——4e, 201, the last month, 19th, 21:00——
"Come on, attack me." Cisco Yue picked up a steel shield on the weapon rack, turned to Arthur and said, "Don't think too much, you don't have the ability to hurt me yet."
In the backyard of the "Yuevaska" longhouse, there is a large flat rocky ground as a martial arts arena. Surrounding it are some auditoriums with wooden pergolas. Various weapons are hung on the weapon racks on the side of the arena. Because it is too late , and torches were lit.
"That's right, beat him!" Artis shouted from the side.
Ella was chatting with White Mane in the house, and the three Wells brothers also had something to say to each other. Outside the house, only a few members of the nocturnal comrades were sitting in the auditorium to rest. The only thing Arthur could recognize was the black circles under his eyes. Artis, maybe he was too embarrassed to sleep in the residential area with those dark circles under his eyes?
Want to resist the attack of a two-handed sword with bare hands and a shield, and you have one eye? Arthur hesitated for a moment, but immediately put it aside under Cisco Moon's fierce gaze, because the look was very similar to that of an injured snow tiger he had once hunted, and that time his throat was almost bitten off. Wounded beasts are the most dangerous, and Cisco Moon, who has only one eye, has obviously summarized a set of fighting methods that are only suitable for him from his unique perspective. As a half-hearted warrior, he has no right to question him.
"Drink!" Arthur raised his sword high to charge up, and then slashed down suddenly. This move has been confirmed to be effective in previous battles. Ordinary robbers and beasts are completely unable to resist his power, and the consequences of parrying and blocking are They were all struck in two by his sword. Even if he dodged in time, he could not avoid the subsequent slash. If the attack was not finished, he could still turn around and sweep away other close enemies.
However, this set of three consecutive attacks was terminated at the beginning.
"Clang!" The steel two-handed sword had clearly hit the shield, but it didn't encounter any resistance. It slid directly across the shield and hit the ground. The huge force caused sparks to scatter on the stone ground, drawing out A deep mark was left.
"The strength is good, but the skill is lacking. It is probably used to kill bandits." Cisco Moon looked down and raised the shield again: "Come again."
Obviously, he has excellent judgment and can change the tilt angle of the shield before the sword blade and the shield surface come into contact to remove most of the force. If he repeats the same trick, he will only bring humiliation to himself. Arthur retreated and swung his sword. Sword stance.
The next attack was something he summed up when facing those ghouls whose ordinary injuries could not stop their actions at all. He stabbed hard, no matter which side of the body he was leaning towards, and immediately turned around to perform a spinning chop. This could usually dry up the ghouls. The body is cut in half, but it is also very effective against heavily armored enemies.
"Ding!" "Bang!" The shield was stabbed in the front and did not slide away. Arthur was about to perform a whirlwind slash, but the hilt of the two-handed sword was hit by a huge force at this moment and flew straight out.
"Hey! Can you do it?" Artis was still heckling.
"Oh, do you think of me as a corpse whose limbs are as stiff as my head?" Cisco shook his shield and pointed it at Arthur, who was picking up the two-handed sword. "You are a hunter, so think of me as someone who has experienced How about the most ferocious beast that ever lived?”
Phew - Arthur took a deep breath, changed his hands on the handle, dragged the giant sword to the ground without raising it, and stared straight at Cisco Moon.
At this time, in front of him was no longer the one-eyed Cisco Moon, but the huge snow tiger with an injured right front paw. At first, Arthur thought it must be slow to respond to attacks from the right, but unexpectedly, knowing that he was slow, the snow tiger hit the right Fang was more vigilant than Zuo Fang, which made him suffer a big loss. Just like now, although Cisco Moon only has one right eye, the shield in his left hand is extremely flexible.
Unless they were wounds caused immediately by themselves, those flaws were actually their advantages. Understanding this, Arthur no longer rushed to attack the shield, but instead targeted Cisco Moon's whole body. Yes, he just let Ya Ser "attacked him" instead of "attacked his shield". This subconscious misunderstanding made the first few attacks in vain.
What he wants to use now is a two-handed sword lift. This move is more effective for those wearing armor and shields, but the follow-up will still be a whirlwind that will sell the opponent's back and elbows. Maybe he can force the sword to swing. of inertia to change direction? In that case, it must be a big surprise for Cisco, who is preparing to carry out the shield slam step by step.
"Crack——" The giant sword was raised, Cisco Moon calmly waved his shield to divert the power away, and took advantage of the situation to get ready for a shield attack. At this time, Arthur's two-handed sword had already exhausted its power, and under normal circumstances he could only bring Use the inertia to perform a roundabout attack, and in that case, you will only be knocked away again.
Reverse slash - Arthur, who was well prepared, used his strength to stop the whirling force, and then slashed towards Cisco Moon, whose posture had changed and was unable to block.
