Chapter 32: The Duel of Graduation (2)
Zhou Lie had a little impression of the name Jusses, if fencing was the faΓ§ade of Atlin's family just now, then archery was the faΓ§ade of Jusses's family.
After pulling the bowstring to make sure that there was no problem with the strength of the bow itself, he looked at the arrow again and made sure that it was no different from that used in the army, and the two agreed to start the game.
"Please. Zhou Lie spread his right hand and made a gesture of please first.
"Hmph, don't you dare to with me?" Seeing Zhou Lie in this posture, Yusis sneered.
"Archery requires concentration, and I don't want to hear a noise around me while I'm aiming, and I'm sure you don't want to. β
Jusis thought about it and found that this was the case, so he began to prepare for archery.
Attentively.
After taking a deep breath, in Jussi's eyes, there was only the target in front of him, a hundred meters away, although he could still see the outline of the target, as well as the vague ring lines on it, but in his eyes, this target was already the size of a soybean in his eyes, and ordinary people didn't know how to aim if they wanted to.
But for Jussi, who was familiar with the bow and arrow, it was not a problem, the size of the target, the place where the center was located, the wind speed at the scene, and the angle at which he should shoot the arrow, these things that people needed to think about, he had long remembered with his body.
Bend the bow and set the arrow, aim and release the bow, and with a perfect string note, the feathered arrow shoots a perfect arc, and finally lands in the center of the target.
The previous arrow had just hit the heart, and he had already taken out the second arrow from the quiver behind his back, and repeated the action of pulling the bow and loosening the arrow, and the arrow feathers brushed the hard bone wrench on the finger again, and then hit the heart again without accident.
This series of movements is smooth and easy, ten arrows are shot down, each of which falls steadily in the ten rings, and the whole process, the rhythm is not disrupted in the slightest, as if he is not archery, but dancing, and the whole movement of Jusis is art.
After the tenth arrow was shot, Jusis also reached out to take the arrow backwards, and after touching the air, he realized that he had shot ten arrows, and he could feel that the time just now was in his best state.
"All hit the Ten Rings. Downs personally retrieved the target and confirmed it to the dean, who then announced the result.
Next it was Zhou Lie's turn.
The opponent has already obtained the highest score, and even if he hits every shot, he will only get the same score, so how can he win? A tie is impossible to accept, and a tie between himself and the opponent is basically equivalent to a loss.
If Zhou Lie wants to win, then he can only make a surprise move.
Different from the artistic sense embodied in Jussi's archery, Zhou Lie showed a solemn aura when he pulled the bow for the first time, the same perfect string sound, and Zhou Lie's next arrow came faster than Yusis's speed, the sound of the feather arrow breaking through the air, the rapid string sound, and the continuous sound of hitting the target, oppressing the surrounding students The atmosphere did not dare to breathe, until Zhou Lie finished shooting ten arrows, everyone came back to their senses, and there was already a sweat behind them.
The target was brought back, with only a feathered arrow on it, stuck in the center.
Seeing this scene, everyone was a little puzzled, they obviously saw that all of Zhou Lie's arrows had hit the target.
"Every arrow actually splits the previous one!" the head of the academy said a fact in a shocked tone after careful observation.
Jusis couldn't believe it when he heard this, and he personally held the target and looked at it for a long time, and then came to the place where he had secretly visited the target, and found that there was indeed a piece of sawdust left, and Jusis had to admit this fact.
"But this is also ten arrows hit ten rings, all of them are 100 points, logically speaking, it should be a draw. The head of the academy looked hesitant, he had never seen this situation in his life, and he really didn't know how to judge, so he looked at Zhou Lie, as long as Zhou Lie accepted the draw, then he could also pronounce the sentence like this.
But Zhou Lie looked at Tang Si fixedly.
If you are a nobleman with glory in your heart, then you should know how to judge.
Naturally, you can't win with the same score, so there is only one way to force the other party to admit defeat, as long as the other party still has the so-called glory and pride in his heart, and Zhou Lie knows very well that this kind of trick is the most useful for these young and vigorous teenagers, just like he will also agree to this unfair duel of thirty-two against one because of the words of glory.
"It's me who loses. Jusis returned to the arena and said in a flat tone, not looking dejected, nor forced to laugh, but said this sentence with a flat face.
Tang Si looked at Jusis with a complicated face, and after the other party just came over and said such a sentence, he turned around and returned to the queue, this duel is a break from the past, so naturally there can be no other things mixed in, and if the skills are not as good as others, you must decisively admit defeat, otherwise this matter will be the shadow in your heart for the rest of your life.
In the second game, Zhou Lie won. The Dean of the House declared loudly.
"So, the next one, horse racing or fighting, I think since it's by the lake, there should be swimming. β
Tang Si looked at the other party's relaxed appearance, his face was gloomy, he didn't expect Zhou Lie to be so tough.
