Cold weapons are a man's romance

Alex stepped forward and slashed at Cesar's head with a horizontal knife.Cesar stepped forward with his right leg unhurriedly, while holding the knife in his right hand above his head, pointing the tip of the knife at his left knee, and took the knife steadily with the strong blade.

Roman once fought against Alex with saber skills, but after learning the long sword, he put down the saber for the time being.Watching the battle between Alex and Cesar now, he just understood why Cesar said that the saber is the simplest of all weapons.Other weapons, such as longswords, constantly shifted pace in order to confuse their opponents and maintain an advantage, and the two duelists often faced each other in circles.However, the attack and defense of the saber are mainly located in a straight line, and the footwork is very similar to fencing.No wonder he met the enemy with fencing footwork, so that Alex thought he was pretending to be a beginner.

After the red-haired young man's saber was blocked, he paused slightly, and Cesar seized the gap of less than half a second to move the saber quickly, out of the entanglement state, and then slashed horizontally, striking in a blink of an eye. Alex's mask.

Alex still wanted to take advantage of the situation to fight back, but Cesar quickly retreated, and he stabbed the air.

The referee blocked the long stick between the two, indicating that the first confrontation was over, and the two sides retreated to rest and prepare for the second confrontation.Then he pointed at Cesar with his stick, and both Lawrence and the ref on the Griffin's side raised the blue flag, indicating that Cesar had hit.

There was continuous applause in the stands.From such a distance, Roman could hear a "cut" sound from under Alex's mask.

"Tsk, what kind of trick is this old monster playing?" August was speechless.

"Isn't Cesar playing well?" Roman asked.

"Instead of using Angelo's move, he used Silver's move. This guard is called 'Guardian', and it features the point of the sword facing inwards instead of outwards. Angelo believes that all guards should keep the sword Pointed 45 degrees outward."

Roman knew Silver, but didn't know much about Angelo. He had only read his introduction in textbooks, and vaguely remembered that he was a master of saber skills. His "Infantry Sword Skills" was once a compulsory textbook for all British Army soldiers. At the same time, it is also the basic teaching material for modern people to learn saber skills.

"Does he have any deep meaning in using this move?"

"Probably for provocation? There is a master of Silver's swordsmanship on the Griffin side. Others would definitely not dare to show off in front of experts, but Cesar... I can't tell what he is thinking. Character is always a mystery."

I don't know if that swordsmanship master made an appearance, or watched the battle from the audience like them?Seeing Cesar showing off so much, he must have mixed feelings.But as teammates, they also felt that Cesar was hard to describe.Cesar is probably the only person who can trouble both the enemy and us at the same time.

Next, Alex became more cautious. He changed his previous attitude of aggressive attack and turned to defense. Cesar tried to attack several times but failed to find a flaw. Within 3 minutes they only confronted each other four times, and finally ended the game with Cesar with 9 points and Alex with 3 points.

The second and third groups were all people that Roman was not familiar with.Since Alex fell behind by a large score, the burden on his teammates was extra heavy.But no one blamed him for his tragic loss. Maybe it was because the atmosphere within the Griffon Guard was friendly and harmonious, or maybe they felt that losing to the majestic "Caesar of the Sword" was not ashamed.

In the second round, Cesar went on to play against the No. [-] player of the Griffins.Perhaps out of fear of Cesar's strength, the No. [-] player also took a defensive position, trying to give fewer points to the opponent.After a game, Cesar was not much higher.Roman looked anxious for him, but Cesar was not in a hurry, and even chatted with other Griffin Guard spectators relaxedly after leaving the field.

There are a total of nine sets of competitions in the saber event, and Roman gradually sees the way.On the basis of Angelo's saber technique, the Griffon Guard absorbed Silver's defensive characteristics, and even Cesar didn't take advantage of them.As for Aurora, because most of them practice German-style swordsmanship and pay attention to "integration of offense and defense", they are more proactive in attacking, but they are often ruthlessly picked up by opponents because of their open door.

Cesar once said that the long sword is the basis of all weapons, and he is really honest. The characteristics of different long sword genres will even affect the way a person uses other types of weapons.

