Chapter 547 lnside the Spatially Distorted Space (1/2)

Chapter 548 [Bonus chapter] Kisses andHickeys

Katalina was breathing hard The sweat on her forehead was dripping down her cheeks

But she was enjoying her battle with Tuan She felt that she was getting back to basics after what see tiht like they were rankless Tuan too was taking long breaths while his body sweated all over They had been dueling for about half an hour by this point

"You haah you swing too late and your counterattacking style is clumsy, Kat Don't try to pull away fro a counterattack even when your instinct tells you otherwise At least not always Because that takes away half the power you could place on that attack

That's what happened when you fought against Ketsu, right? You would have dealt even ained

Reht Decide when to take on the offensive at the right time Draw them in And then ba the errors he had found in Katalina's fighting style The latter took that with an openpartner too

"Tuan… you are… long breaths an exceptional close co a loophole in your defense to set up a counter Don't you think the loopholes in your defense should appear naturally?"

Tuan wanted to say that allowing the loopholes to occur naturally would not give hie That's because its very definition meant that he wouldn't be ready for counterattacks But then he decided to be a considerate listener and allowed Kat to finish what she was saying

"I… I knohat you are thinking But hearwith you for a while, the opponents would come to knohat you were up to Even if they could fall for the same trick twice or thrice There would always be a lie you could count on soon"

This was another no-brainer for Eren But he also realized that Katalina was trying to tell hi that she couldn't correctly frame So he kept his mouth shut and let her elaborate on her idea

"You told me about the switch of sanity and how to take control of it But why should it have to be a one-itch? We can act aggressively for a certain period and then switch back to being cautious the next ression for a close co zone or forcing their way into the enemy's defense Then, you can attack the opponent while not prioritizing the defense As a result, close combat specialists become fearsome enemies of most rankers, if and when they both are in each other's striking range

But as a consequence, close co heavily injured if and when their strike is blocked or diverted Or if the ranker they are targeting is supported by other rankers with support-type spells

The close coressive was all about This style would be used when they were low on e or when they waited for someone in their team to provide them with a cover In this battle style, the close combat experts would strike their opponent only when they noticed a weakness in defense that would eventually be revealed if they waited

Katalina's advice was so simple that Tuan had overlooked it He had indeed switched between these styles when the situation demanded him to do so But they were not conscious efforts He would usually operate on autopilot when battling with his opponents And that usually gave hiht

But what happens when his opponent has better technique than yours? Or if his opponent's perception can keep up with or even surpass his own? At that ti the flow of his battle style ive him the chance to have one up on his opponents