Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 122: Swordsmanship Flow, One Against Three
Something seemed different about the serious pirate leader.

Bruch had just used the burst of airflow to dodge that insidious move, but [Blood Red Whiskey] took only one step forward and caught up with him again.

The blade was restrained, and this time it didn't give Bruch any chance to dodge.

The powerful blade found a gap to break through his defense and slashed fiercely on the knight's heavily armored shoulder.

clang!
The Guardian Knight didn't care, holding the sword in the [Right Hoe Style], one of the four basic stances, and turned around for a close combat.

"Drink!"

[Blood Red Whiskey] seemed to have anticipated this and quickly retreated half a step like a spring, then bounced back instantly when Bruch's momentum was exhausted.

The sharp blades collided, and the absolute speed and overwhelming power shattered the latter's posture.

Bruch took several steps back.

Relying on his solid swordsmanship skills, heavy armor, and the borrowed [Son of Storm], he managed to stabilize his body.

"So strong, abnormally strong!"

The expression under the guardian knight's helmet changed several times. It seemed that although the guy in front of him was drunk, his mind was as clear as a mirror.

Like having perfect control over body and spirit.

One point of strength can be used to produce the effect of three, four or five points in his hands. It's as if there is a monster hidden inside the human body.

This gap should not appear between normal second order and first order.

What's more, Bruch had borrowed the second-level core skills of his master, but he still had almost no ability to fight back.

Looking at the slowly flowing alcohol mist on the opponent's sword blade, and the unique breathing pattern between his mouth and nose, he seemed to suddenly understand something, and couldn't help but exclaimed:

"It's Xinliu! Has your swordsmanship reached the level of Xinliu?!"

next moment.

The blood-red whiskey was exhaled slowly, and there was a visible red light between the mouth and nose. The sound of blood flowing in the body was like a violent roar of steam.

A strong sense of crisis pierced Bruch's brow like a needle.

Danger, danger!
It seemed as if this sword could easily cut through steel, and even the knight's heavy armor on his body could not give him the slightest sense of security.

At the critical moment, two gunshots were suddenly heard behind Blood Red Whiskey.

The pirate leader who was about to rush forward to attack suddenly turned around as if he had eyes behind his head.

He swung the sword with his wrist and used the tilted blade to cut off two incoming bullets in an instant.

However, the two long swords that stabbed at him following the bullets left him no chance to take Bruch's life.

Catherine, wearing tight silver armor and still damp with moisture on her body, took the lead.

The swift sword in his hand followed the trajectory and algorithm of the [Supreme Art] Mary Chesky Circle and attacked from his weakest lower ribs.

Byron, who had already activated the [Son of the Storm] state, seemed to be able to fly by stepping on the wind.

Originally, if you asked him what he thought about stepping on his left foot and spiraling up to heaven.

His answer must be nonsense.

But now he can also do this against the will of heaven!

The white frost in his hand turned into a flash of lightning and slashed towards the head of the blood-red whiskey. Attacking the enemy will save him.

The difference between the effect of this core skill in Byron's hands and in Bruch's hands can only be described as worlds apart.

The guardian knight who had escaped from behind Blood Red Whiskey turned his sword and stabbed him in the back.

The amazing tacit understanding formed by the three people growing up together allows them to achieve a result far greater than three when one plus one plus one.

"Well done!"

Although this kind of well-organized and coordinated attack was somewhat beyond the pirate leader's expectations, he remained calm and was even delighted to see the prey.

There was a crisp sound all over his body, and he instantly shrank into a ball of flesh.

At the moment of dodging the attack of three swords, he swung his sword to gain leverage from Catherine's suddenly extended swift sword and forcibly broke out of the encirclement.

Swordsmanship, timing, eyesight, strategy. If any one of these is not up to standard, one will surely die in this dead end.

But this Blood Red Whiskey personally demonstrated to the three of them what "with ease" meant.

hiss--!
“It’s actually the state of flow!”

“And he has mastered it so well that he has perfect control over his mind and body, and can unleash his full potential.

The instructions issued by the brain can also be executed by the body 100%.

As long as the physiological structure makes it possible, it can be done easily.”

Even though it was three against one, Byron and Catherine who came later all felt like they were facing a formidable enemy.

They were absolutely certain that this pirate leader who suddenly showed up to rob their territory had clearly broken through the "Flow" state that countless extraordinary people could only dream of.

Strictly speaking, this is not some kind of extraordinary skill, but a very mysterious spiritual state.

It is possible for both extraordinary beings and mortals to master it.

It did not originally come from swordsmen, but from a group of ascetics in the church, who gave them the beautiful names of "Apocalypse" and "Divine Revelation".

For example, sometimes when a person is on vacation at home, he or she may be in a daze the whole day, but still feel very tired, as if he or she has not gotten any effective rest at all.

But sometimes, even after working all day, at night I suddenly have a burst of inspiration, as if inspired by God, and I can’t stop it. This is the state of flow.

One is scattered and disordered, the other is harmonious and orderly. The difference between the two mental states is huge.

Many people know that there are five keys to achieving this state:

“First, attention and complete immersion; second, there must be a goal that you are willing to pay a price for; third, there must be immediate feedback; fourth, because of the concentration on this, the daily trivialities are completely forgotten and blocked; fifth, a state of selflessness is achieved.”