In the end, the Aurora Club narrowly beat the Griffin by 2 points.Alex was extremely remorseful. When he left the field, he said to a teammate in the long sword team: "Sorry, if I didn't lose so many points to Cesar, we would have won."

Teammates have already put on their masks and are ready to go.He shook his head at Alex and comforted him: "If Cesar hadn't been so far ahead, you and the others wouldn't have had the determination to put all your eggs in one basket."

Alex sat down on the sidelines and took off his mask, sweat beading his thin face.He will also participate in the long sword competition later, and Roman is very worried about his physical strength.

The referee announced a 10-minute break, and then the long sword competition.Cesar changed his protective suit and replaced Lawrence as the referee of the long sword group.Taking advantage of the break, he ran to the griffin and asked Alex seriously, "What did you do? What kind of broken knife?"

Alex gritted his teeth fiercely, and said angrily: "Even if you have superb sword skills, there is no need to come here to mock me, right?"

"I'm serious, you've been learning sabers for a long time, why do you still look like this? What have you learned?" Cesar turned to the "Griffin" who had already put on the mask, "His saber skills are Did you teach, Bartoller?"

"I didn't teach it, he taught himself. I never teach saber skills." Butler said.

"That's strange, even if you practice alone for the first half of the year with Angelo's textbook, you shouldn't be at this level!"

He spoke very fast, and his words were fierce and eager. He didn't look like he was laughing at the loser, but he seemed to be genuinely anxious for Alex.Hearing their dispute, the Griffin and Aurora players gathered around, as did Roman and August.On the one hand, they wanted to hear what Cesar had made, and on the other hand, they wanted to prevent Alex, who was furious, from fighting him on the spot.

"I didn't learn Angelo's knife skills!" Alex turned his head, unwilling to face Cesar.

"Then what did you study? "Cavalry Swordsmanship"? "Cold Steel"?"

"Hmph, it's not those things. It's Sir Richard Francis Burton's swordsmanship for fear of scaring you to death!"

Cesare gasped, his expression was subtle as if he heard the French landed on the coast of Dover, he was both terrified and unbelievable.

—Who is Bolton?

Roman wanted to ask that question, but he held back.His ability to ask questions and his face have not yet been refined to this point. He decided to hide his ignorance secretly and ask Google to fill in the gaps in knowledge when he got home.

"Who is Burton?" August asked carelessly.

"So you don't know either!" Roman exclaimed.

August's question caused many people to nod frequently. It seems that this famous swordsman in Alex's eyes is actually not very well-known, at least not well-known among the crowd watching.

"Famous British explorer, participated in the historical 'Nile source discovery operation'."

The crowd separated automatically, and the "Moses" who split the sea of ​​people - Lawrence - walked into the circle holding a mask, and introduced in a tone without fluctuation: "But he is more famous for his translation career, you must have heard of him The translation of "Kama Sutra."

Everyone immediately stood in awe!

Even if they haven't read it, they have more or less heard of this sexology classic from the mysterious oriental Indian subcontinent.Discussing love in the form of academic works is simply the highest level of love!This Sir Richard Bolton went from a little-known little man to a master beyond anyone's reach in an instant!

Based on Roman's shallow knowledge, the swordsmanship works written by such a master with a long history must be legendary books handed down from generation to generation.But Cesar's expression seemed to say "not so".

"You...you..." He was a little incoherent, "Why did you read this stupid book?!"

"Cesar! How can you say that Master Bolton is a fool! Without his great contribution, how impoverished people's sex life would be today! Apologize to the spirit of the master!" August immediately apologized to this The wronged translator complained.

"A great translator is not necessarily a great swordsman! I don't deny his great achievements in the field of translation and sexology, but in terms of swordsmanship, he is... just a keyboard man who just talks but doesn't practice!"

"How dare you..." Alex grasped Cesare's tie, wishing he could hang him with this piece of cloth.Anyone who hears their idols belittled like that would be outraged.Roman also felt that Cesar had gone too far.The atmosphere between these two people has never been harmonious, and now it is like a mine where gas leaks. Any small spark can trigger a big explosion.

"Stop, Alex." Butler raised his hand and pushed the red-haired young man's chest, signaling him not to be violent, "Cesar is a master of saber techniques, he must have his own unique insights, you might as well listen to it." listen."

