Sherlock Holmes

Hopkins needs some quiet time.

This was a performance he could only possess after undergoing countless cognitive baptisms from Sherlock and doing a lot of psychological construction and self-comfort in advance.

Otherwise, if another person comes and hears what Shylock said, saw what he did, and then learns that all of this happened within 48 hours, then this person will definitely feel crazy. .

Hopkins walked dozens of meters away, squatted in the corner, and drew a few graffiti on the ground with his fingers, such as squares and triangles, and then took a few deep breaths, feeling that the air in his lungs was refreshed. , then he calmed down and walked back.

It has to be said that as a rare genius in the Inquisition under the Holy See in decades, his mental endurance is indeed different from ordinary people.

"Actually, it's not just about turning around. I think you can skip all the basic training." He said solemnly.

"Is that okay?"

"Okay, let's start the practical operation directly. Even if there are some basic knowledge that needs to be explained, I can tell you slowly in practice, and you can understand it better. Again, for the three-stage major The fastest way to train a demon is to fight directly."

"Wait a minute, the practical operation you mentioned is direct combat? With you?"

"Yes." Hopkins nodded: "Don't worry, I won't be aggressive at the beginning."

He said this, in fact, for a contractor who has just made contact with the devil, it is impossible to conduct actual combat training. It is just like you have to teach a two-month-old child to fight freely. It is very frustrating. Things I don’t understand.

But Hopkins sees no problem!

As for Sherlock, his knowledge of the third-order field is almost equivalent to a blank sheet of paper, so when Hopkins said that he would directly fight in actual combat, it was natural for him to agree.

In short, with such absurdity and disregard, Hopkins let his demon walk out of the cabin filled with sedatives, and stood face to face with [Crimson] in the center of the field.

Third order, versus third order.

It came so suddenly without any warning. If Professor George Romanis knew about this kind of thing, he would definitely be furious!

But everything has already begun.

Hopkins didn't assume the posture of a trainer, didn't even count down, or held his head high, waiting for the opponent to attack first.

If a contractor reaches the third level, he will either be accepted by the Holy See and become a respected clergyman, or he will be dispatched to the front line to fight in the ice and snow for the survival and future of mankind.

In short, fighting is inevitable.

So meeting a sudden attack is also part of the training.

In an instant, before the sound came, the cold light appeared. Hopkins' contracted demon was called "Black Blade" because this guy's carapace was black and his front claws had two blades. He looked like a genius. Hopkins' naming skills are still not that great.

But this does not prevent his demon from possessing staggering speed

This demon is so fast that it doesn't even have any other outstanding features. Even its attack power is carried out at an astonishing speed, so in just such an instant, the sharp front claws have already hit it firmly. Fortunately, the blade was not used in the center of Crimson's chest, otherwise this blow would have left the clearest knife mark on Crimson's pale exoskeleton.

Sherlock saw the action at this moment, and he reacted, but unfortunately, after the contract had just been successful for more than two hours, he did not allow Crimson to make effective defensive movements, and the movement of his hands was one second slower.

At this moment, he clearly felt a huge driving force sweeping from in front of him and penetrating directly into his body, as if it was really like a hammer hitting his chest. , but this impact is only a reflection in the brain, and does not really cause direct damage to the body.

"Is this the connection between the third-level demon and the contractor? It feels more direct than the second-level one."

He carefully experienced this weird mental feedback and found it very interesting, so he used the impact of this moment to twist the huge demon's body backwards, and his slender arms turned into steel whips several meters long. , slashing straight at the opponent's demon's head, the palm of his hand circled through the air in front of him, bringing a strong wind to his face.

There are bound to be some unavoidable difficult factors for humans to control the third-level contract demon, which are the mismatch of gravity and volume, acceleration, motion feedback caused by weight, and air resistance caused by the huge contact area. There is no way to imagine it. Just simulate it.

So it can only be adapted through countless trainings.

However, facing the wind blowing in his face and the straight arm that went straight to hit the demon he had contracted, Hopkins was stunned subconsciously. The next second, the forelimbs of the two demons collided solidly. There was a harsh friction like a metal collision between the external skeleton and the pitch-black bone armor. Then at that moment that was indistinguishable to the naked eye, bang! boom! boom!

A burst of dense sounds converged into one syllable. I don’t know how many times the solid bones intersected under the explosive gas lamp above my head, leaving only a crazy shadow that was separated from the vision.

Hopkins frowned. He didn't quite understand why the demon that had just formed a contract could block his offensive movements.

Although his demon did not use the blade, nor did he perform the long-distance sudden attack that he was best at, he just carried out some quick strikes within a very small range.

But it shouldn’t be blocked.

The demon named [Crimson] must have a delay between thinking and action. This is a necessary process after establishing a contractual relationship, just like the brain of a newborn baby needs to gradually take over the limbs. It is impossible for someone to just He will be able to walk in his next life.

Moreover, after the first moment of interaction, he could clearly feel that there was a reaction time of about 1 to 1.5 seconds between Sherlock and Crimson.

Although this has been quite short-lived.

However, this is an inevitable delay, how could it suddenly disappear?

It doesn't take a fucking genius to explain this.

It really cannot be explained. In fact, there is no need to explain it.

Because the delay of more than one second has not disappeared, it still really exists.

It's just that Sherlock made a little prediction.

The extension of the arm must be accompanied by the movement of bending and tightening. After seeing the speed of avoidance, one can calculate in advance where his body will be in one second. These are the simplest observations and calculations. .

Anyway, Sherlock felt that as a detective, he could give more than one second of advance notice.

It should be considered a basic operation.