Chapter 10: Conclusion of the first battle and Lady Shiva
Malcolm is now increasingly confused about his illegitimate daughter. His original plan was for the two to have a heated battle, and he would defeat her with an absolute advantage, making her realize her shortcomings, maintaining her integrity. The motivation to move forward, the perfect plan, why did it change?
As Thea's arrows shot towards him, Malcolm realized he had made a big mistake by not holding the bow. Now he could only go on the defensive against long-range attacks, holding the katana with both hands, constantly knocking down the arrows, or avoiding or blocking them. After enduring the rain of arrows, he realized Thea had disappeared.
Damn! Which one of us was trained by the League of Assassins? Why are you playing stealth attack with me? Malcolm knew Thea was still nearby, but his perception wasn't as good as hers, so he could only change his steps to protect himself from possible attacks. The situation was a bit unfavorable for him for a while.
Now he can only hope that his daughter is young and impatient. As long as she attacks first, she can balance the situation or even defeat him with her own fighting skills.
The two began to compete for patience. Thea was hiding behind a tree, silently looking at Malcolm's shoulders and soles of his feet. She didn't dare to look directly at people like Malcolm because people at his level would be more or less hostile to looks. Generating As a conditioned reflex, I calculated approximately Malcolm's perception range, which should be about eight meters. He is now within a range of fifteen meters and is in a state of total suppression in terms of perception.
He walked about twenty meters behind him and shot an arrow from afar. The long katana and cut the arrow in two. Malcolm quickly ran towards the arrow, but unfortunately, he ran closer. Just to find out that Thea disappeared again.
No, we can't fight like this. He's not young anymore. He will lose energy after a few more fights. Malcolm turns to grab his bow and arrow. As long as the bow and arrow are in hand, he won't be afraid of her arrows. He can break the arrow with the arrow and suppress her. After all, Thea's archery skills are far inferior to his.
How could Thea let him get what he wanted? When he was just three steps away from the bow, he quickly fired two more arrows. One sharp arrow shot towards the weapon on the ground. As long as he reached out, he would definitely be shot. The other arrow shot towards the ground he was standing on, he couldn't advance or stay where he was, just retreat.
Then the two were like playing. No matter which direction Malcolm ran, Thea always managed to find the shooting limit in advance. With two arrows "whoosh" and "whoosh," Malcolm had to return to the starting point.
Malcolm was so angry that his teeth hurt. Where did she learn these tactics? I just want to have a good fight, why is it so difficult! After being forced to retreat for the fifth time, he somewhat mastered Thea's rules. This time, he should master the bow and arrow.
"Whoosh!" Two sharp arrows arrived as promised. Malcolm was highly focused and quickly threw the katana in his hand, knocking down the sharp arrows that were aimed at the pile of weapons. At the same time, he rolled forward to avoid the arrows. One of my own arrows, I secretly rejoiced for having obtained the bow and arrow, and as I counterattacked, the situation would be completely reversed!
As he was thinking about the good thing, he suddenly felt a force of energy locking onto him. What was happening? He quickly turned around and found that Thea seemed to be gliding, and her steps were as fast as lightning, closing in on him quickly.
"Yes!" Thea shouted, feeling that her body had never been so happy, as if every cell in her body was cheering. With a dagger in her left hand and a long knife in her right hand, she attacked Malcolm as fast as a cheetah.
Why did she suddenly give up the long-range fight and start a hand-to-hand fight with herself? Malcolm quickly understood that she had made a stupid mistake. She was out of arrows. She forgot to calculate that problem. She just thought she could keep shooting. That also explained why she kept a high firing rate. She then decided to use psychological pressure so he wouldn't have time to count the number of arrows!
After shooting the last arrow, she ran with all her might without even looking at the outcome. She could start ahead of herself by a great distance. This was Thea's current state. She ran to the distance between the two A few meters away, Malcolm realized he had been deceived.
What's even more tragic is that he miscalculated and threw the knife away. Looking at the katana stuck in the distant tree trunk, Malcolm felt like everyone was laughing at him, damn it! I made so many stupid moves today, am I really getting old?
Let's not talk about how old she is, but Thea has already run ahead of him like a gust of wind. The dagger in her left hand stabs his right hand diagonally. Do I need to use my bow to resist?
