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Hearing Instructor Jiang Fang speak, Kurumi swung her blade upward with a backhand motion.
Clang!
Jiang Fang did not move her feet. With only a slight shift of the curved blade in her left hand, she blocked the edge of the A6 Blood Shadow battle saber.
Kurumi could feel that Jiang Fang was using the same level of force as she was. The blade abruptly changed direction and slashed downward!
Clang! Clang!
Silver light flashed, and faint sparks burst forth. No matter how Kurumi attacked, Jiang Fang's curved blade easily held its defense.
Then Jiang Fang's curved blade coiled around like a spirit snake. A special application of force disrupted Kurumi's move through vibration, and a flash of sharpness appeared beside Kurumi's face!
Kurumi withdrew her saber and shifted slightly. The cold glint had barely passed when the Blood Shadow battle saber immediately chopped straight down!
Clang!
Jiang Fang blocked it with the curved blade in her right hand, a smile appearing on her face.
"Over all these years, you're the first trainee who has forced me to use my second blade to defend." Jiang Fang sheathed her blades, then changed the subject. "However, your saber technique has no structure. Its strengths are your reaction speed and adaptability. And those techniques of yours that specifically target the lower body—those might be somewhat useful against humans, but against monsters... Gu Mo'er, when facing monsters, we must find their most vulnerable spots and strive for a one-hit kill!"
Kurumi nodded with an exceptionally serious expression.
"Again! This time, keep your eyes on lethal spots like my throat and eyes!"
Clang—!
Jiang Fang's saber technique was extremely fierce. Or rather, all saber-wielding warriors were like this—they emphasized speed and one-hit kills!
Because when warriors