Chapter 14: Kyudo Department (2)
When Betsy pulled out her longbow and fired a third arrow at Phoebe, she had no idea that the challenger had become the first person in the year to survive two rounds of attacks. And she completely forgot that in fact, the minister had instructed earlier that a challenger who could survive two rounds of "arrow rain" could be unconditionally admitted to the archery department, regardless of which department he belonged to.
As a result, the third round of "Arrow Rain", which should not have existed, attacked Phoebe with great momentum, undisguised the killing intent that was full of it.
"It's not as simple as being ruthless anymore......" Phoebe sighed, but her eyes jumped between the arrows flying in the air, "You students, do you really know what you're doing?" ”
In the first attack, Phoebe knew that none of the first 12 arrows would hit her, based on her observation of the trajectory of the first arrow.
In the second round of attacks, she also quickly understood that all the arrows were pointing in the direction of her feet, so even the part predicted by the attacker was counted, and it was not very difficult to dodge.
However, this third round of attack cannot be compared with the first two rounds. If all the arrows are fired in one place, you only need to dodge one point. But now this situation ...... The way to deal with it raced in Phoebe's head. In the next second, she stepped the ground and ran quickly towards the safety ladder on the right at a high speed that she had not shown before.
"It's murder!" She said hatefully, her body short, and she brushed shoulders with the first few arrows fired, but she didn't slow down half a minute.
"Oh......?" Seeing her movements, the shadow owl outside the iron gate let out an interesting exclamation, "It's very flexible! ”
As she ran at top speed, the distance between Phoebe and the safety ladder on the right gradually decreased. She mentally counted the number of arrows she had dodged, her eyes wandering between the arrows flying towards her, estimating their trajectory and the landing point of the attack.
Among the students on the terraces on the left and right, there were already several people with panicked expressions on their expressions.
For the soldiers who served in the Qingyun Empire's Primordial Legion, such mobility and evasive actions can only be said to be at a "well-trained" level, but among the students, they are already astonishing.
It's like a car driver driving on an ordinary highway who sees the taillights of a professional racing driver, although in the racing world, such a speed may only be a warm-up level, but it is already beyond the reach of ordinary civilian drivers.
As the third round of "Rain of Swords" came to an end, Phoebe was only a few steps away from the safety ladder on the right.
As the last arrow was dodged by her, she climbed the handrail of the safety ladder with both hands, soared into the air in a vaulting position, her legs whirling in the air, and stood firmly on the steps of the first floor after a somersault.
Using this staircase as a pedal, Phoebe ran along the ascending safety ladder to the terrace on the second floor of the medical department.
- A challenger who can survive two rounds of "Rain of Arrows" can be admitted to the Kyudo Department unconditionally, regardless of his department.
For this, although Deputy Minister Betsy has long forgotten it in anger, the boys around her have obviously not forgotten this. Although he couldn't stop it before the start of the third round of attack, when Phoebe ran to the safety ladder on the right, he quickly stepped in and pressed the deputy minister's hand holding the bow: "That's enough, right?" Becky! The minister said......"
"The minister is not here now, I have the final say here!" The deputy minister was already carried away by the anger, and before the boy could finish speaking, she waved her arm, broke away from the arm he was holding onto, and then took out an arrow from the quiver with her left hand, and pulled it towards the boy's face with the tail of the arrow, "Eat the bastard stuff inside and out, it's against you!" ”
The boy stretched out his arm in panic to block it, and the refined bamboo arrow left a bloody mark on his left arm like a whip.
"Even beating your own people, your temper is really not good!" Phoebe quickly ran to the terrace on the second floor of the safety ladder, and she couldn't even care to complain loudly about the deputy minister's rough behavior, "Uneducated girls can be annoying!" ”
Originally, in the first few rounds of attacks, the deputy minister was still a little proud in his heart when he saw his opponent holding his head and running around. Now, however, the opponent not only avoided all attacks and did not suffer substantial damage at all, but also had the energy to "insult" himself. Betsy, who was already in a bad temper, began to burn again with anger in her heart.
