The greatsword is not a weapon suitable for dealing with armor.
This was very clear to both the white-haired girl herself and the knight opposite.
Even if the materials used are the rarest in the world and can have an absolute advantage in the same blade duel, it will still be unable to do so when faced with strong dragon scales or metal armor made of steel.
This is determined by the structure.
The weight of the sword blade, which is composed of a thin metal sheet, is evenly distributed and is perfect when facing soft targets. However, what is needed to deal with hard armor is a pickaxe or hammer that can concentrate the weight and strike force at one point. With Warhammer.
Even a man with extraordinary strength like Henry would have difficulty breaking through plate armor with the wrong tools using brute force alone.
The knight Arrian dismounted, and the three companions around him formed a circle holding halberds or crescent axes.
They didn't intend to let her escape, but swarming up when their opponents were already trapped was against the knightly honor they believed in - Mira never thought that one day she would be saved by these extremely contemptuous nobles, but she There is no time left to think about this matter right now.
"Go further, little one." The Luoan girl said to Mitya. The two knights behind were located near Mitya. They knew that she had seriously injured a knight with the help of her mount, and her halberd was pointed directly at her. The unicorn obviously has no pity for such an amazing car.
As knights, they may spend more time with their horses day and night than their family members. They understand very well the close connection these intelligent creatures can have with their riders. No matter how greedy you are, it is basically impossible to capture it alive and use it for your own use.
"A fair duel." After Medea walked away, the Arrian knight spread his hands and said. The Luoan girl frowned, even though she wanted to ask this man who was much bigger than her and wore full plate armor. How could it be fair for a strong man to fight with herself who was only wearing half armor? However, she was not surprised that nobles were good at covering up their bad behavior with words.
If the speed of speaking and speaking makes them angry, they may not even have a chance.
She had no intention of giving up here.
Let him say whatever the other party wanted to say. The aching parts of her body and the physical energy consumed by the previous running were restored as much as possible while he was showing off.
But the silence of the white-haired girl also teased the already fragile nerves of the nobles. Knight Arrian's face darkened, and then he held a halberd in both hands and took a position.
"It is in vain to talk about honor with beasts." The two-meter-two-meter long halberd has a broad blade-shaped tip, with an undercut crescent-shaped ax blade on one side and a rhombus-shaped barb on the other side.
Its wooden shaft was a deep black color and was obviously some kind of hardwood structure. There are 4 narrow metal strips 60 centimeters behind the striking part surrounding the square handle - this is not the crude thing used by low-level militiamen, this is a knight's halberd. If you want to use a big sword easily It is impossible to cut off the head of a halberd and turn it into a fire stick.
--what to do?
The opponent's body is covered with fine plate armor. Although some details have rusted due to lack of maintenance, it fits the body like a second layer of skin, and the gaps are so tight that it cannot easily damage the flesh underneath.
"Check--" Mira put her weight on her left foot. While extending her right foot backwards, she retracted the sword. She grabbed the sword 30 centimeters below the tip and held the sword diagonally in front of her chest. .
This series of actions directly caused the expressions of several knights on the opposite side to change slightly.
If they could attribute the previous series of attacks to despicable surprise attacks and luck brought about by the use of magic, this set of skilled and natural standard postures was enough to make the well-trained knights truly face up to her threat.
"Half sword style." Arrian narrowed his eyes slightly: "Why does a mercenary know this? Where did you learn from it?"
"Forget it, we'll investigate later."
She probably shouldn't reveal her trump card so early. If she behaves more like a person who has never systematically learned combat skills, she might be able to catch the opponent's slack - but the bruised girl has no room to hide her secrets now. , on the contrary, if showing such a posture can make the other party cautious, she can gain more precious breathing space for herself.
"Teach me." "Xiu——" Arian waved the halberd in his hand. The two-meter-two length allowed him to launch an attack outside Mira's attack range, especially since the Luoan girl had adopted an anti-armor half weapon. When the sword stance makes it difficult to use the long blade of the sword.
"When-" An ordinary but powerful straight thrust, Mira accurately predicted the timing, blocked it with the blade of the big sword and pushed it to the outside, while taking a step forward to close the distance.
"Hugh -" But Arrian didn't panic at all. He loosened his front hand and pulled his back hand to change the halberd from the end to the middle. Then he pointed the tip of the spear and pushed back, trying to get closer enough to use the half-sword. The Luoan girl from a distance.
