Karl stood with his sword in hand, motionless, as stable as a stone sculpture, but his whole body exuded sharp and piercing murderous intent. John lay on the ground and waited for a while. Seeing that Karl would never attack first, he shrugged his shoulders, strengthened his legs, and took the lead in attacking.
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. When John's shoulder moved, he also moved.
The vertical long sword was thrown down, as light as a wicker swinging, and as fast as lightning. The sharp blade light 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 arm in a small range and swinging his wrist in a large range, he created a slashing effect similar to a whip, which is called whip fall. Its sword draw speed is extremely fast, but the power of the slash is very light. It relies on the sharpness and high-speed vibration of the sword tip to cause damage to the enemy.
The advantage of Whip Fall 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 Karl practice the whip fall technique. Its application range is narrow and it 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, thus failing to achieve the best killing effect.
Karl is able to perform an almost perfect whip fall, which shows that he has mastered all common techniques to the point of proficiency, and only then has the time and energy to practice unpopular techniques.
The chief officer of Braun's training camp had a weird fighting posture, almost moving close to the ground. Karl was not familiar with this fighting style, and his usual sword skills might not be able to deal with John. Out of the prudence of a swordsman, he chose an unpopular technique that was good at closing his strength and changing his moves as his starting move.
A sword is a murderous weapon. To hold a sword against an enemy requires the awareness of killing and being killed. Despite Karl's usual high-spirited personality, he becomes hard-hearted when he draws the sword in his hand and will never show mercy to John. The whipping technique was just right to restrain John, who was wearing cloth, 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 working hard. He should have rushed forward like a leopard, but instead, he moved sideways to Karl's left side in an incredible way, like a giant animal that was used to running amok. Crab. His movements were definitely not pleasing to the eye, but they were very effective. He avoided the insidious and vicious whip fall, and also followed Karl's left hand around his back.
Fake action? !
Karl was shocked, and all the hairs on his body stood up. He rushed forward without thinking, 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. The relaxed muscles of Carl's whole body tightened instantly. 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, turned around quickly like a spinning top, and swung the long sword in his hand with a sharp arc of light.
Turn back and kill!
As John said, beasts of prey 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 dangers of backstabbing?
Therefore, the swordsman's return slash is specially used to deal with enemies who like to backstab. The point of turning around is not to turn around, but to complete the turn while charging forward, and then counterattack the enemy behind you with a sword. Karl's return slash was unreserved 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.
Due to John's low position, the standard turning back attack would most likely fail in response to his prostrate rise. However, if he wanted to stab Karl in the back, his position would inevitably increase. In this way, Karl's diagonal return slash could cut him into two pieces.
Adapting to circumstances in a fierce battle is exactly the difference between genius and mediocrity, 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 make. Change.
Karl is able to break the constraints of swordsmanship and change his moves according to local conditions. His swordsmanship can simply be described as amazing.
However, John seemed to sense his opponent's intention 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 cold feeling in his lower abdomen, and suddenly felt despair. The strong fear of death seized his mind and stimulated the potential of the third-level professional. Carl's face was distorted, and his throat roared like a dying beast. The long sword in his hand slashed and stabbed at John like a storm, in all directions. The interlaced sword lights formed a silver net, and they wanted to kill the enemy in front of them 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 the sword light was extinguished, another sword light followed.
Faced with a life-and-death crisis, the training camp's chief officer simply lay on the ground and rolled to dodge. This is a fighting style he created himself, and he can use it with ease. Although rolling on the ground can avoid most high-status attacks, his rolling speed is far less than that of Karl 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, escaping from the sharp silver-white sword net first. Then he suddenly jumped up and raised the dogleg knife in his hand. The blade just touched the side of Karl's 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 sword came out of his hand, and without the murder weapon in his hand, the swordsman Karl immediately regained his sanity. He quickly checked his stomach and found that the battle suit was only punctured by the dog-leg scimitar, but the skin was not injured and not even a drop of blood was shed.
Karl let out 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 beyond his reach.
In fact, from Karl's whip attack, turning around to counterattack, going crazy, to the 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 often exudes the demeanor of a superior person. Even Boss Bottom is sometimes taken by his temperament. He commented on both sides with the tone of a high-ranking Highland man watching a good show between two of his subordinates. No one echoed Wiltok, and many people even secretly murmured: 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, bent down and picked up the long sword that was knocked away by John's blow. His hand grasped the hilt of the sword, and he immediately felt a very familiar feeling, and 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, and the two young ladies, Anne and Katie, simply laughed out loud.
Due to Wiltok's interruption, the dull and solemn atmosphere was swept away. Captain Charlie of the Qin and Whistle Adventure Group stepped forward and came to Karl. He first patted his shoulder as a gesture of comfort, then 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 professionals at Coral Academy know that the so-called "mirror heart" is a wonderful spiritual realm. People who master the state of mind can control their bodies in subtle ways. Not only can they challenge powerful professionals by leapfrogging, they can also usually easily defeat their opponents.
In the Disa League, there are many professionals with awakening expertise, but in comparison, there are only a pitiful few with strong mental states. If John is the strong one who has mastered the "Mirror Heart", it would be natural for Carl to lose 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 was not depressed because he lost to John in public. He shouted excitedly: "I am convinced of my defeat... Did you master the Heart of the Mirror using the training method of learning how a beast crawls on the ground? Can you teach me? ?I can pay..."
John opened his mouth and let out a hot breath. His victory just now 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 4 is the watershed between professionals and ordinary people, and the two sides are not on the same level. The third-level swordsman Karl is extremely talented and his superb swordsmanship is astonishing, but he is by no means a match for the fourth-level 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 have to settle down for a while, and the new members who have just been recruited will also have great respect for Captain Charlie.
"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 you will 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. The few of them had been secretly protecting Wiltok under Bottom's orders. Who expected that Wiltok could actually tell the smell on their bodies? !
Does he have the nose of a snake-tailed vulture...
