Karl stood with his sword in hand, motionless, as stable as a stone sculpture, but his whole body exuded a sharp and piercing murderous intent. John lay on the ground and waited for a while, seeing that Karl would never make the first move, he shrugged his shoulders and raised his legs.
Use force and attack first.
At this time, Karl's half-closed eyes suddenly opened, and his whole aura changed like a long sword unsheathed, its sharp edge revealed. He had just been staring at his opponent's shoulder, and when John's shoulder moved, he also moved.
The vertical long sword was thrown downward, as light as a wicker swinging, and as fast as lightning. The sharp blade drew a downward curved arc in the air, and the sword edge was thrown towards the back of John's head.
Karl performed an unpopular sword-handling technique. By swinging his arms in small movements and swinging his wrists in large movements, he created a whip-like slashing effect, called whip fall. The sword was drawn out very fast, and the slashing effect was
The power is very light, relying on the sharpness and high-speed vibration of the sword tip to cause damage to the enemy.
The advantage of Whipping is that the cutting speed is as fast as lightning, and it allows the swordsman to withdraw his strength in time and change his moves. However, its lethality depends very much on the sharpness of the sword, but the damage to the target is relatively limited.
Few swordsmen as young as Carl practice the whip fall technique. Its application range is narrow and requires high equipment and physical fitness of the practitioner. Practitioners often dislocate their wrists and cannot allow the tip of the sword to vibrate at high speed, making it impossible to
Achieve the best killing effect.
Carl is able to perform an almost perfect whip fall, which shows that he has practiced all common techniques to the point of proficiency, and only then has the time and energy to practice unpopular techniques.
The chief officer at Braun's training camp had a weird fighting posture, almost moving close to the ground. Karl was not familiar with this fighting style, and common sword skills may not be able to deal with John. Out of the caution of a swordsman, he chose an unpopular one who was good at closing his strength and changing his moves.
Techniques serve as starting moves.
A sword is a murderous weapon. When fighting an enemy with a sword, you must have the consciousness to kill and be killed. Despite Karl's usual high-spirited personality, he becomes as stone-hearted as soon as he draws the sword in his hand, and will never show mercy to John. Whip
The falling technique was just right to restrain John, who was wearing cloth clothes, and the vibrating and humming sword edge hit the back of his head like lightning. As long as it hit, the vibrating sword tip was enough to cut open his head.
John's body was lying on the ground, and his legs were exerting force. He should obviously rush forward like a leopard, but instead he moved sideways to Karl's left side in an incredible way, like a big animal that was used to running amok.
Crab. His movements are definitely not pleasing to the eye, but they are very effective. He avoids the insidious and vicious whip fall, and also follows Karl's left hand around his back.
Fake action?!
Karl was startled, and all the hairs on his body stood up. Without thinking, he rushed forward, intending to distance himself from the enemy behind him first. At this time, the advantage of the whip fall technique in terms of force reduction was fully revealed, and Karl's whole body relaxed.
His muscles tightened instantly, and his ankles, legs, waist, hips, back, and shoulders exerted force layer by layer, and his straight-line sprinting movement suddenly changed. He turned his ankles, bent his knees, and turned around quickly like a spinning top, holding the long sword in his hand.
Swinging out a fierce arc-shaped blade light.
Turn back and kill!
As John said, beasts are accustomed to attacking from the back of their prey, because this angle is the safest for the attacker. How could the half-elf warriors of the Disa Alliance not know the danger of backstabbing?
Therefore, the swordsman's turnaround is specially used to deal with enemies who like to backstab. The point of the turnaround is not to turn around, but to complete the turn while charging forward, and then counterattack the enemy behind with one sword. Karl's
There was no reservation in this turning attack, and he tried his best. Even the strictest swordsmanship instructor at Coral Academy could not fault it.
Amidst the sound of the sword cutting through the air, the bright sword light was like a brilliant and dazzling rainbow, poignant and deadly.
The best thing is that Karl's sword is different from the standard turning back. He bends his knees and rotates from bottom to top. Not only does he fully exert the strength of his back, he also drives the long sword from right to left, from right to left.
