Chapter 1441 - 1149: Genius and Idiot

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"These two newcomers have just joined the team; keep your actions controlled! Got it?" The captain didn’t even ask for Elsa and Long Yi’s opinions before immediately giving the directive.

Since they got the captain’s approval, things became easier. A group of people stopped their training and approached the isolated Elsa and Long Yi.

"Come on, newcomers, shall we get to know each other?" A warrior stepped out, his voice laced with laughter. His strength was average within the squad, neither weak nor strong, perfect for testing the newcomers’ abilities.

"Is it a duel?" Elsa asked.

"Don’t sound so cold; it’s just a friendly spar," the warrior said with a chuckle.

"Oh, fine, you attack first," Elsa said, raising her hand to summon an energy sword, while Long Yi took several steps back.

"Hey hey, brother, your name is Henki, right? You don’t need to leave; both of you can attack together, we’re just playing," the warrior laughed.

"No, it’s too dangerous," Long Yi shook his head, speaking blankly.

"It’s not dangerous; I promise I’ll be careful not to hurt you," the warrior laughed again.

"No, I’m afraid I might accidentally kill you. I’ve already accidentally killed someone, you seem like a good person, and you can’t die by my hands," Long Yi said.

These words nearly made the warrior explode with anger! Even though he wasn’t friends with the warrior Long Yi had accidentally killed, this statement was utterly dismissive!

"Don’t worry about it; if you can even touch me today, I’ll go kill myself, and I promise it won’t be your fault," the warrior said, no longer laughing, but almost gnashing his teeth.

"Really?" Long Yi asked.

"Of course it’s true!" the warrior shouted back.

Naturally, this was all trash talk; even against a real enemy, you wouldn’t expect a confirmation. But here you are, talking trash, and when someone takes you up on it, what do you say? Backing down is impossible, but what if you really do get hit?

Whoosh!

A greatsword was drawn from a personal space, and Long Yi also assumed his stance, saying, "You attack first."

Me, attack again? These two rookie newcomers, I don’t know how strong they are, but they sure are confident.

But let me attack, and that means you give up your only chance to strike! Because I am going to subdue you in one move!

Doppelganger Slash!

The warrior instantly split into two, each charging towards Elsa and Long Yi. One of them was undoubtedly a fake, and the other real. But even the fake posed a certain threat and should not be underestimated.

Clang!

Crack!

Two distinctly different collisions were heard; the warrior that struck Long Yi’s greatsword instantly crumbled and vanished. The one facing Elsa, however, was stopped cold by her energy sword.

"Huh? Not bad, you managed to block?" the warrior said with a smile.

"It’s because your movements are too slow," Elsa retorted, pushing past the warrior’s energy sword, aiming a chop for his arm.

"Ha-ha, do you enjoy chopping people’s arms off?" the warrior said with a laugh, as he once again split into two dashing towards Long Yi.

"I’m different; I like to slice people right in half!" Long Yi shouted, swinging the greatsword in a wide arc and cutting the warrior down the middle. And once again, the warrior was just an avatar.

Crack!

The two energy swords collided once more.

"Too slow," Elsa said before the warrior could speak.

"Ha-ha-ha, if you think I’m slow, I’ll give you what you want!"

As he spoke, the warrior took half a step back, creating another avatar, but this time the avatar didn’t charge at Long Yi; it went directly behind Elsa.

Crack!

Elsa quickly turned, their energy swords clashing while the supposed real warrior’s energy sword merely left a trail of sparks behind Elsa.

"Your switch was too obvious, letting me immediately see which one was your real body. Of course, if you hadn’t so confidently attacked Henki twice, I might not have been so certain, but your two attacks on Henki allowed me to accurately differentiate between you and your avatar," Elsa explained.

The idea that a regular soldier was being lectured by a rookie was absurd!

The warrior didn’t say anything further; instead, he stepped back and instantly split into two, attacking from different directions. Elsa disregarded one and faced the other directly.

Crack!

The energy swords collided again, and the other warrior avatar could only leave a faint spark on Elsa’s armor.

"I told you, it’s easy to tell your avatar from your real body, you don’t need to keep trying," Elsa said.

But the warrior didn’t respond and kept on attacking, each time Elsa was able to precisely identify the real one.

"You’re wasting time," Elsa said.

The warrior snorted coldly and split again, but this time Elsa’s movements suddenly accelerated. She didn’t passively defend; instead, she aggressively moved towards one avatar, using his body to block the other avatar’s attack.

Crack! Crack!

Two sounds, as Elsa blocked both energy swords in succession.

"Both real? That’s a bit of a surprise," Elsa said.

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