Chapter 139: Castle·Treasury Battle (Part 2)

The moment the ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight saw Dean, Dean also saw this fully armored Grand Knight. Standing on the pavilion at the top of the bell tower, Dean immediately drew his bow and nocked an arrow—

Whoosh!

The arrow shot down from above, but just like the previous arrow facing this Grand Knight, it was slashed down by the latter with a single sword strike.

Clang, clang…

After slashing down the arrow Dean shot, the ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight immediately took off the Steel Armor on his body. He removed all the armor, especially the protection at the joints of his arms and legs. Finally, he took off his Helmet and threw it aside. Leaving only a chest plate, he climbed towards the top of the bell tower using both his hands and feet.

Although he was climbing, this Grand Knight’s speed was very fast. He was like a civet cat in the woods, completely ignoring the tilt and angle of the wall. Every protrusion became a place for him to step and gain leverage. Then, with one step, he would rush towards the roof at an even faster speed.

During this process, Dean certainly would not just watch without reacting.

In fact, from the moment the opponent rushed upwards, Dean’s attacks never stopped. Arrows were shot down one after another; however, they were all slashed by the opponent’s Longsword and were of no use at all.

At least… it seemed like they were of no use.

“Four, three, two…”

Dean shot another arrow. The silent count in his heart decreased as the opponent approached. When the final number was spoken, that ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight was already less than five feet away from where Dean was. Looking at the enemy who was so close, Dean turned and ran towards the rear side—The top of the bell tower and the pavilion where the large bell was placed had a common feature: they had no walls on four sides, relying only on pillars for support, with fences at most four feet high as protection. For Dean, climbing over such fences was naturally not difficult at all.

“Don’t run! Stop right there!”

Seeing Dean turn and run, the ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight could not help but shout loudly. At the same time, he subconsciously sped up. He leaped onto the pavilion almost instantly—obviously, under Dean’s harassment, this Grand Knight had maintained considerable vigilance, so his speed had slowed by more than thirty percent.

“Bastard!!”

The Grand Knight who leaped onto the pavilion, although separated by the large bell, still saw the figure jumping down. Immediately, he rushed over with a roar of unwillingness.

He wanted to deal a fatal blow to the opponent!

After all, he still held a Longsword in his hand. As long as he aimed and threw it down, given the weight and size of this Longsword, this Grand Knight did not think the opponent could dodge it.

However, just as this Grand Knight bypassed the large bell, leaned his upper body out of the fence, and prepared to deal a fatal blow to Dean, a sound of an arrow piercing the air came from behind him—

Whoosh!

At the same time, this Grand Knight saw clearly what that falling figure actually was… a coat!

“Ah!!”

The Grand Knight, knowing he had been tricked, shouted in anger and turned to slash with his Longsword.

However, this did not change the result much.

Thud!

The arrow accurately hit his thigh, and at this moment, his Longsword had only been slashed halfway—after all, his front half of the body had already been completely stretched out, and it was not so easy to retract it.

Moreover, the large bell in the pavilion was the biggest obstacle to his sword swing.

Of course, it was also the best place for Dean to hide before.

The opponent, confused by a coat, did not expect that there would be someone inside the large bell. The Grand Knight pulled the arrow out of his thigh with one hand, roared, and charged at Dean again.

“I’m going to kill you!”

This time, Dean still dodged back and forth. He began to play ‘hide and seek’ with this Grand Knight around the large bell where he hid.

The ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight, who was skilled in Strength but not Agility, and had an injured leg, was immediately infuriated by Dean’s elusive movements.

But there was nothing he could do.

Every time he dodged, Dean was in the best position to evade. Whether the opponent swung his sword or threw it, it had no effect at all.

After only a few times, this ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight gave up the chase.

Because he knew very well that with his injured leg, it was impossible to catch this cunning guy in front of him, and his subordinates would definitely not last long.

Therefore, the battle had to be ended as soon as possible!

Thinking of this, the ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight roared again.

However, unlike before, in this roar, the Grand Knight’s entire body muscles began to swell, and his blood vessels bulged like the roots of an old tree. Almost in an instant, this Grand Knight seemed to have grown three or four inches taller, and became more than twice as thick.

Strength Multiplication!

