A person in American horror, wearing two versions of The Witcher

"Are you ready?"

Beside the marshland in the woods, Geralt once again confirmed with Roy.

About ten meters to their side, two water ghosts were swimming, one standing and the other gnawing on something.

It was Geralt who found Roy the perfect sparring partner.

"Ready, sir!"

Rifles, pistols, and even sabers were all removed and placed aside. Roy stood at a 4/6 pace, holding his spear with both hands in an open area on the riverbank.

He stood still, holding his spear horizontally, and looked back at Geralt.

The opponent only had two of the weakest monsters, the water ghosts, and they were on the shore. Geralt would also use a sign to help him restrain one of them. Under such circumstances, he dared not fight with only melee weapons, let alone hunt demons.

After all, he couldn't keep making a losing deal with silver bullets that cost more than the monster itself.

"Remember not to look too pathetic!"

Geralt tossed the pebbles he had found on the shore, and with a sudden burst of strength, the pebbles flew straight out and hit the stunned water ghost on the head.

A croaking sound, like that of a toad, escaped from the mouth of the water ghost that had been hit. Its webbed feet hopped around, but its shrunken cerebellum prevented it from finding the direction from which the pebble had been thrown.

It wasn't until Geralt hit it on the head with a second pebble that it noticed them.

It made a lot of noise, I don't know what the toad was croaking, but it still managed to run this way smoothly.

The water ghost lying next to it, munching on its flesh, responded, but the rotting flesh in its mouth made it linger a little longer.

Thus, the two water ghosts were completely separated, one in front of the other.

Geralt, meanwhile, kept pelting the head of the leading water ghost with pebble after pebble.

They didn't even use much force; their main goal was to be incredibly insulting, which made the water ghost run even faster and pull even further behind the one behind it.

And just as the water ghost lunged at it, Geralt lightly touched the ground, spinning and dodging behind the water ghost like a whirling dancer.

With a swift movement, he kicked the water ghost in the back, sending it hurtling towards Roy, who was holding a gun.

And what about the water ghost?

Its atrophied cerebellum prevented it from thinking clearly. Upon seeing the person in front of it and smelling the strong aroma of meat, it staggered and lunged directly at Roy.

"Get out of here, Coca-Cola!"

Roy silenced the growling and agitated Coffin, who stood still, as if frozen in place.

In reality, he was facing his first real combat with cold weapons in his entire life.

Roy didn't dare to use any tricks.

And based solely on his stat allocation on his character panel, solely on the 6 points of Demon Hunter synergy that boosted his physical attributes and strength, and solely on the moment the water ghost lunged at him within a meter of his spear...

It really started moving.

With a forward shift of weight in a 4/6 stance, the body turns to the side, transitioning from a 4/6 stance to a bow-like advance. Simultaneously, the right hand, holding the spear close to the waist and abdomen, gains momentum from the leg movement during the shift in stance, while the wrist rotates inward. Using the twisting force of the waist during the body's side turn, the spear is thrust forward with a powerful horizontal thrust.

扎！

There are no flowers, no dances, only the flat thrusting spear technique that all spear practitioners must practice countless times.

With immense force, the tip of the spear sliced ​​through the water ghost's claws blocking its path, pressed down on its withered arm, and plunged into the water ghost's abdomen.

Can't kill it? Then try again.

Roy shifted his weight back in a forward lunge, took a 4/6 turn, twisted his torso to the right, and stepped back with his left foot.

Draw your gun and stand still.

Sting again!

There was nothing thrilling about it, just months of repeated practice of individual moves during preparations, all honed through hard work and sweat!

This time, the spearhead pierced straight into the water ghost's chest.

But that's not enough.

Then retreat again, step back and draw your gun, and...

扎！

The spear tip, then, on the third occasion, carried all of Roy's insights, his life's journey, and all the stat points allocated to his character panel...

It pierced straight into the water ghost's nose and then into its brain!

After this attack,

The water ghost made no further moves and had died suddenly!

And from beginning to end, the water ghost never got within half a foot of Roy, even though it was Roy's first real combat experience, and even though Roy had only been training for a few months...

But that's the allure of long weapons—the spear!

It means controlling the other party remotely until they die!

"Not bad, but... the next one is coming soon."

Geralt's voice rang out at the right moment, and the pebble in his hand smashed into the head of the water ghost behind him.

Inhale...exhale...

Roy took a deep breath. The pop-up notification on the panel had already started, but he ignored it and let the sound become the ultimate arousal for him at this moment.

