Chapter 293
2021-01-06
Chapter 293 (Part 2)Cotter Pyke pounces on Kingslayer and raises his right arm - Smashed down vigorously from top to bottom. Accompanied by an uncontrollable low roar incidental to the force, it looked like a tiger out of the mountains.
It's a no-nonsense move, but in the caster's not-so-short Night's Watch career, at least three rookie wildling raiders made this imposing axe startled. In the local area, the Second Ax was blown away without even seeing it. Breathe one's last - if you have to describe its characteristics, it is momentum is big, power is deep, fast enough, fierce enough and scary enough!
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The fight took a while, but the fight started so suddenly, but it wasn't the longest foreplay James had ever experienced, and he was always on guard. Not being beaten completely unprepared, but immediatly turning around deftly, raising his sword and gently pushing the battle axe, making Cotter's 1st Strike a few centimeters away from oneself's body and slashing into the air, until the axe was exhausted, Val's first strike. A scream is over.
Only the most sluggish opponents will be dealt with by this axe, Cotter never expected the owned Kingslayer to be as dumb as the worst wildling. But - oneself is dual-wielding, the right hand's attack is blocked, and the left hand!
The muscles of the chest, back, shoulders, arms, palms and even fingers of the left half of the body were ready in an instant, and the next second they tightened and exerted force, wielding the extremely threatening Second Ax. But at the same time, James' counterattack has arrived.
The steel sword flashing with cold light was instantly handed to Cotter's eyes. He turned his head slightly to avoid it, and at the same time withdrew his right hand, which could not be hit by a single blow. He raised the battle axe to his chest, To block any possible pursuit of Jaime's steel sword.
(Wonderful!)
Cotter was shouted so that he could defend with his right hand while still delivering the intended strike with his left, unless Jaime took a stride Exit the attack range of the oneself axe, or you will definitely suffer a big loss under this combo!
And as soon as Kingslayer retreats, he will be greeted by a stormy pursuit!
But the combo setback in the next second, because James' steel sword did not pursue recklessly as Cotter expected, but feinted to complete the feint, quickly retracted it and erected it to his side, just stuck. In an extremely disgusting position: the steel sword is far longer than the short axe. If Cotter recklessly swings the axe in his left hand, whether the axe blade can hit the opponent or not, the arm will definitely be sent to James first. On the sword edge, "self-breaking" an arm.
(Damn it! Was he a blind cat and a dead mouse, or did he find the right way to break it in an instant?)
Cotter scolded, too late to think about this issue, Reluctantly, he withdrew his strength halfway, forcibly withdrew the Second Ax that had been swung out.
The most taboo is to suddenly withdraw the force when exerting force, this withdrawal, the disgusting feeling of being interrupted by the smooth move is not a big problem, the worst thing is that the force that has been exerted will not disappear out of thin air—— Spend new energy to reverse the inertia of the body, and then you can do other actions!
The old Warrior suddenly fell into a short-term fatigue period of "the old force has faded, and the new force has not yet been born".
This small weak spot is completely negligible when battling wildlings, but in the eyes of a combat expert like James Lannister, it's almost as conspicuous as the same sect.
Kingslayer's steel sword switches from "stuck" to "attack" at a dizzying speed, flipping up and down to bring out a small sword flower, which is exactly the same as oneself's previous First Move in the blink of an eye It took shape and fell from the sky, and fell to the face of oneself!
Compared with the battle axe, the steel sword is so slender and light, but it brings a sense of strength that is not inferior!
(good guy!)
The battle of moves has not been decided yet, but only looking at the strength, this spoiled Lannister is not inferior to oneself!
Cotter's hair stood on end, and before the backlash that First Move was interrupted was completely dissipated, he quickly raised his two axes and crossed them with the best effort, and firmly locked James with a "clang" sound. Lannister's steel sword.
Hukou Wei Ma, this Kingslayer really has several points of ability!
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Generally speaking, after a round of confrontation ends, the weapons of the two sides are placed together, and neither of them touches the body of the other, then they will either desperately press the opposite side in terms of weight and strength. To decide the outcome, either consciously separate and retreat from each other, find a gap and brew the next move. The eyes of the two met, James smiled slightly, and stepped forward with his left leg.
