Chapter 165: Skill

Su Xiao leaped from the roof and, after landing steadily, walked toward Annie.

Although using the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment' could speed up movement, Su Xiao was not accustomed to the fighting style of flying around in the air; he was more adapted to having his feet on the ground.

With no leverage in mid-air, at most using the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment' to change direction, this made the power of Su Xiao's slashes decrease a lot.

Overall, the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment' was not bad for running away. If one wanted to adapt to the fighting style of the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment', it was definitely not something that could be filled by a single skill; it required a lot of time to practice.

After discovering that Su Xiao had removed the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment', the female Titan began to retreat slowly while facing Su Xiao. Eren had already blocked one hole; she must not let Eren block the other two holes. She had to stop him and take Eren away as soon as possible.

Annie controlled the female Titan to store power under her feet, her gaze drifting toward Eren in the distance.

Boom!

Mud flew under the female Titan's feet. After a side jump, she staggered from Su Xiao's position, and then wanted to run at full speed.

Annie knew that as long as she started running, that man would definitely not be able to catch up with her. Not to mention that the other party had already removed the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment', the gas within the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment' was very limited, and without gas, the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment' was just a pile of scrap metal.

Annie's side jump movement was very fast, but Su Xiao's speed was faster.

Su Xiao rushed to the feet of the female Titan in a few steps. Before the female Titan could stabilize her figure, Su Xiao raised his hand and slashed, cutting off the female Titan's Achilles tendon.

With the Achilles tendon of one foot severed, the female Titan's attempt to start running was deformed, and she almost fell again.

The female Titan's running speed was indeed very fast, but before she started running, the female Titan's movement speed was not fast; that huge body had to accumulate forward inertia before it could accelerate.

Su Xiao was exactly the opposite; his instantaneous burst speed was very fast. If it were a long-distance run, he would definitely not be able to outrun the female Titan.

An awkward scene appeared: under Su Xiao's blockade, the female Titan couldn't start running at all.

Annie inside the female Titan immediately realized this point. If this continued, she would die here today.

Annie even doubted whether her ultimate means could defend against that blade. If she couldn't defend, her fate would be like a white mouse, dissected and sliced.

Thinking of that situation, the killing intent in Annie's eyes surged significantly. Although her remaining lifespan was not much, she still wanted to see her family again, to see her father.

With both fists blocking in front, the toes of one leg pointed up, legs one in front and one behind, the female Titan assumed her exclusive fighting stance.

Compared to the female Titan's height of fourteen meters, Su Xiao, who was only one meter eight, looked very short.

But a large body size didn't represent strength, just like the female Titan now.

The female Titan's upper body arched, with the knuckles of both fists aimed at the ground. This fighting stance made Annie inside the female Titan feel very awkward; the enemy was truly 'too small'.

After Su Xiao noticed the female Titan's stance, his steps began to shift laterally, circling the female Titan.

The female Titan didn't dare to turn her back to Su Xiao, so she began to change direction following Su Xiao's steps.

After turning a semicircle, Su Xiao's steps suddenly accelerated, and the female Titan also immediately accelerated the speed of turning her body. Just at this moment, Su Xiao's steps suddenly stopped abruptly, and after a side step, he rushed toward the female Titan.

Su Xiao's change of direction was without warning; it was too late for the female Titan to turn around.

Rushing to the feet of the female Titan in three steps, Su Xiao gripped Checking Zhan Long Shan and slashed out with one blade.

Pfft.

The blade swept past, and the female Titan's entire lower leg was severed.

The female Titan's body had no resistance under the blade of Checking Zhan Long Shan; as long as the angle was correct, there was no position that couldn't be slashed.

After one of the female Titan's legs was severed, she tried her best to stabilize her figure, but the Titan's body was truly too heavy, and the female Titan fell uncontrollably.

The female Titan was not without counter-attack ability. While her body was falling, the female Titan's fists smashed toward Su Xiao from top to bottom.

Boom!

The female Titan's fists smashed down, dust flew everywhere, and the ground was smashed into two shallow pits half a meter deep by the female Titan.

Su Xiao was enveloped in a large amount of dust and smoke, his vision was blocked, and everywhere he looked was yellow and hazy, but he didn't panic; instead, he closed his eyes.

