Chapter 3 Suppression and Defeat of the Enemy
Although the ranks are limited, it is up to the examiners to decide how much combat power they want to exert (in terms of skills).
However, the examiner usually does not give his all as soon as he comes up, but increases the difficulty little by little over time, and after testing the limits of the candidates, they will pass if they feel that their strength is good.
Chu Ge definitely doesn't have this treatment.
In the face of Siruf's furious slash, Chu Ge quickly took two steps back, but he did not escape from Siruf's attack range, but turned his right hand to forcibly stop the swing of the blade, and then quickly swung back at the same time!
Xia Lei didn't show anything for his action, but the other three observers frowned at the same time, and the disdain in Siruf's eyes had already shown on his face!
One of the observers explained to Xia Lei:
"Before the speed of the blade has time to drop, it forcibly swings it in the opposite direction again, this practice is quite a burden on the arm, especially for a young man of the first order, if you are not careful, it will cause a serious sprain on the arm."
Xia Lei still had that playful smile on her face, and she said:
"This must be a sign of an inability to control one's own strength. Are there any other reasons? β
The observer immediately replied:
"Of course, there is another possibility, that is, this candidate's sword just now did not use all his strength at all, so forcibly stopping it will not cause any negative ......."
Before he could finish speaking, there was a sound of gold and iron resonating in the distance!
After forcibly changing the direction of the attack, the long sword on Chu Singer was still held steadily, without the slightest dissonance, and quickly slashed towards Siruf's neck!
This sword Siruf was already unavoidable, so he had to put away his attack and block the iron sword to the right, blocking Chu Ge's attack.
Although he was not injured in the slightest, the pleasure on Siruf's face had disappeared, and his expression became even more depressed than before, as if he had been interrupted by someone when he was about to.
Of course, it wasn't without any benefits, at least he was looking forward to the next fight.
If this kid is defeated all at once, then the time for him to release the pressure will definitely be much shorter!
Siruf grinned at Chu Ge and smiled:
"I've decided to make you the one of the candidates who has lasted the longest today! Four minutes and fifty-nine seconds! Not a second is missing! After saying that, another sword stabbed out!
Chu Ge leaned lightly to the side, and the blade of his sword swung forward to open up Siruf's attack, and said:
"Is it so powerful? How do I feel like a child is throwing a tantrum? β
Siruf's eyelids jumped again, although he was already furious, he did not lose his mind, his combat effectiveness was not affected, he still maintained his best condition, and every sword was the result of excellence!
"If you want to call, hurry up! But I hope you can be stubborn until the last moment, at least a little bit of defeat! β
Every year, many self-conscious guys come to the National Academy for testing, and while there are real heroes among them, most of them are just straw bales that sit back and watch, and Siruf has met no less than five of them in a week!
However, it was the first time he had seen someone who could be arrogant to the point of Chu Ge! So much so that now he is looking forward to the other party's expression when he falls! That must be the ugliest of all the losers!
Maybe Chu Ge did have some strength, but he didn't think that the other party would be able to succeed, from all the first-order freshmen he had passed, the strongest one only lasted thirty-seven seconds in his all-out state!
The enjoyment has only just begun, and there are still four minutes left before the five-minute time limit!
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"Hmm, it seems that there is indeed a small probability event, and the fighting skills of this freshman who came with Teacher Xia Lei are unexpectedly strong."
Looking at the two who were fighting each other, an observer said to Xia Lei with a smile on his face full of satisfaction.
Xia Lei's previous expression had disappeared, her eyes narrowed slightly at Chu Ge, and she asked thoughtfully:
"Oh? Do you mean his swordsmanship has reached this point? Although I am a layman, I can see that his swordsmanship is mediocre. β
The observer immediately replied:
"Because he only uses the most ordinary swordsmanship, it naturally looks mediocre, but the strength I am talking about is not a simple swordsmanship skill, but a grasp of various factors such as battle rhythm, countermeasures, prediction, and timing."
