Chapter 698

"Uh, excuse me, Mr. Broly, how should we demonstrate to you?"

Kashima Sakura asked.

"It's simple. Just attack me with all your might.

There's no simpler way to understand someone's combat skill level than actual combat."

"Can we use all means?"

Yamato Mikoto pressed further.

"I personally don't care what means you use. As for whether you want to go all out, that's entirely up to you, if you want to obtain more precise combat skill guidance."

Broly answered.

The three of the Takemikazuchi Familia glanced at each other, then nodded.

"Then, Mr. Broly, excuse us."

The three assumed the front and rear guard stance commonly used by adventurers, and launched an offensive this way.

Hitachi Chigusa, who looked somewhat introverted, took off the bow and arrow slung on her back.

Drawing the bow, nocking the arrow, aiming and firing — all in one smooth motion.

Only the arrow's flight speed was a bit slow; Broly merely tilted his body, and the arrow attack missed.

And when he charged toward the archer girl, Kashima Sakura, wielding a large wooden stick, met him head-on.

This person has the same role as Gareth of the Loki Familia — as the party's frontline tank drawing enemy fire, preventing the rear guard companions behind from suffering attacks.

Unfortunately, whether in stats or defensive technique, compared to the heavyweight Gareth, she falls short by more than one level.

However, this is only natural; a large gap between ordinary adventurers and First Class Adventurers is normal.

In order to understand this person's technique and stats, Broly didn't directly knock the opponent down.

Instead, he used tricky swordsmanship to put pressure on this person.

Kashima Sakura, who had only fought monsters before, now felt she couldn't quite keep up with the boy's battle rhythm; his various feinting sword moves left her, holding the large wooden stick, somewhat flustered.

She thought it would be a fierce cleaving strike, but the opponent touched down lightly like a dragonfly and changed direction, slashing toward the hand gripping the stick.

She thought it was another feint attack, but the force was so great it nearly knocked the club from her hand.

In less than four or five exchanges, Kashima Sakura felt she could barely hold on, about to expose a major opening to the opponent.

"Mikoto, help me!"

Fortunately, he wasn't fighting alone; he still had his companions.

The black-haired, long-haired, single-ponytailed girl in a kimono, wielding a short blade, provided support from the side.

Yamato Mikoto shared part of Broly's offensive pressure, causing the pressure on her companion from the Saiyan boy to drop sharply.

【Their coordination is very tacit; have they practiced combination attacks?】

Broly stepped back slightly, blocked the girl's short blade, dodged the youth's smashing wooden stick, then swung his sword to knock away the flying arrow, forming some evaluation of the trio's combination attack in his mind.

However, tacit understanding is one thing, openings are another. If this weren't a combat skill assessment but a life-and-death struggle, he could have killed the Kashima youth right now, who was being a bit reckless, abandoning defense to attack him.

Hitachi Chigusa, positioned at the rear, drew her bow and nocked an arrow again, only to see the Saiyan boy directly hide his figure within his companion's silhouette.

The archer girl tried to adjust her shooting position, but discovered the opponent also synchronously adjusted his position, dragging his own companion along as a shield.

"Chigusa, what about support?"

Even fighting two-on-one with Kashima Sakura, Yamato Mikoto felt immense pressure, and Chigusa behind her hadn't launched another attack after firing two arrows, which prompted her to ask.

"Mikoto, I can't shoot. He keeps using you guys as cover."

Hitachi Chigusa hurriedly explained; it wasn't that she didn't want to shoot support, but that she couldn't — once she missed, it might be a painful hit on her own teammate.

"Mikoto, we can't win against him head-on. Use that move of yours."

Kashima Sakura said.

"Okay."

Yamato Mikoto responded, then shouted to the archer girl behind her.

"Chigusa, prepare to shoot, but don't aim for vital spots."

Broly didn't know what the three were planning. He originally felt he had probed enough and was preparing to defeat the frontline duo, but that thought paused; he wanted to see what other fresh tricks these three had.

