Chapter 762 Another Accident
Unknowingly, Gabby also raised his evaluation of Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng's current performance is enough to pass the final assessment, but Gabi did not stop. In addition to the constant stalemate, the final assessment usually determines the winner of the battle. In addition, Gabi also wants to see Zhang Heng. How far could Heng go, so he just stood aside, said nothing, and watched the changes.
This was not the first time that Galba was surprised. Zhang Heng gave up the defense under his pressure. However, the boldness of the opponent's attack was beyond Galba's expectation. Zhang Heng's moves were not very strange. , the strength and speed are only average.
But in this offensive battle, Garba was still at a disadvantage, and the reason was simple.
Because Zhang Heng had two knives and Garba only had one.
Although the dual-swordsman is a profession with a relatively high mortality rate among gladiators, it is not without its advantages. The abandonment of defense also gives the dual-swordsman a super offensive ability. Once Zhang Heng starts the main attack, Galba has to Putting more energy into defense will slow down his own offensive frequency.
Of course, Galba is not too anxious, because the strength of the fish helmet fighter is not in offense but in defense. As long as the large shield half a man's height is erected in front of him, it can cover all the vital points. In addition, With the helmet on his head, the defensive fish-helmet fighter is like an airtight wall.
Of course, fish-helmet fighters are not invincible in the arena. There are only a few gladiator professions, each of which has been studied to death. The game Zhang Heng is using now is the standard way to deal with fish-helmet fighters. method.
The rectangular shield worn by the latter can certainly provide super defensive capabilities, but it will also reduce the fish-helmet fighter's flexibility.
Zhang Heng is now circling around Galba. The roles of the two have been reversed. The one who started to test the attack has become Zhang Heng. Galba is staring at his opponent through the gap in the helmet, following Zhang Heng's movements. He also kept turning his body to ensure that the big shield could face the opponent every time.
So far, although Garba has not gained any advantage, he is still very confident, because he has experienced many fierce battles, and he is naturally comfortable in facing such situations.
But having said that, Zhang Heng's stability was indeed somewhat beyond his expectation, but Galba firmly believed that he would be the final winner in this battle.
Many people despise Garba because of his age, and naturally think that Garba's physical functions have declined. This cannot be said to be wrong, but strictly speaking, Garba's strength, speed and agility have declined. , but only the attribute of endurance has not decreased but increased. In addition, his physical strength distribution is now more reasonable. If Zhang Heng wants to rely on his youth to kill him, he will play into Galba's plan.
But Zhang Heng on the other side didn't seem to realize this yet. He was still trying to circle around Garba, trying to attack Garba from various angles and directions, but he was blocked by the opponent's turtle shell. Ba huddled behind the rectangular shield. Of course, in order not to passively respond, he would also take the time to strike Zhang Henglai a few times with his sword.
But Galba was very cunning and would not take advantage of Zhang Heng's deliberate attempts to seduce him. He would just strike away every time and never show any willingness to fight. Instead, he would strike at Zhang Heng's arm when he advanced rashly.
The trainer acting as a referee judged that if the sword was a real sword, the wound would not be too deep, so the fight was not terminated.
But this sword also made Galba, who was rewarded, more convinced that there was nothing wrong with his strategy. He looked at Zhang Heng as if to say, boy, you are a little too green to fight with me.
Sure enough, is that it? Gabby, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, also thought so.
However, there was still no expression on Zhang Heng's face. After some evaluation, he felt that his performance was almost done and he should be able to end the battle. Of course, he also needed some skills in the final stage.
After all, Zhang Heng’s plan was to pass the assessment in a low profile. Compared with the constant efforts before, he finally showed some useful information in this battle, which made Gabby’s impression of Zhang Heng change from a mediocre talent to a Although his physical fitness is average, he is a young gladiator who has a cool mind and has certain training value.
This is enough, and this is the impression Zhang Heng hopes to leave on others. He neither wants to become a star gladiator like Bach, but also has to find a reasonable explanation for his ability to defeat his opponents in the arena in the future.
The degree of this is not so easy to grasp, but it is not too difficult for Zhang Heng.
