Becoming a Cosplay Master in the World of Honkai Impact 3rd

Li Pu could only bet all his chips on King Arthur.

He remembered the knight's training; knights had to learn to use various weapons.

Including, but not limited to, knightly swords!

And also weapons like spears!

Chapter 65: If the enemy doesn't move, I won't move

Whether it was Kiana's side or Bronya's side.

The battles were raging fiercely.

When Bronya's Heavy Trooper Rabbit 19C appeared, Theresa, who was facing it, didn't feel any pressure.

It was Bronya's first time fighting another Valkyrie. Although her own strength was good enough to fight a hundred ordinary soldiers, those hundred were ordinary soldiers.

Facing Theresa, who also had special offensive abilities, was also a ranged fighter, and was also a Valkyrie.

Heavy Trooper Rabbit 19C's ranged firepower was clearly insufficient.

At this moment, Heavy Trooper Rabbit 19C was equipped with an SU-22 howitzer. It had the classic three-stage charge attack: single shot, double shot, triple shot. Bronya, who was currently the only Valkyrie equipped with a formal offensive weapon, couldn't gain any advantage.

The reason was simple: Theresa was also a ranged fighter!

If it were a ranged fighter against a melee fighter, Bronya would have been confident in kiting her opponent to death with her movement speed and charge attacks!

But the problem was that Theresa was also a ranged attacker!

And her short legs weren't slow either!

The original plan was no longer effective, and even the charge attack had become a huge disadvantage. Single shots lacked power, while charge attacks took too long.

The battle-hardened Theresa kept her distance, outputting ranged attacks and making Bronya extremely uncomfortable.

She could only defend passively, unable to find any opportunity to attack.

On Kiana's side.

Kiana used to think her dad was just a drunkard, someone so pathetic that he drove her mom away. Now, she finally realized something!

That reality was that her dad wasn't lying about some things!

And Valkyries were definitely not a joke!

The attacks Siegfried could unleash in simulated battles could also be unleashed here!

Even though Siegfried had held back and hadn't used too many ranged attacks, his close-quarters Gun Fu and martial arts were still beating Kiana to a pulp, leaving her no room to fight back.

Not to mention the giant claws that could descend from the sky at any moment!

Just trying to dodge them took all her effort. Counterattack?

That was simply impossible!

Only on Fu Hua and Himeko's side! The battle was evenly matched, back and forth, not a one-sided slaughter.

Bang bang~ Ding!

Himeko retreated several steps, propping herself up with her greatsword. The heavy sword dug into the ground, leaving a long scratch!

Such immense strength! Himeko couldn't help but be a little shocked. She had thought this might be a relaxed and easy battle, one that wouldn't require her to be particularly serious.

She intended to make these rookies understand how terrifying the upcoming battles would be.

Without a death wish, one could not become an excellent Valkyrie.

That was how it should be!

But after this round...

"Are you really a trainee Valkyrie?" Himeko said in disbelief, "A transfer student?!"

"If you divide it by position," Fu Hua admitted, "then I am indeed a trainee Valkyrie. But if you divide it by combat..."

"I probably don't count, do I?"

Be confident and remove the 'probably'. Himeko thought to herself. This is clearly not a trainee Valkyrie.

If this is a trainee Valkyrie, then are all the new recruits monsters now?

"It seems I need to get serious," Himeko said, brandishing her greatsword. "Let me see your true strength."

"Transfer student!"

"As you wish," Fu Hua replied.

The training was heating up, but only on Li Pu's side did everything appear so peaceful. She and Mei looked like they were dancing a duet.

Circling around a central point.

Attacking first, then counter-attacking.

Li Pu knew well that the advantage of a spear was its ability to strike first. Distance was her greatest advantage, and also her greatest disadvantage. If the initial strike couldn't gain control, it was easy to lose control.

As a polearm, the advantages and disadvantages of a spear were too obvious.

Without absolute certainty, Li Pu was truly reluctant to attack proactively.

This was entirely a battle of patience, strategy, and who would make a mistake.

Mei had been at a disadvantage by letting the opponent strike first before, so she was full of patience and wasn't rushing to attack.

Although Li Pu had also been at a disadvantage by letting the opponent strike first before, she clearly didn't have as much patience as Mei. For Li Pu, no emotion could be sustained indefinitely.

Her fighting spirit and highly tense nerves couldn't remain in this state forever.

Fatigue and relaxation began to gradually take over.

