There must be something fishy going on.
Mo Fan knew something was not right when he saw the passionate look in the man's eyes. As he thought, the man was not gay. He was just trying to elevate his status by stepping on Mo Fan, just like many others!
"Combat Officer Lido, that's too presumptuous of you. Didn't you always admire Mister Mo Fan?" Kris blurted out when he was caught off guard by Lido's words.
Mo Fan glanced at Kris' naive face and let out a sigh. The man was still as naive as ever. He had no clue about the dark side of human nature. Sometimes, when a person fanatically praised another person, it was definitely not out of admiration or appreciation. His purpose was to praise himself, because he firmly believed that he or the students he taught were better than the person he admired.
"So he's Mo Fan?"
"He seems to be quite close to the Candidate."
"I heard they are a couple."
"Damn it, a couple!?" a Blue Star Knight almost screamed, but he soon realized how reckless he was.
"Humph, he only made a name for himself during the World College Tournament. The members of Parthenon aren't allowed to take part in the World College Tournament. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stood a chance!"
"You can tell he's not worthy of the Candidate just by looking at his disrespectful attitude!"
The ladies of the Temple were free to fall in love.
Therefore, there were still cases of knights pursuing the ladies of the Temple.
In the West, a Guardian Knight was only a high-ranking servant in front of a woman with a noble title. They could not cross the line between master and servant. In the Parthenon Temple, this was not explicitly stated, but the status of a woman in the Temple of Knights was indeed much higher than a Knight. It was not an exaggeration to call her a noble. Therefore, being able to win the hearts of both men and women was definitely the most perfect scenario for a Guardian Knight at night.
The eyes of the young Blue Star Knights almost burned with passion when they heard that Mo Fan and Xinxia were a couple!
Was this some kind of joke? They were all born with powerful backgrounds, and they were even more handsome than this monkey from the East. They had worked so hard to learn magic and etiquette, yet they could not even touch the hem of the Candidate's dress. However, the assh * * * in front of them was able to tear the Candidate's dress apart. How unforgivable!
Kris soon realized that most of the people were jealous of Mo Fan instead of admiring him. He realized it was not a wise decision to bring Mo Fan to such a place. He said to Mo Fan apologetically, "Why don't we go somewhere else? The Hall of Knights has a lot of good places."
"I'm not really interested in sightseeing, but here, I can smell a lot of fresh air when I take a deep breath. It would be disrespectful if I just turned around and left. Either way, the knights of the Parthenon Temple are widely acknowledged as one of the strongest organizations in the world …" Mo Fan purposely dragged out the word 'one of the strongest'.
They didn't understand the word 'asking for a beating'. When the knights present heard Mofan's words of praise, they were rather pleased with themselves: At least you know how to say something nice.
But that 'one of' really made them feel very uncomfortable!
The Knights of Parthenon was the strongest organization of mages in the world, second to none!
"Although defeating you won't increase my reputation by much, it's still better than being provoked by some rotten fish and shrimps no matter where I go. After today, if anyone wants to challenge me, I can use the Knights of Parthenon as a shield, "Mofan said.
"Block the front? What do you mean?" Lido raised his eyebrows, but he seemed a little slow.
"What he means is that we will be below him. Anyone who wants to challenge him will have to defeat us Blue Star Knights first before they can challenge him," a trainee knight who was listening to the class said softly.
Combat Officer Lido and the other Blue Star Knights who were training had twisted expressions when they heard the words. They had the urge to charge forward and challenge Mofan to a duel right away.
Unfortunately, knights were knights after all. They had to follow etiquette. Even if they were insulted, they had to dismount from their horses gracefully and salute before drawing their swords and declaring that they would challenge the person to a duel to make him take back his words. They would also accept the person who insulted them sincerely after they won the duel.
They wouldn't charge forward at the same time. They would only try their best to settle the matter with art. If the person didn't agree to it, they would consider using violence instead.
Mofan wouldn't waste his time on them.
Damn it, I've been wanting to teach these arrogant bastards a lesson for a long time. Some of the knights were not bad, such as Kris, who was kind and innocent. Xinxia's knight who always obeyed the iron rules of the knights was not bad either. However, most of the knights were, in other words, pretentious!
Good etiquette was to give others a sense of respect, regardless of whether the person had a lowly status or a noble status. 'You're not like this. You're always putting on a superior and disgusting face outside. You're always talking about us knights and you commoners …'
Mofan had met Hall Master Hai Long before. He didn't care about etiquette. He only cared about strength and being chosen by the heavens. Mofan believed that Hall Master Hai Long wasn't the one who had started the trend, but the higher-ups of the Hall of Knights, especially those who liked to emphasize their status and race, must have encouraged the young knights to be so arrogant …
It was time to fix them!
