Volume 1 Growing Up in the Academy Chapter 9 Martial Arts
Rogge's luck has never been very good, and this time he was assigned to a group with a junior martial artist in the first round of the martial arts.
The basic information of the students participating in the martial arts competition is completely public, so Rogge easily obtained the information of this opponent: Lawson, 20 years old, has a strength value of 680 points and a magic value of 98 points.
The first round is completed in three days, and each group has to play two matches per day.
The competition venue of Group 58. Rogge waited for about 2 hours, and after the previous group was over, it was finally the turn of the 58th group.
Lawson and another student in the group competed first. Lawson's opponent's strength is 480 points, which is about to reach the level of a beginner martial artist.
With a shout from the invigilator, the competition began. Lawson and his opponents were both swordsmen, and they both chose to approach each other slowly and more sparingly. When the two were 5 meters apart, Lawson, who was stronger, took the lead in attacking, and launched a sudden slash, his body suddenly accelerated, and the training wooden sword in his hand slashed diagonally from the upper right.
Lawson's opponent also has some strength, and it is expected that Lawson will be the first to strike. I saw him quickly stand still, raise his sword to block, and Lawson's oblique slash slid down the blade of the sword. Then shift the center of gravity to the left side, kick out with your right leg, and the basic martial kick is launched.
Lawson quickly dodged sideways and swept with his sword, but was blocked by the opponent. This time, Lawson did not give the opponent a chance to counterattack, and the offensive suppressed the opponent again and again. After more than a dozen moves, Lawson found an opportunity and launched two consecutive slashes, the first slash flew the opponent's sword, and the second slash slashed the opponent's body, winning the competition.
"They all have some strength, but they are not as good as me." Rogge thought silently.
Next it was Rogge's turn. His opponent is an 18-year-old girl with a strength value of 357 points, which is less than half that of Rogge.
The opponent is also an archer, and when the competition begins, both sides move quickly at the same time. However, for Rogge, the girl's movement is still a little slower. At the same time, the speed movement and weakness are opened, and the opponent girl can't catch Rogge's whereabouts at all. Instead, her movements were quickly captured with precision. Rogge bent his bow and shot an arrow as he ran, and an arrow broke through the air and hit the girl's side waist.
The huge gap in strength and combat experience made this competition without any suspense, and it ended in less than 10 seconds, and the girl was in tears but helpless.
Rog finished today's contest and went to find Orfina, who started later because of her large group number. When Rogge found her, the little saint was closing her eyes, and her little head was almost asleep.
Orfina is the star of the orphanage, and basically everyone knows her. The three people in the same group with her saw that they were in a group with her, and they only had despair in their hearts, sighing beside them like three big bitter melons, and lamenting bad luck.
After waiting for more than an hour, Orfina came on. Her opponent is a 19-year-old boy who wields a spear and has a stamina of 380 HP.
At the beginning of the competition, the other party rushed directly towards Ofina, and the martial artist against the magician must first limit the release of magic in close quarters. With a wave of Orfina's staff, the golden light flickered, and the light element condensed 4 swords of light hanging beside her, making her hands and legs tremble.
The opponent finally crossed the 40-meter distance and got closer. Just as he was about to poke out a shot, the dazzling white light shone in front of him, and he was suddenly dizzy and couldn't see anything. Orfina took a step to the left, stretched out her little foot and stumbled, and at the same time the staff in her hand turned towards the opponent's head.
“duang!” The voice is crisp and it's a good braincase. The other party tripped and fell to the ground, and the gun was out of his hand, covering his head and screaming. Orfina casually unleashed a blessing spell on her opponent, and when he could see clearly, she mischievously manipulated four swords of light to plunge them into the ground at his side. "Knock, knock, knock, knock!" The 4 lightsabers were so powerful that the boy stayed in place and didn't scream, just wanted to pee his pants.
"Nana, why are you still scaring people?" Rogge asked Orfina who had returned to the stands.
"I did it to stimulate him, you see he's 19 years old, and he's not a junior martial artist, so it's not a shame. Don't worry, people knock very lightly. ”
"It's so loud that I heard it in the stands, and it's still light." Rogge thought to himself, but didn't dare to say it. He glanced at the bulge on the frightened boy's head, and was a little worried about whether the teenager's stimulated mind would recover. "Eh, where are you going, won't you watch the next one?"
"Don't look at it, I'm hungry after waiting for so long, let's eat."
"Okay." It's really nothing to look at, as the only middle-level magician in the orphanage, Orfina beats these apprentice students to abuse vegetables. Rogge glanced at the remaining two people who were shivering as they walked into the field, hoping that their heads would be safe tomorrow or the next two days.
From early morning to evening, the competition venue was not idle for a moment, and all the competitions on the first day of the first round were finally over. Except for some students who are relatively strong, other students are basically at the starting point of their respective careers, most of them do not have many skills, and the gap in combat experience is not large, so there are few dark horses. The stronger ones basically won the competition.
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The next day, Rogge faced the strongest opponent in the first round, Lawson. Yesterday's consumption has been recovered on both sides, and it is now full.
