The voices in the stands grew much quieter. Quite a few people were suppressing a bellyful of depression. If not for the fear of damaging morale, they would have probably started cursing and swearing.
On Adolf Academy's side, Cecil intentionally or unintentionally looked towards the Tianjing Academy squadron's member area. When he saw the second year captain who was known as the 'Bookworm', a faint smile appeared on his face. Many people believed that arranging one's squadron was a gamble, but that wasn't the case. Everything had its own rules and inevitability.
He placed great importance on today's match. Regardless of whether Tianjing Academy was strong or weak, this match was related to Adolf's reputation and the 4 precious recommendation quotas. Therefore, he would definitely give it his all. Yesterday, he had spent a lot of time researching this squadron through various aspects of information.
It was inevitable that the other side would send Lily as the vanguard. It wasn't like what the students had guessed, saying that Lily was the second strongest expert in Tianjing Academy. In this new squadron, Cecil felt that there were at least two people stronger than Lily in their lineup. Rather, it was due to the fact that this was a new squadron that had only been established for 2 to 3 months. Furthermore, Lily was the representative of the third years in the squadron. Regardless of whether it was out of respect for an older member of the squadron, or out of the authority she held within the squadron, Lily being the first to be sent up was an inevitable choice for the opponent.
Naturally, if the opponent's captain was a little more far-sighted and dared to break some conventions for the sake of victory, he could counter Adolf's arrangements. However, he had clearly overestimated the intelligence of the bookworm captain. Or perhaps he didn't have enough authority in the squadron. Regardless of the reason, he was no longer a threat to Cecil.
This was Cecil's first test. Not only was he targeting Tianjing Academy's first participant, he was also testing the intelligence of the Tianjing squadron's captain. It was clear that his opponent had already been completely crushed in this round.
On the stage, Lily and Simon had already appeared.
Truthfully speaking, the arena in the real world was different from the OP. The entire arena was wide and spacious, but for ranged soldiers, this distance wasn't limitless. There were also no obstructions, which was an advantage. It was a pity that her opponent was Simon. He wasn't an ordinary ranged soldier, but a heavy gunner known as the nemesis of heavy soldiers. Furthermore, he was also the vice-captain of Adolf Academy. It was said that he was the one who sent Copperfield Academy's Anlor crashing into the wall during last year's regionals, provoking Anlor to train hard in his throwing axes.
His strength was obvious. Simon looked extremely tall. If one ignored the 'thick' cannon in his hand, one would suspect that he was a heavy soldier. But strangely enough, he wore a pair of scholarly glasses. That tall and barbaric figure paired with those scholarly glasses made him seem like a peacemaker.
Lily, on the other hand, was much more pleasing to the eye. She was once one of the three great soldiers of the Heroic Soul Academy. Her extremely fit and beautiful body carried a kind of strength and beauty, a combination of absolute strength and beauty. Furthermore, there was a faint fragrance emanating from her body. Just from her outer appearance alone, she was like the difference between heaven and earth when compared to those sweaty heavy soldiers.
Simon smiled and gave a slight bow towards Lily. Towards a beauty, it was necessary to maintain a gentlemanly demeanor. What's more, his arrogance yesterday was only to provoke Tianjing into making a bet. In terms of character, Adolf Academy wasn't as unbearable as he had imagined.
Lily took a deep breath and returned the greeting. She had already drawn her heavy sword and stood facing Simon.
It would be a lie to say that she didn't feel any pressure. But her experience in previous competitions told her that being nervous would only produce the opposite of the desired result. Furthermore, during the past two months of sparring with experts like Wang Zhong and Grai, she felt that she had unknowingly broken through the bottleneck that had plagued her for the past two years. Perhaps this wasn't enough to bridge the gap between her and an expert like Simon, but …
Her gaze towards Simon grew even more resolute. I'll do my best!
"Do your best, senior sister Lily!"
"There's nothing to be afraid of with cannons. Senior sister Lily will definitely win!"
"That's right! A heavy swordsman's agility and attack strength are much stronger than a shield soldier's! It's not like there's no chance! " It was only at this moment that the scattered cheers from the students rang out. Very quickly, a considerable portion of the audience followed suit and cheered for Tianjing. The match had just begun, and everything was still unknown. After a while, the entire arena rang out with a tsunami of cheers. This was Tianjing's home ground!
Ding!
Headmaster Greene personally rang the battle bell, signaling the start of the first match!
Bang!
As soon as the bell rang out, Lily had already started to move.
Her feet were like the wind, and she shot out like an arrow from a bow. A heavy swordsman's advantage lay in close combat. As long as she closed the distance between her and her opponent, even the strongest cannons wouldn't be able to display their might.
It had to be said that Lily's explosive speed at the start of the match had caused people to gasp in admiration. It wasn't just her speed, but her footwork. She didn't charge in a straight line like an ordinary heavy soldier. Her eyes were fixed on the cannon in Simon's hands, and her unimaginable concentration allowed her to make two preemptive judgements. She changed the direction of her charge and easily caused Simon's cannon to miss. In the blink of an eye, the distance between the two had shrunk from a hundred meters to fifty meters!
Simon was slightly flabbergasted. Yesterday, he and Cecil had studied the recordings of Lily's performance in last year's regionals. Without talking about her techniques, her combat style had always been extremely direct and straightforward. It was in line with the indomitable drive of a majority of heavy swordsman. As the saying goes, it's easy to change mountains and rivers, but it's hard to change a person's nature. Today, even her combat style had changed. She actually knew how to predict the cannon's trajectory and evade it. This wasn't the habit of those barbaric heavy soldiers. Furthermore, her footwork was pretty good.
Lily's performance caused the surrounding students to burst into thunderous roars. This was too damn satisfying!
"Senior sister Lily is simply too beautiful!"
"Smash his glasses!"
"Adolf Academy will lose! Tianjing Academy will win! "
"Goddess! Goddess! "
The surrounding atmosphere instantly turned fervent. However, after a short moment of astonishment, Simon only gave a faint smile.
Compared to last year, this beauty's improvement was very fast. However, it still wasn't enough.
With a slight sway of his body, he fired two cannons. However, he didn't aim them directly at the high-speed charging Lily. Instead, he used them to seal off her left and right.
Not everyone could wield a cannon like Sharmie, who didn't need soul power to casually fire it. For a regular heavy cannoneer, the accuracy of their attacks and the trajectory of their firepower, blocking their line of sight, and reversing their movements were all factors that reflected the skill of a heavy cannoneer.
As the number one cannoneer in the Eastern China division, Simon truly lived up to his reputation. Once he got serious, he switched to the correct battle tactics. His smooth firing of cannons, the short interval between attacks, and the precise landing points of his attacks allowed him to take control of the situation in just a few short seconds.
Previously, he'd only been caught off guard because he'd misjudged his opponent's combat style. Since she was the nimble type, he naturally had a way to deal with her.
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