As Parthenon's son-in-law and Xinxia's only Midnight Knight, Mofan was more than willing to fix the upbringing of the young blood of the Parthenon!
"Mister Mofan, I'm sorry for my rudeness. You have a special identity now. I think it's better if you don't accept any provocation …" Kris was having a headache. He didn't know how to handle the situation.
"I need to practice my magic anyway. It's more fun to practice with the Blue Star Knights than target practice," Mofan said.
Most importantly, Mofan was a hot-tempered man. He would fight anyone he disagreed with!
"How dare you compare us to targets!?" The Blue Star Knights' faces darkened.
The guy who didn't even have a position in the Parthenon was insulting them again and again!
"You are no different from a target in front of my magic," Mo Fan said.
"Combat Officer, please allow us to challenge him to a duel. We have to make him take back what he said. We won't accept his apology, either!" a Blue Star Knight with blue hair said.
"You're right. As the Combat Officer of the Blue Star Knights, I shouldn't be challenging an expert of our school. You can have a friendly duel with Mister Mofan as a warm-up. Wandi, you will be the one to reclaim the dignity of the Blue Star Knights!" Lido smiled. He had successfully provoked the Blue Star Knights. He was only worried that Mofan would not accept the challenge!
"Combat Officer Lido, someone is going to disagree if you ask someone to challenge me," Mofan said.
"Wandi is one of the strongest in my squad. He's the representative of the Blue Star Knights," Combat Officer Lido said.
"Someone is still going to disagree. Strength is a vague concept. Either way, no one is willing to accept the fact that they are weaker than someone else unless they lose the duel themselves," Mofan said.
Many Blue Star Knights nodded in agreement. Wandi was one of the strongest in their squad, but the duel still depended on his performance. It was common for someone to lose the duel if they did not perform well, not to mention the fact that there were a lot of factors that countered the opponent's Elemental Magic.
"Do you have a better suggestion?" Combat Officer Lido asked.
"Pick a bigger place and let everyone from the Blue Planet class come at me together. If you think your students are stronger than me, I'll prove it for you! "Mofan smiled. It was like Mofan was revealing his true nature.
As soon as Mo Fan finished speaking, the entire Knights' Training Ground fell silent!
Combat Officer Lido's smile was nowhere to be seen. His eyes were no longer burning. His face darkened, and his muscles started to twitch. His eyes were filled with shame and anger!
All the Blue Star Knights in the class were about to go crazy.
He was challenging an entire squad of Blue Star Knights!
There were at least forty of them in the squad. Even a probationary Blue Star Knight had to be an Advanced Mage, not to mention the fact that they were all real Blue Star Knights. The ones following Combat Officer Lido were all veterans of the Blue Star Knights. They thought they could send a representative of the Blue Star Knights to fight Mofan in a one-on-one duel. The Blue Star Knights were confident that Mofan would not be able to handle the duel. To their surprise, the guy was challenging the entire squad of Blue Star Knights like a lunatic!
It was a great humiliation …
It was already a great humiliation to have someone challenge them to a duel!
A duel between knights was supposed to be a one-on-one duel. No one was allowed to interfere with the duel.
Mofan was clearly looking down on the Blue Star Knights by challenging all forty of them at once!
"Mofan, I'll take it that you said something wrong," Combat Officer Lido said coldly. He did not even bother to address Mo Fan as an honorific.
A knight's dignity was more important than his life at times. Dignity and glory could be passed down for generations. It was related to the rise and fall of a clan over a hundred years! They would never allow themselves to be humiliated!
Mofan was well aware of that.
However, it had nothing to do with him.
"What's said is said. It's indeed wrong if you don't have the strength to back it up. Otherwise, it's just a normal thing to say," Mofan said.
"A normal thing to say …" The muscles on Lido's face were actually twitching.
Mofan enjoyed group fights the most. It was indeed normal in his eyes, but Combat Officer Lido and the Blue Star Knights thought Mofan was trampling on their authority!
"You've disappointed us, but we are knights. We will still insist on a one-on-one duel," Combat Officer Lido said firmly.
"I've always hated the way you Blue Star Knights are behaving. I insist that all of you come at me at once, just in case someone isn't convinced, "Mofan said.
