There is no contradiction between Shinji's "masterful" spearmanship and Cuchulain's evaluation that his "spearmanship is not good", but the objects of reference are different.
"Mastering the art" is based on the standard for all heroes who use guns. There are countless heroes throughout history, some are strong and some are weak. With Shinji's current gun skills, he can definitely beat a hero like Astolfo.
Cu Chulainn's standards were different. Those who were eligible to compete for the magic spear made by Scathach were all strong men with amazing skills, at least first-class heroes. The final winner, Cu Chulainn, was a super strong man who entered the realm of gods with his spear skills.
Although Shinji is strong, his skills are only human, far from the realm of gods, so he is naturally not good in Cu Chulainn's eyes. And their master, Scathach, is not only in the realm of gods, but also trained her spear skills to the point where she can kill gods.
Even though the incarnated servants are weakened compared to the original bodies of the Kingdom of Shadows, the divine realm is the divine realm. Even if Shinji has the advantage in weapons, he cannot make up for this essential gap.
In three minutes, the golden and red guns collided, and the black and pure white figures intertwined for only three minutes before the golden divine spear was picked up by the scarlet magic spear. Then the queen of shadows kicked the young man in white away with a flying kick. Not only did she successfully avenge the previous fall, but she also collected a large amount of interest.
This time, Shinji had no strength to fight back. He was hit hard by Scathach's full-strength kick and his body flew more than ten meters sideways. If he had not been blocked by the warehouse next to the stadium, he might have flown out of the stadium directly.
In contrast, a wall of the warehouse where various track and field equipment was stored was knocked down due to Shinji's uncontrolled body, and a large area of sports equipment was knocked down and damaged.
"Ahem, the whip kick is still as powerful as before."
Shinji, who was buried alive by various balls, guardrails and the like, spat out a mouthful of blood, with a trace of nostalgia in his eyes, as if he had returned to the time of hellish special training (being beaten every day).
Shinji's magic also emerged along with the memories. The power from the blood of Elquet continued to emerge, infusing everything around him and bursting in the direction he was flying.
Because he knew very well that the master's whip kick would only stop under one condition - when he completely lost the ability to resist. It was still early, so she would definitely chase him.
As expected, as the barrage of bullets broke out, Scathach also left a trail in the air, chasing Shinji in the warehouse relentlessly.
The oncoming debris not only failed to stop Scathach, but instead made her snort in displeasure.
"Such a little trick!"
She just waved her magic spear lightly, and all the debris in the sky turned into debris.
Among the debris, a few inconspicuous silver lights flashed and quickly shot towards Scathach's vital points, but automatically decomposed less than one meter away from the latter.
"It's useless. I made these two gifts for you."
As she spoke, Scathach thrust her spear forward, and two runes shone where her feet left her body, one for defense and one for decomposition. It was these runes that blocked Shinji's sneak attack with his "God Spear Bow and Blade" and "Rune Silver Bullet" mixed in with the debris.
With a "clang" sound, the blade formed by magic power collided with the magic spear.
After a brief stalemate, the blade was destroyed by the magic spear - now it was Scathach's turn to take advantage of the power of a long weapon. Having been immersed in spearmanship for thousands of years, her understanding of this aspect was much deeper than Shinji's.
However, Shinji was not panicked, and even had the leisure to use this short time to speak.
"I know—"
The magic spear moved quickly, retracting and releasing, piercing Shinji's chest at a speed so fast that it was impossible to see clearly.
Shinji did not dodge or avoid the attack. As he spoke, he raised his head, and one of his eyes changed from deep blue to orange, like the scorching sun hanging high in the sky at noon in summer.
"—Then I'll have to use equipment that you didn't give me."
"!!!"
Scathach's pupils suddenly contracted, and she instinctively turned her head to avoid the burning gaze.
It's not a metaphor, it's simply a narration.
That glance was really extremely hot, and it condensed into rays, emitting from Shinji's pupils. If Scathach had tilted her head a little later, her head would have been pierced by the high-temperature rays.
The gaze filled with terrible heat swept over Scathach's shoulders, melting the spirit garment on her shoulders, shot through the wall of the warehouse, and finally landed on the football field in the center of the stadium, erupting into a spectacular column of fire.
This is not the end yet. As the ray moves, the pillar of fire moves on the football, quickly developing from a pillar of fire into a more exaggerated wall of fire. And all this just because Shinji turned his head to focus his sight on Scathach.
Unfortunately, although Shinji turned his head very quickly, it was not as fast as the speed of light, and was finally avoided by Scathach.
It seems easy to describe with words, but the actual operation is extremely difficult and thrilling.
Scathach was able to dodge thanks to the "clairvoyance" she had gained by using the "wisdom of the magic mirror" to predict the future, her A+ level agility, and her combat instincts and reflexes from countless battles.
Without any of these, you can't avoid Shinji's close-range "heat and lightning eyes". It's no exaggeration to say that this is something only Scathach can do, Cu Chulainn, Medusa, and even Bazette with a secret treasure can't do it, because the combination of "eyes + light" is so hard to defend against, otherwise it wouldn't be one of Karna's trump cards.
That's right, this is Karna's national treasure "Weapons are unnecessary. A true hero kills with his eyes!" - Ahem, wrong, it's "Brahmastra, cover the earth!" Originally, it was a flying item that could hit the target by calling out the name of Brahma. After Karna improved it a second time, he developed an advanced use of "releasing rays with the eyes".
Shinji has also learned this method after a long time of running-in with the "Eternal Blade". Just now, he threw away the "Eternal Blade" and used the "God Spear Bow Sword" to fight the enemy, which was also a preparation for this glance. That statement that sounds very damaging to his image is not a second-year syndrome, but the truth. "True heroes kill enemies with their eyes" must extract concepts and power from the "Eternal Blade". To exert the greatest power, the weapon must be thrown away.
Compared with the noble-minded Karna, Shinji's use of "True Heroes Kill with Their Eyes" was more sinister and unexpected. Unfortunately, Scathach still dodged it. Not only did she dodge it, but she also found a way to counterattack in a very short time, which was to use her extraordinary agility to go around to a place where Shinji couldn't see - behind him, and to do this, she even used brute force to destroy another wall of the warehouse.