"Hoiya—"

The black-haired, single-ponytailed girl suddenly retreated, while the buzz-cut youth in front let out a explosive shout, swung his large wooden stick weapon in a wide arc, and even after she dodged by retreating, he relentlessly continued swinging the large stick in pursuit.

"Invoking the Supreme Name, with awe and trepidation……"

The black-haired girl, having temporarily disengaged from the frontline battle, began rapidly chanting a spell.

【Want to use a fierce assault to buy time for the companion to cast magic?】

Broly thought, but didn't switch to attacking the black-haired girl, giving the frontline tank youth enough face by acting as if his steps were delayed by the opponent.

Only, after two breaths passed, the black-haired girl's chant still wasn't finished, which left Broly somewhat speechless.

If this were real combat, he would have long since thrown a flying knife at the chanting black-haired girl; even without a flying knife in hand, he wouldn't let the opponent release magic so easily.

"Descending from heaven, unifying the earth, divine martial conquest, Futsu Mitama!"

A purple magic circle was finally deployed after the third breath, unfolding beneath Broly and the stick-wielding youth's feet.

A black magic ball with a bit of deja vu appeared in Yamato Mikoto's hand; Broly felt his body suddenly become heavy, and instantly realized this was gravity manipulation magic.

Hitachi Chigusa seized the opportunity, circled around her companion, and drew her bow again, the arrow flying straight toward Broly's right shoulder.

Hitting? Of course impossible. Broly raised his hand and caught the incoming arrow.

Seeing this, Yamato Mikoto froze a bit, doubting whether her gravity magic had failed to take effect. But looking at the gravity magic ball in her hand, then at the still-existing 【Futsu Mitama】 magic circle patterns, and her own companion immobilized within the patterns, it seemed the magic was still in effect.

"You don't have anything new, do you?"

Broly asked.

"Uh, no."

"Then, you can stop now. I've already gotten a general grasp of your combat skill level."

Yamato Mikoto obeyed, canceled the gravity magic, and looked over.

"Overall, your level is still considered not bad."

Hearing this, the three people revealed happy expressions.

"Of course, there are also many flaws. For example, you, Kashima. Your responsibility in your team should be a frontline shield guard warrior, right?"

"Uh, yes."

The youth nodded.

"Then what do you think is more important: dealing a bit of damage to the enemy, or protecting your companions?"

"Of course it's protecting companions."

Kashima Sakura answered without hesitation.

"But you didn't do that. Just now, in order to launch an attack on me, you exposed many openings to me.

If I really were your enemy, I might have taken advantage of the moment you exposed an opening to launch an attack on you or on your companions beside and behind you......"

Broly pointed out this person's exposed openings one by one, and added at the end: "Mr. Gareth of the Loki Familia handled it better than you. He would never expose his openings to me for a bit of unnecessary offense, and protecting companions is the shield guard tank's first priority."

"S-sorry."

Kashima Sakura listened until sweat appeared on her forehead, and hurriedly lowered her head to apologize.

"As for the rear archer, are your arrows only capable of flying in a straight line? Your line of sight was blocked, so you couldn't shoot. Don't you know arcing shots? Playing circling games with me, do you think you outside can circle faster than me?

Also, tie up your side-swept bangs. Observe the surrounding environment more. Are the trees in our Familia courtyard just decorations, or do you not know how to climb trees to occupy high ground positions?"

"S-sorry?!"

Hitachi Chigusa had a look like she was about to cry, and also bowed to apologize.

"You're not bad. You know to split off and share pressure for your companions. But is your magic control pre-cast delay not a bit too long? If I had long-range attack means, were you planning to interrupt the casting, or planning to tank the damage?"

Yamato Mikoto couldn't refute, and also lowered her head to bow and apologize.

To summarize the three people's situations, it's roughly:

The tank is greedy for damage and doesn't understand that tanking damage is their main duty;

The shooter in team fights doesn't know to find advantageous output positions, spends the whole time edge-ob freeloading waiting for teammates to feed them;

The controller's control skill pre-cast delay is longer than their life. While chanting they're completely a living target, with a humor of controlling others but first controlling themselves.

