Chapter 288: Fight Analysis (1)

The dragonman youngster didn’t sleep.

In the Love Triangle’s training room, he was watching the recording of the duel between him and Xiong Ju.

Because of mature alchemy technology, people could easily obtain such recordings.

Lan Zao, Chi Lai, and Men Shi had joined the dragonman youngster at the Snow Bird Dueling Arena, and they had made recordings with alchemy devices.

But the dragonman youngster didn’t watch those recordings.

This recording was from Snow Bird Dueling Arena itself.

The dueling arena had more sophisticated alchemy devices, and their recordings were clearer and more comprehensive than normal alchemy devices. Furthermore, their viewing distance could be adjusted at will, making it convenient for watchers to observe each detail of the fight.

If it was a marvelous duel, then after it, the dueling arena would sell the fight recordings to make a tidy profit.

A portion of these profits went to the duelists, but most of it went into the dueling arena’s pocket to maintain the dueling arena itself, rebuilding facilities, doing improvements, and the like. 

Apart from this, the dueling arena also profited from other sources. For example, they charged a fee on the constant flow of peddlers in the arena.

The Ice Sculpture Kingdom had all kinds of dueling arenas in it.

These dueling arenas were popular, not only through the Ice Sculpture Kingdom’s culture of revering martial arts, but also due to the mature business models of these dueling arenas.

The dragonman youngster also profited from the duel.

But the dragonman youngster didn’t know the exact amount he would earn.

After all, this was his first time.

Also, he wasn’t focused on the money right now.

After the Battle of Two Eyes Island, the survivors had 70,000 gold coins in capital. For a short time, money was not a problem.

The dragonman youngster rewatched his fight, for the purpose of continuous study and review, so he could he stronger!

At the start of the fight, the dragonman youngster and Xiong Ju fought with their fists, neither using battle qi.

“Xiong Ju’s boxing is energetic and heavy, and his wrestling technique is quite solid.”

“He also had some dirty tricks from street brawls, they were very vicious, and at the time, I almost ate a loss and chose to scurry from a vanguard approach.” 

When the dragonman youngster watched it, his memories of it became vivid.

From an observer’s point of view, the dragonman youngster quickly noticed that he actually had excellent solutions to Xiong Ju’s dirty tricks.

With these responses, he was able to hold more of the initiative during combat.

The recording continued to when Xiong Ju started to use his main weapon.

“After Xiong Ju took out the Gold Flower Hacksaw, his attack power rose dramatically, and his range also doubled in size. The team’s funds are sufficient enough, perhaps I should buy myself a gold level weapon.”

This thought appeared in the dragonman youngster’s mind again.

Next, he saw himself using the pair of alchemy crossbows, shooting Xiong Ju from range.

The dragonman youngster shook his head.

“Although I was relying on the Gold Needle Queen Bee bloodline, and once again possessed a gift for shooting, I am not a true archer.”

“I am not qualified to be one.”

“Many of the alchemy arrows counteracted each other. If I were a qualified archer, this wouldn’t have happened. An excellent archer could even use their arrow type battle skills to amplify the power of their arrows and strategically integrate their shots together so that their power would be greater than the sum of their parts.”

“Perhaps, I can choose an alchemy crossbow as my main weapon.”

The recording carried on to when the dragonman youngster found himself on the ground.

He had been stunned for a brief moment, and Xiong Ju was ferociously slicing at his abdomen with the Gold Flower Hacksaw.

What caused this situation was Xiong Ju’s racial magic Bear Roar.

In the prior clash, the dragonman youngster didn’t sense it, let alone was able to dodge it.

In that point in the fight, he from a spectator’s viewpoint quickly noticed that Xiong Ju had an indicator that showed when Bear Roar was about to be used. 

However, that sign was not clear and also very brief.

“Remember that sign, if I cross blades with Xiong Ju again, perhaps I will be able to detect when he uses Bear Roar ahead of time.”

“Anyways, even if I notice Bear Roar, that ability activates too quickly. It would be nearly impossible for me to evade it completely.”

“Even with my current strongest form that gives me extreme speed, it is still hard to dodge.”

Magic was unlike fists and swords; they usually couldn’t be avoided through just evasion.

The dragonman youngster then saw himself use Machine Gun Fist on Xiong Ju.

Xiong Ju’s Flowing Wave Armor visibly melted away under Machine Gun Fist.

This peculiar armor had its own weak points; one Machine Gun Fist could exploit.