Yes, while all the new gladiators were racking their brains to think about how to pass the exam, Zhang Heng was thinking about how to win as low-key and reasonably as possible.
So far, he has done well. Even Gabi, the well-informed person in charge of the gladiator school, was afraid of being deceived. He had no suspicion that Zhang Heng had deliberately concealed his strength, and he probably wouldn't To think that someone would be so bold as to hide their strength during the final assessment.
But there were also people who were not deceived by him.
For example, Bach, who had played against Zhang Heng before, now kept his eyes wide open the whole time without blinking, for fear of missing any details.
Seeing Zhang Heng's pretentious movements of his left and right hands in slow motion, Bach couldn't help but pout, "Where's that gust of wind and rain attack when you hit me?" And when he saw Zhang Heng being slashed on the arm by Garba due to an accident, Bach almost couldn't help shouting, "If you can get slashed like this, how could I possibly be able to do it from beginning to end that night?" I haven't even been able to touch you?
Galba's level is good among the gladiators, but that's it. Bach put himself into Zhang Heng's role. It is estimated that Galba will only last until now, and he will either give in or wait to be split in two.
Zhang Heng was suppressing him from the beginning to the end. Now someone is forcing a 50-50 split. No matter how you look at it, there is an air of conspiracy. That's why Bach will look more carefully. I have replayed the battle in my mind countless times, but I still can't confirm whether Zhang Heng intended to give in or it was just an accident. Today's battle may be able to answer this question that has troubled him for many days.
But apart from that, there was another person in the corner who was watching the battle intently. It was the old Persian trainer that Zhang Heng met when he came to the gladiator school on the first day. He was not responsible for bringing up the newcomers, so Strictly speaking, this is only the second meeting between the two parties.
The old trainer didn't know why, but he seemed to be very interested in Zhang Heng. Of course, because his location was relatively remote, even Zhang Heng didn't notice him.
Moreover, this small melodrama was almost coming to an end at this time. Zhang Heng started to wrap things up. After being injured in his left arm, he changed his previous fighting style and became more aggressive.
Galba was secretly happy when he saw this. Has the fish finally taken the bait?
Gabi also made the same judgment, feeling that Zhang Heng was starting to lose his composure. Only a voice in Bach's heart was roaring, coming, coming, he is finally coming!
Then he saw that Zhang Heng gave up attacking Galba's other vital points and focused on Galba's eyes.
Galba was shocked at first, but he was a fish-helmet fighter and wore a protective helmet on his head. He didn't think the wooden sword in Zhang Heng's hand could hurt him, but he soon realized Something was wrong. Zhang Heng was not expecting the wooden sword to penetrate through the small gap and hurt his eyes, but he was blocking his sight in this way.
Although the nearly fully-sealed helmet can effectively protect his head, it will also create visual blind spots for him to a certain extent. This is also one of the reasons why Garba follows Zhang Heng in circles. Zhang Heng now actively sticks to his body and uses wood to The sword blocked his eyes, making him lose Zhang Heng's figure. Galba could only judge Zhang Heng's position based on the sound and the other person's location a second ago.
But until now, Galba still has not panicked, because similar tactics have not been used before.
To this day, he still feels that as long as he defends himself, he will not give the other party any chance.
In fact, Garba quickly judged Zhang Heng's intention. The latter's real attack point was his left waist.
Got you!
A flash of light flashed in Galba's eyes, and this time he did not evade defense.
Instead, he took the initiative to let go of his door. The training sword in his right hand was already ready to strike. It unexpectedly came first and stabbed Zhang Heng's neck before Zhang Heng's weapon hit his left waist.
This is not a lose-lose situation. In Galba's calculations, his sword would arrive first, and it was indeed the case. However, what he did not expect was that the goddess of luck actually favored Zhang Heng at this moment. The latter saw that he was about to fail. The other hand made a final struggle and gave up blocking his sight. Instead, it stabbed his helmet. As a result, the sword was inserted into the observation hole left in front of his helmet.
A little further away, Bach was about to get up in arms and use foul language. What a surprise! Sure enough, it was an accident again! ! ! Can't you come up with something new? !