And such a combination can still scrape by in the Dungeon Upper Levels, but if they go to the Dungeon Middle Levels, ninety-nine percent chance of a team wipe. Because the Dungeon's monsters won't give them the opportunity to fight many with few. Most of the time it's Adventurers fighting many with few. A team with insufficient output going down to the deep Labyrinth is just courting death.

"Mr. Broly, please don't be stingy with your guidance."

The three people neat and uniform, in front of the Saiyan boy, made the dogeza request posture.

"You practice defense. I'll have Bell and Lili cooperate to attack you."

Broly pointed at the youth and said.

"You practice arcing shots and output positioning. Hm, take the arrowheads off for me. Use headless wooden sticks. Go support your companions who are under attack."

Broly then pointed at the introverted personality girl and said.

"As for you, practice rapid chanting incantations and moving casting. The faster your casting speed, the more you can lower the risk the team bears. And if you can achieve moving while casting, then you'll be a qualified crowd control specialist who won't become a team flaw."

When the tavern female elf finished the Abundance Mistress's matters in the afternoon and came over to the Hestia Familia Headquarters side.

What she saw was in the courtyard, a black long straight-haired girl walking around while practicing rap, but because her speaking speed was too fast, her tongue got tangled, her voice stuttered, and she kept restarting.

And on the other side, a white-haired boy and a Pallum girl climbing up a tree, then climbing down, running and shooting arrows, jumping and shooting arrows, playing all kinds of fancy archery, shooting arrows into the field, launching a fierce offensive against a youth who only defended and didn't attack.

"Mr. Broly, what are you all doing?"

Liu watched from outside for a while, then walked in to ask.

"Miss Liu, you're here. Those are Takemikazuchi Familia people. Their Main God entrusted my home's God, asking me to help guide and train his children a bit. And I'm currently training them."

Broly answered concisely.

"That side I can still understand as training, but what is this one doing?"

Liu pointed at Yamato Mikoto.

It's really that the other party was walking circles in place, mumbling incomprehensible words in her mouth, too strange.

"She's practicing rapid chanting incantations and moving casting."

Broly explained one sentence.

Liu: "???"

Rapid chanting incantations aside, chanting fast is indeed useful. But moving casting (parallel chanting) is trained like this?

"Mr. Broly, parallel chanting requires coordinating magic power mobilization. Are you sure this training method will be useful?"

Liu couldn't help but remind.

"Practice makes perfect. The magic incantation itself merely serves to guide and strengthen the magic's function. Actually, even without truly chanting the incantation, one can still release magic.

As long as one remembers the energy flow method of mobilizing magic power to release magic, let her first get used to moving while chanting, then adapt to mobilizing magic power to construct the corresponding magic while moving and chanting. Then sooner or later it can be trained out."

Broly answered.

"This is truly a very crude, yet very direct training method. Then, Mr. Broly, how would you guide my swordsmanship?"

"That depends on Miss Liu. What kind of swordsmanship do you like? Do you like more active, or more passive?"

"What is active, and what is passive?"

"Active means offense-oriented. Passive means defense-oriented."

"Then I feel I still like active a bit more."

Liu answered.

"Did Miss Liu bring a sword?"

Broly asked.

"Yes, this is my sword."

The female elf took a wooden sword from her waist and said.

"Then, Miss Liu, before the guidance, I want to first understand your swordsmanship strength."

Broly didn't waste words, directly drawing his sword and saying.

"No problem."

The female elf likewise didn't waste words, the two people walked to the open space at the side.

And this scene, made the people originally sparring, involuntarily stop their sparring training.

Liliruca and Bell chose to pause, both people looked over this way.

Seven years ago, Liu and Sword Princess fought, was a draw.

Seven years later, Liu wants to fight the boy who can guide Sword Princess's swordsmanship.

She doesn't know if she can win, but obviously took out a serious attitude.

Understanding a friend's liked opposite sex, starts from understanding the other party's strength.

"Can we start?"

"Anytime."

The waitress swift as wind, after Broly's answering words fell, directly sprinted over this way.

