Chapter 9: The Semi-Fortified

"Hey, hey, hey! This is too foul!" After the second competition began, Zuo Congrong, who was already standing in the dueling arena, thought helplessly.

"These eight colleges are also famous colleges in the imperial capital, how to do it is so unsightly. This sideline ball is ...... , I don't know where to start complaining. Zuo Congrong sighed in his heart.

Judging from the situation that Bai Ye informed, or if you understand the original meaning of the imperial capital competition, the third-level competition should be a competition at the level of the ability person. However, after thousands of years of inheritance, the essence of this kind of martial arts has changed, and it was originally supposed to be a competition of "ability level", but I don't know when it began to be understood as a competition of "below the level of the enhancer". Of course, there is not much difference between the two, provided that no one picks out the words and no one makes a fuss about this passage. Obviously, in the face of the determination to win, the binding force of the glory of the warrior or the moral bottom line seems so fragile. As a result, there are contestants like Zuo Congrong in front of them.

The opponent in front of him, in terms of armament, has indeed not reached the level of the enhancer, but in terms of ability value, it is no different from the enhancer, the reason why the armed reinforcement has not been completed or the second stage of armament, may be just to participate in the competition and deliberately postponed the completion of the armament, for the victory of the third level, even this method has been figured out, and it has to make people sigh at the richness of human imagination. From the point of view of destructive power, the opponent who has not turned on the enhanced armament will indeed not cause effective damage to Zuo Congrong, but from another point of view, the opponent who has reached the strength ability value of the enhancer can embody the armor level, which is probably not something that Zuo Congrong's attack can break.

"Fourth Academy, Anxu. ”

"The Second Academy, Zuo Congrong. ”

The two exchanged names in accordance with etiquette.

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"It's miserable!" said Yamin, looking at the two people standing in the middle of the room, and sighed.

"yes. I didn't expect that there would be such a player in the Fourth Academy. Lan Feng also echoed.

The graduation conditions of the eight academies are exactly the same, that is to say, there are not many students above the level of each academy's ability, and the imperial capital performs martial arts once every ten years. In the midst of these harsh dual conditions, it is almost impossible to find a hardener who has not activated the second armament. Probably because I believe that no one will be able to cultivate this type of player, An Xu will successfully pass the third-level review and come here.

"I also told Aaron not to use a gun in the first game...... , miserable. This item was eliminated in the first round. The more Yaming thought about it, the more irritated he became, and he grabbed the hair with both hands.

"Don't worry, Aaron won't lose. I don't know when, Shion, who rarely speaks, suddenly opened her mouth to comfort.

"Sister Ziyuan, how do you know Lu Dao, what are you doing?" Lan Feng asked curiously.

"What's not to see about this, you also know Aaron's strength, as long as the second armament is not activated, it is impossible for Aaron to lose his combat effectiveness. However, Aaron probably won't have any means to knock out his opponent. Shion guessed.

"It's not like there's no way to win. Yaming knew what Aster's "won't lose" meant at the moment.

"Who said it wouldn't win. It's been said so clearly, you haven't even understood what I mean. You won't lose or win, and at the end of the day, you'll be in a stalemate, which means you may be dragged into a protracted war. Protracted words. Do you think Ah Rong, who is physically motivated, or An Xu, who is powered by ability, has a better chance of winning?" Ziyuan explained again.

"yes, I didn't think of that. Yaminmouth said suddenly.

"These are just my guesses, the real battle situation. No one expected it, but in terms of actual combat ability, Aaron should be a little stronger than we thought. ”

......

"Snake spear!"

Singing with An Xu's mantra. A spear came into being. Although the name of the weapon is "Snake Spear", the actual length is just over two meters, and if you think about it, you can understand that the era of "one inch strong and one inch strong" has been completely reduced to history, and in modern combat that focuses on speed and flexibility, the length of the "Snake Spear" will definitely limit the flexibility of the martial artist, and the lack of flexibility is more important than the range of attack it brings.

"Very good!" Zuo Congrong said secretly in his heart. "Strike first" can only work when the opponent is unprepared, and acting before finding out the opponent's ability can only be regarded as a reckless approach. Therefore, all actions must be based on understanding the details of the opponent before they can be carried out. And after An Xu was armed, Zuo Congrong already had a way to deal with it.

"Armament is a long weapon, that is to say, if you fight closely, his armament is completely useless, not only that, An Xu's hands may also be made to lose the flexibility and adaptability that a warrior should have by the embodied armament. Thanks to Yamin's words, he prepared this, and if he really used a pistol, he might have struggled. Anyway, let's test it first!" After Zuo Congrong had a plan in his heart, he reached into the big sword with both hands and pulled out two daggers from his waist.