Since his vision was blocked, he would use 'Mind's Eye' to perceive.

Closing his eyes to perceive the surroundings, the wind was flowing, and grains of dust were floating in the air.

Whoosh, a stream of air came from the left side.

The position about to be attacked was above the shoulder; Su Xiao immediately made a judgment in his heart.

Su Xiao's body tilted to the side, and a partially crystallized Titan lower leg brushed past the top of his head, and the wind pressure that came with it blew his hair.

He perceived the enemy's attack in advance without vision. This feeling opened a new door for Su Xiao.

It turned out that it was really as Sasaki Kojiro said: fighting doesn't just rely on eyes.

The dust and smoke dissipated, and Su Xiao still stood in front of the female Titan with his eyes tightly closed.

The female Titan was now in a semi-paralyzed state, the severed part of the lower leg was emitting steam, and it was gradually recovering.

Seeing Su Xiao standing in front of her with his eyes closed, Annie inside the female Titan was somewhat dumbfounded. Not using the 'Vertical Maneuvering Equipment' to fight the Titan was already bizarre enough, and now this guy closed his eyes?

But this was an opportunity. The female Titan, kneeling on the ground, raised her fist and hammered toward Su Xiao.

The huge fist smashed toward Su Xiao with wind pressure. Su Xiao held Checking Zhan Long Shan, with the tip of the blade pointing obliquely at the ground, showing no intention of striking.

Above and to the left, the attack from the female Titan's fist.

The female Titan's fist, which was falling, seemed to turn into slow motion in Su Xiao's perception. Su Xiao had already predicted the trajectory of the female Titan's next attack.

Moving two steps sideways, the female Titan's attack landed.

Bang!

The stone slabs on the ground were smashed, and broken small stones flew toward Su Xiao.

The long blade in his hand slashed continuously, and those small stones were slashed or blocked away.

The impact generated after the fist collided with the ground made Su Xiao's clothes rustle.

Su Xiao had a different realization of the 'Mind's Eye' skill and had some conjectures about the skills learned in the Reincarnation Paradise.

Perhaps the skills learned in the Reincarnation Paradise were like a seed. Upgrading skills in the Reincarnation Paradise was like watering this seed, letting it take root and sprout quickly.

After that, the Qiyuezhe didn't fully understand this skill; they still needed to gradually realize it in battle.

What he needed to do was not to use the learned skills rigidly, but to understand the skills deeply in battle.

After a Qiyuezhe learns a skill, they have a basic understanding of the skill, and the degree that the skill creator reached in ten or twenty years, he only needs to fully understand that skill in battle to reach the same degree. This is the power of the Reincarnation Paradise.

Su Xiao had roughly understood the 'Mind's Eye' skill and would soon be able to fully master it.

However, there were exceptions among the skills. The skills of the Shadow of Extinction were not in this category. After learning the skills of the Shadow of Extinction, it was more like an instinct; once learned, it could be mastered perfectly, and even deep development could be carried out.

After dodging two attacks in succession, Annie inside the female Titan was somewhat unbelievable, and her fists began to smash toward Su Xiao rapidly and randomly.

Boom. Boom, boom...

The ground in front of the female Titan was smashed to pieces, and Su Xiao dodged the female Titan's attacks easily on that shattered ground.

After smashing randomly for almost two minutes, Annie inside the female Titan began to pant.

A breeze rolled away the dust and smoke, and Su Xiao's figure appeared.

Not even a corner of his clothes was torn; he stood in front of the female Titan calmly.

"The attacks are quite sharp, there were a few times I almost couldn't dodge."

Seeing Su Xiao unscathed, the female Titan's pupils constricted.

The female Titan's body had completely recovered, and Annie immediately controlled the female Titan to get up and run.

Humans simply couldn't fight such a monster; she couldn't even hit the other party.

A bright blade light flashed, half of the female Titan's sole was cut off, and with a boom, the female Titan fell to the ground again.

The mouths of those Training Corps members on the surrounding roofs were slightly open, and some new recruits didn't even notice the hilts of their blades falling to the ground.

The scene they were witnessing was somewhat world-view shattering; they had never thought that humans could be so powerful. ===== CHAPTER 166 =====