"Of course, as an examiner, Mr. Siruf is also required to use only the most basic swordsmanship, so what we are seeing now is actually a confrontation between the two in terms of consciousness and experience."
Another observer saw something deeper, and he said with a solemn face:
"This level of impermeability is not something that can be achieved by hard work alone, although he only has first-order strength, but at least in terms of talent in actual combat, he has far surpassed ordinary geniuses!"
At this moment, the eyes of the whole audience were focused on Chu Ge and Siruf, and even the other two examiners temporarily stopped the test and watched the battle with interest.
Siruf is constantly attacking, while Chu Ge is always defending.
However, the expression of the attacking side became more and more ugly, and a lot of beads of sweat appeared on his forehead because of anxiety. On the other hand, Chu Ge, although he defended one after another, he was at ease and walked leisurely.
'Why?' I've done my best, but why can't I do a single effective attack?? β
Siruf gritted his teeth and slashed out with a sword again, but Chu Ge had already put his long sword across his waist as if he had anticipated his target, and once again successfully parried!
More than three minutes had passed, but Chu Ge had not been injured at all, and Siruf's sword blade had not been able to touch his body at all!
Any discerning person can see that Chu Ge's skills are more than a cut above Siruf, and he has been defending just because he doesn't want to attack!
In this situation, it is not like Siruf is invigilating Chu Ge's test, but like Chu Ge is doing target feeding tricks for Siruf, like taking care of his own children, bearing his attacks bit by bit, teaching him skills and experience in the process to make up for his shortcomings!
What a great guy!
This thought was subconsciously born in the hearts of everyone present, and even those who were much stronger than Chu Ge had to sigh at his fighting skills.
From the very beginning of the test to the present, Siruf's mentality has produced such a transformation: angerβ calmβ agitation.
At first, he thought that he couldn't attack for a long time because he was in a hurry, so he forced himself to calm down and wanted to find Chu Ge's flaws.
However, this didn't have any effect, so he could only use continuous strong attacks, wanting to rely on the advantage of physical strength to try to make Chu Ge show his decline, so as to break the enemy in one fell swoop!
But Siruf has been attacking for two minutes now, and Chu Ge still has a lightweight look on his face, only some sweat from the warm up on his neck.
When he saw the mockery on the faces of the other two examiners with his peripheral vision, Siruf became even more anxious and extremely embarrassed.
'Damn! If it weren't for the fact that your strength was suppressed, if you couldn't only use basic swordsmanship, how long do you think you could be arrogant?! β
At this moment, Siruf couldn't help but use more strength, but the ban on his body could not be lifted before the time was up, and he could only move on to the next stage after holding on for more than five minutes.
'Humph! Anyway, it's about to be time, and when I can use the second-order power, I must humiliate ......
Siruf, he suddenly realized what was going on in his head right now.
'What the hell was I expecting!' I would actually want to use the power of the second order to defeat a first-order freshman?!!! β
A boundless sense of humiliation and shame poured over Siruf's heart like a tidal wave.
At this moment, Chu Ge suddenly spoke:
"Okay, a lot of time has passed, and I have discovered your flaws, so let's use the last thirty seconds to fulfill my previous promise."
Promise? Rip?
Syruf was already completely shocked, and shouted:
"Ahhh I started practicing swords at the age of four and practiced until I was forty-two! I have been practicing swords for 38 years, and I have to make a sword a thousand times a day, and every sword is the crystallization of my hard work, and now it is only four minutes and thirty seconds, and you think you have seen my flaws??? β
"Don't be too arrogant!!"
Chu Ge shook his head and slashed at Siruf's wrist, if he couldn't defeat an enemy whose strength was only at the peak of the first order, it would be too embarrassing.
One blow, then decline, three and exhaustion, before Siruf's hard attack was fruitless, and he had already fallen behind in momentum, and now Chu Ge turned defense into offense, and launched a strong attack in the most unfavorable situation of the opponent's state, which immediately doubled the pressure on Siruf!