"Outer little slut, I'll see how long you can still have a hard mouth!" With a wave of her hand, Betsy ordered all the personnel present in the archery department, "One group - melee attack preparation!" The second group, aim for me seriously! Hit the target and get 'Dragon Coins'! ”
"Dragon Coins" are campus currencies that circulate only within universities. Each club has a certain quota of dragon coins every year as a reward to motivate members to participate in activities. Dragon coins can be used as money on campus, and they can be used to purchase many limited items that cannot be purchased on the market at campus festivals and campus markets, so they are very attractive to students.
"Oh——!!" Encouraged by the dragon coins, the mood of the members of the archery club immediately rose.
The members on the left terrace drew their arrows and bows, ready to launch a new attack; And because Phoebe was running on the safety ladder directly below the terrace on the right, the members on the terrace could not see her figure, so they turned their longbows and held them in their hands, ready to use the bowstring made of steel to meet the upcoming melee combat.
Due to the terrain, Phoebe's threat has been reduced from the original 12 to only 6 people on the left who are likely to hit her. At first glance, it seems that her situation is better than the state of the previous rounds of arrow rain, but it is not.
The balcony and the safety ladder certainly made it impossible for the six people on the right to aim at her, but at the same time restricted her path. At this point, she was no longer running on flat ground, she could move forward or retreat, jump or crouch at will. Now she had only one way to go – to take the stairs up to the terrace. That is, for the six attackers on the left, her course of action became completely predictable. This can be a major benefit for people who attack remotely.
Betsy did not give the order to attack again, but left the other five people on her left and right to grasp the timing of the attack on their own. As a result, this attack lost the possibility of predicting the attack in advance for Phoebe. She needed to move fast as she saw by her own eyes when the arrows would come at her.
Soon, the fourth round of arrow rain began.
At this time, Phoebe had already run between the first and second floors.
Although the "masters" of the archery club are all students, they are all above a certain level. Almost everyone predicted the distance traveled based on her movements, and shot their arrows based on the bull's-eye of Phoebe's position and the position of one or two positions in her direction.
The time difference between the six bamboo arrows and the time before and after shooting is only 2 seconds. Phoebe secretly pinched the time, and instead of advancing and retreating, she somersaulted two steps back and landed on a quarter of the way to the safety ladder.
Including Betsy, all six of them were in vain in this round of attacks. The arrow hit the metal safety ladder and ping-pong rattled wildly.
The attackers hurriedly drew their bows again, but compared to melee weapons, the bow had the longest stun time after the arrow was shot. By the time they had put all the feather arrows on them, Phoebe had already stomped a few feet on the safety ladder and scurried towards the second floor. This speed is twice as fast as when I first stepped on the safety ladder.
Between this back and forth, even a combat master like Shadow Owl couldn't help but show a look of appreciation. Those who understand naturally understand how clever Phoebe's tactics of retreating and advancing and then suddenly speeding up are. Under the rain of arrows, he can not only maintain meticulous judgment and no slackening nerves, but also can first interfere with the opponent's prediction with false speed, and then take advantage of the opportunity to accelerate - it is indeed worthy of the profession of a soldier.
In the next round of arrow rain attack, Phoebe held the railing of the second-floor terrace with both hands, stepped the safety ladder with both feet, and flipped up with a classic loop on the horizontal bar, landing firmly on the second-floor terrace.
When you get here, you won't be attacked by the people on the second floor of the Kyudo Department - because the target in the grapple is very difficult to aim, and the slightest deviation will injure your own people. In the face of the current situation, the first consideration of the people in the Kyudo Department is to rely on the companions on the second floor of the medical department to kill Phoebe. On one side are six heavily armed students with bows and arrows in their hands, and on the other side are bare-handed challengers. It's clear who is superior and who is inferior in this meeting.
Betsy lowered her right hand and pulled a feathered arrow from the quiver again. This time she didn't stretch her bowstring again, but instead stared intently at the progress of the situation on the opposite terrace.
Some of the archery clubs are tall and large. The six opponents standing in front of Phoebe, two men and four women, were almost no shorter than her. Seeing that an opponent who had no size advantage jumped in front of him without fear, these six members of the department were also gearing up, as if the rewarded dragon coins were already within reach.
Over the next few minutes, however, the situation was completely reversed.