Only then did Alex reluctantly push Cesar away.The temporary referee staggered backwards. Thanks to Roman supporting him, otherwise he might fly out of the field directly.

"Where is Bolton's swordsmanship system inferior to Angelo's?"

Cesar was amused. "System? He doesn't have any system at all. Angelo's works are compulsory textbooks for the British army throughout the 19th century. If Bolton's swordsmanship is really better, are the government and the army foolish?"

"This, this doesn't prove anything at all! His writings are much more detailed than Angelo's! Angelo's circular diagram is simply a joke. How can a person grow into a circle?"

"You are completely deflected by Bolton. Angelo's circular diagram shows the 360-degree direction in front of the person, not the body part that the weapon strikes. He summed up the horizontal, left and right oblique and vertical chopping of the sword as Seven attack styles, any attack is initiated from one of these seven directions. Anyone who has learned Angelo knows that these seven styles refer to the direction of swinging the knife. For example, it is also the first style, which can be used to chop Your head can also be used to chop off your hand, but the direction of swinging the knife is the same. But Bolton misunderstood the Seventh Style as the striking part. Therefore, he invented a more 'accurate' diagram, Distinguish different moves by attacking parts. But this is not practical at all. His so-called "swordsmanship system" is completely based on conjecture, and more than half of his "swordsmanship masterpiece" is belittling Angelo, rather than discussing it seriously Swordsmanship. Learn from him, and you will be a ghost if you can master it."

Alex was speechless.Butler pulled him behind to prevent him from clashing with Cesar again.But the red-haired young man looked completely lost. His standard swordsmanship system collapsed and disappeared in a snap of his fingers. It is conceivable how much Cesar's words caused him a blow.

Cesar sighed sympathetically: "I used to think that you were not good at saber skills. After all, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. Now I realize that it was delayed by the keyboard man. Next time you read Can you discuss it with Butole first? Otherwise, you will be the one who delays."

"Okay Cesar," said Butole, "if you hit him like this, there will be no competition in the next game."

"I'm serious. The reason why a famous textbook is famous is because everyone can get something after learning it. If you don't learn something famous after studying it for a long time, then no one will dare to use that textbook again." Cesar saw No one responded to me, and asked in surprise, "Why? Don't you really believe that there are unknown swordsmanship secrets in the world?"

Many people lowered their heads in embarrassment, including Roman.It may be that he has read too many novels, but he really believes that there is such a thing.Think about it carefully, the probability of this happening in reality is basically the same as going out and being stabbed to death by a column of frozen urine thrown by an airplane, right?

People from the two clubs have been whispering together for so long, and the audience in the stands has long been impatient.The originally scheduled 10-minute break has already passed, and shouts urging the game to start quickly came and went in the hall.Lindsay ran over with a timer in her arms, and asked in a low voice, "Are you guys discussing something important? How long are you going to discuss it? Can you wait until after the game?"

"It's over." Butler said politely.He looked around at his teammates, especially at Alex who had a blank expression, "Have you all rested? Don't make the audience wait."

The crowd dispersed immediately after following his words, and the referees and players took their positions.Roman was the first to appear in the long sword group.He thought that Alex would definitely be the first to fight with him, but the red-haired young man was hit and slumped on a folding chair beside him. fight.

Roman tied a blue ribbon, put on a mask, raised his sword and saluted Butole.Butler returned the salute equally gracefully.Cesar, who was the lineman, stood behind Roman, and Roman felt that his gaze was like a heavy weight on his back.

The referee taps the ground with a long stick and asks the two contestants in turn if they are ready. After getting an affirmative answer, he raises the long stick flatly to indicate the start of the game.

Romain moved to the right cautiously in rooftop pose.Butler didn't rush, imitating his movements, and moved accordingly.The two circled around the center of the basketball court.

Cesar said that the Griffin Guards are good at Silver-style swordsmanship and defense, so Butoller should not attack easily, but wait for Roman to attack before relying on impeccable defense to counterattack.

