What's more, the methods that Karkel had displayed in the earlier duels were basically the bane of heavy soldiers! He was so ferocious that even a Valkyrie like Oli was shredded into a dog, what more a completely defenseless fellow like Noriba?
Even if you don't want to send up Vladimir, at the very least, you should send up Pomo! At the very least, Pomo was more proficient in defence than Noriba, and his combat techniques were more stable and steady.
This … what kind of arrangement was this? What was he thinking?
Countless people in the arena started to discuss amongst themselves, while a calm expression appeared on Vladimir's face. He wasn't shocked by the fact that his opponent had sent up Karkel. In fact, there wasn't even the slightest bit of worry present on his face. It appeared that this duel had been planned and controlled by Vasilyevich all along.
Ordinary people might only care about the difference between heavy soldiers and ranged soldiers. However, people at Vladimir's level had already started to adapt to some things in the Heroic Soul Stage. The boundaries between occupations had already faded away in his eyes.
Frankly speaking, both Noriba and Karkel were super offensive soldiers. Although their opponents might have an advantage in terms of attack range, they were, after all, not a traditional super ranged soldier. The advantage of a crossbow's range wasn't as big as people imagined. In this duel, the crux of victory wasn't the occupations of both sides.
"Get ready!"
The referee had already signalled for both sides to get into position, before both sides walked out.
Karkel was dressed in a tight-fitting attire that made it easy for him to move around. The crossbow in his hand appeared slightly old, yet it was filled with the glossy gloss of someone who had been caressing it for years.
With seemingly no expression present on his face, he walked up quietly, before standing there quietly.
On the opposite side, Noriba was much more eye-catching. Be it his tall and sturdy build or his terrifyingly gigantic Heaven's Raising Axe, all of them caused him to appear exceedingly domineering.
Compared to the unfathomable Karkel, who possessed ample combat experience, Noriba appeared somewhat arrogant. However, there was no fear present on his face.
The only thing he hated was the various kinds of vile special abilities. As for the others, his style was very ferocious, incisive and overbearing?
"I'm called Noriba, the King of Steel Kings!"
BANG!
The heavy Heaven's Raising Axe smashed onto the ground, causing dust and gravel to splatter about.
Dust filled the air and broken shadows crisscrossed. This was clearly not a meaningless venting. Under the conscious control of the giant axe, the flying rock fragments shot towards Karkel, who was over a dozen meters away, like bullets!
Dang dang dang dang!
The crossbow acted as a close combat weapon as it flicked away the flying gravel. In the next second, a dazzling chilling glint shone upon Karkel's head!
"I'll hack you to death!"
Noriba's actions were so fast that it was hard for people to follow his movements. Being a fellow carrying a heavy axe weighing over 200 to 300 pounds, he was actually able to cross over a dozen metres in the blink of an eye to launch an attack! This speed was basically comparable to that of a light soldier!
Whoosh …
Without giving Karkel any time to react, the great axe had already cleaved down towards Karkel's head, directly cleaving him into two!
But before the audience could recover from their shock, the flashing runes on the crossbow had already been cocked!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!
With an expressionless face, Karkel appeared approximately 10 metres behind Noriba, with the only thing that had been struck being an afterimage. Arrogance and words were useless in a fight, as the only thing that mattered was the outcome.
Noriba blocked with his giant axe.
Dang dang dang dang dang! Chi!
A series of metallic clashing sounds rang out. The crossbow's arrows clearly had incomparably precise trajectories. Although Noriba's movements and reactions were already extremely fast, he was only able to block over half of them. A dark arrow hidden within the rain of arrows pierced through Karkel's defences, before smashing into Noriba's body. Even with Noriba's defensive strength, he was unable to ignore such an attack!
Exquisite, callous and meticulous attacks! This was the combat style of the assassin type long range soldier, Karkel!
Such a simple-minded fellow that only knew how to rush forward was basically a feast delivered to a long range soldier's doorstep!
However, before the audience could even boo, a powerful Soul Power radiance visible to the naked eye had already sparkled on Noriba's body, while an unbridled smile appeared on his face. "That kind of tickling won't kill anyone, brother!"