Because of the natural compatibility between swordsmanship, life-and-death battles and these five key points, many swordsmanship masters have achieved the state of flow.

Once one is able to enter the [Flow], this powerful mental state can be applied not only to swordsmanship, but also to all of one's daily and extraordinary abilities.

The same sword, in the hands of a farmer, is not much stronger than a firewood stick, but in the hands of a skilled swordsman it is indestructible.

The same second-level extraordinary person is like the floor without the blessing of flow, and like the ceiling with the blessing of flow.

Unfortunately, even though Byron and Catherine had vaguely touched the boundary of flow, they were unable to take that crucial step.

“Haha, I just randomly picked a remote place to make some money, but I didn’t expect to meet a few masters.

You are worthy of my full strength of [Blood Red Whiskey]. "

After drinking a whole bottle of strong liquor as his "staple food", Alfred showed his crazy behavior.

He took out a greasy pig ear wrapped in oil paper from his arms, chewed it twice and swallowed it.

Then, he exhaled a breath of hot air caused by the high-speed flow of blood, and his breathing pattern suddenly changed again.

The strength of every muscle, every fascia, and every organ in the body is integrated through breathing.

Zheng——!
When his breathing resonated with the Fisher Sword in his hand, he pounced on Bruch, the weakest of the three, like a tiger.

At the moment when the swords collided, sparks flew and a well-made hand-held sword was cut off in half.

[Secret Sword Technique: Listening to the Sword·Crazy Storm! ]

This is a secret sword technique that can only be used when one reaches the flow state or above. It is not an extraordinary ability but is better than an extraordinary ability.

"Listening to the sword" actually means using the sense of touch of the fingertips to "listen" and feel the weak points of the opponent's strength. It has nothing to do with the pig's ears that can enhance hearing.

But this kind of mystical thing cannot be fully explained by science.

Byron activated the full blessing of the [Wild Hunt Legion], especially the four second-level undead servants, which improved his quality in all aspects by half.

He turned into an afterimage and flew forward, barely blocking his pursuit of Bruch.

But then, even though the three of them joined forces to attack, it seemed more like the other party was surrounding the three of them alone.

In the distance, the Golden Deer was afraid of accidental injuries and did not dare to fire easily. It would take some time for the sailors on the three ships to land at the port.

Bruch became a meat shield that barely blocked the blade of the blood-red whiskey. Catherine's supreme skill that could calculate everything seemed pale in comparison to the true flow.

Only Byron himself, relying on his foul-like speed, could truly keep up with the opponent's rhythm.

Naturally, they also bear the greatest pressure.

My mind raced:

“[Flow] can be considered a simplified version of Storm Knight’s other promotion route, [Breathing of Everything].

It’s just that the Breath of All Things can listen to all dead and living things, and even control them, but the Flow Mind can only perfectly control its own spirit and body.

Even if I can't cut steel with a stick, I will definitely have no problem cutting someone else's sword with my sword.

If one can further reach the second level, it is almost equivalent to comprehending another form of [Breathing of All Things] after birth.

Of course, even if I chose another route, my grasp of the breathing of all things was very shallow, and I still couldn't beat him.

Even on the same track, they will be restrained even more severely.

We have to find a way.”

Byron has realized that although he has experienced the vortex storm and even mingled with third-level transcendents, he did not rely on his real abilities.

He is just good at taking advantage of Hastings' rules.

Today, I suddenly met this Blood Red Whiskey in a remote place like the Taiman Islands. I no longer dared to underestimate the extraordinary people of the Bantaan Islands.

In an environment full of dangers, they are obviously much stronger than their peers in the Old Continent.

He was deeply impressed by the old priest's cunning and insidiousness, and Blood Red Whiskey's superb swordsmanship.

As time passed, in the chaos of the battle, the pressure Onon became greater and greater.

Several times, I couldn't help but want to use the title ability of [Wild Hunt] and sacrifice all the undead servants to summon the full set of weapons of [Wild Hunt Knight].

But exposing one's identity is not worth it.

Moreover, in this chaotic battle, his swordsmanship was being constantly honed by a master, becoming more and more proficient, and seemed to be getting closer and closer to that realm.

The figure became more and more erratic.

I don't know how long it was, but just when the delicate balance seemed difficult to maintain, his eyes suddenly flashed with inspiration.

"I understand!"

Catherine, who was in perfect harmony with the situation, immediately realized that Byron was about to launch a counterattack.

A light scolding.

All the mithril in the [Silver Moon Bracelet] poured out and transformed into a 19-meter-long giant sword in a brilliant silver light.

The blazing white sword light swept across the pirate leader whose face suddenly changed.

At the same time, Byron held a sword in his left hand and smashed a glass bottle filled with white powder to the ground.

call--!
In the palm of his right hand, a strong wind swept the powder all over the sky and condensed it into a slightly whitish [Storm Axe], which he threw out fiercely.

When the Blood Red Whiskey was attacked from both sides and had no way to avoid it, the swords collided with each other and exploded.

Countless flying powders completely surrounded the powerful enemy.

Yes, at the critical moment, what Byron realized was not the flow state, but the true meaning of swordsmanship!
(End of this chapter)