Roman kept changing among the four basic stances to prevent Butler from seeing through his purpose. Butler also shook the tip of his sword, as if trying to confuse his opponent.Roman pushed the tip of the sword a few inches forward a few times and touched Butole's blade, but he either avoided it or was gently swung away.Butler didn't seem in the least eager to go head-to-head.Like an experienced hunter, he chases and plays with his prey, and only breaks through when the prey is exhausted and full of flaws.

Is he trying to attract me to take the initiative to attack?Roman thought hesitantly.Defense is his advantage. If I rashly use my own weaknesses to attack the other's strengths, will I fall into his trap instead?

For this reason he has been kept out of Butoller's attack range.The movements that a person's limbs can make are limited, and the range that the sword can touch with both hands is only so wide. Unless he moves with large strides, Bartol can't hit him.And if Butoller moved, Roman would have more time to evade.

Suddenly, Butole took a step forward with his right foot!

Roman screamed badly, and hurriedly backed away.He thought he had retreated to a place where Butler couldn't reach, but suddenly Butler let go of the sword with his left hand, and directly stabbed with the sword with one hand in his right hand.When his body is turned around, the attack range is much larger than holding a sword with both hands!

Roman subconsciously blocked with the "True Iron Gate". The moment the two swords touched, Roman returned the sword, trying to attack Batorle's body with the wide open door from the left.Butler immediately retreated and met with one hand.Roman's sword barely hit his gauntlet, but missed his wrist, so no points were scored.

But Bartoller's decline has already begun.Although holding a sword with one hand has a larger attack range, the ability to control the sword is weaker. After all, the power of one hand is no match for two hands.Roman took advantage of the victory to pursue, and was about to switch to a bull attack, but before the blade fell, Butoler slashed across Roman's abdomen with the sword in one hand.

Got it!Roman blamed himself loudly in his heart.It has long been seen that the single-handed sword has a wider attack range, why does he still want to catch up?And still attacking with swords in both hands?Even though he is stronger, Butole still has an absolute advantage in "range"!

But it's not over yet.Roman has another chance to fight back.Because of the inertia of his slashing, Butole turned his body clockwise, exposing his back to Roman.This is the perfect time for revenge!

He slashed at Butole's back with a sword.

But there was no feeling of chopping clothes on the hilt of the sword. Instead, he heard a loud metal crash.

At the moment when his back was completely turned to Roman, Butole put his long sword behind his back, his posture was like a negative sword, and defended himself against this blow!

"Stop!" shouted the referee.He turned to the linesman: "Score?"

The two line judges raised the red flag over their heads at the same time.This friendly match is also based on the Swordfish rules. Roman has studied this set of rules before, and knows that this is a way to indicate points: holding a certain color flag up means that a certain side gets 3 points, and holding it flat means getting 2 points.In the end, the high score in a confrontation is subtracted from the low score, and only the final result is recorded, otherwise it is easy for one side to quickly score 10 points and end the game early.

The referee continued: "The red team recorded a foul and turned his back to the opponent before the confrontation stopped."

So Lindsay turned the red card to 2 and placed a yellow card next to the red card.

This is also one of the rules of the game.If a player violates the rules, the referee will give a warning once first, and will be punished by deducting 1 point or disqualification for the second offense.Violations ranged from "taking off the mask before the referee called a stop", "still hitting the opponent after the referee called a stop" to "refusing to salute the opponent before and after the game" and "deliberately losing to the opponent", Among them, "turning your back to the opponent before the referee calls a stop" is also a violation.As for why such regulations are made, one is probably unsafe, and the other is that in European culture, turning your back on your opponent is an act of contempt or cowardice.

At the beginning, Roman only glanced at these strange regulations, focused on the specific scoring rules, and didn't pay attention to them at all. He probably thought that no one on the field would be stupid enough to make these mistakes.It was an eye-opener for him today. Someone really made such a mistake!

Butler chuckled lightly, not paying attention to the warning he received.Even with a yellow card, he still leads the scoring.

Roman is still familiar with the use of two-handed swords, and has not yet learned the method of one-handed stabbing. He usually practiced with Cesar, and the coach never attacked him with one-handed sword, so that he almost forgot that one-handed stabbing is also an attack method. One of a kind, so that Butler was caught off guard.But this time he won't be careless.

The second confrontation begins.

