Vikings: Journey of the Juggernaut

Chapter 163 Combat Wisdom: Details buried half a year ago

Inside the venue, Meng Ge held a large shield in his left hand and a short-handled ax in his right hand.

Although it is called the Blood Ax, his ax is not big and is not much different from the ax used by normal warriors.

Rayleigh shifted the oak shield to his right hand in a mirror-like manner, and held the sword with the scabbard in his left hand. The holding position was extremely weird, with the hilt facing outward and the blade end of the sword facing him against his arm.

Such a weird way of holding the sword also caused whispers from around:

"You don't even pull out the sword, but only expose a small part of the hilt to attack the enemy. How can this be lethal?"

"Don't talk about the lethality, it can't put any pressure on the Blood Ax at all."

"I think I understand. Renne Blacksmith obviously doesn't intend to defeat his opponent. He also knows himself and knows that he can't beat him. That's why he has this strange way of holding the sword. It's obviously for better defense."

An old mercenary continued his analysis, "As long as he can hold on for a while and let the Hill Master see his talent, he will most likely be called off the battle."

"So, the real purpose of Blacksmith Ren is not to be the giant of Shield Maiden Lane, but to get into the eyes of the Mountain Master and even become the master's disciple." A soldier continued.

Hearing this, the eyes of the people around him lit up. He was really a smart blacksmith.

If you enter the eyes of the mountain master and become his disciple, your future prospects are limitless. If he had some more talent, he could even take over the position of Lord of Crocodile City when the Hill Master got old.

Everyone finally understood why the young blacksmith still wanted to challenge the Blood Ax giant despite the unequal strength.

The idea is very good. It depends on whether he has the ability to defend against the attack of the blood ax and show the strength that makes the mountain master shine.

woo-

The horn sounded suddenly, and the battle in sight began instantly.

Faced with the oncoming tentative shield attack, Rayleigh did not choose to meet it head-on. There was obviously a gap between him and his opponent in terms of strength and explosive power. But his flexibility was probably better than his own, and the opponent was wearing full body armor.

He chose to step to the right, and the shield in his right hand hit the side of the large shield at the same time, blocking the blow without much effort.

The ax in sight came over without giving him a chance. He raised his left hand and used the scabbard attached to his arm to block the ax blade. The force from the collision between the scabbard and the ax blade was within the acceptable range.

After all, if it's not a big axe, but just a short-handled axe, the blunt force will not be that powerful after all.

After the ax was blocked, it made a semicircle, with a cold light coming diagonally from below.

Rayleigh did not choose to directly receive this heavy attack. The moment he dodged sideways, the big shield accurately seized the opportunity, and a shield attack suddenly struck.

He could only pick up the oak shield and resist the shield attack head on.

bang——

Rayleigh's entire body was hit by the force of the big shield and he took several steps back. When his body was not stable, the shield struck again.

There was another bang as the two shields collided. This time, after taking several steps back, they were knocked down by the huge force and fell to the ground.

The ax was already in his eyes. At the critical moment, the tip of the scabbard of his left hand suddenly touched the ground. He avoided the ax sweep with both feet and kicked the opponent's big shield. Using the force transmitted back, he flew backwards. Instantly distance yourself.

Landing firmly, in sight, Captain Firebird charged.

The first contact was a familiar shield strike.

Rayleigh chose the initial response method, which was to use an oaken shield to bounce on the side of the big shield instead of a hard-on frontal attack.

But in the next attack, the Firebird Captain no longer used heavy attacks, but began to use his ax to attack flexibly in a small area.

In terms of flexibility, an ax is naturally inferior to a sword. With his arm attached to the scabbard and the hilt of the sword exposed at the front, Rayleigh easily blocked various small-scale attacks. There was no pause in his footsteps, always paying attention to the heavy shield attack his opponent would throw.

Hawkeye has already seen through the prelude before its heavy shield attack. Whenever such a heavy attack hits, it will take a side step in advance, preventing it from colliding head-on.

This is his strategy for this battle: rely on his excellent dodge and blocking defense abilities to consume the opponent's physical strength.

The reason why he did not wear armor and only wore a linen garment was to save physical strength; the same was true for not carrying a hammer.

In a one-on-one duel, it is not like being easily bruised in a group battle, and it is completely unnecessary to wear armor. But the Firebird Captain in front of me doesn’t think so...

The details of this battle had already begun half a year ago, when Dorn, the mouth-sword, was killed with a hammer in a breathless collision.

In the first two days of the clay battlefield, the details were enhanced, making Captain Firebird mistakenly think that he was a violent offensive warrior.

Facing an elite berserker, even with the addition of Hawkeye, his own strength is still faintly inferior. If you choose to fight attack with attack, the risk is too high, and a defensive strategy is the best choice.

When the opponent's physical strength continues to be depleted and his concentration decreases, there will always be opportunities for flaws.

One opportunity is enough to seize it.

