Qi Ji threw the sword behind him, and it pierced through the chest of the crossbowman who had just attacked him like a javelin, killing him instantly.
"Tsk."
She patted her back and gently touched the part that had been shot. The fabric of the cloak there was not even torn or wrinkled.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she shrugged helplessly:
"twice."
Looking around, she found that the remaining pirates had all run away, and there were more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground - these were all the results of her own battles, and these accounted for half of the total number of pirates.
"Sixteen."
She did not pursue him any further, but slowly exhaled, looking thoughtful:
"Is this... the limit of 'mortals'?"
schematic diagram
Schematic diagram of a two-handed greatsword in the real world. It is one meter and three meters long, about the height from the armpit to the ground of a strong adult man.
A few errata:
1. Sharpen the two-handed greatsword.
2. In the real world, two-handed swords are indeed heavier than most one-handed weapons, but not so heavy that most people cannot lift them. They are usually around , even lighter than some pistols. Of course, being able to lift them and being able to wield them calmly are two different things.
3. The two-handed sword is not designed to break armor. In fact, no sharp weapon is suitable for breaking armor. The main purpose of the two-handed sword in combat is to kill a large number of unarmored and lightly armored units in flat open areas.
4. The blade of a two-handed sword is relatively wide, but not too wide, usually about the width of two or three fingers. A two-handed sword as wide as a curry stick should not exist in the real world, and the broadswords as wide as door panels in some games are even more so.
5. A two-handed sword is not heavy or slow. Because it is held with both hands, its control and flexibility are actually better than that of a one-handed weapon.
6. In the real world, in cold weapon combat, if the environment conditions allow, length is justice, length is strength, and length is advantage. A novice spearman can defeat a more skilled sword user relatively easily. There is no "game balance" in the real world.
7. An inch longer means an inch stronger, an inch shorter means an inch more dangerous. In the cold weapon era, long-pole weapons such as spears, halberds, and daggers were the absolute mainstream on the battlefield, except for bows, crossbows, and catapults. If there was enough space, not using swords with long weapons was a sign of not dying fast enough. When the Japanese "sword masters" went to the battlefield, their spears were longer than each other, and they were more skilled than each other in using them.
Chapter 416: Test of the "Sword Master"
Chapter 2 will be updated at 8 o'clock.
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The battle had only lasted less than three minutes, but the pirates had already suffered twenty casualties - sixteen of whom were caused by Qi Ji alone.
In contrast, there were still about 18 or 19 members of the Adventurer's crew who were still capable of fighting. In terms of numbers, they had already formed a slight advantage.
In addition, multiplayer combat is not a simple comparison of the number of people. Equipment, morale, venue, personnel quality, etc. are all decisive factors.
After the massacre in the seventh season, the pirates had lost all their will to fight, and now almost all of them fled to the galley in a disorderly rout, being chased and beaten by the crew members whose morale had greatly increased.
It can be said that the outcome of the battle is already determined. She alone can account for at least two-thirds of the credit.
After the outcome was decided, she did not participate in the battle anymore. Instead, she dragged her blood-stained cloak and walked slowly towards the side deck, wanting to see how the fight between Captain Mary and the pirate leader was going.
If the sole purpose was to help the Adventurer escape from the pirates, there would be no need to go through so much trouble.
A single shot of "black flame" from a few kilometers away can instantly make the black ship disappear from the face of the earth.
Even if she chose close combat, there was no need to be so fancy - she could smash the pirate ship into the seabed with just one punch.
The reason why I picked up a two-handed sword and fought with them using proper conventional swordsmanship... was mainly to test what a "mortal" could do in a melee of this scale.
Yes, she had just deliberately suppressed all of her abilities. Whether it was her physical fitness, reaction ability, mental calculation, body coordination, or sensory acuity, they were all limited to the realm that "mortals" could reach.
Even the two-handed sword was just an ordinary weapon copied from a cheap sword shop. From the materials to the craftsmanship, it was very ordinary and there was nothing extraordinary about it.
