Chapter 1436: Chapter 1147: The Examiner Arrives _2
"Thank you very much!" The instructor felt slightly relieved, although these two kids sounded confident, they seemed to be very cooperative and wouldn’t likely cause trouble at this time.
Elsa walked over and stood in front of the examiner.
"I saw your recent fight, and your grasp of the combat manual is commendable, but your movements are stiff and inflexible. Especially in many of the movements, if you always execute them so rigidly in actual combat, you will surely give your opponent the chance to counterattack! Now, show me a reverse momentum slash!" said the examiner in a tone of an experienced senior.
Elsa immediately performed the move as he described.
"See! You all saw it too, right? Your move is almost exactly the same as in the tutorial, which will lead you to be instantly exploited by a real powerhouse enemy when facing them!"
As he spoke, the examiner also held an energy sword and performed a block and counterattack movement at a slower pace.
"Did you see that? Just by blocking and counterattacking like this, I could have hit you," the examiner said.
Elsa nodded to indicate she saw it.
"Come, let’s demonstrate it practically, remember, everything must start from actual combat. You do a reverse momentum slash, and I will let you experience how inappropriate such a strike is. Also, I will lower the power of the energy sword so it won’t damage your armor," the examiner said.
"Okay." Elsa assumed a stance and also lowered the power of her energy sword.
"Come on! Attack!" yelled the examiner.
Whir!
Whir!
The two energy swords almost simultaneously swung through the air, and there was a brief collision. However, the scenario the examiner had imagined did not occur; his energy sword did not hit Elsa, but Elsa’s energy sword slid across his chest! Since Elsa’s energy sword power was significantly reduced, the blade only sparked against the examiner’s body. It didn’t really cause any harm, but the psychological impact on the examiner was immense.
"Failed to show off," Long Yi smirked.
"No, no, that’s wrong, I told you to do a reverse momentum slash, how did you change your move so suddenly?" the examiner said with great displeasure.
"You said that everything must start from actual combat. Since my reverse momentum slash was blocked by you, I had to follow what’s taught in the manual and use the force of being blocked at that moment to perform a horizontal slash," Elsa said innocently.
"Manual? Does the manual mention that?" the examiner said, now visibly angry.
"Yes!"
Elsa then pulled out the recruit combat training manual from her personal space and quickly flipped to a certain page. It detailed several countermeasures if a reverse momentum slash is blocked or dodged, including exactly the blocking method used by the examiner, complete with a somewhat mocking tone: "When facing a reverse momentum slash, some rookie enemies might use this type of blocking counterattack. Such people might lack real combat experience, presuming that blocking and countering could be efficient, but in fact, you just need to use the force from the block at that moment to switch to a sweeping strike, which can directly hit above the opponent’s chest."
The textbook unequivocally stated the content, and Elsa’s move was precise.
At this moment, the instructor of the first squad couldn’t see the examiner’s expression, but he knew the young examiner’s face must be extremely ugly. After all, this meant his authority was being seriously challenged!
"I know this content! I was correcting your mistake! Otherwise, with those rigid moves of yours, if I had gotten a bit more serious, you wouldn’t have had the slightest chance to counterattack!" the examiner shouted.
"Well, then, please take it a bit more seriously. I am quite slow, and if you don’t take it seriously, I won’t be able to recognize my mistake," Elsa said.
The intent of her words was very clear—if you don’t defeat me, I will never admit you are right.
Actually, such characters were not uncommon among The Forgotten Ones, who worshipped powerhouses. Although ’powerhouses’ also included those in positions of authority, temporary power like the examiner’s was hardly acknowledged as legit power by others.
"Fine! Fine! Good for you! I initially intended to give your instructor some face, but it seems you don’t need that courtesy!" the examiner roared furiously.
"Yes, I don’t need courtesy," Elsa said. "If you have the strength, teach me a lesson with your power; if you don’t, find someone else who can."
This statement essentially meant their confrontation was out in the open. The examiner had never expected anyone to dare contradict him like this, especially not in a recruit camp!
"Since you’re courting death, don’t blame me for not being merciful! Come on!"
Whir!
His energy sword at maximum power output, the examiner took a real combat stance.
Elsa’s energy sword also reached maximum power output. Since both were using standard issue energy armor, there was almost no difference in the power of the energy swords or the defensive capabilities of the armor. Generally, the advantage veterans had over recruits lay in combat experience and control over the energy armor, which the veterans thought to be their edge.