Hand-to-hand combat can be said to be another area of combat, and it is not a matter of being tall and big that you can win. If the students have a certain degree of training in the sport of bow and arrow, then they are completely laymen in hand-to-hand combat. However, for Phoebe, it was the opposite, and this was what she had to practice every day when she served in the Legion, even if she didn't want to.
Phoebe's eyes flashed with excitement, and after just two simple moves with the opponent who pounced, she effortlessly snatched the compound bow in the opponent's hand. She held the handle of the bow upside down, and the bowstring made of alloy twisted on the opponent's shoulder, mixed it under her feet, and pushed and pulled, and the first guy he attacked crossed the guardrail at the edge of the terrace, which was only half a man high, and planted it straight down towards the first floor.
The situation changed too quickly, and the person who fell down only felt that the world was spinning for a while a second ago, and when he reacted, the pain that was already piercing his heart came from the place where his body was in contact with the ground, and he couldn't help but let out a miserable cry of pain.
Before the other guys on the second floor of the terrace could be shocked by the shout, Phoebe used her nimble grappling skills to grab the next opponent, and with a backhand twist, the man's face turned to the railing. In the next second, Phoebe raised her right foot and kicked his ass hard, and with an exclamation of "ah-", the second person also fell towards a layer of pavement.
Phoebe won both blows, and her heart was full of fun. While whipping the third opponent with the compound bow in his hand, he teased the fourth member who was anxious to support his companions. Sudden retreat and advance, sudden attack and defense. The posture is much like that of a wild cat that has caught a mouse and is not in a hurry to eat it, completely absorbed in the pleasure of teasing its prey.
Betsy looked at the situation here, her face turned blue and full of hatred. Without waiting for the six companions on the opposite side to be defeated, he couldn't wait to order: "The six of them will definitely not work!" Everyone, full bow! ”
"But, Deputy Minister, attacking now will hurt your own people!"
"As long as you don't die, you can be saved!" Betsy was already carried away by the rage, and ordered indiscriminately, "While they can still pester that little slut, beat me hard!" ”
"Deputy Minister!"
"Full bow!" Betsy roared and waved, "Full bow, full bow!" ”
Suddenly, a girl beside her glanced at the iron gate and said, "Deputy Minister, wait a minute! The woman's companion also came in. ”
"Companion?" Betsy followed her line of sight and saw that Shadowlord had pushed the door in at some point, standing on the inside of the iron fence gate.
He didn't seem to want to come to the aid of his companion, but leaned against the inside of the iron gate to watch the battle with interest. Seeing someone looking at him, he only looked back lightly, without any substantive response.
"Huh? It's a good opportunity......" The deputy minister looked at the shadow owl with a sinister smile on his face. In the next second, she placed a new feather arrow on her bow and filled it in the direction of the Shadow Owl.
"Little slut!" She shouted in Phoebe's direction, "If you don't want your companion to be hurt, stop it now!" ”
Phoebe took out two more opponents and prepared to continue the attack in a one-on-two situation. Hearing Becky's greeting, he didn't forget to dodge the bowstring that his opponent had choked. In his busyness, he glanced at the place where the bow and arrow were pointing, and couldn't help frowning: "Shadow...... Lu Chao, what are you doing here!? ”
“…… Oh? As if he had just realized, Shadow Owl looked at the iron door behind him, and then at Phoebe, "yes...... How did I get in? It may be that the view from the outside is not very good. ”
The IQ of her teammates was so angry that Phoebe rolled her eyes: "Then you get out quickly!" Stand there and make a mess of me! ”
"Then it's too late!" As soon as Becky's bowstring loosened, the feathered arrows that shot flew past the Shadow Owl's cheeks and pierced into the cracks of the iron gates, "Whether he can get out or not, now it's up to me." ”
"Damn!" Phoebe was threatened, and she didn't dare to mess around for a while, and was forced to a corner against the wall by the opponents who surrounded her.
As if he had reacted at this time, he grabbed his hair without any sense of urgency: "It seems that I have caused you trouble......" Before the words fell, I saw his right hand shake, and a black light flew out of his sleeve like lightning, and the second half of the sentence that was also unexciting also came out, "I will review." ”
In the next second, the invincible Deputy Minister Betsy let out a terrible scream in front of everyone.