The female elf's swordsmanship style mainly fast sword, attack power not very large, yet exceptionally light and agile, Broly's short sword and wooden sword one contact, was struck out ding-dang crisp sound.

The other party's body basic stats compared to Ais are a notch lower, but swordsmanship technique not much lower than Ais.

Broly used Phantom Sword, wanting to pull the female elf into his combat rhythm, but Liu completely didn't eat this set, main play a I fight my own fast rhythm, don't think influence my offense.

Lv. 4 female elf, because have level sublimation existence, speak of stats, is compared to current 4s average stats at 3300 Broly a bit higher.

Liu Li Ang not eating Phantom Sword this set situation, instead put Broly suppressed down, hand wooden sword by her swung out phantoms.

Broly and elf miss exchange blows a while after, began change moves, not do what fast slow sword pull other party enter own combat rhythm, but directly use fast sword against fast sword.

Light Blade advanced version sword technique Phantom Sword Dance was by him used out, main play a exert force smooth, attack speed stack, not stop then chop faster and faster for you to see.

Liu Li Ang at start clashing still didn't feel anything, but clash a while after felt something not right, because she discovered self seems somewhat can't keep up with before eyes like light shadow swordsmanship, but she not willing admit defeat, still persisting.

Until hand wooden sword continuously received three strikes, from bottom up Light Blade slash after, finally couldn't hold flew out of hand.

And Broly hand short sword tip, also stopped at female elf neck side, above carried sword wind blew Liu dyed green hair to one side a bit.

"I lost."

Liu Li Ang actually straightforwardly said.

"Broly-san, how did you make your sword chop faster and faster, your arm not sore?"

Female elf somewhat curiously asked out, her hand in high-speed slashes counted as sore.

"Feel sore that's exert force problem, my every slash all borrow previous slash force send out, belong to borrow strength fight strength fight style, force is along using.

And your slashes, sometimes then have to with self previous slash force go do confrontation, naturally feel hand sore.

Additionally, just now I deliberately guided your swordsmanship toward confront own force use, this is you later no strength, can't keep up my slash speed reason."

Broly didn't sell mystery, directly explained inside situation, Liu Li Ang sudden realization, no wonder she felt own sword slower and slower, while other party sword faster and faster.

【Truly, Loki Familia Sword Princess, request other party guide swordsmanship not without reason.】

Liu Li Ang can obviously feel out, at start exchange hands time, self body basic stats slightly higher than before eyes boy.

"This counts as your secret technique?"

"Counts as I self comprehended exert force technique."

Broly nodded.

"Learned."

Liu Li Ang went back pick up self fallen on ground wooden sword, person then toward front door walk.

"Eh, Miss Liu, you going where?"

Broly see her a look want leave appearance, hurriedly asked.

"I already experienced your swordsmanship, naturally go back digest a bit."

Liu Li Ang naturally said.

"Ah, you don't need my guidance anymore?"

"Uh, this not already guidance finished?"

One person one elf, face each other.

"But I haven't told you, inside this exert force technique."

"Ah, you plan teach me just now powerful sword technique?"

"Uh, Miss Liu, you really came ask me swordsmanship?"

Broly somewhat strangely asked.

Hearing this, Liu Li Ang expression somewhat complex, suddenly remembered self really not came ask swordsmanship, but came for good friend Xier scout boy situation, just now swordsmanship contest got heated, after fight over felt technique somewhat breakthrough, prepared go back comprehend a bit.

"Yes, I came ask swordsmanship, just I didn't expect you this generous, even this kind secret technique willing teach me."

Female elf answered said.

"Uh, hear you say this, I seem a bit lost out, then should I raise some conditions with you?"

"Raise conditions is should, don't know Broly-san you need what?"

"Then, Miss Liu, I hope you in future promise me one not violate your own heart request how?"

"A future need repay favor debt..."

Liu Li Ang only thought a bit, then nodded agreed.

"Alright."

She is someone who repays grudges and returns kindness; this condition might as well not exist.

(Chapter End)