Chapter 146: The Contest (2)
The blunt end of the arrow slammed into the side of Boris's helmet, where his ears were, and the loud impact rattled his eardrums, and he didn't hear the rapid sound of arrows behind him.
But he didn't care about his sore neck, and quickly adjusted his center of gravity, trying to retract his massive body behind the shield.
At the same time, he waved his one-handed sword in front of his forehead, and the whole on-the-spot reaction was not unpleasant.
But unfortunately, Philip used his habitual thinking, and unexpectedly, these two arrows were not shot at his forehead, but straight to his chest.
Hearing two dull crashes in quick succession, the palm-sized slate on Boris's chest turned yellow, and unfortunately there seemed to be some distance from green.
Boris, who was a little embarrassed, realized that Philip had moved to his right side.
He quickly moved his shield and turned his body as he could, finally parrying Philip's fifth arrow before it could reach him, holding the score on his chest.
There was a cheer from the sidelines, it was Bruce and Chris, and the others were applauding Philip's stunning second arrow.
The archery skills of everyone present are not bad, but to predict so accurately, it takes considerable brains and talent.
Taryn nodded, at least satisfied with Philip's clear mind.
Tournaments are not battles on the battlefield, so sometimes a smart mind is more important than a bloody fight.
On the field, Boris was a little embarrassed, as a sword and shield player who is known for his defense, it was a great shame to be broken by an archer from the front.
He didn't sit still, he raised his shield and rushed towards Philip, trying to put psychological pressure on Philip by shortening the distance.
Philip was a bit of a pity, but this was just the beginning.
He repeated his old trick and made a counterclockwise movement in the opposite direction, gradually widening the distance between the two to 40 meters by the way.
This time, Boris learned the lesson just now, and did not easily see through his movements by Philip, and smashed two arrows in a row on the shield, making a dull sound.
Boris, who was holding the shield, was a little bulky in the end, far less agile than Philip, and did not take the opportunity to close the distance, and the two were strangely deadlocked.
Philip also knows that this kind of shield player of the main defense, if he hides behind the shield like a big turtle shell, he really doesn't have a good way, and the seemingly irascible and reckless Boris is far more mature and stable than he imagined.
He would love to have legendary archery skills, such as arc shooting, or the ability of arrows to change lines in the air.
Unfortunately, even his father, Matthew, who was known for his archery, had never heard of such a skill, and instead despised Philip's whimsical ideas.
Philip does not have the bonus of dynamic vision, his archery skills are good at sharp rapid fire and accuracy, relying on strong computing power, referring to Boris's previous habits, to achieve a good start.
Boris on the other side is indeed an awakened person with excellent physical fitness, and he is very experienced, otherwise it would not be possible to recover from Philip's blow so quickly.
If you were to use an ordinary sword and shield hand like Wesley, when you hit the first arrow, you would probably lose the ability to resist due to the misalignment of the neck joint.
While moving his position and interfering with Boris's approach with his bow and arrow, Philip thought about what to do.
It wasn't until the tenth arrow was fired that Philip suddenly switched tactics.
He switched the position of his bow and quiver to his left hand and his right hand to hold the bow, and shot it at Boris's forehead, and when the opponent was behind the shield, he quickly forward, shooting one after another.
As soon as Boris wanted to lean in to observe, he felt that the shield was hit with a strong force, and the blunt end of the arrow smashed on the shield like a giant hammer, and there were a few more dents on the hard shield.
If you switch to steel arrows and sharp arrows, Boris believes that he will definitely cause himself more trouble.
He didn't care about observing, he could only tense his body to resist the force.
With the help of two arrows, Philip was already within five meters of Boris, and at this time he also revealed his tracks.
Boris is in a swinging position, his huge body like a steel wall, cutting off all the space in the front.
Philip unexpectedly knelt down and used his inertia to make a sliding tackle in front of the left to deftly dodge the impact.
At the same time, the arrows that had been prepared for a long time came out of the string, and two arrows in a row shot out again at a rapid pace.
This is less than three meters to the right of Boris, and the arrow almost just left the bowstring and instantly reached Boris's chest.
The speed was too fast, Boris retracted the shield inward with his left hand, and at the same time turned sideways to avoid the vital point on his chest, and his hanging right hand drew an upward diagonal line directly towards Philip.
Due to the change in body shape, Philip's thirteenth arrow hit the head of the hideous bear on Boris's shoulder and bounced off.
The fourteenth arrow, although it hit him in the chest, did not hit the scoring point.
However, Boris's swinging of the sword was also disturbed, and he did not hit Philip in the body, but only slashed from the standard bow in Philip's hand.
