"Isn't this obvious? Speaking of which, who do you think is more powerful?"
"I think Lord Knight Captain is more powerful. Although that guy has reached the hero realm, judging by how young he is, he should lack practical experience."
"There are still many factors that affect the battle. If he only has realm and lacks practical experience, he can't be compared with our knight captain."
"With this distance, with the knight captain's strength, he should be able to approach the opponent in one go, so that the other party can't even use magic, right?"
"You're right about that."
The various noises were mixed together, but most people weren't very optimistic about Roa. After all, Roa was too young, and they hadn't seen Roa make a move. Even if they were told that he could use fifth-tier magic, not many people were really optimistic about Roa.
Roa didn't care about this. He had just been in the mood and wanted to see what the guy's strength was, so he asked the other party to compete with him.
The sounds of conversation over there were loud, so Gazef naturally heard them. He glanced at Roa and asked, "Do you need to increase the distance?"
After all, even the magic in this world required the caster to concentrate their mind, and the farther the distance, the more beneficial it was for the caster himself. As those guys said, if they were too close, it would indeed be Gazef who had the advantage.
To this, Roa smiled, shrugged, and said casually, "There's no need."
After all, Gazef hadn't even crossed into the hero realm, and even if he did, he couldn't possibly be Roa's opponent. After all, you had to know that Roa was still wearing a series of titles on his head, such as the Seven Great Powers and the Sword God. There was no need to say more. If the other party could hurt Roa, Roa would probably look at Gazef with new eyes.
Gazef was curious when he heard this. He had thought that Roa could use fifth-tier magic, and he had subconsciously regarded Roa as a pure magic caster, but now it seemed that Roa should have other methods.
Gazef didn't have any carelessness. He first bowed and said seriously, "It's my honor to be able to fight with a strong person like you."
Then he raised one of his hands. And on that hand, he was wearing a ring.
It was a ring inlaid with a mysterious gemstone, and the shape looked like a dragon's claw.
The ring's band was shaped like a dragon's claw circling around, and the dragon's claw was grabbing the mysterious gemstone, which looked quite domineering.
And this was the magic ring that a senior of the Blue Roses had given to Gazef before retiring, the [Rigrit's Ring] that could increase the warrior's level.
It was a secret treasure manufactured using ancient magic before the spread of tier magic by the dragon race that once ruled the world.
This kind of method had disappeared now. The ring in Gazef's hand could even be said to be the only existing treasure in this world.
And only by using it could Gazef truly cross this threshold and truly become a hero-level figure in the true sense.
And now, Gazef was about to use the power on the ring.
The gemstones on the ring began to bloom with a brilliant glow. The glow entered Gazef's body. At this moment, all of Gazef's attributes were comprehensively improved.
Feeling the abundant power in his body, a smile appeared on Gazef's face. The heavy sword that was originally heavy now became light. The improvement in all attributes not only enhanced his strength, but also made his five senses very sharp. At this moment, he felt in very good condition.
But even after obtaining the power in the ring, Gazef didn't rush to attack. He stood not far away and continued to strengthen himself further.
"Mental Enhancement."
"Physical Enhancement."
Like chanting a spell, Gazef stood still, casting one buff after another on himself.
Roa's eyes narrowed slightly as he watched Gazef's appearance, wondering curiously, "Is this the martial art of this world?"
This world doesn't only have magic, but also a type of martial art skill. Martial arts are a unique power of the natives of this world. Simply put, they can be considered magic for warriors.
Even "YGGDRASIL" players cannot possess or learn this power, making it a privilege of the natives of this world.
And right now, Gazef is using such martial arts to further enhance his body.
Roa didn't interrupt Gazef's chanting, but watched curiously.
Gazef also didn't stand on ceremony, wholeheartedly immersing himself in martial arts.
"Enhanced Magic Resistance."
"Possibility Sense."
After the last buff was applied, Gazef exhaled a long breath, his gaze sharply turning to Roa, and said in a deep voice, "I'm coming!"
"Mm." Roa responded lightly, his expression still calm.
The surrounding noisy sounds instantly became quiet at this moment, and everyone held their breath and focused on Roa's side.
Without any hesitation, Gazef gripped his sword with both hands and murmured in a deep voice, "Earth Shattering Strike."
Gazef stomped heavily on the ground with his right foot, instantly kicking up a cloud of dust.
Gazef held his long sword horizontally with both hands, moving as fast as the wind, and rushed towards Roa with an exaggerated speed.
Roa's expression showed a slight surprise, and in that moment, Gazef had already arrived in front of Roa with a violent roar, holding the heavy sword in both hands and swinging it horizontally with great force.
The strong wind blew between the two, causing the dust to spread again.
But the moment Gazef swung the sword, he realized something was wrong.
Because he could feel that his strike had not hit his opponent at all.
When the dust cleared, the scene between the two was revealed.
Roa dodged it. Roa didn't step forward, but took a sudden sidestep for no reason. The movement was so fast that it was almost completed in an instant, and this strike missed completely.
Gazef seemed to have not expected that Roa would dodge in this way. Even with his experience in so many battles, he was stunned for a moment.
Roa kicked straight out, and the terrifying force exploded instantly. The violent force directly slammed Gazef's entire body towards the ground not far away. Gazef could clearly feel that two of his ribs were broken by Roa's kick. He fell to the ground in a very embarrassed posture. He gasped for breath, and at the moment he was kicked, Gazef couldn't even breathe.
Roa was still calm, his golden eyes overlooking the knight in front of him. Roa said expressionlessly, "Get up. Also, you were distracted during the battle just now. I'm very disappointed."