The recurve bow's body is not unstoppable, but it's simply not smooth to handle and lacks lethality. I tried pulling the bow with an arrow to force Thea to retreat, but I couldn't find any chance. This is truly a turn of events. The next year, he came to my house. He expected the two to fight in hand-to-hand combat, but when it was time to fight, he realized he had thrown away the knife. How could it be described in one word?
As Malcolm continued to dodge and block, although it was extremely strange, as his powerful close combat skills came into play, he gradually gained a firm position. Although Thea had already circled around him before, she was actually exhausted because of her low physical strength. With the pile of weapons in the center of the circle, Malcolm runs in a small circle and she runs in a large circle.
As the battle intensified, the deficiencies of women's natural lack of strength and endurance were slowly revealed. Knowing that she would only fail if she continued like this, Thea made a risky move and pointed the dagger in her hand at Malcolm's face like a flying knife.
Malcolm felt like he was gradually turning the situation around when he suddenly saw the opponent's dagger flying towards his face. He subconsciously raised it with his bow. Only when the two weapons collided did he realize that the dagger had no power. He knew he would lose, Thea lowered her body, held the knife with both hands, and slashed him under the ribs.
Danger! You can't avoid this move! The only weapon in his hand was being raised and now he was completely open. Faced with this cruel move, he could only twist his waist as much as possible, trying to reduce the damage from the blade.
At the same time, he threw away the bow with his right hand and used the power of twisting his waist to clench his fist with his left hand and hit Thea's face with force.
There was a muffled sound, and Thea was knocked back two steps. Blood was trickling from the corner of her mouth. She paid no attention to the wounds. She carefully watched the results of her battle and smiled proudly.
"Ha! Black Arrow, you're hurt. The wound seems to be ten centimeters long. Can you still use waist strength? Can you still run at full speed? You told me that hurting the waist is worse than hurting the legs. You keep letting me defeat the enemy to the point of losing your mobility, which is logically true, but do you still think so now?"
What injustice! That's not what I said. How could I, a billionaire, say such things? That's what the ninja master said! Not to mention how depressed Malcolm is now, he's injured! I was injured by my daughter who studied for half a year! With his character, he wouldn't say that relying on conspiracy is not a good thing in the long run. Although he's a little hurt now, the rest is full of pride. Why is the ninja master the number one fighter in DC. And his teachings aren't bad either!
It seemed like the two of them were playing chess again, but it was actually completely different from the initial situation.
Malcolm was currently barehanded and could only attack with punches and kicks, which he wasn't as good at. He also took a stab to the waist, which had a considerable impact on his speed and overall strength.
Although Thea had also taken a punch, half of her face was swollen and blood was dripping from her chin, leaving a small puddle on the ground. It looked miserable, but in reality, she was bleeding from the mouth, which had little impact on her combat effectiveness. Furthermore, she had a long knife in hand and had good odds of defeating the unarmed Malcolm.
Thea held the sword with both hands above her head and walked slowly closer to Malcolm. This was the starting position of Italian fencing. The emphasis was on not moving, and moving would cause a thunderous attack. Although the use of a two-handed sword was stipulated, you could also get by with a katana!
Seeing his daughter approaching, Malcolm glanced at her shoulder. If he were in good condition, he could use his own hands to contain the attack, but now there was a slight pain under his ribs. Though he used his muscles to hold part of the wound, blood still seeped out, staining his pants red over time.
He decided to attack immediately! But he couldn't advance so recklessly. He used a little trick and made a feint move forward. As expected, Thea was deceived and slashed his shoulder with a resounding knife. But she didn't expect that after Malcolm advanced, he immediately twisted his waist and took a step to the side, walking straight to Thea's right side and forcefully hitting her wrist.
The sword attacks and cannot be withdrawn! Thea also felt the frustration of using Malcolm's movements just now, and could only let go of the knife and turn to defend against the punch. However, to prevent the weapon from being used by Malcolm, she finally made some effort and threw the knife away. Out of the battle circle between the two.
Then the two began to fight with punches and kicks. Punching and kicking skills had always been the focus of their training. Could the two maintain an undefeated record in their usual fights, let alone now? This was their original plan to use their own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses, and now she had fully achieved the intended goal.
As for daily training, why not engage in an honest battle between knights? Thea could only apologize, I am a woman and cannot be a knight! There is only one Arturia! I'm definitely not her.