……

At this moment, Meng Ge didn't dare to slack off any more, and the more he fought, the more frightened he became.

The young blacksmith in front of him was incredibly powerful. He could predict his next heavy shield and easily resolve it.

This doesn't look like a young man at all...

He finally understood that this opponent did not wear armor because of his absolute confidence in his own defensive ability and to increase his flexibility.

He wanted to take off his armor at this time. It seemed too bulky and the opponent was not attacking. This armor was almost useless except for adding burden.     This is a miscalculation!

The blacksmith's style before was that he would kill people with a hammer in a breath or two, and he would hit ten of them every time he opened his mouth. It was obvious that he was an offensive warrior.

For offensive warriors, it is normal to exchange injuries for injuries, so it is necessary to wear armor.

Now, the opponent suddenly turned into a purely defensive warrior, and his armor became a decoration.

His skill in fighting small-scale weapons is indeed inferior, so he can only use heavy axes to find opportunities for the opponent to lose balance.

After being defended again by several light axes, he suddenly switched to a heavy axe. As expected, the opponent did not dare to hit it hard and could only dodge. The big shield followed up and directly hit him off balance.

Die! !

At the moment when the blacksmith was unbalanced, Meng Ge exploded with 100% of his combat power. Shield strikes and small-scale attacks with axes did not give him any breathing space.

The previous battles could be said to be testing each other, but now is the real moment of deadly fighting.

Under a series of attacks, the blacksmith was not given a chance to stabilize his body. Seeing what he could do with the heavy blows, he had to resist his own ax without being stable, so he could only choose to resist the shield attack. The figure of the person in front of him It is impossible to recover from the imbalance.

Meng Ge exerted all his strength and was about to finish this guy, but an incredible scene reflected in his eyes.

call out--

I saw an afterimage stepping out from under the man's feet, and his figure instantly pulled away to the side, completely dodging the large shield attack.

Turning around, the scabbard and ax clashed several times, and the ax blade was hit by the iron handle.

The two of them each took a few steps back, and the offensive rhythm was completely broken.

Take the first step!

How could this guy fail!

That is a profound skill from the North. Except for warriors with top-level technical talents, few people can use it, and they are still at this age.

Without giving Mengge any time to think, the young warrior in front of him rushed over, the hilt of his sword slipped out, and it headed towards his head.

He easily bounced away with his axe. This time he did not rush to attack, but decided to wait and see first. The fierce confrontation just now consumed too much energy. See if there are any flaws in this person's offense. Young people are often easily hit on the head.

Maybe we can find a flaw and kill him easily.

Because there was no counterattack, the iron sword hilt was either chopped, smashed, or stabbed, hitting his head continuously.

It was immediately difficult to block it with the axe. The sword hilt was too flexible.

This cannot continue.

He decided to attack anyway. The moment the ax bounced off the hilt, a large shield hit the front, and the ax attacked at the same time.

I saw that the opponent was doing the same thing as before, stepping sideways to avoid the big shield and hitting the front. The hilt of the sword was pulled back into the palm of the hand, and the scabbard was pressed against the arm again, blocking the ax attack.

It’s really difficult! !

Meng Ge couldn't help but doubt his life, and he didn't understand how young people today could be so scary.

……

"I was mistaken, the little blacksmith is very good." Master Shan said in admiration at the window on the third floor.

At such a young age, he could withstand the full attack of the Blood Axe, leaving the shieldmaiden lane giant helpless. There is also the advanced skill of stepping forward. Such outstanding young people are too rare.

"City Lord, what is being circulated below says that Blacksmith Ren is doing this duel to attract your attention and attention. He wants to become your disciple." The soldier captain next to him asked, "Do you want to stop the two men?" People fight?”

"Look at it for a while." Olev looked satisfied. He was proud to have such a disciple.

At the moment, the little blacksmith seems to be able to do it with ease, and may even bring more surprises.

As for what is circulated below, it is most likely true, or it may simply be what the little blacksmith asked someone to release. After all, it is too difficult to defeat an elite Berserker, and Berserk is an obvious gap.

Bloodaxe Mengge still has some physical strength, and the little blacksmith will have no choice but to admit defeat when the time comes, and that's when he will appear.

……

On the surrounding streets on both sides, the onlookers were already dumbfounded when they saw the two men evenly matched.

Even if the battle situation was not crushed by the giant Blood Ax, it would not have been so anxious, but at this moment, such an incredible scene appeared.

"Ren said he was very strong. I thought he was bragging, but it turns out he is really very strong." Delph murmured with emotion.

He had arrived a moment ago with Finn in tow. What I saw was not the scene of Ren's death, but the young man facing the blood axe, who was almost at a disadvantage.

Can't believe it!

On the other side, Angry Wolf Gamuda's eyes lit up, and he finally understood why this general was not able to wear armor, and his strategy for defeating the Blood Axe.

Since the blood ax cannot penetrate, it is obviously dangerous.

This one from Mist Crow has a fierce reputation.

(End of this chapter)