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!"

simply chopped the staff in half with a swift strike. She deliberately left the cut uneven to show it was

where one picked it up and confirmed it was indeed

just a wooden staff. Gritting her teeth, she swung her sword

As Aurora pulled back her sword for another strike, Carissa pushed the head of the staff with one hand, sending it flying to hit Aurora

to the ground. With a swift motion, Carissa

distance.

the crowd, astonished

kind of martial

"This must be witchcraft!"

staff from the ground like that? It

you even understand? Only a

in her throat, but she

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was shallow. She had never believed in its utility. Since childhood, she had trained for practical combat, where strength was everything. Carissa twirled the staff gracefully, a confident smile

"concede" was a provocation

concedes!" she roared,

charged forward, swinging her sword again. Her strikes were powerful yet straightforward. Such strikes were meant to

Aurora's eyes. She leaped into the air, and struck Aurora's wrist with the