A surge of heroic ambition—to be the first to slay a monster with a cold weapon—ignited within him.

This made his gun-holding posture more natural, rather than stiff as it was in the initial battle.

"Let it come, old man!"

Roy responded by sharply spinning the butt of the spear with his right hand, causing the spear to spin rapidly, the tassel flying wildly, while simultaneously shaking off the foul-smelling, deep red blood from the spear tip.

Then he stood still in front of the dead water ghost.

When Geralt released the other water ghost, he changed his tactics; he was no longer satisfied with just a horizontal thrust.

He first used his central spear to slash diagonally to the upper right.

Then, suddenly turn your body to the left front, using the twisting force of your body and waist to brace against the gun barrel, causing the gun tip to whistle as it flies down from top to bottom and from right to left.

A sudden, sharp, diagonal sweep!

With a sweeping motion, he struck the water ghost's overly long, frog-like legs. While these legs provided explosive power during swimming and jumping, they were far less stable than human water ghost legs.

Snapped!

The water ghost was swept away and stumbled, its body about to fall backward. The water ghost hurriedly stretched out its claws to support itself.

At this point, if left unchecked, the water ghost could actually hold on and launch another attack.

But at this moment,

As Roy finished his sweeping motion, he slightly stepped back with his left foot, causing the gun to trace an upward semi-circle to his left, bringing it around to the top of the water ghost's head.

Then, he slammed it down!

Because the chopping force hits the shaft first, causing it to bend downwards first, the force is then transmitted to the slightly heavier spearhead, resulting in the spearhead falling a beat slower.

This makes the shaft of the spear curve like a phoenix's neck, and the spearhead sharp like a phoenix's beak.

This is called "the phoenix nods"!

He slammed the tip of the spear into the water ghost's forehead, shattering all its hopes of supporting itself with its claws.

It was slammed straight to the ground.

Then and then,

He turned around, drew his gun, and stepped forward again, thrusting the gun diagonally downwards instead of horizontally.

For example, an ox lowers its horns and charges fiercely into the ground.

This is what is meant by "iron oxen plowing the land"!

The spear tip pierced straight into the throat of the fallen water ghost and then stabbed diagonally into its brain!

To make it no longer ferocious!

call……

Roy finally exhaled the breath he had been holding back.

He's incredibly strong right now!

"Kid, those moves of yours...were beautiful, and quite interesting!"

Geralt, watching from the sidelines, squinted his cat-like eyes and clapped in praise.

In the world of Witcher, guns and spears generally rely on battle formations and discipline. Furthermore, thanks to the culture of chivalry, armored knights tend to abandon guns and use swords after charging and thrusting.

The sword is the glory of a knight!

Gladiators who did not usually use swords employed weapons more like a round shield with a short spear, or simply a long-handled sword.

Furthermore, most people who used short spears held them in the middle rather than at the back, which meant that the advantage of the short spear's length was not well utilized.

Since it's meant to be held with one hand, you need to consider whether you can hold it securely.

However, Roy's series of actions just now not only made full use of his advantages in long-range weapons, such as distance control and rifle length, but also...

The sweeping motion as if searching for a snake in the grass, the slapping motion as if nodding like a phoenix...

If he is not mistaken, he has made full use of the bending and springiness of the gun barrel.

The gun barrel bent first as it moved quickly, and when it hit the water ghost, it used the spring force of the bend to sweep it across the water ghost's body.

This is a completely different fighting style from using a short spear.

It's another way of using force in a more varied and skillful manner.

Furthermore, if the design were focused solely on the elasticity of the gun barrel, a completely new and sophisticated combat system could be developed…

No, it's that this kid has an extremely mature and complete system of tactics behind him.

Thinking of this, Geralt even felt a little itchy to try it himself; he was eager to see more and explore more.

Since this kid is going to train under him, shouldn't we at least find out what's going on with him?

"Hey kid, so want to give me a go?" Geralt challenged.

Roy narrowed his eyes and immediately said:

"good!"

The two water ghosts he had just encountered had made his body overheat, and the achievement of the first kill had further fueled his excitement. In addition, the water ghosts simply kept attacking without any other moves.

That's not enough!

And he,

They really got a little carried away!

Geralt's lips curled into a smile upon hearing this. He picked up a broken spruce branch from the ground, drew his steel sword, and trimmed off the loose branches, saying:

"Then I'll use this to test it on you, and you can use the spear in your hand."

"Uncle, you'd better put on a layer of Quinn armor for yourself!"

"Hmm... let's see if you can break through my Quen!"

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