At the same time (?), in a large hollow, in a forest next to the village.
"Well, since you summoned me again," the human swordmaster Albert said, touching his chin, "it proves that things are not going smoothly? Are the [Mind Eye Technique] and [Wuxin] I taught you useless?
?"
"It's almost like that." Albert's true self replied, and asked at the same time: "By the way, how do you remember this?"
Logically speaking, the clones he summoned here are all "disposable". After helping, they will return to their parallel world and will not remember what they have been summoned.
"After you summoned me last time, I went back. It is true that I don't remember anything, or I should have fallen into a long sleep." Sword Master Albert said: "However, after being summoned by you again this time,
I remembered what happened after I was summoned last time. Probably, when I am summoned to this world, the memory that remained in this world will be revived."
"Interesting phenomenon..." Albert's true form found a big rock nearby and sat down: "Not to mention that. Do you know what [Wolf Step] is?"
"[Wolf Step]? It should be a combat skill used in the Eastern Dark Continent, right?" Sword Master Albert replied: "It is similar to Great Britain's basic combat skill [Full Power Explosion], but the use is more advanced."
Complex and precise. Why do you ask?"
"Hercules told me. That guy seemed to have made some kind of agreement with my clone in the arena. After he defeated my clone, he came out and told me about it." said the tiger man young man.
The other party's expression became solemn: "Tell me what you heard in detail. Not every word spoken."
"I can't remember that many cats, but I'll try my best -" Albert recounted the situation at that time.
"Hmm." After listening to the description, Sword Master Albert also sat down and thought: "Although the [Wolf Step] he mentioned is also interesting, it should not be the focus. What really surprised Hercules should be something else.
Some kind of power."
"What kind of power?"
"I don't know. He didn't say it, and I can't guess." The sword master shook his head and said, "But one thing is for sure. The Hercules of your world is stronger than the Hercules of my parallel world."
"……you sure?"
"If it were the Hercules of my world, as long as you learned [Mindsight] and [Wuxin], you would be able to fight him to a draw, or at least you wouldn't be suppressed and beaten. However, the Hercules of your world is not only
He is so fluent and able to use [Wolf Step] that I have never seen him use before, which proves that he is stronger than him in my world, and not just a little stronger. You don't have the memory of fighting him, so I can't be completely sure. However, I
Dare I say, even if you have the memory of fighting him, you are helpless against him."
"So where is his strength..." the tiger man murmured. So far, he is still helpless against the all-seeing Hercules, which is a bit beyond Albert's expectations.
"I don't know. Speed? Strength? Defense? The power and instantaneous ability to activate magic?" Sword Master Albert enumerated: "There is always one thing that makes him outstanding, and it is the key to your inability to defeat him.
.If we can find this key, we can prescribe the right medicine."
But the problem is that every battle between Albert and Hercules ends in Albert's defeat. Once defeated, the memory of Albert (and his clone) entering the abyssal arena will be erased by the forces of the abyss.
Except. Memory cannot be retained, experience cannot be accumulated, and lessons cannot be learned from past mistakes to do better next time.
If this is the case, no matter how many times you try, you cannot change the fact of defeat.
——It’s a dead game.
"In short, I will teach you all the basic combat skills you can learn first." Human Sword Master Albert said: "I will thoroughly strengthen your combat ability and then go on to it. Only by laying a good foundation can you further improve."
Albert's true self asked a little impatiently: "By the way, how did you defeat Hercules in the first place?"
"Well, proficient swordsmanship and combat skills, a little magic, and a little bit of luck." Sword Master Albert recalled: "Even so, Hercules is still very powerful. Probably the most powerful person in my life."
A powerful opponent. If I hadn't been lucky, I might have been killed by his sword."
Magic. Albert gets a headache when he hears this. As an orc, he has no way to use magic anyway (except for creation magic such as madness). This is his natural shortcoming, a gap that cannot be made up.
So when the sword master mentioned magic, Albert (himself) no longer wanted to talk about it.
"And that [Wolf Step]," Sword Master Albert added: "Although I can also use it, I am a human. The feeling of a human using [Wolf Step] and the feeling of an orc using [Wolf Step] should be the same.
It's different. When we humans use [Wolf Step], we hit the magic power on the skin of our feet. But the orcs... seem to use the flesh pads on their feet to activate [Wolf Step]."
"What's the difference..." Albert complained.
"If you think there is no difference, I can teach you." The sword master said: "But you'd better summon a clone who can use wolf step at the same time and is an orc, and let him teach you. If they are both orcs,
, I should be able to teach you more carefully."
"I'll try." Albert sat still on the stone and tried to concentrate on summoning another clone. It was easy to do if you knew the filtering conditions, and it didn't take long for him to summon another clone of himself.
What appeared in front of Albert (the original) was not another tiger-man Albert, but... a werewolf?
