Lu Yang had no choice but to retreat to avoid the blade's edge. Yet as he took that step back, Liu Ruohuai did not continue attacking. Instead, he instantly sheathed his blade and retreated two steps.
Charge
Liu Ruohuai positioned himself exactly three meters away and charged at Lu Yang. At such close range, there was less than 0.3 seconds to react. Even Lu Yang could not make an evasive move.
Clang
A crisp clash of weapons rang out. Just as Liu Ruohuai thought he had struck Lu Yang, he looked up and discovered that Lu Yang had blocked his attack with his staff.
Liu Ruohuai froze, then asked, "Boss, how did you block that? You could react even to that?"
Lu Yang smiled. "That was a good move. Normally, I wouldn't have been able to react. But you shouldn't have attacked me head-on. While charging, you should lower your body and attack the thigh area above the knee and below the waist. Also, don't charge directly at me. Charge toward my side. If you come at me from the front, I can raise my weapon and evade. But if you charge from the side, first, I won't be able to react in time; second, my instinctive blocking motion won't be able to catch your weapon."
Liu Ruohuai nodded in understanding. "So that's how it is. No wonder you could block me. Let me try again."
Lu Yang nodded. Liu Ruohuai attacked again. Even though Lu Yang was prepared, Liu Ruohuai still struck his right thigh, landing a heavy critical hit for 1.8 million damage.
"Ha! So that's how it works. I get it now," Liu Ruohuai said excitedly.
Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction. Liu Ruohuai had good instincts and understood immediately. The move Lu Yang had taught him was