“Although I learned Machine Gun Fist last night, it was thanks to Spring Boxer’s battle experience that allowed me to have a very deep mastery of it. Today, I was able to use it against Xiong Ju in real combat, with great results.”

Before learning Machine Gun Fist, the dragonman youngster only had one attack type battle skill, Demolition Fist.

Comparing the two battle skills was difficult,, each had their own merits and shortcomings.

Demolition Fist was one hit with massive power. While Machine Gun Fist had far lower power in comparison to Demolition Fist, however its strong point was that it could constantly unleash a string of attacks.

When dealing with the Flowing Wave Armor, Demolition Fist didn’t do much, after all it was just a single strike. While Machine Gun Fist was actually able to restrain that kind of armor.

It could be said that by learning Machine Gun Fist, the dragonman youngster complemented a gap in his attack methods.

“How on, this is…” The dragonman youngster decided to pause the recording at a certain moment.

That moment was when his two fists smashed Xiong Ju into the air.

“What a tragedy!”

“If I was able to follow up that attack and keep Xiong Ju in the air, then I would have decided the duel then in a smoother fashion.”

“The dilly-dally and bitter struggle afterwards wouldn’t have happened.”

The dragonman youngster hadn’t detected this opportunity for victory during the battle.

Now that he was watching the recording he immediately noticed that rare opportunity.

He repeated this section of the fight recording.

Then he noticed that keeping Xiong Ju in the air would have been challenging.

At the time, he had just attacked with all of his strength. It could be said that what happened was the best outcome.

“My offensive battle skills are limited, and I never had the methods that could keep Xiong Ju in the air.”

“Xiong Ju was also paying attention to that afterwards, and for the rest of the battle, he made sure both legs were on the ground, no longer giving another chance.”

Seeing that, the dragonman youngster had a new realization.

“Actually, when fighting a silver level fighter, if I am able to hit them into the air, I will hold a massive advantage.”

“There is nothing to gain a footing on in the air, and my opponent will be greatly limited. Unless they are able to alter their position with equipment or a skill.”

“As for gold level fighters, the air is no longer a weakness. Even if they don’t have a flying skill.”

Flying skills were rare, and not every gold level fighter had one.

But even if a gold level fighter didn’t have a flying skill, they could use their gold level battle qi to move through the air.

The reason was simple; gold level battle qi could exist by itself.

Therefore, so long as a fighter discharged some battle qi into the air, they could use them as a stepping stone.

“Perhaps I should look into a set of skills and choose a few suitable ones that I can use in succession.”

“Under that combination of battle skills, I am more likely to toss my enemy into the air.”

“I only know Demolition Fist and Machine Gun Fist, that is far from enough.”

By quickly switching to different battle skills in succession, an enemy would find it difficult to protect themselves.

If it was just Demolition Fist and Machine Gun Fist, an enemy would find it easy to protect themselves.

Xiong Ju in the recording was a living example.

Xiong Ju used his defensive battle skill Black Armor to avert danger.

“Xiong Ju has a good grasp of this battle skill.”

“Later when I absorb the Grand Arena Medal’s experience, his battle skill will be mine.”

“Machine Gun Fist couldn’t break that defensive skill, in fact, I doubt Demolition Fist could either.”

“It seems that although Demolition Fist is powerful, I lack a truly formidable attack method that can fix the tone in a single blow.” The dragonman youngster realized his inadequacy.

Demolition Fist was just his conventional attack method.

The dragonman youngster needed true offensive trump cards and using them might require a high price. When they were used, they could instantly erupt with great firepower and thereby smash the enemy’s defenses.

In this aspect, the dragonman youngster actually had one method.

It was the legend level Flame Dragon King bloodline’s racial magic – Life Scorching Dragon Breath.

But although this racial magic was formidable, and had once restrained Rou Zang, its conditions of usage was too harsh.

Normally, it was very difficult to find a chance to discharge it in actual combat, its battle success against Rou Zang was actually rather hard to duplicate.

Take today, when the dragonman youngster fought Xiong Ju. Both fought at an extremely rapid tempo, and the dragonman youngster never found an opportunity to let lose Life Scorching Dragon Breath.

At the end of the fight, when both were exhausted, the dragonman youngster didn’t have the strength to use that racial magic.

In fact, using something so powerful was wholly unnecessary.

The recording proceeded to the latter part of the duel.

The dragonman youngster relied on his final form and the speed boost it gave to miserably suppress Xiong Ju.