The intense battle left Su Li stunned and wide-eyed, as the extraordinary power of this world was displayed so vividly before his eyes for the first time!
The combatants roared and shouted, blades clashing, blood boiling, various skills, and glints of steel occasionally lit up the entire camp, drawing the attention of the knights and soldiers training nearby.
What started as friendly sparring quickly changed in atmosphere. Most of the knights had bad tempers and volatile personalities; even Schwartz was relatively good-tempered among them.
Once they started fighting, it was easy for them to get serious. After all, they were all elite knights; none believed themselves to be any weaker than others. Without this mentality, they could not have reached the rank of elite knight.
Now with so many elite knights unable to take down Oerstein, others wouldn't consider Oerstein strong; they'd only see them as a bunch of incompetents!
Not being in the same squadron as Oerstein, they showed no mercy, so after a brief moment of restraint, they all went full force.
Oerstein was already seeing red, filled with rage, ready to unleash it with every strike full of anger and power. The escalation of the battle was 80% his doing. No elite knight struck down by him could maintain composure.
The battle of the ten knights left the ground riddled with cracks, and even two nearby rooms had collapsed into rubble.
Schwartz and the other knights were not from the same squadron within the Red Night Knight Order, lacking coordination, but their formation still put immense pressure on Knight Oerstein.
Knight Oerstein, rich in combat experience, knew it was better to break one finger than injure ten, so he disregarded the blades aiming at him, focusing on one target at a time until he smashed them down completely.
This left him drenched in blood soon, with blade and axe wounds on his body, looking as if he were fighting for his life.
His style was brutal and heartless; in the fierce battle, he smashed down one elite knight after another. Even Frederick, spitting blood, supported himself with his long halberd, kneeling on the battlefield, unable to stand.
In the end, only Schwartz, clad in vibranium rune armor, stood in front of Su Li, holding a warhammer. But his hands shook violently, not from fear but from the intense collision, his palms nearly split.
Oerstein was equally in poor condition, bent over, breathing heavily, eyes blood-red, staring fiercely at Su Li, like a bloodthirsty lion enraged by injuries, roaring: "I am the strongest! I never flinch! Ah~ Die!"
With a roar, he charged like a cannonball; Schwartz, locked onto by this powerful aura, could not dodge, could only roar to bolster his courage, gripping his warhammer to meet the attack.
But with a loud crash, he was sent flying over ten meters, slamming into the rubble, raising a cloud of dust.
All the fallen knights stared at Oerstein in shock: "How can he be so strong!"
At this moment, his bloodline power erupted, dispelling the ice covering his body with his surging aura. He roared, raising his warhammer, leapt, directly smashing toward Su Li.
Reve and William were already pale with fright; Hilude, with a determined look, directly pounced in front of Su Li, tightly hugging him, using her body and back to shield him from the warhammer.
Su Li was equally shocked, pale-faced. In the face of such a terrifying attack, ordinary minds go blank, unable to dodge. Only geniuses like Hilude could react in that split second.
The entire field fell silent, everyone was at a standstill, staring intently at the scene.
With a loud noise, countless people gasped. The surrounding temperature seemed to drop by three degrees, as if the scene had plunged into an ice cave.
A figure fell like a golden mountain, a jade pillar, tumbling down.
This loud crash finally allowed Su Li to see the blue sky and white clouds above; the sky was so clear, the clouds pure and dense, the breeze gently carrying the fragrance of spring grass and the scent of a maiden's hair, lingering at his nose, everything felt so beautiful.
If there were a next time, Su Li swore he would never take such a risk again! He was a lord, and any task with even a sliver of risk should be delegated to his subordinates. His purpose in seeking out Oerstein was to secure terms for his rest and peace.
He tightly hugged the tense delicate body, took a deep breath, and looked forward at Knight Oerstein kneeling before him.
That's right, the one who fell like a golden mountain and jade pillar, kneeling, was Knight Oerstein.
The bloodstained warhammer had stopped a foot above Su Li's head, blood dripping down, sliding from Hilude's hair tips to her collarbone, soaking into her armor, but not harming her.
Then Knight Oerstein discarded the warhammer, knelt on one knee, and solemnly pledged allegiance, saying, "I, Oerstein, swear to be loyal to Young Master Suli, willing to become the blade that pioneers the Border Prince's Territory! Wherever your sword points, that is where I will fight with all my might."
This battle vividly and finely illustrated the words "a close call"!
It fully confirmed what Su Li thought: if Knight Oerstein couldn't break through, he absolutely couldn't breach the encirclement of nine elite knights. If he did break through, with his pride, he would only be grateful and would never harm Su Li.
Contrary to Su Li's deep sigh of relief and extraordinary relaxation.
All the onlookers' hearts beat more violently, all breathing heavily, looking at Knight Oerstein who was kneeling on one knee.
"He broke through!" Finally, a voice broke the silence, and the scene burst into noise.
"He really broke through! Young Master Suli really made Knight Oerstein break through!"
"This is a Champion Knight! Young Master Suli truly has the ability to help elite knights break through to Champion Knights."
"No! Young Master Suli has helped too many knights break through; he must have the ability to help knights break through quickly!"
"Not only helping knights break through, Young Master Suli has so many incredible methods, from vibranium rune armor to half-lion griffin beasts. Joining Young Master Suli's team is an endless stream of opportunities!"
"How can I join Young Master Suli's team! I want to join, I want to join now! I can pledge my service; I can go to Pioneer Territory!"
"I finally understand why Young Master Suli hasn't been in a hurry to expand his team these few days. With this ability, can't he recruit as many people as he wants?!"
"Young Master Suli, look at me, look at me! I am a high tier Apprentice Knight; I beg you, let me join your team!"
"And me, and me. I am an initial tier official knight; I beg you, let me join your team."
"Get lost. I am a high tier official knight, about to break through to elite knight; I beg Young Master Suli to agree to my joining! Just a bit of guidance from you and there will be an elite knight ready to battle for you!"