I have chopped more than a dozen people with my sword, and every time it hit the bone, my blade has become much blunter now.
She was too lazy to recycle the scrap metal and simply threw it away.
The sword technique she had just displayed was also a very conventional broadsword technique. The moves used were all very basic skills. On Earth, one could master them by simply searching the Internet for a few martial arts tutorials and then practicing in a martial arts gym with a higher level for a period of time.
It's just that she has developed this "basic swordsmanship" to the highest level, thus achieving this amazing effect of fighting ten people at the same time... In fact, there is nothing mysterious about it, it's just the simple truth of "practice makes perfect".
In the combat and fighting at the "mortal" level, there are very few "secrets" or "unique skills" that can make the final decision or turn the tables. Ultimately, it is nothing more than the "combat instinct" accumulated bit by bit through years of mechanical training and actual combat sparring.
It can be said that the purity of her "technology" just now has reached an incredibly high level.
Qi Ji herself had never learned how to block or strike, but in her unlocked life memories, there was a part in which...she happened to be a master in the field of swordsmanship.
She simply took the part of that memory related to swordsmanship and used it directly.
"In fifty-eight seconds, I chopped down sixteen people, twelve of whom were swordsmen and four were crossbowmen. In the end, the life of the martial artist who tempered his skills was exchanged for his own..."
As she walked leisurely, she reviewed the entire battle in her mind and made a conclusion:
"This is the limit of 'mortals'. Even if I do it a few more times, it won't make much difference... Under the same circumstances, no 'mortal' can do better than this."
By the way, the final fate of that "swordsman" was that he was tripped off his horse with a rope by rebellious peasant soldiers while charging on horseback, and his neck was broken when he fell to the ground.
"Little sister... Master 105, are you, are you okay?"
Turning around, she saw a sailor who was obviously injured and unable to continue fighting, supporting another crew member who was more seriously injured. He was following behind her and looking at her with concern.
Now in their eyes, this cute little girl is simply a savior. She killed sixteen pirates alone with her simple martial arts and directly turned the tide of the battle. This is something that only happens in heroic novels.
"It's okay, you guys take a good rest, it will be over soon."
Qi Ji glanced at the two men's hideous wounds.
"Well, but I saw you were stabbed and shot by an arrow..."
"You forgot that I am a mage." Qi Ji spread his hands to show that he was fine.
The two sailors were stunned for a moment, then realized: This hired wizard adventurer...didn't fail to cast spells just now, but used them for his own defense?
Now many problems make sense.
Qi Ji ignored them and went straight to the side deck, looking at Meili and Church who were fighting fiercely on the deck of the black paddle boat opposite.
At this moment, the confrontation between the two has entered a white-hot stage. For the extraordinary people of the second realm, if the difference in strength between the two sides is not big, it is usually difficult to determine the winner in a short period of time.
It's like two tin cans wearing full body plate armor hacking at each other with knives. It's difficult to break through the opponent's defense with one blow, and they can only scratch it bit by bit.
The key to determining the final outcome lies in who runs out of energy first and who makes a mistake first.
At this moment, whether it was Mary or Church, after several minutes of high-intensity fighting...both their bodies and their spirits were in a state of extreme fatigue.
"Whoosh-"
A ball of pure black flame as big as a fist shot towards Church's face at an extremely fast speed. The latter had no time to dodge. He could only use the specially made one-handed long sword in his hand, which was already dented, to block the attack for him.
"Oh!"
The flames exploded, and he was knocked back a few steps. The huge impact force pressed a shallow dent into the wooden deck under his feet. Now the dark deck was full of potholes, holes, cuts and other traces of battle.
The current battle situation is not favorable to Church. After all, he is a warrior. If he competes with a mage to see who is better at scraping without any additional spiritual equipment... he is really at a disadvantage.
But Church was not panicked, because he knew that everything was tilting in his favor!