"Ha, I didn't expect you to have such a skill, but still-" Cisco was not surprised but overjoyed, and kept adjusting his posture to prepare for this move.
At that moment, a ray of moonlight fell, covering the entire Yuevaska, and a flickering golden shadow appeared on the edge of Arthur's sword.
【ex~calibur! 】
Boom - Cisco Yue was knocked far away and hit the cliff. He seemed to be fine, staring at a huge black burn mark on his armor in a daze, saying that he was still waiting for something to happen.
"Uh...huh?" Arthur gasped as if he was exhausted, and then watched in surprise as the steel two-handed sword in his hand gradually softened, melted, dripped, and finally turned into a puddle of molten iron on the ground.
Artis was so stunned that he didn't even notice the half-eaten bread falling from his hands.
"Huh? What?" Ella accompanied Craco out of the hall, and was a little surprised by the scene: "The winner has been decided? So soon?"
"Tch, I admit that this guy has the qualifications to join us." Cisco Moon finally got up and walked into the hall while wiping his armor. When passing by Arthur, he added: "But the moves are still a show-off. "
"Uh, old Mr. White Mane, what was that just now..." Arthur threw away the two-handed sword with only the hilt left, looked at the bright moonlight in the sky, and asked Craco.
At this time, the moon beams that originally enveloped Yuevaska gradually converged and focused on the cliff where Cisco just hit.
"Hey! New kid! Come up here!" A high-spirited shout came from the top of the cliff.
"Go, that's our blacksmith Erindil Graymane. He doesn't like to talk, but he is a good man." Krako Whitemane smiled at Arthur: "He should be able to answer your questions."
"By the way, help me get the shield back~" Ella interjected.
What kind of shield do you need as an archer? Arthur cursed as he walked around the cliff and climbed up the road on its side.
On the platform above the cliff is a huge exposed blacksmith shop, but it is not the same as exposed. A protruding rock wall above the blacksmith shop is carved into the shape of a giant eagle spreading its wings, and the circular gap between the wings of the giant eagle is exactly the same. There was a bright moonlight shining down from the sky, illuminating several weapons in the cooling pool of the blacksmith shop. No, it was not reflection, but some of them were glowing themselves, just like Arthur's wave before. When the sword was drawn, the light on the blade was the same.
"Son, you are lucky. Not only do you have the talent to use them, but you also happen to catch up with the 'Moonlight Infusion' of an uncertain date. You can pick a handful from them and take them away." The person who spoke was a man who was related to Krako Whitemane. He looked like an old man, but his hair and beard were gray. He finished speaking in one breath, then turned around and went straight to forging a one-handed sword and ignored him.
This kind of "not talking" is really rare, but it does explain what happened just now. Arthur tried to find a glowing two-handed sword among those weapons.
This is the world-famous "Empty Furnace". It is as old as the history of the Comrades. On nights of uncertain dates, the moonlight will fall. At this time, the weapons forged will have the "Moonlight Infusion" effect. As for the specifics, Whether it is a fire infusion or an ice infusion, it depends on which of the two moons gives the moonlight.
But only people within the comrades group know that although they do not require the replenishment of soul stones like enchanted weapons, the activation frequencies are also different. After many experiments, it was found that even if the same weapon is used by different people, the probability of the activation effect is They are also different, but the effect of activating all weapons by the same person is exactly the same, which leads to another concept, the "moonlight adaptation" physique.
For a person with weak adaptability, dozens or hundreds of attacks may not have an effect. To him, the infused weapon is just an excellent steel weapon, while for a person with good adaptability, a dozen swords may be able to fly out a tongue of fire. Or Ice Blade—such people are usually directly recruited into the comrades-in-arms group.
As for Arthur, he is not using an infused weapon. It can be effective just by being illuminated by the moonlight... It is absolutely impossible for the comrades to release people. If the frequency of activation of the infused weapon is considerable, it is entirely possible to directly become a leader.
Arthur picked a two-handed sword with blue decorations and waved it a few times. The sword was once again filled with bursts of golden light, which stopped the gray-maned old man's blacksmithing action.
With a clang, the steel sword fell, and Arthur sat down directly on the ground and began to gasp. This time, Erindil was so frightened that he dropped what he was doing and came to help him.
"Sorry, I'm fine." Arthur refused the old man's help and stood up after taking a few breaths: "It seems that I have to control it to prevent it from being activated all the time. It consumes too much energy. By the way, Ella has a shield. Will it be repaired at your place?"
"Talos on top." Erindil Graymane seemed to have no idea what to say. He muttered to himself and went to take Ayla's shield and give it to Arthur.
"Could it be that it was carried on the back to defend against cold arrows?" Arthur checked Ella's shield. It was just an ordinary iron shield, so he waved goodbye to the old blacksmith: "I'm going back first, old man, please rest early~"