The stiff standard bow was cut in two, but Philip was not annoyed, but smiled triumphantly.
Because at this time, Boris had already opened up the empty space in his entire chest because of the action of swinging his sword, and it was exposed in front of him.
Philip let go of the broken bow in his right hand, drew an arrow in his left hand and held it in the palm of his hand, and before Boris's shield could close in front of his chest, the regiment crashed into his arms.
With a crackling sound, the arrow in Philip's hand shattered into countless flying sawdust under the huge impact, and the scoring point on Boris's chest turned a striking green.
Two points, Philip is one step ahead.
But his crisis has not yet been resolved.
Boris clasped his hands around and wanted to imprison Philip in his arms, if he succeeded, no matter how much Philip had an advantage in the early stage, the battle could be declared over in advance.
If it is a competition of strength, Philip may be slightly inferior, after all, the opponent's height and weight, plus a strong armor and heavy shield.
But he was faster and more agile.
Taking advantage of the moment when Boris lost his balance, Philip bent his right arm into an elbow and lifted upwards.
The tip of his elbow grazed Boris's jaw, sending the bear staggering backwards a few steps, and Philip took the opportunity to break away from his embrace.
Annoyed, Boris slashed at Philip with a one-handed steel sword with a whining sound, and slashed at Philip in the waist and abdomen instead of hitting Philip's scoring point.
There was a piercing grinding sound, and Philip took the opportunity to escape ten meters away, only to find a sharp pain coming from the side of his right arm.
The armor there was torn by the heavy blade of the sword, a deep dent, badly deformed, and the flesh beneath began to ache faintly.
Philip secretly said that he was indeed an awakened person who was good at defense, and if he were an ordinary person, the elbow blow to his jaw just now would definitely make people lose control of their bodies for a short time.
But in any case, judging from the scene, Philip is already far ahead and sees the dawn of victory.
The confrontation just now was very short, and although everyone on the field barely kept up with the movements of the two, they were all asking themselves if they could resist either of the two if they changed themselves.
The answer, obviously, is no.
The Awakened Warriors are stronger than they imagined, especially since these two are still their classmates and peers.
This made several teenagers feel anxious in their hearts, fantasizing about the day when they would break through the shackles.
The intense and tense battle had just begun, although it did not consume too much physical strength of the two people on the field, but they were still a little nervous, and they were all gasping slightly at this time, adjusting their state.
Philip pulled out his broadsword with both hands hanging from his waist, and threw the scabbard far to the ground in a melee stance.
Boris only howled angrily a few times, and after venting his frustration, he quickly regained his composure, and his eyes were firmly fixed on Philip.
Without a bow and arrow, he could have been so aggrieved and let this little man taste the power of the giant bear.
Taryn on the sidelines nodded, worthy of a rare genius in the Green Tree Vine Academy in ten years, although the scene was unfavorable, this mentality alone did not waste their usual careful teaching and ardent expectations.
If the previous confrontation was just a warm-up, from now on, the two will have a real duel.
Philip clenched the hilt of his long sword, and his leather boots pressed two deep footprints on the ground, charging towards Boris on the opposite side.
The heavy blade smashed against the inch-thick shield with a loud noise, and the front of the shield was visible to the naked eye with a deep cut, like a hideous wound.
Then, the bodies of the two collided together, like two locomotives colliding head-on.
After all, he was two years older, and the tall Boris was obviously stronger, and he didn't move at all, but the opposite Philip retracted his strength, and took three steps back slightly, before the force of the shock was completely removed.
For the next three minutes, Philip's broadsword glowed with a cold cold light, drawing arcs at various angles, and slashing through it incessantly.
And Boris's shield was splashed by the water he wielded, the seal was impenetrable, and he also swung his sword to fight back from time to time.
The scene was in a stalemate, with no progress other than more scars added to both men's weapons.
Philip was afraid of the strength of the opponent, and Boris was surprised by Philip's agility and skillful martial arts, his one-handed sword did not cut once, and the boy on the other side was as smooth as a fish swimming in water.
At least from the perspective of melee technology, the two elites who were also from the Green Tree Vine Academy seem to be very skilled and impeccable.
After the two confirmed each other's eyes, they both tacitly opened their awakenings and released all their combat power.
Boris's awakening, in addition to the first-level strong wall, also has bone strengthening.
In other words, his ability to strengthen the wall was awakened by the way on the basis of the talent of bone strengthening, and it was much more powerful than the ordinary wall effect.
After the bones are strengthened, he will be even stronger, and the whole person will be like a towering steel pillar, firmly nailed to the earth.
At this time, he will never lose his center of gravity easily because of Philip's attack.