The Countess’s Swordsmanship Chief had just announced the start of the quarterfinals, and Kangsion, wielding the "Whale Slaying Sword," couldn’t wait to jump onto the platform and provoke Arthur.
This disrespect upset the audience at Elta Square.
Arthur had gained considerable favor from the audience with yesterday’s "guidance match."
Moreover, Arthur was from South Los, while "Whale Slaying Sword" Kangsion was from overseas.
Suddenly, someone started shouting—
"You uncultured brute!"
"Lord Kledos will teach you a lesson soon!"
"Barbarian from overseas!"
...
The curses made Kangsion feel extremely aggrieved.
He didn’t want this!
All of this had been arranged by Arthur!
Originally, Kangsion planned to simply forfeit if he and Arthur were drawn to compete together, but Arthur disagreed.
Arthur hoped the match would be "more spectacular."
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Upon realizing this, Kangsion understood what was happening.
Due to the "Swordsmanship Competition," not only did Elta Square attract a lot of merchants, but also some inconspicuous small tents.
Most of these tents stored goods.
And some were...
Casinos!
Tiny, yet fully functional betting casinos were mixed among the merchants, open to wagers from anyone.
And among them, many were owned by the "Lady of the Long Night."
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Who among the people of South Los didn’t know about Arthur’s relationship with the "Lady of the Long Night"?
Before siding with Arthur, Kangsion had thoroughly investigated these matters.
So, the "Whale Slaying Sword" naturally assumed that this was Arthur helping the "Lady of the Long Night" collect money.
He had no sympathy for those gambling fools.
Gamblers deserve to die!
With such simple thoughts, Kangsion, already bound to raise the banner of the Kledos Family, saw no issue in cooperating.
Thus, today Kangsion acted with two hundred percent effort.
However, it seemed a bit over the top.
Hearing the insults around him, the "Whale Slaying Sword" felt he should visit South Los less in the future. It wasn’t because he feared for his life—with his "Great Arcana Level" skills, he would be safe in South Los as long as he avoided a few specific individuals.
But you still need to eat and drink, right?
What if someone spit in your food or water?
What if someone rubbed your sausage against something below?
Ew, disgusting.
Just the thought made Kangsion’s stomach churn, and his gaze towards Arthur became urgently pleading—the longer he stood on the platform, the "Whale Slaying Sword" felt the chances were higher he’d end up consuming "spiced-up" water or "flavored" sausages.
Arthur noticed Kangsion’s gaze and immediately gave his subordinate a reassuring look.
Since he had planned everything, he naturally had the aftermath arranged—just as Kangsion had guessed, Arthur was cooperating with Marinda.
This was a plan set in advance.
However, besides cooperating with Marinda,
At this moment, Arthur was more focused on XP.
Grievously lacking XP, Arthur was certainly not going to let anything slip out of his control.
Slightly adjusting his mood inwardly, Arthur took a step and walked towards the platform.
Upon seeing this, the audience at Elta Square immediately erupted into cheers vastly different from the previous cursing—
"Go, Lord Kledos!"
"Lord Kledos, teach this barbarian a lesson!"
"Lord Kledos, let this barbarian understand the ’etiquette’ of South Los!"
...
Amidst the cheers, Arthur ascended to the platform.
The young Spirit Medium, with a smile, greeted the audience around the platform and across Elta Square.
This polite gesture prompted the audience at Elta Square to burst into applause.
However, this applause seemed to irritate Kangsion.
"Hmph!"
A cold snort, and the wielder of the "Whale Slaying Sword" directly pulled out the giant Plank Sword from behind and swung it powerfully.
Woo!
A dull howling noise raised a gust of wind that swept over the heads of the audience at Elta Square.
Instantly, the audience was startled.
But what surprised them even more had just begun—
Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!
"Waves?"
"Where did these wave sounds come from?"
For the people of South Los, the sound of waves was all too familiar.
More than half of the residents of South Los worked in the Docklands of Xisis Port, and most of the remaining populace worked in services related to the port.
So, they were more than familiar with the sound of waves.
Therefore, everyone knew it was impossible to hear the sound of waves in Elta Square.
Where did these wave sounds come from?
Just when everyone was puzzled, suddenly someone exclaimed,
"Look there!
On the stage!"
An exclamation drew the attention of everyone in Elta Square.
People looked towards the stage.
Immediately, everyone was dumbstruck.
It was the sea...
No!
It was a wave!
Waves!
A wave, about twenty-some meters high, appeared behind Kangsion, and just looking at it felt crushing, making the breath of everyone at Elta Square seem to stop.
As ordinary people, they couldn’t tell whether what they were seeing was real or fake.
Even a serious look would reveal a sense of illusion about the waves behind Kangsion.
"This, this..."
"How is this possible?!"
"It must be fake!"
Uncontrollably, people exclaimed, and some even instinctively wanted to run, but their legs wouldn’t obey, leaving them only to stare wide-eyed at the giant wave and...
The whale!
A huge blue whale broke through the waves and charged directly at Arthur.
The audience behind Arthur, upon seeing this whale, collapsed to the ground in fright.
Yet, Arthur still wore a smile on his face.
’To battle against the wind and waves in the sea, and then to hunt whales, huh?’
Arthur didn’t know what ritual or secret technique Kangsion was using.
But the scene before him reminded the young Spirit Medium of an old fisherman named Santiago, who went out to the sea to fish after eighty-four days without a catch.
Only, Santiago was hunting a marlin.
While what Kangsion sought was—
To slay a whale!
"Haah!"
Kangsion raised the Plank Sword in his hands and with a loud shout, he slashed fiercely.
The giant wave was cleaved by the Plank Sword, and its force seemed to grow by a third.
The blue whale was also cleaved by the Plank Sword, its force growing another third.
It was as if everything in front of the Plank Sword would be split in two.
This sword, unstoppable!
This sword, unparalleled!
This sword, was about to strike Arthur.
Many covered their eyes, no longer daring to watch the impending carnage.
Therefore, they missed the subsequent scene that left onlookers, who had their eyes open, wide-eyed and mouths agape.
All they heard was a calm echo—
"Silent Whisper. Formless!"