On the other hand, he didn't stop for even half a second. His position was always 30 degrees away from Lily, and he maintained a safe distance of 70 meters. This sort of subconscious movement without any time to think wasn't something that could be described as an expert, but rather a type of innate talent.
It was inevitable that he would be suppressed. Heavy weapons had an innate restraining effect on heavy soldiers, let alone an expert like Simon.
The cheers from the surroundings quickly died down. The spectators had a clear view of the situation.
Lily's performance had indeed shocked everyone. She had improved greatly, and the current her gave people the feeling that she had the qualifications to break through to the elite division. However, her opponent was even stronger.
There was nothing wrong with their choice of techniques. They both had good eyesight and rich combat experience. However, whether it was the control of details or the disparity in soul power, Lily was a notch inferior.
They weren't even on the same level. Her opponent's cannon fire was too heavy. If it was a direct hit, she might not even be able to endure three shots. Otherwise, she would have been able to endure the heavy cannon fire and forcefully break through.
"I can't keep dodging. If I keep dodging, I'll have to dodge to the side of the wall …"
"Just a little bit more. Let's do it in one go. What's there to be afraid of? Get rid of him!"
All sorts of voices rang out in the surroundings, but Lily's face remained unmoved.
While her opponent was calculating and sealing off her movements, she was also calculating her opponent's movements and firing habits.
In the past, she had always liked to use brute force to settle everything. However, after training with Wang Zhong and the others for the past two months, she had changed her understanding and view of combat.
It wasn't because of Wang Zhong or Grai's ridiculous aura that intimidated her, but because of the training environment.
In the past, when she was in Saint Judgement, she could rely on her pure strength and rampaging tactics to deal with all her sparring partners. Although Reeves was stronger than her, Reeves had never trained with her. This had caused her to develop a habit of thinking that all techniques were inferior to direct strength. Whenever she met someone in the OP that she couldn't beat, she would attribute it to her own lack of strength. It wasn't a problem with tactics or a problem with her combat habits.
It was only after exchanging pointers with Wang Zhong and Grai over the past 2 months that she discovered how laughable her previous understanding was. One was marked by the company one kept with vermillion, and only experts could bring forth experts. She humbly asked for guidance from these 2 junior brothers of hers, including Scarlet. Never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that Scarlet, who did not reveal her talents in the academy, would actually reach such a level.
Thus, she changed her battle tactics and battle habits, and even learned many things that she had never cared about before, such as …
A glint flashed through Lily's eyes as she faced the incoming heavy cannon. Leaning to the right, her body shot forward like a taut bowstring. Her silvery armour drew a zigzag line across the ground as she abruptly dashed forward!
"Bendall Folding Dash?"
"No … it's Zorov's Lightning Steps!"
It was the same Folding Dash, but Zorof's Lightning Steps was not as exquisite as Bandy's Folding Dash. The angle of change was also very small, making it very easy to judge. However, the dash's speed was faster than the former!
After enduring the bombardment for a long time, she was able to calculate the landing point of her opponent's cannon. She was even able to calculate the position of her opponent's movement!
The energy cannon seemed to brush past her body, causing a layer of the armour on her back to break. However, this did not affect her speed in the slightest. In the blink of an eye, she had already broken through the blockade and rushed forward, heading straight for Simon's new landing point! With the instantaneous burst of speed from her Lightning Steps, one could imagine how miserable it would be for a heavy swordsman to close in on her in three seconds!
The entire arena instantly turned silent, with quite a few students even standing up. They could not help but want to applaud Lily's judgement and stunning Lightning Steps.
However, right at this moment, an artillery shell fiercely smashed into her back, causing her to stagger forward. Her Lightning Steps' explosive burst was interrupted. Immediately after, another artillery shell whizzed in from the front, sending Lily, who had lost control of her body, flying backwards. However, before she could land on the ground, another heavy artillery shell came flying. This time, it seemed to stick close to the ground and hit her once again!
Bang bang bang …
Lily's protective soul power immediately burst apart, sending her flying backwards. At this moment, Simon had already calmly rested his cannon on his shoulder. Three artillery shells had shattered Lily's soul power, and the last one had directly knocked her unconscious. Any more and she would die.
In such an official competition, injuries and even deaths were unavoidable. However, intentional murder was not allowed. Any soldier who crossed hands with each other would have a certain level of understanding, especially in such a one-sided battle.
The entire Tianjing students in the arena turned silent. Just as the climax was about to arrive, they suddenly discovered that it was all just a fantasy dream.
Boomerang Cannon!
This sudden cannon had caught Lily unprepared. Seemingly all of her attention had been focused on dodging and attacking, so she had been directly hit.
The Boomerang Cannon and the famous Arc Gun could be said to be the core techniques of long-range attacks. It wasn't harder to execute than the Arc Gun, but the key was Simon's control of the battlefield. He had long since predicted Lily's sudden advance. It was a trap he had set up, a position that would give his opponent the opportunity to advance and close the distance between them. He knew that Lily would definitely not be able to resist such a 'temptation'.
His terrifying calculations and ability to set up traps could be said to be a classic example of baiting battles. Even though Lily had gone all out, in the eyes of her opponent, she was just a moving target from start to finish.
First duel, Adolf Academy, Simon, victory!
Hymin was currently treating Lily's injuries. In reality, Lily's injuries were very light. She had merely stopped breathing due to the sudden and violent concussion. It could only be said that her opponent's control of the scale was too good. This also proved that his strength and foresight were indeed good.
On the Tianjing side, there wasn't any feeling of 'chaos'. In reality, only the nine of them knew the true strength of both sides in this duel.
Regardless of the heaven-defying dueling prowess of Grai or Wang Zhong, they were the two core members of their team. As long as these two core members didn't take action, they wouldn't lose.
However, this didn't mean that the students in the viewing gallery and the others would think the same way.
Everyone's gazes were currently focused on Wang Zhong's body. An invisible pressure gathered in all directions, causing the atmosphere to turn somewhat heavy.
Although many people wanted to curse at Lily for the first duel, they knew that the reason for their curses wasn't sufficient. It felt like they were nitpicking.
Tianjing Academy's strength was only so. Sending Lily up was indeed the most stable choice. If they had chosen anyone else, they might not have fared any better than Lily against the terrifying Simon. Even the king of the freshmen, Grai, wouldn't fare much better than her.
Many people with a bit of foresight understood that the main point was the second duel. With a good start and a loss, both sides' openings were already set. Next up would be the formation of their troops. After all, they still had Grai. If they had an ingenious arrangement, they might be able to avoid the enemy's strength and carve out a path of blood.
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