Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 236 Battle Master
Rean got beaten up.

I got beaten up by a coward.

But he was quite happy.

Because he felt good about yelling.

"That coward."

Rean suddenly woke up, still muttering to himself.

That guy refused to activate the inheritance mode, citing "you haven't earned my approval yet." Lex's chosen method of gaining approval was "beating me."

Good heavens, I've never seen anyone so shameless.

You can only obtain the legacy of the Continental Hero by defeating the Continental Hero. Why don't you just say save the world and kill a few Demon Kings first, and then I'll give you the Hero title and a beginner's sword!
So, that night was filled with both cursing and beating.

Lex probably had his fill of beating, and Rean had his fill of cursing. He couldn't even remember how many times he had died or come back to life.

This was a battle with no chance of victory, but Rean persisted. Of course, it wasn't because he was abnormal; it was simply because the rewards were too great.

"How about I teach you how to fight? In the end, you can refrain from hurling insults. My mom is your mom, so at least don't insult her like that."

Putting everything else aside, Lex Luthor's fighting style is indeed quite outrageous.

Unlike Sull, who only had that rigid and decisive way of killing and just wanted to kill for fun, Lex could suppress Rean in terms of strength, speed, and even swordsmanship, and still win easily.

Rean lost, and in the first few times he didn't even know how he lost.

In every battle, Lex is the ultimate victor, but in reality, the difference is always just a hair's breadth.
"A tiny fraction of the universe at your fingertips?"

Rean knew that unless Lex went easy on him, this seemingly insurmountable bottleneck was actually an insurmountable obstacle.

But when Rex imitated Rean's fighting style, swordsmanship, and talent abilities, and demonstrated how a "better Rean" fought, Rean simply couldn't resist this kind of cheat-like growth.

"Footwork, the key is footwork. He was holding back his strength from beginning to end, only unleashing it in a split second, causing his opponent to make a brief misjudgment and be slammed into his face by the heavy sword."

"Just because he has one more special ability, he's completely outmatched? What the hell? Can you do that with fire? A spiral acceleration engine? Does he even have that technology?"

"Why don't you become the red dragon's offspring? I'll take over as the sick cat."

Although Rean didn't say it, he was truly impressed by the other party's combat talent and experience.

This is not simply a matter of superior skills and experience; it's more like a dimensional gap in combat intelligence and instinct—a true "pilot gap."

Despite having inferior hardware and skills, Lex managed to assemble a formidable "instantaneous fighting force" with just a few abilities, seizing fleeting opportunities to easily defeat stronger opponents.

He combines and simulates Rean's abilities, yet he always manages to come up with a superior fighting style. This means that Rean can find his own path to the future in him and simply copy the answers.

"I don't actually have any set routines or combat conventions. The so-called 'prodigal swordsman's sword' is more of a description of the sword's unpredictable nature, combining techniques freely according to the situation."

"The weak defeat the strong? That's impossible. In reality, the strong always prevail over the weak. You think I defeated the strong because I combined my abilities to be stronger than you at a certain moment, in a certain aspect, or in a certain part. I seized that advantage, and that was enough to change the course of the battle."

To truly emulate Lex Luthor's fighting style, one must seize opportunities and exploit one's opponent's weaknesses. Fighting him will be exhausting; any reckless action or foolish decision could result in a devastating defeat.

Even if you make no mistakes, such a conservative approach is a waste of time and a foolish act. Tactical inertia may lead you into a dead end in the next second.

His "single-minded" ability ensures he never misses an opportunity. Rean even doubts that he could possibly make a mistake in battle.

"No, I make mistakes. It's just that, in your eyes, this might be the strongest point. My mistakes are probably the less good ones out of hundreds of options. Your optimal choice is actually just a random decision among three or four options."

"In battle, the so-called right and wrong choices are not absolute. If you can't make at least a dozen instantaneous reactions and deduce the whole process in three or four steps when you strike with your sword, you will always be just a beast that fights on instinct."

With perfect calculations, beast-like instincts, and the ability to anticipate others' moves, Rean has encountered a true "master of combat" who utilizes all hardware and software to their fullest potential.

He had initially thought that Hela, who had knocked him unconscious, was an incredibly skilled swordswoman, but now it seemed that she was probably not even a fraction as good as Lex.

"I can't learn it."

"You don't need to learn it, just take it with you." "Coward!"

This guy even wants Rean to pass on his sword skills.

But Rean certainly got the benefits he wanted.

The twenty-odd "Rean" cards that Lex showed off were an eye-opener for Rean himself. He never expected that the combination of cards in his hand could unleash such terrifying combat power.

"Jet Dragon tactics, interesting." Forgive Lex's naming skills; he's genuinely illiterate, and using animals to describe these "combat stances" is a rare and wise choice.

What captivated Rean most was a "collision sword technique" that used acceleration as a means of movement, allowing him to go from stillness to motion in an instant.

This is a classic combination similar to the fire dragon/red dragon's rise, dive, and close-range dragon breath attack. In reality, it's about letting the dragon breath be expelled by the dragon armor on its back and compressed into an "explosive outlet" to achieve that instantaneous extreme acceleration.

With only instantaneous speed, the range of movement it creates is no more than three meters, yet it is enough to cause the opponent to completely misjudge the situation.

Sudden acceleration, sudden impact, sudden stop, sudden backward flight—the Dragon Armor's flames (dragon breath) were utilized in this mechanism, turning the Dragon Warrior into a high-speed ground unit that doesn't need to move on its feet.

If you get close to an opponent who isn't ready to defend, and then use Sul's "Evil Breaker," it's very likely that it will be over in one strike.

Most of the hardware was already owned by Rean. The few that Rean didn't currently possess, Rex had shown, so he figured acquiring them wouldn't be difficult. Rean obtained them in the dream and used them in his battle with Rex.

Then, he showed a "Rean" with even weaker hardware, who easily defeated the real Rean.

This not only points out another path, but also highlights the weaknesses and shortcomings of the previous path.

"I can actually specialize in shooting!"

Combining the Dragon Armor with "Lia" to create a true combat sniper cannon, Rean even doubted whether he had entered the wrong world.

Rean always considered himself a good user and a talented fighter, but clearly, he was still far inferior to Rex.

That was a true combat genius.

However, the "Rean models" that Lex deduced would all become Rean's "imitation models" in the future.

This is far more beneficial than spending a whole day grinding in training; improving combat power is always the most important thing.
"They need you more than your swordsmanship and fighting philosophy."

"Let's wait a little longer, it should be a few more days."

This is probably similar to someone who committed a crime outside and has been in jail for many years, but never dares to go home and face people.

"What do you know? I've never even hugged them." Annoyed by Rean's nagging, he started to complain too.

"Can't it be now? You only have a few days left."

"I'm already dead, what's the point of me now?"

“It has meaning for them.”

"I I know."

This man is both incredibly strong and so weak that even Rean can't stand it.

But the next morning, when Rean and Hela were doing their morning exercise, she suddenly laughed.

“Your sword tells me that someone is apologizing. Tell him that I am not angry with him, I even feel sorry for him, I am willing to see him, and I will not call him weak.”

Uh, what kind of monsters and demons are you? Can you really convey your thoughts through the sword skills I've mastered?
But suddenly, Rean felt that Hela's smile was a little unnatural.

"Uh, really?"

"Heh, you actually believe me?" The girl gave a sneer, her eagerness barely concealed.

(End of this chapter)