These words were like a needle, piercing Gazef's heart fiercely, making his heart jump suddenly.
Gazef immediately felt that his old face was a little embarrassed. He got up staggeringly, gasping for a few breaths. The previous buffs successfully prevented him from losing his combat power under this kick.
"Sorry," he said.
The young man's expression was calm, and he said casually, "Mm, continue."
Gazef stood and rested for a while. Roa didn't rush to attack, but looked at him with a solemn gaze. When Gazef felt almost ready, he cupped his hands towards Roa, indicating that he was ready.
Roa nodded again.
Gazef launched another attack.
"Flow Acceleration!"
As the words fell, a blue stream of light flashed on Gazef's body.
This is a martial art that can improve nerve reaction speed, and increase attack speed and evasion ability.
Under normal circumstances, using this move will cause fatigue to the brain. Gazef usually doesn't use this skill, but at this moment, if he doesn't use this combat skill, he won't be able to capture Roa's movements. Although he was only stunned for a moment before being kicked away by Roa, he didn't even notice when Roa kicked. This is enough to show how fast Roa's attack speed is.
"Fourfold Slash of Light!"
Gazef gritted his teeth, and after applying the buff, he endured the severe pain from his abdomen and pounced towards Roa again.
This is not the previous enhancement martial art, but an attack martial art.
The martial arts in this world are also varied and diverse, very similar to magic.
Magic includes attack magic, healing magic, functional magic, and defensive magic, and martial arts are the same. At this moment, Gazef is using a slash that can unleash four slashes in an instant.
Four sword lights appeared out of thin air, enveloping Roa's front, back, left, and right. The heavy sword was wielded by Gazef with the effect of a soft sword at this moment.
A cold light flashed, and the four bright sword lights were like the claws of a giant beast, wanting to tear the guy in front of him to pieces.
However, unfortunately, no matter how hard Gazef tried, no matter how fast the slashes he unleashed, they were all the same in Roa's eyes.
Roa didn't activate Moment. However, even without activating Moment, Roa was still not someone that this guy could compare to.
The slashes still missed. The four sword lights had clearly enveloped Roa, but when Gazef swung his long sword, the young man in front of him disappeared in place like a bubble. When Gazef reacted, he found that the young man was standing on his right side, he didn't know when.
The sword light cut through the air, tearing the ground, but didn't even touch Roa's clothes.
Gazef was shocked by Roa's speed. However, this time, he didn't hesitate at all. Even if the attack missed, it didn't prevent him from launching the next wave of attacks.
At this time, Gazef had reached the limit of his normal state. He was now at his peak.
Physical Enhancement, Mental Enhancement, Enhanced Magic Resistance, Possibility Sense, Flow Acceleration.
He had already used five combat skills and the Rigrit's Ring, powerful combat power blessings, but it also caused a stronger burden on his body. Gaining power always comes at a price, especially when obtaining this kind of power beyond the limit.
"Sixfold Slash of Light!"
As the sixth martial art was used, Gazef reached the limit of his normal state. Veins bulged on his forehead and arm muscles, knotted muscles swelled, and the violent heavy sword was wielded by Gazef like a work of art.
Six shining sword lights arrived in an instant, and the violent sword lights blocked all of Roa's escape routes.
Roa used the same trick again, trying to exploit the loopholes in Gazef's move. However, Roa quickly discovered in surprise that the guy in front of him seemed to be keeping up with Roa's speed, constantly adjusting the angle of the sword light.
Roa didn't use his full strength, not even 10% of his strength. Although the other party was only keeping up with Roa's speed, it was enough to surprise Roa.
However, soon, Roa knew why the other party could temporarily keep up with his speed.
Because Gazef didn't only use six combat skills, he used the seventh combat skill silently, and the name of this combat skill was:
"Instant Counter!"
The limit of the limit!
His eyes caught it. He caught Roa's movements!
At this moment, he broke through his own limits. His five senses were enhanced to an unprecedented level. Whether it was vision or hearing, they were highly concentrated at this moment.
Watching the six sword lights fall, Gazef's mouth curled up. To be honest, he really didn't expect Roa to be not only proficient in magic, but also so accomplished in close combat.
"This time, you should lose, right?"
Gazef showed a relieved smile. However, the next moment, this smile quickly froze at the corner of his mouth.
"Heh, interesting."
The next moment, a burst of sound came from the sword, the sound of metal colliding with metal, like a needle drilling into the eardrum, causing the teeth to ache. A jet-black short blade perfectly cut down all six sword lights, and collided heavily with Gazef's heavy sword.
Gazef raised his eyes and saw Roa's light golden pupils.
The young man stood straight in front of him, maintaining a calm expression from beginning to end. In those light golden pupils, Gazef felt an unprecedented pressure at this moment.
He didn't feel anything before, but when he really faced the guy in front of him, he realized how terrifying this young man was. No matter how much he improved, he seemed so weak in front of the young man.
Gazef had a wry smile on his face. This was the strongest strike he could unleash. However, even his strongest strike was still blocked by the other party so lightly. At this moment, he had run out of tricks, and all the means he could use were exhausted.
The heavy sword fell to the ground. Gazef gasped for fresh air. At this moment, where was even a trace of his previous calmness?
Roa glanced at Gazef, patted Gazef on the shoulder, and said with a smile, "Not bad, beyond my expectations, you're not bad."
Gazef was already so devastated that he couldn't speak. However, he didn't want to speak, but the knights around him exploded. They whispered to each other, and the originally silent arena became noisy again at this moment.