It is not easy for anyone to stand out from the qualifiers. I had no idea about the swordsman profession before, and I didn’t know what kind of profession it was.
The competition is a one-round elimination system, which means that half of the players will be eliminated in each round. Thinking of this, Artolis swallowed. From now on, if she wants to reach the finals, she will have to win nine games in a row. So if she wants to become the champion, she must win fifteen games in a row!
This is too difficult. The competition relies not only on force, but luck is also very important. If you encounter a difficult opponent in the first round and your trump card is revealed, the subsequent duel will not be that easy.
"How is it, Lancelot, have you seen your name?" Artolis turned her head and asked the person next to her.
"This...is a bit of bad luck." Lancelot frowned as he spoke.
"Why are you so unlucky?" Looking at Lancelot's pointing hand, Artolis also saw his name. In the fourth group, the opponent was an unknown Thunder Sword Rider. Artolis was confused, so where did this bad luck come from?
"You'll know it just by looking at the name next to it!"
"Hmm~ The name next to it... this is it!" Artolis's eyes widened when she noticed the name of the person who started the match at the same time as Lancelot! That's Huang Hao! The person facing him was also an unknown cultivator, but one could guess that the winner would definitely be Huang Hao. Therefore, even if Lancelot defeats his opponent in the first round, he will definitely meet Huang Hao in the second round. The chance of winning is slim.
But there is also a possibility that the unknown cultivator defeated Huang Hao. But if you think about it carefully, the guy who can defeat even Huang Hao is obviously not a good opponent. No matter what, Lancelot will stop before the second round.
"Well, now I understand the importance of luck." Lancelot sighed helplessly.
"Okay, don't be downcast, what if you win! Remember the legend you told, the knight Lancelot can fight his way out of the rebel army with just a branch. Since he uses this name, At least don't lose other people's face!" Artolis smiled and punched the other person on the shoulder.
"A knight will not die with his bare hands. Don't worry. Complaints are complaints. No matter how bad the opponent is, I will use my best to deal with it." Lancelot touched the armor on his shoulder and said with a smile.
From the moment they entered the waiting area, the four members of the audience could no longer follow.
"Sister Liz, come on!"
"Try to win the first game, but don't let me eliminate you!" Lilith, a tsundere loli, still doesn't know how to speak.
After rubbing Xilu's little head, Artolis turned and walked into the waiting area. As soon as she opened the door, Artolis saw her first-round opponent - Ashina Ryukawa.
This is a thin young man, squatting in the corner, rubbing the gauze in his hand to sharpen the blade of the knife. Too much sword? Seeing the weapon in the opponent's hand, Artolis raised her eyebrows.
As if aware of the gaze directed by Artoris, the other party raised his head and glanced at Artoris.
"It's really you!"
"Eh? Do you know me?" Atoris reacted as soon as she spoke. The matter between himself and Lilith has been causing quite a stir in the past two days, and it seems quite normal for the other party to learn about his situation.
Not paying attention to Artoris's words, the other party continued to polish the shuriken, lowered his head and spoke as if to remind: "The warrior spirit treats everyone equally, and will not see you clearly just because you are a woman. Swords do not have eyes on the battlefield. Be careful."
As soon as the other party finished speaking, an announcement came from outside asking the two of them to enter. Ashina Ryuukawa sheathed the sword and walked out of the waiting area first.
A reserved guy, Artoris frowned and followed him out of the waiting area.
"Next is our third match of the first round. Among the hundreds of contestants, there are also figures familiar to the audience. Xiao Zichen from Jinlong College, Kane from St. Northumberland, and the beautiful elf girl from Green Forest College Sylph and Artoris Grandeple from Crescent College, who has been in a lot of controversy recently!"
After hearing her name, Artolis raised her head and saw a lot of eyes in the audience looking towards her. Artoris shuddered, looking at this dense crowd was really alarming.
Under the guidance of the staff, the two stepped onto a stage illuminated by lights, on which two virtual reality cabins were placed opposite each other. After the two people came on stage, the staff motioned them to enter the cabin and wait for instructions.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already in the virtual world. The duel field in the first round was very ordinary. It was just a flat arena, but it was good because it lacked those adverse environmental effects and could perform better.
A countdown appears in the sky, and needless to say the senses are still turned to maximum. Staring at her opponent a hundred meters away, Artolis became focused.
She also had very little contact with weapons such as Tai Swords, and Artolis did not dare to look down on the other party here. The duel is likely to be decided in a few seconds, and I hope that I can become familiar with the opponent's attack rhythm before then.
At the end of the time, her body was able to move. Artoris immediately completed her transformation. When she looked over, she saw Ashina Ryuukawa's muscles all over his body were tense. His upper body was slightly bowed and his left leg was slightly bent backwards. Likou holds the scabbard and hides the scabbard behind his back, pushes the sword tangent away with his thumb, and rests the palm of his right hand on the handle of the sword.
"We're going to do it!" The other party just finished speaking, and he had already rushed out first.
There is no need to change clothes, which means that the opponent's clothes are his own combat equipment, commoner?
There was no time to think too much, the distance of a hundred meters was traversed in just an instant, and the cold light flashed with the sharp light of the sword.
"Qiang!" The sword-edged bow she took out collided with the opponent's weapon, and Artoris's eyes narrowed.
"Fifth Style: Face Position!" The opponent held the sword with his right hand. During the parry, Artoris quickly dodged from his left side and tried to get behind him. But the next second, the opponent actually circled in the same direction as himself.
This turned into a simple exchange of positions between the two parties, "Qiang!" The two swords clashed again, and Artolis was surprised to see the other party's equally surprised look.
The next second, the violent Sunda wind erupted from the sword bow, knocking the opponent back.
Standing firm and facing Atoris' gaze, Ryukawa Ashina said, "You know how to be a Mizukage?"
Listening to the other party's words, Artoris raised her eyebrows. "Water Shadow?" She clearly used the "face position", remembering that the vertical and horizontal directions should not go beyond the square circle, and they would never deviate from their origins. Various swordsmanship systems have different names and similar moves can often be seen.
I guess the "Water Shadow" mentioned by the opponent is the same move as the "Face Position" in Kelid's swordsmanship, just with different names.
