Chapter 39

No wonder Paul always said you're the most likely to become a master swordsman in the Pan Continent." Nathan was out of breath. "I lost!" His helmet was nowhere to be seen, and his pale yellow leather armor was tattered. His left boot was torn and showed his toes, and the right boot was covered with dark red patches. What looked funny was his side that had been hit by Arnold's combat power; the armor had been broken and his red undergarments were showing. But his lance was gleaming, and it was clear that he had enough energy to keep going, if necessary. "Had we spared a few days earlier, you wouldn't have lost," Arnold said, smiling. He looked slightly better than Nathan. While Arnold did look like he had just got beaten up, Nathan looked like a soldier that had escaped from the Monster Cave. "You're saying you had a breakthrough in the past several days?" "Yes." "I should have challenged you earlier then," Nathan said with remorse. "I didn't know you were one to take adv