Chapter 1442 - 1149: Genius and Idiot_2

The surrounding warriors were all stunned.

She had actually seen through it!

Indeed, the Doppelganger Slash had an advanced technique: creating a doppelganger with energy that lasted a very short time, but had the same power as oneself. Most people thought that a doppelganger must have low damage, so they let down their guard. That’s when an equally powerful doppelganger could achieve remarkable feats.

It was extremely difficult for opponents in a battle to distinguish between a normal doppelganger and one with equal power. Hence, they were always very cautious during combat. Just now, Elsa had demonstrated what confidence looked like to all the warriors in an effortless manner. She could easily differentiate between a normal doppelganger and one with the same power!

"Okay, it seems I underestimated you, I must apologize," the warrior said, standing up straight.

"There’s no need for that, because I actually didn’t know you were underestimating me. I thought that was all the strength you had," Elsa retorted invisibly.

"Hehe, it doesn’t matter, you’ll soon know my real strength!"

The warrior roared low, without any fancy moves, and directly charged with his energy sword. Elsa, too, did not stand still. She also charged with her energy sword. Both had strong control over their energy armor, and the energy swords emitted continuous buzzing resonances, clashing unceasingly.

There were no fancy skills involved; this was purely a competition of basic skills!

"I’ve heard you are famous for your solid basics, able to perfectly replicate everything in the tutorials?" the opposing warrior said mid-attack, still finding time to talk.

"Yes, I believe the content of the tutorials is nearly perfect, much more useful than your so-called real combat experience," Elsa stated.

"Well, I’d like to see whether your tutorials or my real combat experience are stronger!"

"There’s no need to look, in my opinion, you don’t have any real combat experience at all!"

The warrior felt he was about to explode with anger. He had not expected this newcomer named Elsa to be so arrogant. In his view, even if a rookie wasn’t cautious, they’d at least tone it down a bit on their first day. But she had only been here for less than half a day, and was already making big claims!

"I can see your anger, because it has distorted your movements. This further proves how little real combat experience you have. In real combat, using words to provoke the opponent to make rash moves is one of the most common tactics. You don’t even understand that, I can easily provoke you with just a few words, which shows your strength really isn’t up to par. So, I advise you to admit defeat now. You are no match for me, please bring someone stronger."

Elsa’s relentless words completely triggered the warrior. Although he knew it was wrong to be angry at this time, he truly didn’t believe that this rookie who had just entered the regular army had the ability to defeat him!

"Beat me first then talk!"

With a roar, the warrior almost completely abandoned defense and attacked with all his might, trying not to give Elsa any breathing space. However, he soon discovered that even though he was at his peak attack, Elsa showed no signs of panic.

Could she really be stronger than him?

Once this thought surfaced, it was hard to erase. The more the warrior attacked, the more he believed it.

"Let’s stop wasting time, let’s finish this," Elsa shook her head and said. Then she went on the offensive!

Every move strictly followed the beginner combat tutorial, with no deviations. All the countermeasures against the enemy were also performed exactly as laid out in the combat tutorial. As Elsa’s opponent, the warrior began to get flustered. Elsa’s tactics and techniques were things everyone had learned; as long as he strictly followed the tutorial, he could find ways to counter them. But who, after joining the regular army, still trained according to the basic tutorial? Almost every warrior would instead engage in so-called real combat training, not that useless basic training.

But now, someone perfectly executing these basic fight techniques had cornered him!

Crack!

The energy sword rested on his chest without advancing further, while the warrior’s energy sword fell on Elsa’s shoulder. For a member of The Forgotten Ones, the chest area of the energy armor was a critical spot; once destroyed, everything was over.

"I’ve lost."

The warrior resignedly dropped his energy sword, surrendering.

"Having the courage to admit your defeat still earns you my respect," Elsa said.

Hearing Elsa say this, the warrior felt much relieved this time.

This was a characteristic of The Forgotten Ones—extreme reverence for powerhouses. Once Elsa was recognized as a powerhouse, all her actions were understood, and now her seemingly condescending words became an encouragement to the warrior. This was crucial information Elsa had obtained after controlling two of The Forgotten Ones.

At this moment, the squad leader who had been watching the battle nodded silently. Their purpose of this test was to assess the duo thoroughly. If these two were not as good as they claimed, he had a reason to send them back. If their strength was satisfactory, keeping them wasn’t a bad idea. Now that Elsa had won the duel in such a dominant manner, he was even somewhat pleasantly surprised. Indeed, who wouldn’t like their subordinates to be stronger?