Chapter 62 - The Master And The Disciple (2)

Valerie hadn't been introduced to Chloe at all. She couldn't guess. Who was she? What was she doing here? If she was a knight serving the Chastain family, why was she a pureblood vampire? Or was she one of the relatives who still had Chastain blood?

What was clear, Chloe's gaze was now not as friendly as before. The girl who looked cheerful earlier now took out the Karabela sword that used to be used by people living in the desert area. It was a large and heavy-looking sword. According to Valerie, the sword didn't really fit the tiny Chloe. But the girl caught her breath and made a stance while preparing her sword. Chloe gave off an aura of intimidation that was perhaps more so than any other knight she had ever met.

Valerie didn't want to play around either. She must not forget her main intention after getting a second chance at life. She must reach a high position in Florentia. That meant she had to be stronger.

"Apollon! Transform!" Valerie shouted. A mysterious wind blew through her hair. maybe it was Apollon's power that would finally be used after so many months of just resting.

Chloe also attacked her. She stomped on the ground before shooting like an arrow at her with the tip of her sword drawn towards his heart. She's really serious. She attacks with killing intent.

But Valerie jumped back and dodged. She felt blood ripple down her palm, whereupon she firmly gripped Apollon. Valerie fixed her eyes, made a quick analysis while trying to endure Chloe's merciless barrage of attacks.

Chloe once again slashed her Karabela. Valerie ducked her head quickly to dodge, but she could hear a metallic whirring sound passing through her head that made her joints ache. If the sword hit her, she might not be able to survive. Chloe ends up accidentally slashing at the training straw target and making it fall apart.

But she could see that the sword was heavy. Even though the impact of the attack was tremendous, Chloe couldn't move it freely. That's why Chloe made sure each of her attacks were precise. She was always aiming at the vital point, she would not give her opponent a chance to fight back.

But the Apollon used by Valerie was very light. Valerie counterattacked. She took the right side, because she noticed Chloe hardly ever attacked to the other side. Chloe had to use both of her hands to attack because of the weight and impact of the blow.

Valerie slashed her sword straight at Chloe's chest. The girl jumped back, though she tried a little harder to carry the sword with her. It seems that Chloe was not the type of one-on-one fighter. She may move more often to immobilize enemy weapons, kill horses and destroy enemy chariots. Therefore she uses a sword that was quite large.

Apollon's attack managed to make a deep cut in her shoulder. Blood was pouring out quite profusely but Chloe just grabbed it. She had lost half of her ability to control the sword. But Valerie wasn't willing to show mercy. This was a fight. As long as no one raised their hand and said surrender—the fight would continue until one of them died.

The gathered knights watched the two women fight—looking tense. Raphael was no exception who folded his arms and observed the skills of the two knights from a distance.

"Isn't she your wife, my Lord?"

"Then?"

"She fought Chloe, she could die," said one of the knights anxiously.

Even though it looked like Valerie was superior to Chloe right now—the knights were still worried about their young master's new wife. Raphael seemed unmoved, showing that he trusted Valerie's power.

Valerie increased her running speed and tried to attack her once again from Chloe's blind spot. But the girl didn't seem fazed about the same trick a second time. She fixed her eyes, making it difficult for Valerie to approach. The defense was perfect.

She could now see Chloe making circular patterns with her Karabela sword on the ground. Was that a distraction tactic? Valerie didn't know, what was clear was that she had to beat Chloe as fast as possible. Valerie also slashed Apollon at her.

Apollon gusts carried a sharp slash that tore through Chloe's clothes. But now the girl carrying her sword no longer scratched the ground and continued to spin it fast. The spin caused a flash of light and Chloe let it go. She threw it quickly at Valerie who was running towards her.

Raphael gasped. Chloe was an unpredictable fighter. She could perform any attack without anyone guessing it beforehand. It was the first time they had seen Chloe throw her fast-spinning Karabela at her enemy. Valerie, who had trained her reflexes, rolled to the right to avoid it. Although the Karabela managed to slash her left arm a little.

Karabela fell to the ground. But Chloe turns out to still have another weapon. She took out a rapier, two slender short swords that better suited her posture. Valerie immediately got up and ran towards her. She brought Apollon against the Rapier Chloe.

The girl looked troubled. But Valerie was no less overwhelmed. She used to use Apollon without pitting it against other weapons. A loud clunk was heard. The women did not give up. Everything would be easier if only Valerie could bring out Apollon's solar power. But she didn't really know how. Besides, she felt it was unfair. Because Chloe fought only with pure fighting skills.

Valerie was tired of playing around. She should be more serious. Raphael asked her to fight with killing intent. She had to hurt Chloe as badly as she could because she would do the same to her. This was a kill or be killed situation. No one would be punished if someone died in the dueling field.

Valerie jumped back with the intention of catching her breath for a moment. She drew Apollon back at Chloe. If she attacked from the front, this battle would only become more and more exhausting. Valerie was waiting for Chloe to chase after her. After a few seconds of waiting for each other, Chloe finally ran towards her. She was not as fast as Valerie.

The silver haired girl let Chloe chase her from behind. Then, when she met the wall. Valerie stepped and jumped quite high. She landed right behind Chloe and plunged Apollon's sharp tip into her shoulder. Until her cursed sword pierced her.

Chloe choked. She coughed as she tried to free the sword from her bones and flesh. However, Valerie, who was now sitting on her back, kept pressing her by twisting it slightly to make the effect more painful. That made Chloe finally have to give up.

"Good job Valerie, I can see that your abilities are still intact," Raphael voiced, signaling the end of the duel.