Chapter 45: Mastering Inertia
This is the first real battle since Hayata decided to become a hunter.
—The mushroom pig killed half an hour ago does not count.
Luckily, the opponent is the Strange Face Clan.
Comparing their size, these guys are not as good as Elu. When facing opponents that are much smaller than themselves, it is always difficult for humans to feel fear and it is not easy to lose control due to fear.
And what is extremely unfortunate is that the opponent is a large group of strange-faced people.
These noisy little monsters are not only agile, but also know how to cooperate. Hayata and Pig Chop had to cover each other back to back to prevent the Strange Face Clan from sneaking up from behind.
In order to rescue his companions, Gordon rushed into the Strangeface clan formation like a big wild boar king charging at full speed. When he came to Hayata and the others, the scene of the latter fighting made him grin.
After discovering that he was still unable to use the single-hand sword freely and could not kill these agile strange-faced tribesmen, Hayata decisively gave up the battle mode that mainly focused on swinging the sword.
She turned to use her sword and small buckler as defense to block the attacks of the strange-faced tribe. However, her only way to fight back was to kick her.
The scene in front of him looked a little funny, but Gordon soon discovered that this "attack method" was extremely effective against the short Strange Face Tribe.
Wrapped with iron sheets and hard leather, the pointed greaves on the head are heavy and strong. With Hayata's strength, it may not be possible to cause real effective damage to the strange-faced clansmen, but it can easily repel them.
At the moment, we don’t care about killing, we only care about self-protection. To deal with these little things that are only a little higher than the knee, kicking is indeed much more efficient than bending down to slash.
Occasionally, there is some negligence, but with the help of pork chop, it can be stabilized quickly.
Hayata's smart and flexible response surprised Gordon. In this case, he no longer had to be **** and guard her like an old hen guarding her young.
As long as you kill as many strange-faced tribesmen as possible as quickly as possible, you will be able to open the situation smoothly.
After telling Pig Chop again to protect Hayata, Gordon completely let go of his hands and feet. He crossed his legs, twisted his waist and swung his arms, wielding his sword in the encirclement of the Strange Face Clan, slashing him wantonly.
Compared to the more powerful vertical slash and charged slash that can be destroyed with one click, the horizontal slash, a range-based sword move that sweeps away a large area, is obviously more suitable for the situation at hand.
Gordon, sweeping around like a whirlwind, instantly overwhelmed the formation of the Strange Face Tribes.
In the past, when there were only one or two opponents, it was difficult for the big sword to hit the target, but now the surrounding strange-faced clans are densely packed, and they are unable to dodge due to mutual interference. From time to time, the explosive knife can always hit some unlucky people.
The Strange Face Tribe who is hit by the explosive knife, which is powerful enough to cut apart the flesh and bones of large monsters, will lose combat effectiveness in an instant even if they are lucky enough not to be cut in half.
Such high-frequency attacks of continuously wielding the sword are very exhausting, but the successive victories make Gordon very excited. More importantly, he feels that he seems to have mastered a little bit of the knack of "controlling inertia" that Yamos said. .
It is not about using brute force to forcefully change the trajectory of the sword swing.
Rather, through the joints and muscles of the whole body, continuous fine-tuning is used to guide the sword movement and bring the inertia under control.
“Hey, ha!”
The heavy exploding knife slit the strange-faced tribe in front of him who was unable to dodge with one swipe.
The giant steel blade with unfinished momentum did not stop. Instead, it was further injected with power under the control of both arms. It changed the angle and drew an arc at a faster speed. It would quietly approach from behind, trying to surprise another strange blade. The Face Clan was easily killed.
Gordon experienced this wonderful feeling without any distraction.
Another heroic but not careless sword swing, when the strange-faced clan in front of him screamed and fell down, becoming one of the countless corpses scattered on the ground.
The few remaining strange-faced tribesmen around them finally collapsed. Amid bursts of frightened screams, they burrowed into the grass and fled.
The exploding knife covered in blood and minced meat fell heavily to the ground. Gordon looked at his hands that were completely powerless and trembling, but a joyful smile couldn't help but appear on the corner of his mouth.
From now on, the inertia brought by the heavy weight of the sword will no longer be a burden.
Seeing the defeat of the Strange Face Clan, Hayata, who gritted his teeth and persisted until now, finally couldn't help it and collapsed on the ground.
For her who has not experienced enough devil training and whose physical fitness is still at the level of an ordinary person, after running around in the mountains and forests for most of the day and experiencing a real battle, her physical exhaustion has already reached the limit.
However, the battle is not quite over yet.
In terms of his own combat power, even the King of the Strange Face Tribe who **** the entire tribe could not compare to him. Even if he faced Yamos, a high-ranking hunter, alone, he could not fall behind.
It does not have the muscles of the Big Boar King that are so strong that it seems to burst the skin, nor does it have the standard fangs and claws of an apex predator, nor can it soar in the sky like a fire dragon, spitting flames from its mouth.
But the terrifying power erupting from its skinny body and its agile posture like a loach are enough to make it an opponent that any hunter must be alert to.
After paying some attention and confirming that Hayata and the others had dealt with all the strange-faced tribesmen, Yamos couldn't help but smile.
After several minutes of fighting, he had roughly figured out the strength of the king of the strange-faced tribe in front of him.
Different from ordinary monsters, the strength of the Strange Face Tribe, which has an IQ and intelligence similar to that of humans, largely depends on their own training and combat experience. The lower limit is extremely low but the upper limit is extremely high.
At the extreme end, even eight- and nine-star hunters will have a headache when they see it.
Although the King of the Strange Face Tribe in front of him is very strong, it is not to the point where he cannot handle it. The two little guys over there are also almost tempered.
In this case, it is time to resolve the battle.
Faced with another flurry of attacks from the King of the Strange Face Tribe who waved his scepter crazily, Yamos changed his strategy of mainly parrying and suddenly spun around and retreated, the shimmering ice blue sword in his hand flying in the air. Draw a beautiful trajectory.
The feet are obviously stepping on the ground, but they seem to be gliding on the ice, incredibly smooth.
“See the cut.”
Yamos shouted softly and slid to avoid the attack of the King of Strange Faces. At the same time, he seemed to be accumulating strength. Just when the attack of the King of Strange Faces had just been emptied, the old strength was exhausted and the new strength was not yet generated. .
As if springs were attached to his feet, he took advantage of the inertia of his unfinished retreat and took a big step forward. The forked sword tip of Shiroganagi in his hand was like a poisonous snake letter, "swiftly" moving toward Check out the front.
A short but extremely deep wound was left on the shoulder of the King of the Strange Face Tribe.
A faint layer of white frost spread over the wound of the King of the Strange Face Tribe. Due to the ice damage caused by the white monkey, its wound was frozen, not much blood flowed out, and its movements became stiff as a result.
“Gah!” the King of the Strange Face Tribe screamed.
This is the most serious injury it suffered today. If it were an ordinary strange-faced tribe, it would have completely lost the ability to resist or even died under this blow.
But it stretched out a dry palm and grabbed hard at its frozen wound. While grabbing the frost, it used severe pain to stimulate, relieve the numbness caused by the freezing, and let the body return to normal. control.
The blood spattered from the cracked wound was sprinkled on the weird headdress of the King of Strange Faces. The firelight flashed, and the eyes hidden under the mask suddenly became more bloodthirsty and crazy.
“Quack!”
(End of this chapter)