"Let's go!" The invigilator shouted.
Lawson immediately lowered his body, launched a basic martial arts sprint, and rushed towards Rogge in a zigzag position. When a swordsman plays an archer, the first thing to do must be to close the distance. Charging in a zigzag and constantly changing direction will definitely make it harder for the archer to aim and reduce the chance of being shot while closing the distance. However, it depends on the level of two people.
A zigzag run with a noticeable deceleration when turning, which is a big flaw for experienced archers. Rogge is an experienced archer who has hunted monsters.
The duo started at a distance of 40 meters and switched back at least three times before they were able to get close. The test field is not large, and the field is relatively inferior to the archers, so they cannot shoot at a distance. However, the field is open and there is no cover, and the best time to shoot is when the opponent is approaching.
Rogge opened the weakness of the martial arts, and did not move, focusing on waiting for Lawson to turn. Lawson sprinted about 10 meters to the right before he was about to make a switchback run when Rogge's arrow was fired.
With the blessing of seeing through the weakness, it is not difficult to catch the return pause of a junior martial artist, and whether he can seize the opportunity to hit the target is the key. Rogge, who often hunts, has excellent marksmanship, and has a high hit rate in the wooded and obstructed forest, and it is easier to compete in the open field.
Lawson didn't run much faster than his prey, and Rogge's arrows came earlier than he expected. Seeing that he couldn't dodge, he could only use his left arm to block the arrow that shot at the vital point. The arrows used by the archers in the martial arts competition are all blunt, the competition of arrows in the fatal parts ends directly, and the competition ends with a total of 3 arrows in the non-fatal parts.
Lawson felt a pain in his left arm, the arrow had landed, and he continued to rush forward after completing the turnaround, his eyes fixed on Rogge's movements and did not dare to relax for a moment. Rogge took two arrows from his quiver and put them on the string, quietly waiting for his chance.
A few seconds later, Lawson made a second switchback 15 meters away from Rogge, slowing down a little before the arrow flew in. This time it was two arrows, and Rogge unleashed the Martial Arts Double Arrow. Due to the closer distance, the double arrows were faster than normal shots, and although Lawson was concentrating on his defense, he could only block the first arrow with his sword with all his might, and the second arrow hit him in the right leg.
Lawson paused after being hit by the arrow, and then rushed forward again, and he had already been hit by two arrows, and he had to continue to get close before he had a chance to shoot. Lawson lowered his body and quickly rushed forward with a few large steps, shortening the distance to 5 meters, and launched a brazen dash. The swordsman was agile, swift, and powerful, and this was Lawson's most perfect slash to date.
It's a pity that he is still not fast enough. A swordsman with only basic martial arts sprinting and no other footwork bonuses is only a little faster than the ordinary timberwolves that Rogge has fought before, and a lot worse than the Warcraft Sharptooth Timberwolves. Now that Rogge has learned the art of speed, he is nearly twice as fast, and the gap between the two is a bit big.
Rog had already activated the Swift Movement when Lawson turned back for the second time, and when Lawson burst close to release the Dash Slash, he instantly retreated and dodged the slash. Lawson's slash missed, and he couldn't adjust his body in a short period of time with all his strength, and his flaws were wide open. Rogge launched a direct martial arts melee shot, hitting Lawson in the left shoulder. Lawson was shot three times, and the competition ended.
Although Lawson had tried his best, Rogge won with ease. After the whole competition, he only retreated a few steps, consumed more than 500 points of energy, and defeated a junior swordsman with less than 100 points of mana.
Rogge's calm performance attracted the attention of the academy teachers in the stands. "This Rogge is very good, he has the strength of a junior martial artist at the age of 19, and he is even a junior wind magician." Said the teacher from Holker Academy.
"What, heartbeat? Or Rogge, I won't rob you, and Orfina, don't rob us? "The teacher from Charles College, the capital of the empire, proposed.
"Think beautifully, Ofina we have to decide." The teacher from the Holke Academy was aggressive.
"You just wait, the conditions we gave must be much better than yours, and Orfina will definitely choose us." The teachers from Charles College were not to be outdone.
Dean Karin listened to the two teachers arguing and robbing people, but she didn't dare to say that the key to robbing Orfina was to rob Rogge, otherwise Rogge's later competition might just be paddling, and he could enter any academy casually.
After leaving another big drum on her opponent's head, Orfina won today's competition without any suspense. The waiting time for the competition was a little long, and the little saint was a little impatient, and she knocked on her skull with more force than yesterday.
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On the third day of the first round of the competition, Rogge's opponent was not as strong as Lawson, and he easily won it in more than ten seconds. However, this young man has 480 points of strength at the age of 18, and he is not slow to react and realize that he is in place, and he can be regarded as having a promising future.
After the competition, Rogge went to find Orfina as usual, he felt that Orfina had not been in a good temper for the past two days, and he didn't know why.
In the stands, Orfina was silently meditating with a frowning brow, although she looked a little irritated but still very cute. Rogge didn't bother her, silently thinking that he would buy some ingredients and cook something delicious in the evening to relieve Orfina's mood.