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After nightfall, the "Skull Wine Cup" became the liveliest place in the small oasis.
"I saw the battle between Osha and the Sandstorm Clan with my own eyes!" A customer drank up his Fire Lantern wine in one gulp and said loudly, "That black-haired Divine Lady was unstoppable! As soon as the gong sounded, she rushed to the opponent's Divine Lady and knocked her out with a shield! "
"Isn't the Divine Lady of the Sandstorm Clan Sandra Sandstorm? She can turn sand into armor and manipulate sand to attack. How could she be defeated in one blow? " Someone questioned, "Even if she couldn't react in time, the sand armor is usually wrapped around the body in advance. It's even harder than the armor of the northerners. How can you say that it couldn't block the shield?"
"Why would I lie to you? I wasn't the only one who saw it!" The customer shouted unhappily, "The sand armor may be hard, but I didn't see it work at all. The moment the Osha Divine Lady rushed over, all the sand on her body fell to the ground. She took a heavy blow with her face. You all know how the Osha Divine Lady withstood more than ten Cut Bone Warriors alone in the first duel. With that kind of strength, she was already merciful enough not to be killed on the spot! "
"All the sand fell to the ground... Is she wearing a God's Stone of Retaliation?"
"Maybe, I'm not sure about that. But the duelists of the Cut Bone and Sandstorm Clans must have worn God's Stones. Maybe this thing doesn't work on her."
"A Divine Lady who isn't afraid of God's Stones... How is that possible?"
"Can you stop interrupting?" Someone said unhappily, "Give him another glass of wine and let him continue!"
"Thank you." The customer took a sip of his freshly refilled beer and said, "The Sandstorm Clan probably didn't expect their Divine Lady to be the first to fall. Their formation immediately fell into chaos. They only sent half of their maximum number of people, so the Divine Lady must be the core of the battle. Once the Divine Lady fell, there was no suspense about the outcome of the battle."
"Still no one died?"
"That's right. All fifteen of them survived. They were either shot in the shoulder or knee, or knocked out by the Divine Lady!"
The crowd immediately started whispering to each other.
"But that's nothing," the customer said excitedly. He stood on the bar counter and attracted everyone's attention. "The duel the day before yesterday was unforgettable! Osha challenged the Black River Clan, a large clan known for their bravery and brutality! You should have heard of the name of Blackwater. Very few duelists can survive if they encounter them! They didn't have a goddess, but all of them were first-rate warriors, and they even sent out a total of thirty people! Compared to the previous two matches, this is a completely bloody battle, but — "
This "but" silenced the discussion in the tavern. Everyone was waiting for him to finish his sentence.
"However, not a single person has died on the Land of Scorching Flames' high platform!" The customer said loudly.
Everyone sucked in a breath of cold air.
"Impossible! I even went to Iron Sand City to do business today. Everyone in the city was talking about the heavy loss of the Black River Clan. They even hung a black flag in front of their stone castle. Obviously, they were mourning. But you said that not a single person died? "
"Hey, listen carefully to what I'm saying." The customer waved his finger. "What I'm saying is, not a single person died on the duel platform!"
"I can testify to that," someone soon shouted. "I was there at the time!"
"That's right. Although I didn't make it to the second round of the holy duel, at least I didn't miss the one the day before yesterday. At that time, it could even be said to be... a river of blood. It's incredible that they could do this!" Another person echoed.
"What do you mean?"
"Hurry up and tell us."
"Maid, give him three more cups!"
"In fact, it's easy to understand. It's not that the black-haired Divine Lady didn't give the Black River Clan a chance. But even if they broke their arms or legs, they still wanted to bite off a piece of meat with their teeth. Under such circumstances, she could only make them unable to fight back — "The customer deliberately paused here." The Divine Lady used a long knife to cut off their arms and legs, and then kicked them off the platform one by one! "
"If they broke an arm or a leg, they could still survive if they were bandaged in time. But to break both their arms and legs? It's almost impossible for them to make it back to Iron Sand City. The bleeding alone could kill them! But can you blame the Osha Clan? "He gulped down a mouthful of wine and asked repeatedly," Do you think it's possible? "
"It can't be... They didn't do this before. They were forced to do it this time."
"At least they didn't die on the platform. It's enough to prove that the Divine Lady didn't mean to kill them."
"That's right!"
"In my opinion, the Black River Clan deserved it. They didn't know who their opponent was. They thought their desperate appearance could scare the Osha Clan!"
"Well said!"
"Boss, give everyone a glass of Fiery Lantern. I'll pay for it!" Someone looked at the second floor of the tavern.
Thuram, who had been leaning against the window on the second floor, clapped his hands. "No need. I'll pay for this round. Everyone gets a glass. To Osha —"
"To Osha!"
A burst of cheers suddenly broke out downstairs.
Thuram drank the wine in his glass in one gulp and let out a long sigh.
In the past week, the number of customers visiting the Skull Wine Glass had increased. The originally spacious first floor had become crowded, and there was only one thing people were talking about — the holy duel.
In fact, not only the tavern, but the entire small oasis had become overcrowded. Wherever he went, he could see the dying or half-dead from various clans inquiring about the news of Osha. This was something that would never have happened in the past.
Because an excessive population would be a great burden to the manager of the oasis. It would consume the little food in the granary, and at the same time, it would easily attract malicious challengers. According to the watchdog's practice, the small oasis only accepted Sand Nation people who could bring benefits to the oasis — either merchants or warriors who wanted to seek refuge.
It was the new master Drow Silvermoon's order that the clans scattered in every corner of the Silver Stream Oasis were allowed to gather here.
If he was still the old Thuram, his daily work would be to earn some Golden Dragon for the watchdog and save some for himself. He would have been more than happy to encounter such a situation. But now his fate was firmly tied with the Osha clan. He was exhausted just letting his subordinates control the order of the small oasis.
Fortunately, the new master had also taken this into consideration. After the first duel, Drow left him in the oasis and focused on controlling the situation in the rear.
In order to ensure an adequate food supply, Iron Axe not only brought a batch of food from the Cut Bone clan, but also took out Golden Dragon to buy from the other two small oases. The one that refused was swept out by Graycastle's army the next day, and its territory was directly traded to the Silver Stream tribe, which had a relatively abundant supply of food.
In fact, at this point, he had no idea what the Osha people were planning.
They let an unharmed tribe become the challengers, and then let the warriors of the Cut Bone clan and the Sandstorm clan go, so that they could recover their full strength after a short rest. Even if they wanted to be the leader of the clans, it was meaningless to do such a thing!
The only thing that comforted Thuram was that the Goddesses brought back by Drow Silvermoon were indeed extraordinarily powerful. Every time they fought, there were only four of them, and they had defeated three clans in a row. Now, there were only two clans left standing in their way.
Tonight, he would wait for the news from the Land of Fire.
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