Chapter 226: The Best Skill (1)

Oh Ooooooh!!

His Grace, Duke Schweiker is taking the field!

The best on the continent!!

The strongest knight!!

When Duke Schweiker headed toward the battlefield, there was a loud roar from the Imperial Army.

The mere existence of a Master was both powerful and valuable, but the value of Duke Schweiker was different from the other Masters. He was the sword of the Empire. He was the epitome of a knight for the other knights of the Empire. He was the symbol of Imperial power. And just because he stepped forward, the Imperial soldiers let out a cheer as if they had won the war.

But for Milton, Duke Schweikers arrival was nothing short of a disaster.

Damn

He had already known that it would be impossible to avoid Duke Christin Schweiker if they fought against the heads of the Empires military. That was why he had prepared a rough response for when Duke Schweiker would step forward.

Calm down. Lets not panic.

Thinking that, Milton shouted at the army behind Duke Schweiker.

I will show you the might of the Lester Kingdom! I want everyone to watch carefully!

As if in response to Miltons shout, three knights stepped out from the cavalry in the back of the Lester Kingdoms army. One of them was a redhead with a large bow, he was Trike. The other was a slender female with her pitch-black hair streaming behind her, she was Violet.

These two were known even within the Strabus Kingdom.[1] Of course, many aspects of their skills were unknown, but their existence wasnt hidden.

However, it was a different matter with the third person. He was a knight who held both a shield and a longsword, but because his face was hidden behind a helmet, his identity wasnt known. But

Oh! Its a Master!

There was another Master in our country?

The Lester Kingdoms soldiers were surprised when an Aura Blade appeared on the sword of the helmeted knight. And before their surprise wore off, an Aura Blade also appeared on Violets sword.

Ooh! The Grand Duchess Violet also reached the level of a Master!

Long live the Lester Kingdom!

The soldiers of the Lester army cheered when the Aura Blade appeared on both swords of the two knights charging forward. No matter how powerful Duke Schweiker, the strongest man in the Empire, was, there were now five Masters on the Lester Kingdoms side. The Lester Kingdoms side began to think that they had the numerical advantage in the fight.

CLANG!

Milton entered a power struggle with Duke Dominic Florian, who had been in front of him. The two men gritted their teeth as they pushed and tugged their Aura Blades.

You duplicitous bastard. Youve been hiding the existence of Masters?

I dont see how thats being duplicitous.

You dont feel any shame in bringing in more people?

Who was the one who first butted into a one-on-one duel? If youre upset, why dont you send in more Masters then?

You!

Duke Florian pushed his Aura out explosively as he bore down on Milton. It wasnt that the Empire didnt have any more Masters. There was still Duke Florians son, Lucas Florian. However, his son wasnt here right now. He was on another battlefield playing as the bait.

In other words, there were no other Masters available in the Empire right now. At that moment, Milton deliberately took a step back instead of responding to Duke Florians pressure. Once there was a distance between them, Milton smiled as he said, Youll either die or be injured.

What are you Kuh!

CLANG!

Duke Florian was about to say,What bullshit are you spouting,when he received a tremendous shock.

Whats that?

He might not have known what it was, but his intuition knew. And the moment it told him something dangerous was approaching, he raised his shield. If he had loaded any less Aura into his shield, he would have been dead. That was how powerful the attack was.

What on earth

Let me introduce you. Hes not a Master, but hes my ace.

Milton pointed behind him with a proud expression. There, Trike was placing an arrow on his bow.

***

Finally, its my debut.

Trike mumbled as he licked his lips.

Trike wasnt a Master. In terms of level, he might be considered an Expert, but he wasnt a Master. And in a close combat fight, he was so vulnerable that he wouldnt even be able to fight against other Experts. But, before starting the single combat, this is what Milton had told Trike.

[If you think Im in danger, then intervene right away. Ill handle all the criticism and the dishonor itll bring.]

Milton's most trusted and powerful subordinate was Jerome, but Milton had given the order to Trike. The reason for that was because of Trikes ability: Aura Arrow. It was an attack that only Trike Low could use in this world.

Even if the opponent was a Master, this Aura Arrow posed a sufficient threat as it had been proved with Siegfried before. Of course, if Trike was fighting in a one-on-one fight, then the opponent might be able to respond, but if the attack was unexpected, then the story was different. And so, before he had started fighting, Milton had chosen Trike as an insurance policy in case there was any danger.

And now, Trike was full of confidence. This was a method of fighting where he would shoot an arrow from the back at the enemy if his ally was in danger. This was something he had done in the past when he had been a mercenary. Even if the opponent was a Master from the Empire, in a situation like this, there was no way Trike would be pressured.

This is a stage meant for me.

Trike aimed another arrow at the next opponent.

***

Boom!

Guh

Each time Trikes arrow exploded, the Empires Masters staggered. Perhaps it would have been different if they didnt know, but they werent greenhorns who were defenseless in a situation they knew about. However, the situation wasnt very favorable to them. In front of them were formidable enemies and behind them were arrows that were difficult to deal with. This was a definite crisis.

How cowardly, Grand Duke Forrest!

Duke Florian shouted at him with bloodshot eyes, but Milton replied without batting an eye.

So what?

At that moment, Duke Florian felt something hot rising from his chest.

Is this what they meant by couples resembling each other? After spending a long time with Leila, Milton had developed the ability to piss people off.

Trikes involvement quickly led the battle to lean towards the Lester Kingdom, but that dominance only lasted a short while. Trike was shooting arrows from the back and just as the number of arrows was becoming four, Duke Schweiker arrived on the battlefield.

And for the first time, he brandished a sword.

Take this.

CLANG!

The situation turned.

Guh

Duke Schweikers first attack was aimed at Duke Sean Palan. Duke Palan had been dealing with Marquis Gotham when he had to block the sudden attack from Duke Schweiker.

And while Duke Palan managed to block it, he subconsciously remembered something. A very old memory In the past when he was just a boy, he had sparred with skilled knights What he was feeling now was the same feeling he had then.

Is there really that much difference between this man and me? Like the difference between a child and an adult?

Duke Palan clenched his teeth. As long as he had pride, there was no way he would accept this ridiculous citation, there was no way he would acknowledge it.

Schweiker!

Harshly shouting his name, Duke Palan attacked Duke Schweiker. But...

How clumsy.

Unconcerned, Duke Schweiker waved his sword. And then...

BANG!

Guh

Duke Palan flew backward. With blood leaking from the corner of his mouth, he fell off his horse. He hadnt been able to withstand the shock. But more surprisingly

His sword?

How is that possible?

The other Masters were appalled when they saw DukePalanssword had broken. It was a Masters sword. How could a Masters sword, an Aura Blade known to be the symbol of destruction, break? It was something that none of them had ever imagined.

Milton quickly checked on Duke Schweikers stats. They were

[Christian Schweiker]

Unreadable

Strength - 112 Command - 90

Intellect - 55 Politics - 42

Loyalty - 00

Special Traits - Unreadable

What the hell is this?

For a second, Milton was stunned.

This was the first time that his status window had shown him information like this since he had gotten his ability. What did Unreadable mean? What on earth happened to make it impossible to read? Milton was only able to see Duke Schweikers stats. His title and characters were impossible to read.

In other words, Miltons ability couldnt tell him who or what Duke Schweiker was. This