Roman was always on guard against Butoller's one-handed stabbing, and kept the roof posture all the time, hardly daring to change other postures.This move hits Butler's arms.He suddenly moved forward again, stabbing with one hand again, Roman blocked his sword like the previous confrontation.Batorler missed a hit, knowing that his chances of winning were not high, so he quickly retreated.By the time Roman pursued while setting up his defensive posture, he had already retreated a long way.The referee announced the end of the confrontation, and Roman could only return to the diagonal section of the field indignantly, waiting for the next confrontation.

He wasted too much time because of his vigilance and hesitation, and there was not much time left in the 3-minute round. Although Butoller only led by 2 points, Roman didn't want to lose any points, not only for his team, but also for the The bet he made with Cesar: he would be a dog for August if he conceded too many points or scored too few points!

He couldn't waste any more time in the third confrontation.When the referee announced the start of the 10-second countdown, Roman rushed forward with lightning speed.Butler wanted to raise his sword to block, but Roman swung the sword slightly and hit Butler's gloved hand.

Butoller turned to attack Roman, trying to recover some lost ground with a counterattack, but the referee ruthlessly announced: "Time is up!" He had to stop angrily.

Roman eventually drew with Butoller 2-2.According to the Swordfish rules, a tie between the two sides will start the sudden death match, but the total score of the two teams is recorded in the team match, so even a tie in a single round will not hurt the overall situation.He saluted Butole with his sword, ending the round.

"Please invite the next pair of contestants to come on stage."

Roman returned to the sidelines in frustration.He kept looking towards Cesar, fearing that the coach would be disappointed by his poor performance, but Cesar didn't look at him at all, and looked at the next pair of players entering the field with great interest.

Aurora is playing against August.He carried the sword carelessly, and swaggered onto the stage, without the demeanor and extravagance that "Augustus" should have.The audience recognized his blue fur and applauded enthusiastically.Roman always felt that the applause was not so much an encouragement to the players, but a booing for watching the excitement.

"Roman, are you ready to admit defeat?" August asked frantically as he passed by Roman who had exited the stage, as if the outcome was a foregone conclusion. "I hope you like the maid costume. Puff puff."

Roman replied with a sneer that refused to admit defeat: "I haven't thought of how to punish you, thank you for giving me inspiration."

"It's useless to be stubborn, Roman, you don't fight with your mouth."

"I have never seen you win a battle fought with a sword."

On the side of the Griffin Guards, Alex, who finally recovered, trotted onto the stage under the encouragement of his teammates.The long sword is his dominant item, and he is confident that he will not lose to anyone except Cesar.Facing the flamboyant young man in front of him, he responded with a stern smile, showing full pressure like a threat.

"You sent such a little guy to fight?" Alex said arrogantly, "Are you an adult? I don't want to be charged with 'beating a child'."

"Just right, I don't want to bully the old man either." August responded unwillingly.

Their hair colors, one red and one blue, decorated the arena very brightly.Lawrence moaned in despair: "Uh, it's like entering a hair salon."

The referee leaned on a long stick and said, "Alex, if you do this again, I will give you a foul. Two yellow cards will result in a deduction of one point."

"Where did I make a foul?!"

"Insulting the opponent."

"I'm not wrong! Even if it's an 'insult', he insulted me, why didn't you say him?!"

"Alex, disrespecting the referee will also result in a yellow card."

The red-haired youth shut up resentfully.August was full of pride, and continued to choke: "Let me 'Augustus' teach you how to behave today, buddy."

The referee said lazily, "Your Excellency Augustus, do you want a yellow card too?"

August bit his lip.There were bursts of laughter in the stands, and Cesar hugged his stomach and tried his best to hold back the laughter, his face turned red.The referee asked again: "No. [-] line judge, do you feel sick to your stomach? Do you need to be replaced?"

"No need." Cesar returned to seriousness.

"Please pay tribute to your opponent."

Alex and August raised their swords in salute, then donned their masks.The referee asked them in turn whether they were ready, and after getting an affirmative answer, he raised his stick: "Start!"

August goes first!He rushed towards his opponent with his sword in hand, shouting: "Look at me! Sky-side-cut-!"