"Ha-huh, ha-huh." The white-haired girl tried hard to control her breathing and try to calm her trembling body. The continuous use of magic power and physical energy consumption made her palms cold and sluggish, and she was in a bad state. Thousands of miles away, but the opponent may be the strongest she has ever faced in her life.
She had training, but the opponent was also an elite knight from Sivalier.
She has experience, but the man in front of her who is in his early thirties may have more experience than she does.
Her opponent had an overwhelming advantage in terms of physical strength, and even her equipment was better than hers. She only wore body armor, and her handguards had been lost in order to be removed with the crossbow. The same was true for her helmet.
The strong and sharp halberd only needed to be touched once to make her completely passive, and she had to get close enough to cause damage to the opponent——
--?
"It's your old habit to be careless about the future." The teacher's voice seemed to come from behind, but when she listened carefully, it seemed to be the sound of some kind of raptor.
A strange "quacking, quacking" sound rang out, as if birds were coming out to look for food after the heavy rain. Being in the forest, this did not attract much attention from the knights of Sivalier. They were focused on watching the scene in front of them. fighting.
Unconsciously, the face of the Luoan girl who was originally a little nervous and pale suddenly became a little calmer.
"Pacha——" She changed her stance, changing from the half-sword stance against armor to the normal grip when the enemy she faced was still wearing plate armor.
He holds a big sword in both hands, his posture is lowered, and the tip of the sword is pointed towards the enemy.
A big sword one and a half meters long, with a blade one meter long.
It is still difficult to compete with the halberd, but it has a longer attack range.
"You want to delay the time and make me collapse from fatigue? You really underestimate me." The Arrian knight judged the change of the Luoan girl's posture. Using the normal attack posture can block the halberd at a safer distance. In terms of attack, compared to the previous half-sword style, which showed aggressive tit-for-tat against armor, her current mid-section structure means completely passive defense in the eyes of people who are also familiar with the swordsmanship system.
Full-body plate armor provides ample protection, but consumes more physical energy than lightly armored units. The discomfort of moving while being soaked doubled, but even so, the knights of Sivalier still stood proudly.
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They are well-deserved elites.
As a noble, he serves the monarch and worships the gods. He has been training day and night since he was 8 years old. He does not need to engage in industrial and agricultural production. He is familiar with scriptures and biographies of great people, and is trained and taught by dedicated personnel.
16 He wore iron clothes and spent his whole life in the army.
The amount of training a knight needs in one year is a level that a peasant soldier cannot achieve in a lifetime.
Their pride is not groundless. The knights of Sivalier once created a miraculous feat in history when 250 people defeated 5,000 infantry.
"Viva-la-Groya!" the Arrian knight swore loudly, and then the halberd thrust out again. Mira tried to block it with the tip of the sword, but not with the tip of the sword held in a half-sword style. The strength is weak, and it just misses the trajectory of the halberd.
"Drink!" "Dang-!" The 1.8-meter-tall knight in full plate armor possesses strength that is unmatched by her. Her posture tilted to one side, and the blade of the big sword was no longer pointed at her opponent.
"Tsk——" "呲——" The Luoan girl did not retreat but advanced. She used her strength to directly deflect the tip of the sword and point it backwards. At the same time, she turned around and attacked the opponent with the tail hammer of the big sword.
"Dang——!" But this weak blow was blocked by the Arrian knight with his shoulder armor, and even a slight dent was not made - he raised his foot, and the Luoan girl hurriedly grabbed the big sword and followed. He was kicked to the ground.
"Pfft--" The girl who fell to the ground felt her internal organs churning. Even though she was blocked by armor, the impact still made it difficult for her to breathe. However, her opponent had no intention of leaving her a chance to breathe, and then struck again. He raised his halberd and stabbed straight at him.
"Check--" In a hurry, the Luoan girl, who almost used her hands and feet to distance herself, hurriedly avoided the attack. Her body was stained with fallen leaves, and there was still gastric juice overflowing from the corner of her mouth because she was kicked. .
She was bent over, her knees were shaking, and she tried her best not to let the sword fall to the ground due to pain, let alone take a stance in this situation.
——But this appearance made the Arrian Knight relax his pursuit.
The playful yet cold smile from before appeared on his face again.
"Yes, this look suits you."
"Dead end, dirty and miserable."
"How can your species use the same techniques as us?" Mira's seemingly calm tone revealed the sound of gritted teeth.
"As expected of Sir Arrian." The knights around him cheered.
