Chapter 16
"You guy! Are you underestimating me? ”
The girl's angry voice resounded in the room. When she spoke www.biquge.info her face flushed with anger, and the corners of her eyes hung high, and her eyes seemed to shoot flames.
The girl's words caught the onlookers by surprise, who had thought that the reason for her anger was to suspect Hill of cheating, even though they both knew that was not true. Most of these people have known Hill for a long time, and they have some knowledge of Hill's abilities and conduct, and when they see Hill crossing the middle distance in the first moment, their first reaction is "how to do it", not "why can it be done". But this trust was the result of years of accumulation, and they could not help but feel strange when they saw that the girl had no doubt about it as they did.
Alex didn't know what was going on in the other people's minds, and she was angry at Ciel's innocent face, a complex psychology mixed with anger and a hint of confusion in the depths. From the very beginning of her training in the village, Alex had discovered that she was far superior to her peers, as evidenced by the words of the instructor and other clansmen, Alex had a talent that was one in a million - the girl did not know if this was true, because there were less than 10,000 people in the village. But everyone said so, and she accepted it as a fact. Of course, the girl will not change her attitude towards others because of this, but the attachment and alienation from her peers are unavoidable. Alex was still young at the time, and after a brief period of confusion, she received a lesson from her patriarch: to admit her talents, to face them squarely, and to bear all the brilliance and sharpness that they bring. This is not only for themselves, but also for those who "have no talent".
Since then, Alex has lived by this credo. Part of the reason why she was able to wake up quickly from the nightmare of the destruction of her village was that her talent gave her strength. It was not only her revenge, but also part of her existence. So, when she realized that Hill had left her hand in the confrontation just now, just as she had left her hand with other peers in the training in the village, the self-doubt, unwillingness, panic, and fear that had risen from her heart all converged and finally turned into the shape of anger.
This was undoubtedly anger, but Hill didn't mind it.
Faced with the negative emotions thrown by the girl, Hill accepted them with his usual expressionlessness and endured them.
He blinked at the girl's flushed face, then apologized in an unheaving voice.
"I'm sorry."
"Don't apologize!"
So what is it going to be? The same thought floated in the hearts of the silent crowd of onlookers.
Hill also fell silent.
"Why do you put water in the competition? Give me an explanation. Alex glared at Ciel with red eyes.
"The purpose of the competition is to get to know each other, and I don't think there is a need for injuries in order to decide the winner."
Ciel met her eyes unwaveringly, and replied with great calm.
Looking at the other party's frank gaze, Alex's self-loathing deepened. Ciel's answer touched her heart, and it was only because of a momentary verbal agreement that the boy had already identified with the two of them as companions. At that time, he already had a basic understanding and estimation of Hill's combat effectiveness, but Hill recognized himself without knowing anything about himself. There is no talent, strength or weakness, no utilitarian purpose in his eyes, just because someone has reached out and sent an invitation to him, he is willing to accept the request of a girl he has never known, and embark on all unknown journeys with her. The so-called "release of water" and "humiliation" that upset Alex at this moment are just the original intention of the teenager to "not want anyone to get hurt". Looking at Ciel's flawless eyes, the girl felt that all the immature anger in her heart had vanished.
"If you want to understand it thoroughly, of course, you have to do your best!" The girl stretched out the index finger of her right hand and pointed at Hill and said, "You can attack me with confidence, I promise that I will never be hurt." ”
It doesn't matter if the secret you hide is exposed at the moment, right? The girl thought secretly.
Hearing Alex's words, Ciel was silent and didn't open his mouth to respond, but his actions were the best response.
With his right foot gently kicking the end of the stick on the ground, Hill skilfully struck a stance. As Ciel's posture changed, Alex was sensitive to the change in atmosphere. Even though she was almost unable to cope with a surprise attack that had just been released, she felt suppressed and masochistic anticipation at the thought that Ciel, who had just been restrained in speed and strength, was about to attack with all his might as she had said.
Four meters away, Hill's gesture of holding a weapon gave her an incomparably strong sense of oppression.
"I'm going to go."
Near the brink of battle, Ciel's voice remained flat.
"Hmph, let the horses come."
The sound of the word "come" was still in the air, and before it dissipated, she was hit in the abdomen.
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The next ten minutes or so can hardly be called a competition, and the scene is closer to a one-sided ravage.
In more than ten minutes, the expressions of the people around him have also experienced the whole process from shock to sympathy, from sympathy to unbearable, from unbearable to expectant, and then from expectation to numbness.
For ten minutes, Alex was like a boat bobbing around in the waves. The incessant attacks from Ciel, each one to the point, left Alex embarrassed.
