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!"

with a swift strike. She deliberately left the cut uneven to show

then kicked the broken piece towards the soldiers, where one picked it up and

just a wooden staff. Gritting her teeth, she swung her sword at Carissa once more. Her movements were

blocked with the remaining part of the wooden staff. As Aurora pulled back her sword for another strike, Carissa pushed the head of the staff with

fell to the ground. With a swift motion, Carissa summoned it back to her

distance.

gasped the crowd, astonished by

kind of martial art

"This must be witchcraft!"

from the ground like that?

Only a warrior with superior

energy. The bitter taste of blood rose in her throat, but she

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trained for practical combat, where strength

word "concede" was

warrior never concedes!" she

her sword again. Her strikes were powerful yet straightforward.

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