Chapter 203 Be the Deviser (1/2)

In the end, it the outcome was as expected.

None of them could clinch a victory even though Rhode had picked new opponents for them and arranged for them to have the upper hand due to their classes. While it was true that everyone had improved tremendously and felt the incredulous change at the start of the battle, but once their opponent retaliated, their initial euphoria quickly turned into sorrow and defeat.

This time, Rhode arranged a one versus one fight and the rest would observe from the sidelines. This gave them a third-person perspective over the battle. Rhode wanted them to generate ideas by watching how the superior players played. In the past, they could only focus on their opponent in front of them. But now, by observing as a third party, they could expand their knowledge of various classes and hopefully create new techniques for themselves.

Obviously, Rhode didn't do this to torture them. So after every three matches, he would wave his hand to stop and gather everyone.

”Okay, I have a question. What do you think of their attacking style?”

The five of them frowned at Rhode's question. After thinking for a moment, eventually, Marlene was the first to answer, albeit hesitantly.

”They… seemed to like attacking. A lot.”

Marlene wasn't wrong. Especially today, after the observations, all of them realized the five figures seem to possess a crazy level of passion in offensive play. Even a support class like the Cleric, she even dared to use 'Defense Wall' to trap her opponent. From this, they could discern how extreme these group of people would go regarding taking the offensive. It wasn't only the cleric. Marlene's battle with the Shield Warrior was also the same.

As a mage, one would think that she would have a natural advantage over the Shield Warrior, but alas, little did she expect that the 'Shield Warrior' would totally abandon her defense and used the shield for offense instead. This left Marlene dumbstruck. For a moment, she forgot to release the spells from her hand, and by the time she snapped back, it was too late as her opponent already entered her proximity. The shield smashed her away and then…

... then there was nothing more after that.

”That's right.”

Rhode nodded at Marlene's answer.

”What views do all of you have on this?”

”This…”

This time, it was Lize who raised her hand.

”I don't think that what they did was orthodox, Mr. Rhode. Their attacks were too wild and were ignored their defense. If they were countered, wouldn't that be-”

”The question is, would THEY be able to counterattack?”

Rhode's reply immediately made Lize swallow her words. She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. Indeed, the opponents appeared to attack fearlessly, and in theory, there are many risks hidden within this battle style. Even Marlene and the others could discover it and wanted to take advantage of it. However, before they could conceive of any method to counter, their opponents had already rained blows on them until they were beaten black and blue.

And what's the reason for that? Was it the unfamiliarity with the opponent's attack pattern? The classes may be different, however, the five figures' attacking styles were similar. After training for many days, they were accustomed to that behavior. But this time around, the figures waited for them to begin attacking and didn't immediately strike the instant they started fighting. This was an opportunity for Marlene and the rest to get a hold of the rhythm. Otherwise, if they were to talk about strength, both sides had equal strength. If any single one of the illusory figures had superior strength, then all it needed was to sneeze, and the five of them would just fall over.

But why did they not have any solutions to their opponents' crazy attacks? Even if they knew their opponents' weaknesses, they still lost so easily. What exactly was the reason? No one knew why. In the past, they had an excuse because they did not know their opponent's weaknesses. Now that their style, strengths, and weaknesses were all laid bare in front of them, but why couldn't they grasp the situation?