Sword and Sorcery and Martial Arts

Chapter 368 Choosing a Combat Skill
Rhodes pulled the straight sword out of the ice knight's head and put it into the space ring.

He took out a set of clothes and passed it up, then turned around and asked the two people on the ground, "Are you still alive?"

"One more thing." Al propped his hands on the ground and stood up with some difficulty.

He and Haval looked like hedgehogs, covered with ice-blue petals.

Bright red blood continued to flow from the tear on his glove.

"I'm fine, too," Harvar replied.

"Fortunately, I wore three layers of armor." Al said with a face full of pain, "but this time I also broke all three sets of armor."

"I wear two layers, the inside is a set of bear fur armor, and the outside is the layer of black armor you see." Harvar also stood up from the ground with difficulty. He seemed to be more seriously injured than Al .

"I wore a set of leather armor on the inside, then a layer of scale armor, and a plate armor on the outside," Al said.

"So you were a knight before, and only knights have the habit of wearing plate armor. Ordinary adventurers don't know how to wear plate armor," Rhodes said.

Ordinary adventurers would only wear leather armor or lighter chain mail in order to pursue flexibility. Not wearing plate armor is too expensive to afford, and the most important thing is that it is too cumbersome.

Being flexible in battle is far more important than adding such a little defense. Many beasts can easily tear through plate armor, so staying flexible is very important.

"No, I used to be a free rider, and I was often hired by the nobles of the Roman Empire to deal with those steppe people. Wearing three layers of armor can ensure that I will not be shot into a sieve by their dirty arrows." Al shook his head.

The riders of the various tribes of the Royal Court of Anu are good at riding and archery, and they like to smear horse manure on their arrows. In this era when medical conditions are very backward, being shot by such dirty arrows is basically a death sentence.

"I used to have a densely woven linen robe, which is very powerful in defending against bows and arrows. I even paid a mage to enchant it, but unfortunately, it was burned by the grassland people's rockets during a night raid. Alright." Al sighed.

"Now your three sets of armor are also scrapped." Rhode couldn't help but said looking at the old plate armor that was shot into a sieve on Al's body.

"It's okay, I can ask the master blacksmith in the city to order a set for you for free," Haval said.

"This set of plate armor can only be repaired, and the scale armor and leather armor inside need to be remade." Al replied.

"Let's go back quickly, you, the commander of the city guard, must be very busy for a while." Rhodes said, looking at the completely dark sky.

He had been trying to take off the Ice Knight's armor just now, but it seemed that the armor was its body. In the end, Rhodes chose to give up, and he directly stuffed the Ice Knight's body into the space ring.

Harvar nodded, took off his gloves, put his hand to his mouth and whistled loudly.

Not long after, three war horses ran over from afar.

They were more clever, and they stayed away from here at the beginning of the battle, and they didn't run far. Now they ran back immediately when they heard the whistle.

The three of them rode towards the direction of Eternal Winter City.

Fortunately, both Al and Harvar were fighters, and they both wore several layers of armor, otherwise they would have died under the Ice Knight's dying counterattack.

But if he were a powerful mage, he should also have corresponding means of saving his life.

Whether it's the Ice Knight or the Snow Worm before its transformation, they all have an obvious weakness, that is, they don't have powerful means of attack.

Snowworm is like a thermal power plant, but its output is only a large air conditioner, which can only cool a large area.

Other than that, you can only summon ice elements, or use your size advantage to roll over on the ground and smash it with your body.

"What kind of combat skills do you want?" Haval looked at Rhodes and asked on the road. He was full of expectations for Rhodes' future. He has such strength at such a young age. Maybe one day he will be The hope of all Nords, no, all mankind.

Havar had to wear two layers of armor to survive that kind of attack with difficulty, and he clearly saw that Rhodes was only wearing a layer of single clothes at the time, and he survived by relying on his body's own defense.

And when dealing with that demigod, Rhodes played a key role. In the snow worm stage, Rhodes killed it alone, and after the snow worm turned into an ice knight, Rhodes knocked it down in one face. on the ground.

Harvar knew very well that even if he and Al hadn't made a move at that time, the battle would have ended soon, and the two sides in the battle were not at the same level at all.

The Ice Knight looked very powerful, but in the end, there was no way to hurt Rhodes, and the counterattack did not have any effect.

"Your battle cry in the north is very powerful..." Rhodes said.

"It's impossible. You don't have the blood of the Duke's family, so it can't be passed on to you, and you can't learn it." Rhodes was rejected by Haval before he finished speaking.

"Then tell me what type you can give us?" Al asked.

"Anything will do," Harvar replied.

"I want to learn battle cry..."

"I really don't know how to do this, and I can't make the decision. Young man, I suggest that you learn a combat skill that exercises your willpower. We are going to fight the dragon soon. I don't think you want to be under the power of the dragon." Trembling, unable to show strength," Haval said.

Rhodes carefully glanced at the gray-haired Haval.

He usually doesn't like the recommendations given by certain people. For example, when he doesn't know what to eat, ask the cafeteria lady what she recommends, and she will definitely recommend it to you that can't be sold.

"Then what combat skills can you give me to exercise willpower?" Rhodes asked.

"Steel Will, Frozen Heart, Rock Faith..." Haval said while snapping his fingers.

"You just need to tell me which one is the best." Rhode couldn't help adding when he saw Haval say a dozen in one breath.

It is estimated that Harval himself does not have so many combat skills, but he has the right to reward these combat skills to people who have made great contributions like Rhodes.

"As long as you can comprehend the essence of it, it is a top-level combat skill. If you can't comprehend it, it is the same as cleaving, whirlwind and other ordinary combat skills." Harvar replied.

Although cleave and whirlwind are combat skills, basically everyone does not regard them as combat skills, because basically a fighter can do them.

Most people think that those combat skills that are tightly held by the nobles in their own families can be called combat skills.

"Let me give you a suggestion." Al said suddenly, "The top combat skill in the Extreme North Province is actually their combat skill that can absorb the surrounding energy and lower the surrounding temperature.

This is somewhat similar to the snow worm's ability, except that they don't know how to truly use this power, and instead are easily backlashed by the flames.

If you can learn this combat skill, maybe you will be very different from them, your body will be countless times tougher than theirs. "

Rhodes thought for a while, and he looked towards "Then can I learn the combat skill Al said?"

"You can try it." Havar hesitated for a while and replied, "I will discuss it with the Duke. This combat skill is also a secret of their family. I hope he will agree."

"What about you?" Harvar looked at Al again.

"Heart of Frost, this is also the top combat skill that only the nobles of the Far North Province possess."

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(End of this chapter)