Just as Ainz's father seemingly cut off Chao Lu's bayonet, the demi-humans and Ligurit behind Ellie gasped in astonishment.
Even Nabe couldn't discern the trick, looking at Ainz's father with an expression of adoration. Seeing how Ainz's father was now intently staring at the nick on the greatsword in his hand, he must have understood what had happened, right?
Regarding Chao Lu's action, whose meaning was unclear, Ellie suddenly had an idea.
"Chao Lu, I told you to check your equipment carefully before going out. It's fortunate this is just a spar with my brother. What if something unexpected happened during a real battle? Besides, even if it's a spar, with so many spectators... it wouldn't be good to injure someone. Even if no one gets hurt, it's not good to damage the flowers and plants, is it?" Ellie said with a smile.
"Lady Ellie is right to admonish me... This was indeed my oversight. It's truly fortunate no one was hurt!" Chao Lu glanced at the sweating Wolf Head, then turned back to Ellie and said.
"Then let's not let it happen again!" Ellie waved her hand, saying with great pride.
"Understood, next time I won't miss." Chao Lu whispered this, completely devoid of emotion. Although she spoke softly, most of the people present could hear her.
Indeed... her guess was correct. Chao Lu did this simply to retaliate and warn the Wolf Head for his earlier disrespectful behavior towards her, didn't she? That move was truly despicable! Afterwards, Chao Lu once again took out a bayonet, identical to the previous one, from her clothes, attached it to her gun, and even pretended to examine it carefully for a few seconds.
"Hmm... This one is fine, it's the real deal. Brother, you've seen enough of my antics, please continue." After Chao Lu was ready again, she said to Ainz's father.
"Haha! So that's how it is... Alright, then let's continue." Ainz's father had just followed Chao Lu and Ellie's gaze to look at the ashen-faced Wolf Head. Hearing him speak, he must have understood what was going on, so he chuckled and once again assumed his fighting stance.
Chao Lu also took up her fighting stance. This time, Ellie didn't hear the sound of the vibration blade activating. If she used that, Ainz's father would be at too much of a disadvantage.
Chao Lu seemed to understand this as well, so she didn't use that thing again. It seemed Chao Lu's earlier actions were not only to scare and warn the Wolf Head but also to test Ainz's father, was that it?
Was it to cooperate with Ainz's father in lowering his own standards?
Uh... if Ainz's father found out about this, he'd probably be angry, wouldn't he? Actually, if Chao Lu hadn't pulled that little trick just now, Ainz's father's greatsword would have been cut, and this so-called "spar" could have been declared over immediately.
After all, those two greatswords were Ainz's father's signature weapons. If his opponent's weapon was broken on the first strike, there would be no need for a spar, would there? Isn't that what'stopping at the right moment' means?
This time, Chao Lu made the first move. Perhaps the earlier strike, which immediately nicked her weapon, also made Ainz's father more cautious, so he didn't attack rashly.
Although Chao Lu was on the offensive, she didn't make any outlandish moves. She simply performed very ordinary swings and thrusts, based on indigenous movements. Such movements, even Ainz's father could easily dodge.
However, in the eyes of the natives, it was a different story... "To have such agile movements and simple, clean actions without any hesitation, despite wearing armor that looks quite heavy, no wonder she gained fame so quickly." Ligurit said with an appreciative tone.
Well! After all, the level of the local natives was indeed too low. Even Ainz's father's incredibly simple counterattack could attract Ligurit's praise. By the way, aren't you a Necromancer, Ligurit?
Why are you so familiar with close combat?
However, from Ellie's perspective, Ainz's father's quality as a warrior was indeed quite poor. Ellie understood, though, since Ainz's father was self-taught. Unlike her, he couldn't consult Nazarick's Guardians anytime, so being able to achieve this level was already quite impressive.
After several rounds of what looked like child's play to Ellie, Chao Lu made her move first.
After Chao Lu parried one of Ainz's father's slashes with her bayonet, she used the inertia to retreat. At the same time, she swung her right hand, which had been empty, and a silver chain flew out from her right hand. However, its speed was not fast; it seemed she wanted Ainz's father to notice it. Naturally, Ainz's father raised his other greatsword to block it, and the chain-like object wrapped around Ainz's father's greatsword.
"To block my Holy Whip, the Vampire Killer's surprise attack, as expected of Brother." Chao Lu praised him with her completely emotionless and flat voice. This was incredibly fake.
Uh... so the Belmondo name pun was used in this context? When I first saw Chao Lu equipping something on her left hand, I thought she was left-handed. So her right hand is for the whip?
It seems this is Chao Lu's primary combat method. She can use firearms at range and switch to melee weapons up close.
To be honest, isn't this kind of setup a bit like cheating?
However, no matter what, with the level 100 cap, her dual-wielding must have sacrificed some stats. What I want to know most right now is this: which stats did Chao Lu sacrifice?
And so, Chao Lu and Ainz's father were at a stalemate. After all, Chao Lu's whip was now firmly wrapped around the greatsword in Ainz's father's hand. Everything had to revolve around this. Either he directly abandoned the greatsword in his hand.
After all, Ainz's father still had many replicas, didn't he? For example, the Frost Fang, modeled after the Lizardmen's. So it was up to Ainz's father how he would respond.
However, it was Chao Lu who moved first. Chao Lu seemed to pull hard on the whip in her hand, but her intention was not to pull away the sword from Ainz's father's hand, but to use that force to rush forward herself. Of course... it was still at the speed of the natives. Ainz's father naturally had ample time to react to such speed... However, with a loud bang, Chao Lu opened fire... Yes, that's right, she opened fire. The pile driver on Chao Lu's left hand fired. The steel nail, at the instant the gun fired, shot out several meters, completely defying the laws of physics, and directly slammed into Ainz's father's black armor.
Then came the crisp metallic clang of the steel nail impacting Ainz's father's armor and the sound of the ejected casing hitting the ground after the shot.
Ainz's father stood there completely unharmed... This scene greatly surprised Ellie. When she heard the gunshot, Ellie thought Ainz's father would be directly sent flying by Chao Lu's pile driver's steel nail, but she never expected Ainz's father to stand there completely unharmed.
Ainz's father himself probably didn't expect this either, seeing this situation, he was stunned for a full second before reacting.
"Oh dear... My strongest attack couldn't even break his defense... No... This can't continue, I surrender." Chao Lu feigned a very dejected look and lowered her weapon, but her emotionless, flat delivery had already betrayed her. It was clearly just a way to end this so-called spar gracefully.
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