Noriba's aura continued to surge forward, while his movements weren't the slightest bit affected or sluggish. The accumulated strength in his body had been erupting since the start of the fight, as he shot straight towards Karkel like a cannonball!
Raising his leg, he took a step forward, instantly closing the distance between them to approximately 8 metres!
A glint flashed across Karkel's eyes.
There was usually only a thin line between a genius and a mediocre person.
Frankly speaking, when a traditional heavy soldier faced off against a ranged soldier, it would usually be a steady and steady defence, a textbook style of combat. At the very least, it wouldn't be easy for them to make mistakes. In the end, it would be a battle of attrition, with the ranged soldier usually having a slight advantage in this aspect.
As for the brainless charge, a ranged soldier's speed would definitely be higher than a heavy soldier's, as heavy soldiers were publicly acknowledged to have the slowest speed. Secondly, an all-out charge and attack would definitely expose one's flaws to the ranged soldier. Everyone on Earth knew that such a combat style would lose 9 out of 10 fights.
However, what if such a charge was able to bring sufficient pressure to a ranged soldier?!
That was a considerably bold and courageous thought.
The powerful pressure and speed would force a ranged soldier to place more focus on increasing the distance between them. This would naturally cause the ranged soldier's attacks to weaken. However, his opponent was Karkel, a ranged soldier who was most proficient in the "pulling and attacking" combat style.
Karkel flew backwards, while the crossbow in his hand only slowed down a little. In the next instant, Noriba had already started to glide through the air, while his Heaven's Raising Axe was raised high into the air!
Although Karkel wasn't within the attack range of his axe, the gale created by the axe was already more than sufficient to injure an expert of Noriba's level.
Who said that Noriba wouldn't be smashed if he wasn't proficient in defence? Offence was the best defence!
The corner of Karkel's mouth curled upwards slightly. Frankly speaking, Karkel felt disdain towards those heavy soldiers who fought with him in a competitive manner, even if it was Oli.
However, this Noriba before him … interesting! He's actually treating a ranged soldier like an assassin, trading injuries for a life?
If it was an ordinary ranged soldier, they might very quickly lose their defence under the pressure of such an imposing aura.
However, there were truly too many heavy soldiers like Noriba in the place he had come from!
Let's see how good a self-taught person like Noriba can be!
A classic close range combat started to unfold. Unlike the step-by-step contest between an ordinary ranged soldier and a heavy soldier, this was more like an assassin fighting against a ranged soldier!
The 2 figures rapidly shuttled back and forth across the stage, chasing each other, and clashing with each other!
On the other side, axe glints and astral energy filled the stage, trading injuries for lives!
On the other side, the sounds of crossbow bolts and a rain of arrows rang out, as Noriba fought with ease!
The audience watching by the side of the stage were gradually able to see that the roles of the 2 seemed to have been swapped, with the one leading the offense was actually the heavy soldier, Noriba!
Gliding, flying and hacking all over the stage, trading injuries for lives, forcing the dignified ranged soldier to become an assassin, fleeing in all directions.
The sneak attack had turned into a close range combat, and a close range combat had turned into a battle of attrition. Although the audience was high, and the fight was extremely lively, the soldiers present in the stadium were completely dumbfounded by what they saw. How did this blockhead manage to sneak into Grozny's formation? There was absolutely no strategy to speak of! If he continued to fight like this, wouldn't he die from exhaustion sooner or later?! Clearly knowing that Karkel had such a style, wasn't this just sending him to his death???
The onlookers had a clearer view of the situation. Basically, those who were discussing theories were masters of tactics. The Skylink had exploded with laughter. This Noriba's simple and stupid use of tactics was indeed ferocious and fierce. However, such a fight was too stupid and stupid!
The movements of the 2 were rather quick. On the contrary, Noriba did not show any signs of being at a disadvantage. Nevertheless, there was nothing he could do about it. Karkel was too nimble and nimble. This was just like using a ruler to measure a draw and pull tactic, allowing him to move to the most suitable location to evade attacks, while having sufficient time to retaliate. This person was just like a cold and callous machine. Furthermore, regardless of what Noriba said, he remained unmoved, continuing to execute his own judgement. It was truly unimaginable how Copperfield was able to nurture a soldier with such a style.
