CHAPTER 171: CHAPTER 118: ACTIVATE THE ICE BARRIER!

And if he really lost, then what harm would it be to return the Northern Fortress to the stronger Duke Frost Wolf?

He believed that with Duke Frost Wolf stationed at the Northern Fortress, the Jingge Kingdom would have no chance of stepping into the Silver Moon Kingdom again.

He could accept that too.

Just as David and Reina had anticipated.

This Fortress Commander’s performance was more like that of a qualified leader.

Knowing when to persist, when to compromise.

The opponent himself was unwilling to participate in the Silver Moon civil war and just wanted to hold the Northern Fortress.

In this situation, as long as David offered a way to peacefully resolve the dispute and made the opponent feel confident of winning, the opponent would definitely agree.

The generals supporting the honor duel secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while those supporting the Second Prince frowned slightly.

Initially, when the old Duke of the Frost Wolf Clan died, they immediately abandoned everything and hurriedly withdrew from the Northern Fortress.

Although it seemed like a voluntary withdrawal, there was naturally their secret coercion behind it.

After the Frost Wolf Clan left, most of the wealth fell into their hands, so they naturally did not want the Frost Wolf Clan to return to the Northern Fortress.

But now the command of the Northern Fortress and the power of the barrier were in the hands of the Fortress Commander, and they had no way to refuse the Commander’s decision.

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The Frost Wolf Alliance Army remained immersed in the excitement of the appearance of the Tier Six Frost Giant Wolf.

They were just puzzled as to why the Frost Giant Wolf had left again.

Until the news came that both sides had decided to conduct an honor duel, the nobles suddenly realized.

So this was the purpose of Duke Frost Wolf!

Immediately, they were excited again.

If the ownership of the Northern Fortress could be decided through an honor duel, they wouldn’t need to go to the battlefield.

This was undoubtedly the best outcome for them.

But they couldn’t help worrying, could Duke Frost Wolf really win?

Inside the tent.

David received the news and also sighed in relief.

He had just received news from various places through a messenger.

The battle in the Southern Territory was still ongoing, from which he could also judge how strong the power of the Fortress Barrier was.

If there were really two Tier Six combat forces on his side, it would be easy to say.

But only he knew, the Tier Six Frost Giant Wolf was a transformation he created.

Solely relying on his own strength.

He truly had no confidence in breaking through the Northern Fortress, protected by a Fortress Barrier, relying only on knight power.

If he borrowed the power of the Wizard, although he could succeed.

There would always be traces left, it could very likely attract the Church, and it would be troublesome to deal with.

The honor duel was the best solution he and Reina had come up with.

It seemed their judgment was not wrong, this Fortress Commander was indeed a person worthy of respect.

Overall, it was the Fortress Commander who suffered a loss.

Not long after, the matter of the honor duel was settled.

The next morning.

David and the Fortress Commander both appeared before the ranks.

Then, both walked alone towards the dueling ground in the center of the battlefield.

The distance here was far from both armies.

To ensure that neither would be affected by external forces and that the duel could proceed fairly.

"Unexpectedly, the little fellow from before has grown so fast."

The Fortress Commander was from the Dusk Turtle Clan, possessing the bloodline of the Ice and Snow Dusk Turtle.

A bloodline could somewhat determine the character of its possessor.

This Fortress Commander appeared to be the calm and steady type.

When the two met, there was no hostility from the other side.

Instead, he started to chat with him, which brought a smile to David’s face.

"Thanks to the preparations left by my father."

"Now, I am already a Tier Six Knight, and I think I can take over the Northern Fortress again, continuing to bear the responsibility of the Frost Wolf Clan to guard the Northern Lands."

David said with a slight smile.

Defining the matter directly as a takeover, rather than an occupation.

The Fortress Commander nodded gently, "Then let us begin."

Having said that, his gaze suddenly became sharp.

A powerful aura surged from him, and Fighting Qi condensed around his body like a turtle shell defense.

David gripped his sword with one hand, since the opponent focused on defense, he would focus on attacking!

"Be careful."

He reminded, and his figure suddenly vanished from the spot.

Extraordinary speed.

This was the power belonging to Tier Seven.

Although it was merely an accompanying ability of the bloodline, the speed reached an incredible degree.

In a flash, he arrived in front of the Fortress Commander.

How fast!

The Fortress Commander was startled, urgently defending with all his might.

Boom!

David punched out, the air bursting into a roar.

The fist struck the Fighting Spirit Turtle Shell.

The terrifying power contained in the Tier Six physical ability erupted, spreading like a shockwave!

The Fortress Commander felt a sinking in his body.

His feet seemed to bear a huge weight, and they sank directly into the earth.

Crack, crack——

The sound of shattering suddenly arose.

His Fighting Spirit Turtle Shell began to fragment under the opponent’s fist!

"Tier Six, this is indeed Tier Six!"

"Moreover, Duke Frost Wolf hasn’t even used Fighting Qi, just relying on physical ability, he is able to break through my Fighting Spirit Turtle Shell defense!"

The Fortress Commander endured a punch forcefully.

Seeing the shell starting to break, his pupils contracted, and a drop of cold sweat couldn’t help but slide down from his forehead.

Originally, he thought he could rely on his unmatched defense in the same tier to test it, but he didn’t expect the opponent’s fist to be much harder than he imagined.

Boom boom boom——

David wouldn’t hold back at all.

Although he hadn’t used Fighting Qi, with his speed, he could punch over ten blows in an instant, relying on his Tier Six physical ability, the power absolutely wasn’t weak!