At the same time, the anxiety brought on by tension and the sense of delay from the standoff combined, gradually making Li Pu's state of mind less stable! If she were the real King Arthur, she would surely be able to remain calm and composed, her heart like still water.

Unfortunately, Li Pu was not.

Once her feelings began to fade, and she felt her Synchronization Rate gradually decreasing, she would start to become anxious.

And that anxiety would further lower her Synchronization Rate, making her even more anxious.

If this standoff continued, she would only enter a severe negative feedback loop.

'I absolutely cannot let this happen!'

Li Pu steeled herself. Regardless of the final outcome of this duel, allowing herself to become flustered like this was absolutely unacceptable! Rather than slowly breaking down.

She'd rather go for a strong offense!

Only by actually fighting would she know what to do! Continuing this standoff would yield no results.

Mei watched Li Pu's movements. Her steps were steady, each one placed with great stability. It was a complete contrast to the previous time when she was full of openings.

This time, she was truly flawless, giving Mei no openings to exploit!

Mei also knew that she couldn't rush in this situation. Rushing would easily lead to mistakes.

Knowing something was one thing, but executing it was another.

After such a long standoff, she was starting to feel like she couldn't hold on any longer!

But just then, Mei suddenly noticed Li Pu's steps stop, followed by a small forward thrust! This was a signal to attack!

Mei couldn't help but feel a surge of joy!

The opportunity had arrived!

The key to a Katana versus a spear was how to overcome the spear's attack range, dodge the spearhead, close the distance, and launch an attack!

And this was a counter-attack!

Mei quickly shifted her gaze to the spear tip, and indeed! The attack had begun!

The spear tip thrust straight towards her.

Now was the time!

Mei tilted her head, dodging the thrust, and leaped forward! In that instant, she had already crossed the spear's attack range! The next step was to draw her sword and slash!

However, at the same time, Mei saw Li Pu charging forward!

'No!'

She hadn't expected Li Pu to not retreat, but instead to directly close the distance!

It looked like she was going for close-quarters combat!

Suddenly, Mei felt!

There was no time to draw her sword!

Chapter Sixty-Six: When the Enemy Moves, I Move

Charging forward!

Are long weapons always at a disadvantage when an opponent gets close?

Of course not!

If a long weapon makes a miscalculation in the first round, it will always have a chance to recover!

The Katana, as a close-quarters weapon, also had its own attack range. And for Mei's intended iaijutsu slash, that attack range was even shorter!

If long-range attacks failed, the strategy was to pressure at close range!

Even closer range!

This meant that Mei's close-range attacks also needed to be rendered ineffective!

Li Pu took a step forward.

She released her left hand, moved her right hand along the spear shaft forward, and used her entire body to press forward, arriving one step ahead of Mei drawing her sword. She instantly grabbed the connection point between the spearhead and the spear shaft.

This immediately turned the long range into a short range.

She pulled back and thrust!

'This!'

Mei had absolutely no idea that there was such a way to attack. This was an attack rhythm she had never encountered in her previous sparring sessions.

According to past sparring, when facing a long weapon like a spear, as long as the first wave of attacks was dodged.

Closing the distance would have ended it all.

However, this time she was actually counterattacked!

Mei could only retreat instinctively, widening the distance again.

If this were the real King Arthur, she would definitely know this was an excellent opportunity! Pressing the attack relentlessly would surely lead to a swift victory. Unfortunately, Li Pu wasn't the real King Arthur.

He was quite clear about his own abilities.

Winning the first round was purely due to being prepared beforehand; essentially, everything was unfolding according to her predictions. But if she pushed further and it exceeded her expectations, things could become very difficult afterward.

The most ideal state would actually be to gradually familiarize herself and adapt within a balanced, steady-paced battle.

Attacks or counterattacks that involved sudden bursts of speed weren't ideal at all.

That's why Li Pu wouldn't choose to pursue now.

Mei took two steps back, and seeing that Li Pu hadn't pursued, she gradually calmed down. That counterattack had come too suddenly! It felt just like their first encounter.

Whenever she felt victory was within her grasp, that sharp counterattack would instantly turn the tide.

She couldn't be like this!

Mei sensed that this feeling was bad. It was already impossible to always aim to decide the outcome in a single move.

She drew the katana from her waist.

Now, she had to find an opening and launch a counterattack during the exchanges, blow by blow!

Mei charged forward.