Her grandfather had said that this was Copperfield's "Scientific Nurturing Method", and could be considered as a type of experiment. However, the results were extremely clear. Karkel's combat style, which did not bring any emotions into it, had truly caused his opponents to feel despair. This was a method that allowed the weak to defeat the strong. However, truthfully speaking, she was unable to do so. There were many people who were unable to do so as well, as his execution was akin to that of a machine.
This kind of consumption was beneficial to him. Karkel wasn't anxious, nor did he care about the issues of face or time. The only thing he was thinking about was victory.
Spirited discussions started to surface in the arena, as the continuous battle of attrition was being interpreted by experts.
"What a rather creative method of forcing the opponent to fight. A heavy soldier against a ranged soldier. This can also be considered as a method. If Karkel was allowed to take control of the tempo, he would die even faster. I really don't know how Grozny arranged his vanguard for this duel."
"That's still not enough. After all, Noriba is a heavy soldier. He's wearing heavy armour, and is even carrying a heavy axe that weighs at least 200 to 300 pounds. Even if Noriba's talent is extraordinary, and even if his Soul Sea is limitless, there's still a limit to his physical strength."
"His breathing has started to become hurried, while his aura is no longer as ferocious as it was at the start of the duel. His movements are no longer as fast as they were at the start of the duel. Although he still appears to be tensed up on the surface, he's already appearing to be doing it on purpose. "
"Next up, he'll either slow down his pace of attack, and start to enter Karkel's tempo, or Noriba's tensed up movements will deform, and he'll be destroyed!"
Chaotic buzzing noises rang out across the arena.
Hu!
Noriba's body swayed slightly, before his body, which had been tensed up for a long time, started to loosen up slightly.
The chance had come!
A sliver of brilliance flashed across Karkel's eyes. This was the moment he had been waiting for! Victory or defeat would be decided in an instant!
Whoosh!
2 rather dazzling bolts shot out from the crossbow, shooting straight towards Noriba's eyes, attracting his attention. At the same time, Karkel suddenly disappeared from his original position.
Dimensional Dash!
Ripples surfaced in the surrounding space.
Karkel's title as the strongest close combat ranged soldier wasn't baseless. Through the use of dimensional space, he was able to adjust the firing distance of his crossbow bolts to any desired distance!
What could be more lethal than a crossbow bolt being fired right in front of one's eyes?
All the Soul Power he had accumulated for the entire duel was instantly poured into the crossbow, causing the ancient crossbow to radiate with a dazzling brilliance within the dimensional space!
Dimensional combat technique — Fatal Crossbow Explosive Shot!
An absolutely fatal strike! Although it might not be as effective against a heavy soldier like Oli, who possessed absolute defence. However, against an offensive heavy soldier like Noriba, this crossbow bolt was more than enough to take his life!
However, before he could exit from the dimensional space, a tyrannical special ability had already pierced through it. Appearing just like a sickle, it wrapped around Karkel's body!
A gigantic pulling force radiated from the invisible sickle, appearing just like an invisible hand that had instantly dragged Karkel.
"Come out!"
Noriba's explosive roar suddenly rang out in Karkel's ears.
Was this the same method Wang Zhong had used to break Bobo's Dimensional combat technique? No, this pulling force was even more pure and condensed, appearing just like some kind of special ability.
Karkel's body was involuntarily sent flying, before being dragged towards the dimensional crack that had been sliced open!
Before Karkel could be dragged out, the Heaven Raising War Axe had already been raised high up in the air!
There were special abilities, Soul Power, aura, laws, and everything else in a jumbled mess as countless powers crazily converged. In the blink of an eye, the Heaven Raising War Axe that had been raised high up in the air had already started to radiate like the sun!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …
Despite being pulled out of the dimensional crack in advance, Karkel did not show the slightest bit of panic. Instead, the crossbow that had been accumulating power rang out continuously as it rumbled towards Noriba's head, forcing him to tilt his head to the side. At this instant, the gravitational force had weakened. How would he dare to remain still? With a flash, he had unexpectedly disappeared into the dimensional crack!
