Four Split Personalities

Chapter 2222: Chapter 1045: Equal Opponent

The same slight body shift, still maintaining the "Crescent Moon" status, Motan once again narrowly dodged Liyade Lin’s slash, letting this "Shock Thunder" strike the empty air. Meanwhile, the longsword in his hand returned to its sheath, and half a second later, with the scabbard included, gently ’tapped’ on the tip of Liyade Lin’s sword, forcing her follow-up move back.

Although the "Crescent Moon" provided Motan with a 200% movement speed boost, movement speed is not the same as attack speed. In other words, whether it was sheathing the sword in one fluid motion or the subsequent precision that seemed almost bizarre, it was all due to Motan’s demon-like precise movements and his terrifying micro-control skills.

Meanwhile, Liyade Lin retreated several steps continuously. Although Motan’s second round of counterattack did not trigger the inevitable critical hit effect of "Crescent Moon" due to the sheath, the feeling of having her follow-up move cut off at the budding stage still made her blood churn. Though she wouldn’t spit blood on the spot for added excitement, she definitely wasn’t feeling great.

It must be said, the short exchange of moves within seconds dealt a huge blow to Liyade Lin, who had almost never found herself at a disadvantage in battles of equal level. It’s not that she was narrow-minded; rather, this girl from a branch of the Diesel Family actually had quite an issue with Motan.

The reason was not Motan’s current heroic demeanor, but rather the white-bearded old man in the Mage attire standing at the edge of the field with a smile.

Jadcax Diesel, a born knight, the direct line of the Diesel Family, an irresponsible deserter, a freak who abandoned the path of the knight and his formidable talents, a fool with outstanding abilities yet yearned to be a Mage, the greatest disgrace in the family’s history.

Liyade Lin·Blood Maple·L·Diesel wanted to defeat the Half-Dragon person in front of her solely because of her resentment towards that old man on the sidelines.

Logically, Liyade Lin, who is a whole generation below Family Head Darian Diesel and representative team leader Gavin Rad Diesel, and three generations below Jadcax, shouldn’t have any interaction with the old Mage. And in fact, they really didn’t have much interaction, as Jadcax only heard Liyade Lin’s name for the first time today.

But the name Jadcax Diesel was like thunder to the ears of this Female Knight with three-quarters White Elf blood. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say she grew up hearing tales of his deeds.

Contrary to what the old Mage thought, his name as a heterodox wasn’t a taboo in the Diesel Family. It even became one of the most celebrated topics among the clansmen over the last century. There are seven or eight versions of just the segment about his unilateral departure from home without parental approval.

He considered himself a stain, but almost no one shared that view. While many in the Diesel Family did find the old man somewhat absurd, with likely faulty cognitive processes, they never viewed him as a disgrace as Jadcax presumed.

However, this branch member named Liyade Lin Diesel didn’t think so...

Simply put, her views on Jadcax Diesel were astoundingly similar to Jadcax’s own perspective.

She was proud of her Diesel surname, but he saw it as a burden.

She envied his knight’s talent, blessed as if by a deity, but he regarded it as trivial and trampled on it.

She earned the treatment of a direct descendant through her own efforts, yet the heir to the family head ran away.

She even heard that the original "Knight’s Guide" of Diesel, which she longed to see as a child and was only accessible to direct descendants or the outstanding peers, was easily given away to an adventurer partner by Jadcax.

Liyade Lin never complained about being a branch member rather than a direct lineage. In fact, she quite liked her pointed ears, and she never begrudged her talent that, while decent, wasn’t quite top-notch.

In fact, despite her lack of eloquence, she was generally a gentle, kindhearted girl who got along well with everyone.

Yet nonetheless, she found it difficult to harbor positive feelings towards someone who possessed everything she longed for but discarded it like old shoes. If Jadcax had a terrible reputation within the family, with everyone spitting curses at the mention of his name, perhaps she might even sympathize with him a bit, but...

That guy, who abandoned the position of Family Head, betrayed everyone’s expectations, left his parents who raised him, and departed for some absurd pursuit, not only didn’t he end up in isolation, but he was also met with everyone’s understanding and forgiveness. This was something Liyade Lin found hard to accept.

Therefore, her thoughts were nearly identical to Jadcax’s own.

Jadcax felt guilty and uneasy about this incomprehensible situation, while Liyade Lin felt anger and discontent.

And this discontent naturally transferred onto the young man valued by Jadcax at this moment, this guy who could be considered a ’knight apprentice’ of ’a Mage,’ namely Motan.