Cold weapons are a man's romance

"Look at him, Alex, look at that young man." Before the battle, Butole checked his protective gear and said in a smiling voice, "The speed and reaction are far above ordinary people ,If he had learned the sword as long as you, you would have been defeated by him long ago. But this does not mean that you cannot defeat him now. He is not yet familiar with his sword, does not know how to use his weapon, he used to As a fencer, your mind and hands are bound by the rules of fencing, and this is your advantage."

"What should I do?" If there is anyone in the world who can make Alex "ashamed to ask", then it must be Bartole.

"It should be obvious from the fact that he is not good at dealing with my one-handed stab? He is still laying the foundation, probably still at the stage of practicing the Meyer cube. Cesar still has a lot of things that he hasn't had time to teach him. But you are different. You have far more experience than him, and you have seen many moves that he dare not even think about, because according to the rules of fencing, they are pure fouls. But it is different in pawns. Use them to Deal with him, Alex." The masked coach put on gloves for his favorite student. "Take him with what you know and he doesn't. Use your mind and your body, it's yours. A winning weapon."

Through the fine mesh of the mask, Alex stared at Roman's every move.Butler's words kept repeating in his mind like a god's whisper.

- Use your mind and body!

Countless yellowed ancient scrolls slowly unfolded in Alex's mind.

Sections of ancient and obscure texts, one after another of realistic or exaggerated schematic diagrams, one after another of footnotes added by descendants of different ages, and repeated attempts and answers that are either unsuccessful or successful.Stepping forward to bully one's body, drawing the sword to switch sides, sneaking through, grabbing the sword and pressing the wrist... all kinds of moves appeared in front of Alex one after another.

——You still haven’t learned enough knowledge about soldiers in this world, Roman!

After a few seconds of confrontation and stalemate, Roman attacked first.The moment he slashed, Alex let go of the hilt with his right hand, held the sword with his left hand alone, put the blade on his right shoulder, and at the same time received Roman's attack with his strong blade.Due to inertia, Roman's sword slipped against Alex's.

Bullying the enemy hastily is a taboo for military strategists!Before he drew his sword, Alex wrapped his free right hand around Roman's waist, and at the same time stepped his right foot behind Roman's left foot, throwing hard.Roman leaned back and tripped over Alex's feet, losing his balance and falling backwards.Alex easily raised his sword and poked him on the ground, easily scoring 3 points.

Roman didn't even have the leeway to fight back.

There was earth-shattering applause from the stands.Roman struggled to get up and straightened the mask.Alex couldn't see his expression, but he must have been terrified and regretful!This is the fate of underestimating soldiers!

"I've never underestimated soldiers, Alex."

Roman seemed to see through his mind, and said in a deep voice, "I will also show you how serious I am with my actions."

"Tch, who wouldn't say something so obedient." Alex grinned grinningly.

"Then what about this?"

Just as the referee announced the start of the confrontation again, Roman quickly approached Alex.Before the red-haired youth could react, the enemy's sword had already come head-on, as if a guillotine fell from the sky on the guillotine.

August's special skill - Sky Slash!

Alex blocked the blow sideways. "Do you think what you learned from stealing a teacher is useful to me?!" He yelled, "Look at how you deal with this!"

He let go of the hilt with his left hand.

Roman thought he was going to stab again with one hand, and hurriedly raised his sword to meet him.But that's exactly what Alex was trying to do.He clamped Roman's wrist under the armpit of his left arm, blocking his movement.

Roman tried to withdraw his hand, but the long sword guard was firmly stuck by Alex, and unless he discarded the weapon, he couldn't escape at all.

Alex pressed the tip of the sword to Roman's chest.

Another 3 points!

Suddenly, he heard a chuckle from under Roman's mask.

"It turns out it can still be like this."

Roman alone withdrew his left hand, still holding the sword in his right hand, and then his left hand crossed Alex's shoulder, holding his own blade behind the red-haired youth.

In an instant, the positions of the offensive and defensive sides were reversed abruptly, and Alex, who had the upper hand, was restrained by Roman's left arm with just a thought.

Roman held the sword in both hands, pinned to Alex's shoulder, stepped forward, and turned his body.Alex's joints hurt, and he couldn't help but bend down, in order not to break his joints.Although he knew it was impossible for Roman to break his arm on purpose, any accident could happen during the game.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Roman let go of his right hand with ease, and stabbed Alex lightly in the ribs with his left hand holding the blade.

"Stop!" the referee announced, "Line referee, score?"

Cesar and another lineman raised both flags above their heads at the same time.

3 points against 3 points, the final result is 0, and neither side adds points to their own scoreboard.

But the cheers and applause erupting in the hall were more enthusiastic than when the player easily scored 3 points, second only to the time when Lawrence used half sword skill.

This is not simply stabbing each other with sword points or fighting each other with sword blades, but a real, textbook-like sword fighting!

Flowing swordsmanship, dazzling offense and defense, competing with exquisite skills in a single thought, and then deciding the winner, this is the game everyone wants to watch!

Alex rubbed his sore shoulder and returned to one end of the field, waiting for the referee's order to start.He was surprised, where did that rookie who had never even seen one-handed stabbing just now go?Where did he learn this counter-grapple technique?Could a well-trained athlete make such an action purely on the fly?Or……

No, the kid isn't "completely new" to these technologies.He has experienced every detail of the counterattack just now in different places!

The technique of holding the hilt in one hand and the blade in the other—half-sword technique, Lawrence had demonstrated before.

Instead of stabbing or slashing with a sword, take the fight to a wrestling fight - a similar trick August has pulled off.

Are they doing it on purpose?Use the moves they have learned but Roman has never heard of in battle, so that Roman can learn from observation and prevent the enemy from being surprised again in the future?

