023. Zaltar's Sword style

Alice immediately opened her eyes and straightened her back. She was now sitting on a soft and neat bed. She looked ready to fight anyone. 

When this blonde woman woke up, she was no longer in the battlefield, rather in her room on the 3rd floor of the bar. 

Alice looked around, there was no one, but there was a plate on the table containing boiled potatoes and some sliced of meat. Complete with a wooden mug filled with drinking water at the side.

She looked at her body that was only wearing a tunic shirt and long pants and then realized one thing. She lifted her shirt to look at the wound, but saw nothing as if she had never been hurt at all. 

A dream? That's what Alice thought as she stood up from her bed, but her vision suddenly went black and she was lying on the floor immediately.

Her head was very dizzy and she had anemia.

"There's no mistaking it, it's not a dream. But how?"

Alice tried to crawl onto her bed and lie down. 

"What exactly happened?" 

The female knight stared at the roof while breathing heavily. She glanced at the plate on the table and finally understood why she had potatoes and meat. 

Alice forced herself to sit up and ate.

"What's going on? Why am I lying here? What happened to Skar?"

After eating, she walked straight out to the ground floor, although she was a little staggered and her steps were a little sloppy.

When on the second floor, Alice met one of the waiters.

"Excuse me, I wanted to ask, what happened with the fight?" Alice asked the waitress. 

"Oh, when you were unconscious. Ma'am Nala fought the white-haired man and almost lost. But luckily she was saved by an elf who was passing by."

"An elf? Was he also the one who treated my wound?"

"Yes, he helped ma'am Nala, treated some of her wounds and also treated you."

Alice's eyes lit up because as far as she was concerned, elves were a race that coexisted with nature and had great respect for it. Very good at magic and also long-lived.

"Thank you for the information," said Alice who immediately walked downstairs to meet the kind and helpful savior.

When she arrived downstairs, there was no one around. Alice suddenly heard the sound of cheering from outside and immediately realized what was happening. 

"Oh no! They're going to gang up on the elf, this can't be allowed."

Alice immediately walked outside and took a deep breath before shouting loudly. "Leave my savior alone!"

"Zaltar! Cut off his head and take the sword! You can sell it for a bottle of beer!" shouted Zhen who was standing right beside the door.

"Boys, if you win, a free beer for each of you. Don't hesitate and kill him!" shouted Nala who was standing next to Zhen. 

Alice's eyes widened and she remained silent at Zhen's first impression.

"Ara... Are you okay, young Alice? Not dizzy or anything?" asked Nala who slightly worried.

"Yho, warrior girl, want to join the bet?" asked Zhen inviting Alice to join the bet. 

"Ara... No way, Mister Zhen, it's just between the two of us."

"Ah yes I forgot, we are not betting money. Sorry, I seem to be getting senile ahahaha."

Nala chuckled a little at Zhen's cheerful and carefree behavior.

Alice snap back to reality and shook her head quickly.

"NO! NOT THAT! Why are you risking human lives?!"

Zhen and Nala saw Alice's reaction and looked at each other and then back at Alice.

"I mean, no matter what, they're going to kill each other anyway. Isn't it better to watch while betting?" Zhen explained.

"Besides, the bet is too good to refuse," Nala continued with her usual thin smile.

"No! No! I mean why are you treating lives like toys?" said Alice as she stomped her foot in annoyance. 

"They're going to die anyway," Zhen said.

"Ara... They're going to die anyway," Nala said. 

Nala and Zhen were surprised to say the same sentence at the same time. Both of them looked at each other.

"Hahahaha, we're resonating," Zhen said with a laugh.

"Ara... The two of us are really good together," Nala said with a slight chuckle as she gracefully covered her mouth with one of her hands.

Alice's face was red with annoyance mixed with shame. She couldn't believe that the person who had saved her was a barbarian.

Alice immediately stomped her feet and entered the bar feeling upset and disappointed. 

"Ara... It looks like young Alice is upset."

"Probably her expectations are too high. I'm not that good of a person."

"I feel sorry for Alice."

"She'll forget about it a week later anyway."

"That's right."

The two were no longer spoke and only focused on the battle that was about to take place. 

Zaltar was surrounded by five bandits holding their swords. The five approached Zaltar slowly. 

Even though Zaltar was no longer in his prime, the five bandits were still a little reluctant to get close. Because they knew that the big man was not an ordinary bandit.

Zaltar just watched warily while holding his scimitar, he slightly bent his knees and rested the back of the scimitar on his shoulders. 

Zhen's eyes widened and smiled slightly, "He's seriously going to kill them."

Nala was speechless at Zhen's reaction, she looked back at the battle situation and saw the bandits blitzing at Zaltar.

Zaltar was silent, not moving, but watching intently.

When the five bandits got within 2 meters, a simultaneous slash was aimed at Zaltar. 

*Trang! Trang! Trang! Trang!

*Jrash! Jrash! Jrash!

All five swords bounced off at the same time followed by their hands being cut off not long after.

Blood flowed profusely and loud screams could be clearly heard. The five of them whimpered clutching their severed hands. 

Zaltar tried to catch his breath and looked at his blood-covered scimitar.

"Not enough, my attack can't reach their necks yet."

Nala was dumbfounded, "what a speed."

"He doesn't have enough mobility for attacks and his one leg prevent him to do long duration defense. But instead, he created a special sword technique for himself."

"A special sword technique? You mean a bandit like him created a new sword style?"

Zhen chuckled, "Aegis Swordstyle."

"Aegis Swordstyle?"

"A specialized sword style that focuses on instant counter attacks."

Nala watched Zaltar intently then swallowed her own saliva. She smiled slightly and chuckled awkwardly, "Only 2 days and you created a monster, what did you teach him?"

"Not much, just taught him to be more positive and more patient."

Zhen smiled at Nala without saying a word.

Nala could only sigh with a smile, "Well, Mister Zhen, you win. You can come to my room tonight."