The Reincarnation of the Kingmaker

Chapter 91: Guardian Duel

Probably because of how deep in his sleep Adolfo currently is, the squad leader's shout wasn't able to wake the former up no matter how loud he did it.

"This guy is seriously such a huge liability for our army. Why on Earth did Chief Kylo assign him to become a leader of the guardian unit?!" The squad leader felt displeased.

Even though he said that he still wanted to wake Adolfo from his sleep.

"Knights, search the place for others! Guardians, deal with that man! Mages and Priest, support them from the rear!" The squad leader started assigning everyone a task to do.

"Let's see about that!" Roshan exclaimed before charging toward the two guardians in front of him.

Boom!

A loud explosion echoed as Roshan's shield smashed onto the shield of the two guardians. His shield was one shield and a half bigger compared to theirs, so he was able to hold the two off without any problem.

Unfortunately, he still has to worry about the two Mages on the rear and the Priest.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

In the next moment, two orange-colored lights covered the entire body of the two guardians.

"It seems like you have two quite decent Mages,"

Those two orange-colored lights were support-type magic spells. Based on the color, they enhance the receiver's endurance.

As soon as the orange-colored light was applied, the two guardians are now able to push Roshan.

"That's far enough!"

To the two guardian's surprise though, their push onto Roshan suddenly came to a halt. They tried to exert even more strength in their arms and legs, but it was proven futile.

"I was only letting you push me,"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two daggers went passed the side of the two guardians, flying straight in the direction of the Mages and Priest.

Whoosh!

The Priest quickly conjured a mana shield to block the dagger.

Bang! Bang!

Seeing the dagger stopping just a few inches away from them, the two mages can't help breathing a sigh of relief. They were preoccupied with casting another support magic spell on the two guardians after seeing their predicament, thus they can't spare any focus on the incoming daggers.

Although they could have canceled their magic spells, that would be such a waste as they are near completion.

They're very lucky that their gamble paid off as the Priest was able to block it for them.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Two red-colored lights covered the body of the two guardians.

This time, it was a strength increase magic spell.

Unlike the last time though, the two guardians didn't push Roshan any farther than necessary. If they do so, they won't be able to protect the Mages and Priest, which is their main responsibility.

To keep the Mages and Priest safe, the two guardians slowly stepped back in almost perfect coordination with one another while still keeping Roshan onto them. And with the help of the increase in strength, Roshan seems to be having trouble trying to break off their synch.

At least that is what they thought…

As the two guardians get closer and closer to their Mages and Priest, all of a sudden Roshan stopped pushing them. The latter just stood still with a wide smirk on his face.

In the next second, Roshan turns his body around, and as if trying to launch someone above them, he sent his shield upward.

The two guardians, two Mages, and the Priest looked up and soon saw a person flying up above them.

"It's the assassin!" The squad leader quickly realized the direness of their situation. Without a moment wasted, he slid in front of the Mages and Priest as he brandished his sword at the incoming assassin.

Clang!

But to the squad leader's surprise, the sound that he was expecting between the clash of his sword and the assassin's dagger didn't happen. Instead, the sound came to his left and right.

Using his peripheral vision, the squad leader saw the knight at his left with his head already decapitated and a young man that waves his dagger to get the blood off, while the other knight at his right is trying his best to hold off the enemy's knight. But it didn't take long for him to get defeated.

In that quick instance, two of his died.

Quickly, the squad leader turns his attention back to the incoming assassin. But to his horror, the assassin suddenly changed direction while mid-air and is now coming for the last remaining knight.

"Be careful!" The squad leader warned.

Albeit it was already too late as the assassin threw three daggers in the direction of the third knight.

The third assassin was able to block two of the daggers off course, but he was unluckily injured by the third. And quickly after that, the assassin landed in front of him, kicking his stomach.

However, it wasn't just any ordinary kick. Embedded in the sandal of the assassin was a retractable dagger.