Seeing the change in his opponent, Dean narrowed his eyes. Even though he had heard the exclamation of the knight subordinate of Marquis Vauban before, seeing it for real still surprised Dean—

Strength Multiplication was a high-level Talent second only to a dozen top Talents like Giant Transformation after the Knight’s Baptism.

Even some people who pursued pure Strength thought that Strength Multiplication was the best Talent—just like the literal explanation, after activating such a Talent, one’s Strength could be doubled. With enough growth, doubling or tripling was also possible. In the legends of the past, among the subordinates of the Conqueror King, there was a Gold-rank Knight who had activated five times the Strength.

Naturally, such a Talent was definitely rare.

At least, including his previous life, Dean had only seen three.

And the one in front of him, although the weakest of them, he was no longer the Lone Wolf of Hagaslo back then. Dealing with him was naturally full of difficulties.

Even if he knew the weakness of Strength Multiplication and specifically chose this ‘Battlefield’ to restrict the opponent’s performance, he still needed to be careful—in fact, if he hadn’t heard the exclamation of the Grand Knight subordinate of Marquis Vauban, Dean would never have stayed in this narrow battlefield, waiting for a Grand Knight who was good at Strength.

The open area below the bell tower was the place for him to perform.

After all, he only needed to hold the opponent for a while to get the support of the Grand Knight of Marquis Vauban in the Treasury.

But… the opponent’s Knight Talent forced Dean to change his original plan.

After all, the Strength instantly erupted by Strength Multiplication would be difficult for Dean to completely dodge even in the wide underground space below the bell tower.

Strength was not speed, but an instant explosion was enough to shorten the distance between the two sides.

And the current Dean did not have the confidence to widen this distance.

One was close to a Grand Knight, and the other was a true Grand Knight. In close combat where only Longswords could be used, the result was naturally self-evident.

Even if Dean had other trump cards, he did not think now was the best time.

After all, the truly dangerous place in the Ancient Castle was not here!

Of course, it also showed that Dean had considerable confidence—

Dean distanced himself from the opponent again, his body tightly pressed against the fence behind him, just like before, as if he wanted to use the large bell in the middle as a ‘Shield’ again to block the opponent’s attack.

“Roar!”

With a roar from the opposing Grand Knight, the Longsword in his hand slashed straight down regardless of everything.

Boom!

The Longsword struck the large bell in front of the opponent. With a loud noise, the ceiling hanging the large bell began to crack, and then it fell off.

The large bell, weighing a full three hundred catties, was like a huge meteor hammer, completely covering the area in front of Dean.

And behind Dean was a forty-foot drop, obviously a dead end with no retreat.

As for hurriedly jumping down?

Even a Grand Knight could not land safely. And scrambling to just climb out and then climb down with hands and feet?

Obviously, he would definitely be hit by the flying large bell and die even more miserably!

Therefore, Dean was currently in a situation where he could neither advance nor retreat.

“Go to hell!”

Facing Dean, who was in such a predicament, the ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight showed a bloodthirsty excitement. He looked forward to the death of this opponent—

Boom!

The fence located in the direction of the flying large bell was instantly smashed to pieces like paper. It seemed that Dean in front of the fence had also been crushed to pieces.

The ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight obviously thought so too.

He stood there, looking at the messy scene in front, breathing roughly, wanting to recover his Stamina as soon as possible.

In terms of Stamina consumption, Strength Multiplication was no different from other Knight Talents, and was even greater—this was also the reason why it was not recognized as a top Talent.

Especially using Strength Multiplication twice in a short period of time, it made this Grand Knight consume a lot of Stamina.

Of course, this once again showed another weakness of Strength Multiplication, lack of persistence—although it could multiply one’s own Strength, its increase had a great limit: One strike!

Only one strike!

After one strike, it returned to normal!

And Dean was waiting for this opportunity—

Behind that Grand Knight, Dean leaped up and stabbed with his sword!

“What?!”

The ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight looked at Dean in disbelief.

Undoubtedly, he did not understand how Dean appeared behind him unharmed.

Thud!

The ‘Brotherhood’ Grand Knight, whose body had only turned halfway, had his neck more than half cut open. Amidst the spurting Blood, his body stumbled and tried to pounce on Dean.

However, the moment the opponent pounced, Dean had already dodged to the side.

He just watched the opponent fall headfirst from the bell tower.

[XP+100]

In mid-air, an experience light orb floated out.