"Whoosh......"

It was not only Zuo Congrong who made a move, but An Xu, who knew that Zuo Congrong was incapable of fluctuations, naturally also understood that Zuo Congrong could not be armed. Although it was unclear for what purpose the Second Academy had sent an incapacitated person to the arena, and had even taken on the role of the head of the Third Rank, it was clear that there was no room for him to think about these boring questions at the moment. Since Zuo Congrong is not armed, that is to say, after he is armed, it also marks the beginning of the battle. Just when Zuo Congrong stretched his hand into the big gun, An Xu had already made a move, but compared to Zuo Congrong, who could increase the speed to the limit speed with just one step, An Xu, who shot first, was only on an equal footing with Zuo Congrong at the moment.

After all, the Imperial Capital Duel Arena is specially built for the strong to compete in martial arts, and the venue is naturally designed to be suitable for the strong to fight, considering the destructive power of the strong level, the duel arena is naturally surprisingly large. However, as far as the two people in the competition at this moment are concerned, the relative distance is not too far, in front of the two people who turned on the speed to the fifth stage of acceleration, almost instantly, they have encountered a place in the middle of the two, accompanied by a fleeting firelight, the two straight lines separated again after intersecting. In a short moment, the tens of thousands of viewers present can see that there is probably not even one percent of the doorway, right?

"Melee master!" Zuo Congrong's heart sank. At the moment of the encounter just now, Zuo Congrong, who had no advantage in weapons at all, chose to dodge sideways, and at the same time pressed the dagger against the barrel of the gun to prevent the opponent from suddenly swinging the gun for a second blow, and the spark that had just soared was also formed at this moment.

However, the sparks are beautiful, but they have no practical significance, and the real showdown is the action after this. Zuo Congrong's instinctive reaction was indeed good, but the attack range of the dagger in his hand was really a little unsightly, after making a mistake with An Xu, the dagger could no longer touch An Xu, so he had to give up and prepare to use the power of the dash to open the distance. It's just that Zuo Congrong obviously underestimated An Xu's ability, and the relative speed of the two who also advanced with a five-stage acceleration was enough to reach the level of six-stage acceleration, but in the face of this speed, An Xu had already consciously stabbed the tail of the gun to the left after making a mistake.

"This guy, it's really surprising!" Zuo Congrong was shocked, but An Xu was even worse than Zuo Congrong. I thought it was just an ordinary incapacitator, but I didn't expect to be able to use a five-stage acceleration, but that's it, what's even more infuriating is that it was obviously his own first move, but he only ended up in an equal situation, which means that Zuo Congrong's initial acceleration is better than him. And in addition to the initial acceleration, the reaction nerve is also, An Xu knows very well that the reason why Zuo Congrong did not shoot after the wrong body is only because of the weapon in his hand, which can only be seen from the time when Zuo Congrong's narrow dagger was against the tail of the gun just now.

"It's really cheating, even if this guy doesn't open the second-stage armament, in the final analysis, it's still the strength of the enhancer level. Fully capable of keeping up with the six-stage accelerated reaction nerves, even if it is hand-to-hand combat, it shouldn't take any advantage, and there is no problem at long distance, but only the five-stage accelerated self, how can there be a way to fool the opponent's faster reaction nerves. No matter what, let's follow the previous way of fighting!" Zuo Congrong secretly made up his mind. He then raised his left arm, spread his fingers apart, threw the dagger in his hand to the ground, and then pulled out his usual pistol from the outside of his left leg.

"Is that, a pistol?" An Xu, who was still bothered by Zuo Congrong's sudden act of throwing away the dagger, asked in even more surprise when he saw the weapon Zuo Congrong took out.

"Yes, I was going to use it again when the finals were approaching. As you can see, I'm incapacitated, and if I encounter an opponent of your level, it's not my usual weapon, and it should be difficult to win. But even so, I still haven't found a way to defeat you. A well-balanced martial artist...... It's my least favorite type. Zuo Congrong complained at the end of his life.

"Defeat me?" I can't pretend that I haven't heard it, I saw that you are incapable, and I plan to leave you with some affection, and it seems that I don't need it. But I'm curious, with the pistol in your hand, what method can you use to break through my armor?" Hearing Zuo Congrong's almost arrogant declaration, An Xu retorted without showing weakness.

"Well, just look at it. (To be continued......)