From low to high, create a spiral diagonal slash.
Since John's position is very low, the standard return slash will most likely fail in response to his prostrate rise. However, if he wants to stab Karl in the back, he will inevitably improve his position. In this way, Karl's diagonal return slash will be ineffective.
Just enough to cut him into two pieces.
Being adaptable to changes in a fierce battle is exactly the difference between a genius and a mediocre person, and this kind of thing is always easier said than done. You must know that practicing thousands of times a day will turn a technique into a person's instinctive reaction.
The speed of drawing the sword is faster than the swordsman's thoughts. The angle and strength of the attack are completed by muscle memory, which is difficult to change.
Karl is able to break the constraints of swordsmanship and change his moves according to local conditions. His swordsmanship skills can simply be described as amazing.
However, John seemed to sense his opponent's intentions in advance. He tapped his elbow on the ground and followed Karl like a big swimming snake. The light of the sword rising diagonally passed over his head. Just as Karl turned around, John
With a simple lunge and a straight thrust, the black dog-headed scimitar stabbed the opponent in the abdomen with the instantly extended arm.
Karl had no time to react. He only felt a chill in his lower abdomen, and his heart suddenly became filled with despair. The strong fear of death seized his mind, which instead stimulated the potential of a third-level professional. Karl's face was distorted, and his throat sounded like a dying beast.
Roaring, the long sword in his hand stabbed towards John like a storm, and the criss-crossing sword light formed a silver net, trying to kill the enemy in front of him together.
This time, it was John's turn to change his face. He did not expect that Karl would become so ferocious when he went crazy. His strength and speed were greatly increased. Before one sword light was extinguished, another sword light followed.
Faced with a life-and-death crisis, the chief officer of the training camp simply lay on the ground and rolled to dodge. This is a fighting style he created himself, and he can use it easily. Although rolling on the ground can avoid most attacks from high positions, the speed of his roll is
Far inferior to Carl in an upright position.
Although John was not frightened, his body seemed to be filled with springs, and every part of it could exert force. His back was pressed against the ground, and he slid backwards in a strange posture, first escaping from the sharp silver-white sword net.
Then he suddenly jumped up and raised the dog-leg knife in his hand. The blade just touched the side of Karl's long sword.
With a "buzz" sound, the sharp sword light suddenly went out, and the long sword in Karl's hand was actually knocked away.
The high-quality portable sword came out of his hand, and there was no murder weapon in his hand. Swordsman Karl immediately regained his senses. He quickly checked his stomach and found that only the combat uniform was punctured by the dog-leg scimitar, but his skin was not injured.
Not a drop of blood was shed.
Karl breathed a long sigh of relief, and his whole body became discouraged. At this moment, he had to admit that John's fighting skills were amazing, and he could not match them.
In fact, from Karl's whip attack, turning around to counterattack, going crazy, to the long sword being shot down by John, the competition between the two sides was completed in a flash of lightning, so fast that it was dizzying.
Most people didn't see clearly the attack and defense process between the two sides. This extremely dangerous real sword showdown was over.
John, the chief officer of the Adventurer Training Camp, won completely, while Carl, the third-level swordsman of Coral Academy, lost.
The scene fell into dead silence.
"Pah, pah, pah."
Sudden applause rang out from the crowd of spectators. While applauding, Wiltok said with a smile: "It was a very exciting competition. John won, Karl lost... There is a big gap in your strength."
Wiltok has a handsome appearance, and he often shows the magnanimity of a superior. Even Boss Bottom is sometimes photographed by his temperament. His tone of commenting on the two sides is like a big shot from a highland family watching the relationship between two subordinates.
A wonderful performance. No one echoed Vertok, and many people even secretly cursed: As if you can see clearly?
However, Wiltok was right. John was able to show mercy to the third-level swordsman Karl in a fierce battle, which is enough to show that the strength gap between the two sides is very large.
