Chapter 171: Monsters Everywhere (2/2)

”Alright, that’s all for now. Remember, learn from your enemies to know yourself better. Be prepared for what you’re about to face… Dismiss.”

Ma Xiaoru intercepted Wang Tong as he was about to leave along with Hu Yangxuan and the rest, ”Wang Tong, I need your help.”

”Oh, Sure.” Wang Tong nodded.

The two of them walked alongside as they talked, ”So, you were saying that Li Ruo-Er was actually targeting you?”

”Haha, it’s complicated and kind of personal. Anyways, I knew I’d be facing her someday… You don’t have to look so grim, it’s not that serious. She is just hoping to settle the score with me.”

”Since both of you are practicing Tactics of the Enchantress, there might be a huge chance of hurting yourselves. Are you feeling confident?”

”Not quite, since she practiced earlier than me. Descendents of the House of Li are known to be talented, and judging from what I saw, her practice in the tactics has reached a certain level, probably even higher than mine. But, I’m not planning to lose!”

”So, do tell what I can offer to help!” Wang Tong patted his chest and said. Now that the thing between him and Samantha had gone back on track, he could finally act more normal around Ma Xiaoru, and started to treat her more like a friend.

”Obviously Li Ruo-Er knows more than I do regarding Tactics of the Enchantress, which puts me in a bad position. So, I was hoping if you could be my sparring partner.” Ma Xiaoru said.

”I see, so you are planning to use Li Ruo-Er’s confidence of winning for your own good, huh?” Wang Tong nodded. Generally speaking, Ma Xiaoru was standing in a disadvantageous position.

”I’ll tell you about the details later.”

”Why wait? Let’s begin today after training. Judging from the situation, it might take us some time to find the perfect solution. So, I think the earlier we start, the better.” Wang Tong replied excitedly.

”That’s perfect!” Ma Xiaoru seemed touched. Usually, she didn’t like competing with others. However, she did have her own reason for defeating Li Ruo-Er.

Most of the time, Ma Xiaoru would have the advantages when she was up against most of her opponents, not to mention she had not even utilized the ultimate moves of her Tactics of the Enchantress before. However, those advantages would turn into disadvantages if she were to fight against Li Ruo,-Er given by the fact that Ma Xiaoru’s practice progress and battle experiences were slightly lower than her opponent. But most importantly, Ma Xiaoru knew lesser intel than Li Ruo-Er.

Recently, Wang Tong was performing badly in his Battlecraft Combat training. He was defeated from time to time, because he was only allowed to use one hand in a single match, which made it impossible for Wang Tong to use his controlling maneuver. However, he really was able to learn something new during his multiple defeats, Wang Tong noticed he had begun to pay more attention to his timing and also his perspective on the overall situation, due to the fact that he was restricted from giving in to his usual habits. Nevertheless, it required the perfect touch to aim for the perfect timing. It didn’t matter much if he was extremely good in his maneuvers, but if he was put in a handicapped situation, every second mattered.

It seemed to remind Wang Tong of his early days in Norton, when he would be extremely cautious with his movements. He began to feel the essence of battle as he paid more attention to it, not to mention FlyWing was giving him advice from time to time. It took him quite some time to see results, but a little failure didn’t matter as long as there was an improvement.

Finally, Wang Tong had finished his maneuvers and analysis training. He was sorting out the information he learned today as he walked out the classroom, and noticed Ma Xiaoru was already waiting in the hallway.

”Master Wang, what brings her here?” Zhou Sisi asked.

”I’m helping her to think of a plan to counter Tactics of the Enchantress. By the way, you seemed to have remarkable improvements lately. I guess soon it’ll be my turn to call you Master Zhou.” Wang Tong joked.

”Aw, shaddup. Don’t even try to divert the conversation. Well, enjoy your time with the pretty lady… and be careful.” Zhou Sisi seemed kind of jealous.

”Don’t worry, although Tactics of the Enchantress is strong, I’m not that easy to be defeated.”

”I mean, be careful not to get eaten by the pretty lady, you idiot!”

Zhou Sisi’s relationship with Ma Xiaoru was a little awkward. They didn’t hate each other, but they also were not very fond of each other. However, Wang Tong was unaware of the awkwardness as he shook his head. But even if he knew, he still would have no idea how to handle the girls.

Anyhow, Wang Tong was blessed with the luck of a fool in this kind of a situation according to Hu Yangxuan, yet mister expert said he wasn’t as blessed as Wang Tong if he were to be placed in similar situations.

Wang Tong immediately knew Ma Xiaoru was planning to head to the Sky Mansion when he saw her maglev vehicle, clearly because the academy was not the perfect venue for their own fight.

”You can drive?” Wang Tong asked. He had never tried driving before, or to be exact, his financial status didn’t allow him to develop expensive hobbies. Nevertheless, he was born and raised in a city filled with metro and other public transports. Hence, there was no point of him getting one of those maglev vehicles.

”Yeah, but I barely drive since it has the autopilot function.” Ma Xiaoru laughed and replied. Somehow, she looked prettier than usual today. She had let her hair down, and was seen wearing a simple white dress that set off her gorgeous figure. There was also a faint scent of orchid… Somehow, Ma Xiaoru’s Tactics of the Enchantress started to look different, and even Ma Xiaoru herself felt weird about such changes. But her training days at the House of Li had ended a long time ago, and for some reason, she had no intentions to head back and ask for the explanation.

”Let’s go.”

”You wanna give it a try?”

”Nah, I’m too broke to break one of your belongings.”

Wang Tong wasn’t quite familiar with the brand of the vehicle, yet, judging from the expressions of other people, it was definitely one of those super expensive ones. Nevertheless, Wang Tong was sure that the House of Ma was rich enough to own a few of these.