Re:Incarnation System

Chapter 75: William Vs Kingsley's Duel (Part 1)

The atmosphere was silent after Kingsley made a challenge to William. Everyone looked at William and waited for his answer.

William sneered in his heart as he had already anticipated this outcome. His years of reading novels meant nothing! Naturally, he also knew how to downplay this challenge, so he followed that route.

“Why should I fight you?” William grunting. "I have no reason to accept your challenge."

"So you admit that you're a coward?" Kingsley asked with a mocking face. "I'm guessing the only thing you have for you is your face."

"Are you jealous of my face?" William asked back. “It's not my fault that I'm more handsome than you. If you want to complain, complain to your parents for not being handsome enough!”

William's words made everyone's teeth itch. It was a very blatant, but very effective provocation.

Kingsley's face furrowed in anger, but it only lasted for a moment. He then calmed himself down and mocked William. “I did not expect that a Shepherd like you, too, to be an expert on words. Did you learn it from taking care of your goats?”

“Thank you for your praise, feel free to praise me again.” William raised his chin arrogantly.

'I don't praise you!' Kingsley wanted to shout out loud, but held him back. “I think the Ainsworth family is only this level. Cowardly family.”

'Hah~ very low blow,' thought William. 'I knew he would talk about this. I guess I will follow the script for now and accept the challenge.'

“Because you are so persistent then I guess I have no choice but to accept this challenge,” William said with a serious expression.

"Good." Kingsley narrowed his eyes. “I've long wanted to see the ability of a man who is betrothed to his little sister.”

“Prepare to be disappointed.” William called his wooden stick. "I'm not currently in my peak condition."

“Heh, we haven't even started our duel yet and you've made excuses?” Kingsley sneered. “Yeah, I have to admire your strategy. This way, even if you lose, you won't look too bad in front of everyone.”

James stood up and clapped. "If you two are going to fight, let's change locations." He then turned around and walked towards the training ground which was a hundred meters away from the park.

William and Kingsley followed behind him.

others followed him too. They were very curious about what kind of ability William had. Est, and his entourage, on the other hand, felt a little anxious. They knew that William was not lying when he said that he was not in his peak condition.

They've heard of Kingsley before. Just like Rebecca, the boy was considered one of the wonders of the Kingdom. He was a magic swordsman, and Kingsley was quite proficient with swords and magic.

William could not use his magic now, so he was in a disadvantageous position.

The two combatants stood ten meters away from each other. William holds his wooden staff, while Kingsley holds a wooden sword.

It was a friendly duel so Eleanor would not allow Kingsley to use her magic sword against William. He also did not want to provoke James, as the old man would probably do something reckless if William was seriously injured.

Rebecca stood beside Lawrence. He had a calm expression on his face, but his eyes looked at William with anticipation. Since Kingsley was in the same sect as him, he was well aware of his fighting abilities. He was very curious about how a shepherd boy could match the miracle of the Misty Sect.

"None of you is allowed to hit each other in the face" James said. “The battle will end if one of you surrenders or cannot continue the battle. It's a friendly so a fatal blow isn't allowed, do you understand?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Understood."

As soon as the signal was given, Kingsley activated his movement technique "Misty Steps". It was a skill of the Misty Sect and was praised as one of the fastest movement arts in the Southern Continent.

The disciples of the Misty Sect cheered when they saw their "brothers" displaying their sect's special moves.

Kingsley moved like a blur and appeared two meters in front of William. He then lowered his body and slashed forward.

"First Phase, Phoenix Attack!"

Kingsley was confident that this single attack would be enough to end the duel. Frankly, he felt that he did not deserve to fight seriously against a Shepherd who herded sheep and goats. If not for his plan to leave a good impression on his sister's family, he wouldn't even bother challenging William to a duel.

The deadly attack was aimed at William's shoulder with the aim of breaking his bones. Although he could not give a deadly attack to his opponent, there was no rule that said that he could not cripple his opponent.

A loud clap echoed in the air as the two wooden weapons clashed against each other. William can't keep up with Kingsley's moves, but his passive skill, Parry, is activated automatically.

< Ding! >

< Stalk 10 / 10 >

(Passive)

— Increases the chances of fending off attacks by 30%.

Requirements: Only works for stick, spear, and pole weapons

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Although William could not use any offensive skill, his passive skill was still valid. Right after William fended off the punch, he instantly used his staff to counterattack. Although Kingsley was surprised that his attack was blocked, he was a genius and managed to jump back to dodge William's attack.

A brief exchange of knowledge silenced the crowd, and their gazes became solemn. Kingsley also took a proper stance as he prepared for the next attack.

After taking another step forward, Kingsley disappeared from William's sight and appeared behind the red-haired boy.

"Phase Two, Phoenix Crossing!"

Kingsley unleashed two consecutive slashes at high speed forming a cross. William's battle instincts, which had been honed in the Goblin Crypt, appeared as he immediately used his staff to take the blow.

With a loud shout, William swung his wooden stick backwards. A few seconds later, William slipped backwards as the power of the Phoenix Crossing pierced through the defense of his staff.

William was somehow able to block the first attack, but the second attack was connected to his right chest. The searing pain destroyed his senses, but he forced himself to pretend that it did not hurt him too much.

'Luckily, it didn't break my ribs, ' William thought as he stood upright. 'It really hurts!'

Kingsley's expression became even more serious when he saw William's calm expression. He clearly felt that one of his punches was connected, but the latter acted as if nothing had happened.

The two fighters glared at each other as they prepared for the next clash.