Chapter 89 - 88: Improvement of Combat Awareness
Chapter 89: Chapter 88: Improvement of Combat Awareness
After adding beneficial spells and a shield to himself, Lis attempted to attack the mirror image again.
“Blue Ball Skill” + “Catastrophic Explosion”!
“Blue Ball Skill” + “Fueling Technique”!
“Ageing Ray”!
Lis employed all the arcane combinations he knew, and the mirror image did the same, with identical power, casting speed, and target selection.
Now what?
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After applying a new elemental shield to himself, Lis furrowed his brows.
He initially thought it was a mere copy of all his skills and attributes, but now it seemed that even his combat consciousness had been fully replicated.
Lis bent down and took out a longsword from his storage ring, using the combat skill “Charge” as he rushed toward the mirror image.
Honestly, after Lis had invested some Experience Points into his skill level, his other professional skills were already as powerful as those of other professionals of the same level.
Although they still did not match the power he wielded when using spells, they were sufficient as a surprising tactic.
Just as Lis dashed next to the mirror image and swung his sword, the mirror image’s magic wand disappeared abruptly, replaced by a similar longsword in its hands.
Their swords crossed, neither gaining the upper hand.
Lis stepped back a few paces, now genuinely troubled.
This time, he wanted to test whether the skills he obtained through his talent “All-Purpose” were also replicated, besides the mage profession skills.
Even if the “All-Purpose” Talent was of Legendary level and unlikely to be replicated, regretfully, it did not directly enhance Lis’s combat power. The additional professional skills it provided were not exempt from replication by the mirror image.
This also meant Lis’s Legendary talent could not alter the predicament he was facing.
It appeared there were no shortcuts left to take; was he required to achieve a breakthrough in actual combat to defeat the mirror image?
Too hard!
The combat consciousness Lis possessed was not that of a typical silver level mage, but was instead honed through countless Gold Level battles in his past life.
Whether it was magic usage, casting speed, magic power allocation, or battle reactions, Lis found it difficult to make a breakthrough in a short duration.
A combat consciousness and habits formed through rigorous training weren’t so easily changed!
However, Lis had begun to faintly perceive the issues present within himself.
Although progress seemed hard, Lis wanted to try out his new idea.
After all, to think of having the same opportunity to train like this again would indeed be difficult!
Lis patted his face, took a deep breath to adjust his status, unsure whether he was speaking to the mirror image “Lis” in front of him, or to himself:
“Here I come!”
“Martial Arts: Secondary All Attributes Enhancement”
“Martial Arts: Resistance Enhancement”
“Martial Arts: Danger Prediction”
“Hunter Battle Skills: Wind Walking Technique”
“Hunter Battle Skills: Tree Skin Skill”
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The effects of the mage spells on him had not worn off yet, and there was no need for Lis to recast them, saving a bit of mana which might be crucial in the subsequent battle.
Lis, still holding his sword, struck at the mirror image.
“Martial Arts: Fury Strike”
The mirror image also used a longsword, countering with “Fury Strike” in response to Lis.
Lis, whose longsword bounced back, showed no surprise as he continuously slashed several times at the opponent, pushing his strength and agility to the limits.
The two identical “Lis” tangled together, the clanging sounds of their battle ringing loud and clear.
After a series of close combat, Lis suddenly retreated, his weapon flashing briefly as the Jade Wand reappeared in his hands.
“Three-Ring Magic: Blue Ball Skill!”
“Four Rings Magic: Energy Gathering Explosion!”
“Four Rings Magic: Lightning Spear!”
Several spells of different colors materialized before Lis and hurtled toward the Mirror Image.
Similar attacks also appeared before the Mirror Image “Lis”; some spells canceled each other out in mid-air, while others slammed into the “Lis”s’ Shield Magic, stirring up waves of bright light.
In Lis’s hand, his weapon transformed once again, a green longbow appeared in his grasp.
This was the longbow he had purchased from Ailina, a rather fine Elf Longbow named “Shade Weaver,” which had cost all the Gold Coins Lis had earned from completing adventure team commissions.
“Hunter Battle Skills: Entangled Arrow!”
“Hunter Battle Skills: Blast Shooting!”
“Hunter Battle Skills: Piercing Shot!”
A sequence of lights flashed on the green longbow in Lis’s hands as a trio of consecutive Hunter shots directed straight toward the Mirror Image flew off.
This time, the figure of the Mirror Image faltered and did not counterattack with Hunter Battle Skills as Lis had, but instead, it cast “Strong Deflection Force Field” and “Advanced Protective Field” to resist the three arrows.
Exactly!
Lis thought to himself, recognizing both spells well, as they were Protection Magic combinations he had often used in his past life to face Hunter arrow attacks.
More importantly, the choices made in battle by the Mirror Image were now different from Lis’s.
This is right, he needed to change his combat habits and seek a breakthrough!
His past self’s combat awareness and habits, though skilled and efficient, might not necessarily suit his current self!
Lis seemed to enter a peculiar state, becoming more adept in deploying various Professional Skills and linking them ever more smoothly, the feelings of barriers and unfamiliarity quickly fading.
After all, Lis in his past life had been a pure Mage.
But now, with the “All-Purpose” Talent, besides the Mage Professional Skills, he also mastered many other Professional Skills.
In the past, Lis had mostly relied on his past life’s experience as a Mage in battle, subconsciously using other Professional Skills only to assist, or as a means to add supplementary damage.
And using the appropriate Spells was Lis’s subconscious choice, not considering the use of other Professional Skills.
However, such a method of combat did not leverage the advantage of mastering multiple Professional Skills, and in fact, made Lis’s combat style somewhat disjointed.
A change was essential!
He could no longer rely entirely on his past life’s combat consciousness!
He needed a fresh style of combat that suited his present self!
Lis silently told himself in his heart.
It wasn’t just to pass this Mirror Image trial, but more so to lay a foundation for Lis’s future combat style.
Gradually, as Lis lost himself in combat, the rotation among various Professional Skills also grew more proficient, and weapon switching became more fluid.
The separation between Spells and other Professional Combat Skills wasn’t as pronounced as before.
Meanwhile, in the relentless offensive from Lis’s many Professional Skills, the Mirror Image “Lis” gradually got overwhelmed.
Eventually, the Mirror Image resorted completely to Spells to sustain the battle, relying only on Lis’s rich past experience as a Mage to barely maintain the situation, let alone skillfully coordinate multiple Professional Skills like the current Lis.
After all, the progress Lis made in this battle would not synchronize to the Mirror Image.
Suddenly, his attacks were no longer blocked, and Lis paused, snapping out of that forgetful state.
Before him was the scene of the Mirror Image shattering!
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[Ding~]
[You have defeated Mirror Image- Lis]
[Trial Mission Completed!]
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