(Do you have to work hard? Although I am old, I am not afraid of anyone!)
Cotter's eyes widened, his back straightened, and he pushed forward like a bull.
But in the next moment, James made an incredible move: he lifted his right leg and kicked Cotter fiercely in the stomach.
So, to outsiders, Cotter, who was pushing forward, was like sending his body to the opponent's feet and kicking him.
"pu tong——"
"wu!"
The belly was hit, and the whole body that was ready to wrestle was suddenly disintegrated, and the old Warrior I staggered back in the groaning sound, and even the battle axe almost lost my hand.
"Oh" The Night's Watch onlookers shouted and booed with excitement or ridicule, while the Eastwatch soldiers behind Cotter Pyke subconsciously took a few steps, ready to respond. Officer's preparation.
But James didn't take advantage of the situation to pursue, and Cotter took a few steps back and stabilized his body. Old Warrior clutched his stomach and looked at each other like hell.
(How did this guy do it?)
In the eyes of the ordinary soldiers onlookers, Cotter and James just fought a common trick, and they were killed when they separated. Seizing the opportunity and kicking, I suffered a small loss, but the party involved a stormy sea: Oneself actually got a kick? James... how could he kick someone while using his sword?
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Lifting your leg and kicking forward, just these two actions, what's so difficult? But things are not so simple. Anyone who has received combat training knows how important it is to keep the bottom plate stable when waving weapons in their hands. When people stand upright, they only rely on the two fulcrums of their legs to touch the ground, but the metal weapons in their hands are not It is often heavier than a human arm, and when the center of gravity is much higher than the natural state, the whole body has to keep moving, make various offensive and defensive actions that will cause balanced pressure, and apply or bear external forces. What happens when one of the two pivots is suddenly pulled away to do other things?
Lost balance.
Either fall or use other parts of the body, such as arms, to make compensatory movements to continue balance.
No one has stipulated that the feet should not be used in armed combat, but it has always only attacked the lower body of the opponent, and rarely used the lower body to attack the upper body of others-no other reason, it is too difficult to do, usually It will all be worth it.
Cotter imagined the scene of oneself kicking people while wielding a double axe, and finally had to admit reluctantly: oneself can't do it.
This kick reflects James' understanding of oneself's body, mastery of balance, selection of offensive and defensive movements and timing... In a word, this guy is in combat. The level of genius has reached an unbelievable level!
Now it seems that James' subconsciously brilliant dismantling a moment ago is probably no accident!
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The pain in the stomach gradually faded away, through the thick warm clothes and a layer of hard leather, that kick did not make Cotter lose battle strength... This round of competition It's a long story, but it actually happened in a flash, and the process was only a few seconds. But the huge amount of information revealed in these few seconds is enough for those who understand it to have a good aftertaste.
The Chief Ranger is one of the people who understands it. James's kick was too unexpected and handsome. He was stunned... he missed the best time to stop this battle farce .
"Miss Val, can you do me a favor?" James didn't pursue the victory, and even talked to the woman behind him.
"Ah, what?"
"One, step back a little, standing too close will affect my performance; two, please stop screaming, it's really noisy."
"Ah, what?"
"One. p>
James is seriously asking the blond woman, but it's a pity that this is really not at the right time. He is dueling with a girl while hooking up with a girl? In the eyes of outsiders, it is the contempt and provocation of the Night's Watch oath and the opponent's red glutinous rice fruit. Amid the roar of the onlookers, several officers who had the ability to stop the farce from continuing were stunned, and the furious Cotter Pyke took a breath and rushed towards James again.
“roar!”
He twisted his body and swung his axe with centrifugal force, one after the other, one up and one down, slashing at James' shoulders and waist from the same direction Go, this kind of attack will expose the side and back of oneself, but the advantage is that the formidable power is greater than before, and it is more unstoppable... If the opponent wants to catch the weak spot of oneself, even if he succeeds, he will not be able to escape the whistling. The blade of the axe, even if it can block or push away one of them, it will never be too late to deal with the other.
