Chapter 15 First Practical Instruction
"Actual combat?"
Ethan's words not only stunned Diana, but even the Amazon warriors around him were stunned for a moment.
As the princess of Paradise Island, after being agreed by Hippolyta to carry out various studies and cultivation, Diana has shown extraordinary qualifications, her progress is rapid, although she is not very old, she can already compete with most of the adult warriors on Paradise Island, even if a few are stronger than her, they are not as good as Diana in terms of skills.
Although Diana is not the top warrior on Paradise Island now, most people think that it is just a matter of time, even those who look down on Diana regard it as a competitor who can threaten their status, rather than thinking that this little girl is not good at all.
Now, the thin, young, seemingly fragile man who can only protect himself with strange magic actually said that he wants to test Diana's strength with actual combat? Are you sure he's not joking?
"You heard it right, it's actual combat!" Ethan pointed to himself deliberately, and then pointed at Diana: "You and I are one-on-one, use all your skills, and I will also use all my abilities." ”
He just wants to see what level of Diana's current combat power has reached, the divine power in his body is calm and lurking, secretly improving Diana's various physical qualities, or has it been stimulated in advance and can be used unconsciously.
Of course, Ethan is still self-aware, and in his current situation, simply engaging in melee combat is looking for abuse, so he will not be stingy with all kinds of magic methods. Directly changed into his own magic suit, except for the battle cross because it had been damaged and had not been repaired, he also took out the magic wand and glasses.
Seeing Ethan holding a long stick in both hands, Diana understood that Ethan was not joking, but serious. She didn't think too much about it, if she wanted to test her strength, actual combat was undoubtedly the best way.
What's more, she was indeed curious about Ethan's strength.
Before today, many of her impressions of Ethan were mysterious, unclear about the depth of strength, looking thin and weak, maybe not strength?
Now that there is an opportunity to verify it herself, how could Diana miss it? Looking at her mother, Hippolyta had already pulled out the saber from her waist and handed it to Diana.
Diana was far from the only one present who was curious about Ethan's strength, almost everyone wanted to know what his strength was.
Hippolyta retreated far away, leaving enough space for the two of them, and Diana, who was holding the one-handed sword, swung it a few times to get used to the weapon in her hand, and then nodded at Ethan, signaling that she was ready.
"Come on!"
Diana was not polite, and rushed up with a powerful slash, and Ethan took it hard with his magic wand and felt the power from above.
"Pure brute force, is it because you want to bully me because I'm thin and weak?"
There are no fluctuations in energy, but it shows that Diana has good fighting wisdom and knows how to test the opponent's possible weaknesses first.
It's a pity that this doesn't make much sense, Ethan said that he can't compete with Diana purely in melee combat, even if he is now in a melee posture, in fact, he is still fighting with magic and his best mental power.
Diana's movements were very fast, but in Ethan's reaction after his mental strength was strengthened, it seemed that it became very slow, except for the initial blow Ethan deliberately hard received, Diana's next few powerful slashes did not even touch Ethan's hair.
Fortunately, the Amazon warriors of Paradise Island are not ignorant of combat skills, only the type of brutal and hard-hitting, so no one booed Ethan's dissatisfaction, but was amazed that in such a ferocious attack, the man could still maintain a very calm and leisurely posture, perfectly dodging all attacks.
can also take the time to use the long stick in his hand to fight back, which in turn makes Diana panic.
"This man is so powerful, no wonder he could say such things to teach Diana. ”
Diana found that she couldn't hurt Ethan in a series of rushes, but instead made her physical strength drain a lot, and immediately changed her style of play, attacking no longer to pursue strength, but choosing faster speed and more difficult angles to dodge.
In this way, it is difficult for Ethan to make advance judgments to dodge, his mental reaction speed is enough to keep up, but his body is still dragging his feet, and some attacks he can only choose to parry.
"Chance!"
If you parry too much, it means that you lose the initiative, and you are led away by Diana's attack, and finally this little girl has won a chance to kill.
"You've lost!"
Diana was very confident when attacking, of course she couldn't have hacked Ethan to death directly, but it was okay to scare a little.
