Cold weapons are a man's romance

"Everyone in the audience, it's me again, your old friend Demetrius, who is now commenting on the No.13 Silver Memorial Game at the Edney Wayne Stadium. This is the first time the Silver Memorial Game It is also the first time for me to sit in such a formal commentary seat for the entire live broadcast on the Internet..."

The black guy who has always set up a table on the sidelines and even started to explain with a mobile phone couldn't help but loosen his tie. He always felt that it was tight, but he couldn't take it off for image considerations.The well-equipped Edney Wayne Gymnasium is equipped with seats specially allocated for commentators. In the past, all the majors of European sports sat here. Now it is the turn of Demetri, who is an amateur. He is really a little bit small Nervous!It feels like there is no soft swivel chair under the buttocks, but the Iron Throne that will poke his blood at any time!

"At present, the first round of competition is over, and the [-] winners will determine their qualifications to enter the quarterfinals. After a short break, let us enter the second round of competition."

"Mom, that commentator talks a lot!" The little girl sitting in the stands behind the commentary booth tugged at her mother's sleeve, "It's not the same as you at all!"

Although her voice was not loud, Dmitri heard it.He turned his head and glared at the little girl.But when he found that the mother next to the little girl was a blonde beauty, he immediately calmed down, put on a flattering smile, and nodded to the blonde beauty.

Alisa opened a bag of potato chips, grabbed a handful and stuffed them into her daughter's mouth: "Shut up and watch the game obediently."

Enya dared not speak.She didn't want to choke to death on potato chips, and end her short but beautiful life with such an absurd ending.

Today is Roman's game. In order to show support for his career, she and her mother came to watch the game.Enya even drew a little flag that she could wave to cheer on Roman when he came on stage.

Enya had only watched Roman's fencing competition on TV before (not so much for watching Roman, but for listening to her mother's commentary), and it was the first time to watch a match live.She looked around curiously, not paying attention to the field at all.She felt that the audience off the court was more interesting than the players on the court.When she went to the zoo, she also felt that humans observing animals were more interesting than the animals themselves.The arena is like a huge zoo, but it's not animals that are surrounded by everyone, but human beings.

On one side of Enya is her mother, on the other side is a gray-haired old man with a walking stick beside him.His legs must be very bad.Enya thought sympathetically.

Others are very excited when watching the game, and once the players perform well, they will applaud hoarsely, but the old man is unmoved, at most he clapped his hands twice, which means that it is not the same as the people around him !What is he thinking?Why is this so?Just exploring the mental state of this old man is much more interesting than watching the game.

It's really interesting to observe people!Enya once again strengthened her mind.

Alisa bumped her with her elbow: "Roman is on the stage! Quick, quick, where is your flag?"

Enya took out the flag she drew from her small backpack, unfolded it and shook it twice.The flag says "weromain" and draws a small figure wearing a helmet and holding a long sword. (She drew what she imagined to be "Knight Roman," but Mom thought it looked like a native African chieftain with a pitchfork and a straw hat. Enya was annoyed, thinking it was racist.)

The commentator at the front continued his long speech: "The second round begins. The first players to appear are No. 1 Roman and No. 3 'Viking' Henrik. Henrik performed well in the previous games as usual, as the favorite to win the championship, he faced a strong opponent in the second round, which one of them will get the ticket to the quarterfinals?"

Holding a long stick, the referee stood in the center of the arena and waved to the audience, signaling Roman and Henrik to take their positions.The two jogged often, first shook hands, and then stood in the diagonal direction of the arena.Roman noticed Enya who was waving a small flag in the stands, and raised his hand to her, showing a bright smile.

"He saw me!" Enya said happily to her mother.Encouraged, she couldn't help swinging harder.

——Wait, if others can see me, then am I not one of the people being observed?Am I looking at others, or are they looking at me?Who is the observer, and who is the observed object?Enya suddenly fell into philosophical thinking.

***

Roman, who had a lucky bye in the first round, did not usher in his first battle until the second knockout round.He was full of confidence before entering the arena, and Cesar gave him an encouraging hug (he secretly rubbed his lips against his cheek when he parted, no one saw this inconspicuous little gesture, only the person who was kissed knew that he Sneaking money again), so he was suddenly full of pride and courage like a warrior blessed by a priest in a game, and even Edward, who was looking at him from the sidelines, couldn't dampen his interest.

But there is still something wrong with Roman - he is not a recruit for the first time on the battlefield, so it stands to reason that he shouldn't be nervous.The problem was not with Cesar, nor with Edward, but with Alisa and her daughter in the audience.When he found out that Alisa came to cheer him up with Enya, he immediately panicked.Enya even drew a flag for him!What if he loses?What should he do if he makes a fool of himself in front of Enya?How disappointed should his little angel be?

Although he understood that Alisa had good intentions, Roman sincerely hoped that the two of them would not be at the scene at the moment.

Roman's opponent in the first battle was "Viking" Henrik.They had already met each other in the history reenactment campaign before.Although it was only a glimpse, Roman was still deeply impressed by him.This burly Danish man can shock a large group of people just by virtue of his physique.If he had a winged helmet on and a hammer, he'd be Thor.If Cesar is the first echelon in the military field, then Henrik and his two funny friends are the elite of the second echelon.Any one of them has the possibility of winning the championship.Facing such a strong opponent in the first battle, Roman's pressure is no small matter.

"Handshake," said the referee succinctly.Sounds like you're commanding a dog.

Roman shook hands with Henrik.The two took their places, put on their gloves and masks, and saluted each other again with their swords.The referee tapped the ground with a stick and asked the two if they were ready.After getting an affirmative answer, he held up the long staff flatly. "start!"