To put it bluntly, fighting is the act of attacking each other's flaws. With the body structure of most intelligent races, no matter what posture they pose, there must be at least one flaw. Then under the condition of not being attacked by the opponent, try your best to attack the opponent's flaws, this is the essence of battle.
There are two ways not to be breached, one is to make the other party receive a threat before the other party touches you. The second is to constantly change your stance, keep moving, and look for opportunities while dodging the opponent's attacks. The former requires speed, while the latter relies on combat experience.
The former aside, on the latter alone, no one can beat Hill in the entire kiss of death.
It's not the result of years of fighting, Ciel's fight is all instinct. Partridge had long since discovered that it was the beastly instinct-sharp intuition he displayed in battle that was most incredible than Ciel's astonishing physicality. Each of his attacks was nowhere to be found, but on closer proclamation they were all the best choices. There is neither reason nor logic, just "I feel that it would be better to attack there". It may take a lifetime for ordinary people to reach such a state, but Hill is born with this inherent attribute like a "heart eye". This may be a gift from the goddess to a child like him who has no distractions, and the people of Kiss of Death can only explain it.
But amazingly, under such a stormy attack, Alex still did not fall.
It wasn't luck or dodging, within more than ten minutes, everyone witnessed her being hit countless times. No one knows exactly how many times, and after three hundred times they are numb enough to stop counting. Almost every blow can render a person incapacitated, but Alex is still standing there panting.
The most surprising thing is that it was completely unstoppable at first, and then it was occasionally able to defend itself. In just over ten minutes, the girl's progress and the resulting talent are amazing.
Ciel suddenly stopped attacking and stood still looking at Alex.
The girl moved her arms back and forth, and from time to time she screamed in pain and rubbed the place where she had been hit, but on closer inspection, there was not even a single bruise on some part of her body.
"Why?"
Hill asked, puzzled.
"Didn't you say I would never get hurt?" Alex had calmed down her previous sharp feelings, she raised her head slightly in triumph, and puffed up her barren chest with a look of vigour: "In terms of defense, I am very confident. ”
No, no, no, it's not so much defense as it's more resistant to beating, right? Thinking of the scene where the girl from beginning to end did not succeed in preventing a few attacks, the crowd of onlookers secretly complained in their hearts.
After scanning Alex's body up and down to confirm the parts he had hit, Ciel's gaze finally rested on the girl's chest.
"Alex, it's so hard."
"Hey! Don't use that term for me! Anyway, where are you looking to say! Alex blushed and complained.
"Alex, like a wall."
"You guy! This kind of vague language is deliberately used. ”
As the two were arguing, Shalom suddenly spoke.
"Miss Alex, can you explain to us why you are unharmed?"
"Well, no problem." Alex nodded, "Didn't I say I'm a Guardian by profession?" ”
"You did say it, but even a second-level profession can't be as uneventful as this."
Ignoring the crowd that had begun to stir up because of hearing about the girl's profession, Shalom looked at the girl and said.
"Well, because I'm special." Alex scratched her cheeks, "I didn't transfer to the Adventurer's Guild, but I awakened directly through the clan's ritual - but the ritual seems to have gone unexpected. ”
"Accident?" Shalom was a little curious.
"Well, as a result, my defense seems to have been particularly strengthened, and although I still feel pain, my usual attacks can't hurt me anymore."
"That's pretty unexpected...... There is such a good thing in the world. ”
"Well, it's a good thing that defense goes up...... But it also comes at a cost. Alex was a little stumbling for some reason.
"Ah, is it because of this that the body is solidified, and the body is forever fixed at 16 years old or something?"
"Did I pull out the sword in the stone somewhere? Why do I have to suffer this curse that my boobs can't continue to grow? Alex couldn't help but complain: "No, it's a ...... in other aspects"
"Anything else?"
"...... is that the attack power has been reduced accordingly." Alex whispered.
"It's completely indifferent, isn't it? As far as I know, the Guardian is not a class known for its attack power in the first place. Giving up useless attack power, but getting such a thorough defense efficiency, no matter how you look at it, it's a sure-fire deal, right? ”
"Yes, huh? I think so, too. ”
"What's wrong, Miss Alex? Looks suspicious, huh? By the way, to what extent has the attack power been reduced? ”
“1…..1……”
Alex held out a finger hesitantly.
"Ichisei? Or double? Either way, it's not outrageous. Shalom said with a smile.
"It's a drop of blood." When explaining, Alex secretly raised her eyes to spy on the other party's expression: "That is, no matter what the opponent is, you can only knock out a drop of blood." ”
By the way, among the monsters that adventurers often encounter, the most basic and classic primary monster is the slime.
So, ask questions. How much health does an average adult slime have?
The answer is 450.
After listening to the girl's explanation, everyone looked at the girl in the field, who would have to use 450 attacks to kill even against the slime, and fell silent for a while.