Injury-for-injury, don't the people at House Lannister always claim to be an expert, and ask if you dare to change your life with my old fogey?
The whirlwind attack worked, after all, James took a step back helplessly, and the two axes swept past him with a gust of wind, but didn't stop - Cotter Pyke twirled a Circle, using inertia to continue swinging the axe, still approaching him!
Just like that, Cotter Pyke frantically swung his axe forward, forcing James to take two steps back for every turn... What the latter said just now became a decoration, and Val stepped back, but Still screaming nervously.
The soldiers onlookers roared excitedly, Cotter Pyke's maddening onslaught was undoubtedly very exciting in the eyes of the ordinary person, and they shouted like a boiling, looking forward to James' counterattack.
James didn't make the audience wait too long. Although Cotter Pyke's spinning blade dance is very threatening, it is extremely exhausting. The most important thing is - this way, it will make you dizzy!
James takes one step back, another step, another step. When retreating to the Fourth Step, he stomped on the ground, his skills that he had worked hard for many years, and the fighting instinct flowing in the blood vessels instantly awakened. In the gap between a round of fierce slashing——Take three quick steps.
Quick! stable! allow! As if he had stepped out a thousand times, he stepped on the frozen ground to make a whitish imprint. The moment he was two meters away, the next moment rushed into Cotter's arms like an arrow.
With a "peng!" sound, he relied on the collision of his body to instantly stop the opponent's forward momentum, and at the same time raised his arm, using the wide ridge of the steel sword near the hilt to firmly seal the opponent's hatchet. In the end, with almost zero distance face to face, before the old Warrior could react, he raised his hand and slapped him.
The onlookers booed and the Westerlands applauded the performance of their elders.
This slap is not as incredible as the previous kick. In the sword technique, the one-handed swordsman needs to learn "use the non-armed hand to assist in combat". This includes grabbing the gap and attacking the opponent's face... Everyone understands the truth, but under such a windy attack, it is an instant reversal of offense and defense while showing this high-level battle skill. Observed on site.
For Wall, whose biggest enemy in the past was wildling, this technique is too "profound" and has no place to play, so naturally no one bothers to learn it.
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Jaime doesn't wear iron gloves, nor knuckles or anything like that, which is a blessing for Cotter, but as strong as Kingslayer The famous Warrior, 100% of the force, slaps the unprotected face with a slap, what will the person who slaps feel?
The commander of Eastwatch felt it this time. He was dazed and his brain seemed to have been shaken into a mess. He only tried to push the opponent away under the action of instinct, and slashed with a double axe to prevent the opponent from chasing. Stumbled back to the back of oneself, where is the brave appearance that just dashed up?
In less than one minute, Cotter Pyke charged James twice, once kicked back, once slapped back... This time, even the most uninitiated onlooker can see Rao High and low: Commander of Eastwatch, the best Warrior ranked in the entire Night's Watch Legion, is not the enemy of Kingslayer! The difference in strength between the two sides was so large that factors such as "luck" or "play" could not work at all, and after 10,000 attempts, Cotter had no chance of defeating James.
The kind of fierce battle where you come and go, and you come and go... It is destined to be invisible today.
As a former Runestone count, Vale under one person above ten thousand people, Yohn Royce certainly doesn't have this vision: if you fight to the death, Cotter Pyke has already died twice . This damn Kingslayer is so strong!
He winked at the men next to him, and two Eastwatch Night's Watches rushed out, recklessly dragging the completely blinded commander back to the crowd, lest he would be attacked again in the third attack. tease.
"Lord Cotter's attempt to step on my corpse seems to have failed." James still did not pursue, but lowered his steel sword and pointed at the ground, remaining calm and composed while handling pressing affairs, looking around the courtyard : "Anyone else want to try it?"
There are not many people in Castle Black, along the Wall, or even in the whole of North, who can match this guy. Yohn looked at Cotter Pyke, whose nose was bruised and whose Both eyes were spiritless. He understood that oneself was unreliable at this moment. He turned his head and looked towards several Castle Black executives: "Several adults, this is a betrayal! If today Let him take the King-Beyond-the-Wall family without a hitch, and the Night's Watch Legion will no longer be disciplined!"