As soon as the words fell, Henrik let out a deafening and strange roar, and rushed towards Roman with his sword in hand.

Roman was so scared that he almost forgot how to defend.Regardless of how strong Henryk's sword skills are, first of all, this battle cry is quite a head start!

The two swords intersected, and Roman grinned under the mask.The tremendous force from the blade made his wrist numb.Brute force alone is enough for Henrik to handle most of the untrained eye.

Henrik suddenly let go of the hilt with his left hand, rolled the long sword with his right hand, and pinned Roman's blade to his right with the back edge to prevent Roman from attacking.

Roman knew what move he was about to perform, and hurriedly drew his sword, but Henrik grabbed Roman's hilt with his left hand, locking his movement, and threw the weight ball of the long sword directly at Roman's face with his right hand.

The action was locked tightly, and Roman lost the chance to fight back.The referee shouted "stop", Henrik scored two points and retreated triumphantly.There was thunderous applause in the stands, who were used to seeing sword slashing, and suddenly there was such a different move, and the audience was boiling.

In actual combat, the opponent's tactics are really rich and colorful.You can't see such a unique skill in normal practice.Roman said.In addition to the blade, the counterweight ball can also be used as a weapon. After all, on the battlefield, there is not much difference between slashing the enemy and knocking out the enemy. Therefore, as a military strike that simulates a sword duel, it is also allowed to use the counterweight ball to attack and score.

It's no wonder that Henrik's fearsome Viking charge, coupled with his unexpected attack style, has made a name for himself in a highly competitive arena. The nickname "Vikings" is by no means in vain.

But Roman won't lose to him here.How can you stop there if you have not yet reached the final and defeated Edward?What's more, Enya is still cheering on the court. If he loses the game in such a muddle in front of the goddaughter, what face will he have in the future?

Roman straightened the crooked mask.Henrik's battle cry is to deter the enemy, as long as you ignore it, it will not be affected much. (It suddenly occurred to him that maybe August is better at dealing with enemies like Henrik. If the Vikings growl, the little emperor might be able to scream louder than him. It is still unknown who will deter who.) The problem is his brutal charge, and his unique strategy of high risk and high reward.How to crack these two tricks has become the key to victory.

Henrik is good at close combat, so as long as he attacks outside his attack range, he will be helpless.When it comes to increasing the attack range of one's side, the first thing Roman thinks of is Lucinda's one-handed stab, but facing Henrik, this is a bit impractical.Although the one-handed stabbing has a larger attack range, the control power of the sword is even smaller. Henrik's wrist strength is far superior to his. Once the stabbing is defended, the Vikings will be able to counterattack. Roman is not good.

However, other than one-handed stabbing, there are other ways to attack from outside the enemy's attack range!

The second confrontation begins.Henrik raised his long sword and responded with a roof style.Seeing that he was about to launch a roaring charge, Roman roughly estimated the range of his attack, and then launched a slash from top to bottom.

This kind of move is very easy to be blocked, but Roman is not that stupid. While slashing, he turned the sword body, switched from roof style to bull style, and slashed at Henrik's head with the back edge.

——A move evolved from the one-handed sword technique, Meyer's "Flying Over Slash"!

As the name suggests, this trick can penetrate the opponent's defense and launch an attack from outside the opponent's attack range.Henrik took a hard hit, but he was not discouraged, and immediately fought back with his sword.But Roman only needs to switch back to the roof pose to block his blade.

The confrontation is over.Roman hit the opponent's head with swords in both hands, scoring three points and leading the Vikings.

Once downwind, it is difficult for the Vikings to maintain their composure.At the beginning of the third confrontation, he rushed to Roman desperately, almost revealing his vitals to the opponent.At first, Roman thought it was a trick to lure the enemy. How could someone be so stupid as to show his flaws on purpose?Then he realized that it was the Vikings' suicide tactic: when he attacked, he was bound to be attacked by his opponent, but in the counter-attack game, as long as he caught the opponent and hit him briefly At that moment, if the counterattack is successful, you can still get points.

This is not a tactic worth advocating... Roman thought to himself.He was able to do this because the game stipulated that the counterattack was effective, but in a real duel, wouldn't this mean that both sides would suffer?

No, the Vikings can more or less find a basis for reality in doing so. If one's own minor injuries can be exchanged for the enemy's fatal injuries, it can be regarded as a way of victory, although it is more tragic.

The best way to counter this kind of kamikaze tactics is to keep them out of hand.When Henrik approached, Roman was always the first to attack outside of his attack range.The characteristics of the integration of attack and defense of virtue and sword are fully reflected here.On several occasions he was outmatched by Henrik and the score was level at one point, but Roman's patience paid off in the end. After three minutes of play, he narrowly beat Henrik by one point to qualify for the next round.

The two took off their masks, their faces dripping with sweat.Roman panted and shook hands with Henrik.The Viking smiled under his beard, let go of his hand, and gave Roman another hug.

"I've never been knocked out so early," Henrik said. "Hopefully you can win till the end. It's less embarrassing to lose to the champion."

"I try my best."

"It's a pity, I was going to teach that kid how to be a man." Henrik raised his eyebrows and motioned to Edward on the sidelines, "Now I can only give you a precious opportunity. Seven years ago, it was here place, I saw him drop the game firsthand."

Roman cast a quick glance at Edward.For a moment he felt like he was about to be frozen.

"I know what he wants to do. He lost his favorite thing, so he wants to destroy everything others love. Don't let him succeed!" The Viking shook Roman's shoulder hard, "beat him, give him a good look !"