Or, they just happen to use these skills, and Roman is like a dry sponge, quickly absorbing everything they show into his brain?

He can quickly grasp so much knowledge just by hearing and seeing?After only seeing a few similar moves, can you piece together all the details in actual combat and combine them into counter-grasp moves?

Alex has worked so hard to learn, think, and tried the moves for so long, and he has cracked them so easily?

If this is true, then this rookie, this Roman... what terrifying potential does he have?Cesar would probably proudly call this student "a rare genius"?

Sweat trickled down his hair, stinging Alex's eyes.Under the mask was his scorching breath, as if he was in the crater of a volcano, being scorched physically and mentally by the flames and magma.

Alex never acknowledged the existence of genius.

It is true that some people in the world are better at something than others, but there is nothing that cannot be achieved through hard work.As long as you put in the sweat, you will be rewarded accordingly.On the contrary, there is no such thing as unearned fruit.

Alex never admitted genius!In the world, there is only the difference between those who work hard and those who don't work hard, and there is no difference between geniuses and mortals!

The current score is 38 to 38.As long as he succeeds again, as long as 1 point is enough, he can help the Griffin Guards win this battle and prove his will with actions.

He wants to use his own sword to hit the so-called "genius" in front of him!

"Go!" the referee announced.

Roman may have been inspired by the surprising and winning move just now, and this time he took the initiative to launch an offensive.Alex blocked his sword and pressed the blade to the left.Roman immediately realized that he should draw the sword at this moment, but Alex didn't give him the chance.

He put the long sword against Roman's head, and at the same time, his right foot went around behind Roman's left foot, and he used the blade and arm to knock Roman back.

Roman had tasted Alex's waist-shooting skills before and would not allow himself to be brought down again.He twisted his body, hoping to regain his balance and counterattack, but he moved too quickly, his knee twisted suddenly, and a pain like electricity rose from the old injury to the top of his head.

Roman hissed and was knocked to the ground by Alex.

Another 3 points!The red-haired youth showed a smug smile.Time is running out, and he's winning!

At this moment, Cesar, who had been keeping silent in accordance with noble professional sentiments, suddenly said coldly: "Referee, is it allowed to abandon the sword and admit defeat?"

The referee had the expression of "boy, believe it or not, I'll stab your ass with a stick". "There has never been such a precedent. In addition, deliberately losing to an opponent is also a violation."

"What if the player is injured?"

The referee turned to Alex, slightly surprised: "Are you injured?"

"No!" The contestants and the line referee shouted at the same time.

"Oh!" The referee realized that Cesar was referring to another player, "Sorry Alex, I always thought you were the weaker one. Roman, are you okay? Can you continue to fight?" ?”

Roman didn't speak.The referee gestured to Lindsay to pause the timer, then walked over to Roman and took off his mask.

The young man's face under the mask was bloodless, and the dripping sweat made the young man look like a poor little dolphin stranded.

"I declare the game ended early! The red team beat the blue team 41 to 38!" The referee turned around and shouted.

Members of the Aurora Club rushed up and helped Roman to the sidelines.The narrator hastily contributed his own folding chair.Lindsay swept the scoreboard and timer into her carry-on bag and loudly directed the audience to leave in an orderly manner.The audience stretched their necks, wanting to see what had happened, but the skinny figure of the Asian young man was blocked by a group of tall and burly teammates. Such well-meaning or ill-intentioned speculation left angrily.

"Are you hurt?!" August's scream seemed to be able to break through the ceiling, "Is it still a knee?"

Butler pushed through the crowd and got in, knelt down in front of Roman, rolled up his trousers, and carefully inspected his knees. "You've got knee pads on, which is good, it protects against attacks on your knees. But you can't help yourself with a sprain. Do you need to go to the hospital?"

"I..." Roman's lips moved, wanting to say "I'm fine", but he recalled the anger that Cesar burst out the last time he and August competed.As a result of Cesar's rage that time, there was always a cabinet door in the men's locker room of the Aurora Club.Roman didn't want to see the same tragedy happen a second time.

"I... I will contact the doctor."

"Don't say 'yes'. I've seen a lot of idiots for not taking a minor injury seriously and turning it into a catastrophe. Lawrence, can you take him to the hospital?"

"of course."

Roman said: "Don't bother, I can..."

Butler raised his finger to prevent Roman from continuing. "What do you want to do like this? Driving? Do you drive with the handle?"

Roman wanted to say "you're pretty familiar with driving and racing games", but he was wise not to talk too much.

"It's all gone! There's nothing to see! The game is over! Go back to your home!"

Butler yelled, helping Roman with Lawrence at the same time.They transferred Roman to Lawrence's car as carefully as they would a critically ill patient.If there was a stretcher at the scene, then Roman may have left the stadium lying down.

"Hey, where did Cesar go?"

It wasn't until the car carrying the wounded left in the dust that August, who was seeing him off, realized that the person accompanying Roman at this moment was not the Cesar who loved him the most.

"Have you seen Cesar?"

The members of Aurora looked at each other in blank dismay.They took care of Roman just now, how can they take care of Cesar?

"Probably in the toilet." August replied self-consciously.He quickly put this insignificant question behind him.Cesar is an adult and can take care of herself.It's a pity that such a good opportunity to show courteousness to Roman was missed.That guy really doesn't know how to grasp the timing.

At the same time, the Griffin Guards gathered in the distance also discovered a similar problem.

"Where's Alex going? Uh, isn't he peeing?"

If the two groups were diligent and went around to the back door of the gymnasium to look for the two missing persons, they could find one of them holding the other by the throat in a hidden corner and pressing it firmly against the wall.