With Thea's full burst, Malcolm could barely resist. The wound under his ribs could no longer be closed due to the force just exerted. Blood flowed as if there was no limit. He knew he would lose. ... If this were a life or death fight. He might be able to fight to the death, but there was no need to do that now.
He jumped out of the battle circle, made a stopping gesture, and said in a hoarse voice: "Well done. I've taught you all I can. I hope you don't waste your talent in the future."
Thea looked at her wounds and knew they were only superficial. With so many ancient secret recipes she had learned from ninja masters, she could easily recover by mixing some remedies and taking them. At the same time, she sighed in her heart, our first-year class has already graduated, hasn't it?
She bowed slightly: "Thank you for your teachings all this time. I will always remember these days in my heart, thank you."
After saying that, she picked up her weapon and left the dense forest. What to do with those three idiots on the ground? Luckily she didn't kill them, do you still expect her to call a doctor to save them? Batman always beats people to death and hangs them on the police station door. When did he call a doctor? According to universal values here, to live or die is their destiny!
Seeing his daughter walking away in the distance, Malcolm's body, which was erect, bent slightly. That hurt a lot! He took off his coat and wrapped it around his waist carelessly. He had no choice but to go back and deal with it.
At the same time, he softly said into the darkness of the forest: "Lady Shiva, what did you think of the disciple I taught?"
After being stunned for half a minute, the environment became silent and the unknown bird in the tree was looking at him from a distance. Malcolm realized he was embarrassed. Damn, you left without saying a word to me! I hate these people who suppress my perception the most!
Not to mention Malcolm, who went home alone to recover. At that moment, Thea was rubbing her cheeks and cursing her biological father. The punch was too strong. I wonder if it will affect my beautiful face and hit someone. Not to mention a slap in the face, let alone a beautiful woman like me! This old man deserves to be single for the rest of his life!
At the same time, she was also excited about the blood boiling during the battle. Although her father's words were unpleasant, she was indeed a natural-born warrior. She was still addicted to this state after the battle. Even though there was no instrument to measure it, she could still feel it. The blood flow rate throughout my body is now 20% faster than normal.
Just when she was about to slow down her heart rate and return to normal, she unexpectedly felt something strange. She pulled out the knife in her hand and looked back: "Who's there? Come out!"
"It's very sharp." The person spoke in a strange tone, like a foreigner. Of course, foreigners here refer to people from outside the United States.
"Huh?" As the person gradually emerged from the shadows, Thea realized it was a woman. The woman under the shadow of the tree had shiny black hair that reached her waist, and her eyes were very bright, shining with light. She was wearing a long black coat and dark leather pants.
Thea, who thought she knew the plot well, was a little perplexed. Who is this? Looking at this incredible moment, she is definitely not an unfamiliar person. She is in a very bad state now, but she cannot fight again at the moment ... With some caution, she asked, "Who are you? Do you have... something to talk to me about?"
"You can call me Shiva or you can call me Lady Shiva. Originally, someone entrusted me to teach you more fighting skills, but I saw your fight just now and your skills are very good. I admire you a lot for fighting with your opponent and leaving him in that situation! Are you willing to be my disciple?" The mysterious woman spoke in a strange foreign language.
Lady Shiva? Where did that come from? Thea can only be sure that she is not a character from Arrow; looking at this woman's aura is like looking at a sword, you know she is very good at fighting! But she doesn't seem like someone with superpowers. Did she escape from the neighboring city, Gotham?
Upon hearing her say she was entrusted by someone, it's easy to guess. There is no one else but Malcolm. It can't be Felicity who found the person... Do you want to accept? This woman gives off an icy, cold, and destructive feeling. None of these words are synonymous with helping others. This person is definitely not a decent hero!
Do you want to accept the teachings of the villain? After thinking about it, it's actually not a big deal! Malcolm is also a villain and taught her very well alone, right?
But some questions still need to be clarified: "What will you teach me?"
"You've done a good job with the basics. I'll teach you even more about the essence of fighting and train your perception," Lady Shiva said very naturally.
I wonder if Malcolm will be so angry to hear this that his blood pressure will rise. In his eyes, the teachings he gave her are just a foundation? Are you more amazing? Thea became a little more interested in this woman.
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