Chapter 197 - Hellish Training (2/2)

After a consecutive series of losses, Marlene’s perseverance paid off and ed to meined, her opponent’s spells were lie, Marlene wasn’t able to clinch a victory

This was because Marlene had forgotten an important point In an actual battle, the nu factor Instead, the critical tiher importance

True, her opponent was indeed only specialized in Wind and Fire, but because of that, she didn’t have to choose from a broad repertoire of spells and could just use them as it is But as for Marlene, she had too many different elemental spells to choose fro situation, thus, confusing herself in the end Although Marlene’s hard work ainst the first attack, she would be bloay the very next second

Stay cal her lips, Marlene once again thought of Rhode’s advice He would gather the the battle techniques and insights These were very useful, especially to the mercenaries who lacked battle experiences

“I think that all of you had a glimpse of their battle styles, and I believe some of you may have already discovered the secrets in their techniques Using the ti to ensure that there aren’t any loopholes in their attacks, and also to attack continuously without stopping But of course, e discuss about attack or defense, these terms are seen as a means to an end In battle, he who controls the battlefield is king Thus, there are two core terms which you must understand, control and anti-control If you can control your opponent’s movements, then the next clash wouldn’t be too difficult However, if you get controlled by them instead, then you will feel the results yourselves”

Control…

Marleneof this word However, the truth remained the same, even if she attacked or defended from the start, she felt the battle didn’t proceed as she intended She was like a boat going against the waves, losing control under the stor into a perilous situation

Thinking of this, Marlene frowned She realized that she had aon how to prevent and break the opponent’s rotation of spells But instead, these were only strategies in battle Even if she could try stopping her opponent’s attack once, she wouldn’t be able for the other as she hadn’t turned the tide of the battle in her favor Her countermeasures were still within her opponent’s calculations Therefore, her initial resistance didn’t mean much to the outcome of the battle

In other words, she shouldn’t focus on how to defend and counterattack, but she should think of how to break the control of the opponent, and turn it to her favor?

But if she used this ainst the opponent’s aggression too?

Between these tere the differences?

Unlike Marlene as frowning and deep in thought, Lize quietly reirl She could cast the sairl and was clear of the theory But Lize had never used these skills offensively, and now, she was akin to a traveler who had just discovered the new continent, greedily observing the unknown creatures

Although they went through si, the five of them had different vieards it Randolf and Joey were newbies, so they didn’t have their personalized styles or deterht by observing strong opponents As for Marlene, she had possessed sufficient spells, and now she needed to kno to utilize them to their full potential Anne wished she could i opponents Whereas for Lize, she was still considering and understanding the connotation of the techniques

Rhode didn’t expect them to defeat their opponents since these people were the top ten players in the ga world Even if Lize and the rest carried a certain ath in such a short period was clearly impossible But this wasn’t his only motive He hoped that Marlene and the rest could derive the best battle techniques for themselves These experiences would be extre step-by-step had its merits indeed Just like Marlene, with her abilities, she wouldn’t have any probleiant, but if a nine-headed serpent appeared, then she would immediately be at a loss It wasn’t only because of her unfamiliarity with the monster, but also because of her lack of battle experiences with beings that were stronger than herself

Right now, Rhode was training theht superior opponents In the upco mid-summer festival, they would meet powerful enemies… or at least it would be considered powerful in their point of view

If they didn’t have necessary preparation against stronger opponents, then no matter how familiar they ith their skills or techniques, they would fail ht,

The only factor which made Rhode worried was their lack of time The mid-summer festival was only two months away, and after these few days, the ban by the Mercenary association would be lifted At that time, they would re-invest their time into the missions While Rhode didn’t need to acquire roup would prouild, but he still needed some missions to rally his et to know hiroup together was in battle

But this erous ht for the situations occur would they fight alongside each other Rhode didn’t intend to find soroup, so, in hisa erous Furthermore, if the mercenaries witnessed his abilities firsthand, then they would grow to trust him more

But as Rhode hts was interrupted by Christie

Rhode lowered his head and looked at Christie who pulled onto the he, Christie?”

“… Rhode… What’s that?”

The little girl asked curiously while extending her hand and pointed to the front