Alex's pupils suddenly dilated, and the dark green eyes reflected the sword's edge falling from the sky, the sword's light was like stars, and the sword's momentum was like a rainbow!

…Two minutes later, the referee announced with an expression of "I can't stand you": "The red team first scores 2 points in this round, and the round is over."

Lindsay flipped the red scoreboard to 12, and the blue scoreboard was only half that number.

August screamed and ran back to Aurora's base camp. "I'm sorry, Lawrence, it's all up to you." He sniffed, "He can actually defend against my Sky Slash, he is really an opponent to be underestimated..."

——No, anyone can defend against your Skyrim Slash... Roman complained in his heart.

"The rest is all up to you," August patted Lawrence on the back, "I know you're under a lot of pressure, I'm sorry!"

"It's nothing, you've done a good job." Lawrence reassured him.

"Lawrence..." August was so moved that his eyes flickered.

"I thought you couldn't get a point," Lawrence went on.

"...how much do you look down on me?"

Lawrence did not speak, picked up the weapon and mask, and acquiesced in the answer to this question.

He walked to the center of the arena with a heroic sacrifice and a death-defying look.His opponent was a burly man almost twice his size with a beard.This situation made Roman break into a cold sweat.Is the Aurora Club going to be completely defeated this time?

"Lawrence, John, please salute each other."

The strong man saluted with his sword, and Lawrence raised his sword in return.John was like a towering tower, but Lawrence didn't show any fear, but straightened his back. When he saluted, his figure was as tall and straight as a poplar tree.

The female audience in the stands giggled.Roman noticed that many people were secretly taking pictures or videos of Lawrence.In addition to Cesar, Lawrence is also extremely popular in the Aurora Club, but he is always robbed of the limelight by that radiant colleague, so that Roman has the illusion that Cesar is the best.Thinking about it this way, Lawrence's personality is quite easy-going. If it were someone else, he would have been full of resentment for always being so inferior to others.

"Go!" the referee announced.

The two walked cautiously, testing each other with the tip of their swords.John seemed to be extremely afraid of Lawrence, and he didn't dare to attack easily. It took a long time before he mustered up the courage to swing a sword.He was taller than Lawrence, so the edge of the sword was like a collapsing rock.Lawrence parried the blow calmly.After the two swords came into contact, he suddenly changed the contact position from the strong blade to the weak blade.

This move goes against almost everything Roman has learned.Shouldn't one use one's own strength to meet the enemy's weakness when parrying?

Lawrence held the middle of the blade with his left hand, turned the tip of the sword, and pushed it hard towards the strong man's chest.The point of the sword hit John's protective clothing, and even the blade was bent.The principle of mechanics made it impossible for the strong man to pry Lawrence's sword open.So he pulled away the long sword, separated for the time being, and after he was free, he planned to counterattack Lawrence head-on, but Lawrence immediately switched the long sword back to the upward direction of the sword, still holding the hilt in his right hand and the middle of the blade in his left hand, with both hands The blade in between caught the blow firmly.

——Half Sword Skill!

Cesar had mentioned this technique in the museum, and Roman never dreamed that he would be able to witness it with his own eyes so soon.The half-sword technique was originally used to deal with armored enemies, but Lawrence was able to use it miraculously in the unarmored swordsmanship, which won thunderous cheers and applause from the audience.

After this confrontation, John became more cautious, and his momentum was overwhelmed by Lawrence.Lawrence then turned from defense to offense, and the strong man was defeated, and he could barely score a few points by counterattacking a few times. Three minutes later, Lawrence successfully tied the score and ended the round 3-16.

Armed combat is indeed very different from unarmed combat.Roman thought.Even if the physique of the two opponents is very different, the outcome does not necessarily favor the bigger and stronger side.An important role of weapons is to shorten the physical differences between people, and the short and delicate side can also get a chance in battle.This is true for cold weapons, and even more so for hot weapons.

It is rare for August to praise others, but this time he did not hesitate to praise Lawrence.

"Good job! It's a pity that you can only score 10 points at most in one round, otherwise we will overtake!"

Lawrence calmly wiped the sweat from his forehead with the towel Roman handed him.There was no sign of fatigue at all from his expression. "You go to the next game."

"This...so fast! I'm not ready yet!"

