Her Graceful War Song by Summer's Blaze

Chapter 99

Aurora's heart raced; she glanced at Carissa's dark eyes, then at the unmarked wooden staff in her hands. She was astonished.

Could this be no ordinary wooden staff?

Of course! Rafael would go out of his way to protect Carissa. How could he give her an ordinary wooden stick?

With that thought in mind, Aurora sneered. "This staff must be more than just a wooden stick, right? It seems the marshal picked the sturdiest weapon for you."

The wooden staff was as long as the Rose Spear. It was actually just a wooden post meant for building camp structures.

If Aurora had paid close attention, she would have realized it was an ordinary stick. Convinced of Rafael's favoritism towards Carissa, however, she refused to believe he would give her anything ordinary in this challenge.

Many soldiers were unable to see clearly from a distance. They, too, believed Aurora's accusation, thinking Carissa's staff was a superior weapon. Immediately, cries of unfairness erupted.

"How can an ordinary wooden staff compete with a superior weapon?"

"If that's the case, let her use the spear. This is a sham!"

"Yeah, it's not fair!"

overwhelming outcry surged again. At this, Carissa simply chopped the staff in half with a swift strike. She deliberately left the cut uneven to show

piece towards the soldiers, where one picked it up and confirmed

face paled; she hadn't expected it to truly be just a wooden staff. Gritting her teeth,

strike, Carissa pushed the head of the staff with one

With a swift motion, Carissa summoned it back to her hand from

distance.

gasped the crowd, astonished by

kind of martial art was

"This must be witchcraft!"

staff from the ground like that? It must be

even understand? Only a warrior with superior

her core energy. The bitter taste of blood rose in her throat, but she swallowed it down.

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too, but it was shallow. She had never believed in its utility. Since childhood, she had trained for practical combat, where strength was everything. Carissa

word "concede" was a provocation to

never concedes!"

strikes were powerful yet straightforward. Such strikes were meant

dodged a few attacks, noting the increasing fury in Aurora's eyes. She leaped into the air, and struck Aurora's wrist with the staff. She disarmed