"It's an insult to us," Combat Officer Lido said.
"I have no intention of respecting a weakling who thinks he's invincible!"
AHHHHHH!
They were going crazy!
The Blue Star Knights were about to lose their minds!
"Combat Officer Lido, let's do as he says. I'm going to beat him up even if I have to lose my position as a knight!" Wandi yelled.
"Combat Officer Lido, I'm willing to resign from my position to protect the dignity of the Blue Star Knights!"
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
Mo Fan's words had driven the Blue Star Knights crazy. They were willing to resign just to deal with Mo Fan. They could not care less about the rules and etiquette of the knights after being humiliated like that.
Blood was contagious. Some of the Blue Star Knights were calm, but they were all of the same age, and they were extremely jealous of Mofan. On top of that, none of them could remain calm after hearing what Mofan had just said.
Who do you think you are? How can the name of an institution compare to Parthenon, which is respected by the whole world?
Who do you think you are? The lover of a Candidate for the Goddess is not a member of Parthenon. You're only a gentleman because you're a Candidate!
How dare you insult the Blue Star Knights of the Hall of Knights!?
Combat Officer Lido realized that a fight was inevitable as more Blue Star Knights expressed their willingness to resign.
It was fine if they were resigning.
The Blue Star Knights were resigning to protect their dignity. The Hall Master and the Hall Mother would not blame them. Besides, Mofan was the one who had made the request. The Blue Star Knights would be able to defend themselves if they went to the Candidate for the Goddess!
It was like a student protesting by dropping out of the school, but the school simply ignored it. It was very likely that the student would actually drop out of the school. However, if the whole class decided to drop out of the school, everyone would be fine in the end. The school would never allow the whole class to drop out of the school, no matter how outrageous it was. It would have a serious impact on society, and it would end up on the headlines of the international news!
The Blue Star Knights were well aware of that. They had all decided to resign. With such a legitimate reason, they would only be punished for their reckless behavior, but they would all be reinstated in the end!
They had to vent their anger first. There was no way they could tolerate it!
…
Mofan smiled as he watched the Blue Star Knights pretending to resign. They did not seem to care about the situation at all.
Kris almost fainted.
He had only brought Mofan here to befriend Combat Officer Lido. How did things end up like this? The whole class had all resigned to accept Mofan's challenge. Mofan had offended the entire Hall of Knights!
Mofan waited patiently for the Blue Star Knights to take off their coats. They had folded their coats neatly. It was obvious that they were planning to put them back on.
"Kris, what about you? You are a Blue Star Knight. Are you still going to stand beside that guy? "Wandi said to Kris. He had already taken off his coat.
"Wandi, I'm the cause of this. I shouldn't …" Kris began to stammer. He was so nervous that he was trembling.
"Don't talk so much nonsense. Just make your position clear. Humph, fawning over an outsider who is close to the Candidate isn't the way we knights do things! "Wandi said.
Kris was completely dumbfounded by Wandi's words.
He glanced at Mo Fan, and then at the class members who had taken off their Blue Star outfits. Many of them were from the same batch as him, so he could remember most of their names. He was quite close with them.
"Let me give you a piece of advice. If you still want to stay in the Hall of Knights, you should join them," Mofan said softly.
"I'm sorry, sir," Kris said.
"I should be the one apologizing. I'm sorry for putting you in a difficult position," Mofan smiled.
"No, no, no, it's my fault for underestimating the situation. Since I'm the cause of this, please allow me to take responsibility for it, "Kris said seriously.
Mofan did not quite understand what Kris was trying to say.
Kris took off his coat as a Blue Star Knight.
Mo Fan was observing Kris. Kris's hands were trembling vigorously. It was obvious that he was struggling to achieve his current position. He had a bright future ahead of him as a Candidate for the Candidate of the Goddess, yet he was determined to do it.
He knew the consequences. He had chosen to become a Blue Star Knight. He would always be a Blue Star Knight.
If he chose Mofan, he would no longer be a knight. He would only be a subordinate of a Candidate. The Hall of Knights would not tolerate him.
"Well done, the Blue Star Knights are proud of you." Wandi immediately understood Kris's intention.
"Wandi, you've misunderstood me. I'm resigning from my position as a Blue Star Knight because I need to stand on Sir Mofan's side. I'll take part in the duel. I'll stand on Sir Mofan's side and accept your challenge. " Kris folded his coat and put it aside. However, he had a feeling that he would never have the chance to wear it again.
Kris's actions startled everyone.
"Traitor!"
