My Cell Prison

Chapter 541: Chapter 541: Hummingbird
 

“The Captain switched his player at the last minute, seemingly catching onto some of Winry’s traits…This new knight, he’s so fast! He’s much faster than even when Lucius fully activated his blood energy acceleration.

This…he’s probably beyond the level of an ordinary knight, isn’t he?”

Han Dong has always kept the Little Demon Eye in a concealed activation state at 30%.

It took a mere blink of an eye to reach the fighting stage from the audience seats.

Ordinary people could only see the knight ‘disappear’ and ‘appear’, assuming that he used some kind of space secret method… But Han Dong caught three frames.

A blurry image of ultra-high-speed movement.

Relying on pure speed to reach a level comparable to spatial transfer, it was a perfect counter to Winry’s characteristics of ‘heaviness’ due to an emphasis on strength.

“Moreover, the dagger between this knight’s fingers seems a bit strange… It’s not surprising, though. If a formal knight lost to a graduate, the captain’s face would be lost. I hope Winry can give a special performance.”

On the other hand,

Dressed as an ordinary audience member, Heidrig the Great Blacksmith, hidden among the crowd, was just about to stand up and curse, but eventually held back, deciding to deal with WindRider Knights afterwards.

“The sharp Owl, he actually sent out the fastest Hummingbird to test Winry’s power… how cunning! Now, Winry is going to have a hard time… that damn light-less man still has such a venomous gaze.”

…

The score of the semi-final assessment is also related to the knight in the battle.

The commander of the Hummingbird Guard that Winry faced had a basic score of 50 points, while other ordinary knights had only 10 basic points.

“Greetings, knight. My name is Winry Austin…I’m a graduate from the Knight’s Academy – Mechanical Series.”

“Judy Becherank…” a voice resounded from under the cloak, audible only to Winry.

Alonso the Observer, the battle referee, and host.

From the moment they stepped onto the battle stage, the contest officially began, but only net battle time was recorded for scoring.

Winry had already held her blacksmith’s hammer in her hand in the first moment, and also wore a crystal necklace to compensate for her slight deficiency in soul defense.

“Your armor, where is it? You better equip it.” Judy asked, she didn’t want to accidentally kill a graduate and cause unnecessary trouble for herself.

Winry explained awkwardly, “Well… my master didn’t want me to wear armor, he wanted me to hone a body sturdier than an armor.”

As soon as her voice fell,

Judy the knight, made an ultra high-speed hand-raising action.

When the bowstring vibrated, light flickered.

A dagger was less than two meters away from Winry, flying straight towards Winry’s abdomen.

Ding!

Sparks flew.

The clear sound of a metal collision echoed throughout the Colosseum.

The dagger in mid-flight was spinning at ultra-high speed and bounced directly into the row of the Doomsday Knight Brigade in the audience seat, where a demon conveniently caught it… reflecting the power of the arrow was no less fierce.

But only a layer of skin was broken on Winry’s abdomen.

This scene left the entire field in shock.

Knight Rolan, the Great Demon, and Marlon all cast interested glances.

Captain Jack of the WindRider Knights stared at the redhead girl’s body, seemingly reminded of someone he’d once known in the Holy City.

The one most shocked was Judy the knight who initiated the attack… the arrow she shot, although not at full strength, was not one that a newcomer could withstand.

A direct hit, yet completely ineffective.

You must know, she was the WindRider Knights’ ‘close combat shooter’, adept at short-range rapid fire, transforming her arrows into more lethal daggers due to her innate talents, she used ultra-fast movement for close-range firing.

“Is this a human body!?”

Judy had a clear understanding of the human body’s structure.

But her own shooting was abruptly repelled by high-density muscles… surmounting the realm of ordinary humans.

“No wonder the captain asked me to go on stage at the last minute… given that she has such a sturdy body, I can feel at ease attacking.”

In the blink of an eye, Judy the knight disappeared right under everyone’s noses.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

There were fewer than twenty people in the audience who could clearly capture this hummingbird knight.

Not just her mastery of wind, but also her absolute control over speed, combined with the speed support given by the Talent Tree.

“Close Range Shot”

Five daggers, each accompanied by the effect of “Windcut,” were shot from different directions at Winry’s armpits, lumbar spine, throat, and ankles.

These are all relatively weak areas of the human body.

If even one of them is successful in penetrating Winry’s physical defense, the hummingbird knight will continuously aim at the same spot in order to secure a victory.

However…

Ding~ Ding~ Ding!

Every single dagger has been deflected without exception…

Either flying towards the spectators or being stuck in the ground beneath the arena.

No effect.

At this time, Winry has made a move.

Although she wasn’t able to keep up with this speed and couldn’t clearly see her opponent’s movements, the knight was close by.

She reached out to the seemingly empty space based on her senses.

A simple-looking grab.

This move, unique to Winry, honed amidst the [Underground Furnace Bastion], was the ‘Blacksmith’s Grip’ taught to her by the Great Blacksmith himself.

A powerful attraction formed at the point of grip, successfully affecting Knight Judy, who was moving at ultra-high speeds…

Swoosh…

The cloak used for concealment was caught in Winry’s hand.

A slightly smaller figure had already withdrawn…

Black short hair, a delicate face, a height of just 1.5 meters and a weight of less than 35 kilograms, it seems she hadn’t yet reached thirty years old.

Three identical ink marks were branded on her cheeks.

She wore a notably light and sleeveless silk shirt, revealing her slim waist.

She also wore light shorts, exposing Judy’s slender legs.

However…

The act of Winry pulling off the cloak, or rather revealing Judy’s appearance, directly infuriated the knight.

As Winry wore an apologetic expression and prepared to give the cloak back, a sense of imminent death came over her.

Perhaps others couldn’t feel it.

It feels as though Winry has entered a special domain exclusive to this knight, standing in a confined space riddled with floating daggers.

“The Knights of the WindRider Brigade have no concept of holding back… Winry, surrender.”

Upon receiving the Great Blacksmith’s instruction through telepathy, Winry quickly raised her hand in surrender.

Knight Judy had already aimed her fully drawn shortbow at Winry’s side neck. As Winry surrendered, she naturally had to withdraw the dagger that she was about to release.

She grabbed the cloak and turned around to return to her own brigade, the cloak shielding her body.

Winry was dazed, and also a bit dejected. She guessed in her heart that she might not be able to make it to the top ten.

However, she couldn’t keep up for long to begin with. After all, she couldn’t see the knight’s movements clearly… As soon as the opponent has the means to penetrate her physical body, Winry would lose; it’s only a matter of time.

“The ‘Domain’… Winry momentarily fell into this knight’s unique domain a moment ago, which significantly weakened her defense power. Surrendering was the right choice.

Though, the fact that Winry’s physical defense could block such a shot was shocking enough for the Knight Brigade… It seems that Winry’s ‘Breaking the Breed’ ability is of a defensive type.”

And… If she had really managed to capture the knight with that grab, there is a possibility that we might have witnessed a dramatic turn in the outcome.”

Han Dong could discern the reason for Winry’s surrender from the arena floor.

An important reason why official knights are much stronger than knights-in-training lies in the ‘formation of the domain’.

However, Han Dong had already experienced the domain in his battle against the Scarlet Count. Even before receiving knight brigade training, he had already stepped into the ‘Domain’.

“I lost face…” Winry said apologetically as she approached her friends,

“You did well. Look at the other arenas.”

The matches in the other four arenas had already ended… the graduates were completely defeated, two of them didn’t even put up a shred of resistance and instantly lost the match.