Chapter 736 - SEMI-FINAL 2ND ROUND: WINGED TASSEL VS NOCTIS (I)

AS an answer, Winged Tassel just rushed forward, sword already at hand. Luo Yan raised his brow, this was the first time since the tournament started that he saw this guy being so proactive. He took out his daggers and didn't hesitate to meet the other.

The daggers and sword clashed.

Luo Yan grinned at the other. "Hey, can you tell me why you're so interested in my pet?"

The other didn't say anything. The usual smile on his face had already been wiped out, even his eyes that were usually bent into crescents were now looking narrowly at Luo Yan.

He did not answer and performed some complicated moves instead. He slashed down his sword. When that was blocked, his wrist pivoted and he slashed his sword upward. The two daggers that were crossed together to block the earlier attack, separated with a clang. Then Winged Tassel swiftly thrusted his sword forward in between the separated daggers.

If Luo Yan was in a dazed, that attack would have surely hit his face. Good thing he was quick on his feet. He managed to dodge to the left by the just the virtue of his speed.

It seemed that this guy was really angered by how he sent Eclipse to the duke. Now, the other didn't even bother to hide his displeasure with a smile. Luo Yan definitely preferred it that way.

As he dodged, he quickly slashed the dagger he was holding with his left hand upwards. Winged Tassel had no problems blocking it. But since Luo Yan had already expected that to happen, he moved his other hand with a dagger and tried to pierce the other's side.

Amazingly enough, while still blocking Luo Yan's other dagger, Winged Tassel managed to move his sword down to block the incoming attack. If the other didn't have a dark motive against Eclipse, Luo Yan would have appreciated his swordsmanship more. Sadly, that wasn't the case.

Seeing his attacks being blocked, Luo Yan wasn't discouraged. He even had time to say playfully, "Say, what do you want with my pet? The way your gaze was stuck at him, one would think that you're a furry. Are you?"

The other seemed to have gathered his emotions by then. He smiled once again. The only difference was, his eyes were no longer bent into slits where one could not even see the color of his irises. Proving that he was still annoyed by what happened.

"Having such a cheap mouth, your pretty face sure is wasted."

After saying that, Winged Tassel grasped the hilt of his sword tighter and used a skill to attack his opponent. He suddenly swung the sword that was still blocking the two daggers. He swung it like he was holding a baseball bat. A huge force of wind came out as he swung his sword. It's not only a powerful wind force, it was also as sharp as a blade. As the one standing closest to the other, Luo Yan could confirm this.

Of course, he wouldn't just stand there and be attacked silently. He ducked in a very fluid manner and then rushed forward in the same posture. With his fast speed, he arrived behind Winged Tassel, almost as if he teleported there. He didn't waste any time and just attacked.

Winged Tassel seemed to have already suspected something like this because he suddenly turned back, his sword swinging as he pivoted. The same strong wind appeared.

Luo Yan, once again, swiftly dodged. But this time, he didn't rush forward. He simply moved to the side and used his [8th Movement Dance] skill. A flurry of beautiful dagger attacks came right after. Winged Tassel defended himself with skillful swordplay. Moving his sword as if he could predict which direction the dagger would land.

In this regard, Luo Yan really admired the other. He guessed that Winged Tassel must have practiced some form of swordsmanship in real life because of how efficient he handled the sword. The other was even more skillful than Dragnar in his opinion.

"How can my pretty face be wasted? I only talk trash when I'm talking to one," he responded to what the other said as he continued his attack.

Winged Tassel felt the corner of his eye twitching. This was probably the first time he wanted to totally lose control and just completely wreck someone. But he had already lost his composure earlier. He really didn't like that feeling. He wanted everything to be under his control. At least, he wanted it to be for things that were related to him.

When the duke asked him earlier before the semi-finals began who he wanted to fight, he picked Noctis without any hesitation. He didn't care if he would be subjected to any handicap. The moment when he saw that the other had brought that little fox to the waiting area, he had long wanted to fight with Noctis. And the duke letting him chose who to fight just gave him that opportunity.

But who would have thought that this guy would actually ask the duke if his pet could accompany the other? He panicked a little and interrupted the other, hoping that he could change his decision. But as evidence of what happened, that's the wrong move to do at that moment.

Reluctantly, he admitted that he didn't things through when he said those things. He was just filled with the thought that he should stop the fox from leaving. Because he knew that a perfect chance like this would not come by again. Outside this tournament, abducting that fox would be quite an ordeal.

If Noctis wasn't a member of Yunyue, he might have tried regardless. It's not because he was afraid of Yunyue. He just didn't want to deal with the possible trouble it would bring him if he purposely went against them. At least, if he did what he needed to do during this fight, then, they wouldn't have anything to say. Because anything could happen in a match like this.

Including 'accidentally' taking the blue gem on the fox's forehead.