Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1060 1042. Quality Discussion
"呲~"

Elrond drew out the knife hanging at his waist, and the blade and scabbard made a pleasant friction sound.

Elrond drew his knife and made an invitation to Lan.

The witcher complied with the invitation and drew out the sword of the Lady of the Lake.

The two people approached each other cautiously and stared at each other intently.

"Gandalf, Radagast and I have known each other for many years."

It's just that Elrond seemed more casual and even said a few more words in the middle.

"I know them, but I don't know you that well, Adanisir."

"Perhaps, we can get to know each other better."

"Of course, that's a good idea."

Lan smiled, and out of courtesy and respect for his host, he took the lead and took a step forward, entering Elrond's attack range.

"Shh!"

The sound of the sharp blade breaking through the air was as light as a leaf falling from a dry branch!
That was a completely different sound from Lan En's usual knife movements.

That's Elrond's sword!

Soft and elusive, the reflection and afterimage created by the long sword were just like the veil hanging from his shoulders, almost indistinguishable.

I can't even be vigilant at all!

But in the eyes of the demon hunter, the vertical pupils shrank.

"when!"

With a crisp sound of metal clashing, the two knives collided in an instant!
The sparks that flew up were shaken into perfect circles by the air waves created by the unique technique.

[Ashina-ryu · Climbing carp]

This move is often used as Lan's starting move when fighting humanoid enemies.

Ashina-ryu's swordsmanship is like flowing water, and [Toriki] is not only a perfect defensive sword.

During this knife-flipping process, the skillful wrestling between the two sides will allow Lan En to further understand the enemy's body structure and force generation process.

It is equivalent to that at the beginning of the battle, Mentos and [Clairvoyance] have already entered the state of "recording enemy information".

But today
"Ah."

Elrond chuckled with amusement.

At the same time, surprise flashed in Lan En's eyes.

This feeling...something's wrong!
So light!

The moment sparks exploded between the two long swords, Elrond floated backwards like a snowflake driven by the air flow, with an effect far beyond Lan's expectations, and the time he stayed in the air was unusually long.

This feeling shouldn't be achieved even if you hit the top ninja in Ashina Country!

But when Lan En came back to his senses from his brief surprise and wanted to take advantage of the other party's abnormally long airborne time to get closer.

He was surprised again to find that the elf on the opposite side instantly recovered its normal landing speed in the second half of the process of staying in the air!

And when the pair of boots stepped on the ground, there was a "swoosh" sound!
The smooth black hair was pulled into a flowing shape parallel to the ground by Elrond's speed.

"Clang clang clang!"

A series of explosions came from around Lan En.

That was the sound of the two of them frequently clashing with their swords.

Elrond's swordsmanship was very sophisticated, but this was also within Lan's expectations. After all, the elven lord's archery skills were enough to make Lan's predictive ability seem crude.

The long period of time gave him the opportunity to hone his many skills to a very high level.

At first, Lann was not used to the frequency of Elrond's attacks.

He always moves fast and slow, and this tactic of deliberately making his rhythm irregular will basically make every hostile fighter feel uncomfortable.

Especially Lann didn't quite understand how Elrond did it.

Magic?
But he felt nothing!
Finally, when the graceful elf rushed past the demon hunter again, Lan En did not directly use Arondate to block it.

Instead, he used his left hand, which was not holding the sword, to tug at the corner of Elrond's clothes.

A moment of resistance was transmitted to Lan En's hand.

It was then calculated and analyzed by Mentos, and finally the answer was obtained.

And Elrond himself, after dashing over, shook the hem of his coat thoughtfully.

"Well you've never fought an elf, Adanisil?"

Elrond asked in a questioning tone, but his tone was firm.

"That's true." Lan En chose his words carefully and spoke cautiously.

"I've only heard that elves are incredibly light, and even if they walk on soft snow, they won't leave footprints. But I didn't expect that you can control your own mass with your own consciousness?"

This was a lie, because Lan En had no idea what rumors there were about the elves in this world.

But Elrond's performance just now, and the touch he gave to Lan when he was extremely light, made him roughly understand what the elves of this world would look like when fighting.

So I just talked about it briefly. After all, the world is big, and no one knows how the elves are described in distant lands. This is the meaning.

"Of course we can control our own mass with our own consciousness, otherwise the sky would be filled with elves when the wind blows. This is the gift of firstborn children and has nothing to do with magic."

Elrond said with a smile.

"I don't want to brag, but I want to point out that although we can control mass with our own consciousness, there are not many elves who can change in a very short time like me."

Lan raised his eyebrows.

In other words, it is difficult to change in a very short time, but making the body lighter than a snowflake is something that almost any elf can do.

To be honest, even if he was the former ninja leader of Ashina Country, [Owl] might not be able to do it with light body techniques alone.

But in this world, it is the standard configuration of elves.