If Siruf could still be equal to Chu Ge in the previous battle and had a slight advantage, then now he is completely at a disadvantage and was caught off guard by Chu Ge's sudden outburst!
Regarding the direction of this battle, Chu Ge's heart was as clear as a mirror, and he had already planned what he was going to do.
Even if Siruf's strength is suppressed, his strength and speed cannot be exerted, but his physical strength will not be weakened, so it is unrealistic to want to use this weapon to easily injure him, at most suppress him until the end of time, but this is obviously not the best choice! β
He took two quick steps forward, closing the distance between himself and Siruf, and then switched his one-handed sword from his right hand to his left, slashing from top to bottom!
"Changing hands...... Why? β
"Could it be that he is stronger with his left hand than he was just now? Impossible! β
"Humph! What an arrogant guy, beware of self-defeating! β
Seeing that Chu Ge actually changed his weapon to a non-dominant hand, everyone present was a little surprised, but Siruf directly regarded this behavior as a more serious provocation, and roared on the spot! Holding the long sword tightly with both hands, he used all his strength to slash at Chu Ge's blade, wanting to rely on his strength to directly shoot down Chu Ge's weapon!
Boom!
The sound of metal clashing immediately sounded, and many people couldn't help but start shaking their heads and sighing, if that young man didn't take care of himself, he would definitely get a good result, but now......
Chu Ge's long sword was actually shot down by Siruf's sword, and it fell to the ground with a clatter!
However, only a few people noticed that although he had shot down his opponent's weapon, Siruf's expression had become very ugly!
'Damn! β
When the two long swords collided, Siruf's pupils suddenly shrank, he didn't feel the slightest resistance from Chu Ge's blade at all, obviously the other party had let go before the blade collided, giving up the hard fight with himself!
And after Chu Ge released the hilt of his sword, he was slightly shorter, and kicked the center of Siruf's right ankle with all his strength!
After Siruf hit with all his strength just now, his center of gravity was unbalanced because he had nowhere to unload his strength, and now he was kicked by Chu Ge to the weak defense joints of his feet, and he fell to the ground directly with a pop.
"Forty minutes and forty-six seconds, I'm sorry, Mr. Examiner, you're still a little short of your goal."
Chu Ge bowed down and picked up the one-handed sword, a regretful smile appeared on his face, as if to announce the failure of Siruf's test.
"This kid can do it!" Now Xia Lei's face finally showed a little surprise, if it wasn't for the performance she saw five days ago, maybe she would be even more surprised now.
What is strange is that after falling to the ground, Siruf actually did not move, and did not have the slightest intention of getting up.
"Hey, what are you doing, you can't lose your fighting spirit after being put down by the freshmen, right?" An examiner couldn't help but quip.
"Is the injury too serious to move? Do you need me to help you get Miss Lena bandaged? Another examiner fanned the flames.
Because of his short temper, Siruf was originally a very unpopular guy, and now seeing him deflated, it is not surprising that two colleagues will laugh at him.
Of course, Siruf was not injured, whether it was Chu Ge's attack or fall, he did not show any injuries on his body.
The moment he fell, he came to his senses, realized the mastery of the boy's skill, and then bit his tongue to force himself to remain calm, and began to think about his own mistakes, even deaf to the ridicule of his colleagues.
After lying on the ground for more than ten seconds, Siruf took a deep breath and stood up from the ground, although there was still anger in his expression, and the muscles on his forehead were also bruised, he still said to Chu Ge:
"There are people outside the people, and they are taught!"
After saying that, he reopened the distance and put on a posture:
"Then, the second phase of the martial arts test begins!"
Just as he was about to strike again, someone outside the arena suddenly shouted:
"Stop!"
The person who came was a young man, probably in his early thirties, who looked a little younger for a martial arts teacher at the academy.
The costume on his body is not a uniform examiner uniform, but a red and white trench coat, and a dark tight-fitting suit inside, which looks very capable.
"Mr. Wilde? How did you come here? β
Siruf asked suspiciously, and the eyes of the rest of the audience were all focused on Wilde.