It's a pity that she is still too young to forget that Ethan told her before, and she will not have reservations. So far, he's been melee with unfamiliar 'sticks', and she seems to have forgotten that Ethan is actually a magician.
Hippolyta, who was watching the battle, did not show a happy expression, and when Diana launched a 'lore attack' with a happy face, her face became serious.
Considering that this was a test, she did not open her mouth to remind Diana, thinking that it was a good thing to let Diana learn a lesson.
Sure enough, as Hippolyta expected, at the moment when Diana's attack was about to work, a ball of white light suddenly flashed, and the spherical shield appeared and protected Ethan in it, and when the shield appeared, Diana was also bounced out, and the long sword that smashed directly on the shield was out of Diana's control because of the strong shock, flew high, and landed on the beach on the side in a circle.
Ethan still had the leisure to take a look at the fallen long sword at this time, and pouted after finding that it was not directly inserted in the sand as in the film and television drama, and then looked at Diana who had already stood up: "Before you really kill the enemy, never think that you have won, you don't know what hole cards the other party has, even if the other party has lost the ability to act." ”
This was Ethan's first lesson to Diana.
"I said from the beginning that I would do my best...... You don't think I'm only fighting with you, do you?"
Diana wiped a handful of sand from her face, also to hide her cheeks, which had turned a little red. From the beginning of this test, she really thought so, and then she remembered that there was a magician on the other side, melee combat was not the opponent's forte, and even if she succeeded just now, she didn't seem to have anything to be proud of, not to mention that she not only failed but was also severely educated by the other party.
"So...... Am I not qualified for this test?"
"What? You just gave up?"
Ethan spread his arms, and with his outfit and the magic wand he held in his hand, this was a very powerful stick.
"Do you admit defeat so easily when faced with an enemy? I said, do your best...... It's not a competition, it's a real battle! Come on, let me see all you can do. ”
Ethan found himself feeling a bit of a villain boss, and always felt that this scene was weird. He began to doubt that after his mental power was strengthened, because he had watched too many movies in his previous life, he unconsciously read any lines or imitated a certain scene in it?
Diana regained her composure, she now understood what Ethan meant, and looked at where the sword had fallen, only to see Ethan move his steps slightly, blocking her path.
"Don't expose your intentions lightly. ”
Then Ethan's words, Diana refocused her attention on Ethan himself, and only then did she realize that the thin man opposite actually gave her the illusion of being particularly tall, standing in front of her like a mountain.
"Actual combat!"
Diana muttered the word, and it was only then that she really entered the actual combat state of fighting the enemy, and even if she understood it before, in fact, she instinctively regarded this battle as a competition, which was no different from entertainment for her.
Unable to muster her momentum, instinctive retraction or something would not appear again, Diana launched a stormy attack.
The warriors of Paradise Island are trained in all directions, and they don't lack combat effectiveness because they lose their weapons, and Diana can overpower Ethan with her punches and kicks alone - if Ethan doesn't use any magic means.
However, Ethan has already said that this is a real battle, the flame cloak shows its hideous face, the huge flame wings not only seriously jam Diana's attack angle, but also cause her very terrible burning damage, if it weren't for the fact that her body has been silently transformed by divine power, far beyond the tenacity of ordinary people, ordinary people will lose their combat effectiveness as long as they are gently swept by this flame giant wing.
Looking at Ethan, who had flames spread out behind him, the warriors of Paradise Island fell into a stupor, and countless people asked themselves in their hearts: Can they win that man if they were on the field?
No, more people are actually wondering in their hearts whether they will be able to hold out in front of this man for how long?
Hippolyta was also surprised when she saw Ethan's strength, she really didn't expect Ethan to have so many means, and even if she didn't show all her power, it was enough to see the strength of these tricks.
It's a pity that Ethan not only wanted to investigate Diana's situation in this test, but also took the opportunity to establish his prestige, so that he could teach Diana next. So instead of relenting, he unleashed a more powerful attack.
As Ethan's movements became more and more skillful, a blue magic array pattern appeared at his feet.