"How dare you ignore the humiliation he brought to the Blue Star Knights? You don't deserve to be a Blue Star Knight!"
"You don't deserve to be with the Candidate!"
"We Blue Star Knights are ashamed of you!" Wandi pointed at Kris and scolded him.
Kris almost burst into tears after being scolded by the others.
However, he did not change his mind. He was the one who had brought Mofan here. He did not realize that Mofan was now the most famous young Mage. Many people would want to defeat him. He also did not realize that his Blue Star Knights had been trying to win the duel. Neither side was willing to back down, which was why things had turned out this way.
Mofan was not in the wrong. He did not have to back down after being provoked.
The Blue Star Knights were not in the wrong either. They only wanted to prove their strength.
They were in the wrong!
They had to take responsibility for their mistakes.
…
…
Combat Officer Lido had already said that this was the day he had been waiting for. However, things were not going according to his plan.
Mofan and Kris VS the Blue Star Knights of the Beautiful Peak.
Two versus forty!
A battle like this did not need any publicity at all. In the blink of an eye, news of the battle would spread like a nuclear bomb. If it weren't for the fact that the Hall of Knights didn't allow outsiders to enter, all the mages in Greece would have come to watch the battle.
Combat Officer Lido was a smart man. He knew he could not afford to drag the duel any longer. He had to settle it on the spot.
He decided to start the duel before the news spread out of the mountain. Once the Hall of the Goddess learned about it, the authorities would surely pull the two sides apart.
…
Most of the people in the Beautiful Mountain Coliseum were sent to the spectator stands. The enormous training ground could be used to create the ultimate luxurious mountain coliseum if all the smaller training grounds were connected. Combat Officer Lido chose this place and quickly got both sides to take their positions.
The difference in numbers between the two sides was huge. Even the members of the Parthenon who were watching the duel were dumbfounded.
Everyone thought the Hall of Knights only wanted to spar with Mofan when the duel broke out. They did not expect it to turn out this way!
"I won't be watching you after the duel starts. Be careful," Mofan said to Kris.
"I'll take good care of you," Kris said.
"That won't be necessary. You don't have to care so much about me because of your Candidate. You should be on their side," Mofan sighed.
Kris would not be able to stay in the Hall of Knights anymore. Men were scarier than women when it came to bullying someone.
"I … I'm not doing this because of the Candidate. I just think I should share your burden as a friend, even though I might only be able to take on one or two of the Blue Star Knights," Kris stammered.
Mo Fan was also stunned when he heard this.
He remembered a similar scene when he was in the Pearl Institute.
He had picked a friend too. He had forgotten his name, but his friend's behavior was completely different from Kris'.
Mofan was furious back then, but he was touched this time.
A real knight should be someone like Kris!
"Alright, you take care of the guy called Wandi. Leave the rest to me!" Mofan extended his fist.
Kris looked at Mofan's fist. He reached out his fist after a few seconds and bumped it into Mofan's fist.
Friends were bound to have differences as they grew up. Friends would not just stand by and do nothing when they were able to take on ninety-nine percent of the burden.
They were friends when they tried their best to shoulder the burden together.
Mofan did not make friends easily. Kris was a natural knight. Mofan was impressed by the Parthenon's chivalry!
"I'm honored to be able to fight alongside the strongest young Mage," Kris smiled, but it was a lot uglier than crying.
"I have a neighbor. He was skinny since he was young. He was always bullied. I would fight for him. I would fight three or four of them, and he would bite one of them. We would go home with bruises all over our faces, "Mofan said.
"Is that so? I guess we are going to lose an arm or a leg today," Kris said with a wry smile.
"I found out later that the bullies didn't bully him because he was skinny, but because he saw them laughing at my sister, so he went up and beat them up himself," Mofan said.
Kris opened his mouth. He wanted to say something, but he did not know what to say.
"Do you know who my sister is?" Mofan asked.
Kris was dumbfounded, as if he had been struck by lightning. He did not know what to say anymore, but he could not utter a single word!
He remembered that the priest of the Hall of Faith had infuriated the Candidate for the Goddess by imprisoning Mofan. Kris had only learned that Mofan was the Candidate's brother back then.
The Candidate for the Goddess used a wheelchair to walk …
…
Why?
Kris suddenly understood the question that none of the Blue Star Knights could figure out.
Why?
Because when the Divine Lady candidate was just an ordinary little girl with health problems, it was this person who had been protecting her all this time!
Even all the knights of Parthenon combined could not compare to him!
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