"A heavy soldier is actually able to determine the coordinates of the dimensional crack! That Noriba really knows how to act!" Bobo Torres could not help but sigh in admiration. Truthfully speaking, he was extremely unwilling to accept his loss, and had always felt that it was due to luck. However, after Wang Zhong's eruption, he felt that it was due to his opponent. From the looks of it, it was still a problem of his strength. These people were too frightening!
The other Torres squadron members nodded their heads silently. At this moment, their hearts had already completely calmed down. "This Karkel's also formidable. He's not the slightest bit flustered. Furthermore, he's not greedy at all, and is able to instantly change the coordinates of the dimensional crack. That's simply …"
Alasi also sighed in admiration. How many people would be able to have such a big heart? His trump card had been seen through by his opponent, yet he was still able to respond in the most appropriate manner. In an instant, the 2 of them had displayed the apex of the showdown.
Appearing as though he had not seen anything, Noriba continued to forcefully send his Heaven Raising War Axe forward!
This … was he making a fool of himself again?
If his all-out attack missed, Karkel would definitely teach him a lesson in the next second! Even if he had to forcefully retract his attack, he had to endure it!
However, there wasn't any change in the Grozny squadron from the start to the end. Although Pomo would usually teach Noriba a lesson, that was only to target his EQ. Every single member of the Grozny squadron had their own style of combat, and there was no need for others to teach them.
A confident smile still hung at the corner of Noriba's mouth. You guys … have never truly understood strength!
A terrifying aura instantly erupted from the Heaven Raising War Axe. In that instant, a tyrannical aura that could destroy the heavens and extinguish the earth appeared.
KILL ~ ~ ~
BANG …
Bringing with it the power of nature and the will of the world, everything else on the stage paled in comparison to this axe!
The entire world appeared to have turned a greyish white, with the only thing that was dazzling was this axe!
Splitting the heavens and splitting the earth, Heaven Raising Chop!
Humm … a shockwave rumbled out, causing the ground to explode, instantly forming a gigantic crater.
The surrounding space shook intensely, before a figure with a greyish-white face was jolted out of it. There was basically no need to consider the coordinates of the dimensional crack. When one's strength reached a certain level, Dimensional combat techniques would just be for show!
One's strength to defeat all!
In the next second, the scene had already froze.
The spinning giant axe came to a screeching halt less than half an inch away from Karkel's head. All of its power, as well as the pressure from the entire world, instantly disappeared, disappearing into nothingness.
Noriba held onto his axe with a single hand, not moving an inch, while Karkel was half-kneeling on the ground.
Silence filled the entire stadium, as no one knew exactly who had succeeded in his attack.
A drop of cold sweat the size of a bucket rolled down from Karkel's head.
Clang …
Half of the crossbow fell onto the ground. The cut was smooth and clean, appearing just like a piece of wood that had been cut by a laser!
At this moment, a sliver of blood had already mixed with the beads of sweat on Karkel's head!
Despite his opponent stopping his attack, the gale created by the axe had still caused his scalp to split open.
Not only his forehead, Karkel's entire back was already drenched in sweat. He had never felt so close to death before!
The terrifying, earth-shattering chop wasn't the most shocking aspect to Karkel. What was more shocking was that Noriba was able to stop his attack in time. Being able to master such a terrifying move to such a realm of control and control, Noriba … seemed like everyone had underestimated this fellow, who was ranked as one of the 5 great clowns of this CHF.
Karkel admitted defeat.
"Awesome, my clown bro!"
"The tyrannical and explosive true man of the northern regions! A heavy soldier exchanging damage for damage against a ranged soldier! Do you dare to believe it?! "
"What an awesome chop! I felt as though my entire mind had been pulled away by that chop! Oh my god! It's so far away! What kind of technique is that? "
The quiet stadium erupted with thunderous applause and cheers. Without talking about the fans, Vasilyevich did indeed have an absolute advantage in terms of the fans of the 2 squadrons.
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