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!"

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

picked

hadn't expected it to truly be just a wooden staff. Gritting her teeth, she swung her sword at

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

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

distance.

the crowd, astonished by

martial art was

"This must be witchcraft!"

can she retrieve the staff from the ground

you even understand? Only a warrior with superior inner

several steps, feeling the impact disturb her core energy. The bitter taste of blood rose in her throat, but she swallowed it down. Though she struggled to maintain composure, her mind

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never believed in its utility. Since childhood, she had trained for practical combat, where strength

"concede" was a provocation to

concedes!" she

Her strikes were powerful yet straightforward. Such strikes were

air, and struck Aurora's wrist with the staff. She disarmed Aurora and simultaneously kicked the latter in the chest,