Several minutes had passed since his thirty-odd men swarmed into the Challenger. The sounds coming from the other side ranged from evenly matched fighting to desperate screams and cries, and then gradually became quiet. All of these were conveying the same message to him:
The battle on the ship is coming to an end, and my men will be able to return to support me soon!
Even though the purple-haired, busty woman on the opposite side was a transcendent, she was only a righteous mage of the second realm after all, and it would be difficult for her to fend off dozens of people at the same time.
At that time, it will be your chance to defeat the enemy with one blow!
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Chapter 417: Sitting up in shock while dying of illness
"You ungrateful bitch, you dared to resist even though I gave you the chance to surrender. You really don't value my generosity. Once I catch you, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer with pride, and his mind couldn't help but start imagining how he would torture and humiliate her after defeating her.
Then, out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly saw several pirates appear on the side deck of the Challenger, running towards him desperately.
"Haha, they are back after all! Much faster than I thought."
Seeing this, Church didn't say any more nonsense. While resisting Meili's black flame attack, he drew his attention and shouted loudly:
"Come here and hold this bitch back! I'll give her to you after I subdue her... eh?!"
Before he could finish the command, his mouth got stuck.
Because he found out... those men who came over didn't seem to be here to support him?
Their expressions were terrified, their steps were hurried, and some of them had even lost their weapons. It didn't look like they were returning in triumph after a great victory.
And there was something not quite right about the words these people were shouting...
"Help!"
"Lord Church, save me!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah!!!"
"Do not kill me!"
"Monster!"
"Boom boom boom!"
About ten pirates came running over one after another, and behind them, accompanied by the messy but powerful footsteps, a large group of "Challenger" crew members holding a mess of weapons... were actually chasing them! ?
"Kill them! Don't let them run away!"
"Go help Captain Mary!"
"Where's Lord 105? Why didn't he catch up?"
"The master is behind us, there's no need to bother her, we can kill all these beasts!"
After realizing that his men were fleeing, Church's face turned purple, his mouth opened in disbelief, and his mind became a little stiff.
"...Fuck, what a bunch of rubbish!"
He immediately realized that he was doomed and there was no chance of a comeback, and he was so angry that he started to curse:
"You can't even lose this, I've raised you for nothing!"
"Death!"
While his attention was distracted, Meili stepped forward and slapped him on the chest.
Of course, she also saw the crew chasing the remnants of the pirates, and immediately realized that it was 105 that played a role at the critical moment. She was immediately encouraged and the fatigue accumulated from the high-intensity battle was relieved a lot.
"...Damn it!"
Seeing the palm flashing with black glow, Church felt something was wrong. He was about to raise his sword to block it, but was horrified to find that it was too late - Mary's palm had passed the area he could block and entered the blind spot of defense!
This was a mistake. He shouldn't have been distracted just now.
In a battle between extraordinary people, a mistake means defeat!
So, he watched helplessly as his chest... was hit by that strange black glow that could annihilate matter!
"boom!"
A dull explosion.
Without a grunt, he flew backwards, his back hitting a pile of oak barrels fixed to the deck, which were smashed to pieces, with wood chips flying everywhere. Church fainted, and his weapons fell to the ground with a clang.
I saw that he was hit in the chest, and a hole of more than ten centimeters was dug out of thin air in his clothes, revealing his chest covered with chest hair, but the flesh itself was not obviously damaged.
Apparently, at the last moment, he used all of his spiritual power to concentrate it on his chest, successfully blocking Mary's attack and avoiding being pierced through the heart, thus temporarily saving his life.
But because of this, his spirituality was severely damaged and he fell into a deep coma, and it was unknown when he would wake up.
"Lord Church!"
Seeing their leader fall to the ground in defeat, the pirates completely lost their will to resist. They threw away their weapons one after another, knelt on the ground and begged for mercy:
"We surrender! Don't kill me!"
"My Lords, please be kind. Everything on the boat belongs to you. Please spare my life!"
