Chapter 304 Gretel, Set Yourself on Fire! (3,000 Words Long Chapter)

Grete finally came to his senses, and followed Aurora's force and took two steps back. In the center of the crowd, the female knight Selina was smiling, but did not nod or shake her head. Instead, she turned to the Earl of Inverness:

"Father, I have the right to choose my own dance partner, right?"

"Of course - of course." The count nodded. He looks about thirty-five or sixteen years old, has a straight military uniform, and has deep lines in the middle of his thick black eyebrows. Facing his daughter's question, he frowned slightly, but finally gave an affirmative answer:

"My daughter, you have the right to choose your dance partner at any time. However - the boy from the Hopman family is quite good. A 25-year-old seventh-level knight is worthy of you. Do you want to consider it? "

He glanced at his wife as he spoke. The countess immediately answered:

"Yes, Celine. This child is my nephew. It is no exaggeration to say that our whole family has watched him grow up. He is serious and hard-working, and his character is quite good. Goddess, you are already 20 years old, and I am like you When I was that old, I already married your father and gave birth to your younger brother——"

Selina maintained a dignified demeanor, folded her hands in front of her, and listened with a smile. Hearing this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, he laughed out loud, and leaned towards his stepmother:

"yes……"

Then something was whispered in a low voice. Grete could not hear clearly from a distance, but he only knew that it was definitely not a good word. He saw the countess' face suddenly turn red, then turn blue, and then turn white again.

Don't faint, right?

Fortunately, after a while, the countess's expression softened again. Gretel stopped and stood there, not moving any closer.

The female knight glanced sideways at Knight Hopman, raised her head, and walked straight ahead past him. Immediately, several young nobles stood up:

"Miss Salina, can I ask you to dance?"

"Your Majesty, may I ask you to dance?"

"Beautiful lady..."

The female knight glanced at Gretel lightly, and saw that he was standing quietly in the crowd with no intention of coming out, so she smiled softly. She stretched out her hand and put it on the hand of the one closest to her among the men who looked okay:

"My pleasure, Mr. Pierre~~~"

Her steps were light and her skirts were flying. After the song was danced, a lucky person was changed and danced again. Knight Hopman stood next to the Countess, his face getting darker and darker, and his eyes glaring at the female knight's dance partner were about to burst into flames.

The third dance ended, and Salina excused herself to change clothes and exit to rest. For a while, everyone was dancing in twos and threes. Gretel wanted to get closer and take a closer look at Baron Hopman, but Master Linn grabbed him and dragged him to the corner:

"What are you doing? You didn't see that guy was about to explode! Others can't even hide, but you're taking the initiative to move forward. Be careful he takes it out on you!"

"How else can he take it out on me?" Gretel was a little dissatisfied:

"I didn't recruit him, I didn't provoke him, I just walked near him! This banquet hall doesn't belong to him, what else can he do to me?"

The two of them huddled in the corner and stared at each other. You can't convince me, and I can't convince you. During the stalemate, I suddenly heard a roar from the center of the dance floor:

"Pierre, I want to duel you!"

Grete immediately followed the sound. Oh, that Knight Hopman had a dark face and was looking menacingly at the young nobleman who was the first to dance with the hostess. Between the two of them, there was a white glove thrown on the floor. It was shiny with silver and seemed to have many patterns embroidered on it.

"Look!" Linn took the opportunity to teach Gretel:

"If I hadn't stopped you, you would have been the unlucky one. Tsk, I remembered this Hopman. The spider swordsmanship inherited from their family is very weird. It is said that it can be challenged to a higher level. His opponent will suffer, too. I wonder if our lady will come forward..."

In a few words the duel has begun. Knight Hopman's swordsmanship is indeed as Linn said, quite strange. Several times, he was unexpected and stabbed from absolutely impossible angles. Gretel was amazed when he saw it:

"Is this spider swordsmanship?"

"Yes! It is said that several generations ago, an ancestor of their family once went deep into the underground. When he came back, he had a special bloodline. It is said that he had in-depth communication with the demon god underground." Lin En talked about the gossip with gusto and said with great enthusiasm:

"The people in their family have very long hands and feet, and long fingers. Therefore, when using swords, they can often use sword moves that others cannot use. However, their bodies are relatively weak, so their moves are mainly weird and quick, and they are not very capable. It’s hard to fight head-on with others, and it’s hard to produce high-level knights…”

Sounds a bit like something he's familiar with? Grete perked up her ears. Seeing that he was particularly interested, Lin En became more interested:

"And it is said that the bloodline of the demon god has been cursed, and people often die suddenly in their prime..."

"So the legend is true? Their family has spider blood?" Aurora also came up curiously and asked. Grete is concerned about another aspect:

"You said their hands and feet are very long? How long? Can the hands pass the knees? Can the thumbs be stretched across the palms, and can half of the knuckles be extended?"

"I really don't know this..." Master Lin En scratched his head. He had also heard gossip from others, but he had never confirmed it with his own eyes. The two looked at each other and moved towards the battle group in small steps. Aurora whispered from behind:

"Hey, did you agree not to come over?"

