"call-!"
The wind roared past again, bringing many leaves to fly across the open space between the first student dormitories.
However, this time, these leaves were not cut, but floated past the two male students, unusually elegant.
Luo Zhen and Yihui faced each other.
A closer look revealed that both of them were holding a weapon in their hands.
That's not an inherent spiritual weapon, it's just an ordinary wooden sword.
It seemed to be a prop that Ikki always carried with him for daily practice.
only...
"Can you also use a sword?"
Seeing Luo Zhen holding the sword, Ikki was somewhat stunned.
"Well, I'll use it more or less."
Luo Zhen responded lazily, but the posture of holding the sword was quite casual. He was neither posing nor clever. He just held the sword in his hand casually and lowered it to the ground. He looked like a complete layman, not at all like a layman. Know how to use a sword.
At the beginning, Ikki was also puzzled by Luo Zhen's actions.
But gradually, I don't know if he felt something, but Ikki's expression began to become serious.
"... It's incredible."
Ikki assumed an offensive stance and stared closely at Luo Zhen.
"I can obviously see countless flaws in your body, but for some reason, the more I want to attack, the more my intuition tells me that this is useless. It seems that my attack will be avoided no matter what, or maybe If you are blocked, all your moves will be seen through, it’s incredible.”
Ikki followed his intuition and made this feeling.
This made Luo Zhen raise his eyebrows and admire him a little in his heart.
Although his talent in magic is terrible, Ikki's intuition in practical combat is ridiculously high.
Coupled with the swordsmanship skills I just saw in him and the strength enough to defeat the examiner...
(If this person's magic talent was better, it doesn't need to be much better. As long as he is E-level, he must be the strongest student knight in Pojun Academy by now, right?)
Luo Zhen made this judgment and sighed silently.
As someone who has never had any worries about talent, Luo Zhen is extremely accomplished in mysteries, and his talent in summoning is unparalleled, so he doesn't quite understand the feeling of having too little talent.
However, Luo Zhen's talent did not come out of thin air, but he paid a huge price in life. In addition, if you think about it for a moment, if you are dedicated to pursuing mystery and miracles, if your talent and talent are too low, you will be destined to fail. If he continues on this road, he will definitely go crazy.
so...
(Is that why I care so much about Kurogane?)
When he saw Ikki, Luo Zhen had always been inexplicably concerned, as if there was something about this person that was attracting his subconscious.
It is precisely because of this inexplicable concern that Luo Zhen would ask Ikki to practice like this.
Otherwise, Luo Zhen is not a person who likes to compete and win, and he doesn't care about being in the limelight. Rather, after ten years of traveling, he wants to be pure and quiet for a while, practice hard, and don't want to get involved in any trouble. Things, coupled with his lazy personality, in ordinary times, he would definitely not want to take the initiative to fight with others.
Thinking of this, Luo Zhen raised the wooden knife in his hand.
"I haven't practiced swordsmanship much, but I can use some skills with swords. I would like you to teach me, Kurogane."
Luo Zhen said this and smiled at Ikki.
Regarding this...
"hehe... "
Ikki actually smiled too, and he smiled very happily.
"This should be what I said." Yihui said happily: "In the past year, no one in this academy has ever been willing to engage in actual combat with me like this. The problem is that I can't participate in practical courses, and I have always been training alone. Today, if I have such an opportunity and someone is willing to invite me, I should say, please give me some advice, Luo Zhen."
Ikki's smile was all from the bottom of his heart.
It is precisely because of this that Ikki immediately agreed to Luo Zhen's request to practice, right
only...
"Can't take part in the practical course because of insufficient ability?"
Luo Zhen was slightly startled.
Is there a rule in Pojun Academy that if you don't have enough ability points, you can't take the actual combat course
Why haven't you heard of it
But Ikki didn't explain much.
"So... "
Ikki raised the wooden sword slightly and pointed the tip in Luo Zhen's direction.
"—!"
At this moment, Luo Zhen felt that his breath was locked, and the sharp sword energy penetrated through his body, making the surrounding air tighten.
Immediately afterwards, Ikki moved.
"I am coming!"
Ikki seemed to have completely changed. He was no longer as gentle and innocent as before. Instead, he seemed to have turned into a true master of swordsmanship, becoming calm and sharp!
Then...
"pound!"
With an explosive sound of kicking the ground, Ikki's whole body was like a bullet, rushing towards him at an astonishing speed.
And the moment he stepped forward towards Luo Zhen, the wooden sword in his hand swept past him like a gust of wind.
The speed is extremely fast.
"Snapped-!"
A crisp clash sounded immediately.
Facing the sweeping wooden sword, Luo Zhen swung out a blow in a hurry, following the shortest, fastest and most precise trajectory, and deflected the oncoming wooden sword.
"really."
This is where Ikki confirmed what he had just felt.
Even though Luo Zhen's sword swing looks like an amateur's, he does have the vision to see through his own swordsmanship.
In this case...
"I will continue to attack!"
Ikki immediately made this judgment and no longer held back. The wooden sword in his hand turned from a strong wind into a violent wind. He kept swinging it out like a wind and a lingering cloud. Like flashes of light, he fiercely attacked Luo Zhen.
"Well done!"
Only then did Luo Zhen curl his lips, and while retreating to distance himself from Ikki, he began to continuously attack.
"Snap, snap, snap, snap—!"
In the open space next to the first student dormitory, the sound of wooden knives hitting each other kept ringing.
Luo Zhen and Ikki defended, attacked, retreated, and approached. They kept waving their wooden swords at each other, causing the wooden swords to hit each other frequently in the air, causing a continuous crisp sound.
In terms of strength, speed and the subtlety of his moves, Ikki undoubtedly has the upper hand and advantage. His swordsmanship is already a true master, and he is not even a little better than Luo Zhen.
As for Luo Zhen, no matter in terms of strength, speed or moves, they all lag extremely behind Ikki.
After all, in terms of physical fitness alone, Luo Zhen's physical fitness is only D level, but Ikki's physical fitness is the highest A level. Naturally, it is impossible to beat the opponent in strength and speed, let alone Luo Zhen's lack of swordsmanship. He only knows the sword skills he learned from SAO, and no matter how hard he thinks, he can't defeat Ikki.
However, Luo Zhen's "Mind Eye" when he arrived in the God's Realm had already seen through all of Ikki's attack trajectories. Even the vibration of the wooden sword when it sliced through the air, the agitation of the muscles, the changes in steps, and the pulse of the opponent's nerves during the attack were all clearly seen by him. With his spy included, he can follow the shortest, fastest, and most accurate trajectory to deflect Ikki's attack.
Therefore, the battle situation seemed to be that Luo Zhen was suppressed, but in fact it was just the opposite.
Ikki could feel that Luo Zhen was calmly attacking him while looking at him eagerly, waiting for something.
What are you waiting for
(He is waiting for the moment my attack stops!)
At that time, following the shortest, fastest, most accurate trajectory and timing, Luo Zhen will definitely counterattack instantly and knock the wooden knife on his body.
Therefore, it is not Luo Zhen who is in danger, but Ikki.
And the time came quickly.