Turtle Shell
Ma Jingjing is very happy today!
When she woke up in the morning, facing the rising sun and the thin mist, she took a deep breath of the moist and slightly cool air, dispelling the last bit of sleepiness in her mind.
The first class this morning was the Close Combat Techniques class she had been looking forward to.
And today, she will complete her 'revenge'!
Cough cough!
Actually, during a previous Combat Practice Class, she enthusiastically approached Bell and asked to spar with him.
Originally, she had envisioned a fierce battle with Bell, but in the end, she was outmatched and suffered a regrettable defeat.
Just like her match with Shanna.
This wasn't her being arrogant. You see, the use of magical artifacts is not allowed in the Combat Practice Class.
The troublesome silver-white liquid metal artifact that Bell used before cannot be taken out and used again.
However, what Ma Jingjing didn't know was that the Thousand Changes itself actually had no power; it was just a magical tool used in conjunction with the Transfiguration.
In other words, the power that can be unleashed by using the Thousand Changes technique depends entirely on the user's skill in Transfiguration.
Even without the Thousand Changes, Bell could still hold his own against Wu Shuang, though he would appear more disheveled on the field.
As expected, the intense battle that Ma Jingjing had anticipated did not materialize, and she was defeated by Bell without any chance to fight back.
There was nothing she could do; her Flying Sword was no match for Bell's Sectumsempra.
This defeat, while making Ma Jingjing realize reality, also further fueled her fighting spirit.
As the saying goes, you should use your strengths to attack your enemy's weaknesses.
When she was choosing courses, she heard Bell say that the other student had not received any training in Close Combat Techniques.
Wizards and Magic Cultivator are the same; they are purely ranged classes.
Then the problem becomes simple.
You should know that she started learning swordsmanship from her elders when she was 5 years old.
Although she was no match for Bell in actual combat, she refused to believe that she couldn't defeat him in close combat!
"If you've got the guts, don't hide!"
During Close Combat Techniques class, Ma Jingjing stared at Bell, panting heavily.
This isn't right! The script shouldn't be like this!
"Didn't you say you hadn't learned any Close Combat Techniques?!"
She had been chasing and slashing at Bell for almost 10 minutes, and her initial enthusiasm had turned into existential doubt.
She didn't manage to hit her opponent even once with her sword!
"So, would it kill you to let me cut you with my sword?"
Ma Jingjing thought to herself in exasperation.
In fact, given her previous ferocity in slashing people, more than half of the students in the class would be crippled or killed if they were hit by her sword.
Everyone else instinctively moved away from where the two were, wondering curiously what Bell had done to have such a deadly feud with that Miss Ma.
If it weren't for a certain understanding of Bell's abilities, even the instructor would have had to come over to stop him.
He didn't want anyone to die in his class, otherwise he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the Academy.
"Yes, I haven't learned Close Combat Techniques, but I have learned dodging skills."
Bell said with an innocent look on his face.
Strictly speaking, he hadn't learned any dodging techniques; he just gradually learned them through repeated beatings.
Compared to the countless Bludger around in basic training, Ma Jingjing's attacks at this moment are really nothing.
The value of his daily beatings, leaving him bruised and battered, finally became apparent at this moment.
"I don't care! You're not allowed to hide anymore! Are you even a man? If you're a man, face me head-on!"
Ma Jingjing was so angry that she probably didn't even know what she was saying anymore.
In short, no matter what, she is determined to get her revenge today and inflict the blow she suffered in the Combat Practice Class on Bell with interest!
"..."
Bell was speechless.
It's important to know that although he is not yet 18 years old, Britain law stipulates that one can get married at the age of 15.
Although it's Muggle law.
Therefore, at 15 years old, he should be considered a man in all aspects.
Faced with Ma Jingjing's straightforward invitation, the real man Bell certainly couldn't refuse.
So he threw away the longsword in his hand (which he had never used and would only get in the way), and a pale blue magical light emanated from his hands, like a pair of blue gloves, enveloping them.
With a slight bend and focusing his strength in his legs, Bell's hands flashed through the air, intercepting all of Ma Jingjing's attacks without missing a single one.
1 minute... 5 minutes... 10 minutes...
Suddenly, Ma Jingjing jumped back and withdrew from the battle.
"You, you, you said you hadn't learned any Close Combat Techniques!"
Ma Jingjing asked breathlessly.
After more than 20 minutes of relentless, all-out attacks, even she felt somewhat exhausted.
"Yes, but I've learned how to block."
Bell said again with an innocent look on his face.
Compared to those tricky, elusive Bludger, Ma Jingjing's attacks were really nothing.
"You..."
Looking at Bell, who was calm and collected as if nothing had happened, and then at herself, who was covered in sweat and looked a little disheveled, anyone who didn't know better would think that she had been the one being beaten up by Bell the whole time.
The more she thought about it, the angrier and more aggrieved she became. Ma Jingjing knew that her "revenge" would not be completed today.
Enraged, she threw the longsword in her hand to the ground.
"What use would I have for this longsword!"
"Uh, Senior Ma, don't get excited, let's play a little longer."
Seeing that Ma Jingjing was about to quit, Bell quickly and gently persuaded her.
Don't get me wrong, it's not that Bell suddenly developed some strange hobby or became addicted to being slashed.
During that period, he didn't just get attacked without doing anything else.
While dodging and blocking, he was also carefully observing Ma Jingjing's attack methods.
Although he wanted to learn two-handed swordsmanship, while Ma Jingjing used the more agile one-handed sword, as the saying goes, all things have the same goal, so he should learn it first, and he would always be able to use it later.
"What's the point of fighting! We're not fighting anymore!"
Ma Jingjing roared and turned to leave.
She gets annoyed just looking at Bell's hateful face.
How dare they mock her?
Just you wait! She'll go back and figure something out right away!
As for whether they can come up with a solution, only God knows.
"Well..."
Seeing Ma Jingjing walk away without looking back, Bell, still feeling unsatisfied, could only turn his attention to the others.
This startled the onlookers, who immediately began shouting and gesturing to their companions.
They didn't want to fight against Bell, that Turtle Shell; what if they lost all their confidence?
So, under the instructor's complex gaze, the group of students displayed unprecedented passion and completed their first Close Combat Techniques class of the academic year.