In other words, if we only talk about mobility, are the elves in this world comparable to the ninja leader?
"Amazing." Lan En praised sincerely.

Elrond thought the witcher was talking about him. The elven lord stood gracefully on a slender railing, without the slightest sway or instability.

Ordinary people standing on flat ground would not be as relaxed as he is now.

He bowed slightly to Lan En: "You are too kind."

The witcher raised the blade in his hand and raised it towards Elrond.

This is an invitation to start the second round.

There was a smile on the elf's face, and the long sword in his hand subconsciously spun a knife flower.

In a sense, Lann was indeed very suitable to be called 'Adanisir' by the elves, as they had a lot in common.

Elrond was not one of those elves who thinks he is noble or superior to others.

His 'overpraise' just now came from the heart.

But his noble character could not change the fact that he was indeed excellent, and even among the elves and the firstborn children of the world, his excellence was rare.

Just now, he was able to increase his mass and inertia and strength at the moment when the long sword intersected with Lan En.

The speed of this transformation was so fast that Lan and Mentos checked it many times and listed many possibilities, but they still couldn't grasp the key points.

After trying it out, they finally confirmed their guess. They gave up an attack opportunity and used their bare hands to pull the corner of Elrond's clothes to feel the quality.

And now, the answer has been revealed.

Elrond was still the same as before, floating like a snowflake.

And the light mass is given initial speed by his powerful legs and feet.

The light wind surrounded him, making him float towards Lan En like an illusion.

On the spiral staircase, Bilbo and the ball of fluff had already opened their mouths wide. The Hobbit even pulled his mouth down and stretched his head out of the staircase, subconsciously trying to see more.

But this time, as soon as Elrond passed by Lann, he felt something was wrong with this contact.

'The airflow is so chaotic!'

Lan did not respond to skill with skill, blade with blade, as he had done before.

Elrond's ability to change his own mass in a very short time is too fast and smooth.

In a sword fight, it is extremely frustrating to encounter an enemy whose attack frequency, attack force, and even the feedback after the attack are all erratic and changeable.

Since Elrond is playing tricks, Lan is not going to be "honest" anymore.

The technique of air flow blade in [Ashina Style] is already something that Lan En can master.

As his physical strength and intensity grew, the movement and range of influence he could cause when swinging his sword also expanded synchronously.

Since you can suddenly become light or heavy, and your body shape and swordsmanship are so strange and difficult to grasp, why don't I force you to maintain your weight?

The air pressure began to be disturbed by the skillful sword swings.

Standing on the spiral staircase, Fluffball and Bilbo even felt a little short of breath.

They just thought it was due to the nervousness of seeing a master fighting, and the kitten's claws unconsciously exposed its nails and hooked on Bilbo's small suit jacket.

The Hobbit unconsciously grasped the fur of the Elu cat.

Elrond, who had entered the artificial air turbulence zone, noticed it instantly. The experience accumulated over the long years allowed him to complete the mass change without even thinking about it.

So much so that even Lann's ability to seize the opportunity did not notice any incoordination between Elrond's complex process of 'lightness - being disturbed - instinctively gaining weight - stabilizing the body'.

Elrond's technology may not be as brilliant as Lann's, which has absorbed the technological systems of many worlds, but its stable performance makes Lann admire it.

This is already stable to the point of being scary!

Elrond's boots made their first clattering sound on the fine marble floor.

Followed by "Oops!"

In the center of the turbulent airflow, a huge human figure disappeared like smoke in an instant.

[Wushin-ryu・Shuchichi]!
The ancient technology from the Yharnam hunters serves as the foundation of this technology, which mainly works on the legs, bringing instantaneous explosive displacement.

However, the hunters of Yharnam value fast-paced attack and defense transitions and dodging, which makes their skills become more aggressive over time.

The sound of [Acceleration] was very sharp, which was very different from Elrond's previous figure that was as light as snowflakes and falling leaves.

But it's fast enough!
The witcher's long sword chopped down when Elrond had to increase his weight to resist the turbulent airflow.

Elrond still showed no panic or confusion.

His long sword was placed in front of the attack route, just like Lan En's before.

But when the next attack came, he had to bear Lan's real power.

"Well!"

The Elf Lord looked at the large young man opposite him in surprise.

If you say you can tear an ogre apart with this power, I would believe it!

But it’s also simple to handle.

With a "bang", in a very short time after Elrond felt the force on the blade, the elf lifted his foot and stepped on the witcher's thigh.

With the momentum of the attacker himself, Elrond didn't bear much pressure at all and instantly moved away from the turbulent air flow area.

In an instant, he returned to his light, weak appearance and landed on the railing at the edge of the platform.

"Wonderful!"

Elrond nodded, sheathed his sword, clapped his hands, jumped off the railing, and walked towards Lan.

This means: it is enough to discuss to this point.

"You really surprise and surprise me, Adanisir."

Elrond said as he walked.

(End of this chapter)