"Mutiny or not, you say it!" Val argued sharply Said, "Forcing us to stay, being hurt by people with bad intentions, and then causing a conflict between the new land givers and the Night's Watch, destroying the great pattern of Wall's defense, giving the Others a chance to take advantage of the gap, and exterminating humanity... That's what An irreparable crime!"
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Jeremy Lake clenched his fists and stared at James angrily and helplessly. He could see that the Kingslayer made up his mind today that he would not follow the orders of oneself, the chief ranger... But what can oneself do, order the brothers to take down the troubled guy?
If Jaime hadn't been wearing black clothed, everything would have been a lot easier, but he's a Night's Watch too!
The new Lord Commander has not yet been elected. It is reasonable to say that the chiefs of each department manage all their subordinates. This means that, theoretically, oneself, the chief service officer and the craftsman, can command the entire Castle Black except the logistics department—that is, Igor West. The rest of the rest.
But that's just a theory, oneself is not like the predecessor Benjen Stark, who has limited prestige in Night's Watch... If the Others attack or the dead attack, the soldiers will obey orders and throw themselves into the defense, but ask them to pick up The weapons are also aimed at the Night's Watch, and the fully armed and well-trained James gang? How many people can respond to the order, and how many casualties must be paid to really take down these less than fifty people?
Even if it can be won, what will the outside world think of the Wall defenders when the news of the Night's Watch infighting spreads?
Oneself is bound to be slapped in the face today, since the result cannot be changed, then choose the option with the lighter consequences.
"James, today, what do you mean by sending the Mance Rayders to Queenscrown?"
"Do what you say."
"You have to make sure they get to Queenscrown and hand it over to the logistics department, if there is an accident or escape, I will ask you. Plus, you'll have to go back to Castle Black after this trip, to be punished and punished for your unauthorized actions! "
James has always been short-tempered, but he's not so ignorant to the point of arguing when he sees someone. Since the Chief Ranger is relieved, he doesn't mind giving the other side a bit of a thin face: "Follow your orders, my lord. "
As an officer, it is a great shame to actually submit to his subordinates. But what else can we do? To blame, Night's Watch has been weakened for too long. As a ranger with main battle strength, Even the fifty people that House Lannister took out at random would be difficult to deal with.
The old, weak, sick and disabled in Castle Black can't help this group of Westerlands people, but Robb Stark and a few others Hundreds of North elites brought by the family nobles can not be trifled with. Jeremy Lake has made up his mind: after today's work, he will send someone to quickly send the news to Robb who is going to Nightfort and tell him that he has The enemy Kingslayer, put on black cloth and came to Wall, and he was very powerful.
Night's Watch can't cure him, naturally someone will.
The chief affairs officer and craftsman obviously do the same. Knowing the battle strength of Night's Watch in Castle Black, after some private communication, he did not speak out against the decision of the Chief Ranger.
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What do you mean, this is to let people go Gone? A few conversations between Jeremy and James are in my ears, Yohn Royce can't understand, Surprised and angry hit my heart in an instant: I let Kingslayer and Mance Rayder's family go today, oneself can't take down Igor anymore , to stop the shameless man who killed oneself's son from being the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch!
"Don't think about it! "He drew his steel sword with a clang - not to go to duel with Jaime, of course: "Compromise will ruin the Night's Watch Legion!" Soldiers, take up arms! Today, no one wants to leave Castle Black! "
Dozens of followers drew their weapons in response, and the people of the Westerlands responded unceremoniously. A crisp and neat sound of blades and swords unsheathing sounded in Castle Black's courtyard, and the onlookers rang out. More Night's Watches took a few steps back in unison, for fear of being caught in the melee.
This conflict is about to escalate, and this is Yohn Royce's last resort - Castle Black The officers of the fighters do not want the Night's Watch infighting to happen, and what oneself has to do is to facilitate the infighting and force them to choose between the two parties!
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(end of this chapter)