"It doesn't matter if you're ready or not."

August glared at him. "I was too careless just now! But this time is different, I am familiar with Butoller's routine, this time will definitely impress you!"

Lawrence shrugged: "You can only lose 10 points anyway."

"Go to hell!"

A furious August enters the stage.This time he restrained his carefree attitude, and greeted his opponent with prudent and high-spirited eyes.Butler never took off the mask from the beginning. Roman felt that this person was very scheming, because he would definitely be given a yellow card by the referee for mocking his opponent face to face, but wearing a mask did not have such concerns.

August's prudence paid off.Although he only knows how to start the game with one move, Butler's love for one-handed stabbing has not escaped his attention.Roman is not good at dealing with this tactic, but he has suffered losses in the past few battles with Butole, and he has long thought about the strategy against the enemy.One-handed stabbing can increase the attack range and surprise, but the power will inevitably be weakened. If one hit misses, the return to defense will be slower, so you only need to block the first blow, and then...

The teenager smiled under the mask.

"time up!"

Lindsay flipped the scoreboard to 20 for the blue side and 22 for the red side.Although August lost 6 points, he also scored 4 points.Although he still lost, but luckily he didn't lose as badly as last time.

"I am impressed." Lawrence applauded with a straight face, "I thought Roman and I had to chase 5 points each."

"Are you speaking in a flattering tone?!"

The next game will be Roman against John the Iron Tower.Roman was a little apprehensive when he first played.He had seen the power of one-handed stabbing under Butole before, and Lawrence showed them the mystery of the half-sword. There are too many things in swordsmanship that he has not yet learned. The more he learns, the more he feels his own insignificance. .Can he defeat this tall and mighty opponent like this?

Alex is cheering on his teammates. "You saw how badly that kid was beaten by Butole just now. He was sent here to gain practical experience, and your skills are more than enough to beat him! Come on!"

He put gloves and a mask on John, and gave John a pat on the back for encouragement.The strong man walked into the arena with an aura that shook the ground. If he insisted on making a comparison, Roman felt that he looked like a bear in clothes.

Roman subconsciously looked for Cesar, hoping that the coach would give him guidance as usual, but after seeing Cesar in a white shirt and suit vest, Roman realized that he was the referee of the game, and it was impossible for him to secretly provide information to the contestants. Suggestion, undermining the fairness of the game.

Cesare met his eyes.While unable to speak to contestants, Cesar can smile.He grinned, raised a thumb with the hand holding the small flag, and quietly cheered for Roman.

Roman nodded.He put on his mask and raised his sword towards John.Don't think too much about it.he told himself.Just apply everything you've learned.As for the result... Just do your best and obey the destiny.

On the other hand, the opponent, whether it was because he was afraid of his swordsmanship, or because he had left some psychological shadow under Lawrence before, or because he was planning to use defense as offense and give full play to the strengths of the Silver School, John was hesitant to attack.If there is a passive combat clause in the rules, the strong man will receive a yellow card and deduct one point directly.

So Roman took the initiative to attack and took John's chest.The strong man was hit by the sword before he even had time to react.He was ready to fight back, but Roman took his sword and scored three points for the Blues.

In the second confrontation, Roman took advantage of the victory to pursue and hit his opponent again.Although he uses basic moves, his steps and stabs are like ghosts, and ordinary people's eyes can't even catch up with his speed.John was overwhelmed, getting hit again and again.He barely managed to win back some points with several counterattacks, but the gap with Roman was getting wider and wider.At the end of the round, the scores of the two sides had reached 30 to 25. August lost two points and was not only chased back by Roman, but also won by an additional 5 points.

The rest of the Griffon Guard had been chattering and laughing while August was fighting, talking about the game, but they couldn't laugh anymore when Roman exited.

"What did you do? You lost to a rookie?" Alex asked John sharply.

"Have you all seen his sword?" John took off his mask.

The griffins looked at each other.

"To be honest, I didn't see everything clearly," said a member of the saber team.

"Then you're not bad." There was a faint layer of fear on the sweaty face of the strong man, "I didn't see it clearly."

They have all seen Roman being beaten helplessly by Butole, and they thought that this kid was a fledgling novice who was sent by Aurora to see him.