"This is not a duel, no, no, no, this is nothing like that."
"This is the hunting, noble me, the orthodox knight of Sivalier, the hunting of a beast at the end of its rope."
- He hates himself.
It was just the fact that she used regular swordsmanship and had the same understanding of swordsmanship as him.
Just because of this white hair.
Just because she wants to survive.
"Glory." "Bah——" She shouldn't have continued to stimulate the other person.
But the Luoan girl spat out the sour liquid in her mouth with disdain. She forcibly raised her body and gripped the sword tightly, and then again——
A standard mid-section structure is laid out.
"..." Arian's expression darkened.
"You could have stayed alive a little longer."
"I may even be merciful and let you live and become a slave." The knight waved his halberd in the air again: "There are many things in this world that are more important than your humble life."
"You don't understand the heroism of fighting for honor regardless of sacrifice. Despicable things like you who only have your own life and death in your heart are not even worthy of being called human beings."
——He was really angry.
"Some things are indeed more important than life." Mira said, and Arian continued to move forward slowly.
"But that's not Sivalier, and it's not your honor."
"Fuck your honor." The Luoan girl raised her hand and wiped the corner of her mouth, and tightened her grip on the sword again.
Her knees were still shaking, but her gleaming eyes did not move for an iota from the object in front of her.
That burning gaze even made Arian stop for a moment - but then he turned his fear into hatred for the little girl in front of him.
"Rustling——" "Kacha——" The wind blew through the woods after the rain, but mixed with the sound of leaves covered with water droplets moving, there was an incongruous sound that only one person present noticed.
"..." Arrian, who didn't speak anymore, held the halberd tightly with a gloomy expression. The copper nails inlaid on the hardwood handle sent a good touch through the skin of his palm - he always liked this kind of weapon. The feeling of direct contact, which made him feel like they were extensions of his own hands.
"Check——" "Hu——" The thrust that seemed to be the same as before was just a fake action. While Mira raised her hand to try to block, Arrian raised his halberd and changed it to slash.
"Dang!" The halberd that hit the big sword's face directly caused the weapon in the Luoan girl's hand to deflect. When her door was wide open and unable to block, the knight raised the halberd and stabbed forward again.
"Check--" The Luoan girl pulled back the sword at the critical moment and took a step forward to the left to avoid the attack. However, the halberd was not a spear that could only stab. The ax blades and inverted swords extended out from both sides. The hook is equally deadly - "Stuck -" Arrian used the barb to catch Mira's blocked sword blade, and then pulled her forward to make her whole body unbalanced.
"It's over -" one of the knights around said calmly.
"Check-" The weapon in the hand of the white-haired girl who fell forward was out of control, her center of gravity was disrupted, and this time she fell forward and could not escape the opponent's attack range even if she tried to roll again.
——She didn’t want to escape either.
"Step--" The girl who lowered her body was clinging to the ground like a cunning fox emerging from the bushes. Arian's hooking technique to destroy her center of gravity was exactly what Mira expected.
"Clang--" The big sword struck the guard of the halberd. The metal guard prevented it from being cut off, but the knight's mocking of his opponent's futility only lasted a very short time-because he immediately saw Mi La used the hardwood handle of the halberd as some kind of guide rail——
She was exhausted and could not swing the sword correctly.
But she didn't need to swing hard.
The sharp edge made of meteorite iron and keel bone moved forward along the halberd shaft, and the moment it touched Arianna's hands that gave up protection in order to hold the hand -
Skin, muscles, and bones were easily cut off as if they didn't exist.
"Pacha——" Blood spurted out from the knight's severed palm and splashed on the flying white hair. While Arian screamed because of the severe pain, the Luoan girl also stumbled and fell. Beside him.
"Check--" The halberd fell to the ground with the blood of its master.
"Putan!?" At the moment when the other knights raised their weapons in unison.
From then on, they did not know where the bird calls came from, but they clearly did not belong to the Padrosi Empire.
A tall black shadow flashed past, with a blue light like lightning.
"Peng——"
————
She felt herself being lifted up in a gentle embrace.
You don't have to open your eyes to know who it is.
Heavy fatigue came like a tide after relaxing, and Mira felt that she could no longer open her eyes, but that was fine, everything was fine.
"I am very......"
"tried."
She said in a very small voice.
"Ok, I know."
The sun shone through the leaves and reflected on the knight's armor on the ground.
And her teacher said so.