Vertok walked out of the crowd and bent down to pick up the long sword that was knocked away by John's blow. He held the hilt of the sword in his hand and immediately felt a very familiar feeling. He couldn't help but want to do a sword dance. Unfortunately,
The sword was heavier than he expected. He tried several times without success, so he frowned with his straight and slender eyebrows and dropped the shining silver sword angrily.
Originally, everyone's attention was attracted to Wiltok. When they saw him picking up the sword, they thought he might be a strong swordsman with hidden secrets. Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but snicker secretly. Annie and Katie...
The two young ladies simply laughed out loud.
Due to Wiltok's interruption, the dull and solemn atmosphere was swept away. Captain Charlie of the Qin and the Whistle Adventure Group stepped forward and came to Karl. He first patted his shoulder to express comfort, and then
He turned to John and said, "Have you mastered the Heart of the Mirror?"
Carl, who was feeling frustrated, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at John in surprise.
Ordinary people may not understand it, but the professionals at Coral Academy know that the so-called "Mirror Heart" is a wonderful spiritual state. People who master the state of mind can control the body in subtle ways, and can not only challenge powerful professionals by leapfrogging,
They usually defeat their opponents easily.
In the Disa League, there are many professionals with awakening expertise, but in comparison, there are very few people who are strong in the state of mind. If John is a strong person who has mastered the "Mirror Heart", it is natural that Karl loses to him.
The professionals who graduated from the academy are all elites who have been repeatedly tempered and can withstand setbacks. Those "waste" students have long been eliminated by the academy. Karl will not be depressed because he lost to John in public. He shouted excitedly:
"I am convinced that I lost... Did you master the Heart of the Mirror using the same training method as learning how a beast crawls on the ground? Can you teach me? I can pay..."
John opened his mouth and exhaled a hot breath. The victory he had just won was not easy. The explosive power of the third-level swordsman was really terrifying. The short fight made all the muscles and joints in his body feel sore and swollen.
"I'm still a little short of the center of the mirror... As for the practice method, you have all seen it. There is nothing to hide." John shook his head and said calmly.
Karl wanted to say something more, but Captain Charlie spoke first: "John, you are very strong... I am Karl's captain, a fourth-level shield guard with awakened physique expertise. Shall we compete?"
Through hard training, ordinary warriors may be able to reach the level of third-level professionals in terms of physical fitness and combat skills, but level four is the dividing line between professionals and ordinary people. The two sides are not on the same level. Third-level swordsman Karl has outstanding talents and superb swordsmanship.
It's amazing, but he is by no means a match for Level 4 professional Charlie.
John said angrily: "I'm not sure I can beat you, so I won't fight!"
Charlie nodded reservedly, feeling relieved in his heart. In fact, he was not absolutely sure of defeating John, but this young bishop was too sensible and gave Charlie enough face in front of everyone. From now on, the four professionals in the adventure group will definitely
It will take some time to settle down, and the new members who have just been recruited will respect Captain Charlie a lot.
"It's getting late. I'll take my team members back to the station to rest first. Instructor John, you have proven your strength today. We will visit you another day to ask you about the tactics and techniques of the adventure team." Charlie paused and said tactfully.
Said: "I know you are unlikely to join any adventure group, but if you change your mind in the future, I hope to first consider our 'Piano and Whistle' adventure group."
Charlie left the training camp with the professionals and a dozen new members of the adventure group. The swordsman Karl turned back when he left and shouted to John: "Instructor, I will come to you, and you will also teach me how to be an adventurer."
Combat skills..."
Seeing that there was no excitement to be seen, the surrounding crowd gradually dispersed, but Wiltok did not leave. He walked up to John and said seriously: "I recognize you..."
John was stunned and said: "I recognize you too, Wiltok. We met at the Adventurer's House Hotel."
Vertok stretched out his finger, turned around and pointed out a few adventurers scattered not far away, and said: "I recognize your scent... Ever since I walked out of the hotel, you, him, him, and him have been around me.
, I didn’t notice it at the time, but now I remember the smell of you.”
John couldn't help but gasp. They had been secretly protecting Wiltok under Bottom's orders. Who would have thought that Wiltok could actually tell the smell on their bodies?!
Does he have the nose of a snake-tailed vulture...