Love Began with the First Meeting
Chapter 809 The Deadly Duel (Part One)

Some memories are so profound that they take root in one's heart, not easily erased with the passage of time, even after a decade or two. And the people who have been important in one's life are not easily forgotten or replaced.

In the Wolong District Arena for Field War at the Dragon Island, Brian and Eric both held a pistol in their hands. One man was wearing white while the other wore all black; from a distance, they looked like they came from hell or another ungodly domain, posed and ready. "I won't let you win this time!" Brian bellowed. His voice was cold and arrogant.

Eric scoffed. "I hope you can still be this cocky at the end when I've beaten you!"

Lenny and Tony, personal protectors to Brian and Eric respectively, stood at the side. They exchanged glances at their masters' backs, and they both noticed that the other protector's face was as nervous and heavy as his own.

The announcer, also the person in charge of the arena, was holding up a flare gun. "Ready..." As Eric and Brian's eyes met across the distance, a loud 'BANG' emitted from the gun. Both Brian and Eric got into fight poses, ready to strike. BANG BANG BANG!

Da da da!

Both their guns shot immediately and spontaneously. Brian and Eric dashed across the barrier to reach their second destination point. When they reached it, they discarded their original guns and took up the revolvers that were there, cocked and ready. As soon as each had the revolver in his hand, he turned around and pointed the gun at his opponent, square in the face.

The men's movements were so synchronous that it seemed like one man was in front of a mirror and it's reflecting back his movements. The crowd was still, anxious to see who would win and quiet, unable to express their appreciation for the game.

"Who do you think will win?" Lenny asked, her voice low but steady. She kept his eyes on the two men inside the arena but her question was directed at Tony.

Tony glanced at Brian and Eric and then at Lenny. "It's hard to say..." he said.

Lenny frowned briefly and watched Tony. Of course she was only asking to see if Tony would say it. Brian Long had a much higher chance of winning.

"Mr. Eric Long, like his father, chooses not to push himself too hard, not to the extent that Brian Long and the others push themselves. Therefore, he's only exerting 80% of his energy and effort instead of 100%." Tony turned his attention back to the two men inside the area, explaining more thoroughly," But when you see him always using only 80% of his strength, you cannot conclude that he has only 80% strength as he always shows." He paused, then turned his attention from Eric to Lenny and added," Eric simply is not willing to..." Another pause, then Tony finished," use 100% of his strength."

Lenny turned her gaze on Tony and frowned as she started to register his words. Slowly, she began to realize that he was right. "As the shadow to my young master," she started, hurt and upset at the fact that everything Tony was saying was right. "I can't believe that my understanding of him was not as broad as yours..."

"Don't be upset, Lenny," Tony told her comfortingly. "That's what Mr. Brian Long told me earlier, not my own opinion. They are cousins and they grew up together. Only they know each other more than anyone else."

As Tony and Lenny analyzed and discussed the battle between their masters, the battle was still ongoing and as tense as ever. Smoke clouds filled the entire arena, giving it even more of a mysterious ambiance, getting in the way of Brian's and Eric's line of view and skewing their vision.

"Like the regular rules!" Eric was the first to speak "Withdraw five bullets and leave one behind... Each shoots three times at the other!" He was proposing an extremely risky duel, one that might result in one of them falling to his death.

Brian narrowed his eyes and didn't say a word. With a single light shake of his hand, the cartridge of his revolver popped out. His fingers nimbly withdrew the five bullets while he kept his deep and heavy gaze on Eric, focused and determined. After withdrawing the bullets, he quickly turned the cartridge and then it bounced back to the gun body.

A faint wicked smile curled at the corner of Eric's mouth, and he did exactly the same thing as Brian just did, saying," Cousin, do you still remember the agreement we made when we went to steal our second uncle's wine when we were younger?"

"Yes! Be good cousins for each other all our life!" Brian's voice came as a low growl. "If we really meet something that can't be solved by peace one day, then we have this duel. If we both survive from this duel, we will forget all our unhappy memories and be good cousins to each other again!"

Eric gave a bitter laugh. Blinking, he suddenly dropped his hand holding the revolver and asked," How about we have a fight first, Cousin?"

"That's what I was thinking!" Brian exclaimed as he quickly shoved his gun into his waistline at his lower back "We should really have had this fight earlier.""

As soon as he finished speaking, he began to rush forward.

Eric also shoved his own gun into his waistline and then crossed his arms in front of his chest to block Brian's kicks.

The fight went on for a while because both men were so skilled in fighting that no one seemed to be better than the other. Even after dozens of rounds back and forth, there was no clear view of whom the winner would be and whom the loser would be. As Lenny and Tony watched their masters fighting intensely and fiercely, their faces grew heavier and heavier. The entire arena had been cleared out. Except for the person in charge, there was no audience watching the fight. 00000000000