Grete turned back and winked at him. Just as he was about to answer, an angry shout sounded from the second floor of the banquet hall:

"Hopman! You've gone too far!"

The sword roared loudly. The female knight had an angry look on her face, she was dressed in pure black and looked like a female leopard, and she swooped down from the railing on the second floor. Before the person even landed, a sharp sword light was already swung out from his hand, and Knight Hopman's long sword was swung out with just one move.

"Miss Salina, do you want to protect this guy?"

Knight Hopman's face was filled with anger. He suddenly rolled his eyes, as if he thought of something, and forced a smile:

"Okay. I remember Miss, you once said that you will only devote yourself to the warrior who defeats you. So, if I can defeat you in one and a half moves, can you grant me a date?"

"Hopman!" shouted the Earl of Inverness. Knight Hopman turned back to smile at him and bowed:

"Your Excellency, I just want a chance to pursue the young lady. Please rest assured that I am completely in love with the young lady and will never hurt her. In this way, as long as a little blood is seen on the young lady, I will lose and I will never see her again." how?"

The Earl of Inverness thought for a moment and was about to speak when he was pulled back by the Countess. Behind Knight Hopman, there was another old priest whose robe was embroidered with silver, and he stood up quietly:

"Don't worry, Lord Count. My great-nephew will be measured in his actions. Even if your wife is a little unable to hold back, with me here, you don't have to worry about my boy being seriously injured and irreparable."

The Earl of Inverness stopped talking. Knight Hopman already had a slightly proud smile on his face and turned to the female knight, holding the sword lightly in his hand:

"How about it, Miss Salina? Let's give it a try? If you don't want to, I will never force you to do anything. I just hope you can dance with me..."

"No need to say more, come on!"

Two long swords clashed. Gretel immediately quickened his pace and rushed to the front. However, the two seventh-level knights fought at high speed, and a ball of light golden light and a ball of silver light rolled from the center of the banquet hall to the door, and then from the door to the square outside the door. With Gretel's eyesight, he couldn't see anything clearly...

There was a sudden sound of swords, and in the battle group, Miss Salina let out an "ouch". The proud laughter of Knight Hopman followed:

"Miss, please stop? I would rather dance with you than fight with you..."

"Stop! Come again!" The female knight rushed forward again. The two continued to fight fiercely. The pale golden sword light in the female knight's hand suddenly surged and then became silent, but she still failed to break through the opponent's sword net. Five or six minutes later, there was another exclamation of "Oh!", and a piece of black cloth fluttered, flew down from the skirt of the female knight's clothes, and plummeted to the ground.

"ah!"

"careful!"

"Miss, be careful!"

The bystanders exclaimed again and again. Someone even yelled irritably: "Hopman, you are not human! You bully a lady like this! - Miss, stand down and let me do it!"

This sentence seemed to explode a powder keg. Most of the people who came to the ball were guests invited by Miss Salina, or the male and female companions brought by the guests. They are generally younger and less powerful, and their tempers are much more irritable than those of older people.

As Knight Hopman was busy fighting, all kinds of shouts, curses, and even obscene words came out.

"Shut up!" Knight Hopman shouted angrily. He jumped backwards, swung his long sword, and a bloody sword light came out of his hand, creating a three-foot-deep and six-seven-foot-long crack at the feet of the two people in front. He raised his sword and pointed it at the crowd:

"Whoever curses another word will have a duel with him after I finish this fight!"

There was a sudden silence in the square. Gretel's eyes lit up:

He saw it clearly! Knight Hopman is indeed very tall, estimated to be two meters tall, tall and thin. The fingers of the hand holding the sword are indeed unusually long. After holding the hilt of the sword, the second knuckle of the middle finger can be pressed against it!

As for his left hand, the left hand hanging by his side, although it did not reach as far as the knee, it almost touched the knee!

The people in the family have very long hands and feet...and long fingers...and are not very good at confronting others...someone often dies suddenly...

Gretel's mind was racing, and the answer was already coming out. In the square, the two sides continued to fight. After a while, Salina said "Oops" again, and she didn't know where she was scratched. Gretel was nervous for a while and shouted:

"Salina, be careful! Either hold him back long enough, or use your ultimate move to force him! Fight him head-on!"

"It's useless! He's a man, and he must be stronger than Salina. He can't be touched!" Aurora beside her whispered. Grete shook his head and also lowered his voice:

"It's useful! There is a hereditary disease in his family. His strength is one level lower than that of ordinary people. He cannot withstand strenuous exercise and dare not confront others! - If he is touched too much, he will die suddenly!"

The two people stood side by side, staring at the field without blinking, and neither of them noticed the spectators. Seeing the female knight retreating steadily, a loud voice suddenly sounded two or three steps away:

"Miss Salina! Just touch him! There is a hereditary disease in his family, so he doesn't dare to touch anyone head-on. If he touches too much, he will die suddenly!"

"Zheng!!!"

The sword light suddenly turned around.

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