Chapter 71 Short Blade and Long Sword
Unavoidable, desperate choice.
After all, it is the person who affects the results.
Xia Lan is a very timid person. He is afraid of death. In the countless battles he has grown up, his enemies rarely exist with more than his strength. It is a bit ridiculous because it seems that he can only bully the weak.
But everyone has a way to survive alone.
It is normal for people to be afraid of death, but fear of death does not mean losing courage and wisdom.
From the moment he was promoted to the top swordsman, he clearly felt the changes in the system's tasks through the required tasks issued by the system.
What changes?
The system's tasks are becoming increasingly cruel.
Although past tasks can endanger lives, they can achieve their goals through careful planning.
But now, his enemies are becoming stronger and stronger, and mission accidents are emerging one after another, disrupting his arrangements, and there will be more and more things that go against his wishes.
If you are a little careless, you will be the endless abyss.
He would promise Niniluo that he assassinate a peak swordsman, and he had his reasons.
If he chooses to keep escaping from powerful enemies, his future will stop here.
His feet were placed parallel to the front and back, lowered his knees, bent down, and his upper body was slightly tilted forward. His sword was ready for the next moment.
Geiger looked very relaxed, his steps were very slow and steady. The two short blades in his hand were nimble and turned between his wrists. He liked to relax himself during battles, because only by relaxing can he perfectly exert his strength.
He would not underestimate the enemy. Although his enemies were weaker than him, the identity of the opponent's superior swordsman was enough to attract his attention.
No high-ranking swordsman would be a mediocre person.
"Although the boss didn't tell me anything else, I still want to know whose person you are?"
Geiger's words were a little casual, but the momentum of climbing in his body was undoubtedly full of strength.
"I also want to know whose people you are?"
Xia Lan stared at the other party with her eyes tightly, always alerting to his sudden burst.
Fighting is a very delicate thing. Maybe an action or a look is enough to affect the outcome.
Some people are used to saying something before fighting because they like to slap each other's vigilance a little bit.
"You are not from the capital."
Geiger has a good mind and can vaguely guess from the other party's words that the other party does not belong to any force in the royal capital.
All forces in the royal capital have been entangled for many years and have already known each other. If they can make such a big noise, then it is impossible for those people to be unaware of it.
Knowing is one thing, but the development of the result is another.
He suddenly wanted to know who was quietly stepping into this muddy water.
The other party's appearance looks like an ordinary college student, but when did Wang Li Central Academy produce such a young superior swordsman? If he can't tell the obvious disguise, he is a blind man.
"I'm just an outsider who was accidentally involved in by you."
Xia Lan's words were very serious and honest, because it was true. If it weren't for them, she might have returned to the hotel by now.
But since I have been disturbed, I will always feel regretful if I don’t do anything.
"I don't believe that an outsider would quietly rob the leader of the college student." Geggart said ridiculously.
If it doesn’t matter, just leave early, why bother to make trouble for yourself?
With the skills of a superior swordsman, it is probably not difficult to leave Wang Li Central Academy.
"The opportunity to regret has been lost, so I stood here."
His footsteps, his people.
The distance between him and him is getting closer and closer, and the crisis is getting worse.
Geiger stopped because he had reached a safe distance, and he and he knew that crossing this distance would be the beginning of a complete battle.
The two short blades in the hand had already stopped and turned, holding them with one hand and horizontally.
His attack posture looks more like an assassin than a swordsman.
But as long as people can be killed, there is no difference between assassin and swordsman.
"You are very smart. Instead of consuming a lot of energy and being chased, you might as well keep your energy and give it a try, but the result is the same."
Arrogant people have their own capital for arrogance. If they carefully form clues and guesses in their brains, they can easily get an answer that is close to the facts.
Geiger didn't know if his words were correct, and he didn't need the other party's approval, because his focus was on the last sentence.
No matter what the result is, he will die.
"Maybe I did have this idea, but what I hope more now is fighting."
Xia Lan narrowed her eyes, tightened and loosened her hands holding the sword, and he was debugging the best state.
“It’s a fun idea.”
Geiger stuck out his tongue and licked his lower lip.
There is no shortage of warriors in this world, but not many warriors can survive.
Stupid courage, unrestrained courage.
With a step on his toes, Geiger's body quickly rushed towards Xia Lan. Without any extra fancy moves, the short blade in his hand faced him.
Geiger was very fast, as if he could come to him in just a short breath.
The sword in Xia Lan's hand did not move because he was looking for his flaws.
Flaws are a very abstract word in battle. Unlike weaknesses, weaknesses can be seen through, but flaws are true and false.
Sometimes it is difficult for you to tell what the flaw is and where it is; sometimes it is difficult for you to explain it in words, but the sword in your hand will not hesitate.
The two short blades guarding Geiger in front of him seemed to be defensive, as if they would be blocked from attacking anywhere. The wrong move would only be seized by the opponent to counterattack fiercely.
But the swordsman's intuition can clearly feel the opponent's desire to attack. You won't know how he will take action and face it in the next moment.
The more you are the prelude to the storm, the more calm you are, you can solve the dilemma.
The effective attack range between the two is unknown. When the sword arrives, Geggart's short blade is approaching the opponent's back, a silver light has been drawn and slashed towards the opponent's neck.
The sword in Xia Lan's hand did not stop the attack from coming, because before his sword was cut, the long sword tightly made a simple straight stab.
One inch long and one inch stronger.
After keenly discovering the opponent's attack trajectory, Xia Lan aimed the sword edge at Geiger's body. He believed that his sword would pierce the opponent's heart before the short blade slashed.
Unexpectedly, the other party did not dodge because his other short blade blocked his sword in the flash.
Suddenly, a numbness in his brain made Xia Lan's body bend quickly. When he was approaching, a white light flashed by.
Without extra thoughts, wind was coming from under my feet, and I quickly took a few steps back.
A mistake in judgment is a fatal poison.
He needs to retreat because the danger behind the short blade is much sharper than the long sword, not to mention that the opponent's strength is far higher. If he gets entangled, the danger will be self-evident.
Grasping the advantages of weapons is also a way to fight.
Geiger's next attack was faster and more timely than Xialan imagined.
Before the body was adjusted to the best balance, the opponent's short blade stabbed towards him, and the hasty blocking resulted in a rapid impact like a surging tide.
Crazy movements were on the face of a crazy smile.
What was helpless was that Xia Lan could only defend step by step and retreat step by step.
He can't hold on for long.
The opponent's speed reaction exceeded his limit, and being able to maintain it for a while was his greatest effort.
Is this the strength of an ordinary high-ranking swordsman? If it is a high-ranking swordsman... Xia Lan no longer dares to think about it.
The corrosion suppressed by the airflow in the body began to get out of control and the pain slowly spread.
The sparks were shining everywhere, the collision of violent metal friction, and the quiet night sky, two afterimages kept changing positions.
The uncontrollable pain made Xia Lan slow down the sword in her hand, and a short blade was missing with a slight difference.
Chapter completed!