"Then let's start the third game. β
This duel began early in the morning and lasted until the evening, riding, swimming, sprinting, long-distance running, free fighting, and even various competitions and various disciplines, competition memory, all of which ended in Zhou Lie's complete victory.
"Ask, when is a person the poorest?"
"At birth. Zhou Lie preemptively replied.
After asking a hundred brain teasers, Zhou Lie answered 67, and Zhou Lie won. β
This is the thirty-first duel, Zhou Lie is already very tired at this moment, this day is full of squeezing his physical and mental power, if it weren't for the rest time in between, I'm afraid he would have been unable to support it a long time ago.
"The last one, what's it?"
After a short rest, Zhou Lie signaled that he could start the final competition.
In the previous thirty-one competitions, this aristocratic boy named Downs did not end up in a duel with him, and it seemed that he was left to the end.
In fact, this duel has long been Zhou Lie's victory, the victory of thirty-one duels, according to the rules at the beginning, Zhou Lie has already won.
But no one on either side stopped this duel, the thirty-two aristocratic teenagers wanted to do their best to defeat each other, and Zhou Lie didn't want to lose to the other side, every time it seemed that he won easily, but in fact, he had already fought with all his might.
"In the end, it's me and you in a duel. Finally, Downs announced the final dueling project: "We will use magic to decide the winner." β
Magic!
This sentence shocked the students around them, and then they remembered that Downs was one of the ten people who had been recognized as having a talent for learning magic after the test that day.
"Oh, interesting, you're already getting started?" Zhou Lie asked interestingly.
"That's right, since then I've been visiting Master Wilson and asking him to teach me about magic, and I've managed to connect with the elements through meditation. Downs said in a smug tone, and with a wave of his right hand, a fireball appeared in the air.
"It's a flame. Zhou Lie smiled.
"I know you don't have magical fitness, you can throw in the towel, and you should know that you've already won this duel, so it doesn't matter if you throw in this game. β
Hearing Tang Si's words, although some people felt that Tang Si finally resorted to a duel through magic, which was a bit opportunistic, but in fact, he did not violate the rules at the beginning, even if Zhou Lie admitted defeat at this time, there was no problem.
After all, Zhou Lie had already won this thirty-two-on-one duel, and with such a body, there was no need to agree to this last one.
"Okay, let's compare, the last one, that's how it's interesting. Zhou Lie replied.
Hearing Zhou Lie's answer, the audience who originally thought that there would be three performances were boiling, and they speculated that Zhou Lie actually knew magic, or that he had other means to deal with Downs.
Downs frowned and said, "You don't have to. β
"Since it's for glory, there's no such thing as a towel, so what's next is obvious. β
"Good. β
Behind Zhou Lie, Ania and Stella hadn't spoken out to advise, but Byron couldn't sit still, he took three steps and two steps to Zhou Lie's side, supported Zhou Lie's shoulders, and said in an excited tone, "The last one is too dangerous, a novice magician can't do it at the point, no matter what hole cards you have, you still have physical conditions now." β
Zhou Lie patted Byron's hand and smiled, "I have no reason to retreat, and I can't retreat, otherwise I will regret it, I am only one step away from reaching the peak, this kind of opportunity is not common." β
I don't know what the pinnacle of Zhou Lie said, but seeing Zhou Lie's resolute eyes, Byron knew that he couldn't persuade this friend.
"Don't be reckless, if you really can't do it, just admit defeat. β
"Just watch the show, I have a whole day, except that victory is victory, there will be no other ending. β
Leaving these words, Zhou Lie strode towards the final ring.
"Do you know magic?" asked Downs, uncertain.
Zhou Lie shook his head, "No, you can rest assured of this." "Frem has said that his strength is not magic, and he really won't use it in this battle.
"In this duel, you can only use magic to cause damage to the other party, and you are not allowed to use any physical means, do you know?" Downs asked again.
"Of course. β
"Then let's get started," Zhou Lie replied affirmatively, and Tang Si looked at the dean on the side.
"Then the thirty-second and final duel, the magic duel, begins now. β
Tang Si had words in his mouth, and after a while, fireballs appeared around him, these fireballs were only the size of soybeans, exuding high temperature, and with Tang Si's right hand waving forward, they flew towards Zhou Lie.
"It turns out that there is still this usage. Zhou Lie saw the other party's attack and thought that he could try it in the future.
The fireballs accurately smashed into Zhou Lie's body, or fell to Zhou Lie's feet, and they burned instantly, and the raging flames enveloped Zhou Lie, and Zhou Lie at this moment was like the core of a candle, burning violently there.
Downs didn't expect that the other party didn't dodge, and obviously accepted the challenge with confidence, how could this be.
"Fight the fire, bring water. Stella exclaimed, seeing that Zhou Lie was wrapped in flames at the moment, Stella was anxious.
"I'm fine. β
Zhou Lie's steady voice came out of the flames, quieting the rioting crowd.
Patting the remaining flames on his body, Zhou Lie said in a relaxed tone, "The temperature is not high, it seems that you haven't fully learned it." β