The white werewolf Albert's hair is all snow-white, but he also has unique black tiger stripes on his body. Strictly speaking, he should be a rare tiger-wolf hybrid, and part of the tiger-man's blood is revealed, in the werewolf's body
basically.
"Why meow, it's a werewolf..." Albert (the original) looked at his clone and complained.
"I'm so sorry for being a werewolf." Werewolf Albert groaned. It was full of sarcasm, and he was sarcastic at himself.
"Then you practice here." Human Sword Master Albert came over and said, "And I will be responsible for teaching you other basic combat techniques."
"How can you two teach me something at the same time..."
"Clone." The sword master said suddenly.
"Oh, clone." Albert figured it out.
Indeed, he can transform into another clone and learn basic combat techniques from the human swordmaster Albert. After learning, Albert can dismantle the clone, and then the experience gained by the clone will be returned to the clone intact.
Albert himself. This has been proven to be feasible before.
It seems that he needs to make full use of the ability of the clone technique. He learns from himself and learns different techniques from different selves in a two-pronged manner. Multitasking is very difficult and very tiring. But now Alber
It can be done relatively easily.
The tiger stripes on his body began to emit icy blue light, [Lesford Radiant Light]. His body was directly connected to [Extraordinary Theory], and he himself was the embodiment of truth. He simply kept this appearance and continued
Learn combat techniques.
"As expected... I won't take advantage of it at all." Sword Master Albert looked at Albert (the original) who was glowing with light, thoughtfully.
"What's wrong?" Albert's clone asked.
"No. It's nothing." The sword master said, walking to the other side of the woods with Albert's clone to do combat training.
"Let's start here," said the werewolf Albert: "Take off your shoes first."
"That [Wolf Step] really requires bare feet to use Meow..." Albert's original self wondered.
"Wearing shoes that are too thick may hinder the magic released from the soles of the feet. Although there is special equipment, I guess you can't get that kind of equipment in this alien space. So it is better to go barefoot when fighting Hercules.
."
"Wouldn't it be terrible if he got something on the ground and pricked the soles of my feet?" Albert asked as he took off his shoes.
"Not exactly." Albert the werewolf kicked the tree next to him. A deep footprint appeared on the gray and hard tree trunk, as if it had been directly dented by a hard metal object in the shape of the sole of his foot.
"[Wolf Step] is equivalent to enchanting the soles of the feet. The soles of the feet condensed with a large number of photons can be harder than steel." The werewolf youth said: "You can even use it as a means of attack... Although it is not as good as the enchanted ones."
Swords are still inferior."
"So [Wolf Step] is a combat skill that enhances kicking ability? That's it?"
"No." Albert the werewolf said, and started walking towards the tree. He stepped on the trunk of the tree and started climbing. He climbed up the tree with only his feet instead of using his hands. He almost climbed up the tree.
He walked up vertically to the tree trunk, as if he had suction cups on the soles of his feet. This move already dumbfounded Albert.
The werewolf young man Albert finally "walked" to the top of the tree and used the suction of his feet to hang himself upside down on a thick and protruding branch. He hung upside down like a bat with his head down, and said calmly:
"If you want to use [Wolf Step] skillfully in battle, you must first exert its effect to this extent. - Then let's get started."
"You must be kidding me." Albert's true self complained as he looked at the phenomenon that almost violated common sense of physics.
"However, the Hercules you faced can do the same. Didn't you feel it when you fought him?"
"How do I know? If I am defeated, I will have no memory of that battle." Albert complained fiercely.
"Forget it. Anyway, just follow the tips I teach you. [Wolf Step] will definitely come in handy - even if it is definitely not the key to defeating Hercules."
Even he said so...
Just when Albert (the original) was busy practicing walking up the tree with [Wolf Step] by the tree, Mutt also walked into the forest.
"Hmm..." He narrowed his eyes and looked at the werewolf Albert who was supervising the training of the tiger-man Albert.
"Are you... Mr. Albert's clone? Please give me some advice." The cat boy said, "I've brought lunch and tea. Do you want to eat?"
"Ha, you're welcome then." The werewolf young man grabbed the dried meat in the basket and chewed a few mouthfuls: "Wow, it tastes terrible. There's no seasoning at all. Can't you put more salt in it?"
A drop of sweat broke out on Mutt's forehead: "There are not that many supplies available at the moment..."
"You are not a puppy in this world, but a kitten...a wonderful deviation of cause and effect." The werewolf Albert stroked the cat boy's head with his hand and said deeply: "You...but
Don't die. Especially, don't die for him. Don't think that sacrificing yourself for him is such a great thing. In fact, you will only make him resent you for a lifetime."
"Mr. Albert..." The cat boy showed a confused expression.
"I'm just talking, don't worry about it." The other party smiled cynically and took another piece of dried meat to chew: "Anyway, cherish your life, kid."