The dagger easily penetrated the armor of the knight. Using his body as a stepping board, the assassin made a backflip.

Just like the first foot, the other foot also has a retractable dagger embedded in it.

Unaware of the retractable dagger before it arrived, the neck of the third knight was slit cleanly.

Then with a sudden pull of the other foot, the third knight came thrusting forward.

Waiting in front of where the head of the third knight would land was a dagger that stood erect on the ground like a trap ready to take his life away.

The third knight tried to evade away from it, but he can't because his neck won't cooperate after getting slit.

Helplessly and full of unwillingness, the third knight had his head landing on the dagger.

The squad leader could only watch as the three knights in his escort team died one after the other in quick succession.

As if not giving the squad leader any time to accept their deaths, the two guardians were sent tumbling to their feet by Roshan.

"Impossible!"

"How?!"

The two guardians were in complete disbelief at how easy it was for Roshan to push the two of them despite receiving an endurance and strength increase support magic spell.

"It seems like we are up against no ordinary ambush,"

It was just a simple line, but it was more than enough to cause the squad leader and the other's bodies to get stimulated and receive a huge boost in their morale.

"I thought I could take some rest before the war, but it seems like my fight has to begin earlier than the rest,"

"I am glad that you have woken up, sir Adolfo," The squad leader quickly greeted.

"You're lucky that we have an enemy to face right now. Once we are done with this, you're going to receive a punishment for insulting your superior behind his back,"

"Behind your back?"

"It just so happens that when you said that I am a huge liability my back was facing you,"

"I understand," The squad leader nodded his head in acknowledgment. No matter how unreasonable Adolfo is right now, he has no choice but to accept that if he wants to survive.

"Now, who dares to wake me up from my deep slumber?!"

A loud and intimidating voice echoed throughout the surrounding.

"How noisy," Kayn said in a remark.

"His voice perfectly suits the size of his body," Gilbert muttered while cleaning his ears.

"I couldn't agree more," Friedrich nodded his head.

While speaking, Kayn, Gilbert, and Friedrich walk behind the back of Roshan, their guardian.

"You're that confident that your guardian can handle me?" Adolfo asked.

"How about we test it out?" Roshan responded.

"Is that a challenge?"

"A Guardian Duel, to be exact!"

Guardian Duel. It is a term used by fellow guardians when they compete against each other on who is the strongest guardian. It's not really an official match or something that the 'Tower' recognized. Rather, it is more like an unspoken rule that was established between all guardians.

"Alright!"

Boom! Boom!

Before the two guardians could stand up, they were smashed into meat paste by Adolfo.

"Count this as my token of respect," Adolfo said as he picked up the shield of the two dead guardians.

"What have you done?!" The squad leader was instantly enraged by Adolfo's action.

"You don't want to get punished by me, right? Then act like you didn't see anything. And that includes the three of you as well,"

"Understood!"

"No problem!"

"Did we have any guardians?"

The Priest and the two Mages didn't hesitate to recognize Adolfo's words.

"I…" The squad leader could only gulp down his words with unwillingness.

Unlike Adolfo, Roshan simply nodded at Friedrich and the latter signaled Kayn and Gilbert to not do anything against Adolfo.

"I thought that we are going to make him bleed to death?" Gilbert asked Friedrich silently.

"That is still our plan. But we also have to wait until only Adolfo is left. As of now, let's take care of the squad leader and the others. Until then, let's honor the Guardian Duel between Roshan and Adolfo, and NO ONE SHALL DISTURB THEM," Friedrich purposely exclaimed the last part so that Adolfo can see that they respect the Guardian Duel.

A Guardian Duel might be treated as something very sacred between guardians, but there are many instances where they break it because of different factors involved. So, it's not widely respected by the other main classes and subclasses.

Not to mention, this is a Guardian Duel initiated in an ambush, so it's not that surprising that Friedrich is planning on breaking it eventually.