Chapter 9 Unbalanced Strike
As Rhodes was charging forward on his horse, the Ice Blade Wolf behind Peggy jumped up and let out a shrill wolf howl.

The biological power of the superior predator spread out from it, causing the warhorse to slow down its pace, shake its head, and neigh uncomfortably.

Seeing that the warhorse was about to stop, Rhodes stepped on the horse's back and jumped up with the help of the inertia of the sprint.

At the same time, he drew the long sword from his waist.

That was the sword given to him by his father, Duke Bert. The blade was one meter and two meters long, with no blade on the sides, only the tip of the sword was polished to an extremely sharp edge.

This is an armor-piercing sword that has no chopping ability and was designed to pierce heavy armor from the beginning.

It is also the "sharp blade" pointing forward in the Rhodes family motto.

Rhodes landed with a sword in hand, bent his knees, rushed to Peggy and stabbed him in the chest.

A deadly cold light burst out from the tip of his sword.

At the same time, Peggy also drew out her curved sword.

Facing the incoming cold light, the solid muscles under his armor had already tensed up, like a winding snake coiled on his limbs.

Then he held the knife with both hands and swung it upward in a crescent shape, trying to block Rhodes' thrust.

In his imagination, he would use this blow to push the knight's sword upwards, leaving him with a brief gap in front of him.

The next second, his powerful thigh would kick the opponent's armor, making the opponent pay the price for his reckless attack!
However, at the moment when the swords collided, Peggy's pupils shrank slightly and she realized something was wrong.

Unlike the gorgeous thrusting action, the actual force is too light.

This is a fake move, you have been fooled!

Instead, he swung the knife too hard and was unable to retract it immediately, which left a flaw during the collision.

As Rhodes' thrust was deflected, he clenched his free hand into a fist and hammered it hard on Peggy's chest.

Weakness attack!

The metal gloves hit the breastplate, making a dull sound.

Due to the solid protection of plate armor and the skilled skills of the knights, it is difficult for knights to directly break through the opponent's defense in normal combat.

It is often a fight between weapons, in which the opponent's physical strength is exhausted, and then the opponent is knocked to the ground and the battle is locked.

And Rhodes used the [Eye of True Vision] to figure out his own way of fighting.

He can see through the opponent's body flaws and use the recoil from close-range attacks and weapon blocks to cause the enemy to lose balance.

Just like now, under normal circumstances, with the protection of the breastplate, a mere punch would be nothing to Peggy.

But at this moment he felt a strong tingling sensation spreading from his torso, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Peggy realized something was wrong and took a step back. She gritted her teeth, gripped the scimitar tightly, and chopped at Rhodes' face from top to bottom.

But in mid-air, it was intercepted by a slender sword blade.

The weapons collided, and the recoil force was transmitted from the handle.

Peggy was horrified to find that the numbness in his torso spread to his arms due to this force, making his body stiff and unable to move.

Rhodes looked at the other person. If the character could display his status, the word "unbalanced" would be written above his head, and he would be unable to move for the next second.

In a life-and-death duel, this second is enough to decide the outcome.

Rhodes grasped the sword on the upper part of the guard with his other hand, and stabbed it towards Peggy's heart with both hands.

"Move!" At the moment of death, Peggy's face turned red due to the boiling blood circulation.

At the last moment, he forced his body to move while roaring.

The armor-piercing sword pierced through the armor, but the position changed from the heart to the left shoulder.

Seeing this, Rhodes kicked him in the chest, kicked him away, and used this opportunity to draw his sword.

"You're in good shape." Rhodes praised Peggy as she rolled over, covered her shoulders, and stood up awkwardly.

The opponent's strength is much stronger than his, and he can rely on physical explosion to break the unbalanced state. It is indeed a strong body that has been honed through years of training.

Unfortunately, the world is never fair. The knight's decades of training are meaningless in the eyes of the wizard, who can see through it with just one glance.

At least I, a farming wizard, am willing to fight you with swords and knives, and have a cold weapon duel between real men, Rhodes thought.

If it were any other type of wizard, they would probably just raise their hands and throw a fireball to end the battle as soon as they met.

The battle between the two was thrilling from the moment they collided to the moment they separated, but in reality, it only took less than three seconds.

The Ice Blade Wolf behind Peggy sensed the danger to its master, stretched out its sharp claws that were as transparent as ice crystals, and pounced on her with a roar.

But it was swept away by a sword by Noah who caught up with him.

"Get away, you beast!"

Following Noah came Knight Holmes, who came next to Rhodes and stared at him in a daze.

"You became a knight?" Holmes found himself asking a stupid question.

Just now, the powerful rogue knight was defeated almost instantly.

"As you can see, welcome to the pioneering group of Rhodes Knights." Rhodes smiled and pointed to the battlefield over there, "Go and help him, I'll take care of this."

Unlike himself, Noah had just become a knight, and it was difficult for him to deal with a first-level magic wolf alone.

Now he was being beaten, and in his haste, the movements of swinging the sword had become chaotic, and he was gradually getting too excited and hitting around randomly.

"I will obey your will." After a moment of stunned silence, Holmes drew his sword and saluted respectfully from the bottom of his heart.

The changes of the team from rookies to elites along the way, as well as the powerful strength Rhodes showed at this moment, made him understand.

It turned out that he and others had never seen clearly the so-called gardener's second son.

Now the other party has left the castle that bound him and began to show his glory!

Thinking of the reputation of the Overlord, Holmes found himself as if he had returned to more than a decade ago. He could feel his heart beating so clearly that he couldn't help but get excited.

With the support of this elite knight, Noah was finally able to stabilize himself, and the two of them worked together to suppress the magic wolf.

Rhodes turned his attention back to Peggy.

The latter's expression was terrible. Seeing that his pet could not support him, he could only look forward to the battlefield under his men around him.

However, under the continuous suppression of the shield and spear formation, these thieves were easily divided and strangled, and most of them were killed or injured in the brief confrontation.

When the remaining people saw the corpses impaled on spears, they were so frightened that they lost their fighting spirit and fled in a hurry.

However, he was easily caught up by the knights on horseback and beheaded with a single sword.

Seeing that her retreat had been blocked by the shield-spear soldiers, Peggy widened her eyes, took a deep breath, and stuck her scimitar into the ground.

Then he shouted:
"I surrender!"

"Sorry, not accepted."

"Wait, please give me a chance." Peggy said hurriedly, "Since you are here, you must be a pioneering knight group heading to the north. I can join them and work for you! You can also get a powerful magic wolf!"

Seeing that Rhode was unmoved and even made a thrusting motion, he quickly added:
"I can conceal my identity and it will never hurt your reputation."

"Draw your knife."

"Damn it, you bastard!" After hearing what Rod said, Peggy cursed angrily, unable to understand why the other party was unwilling to accept her surrender.

The knife and sword collided again.

Looking at the sword that pierced her heart, Peggy could only stare with her eyes wide open in unwillingness. She wanted to curse but couldn't open her mouth.

"To me, loyalty is far more important than ability. You don't qualify." Rhodes drew his sword and made Peggy fall to the ground helplessly.

He was going to build his own wizard base, not to really expand the kingdom's land.

It doesn't matter if his subordinates have poor abilities, he will always find a way to train them. Those who want to cause trouble are better off getting out as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)