, and bloodiest foreign knight!"

"Let us welcome the Blood Knight!"

The title of "Blood Knight" seemed to have been recognized in some way. Even though Xia Guang had said that he was a Flawed Knight, people from the outside world had never used this title again since that match.

People called her the Blood Knight, so she was called the Blood Knight, and everyone believed that behind the armor, the person hidden was not a woman, but a human-shaped devil.

There is no doubt that Xia Guang's appearance aroused everyone's nervousness. The audience was roaring and cheering like crazy, and on the battle scene, the other fifteen knights were all on edge because of Xia Guang's appearance.

The bloodstains on the silver-white armor had been wiped dry, but everyone could still smell the bloody smell, the kind of smell that could not be washed away... and was very frightening.

All fourteen knights were on full alert, except for one other, who looked at Xia Guang with a changed look.

This feeling... is it the same one from the backstage? Maria could sense that the current Xia Guang didn't seem as violent as during the competition.

"Um... Sir Knight Xia?" Maria called out softly, as if wanting to verify it.

However, at Maria's voice, Xia Guang's body trembled slightly, and he looked at Maria beside him. He saw her waving at him, and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.

Finally, Xia Guang put down his heavy sword and waved at Maria somewhat uncomfortably.

The actions of the two could not escape the eyes of these knights and everyone in the audience. The camera not far away stared at the movements of the Blood Knight and Maria, recording and playing this scene on the big screen!

"What did I see?! Just now, our Little Glory Knight actually greeted the Blood Knight? And received a friendly response from the other party?!"

"What is this?! Is this a sign of weakness or a plea for mercy? Does our Little Brilliant Knight think he is no match for the Blood Knight because he showed goodwill first?!"

Big Mouth Mob's words are as tricky as usual, which makes people wonder if this guy would have improvised some story about "love, hate and vengeance between knights" if the gender of the Blood Knight had not been confirmed at the beginning. This guy is so fast at making up stories in his mind.