"What's defense?
Using the smallest price in exchange for the smallest damage. Do you understand what that means? "Many looked at Salia, who seemed to be on the verge of tears, and said mercilessly.
Salia nodded, feeling wronged. Then, she shook her head and didn't dare to speak.
"What do you need to do to deal with an ambusher like me?"
Many took a few steps away from Salia and stood still five meters in front of her. "You won't let me get close to you. Then, when I'm in stealth mode, how are you going to stop me from getting close to you?"
Hearing this, Salia wiped the tears that were about to fall from the corner of her eyes. She tilted her head and thought for a moment. Then, she stretched out her hand and made a casting gesture. She chanted a spell silently. A halo flashed, and a white halo with a radius of five meters appeared around the little girl's body. Then, the halo disappeared into the ground.
"What's that?" Many had never seen this spell before, so he raised his head and asked.
"Halo of Alarm. If anyone steps into this range, I'll be able to detect you."
Salia immediately replied, but she still looked very nervous. Her petite body was still trembling slightly because of excitement. It was probably her first time using this spell in battle.
Many nodded and said nothing. He took a few steps back and went into stealth again.
After only disappearing for two seconds, a yellow blurry figure suddenly appeared five meters behind Salia. Salia sensed the elemental fluctuation. She looked closely and realized that Many had entered the warning range of the Halo of Alarm, and his stealth had been broken by the earth elemental.
"The effect is not bad, but it can only detect me. How are you going to deal with the next battle?"
Many brushed off the dust on his body and continued, "You should constantly train to form a series of conditioned reflexes, so that you can make the fastest and most accurate response when you're suddenly attacked."
"Many Brothers, what is conditioned reflex?" Salia suddenly interrupted him and asked helplessly.
"To be able to instinctively cast the Halo of Alarm as soon as you enter the battle without any warning, that is conditioned reflex!
It's an instinctive reaction that you've cultivated after a long period of repeated training. Do you understand now? "
Many patiently explained, and then asked a serious question: "If a very threatening person was approaching you, what would you do?"
"Stop him from getting close!" Salia said as a matter of fact.
"The best way is to kill him before he gets close to you." Many emotionlessly said coldly, causing Salia to feel a chill run down her spine.
"You've discovered an attacker within five meters, and there's no one around you that you can rely on for cover. How are you going to face him alone?
Attack!
Defense can never be passive defense, only active defense can put you in an invincible position!
Five meters. If it were me, I would only need less than a second to reach you. How are you going to defeat me in that one second? "
The most impressive thing about Many Brothers was that although he didn't understand magic, he understood the same principle. In the eyes of Many Brothers, magic had always served wars and battles. Since that was the case, its instincts were destined to be the same as other things that served wars. Just like how shields were used for defense and swords were used for offense, magic would naturally have similarities with war machines that Many Brothers were familiar with.
Salia fell into deep thought after hearing Many Brothers' words. It was clear that the little girl was stumped by this topic. She bit her fingers helplessly and frowned as she pondered. Soon, the little girl's eyes lit up and she said, "Many Brothers, since I only have less than a second, can you try attacking again?
I think I have an idea! "
Many Brothers looked at Salia, who had bright eyes, and was a little surprised. Because he saw a kind of fanaticism in the little girl's eyes, a fanaticism similar to a scientist who was immersed in his research!
This girl was a piece of good material!
Many Brothers gave his evaluation in their hearts.
"Alright, let's do it again." Many Brothers did not waste any time and disappeared into thin air.
However, Salia did not wait blankly. She quickly summoned three green elemental shields based on the Ring of Warning. The shields were octagonal in shape, and extremely unstable wind elements constantly floated on the surface of the shields, making the wind shields look illusory and blurred.
That was not the end. Salia gently brushed over the shields and cast another spell. Then, the three wind shields suddenly began to slowly revolve around Salia.
At this moment, Many Brothers' attacks came in a flash!
A blurry figure appeared in the air and had already rushed to the front of Salia. In a breath's time, a dagger was already pointed at Salia's neck. But in the split second when Salia could not even react and turn her head, a spinning wind elemental shield instantly blocked between Salia and Many Brothers. Then, it actually bounced out of thin air!
This bouncing happened to hit Many Brothers' arm that was swinging his dagger. "Clang!"
The shield turned into chaotic elements and collapsed into fragments of wind elements. However, Many Brothers' attacks were completely blocked. His right hand was bounced high up from the strong recoil!
But that was not the end. The remaining two shields came one after another, crashing into Many Brothers. Many Brothers could not dodge in time and could only raise his arms to block!
"Dong! Dong!" Many Brothers flew six to seven meters through the air, landing awkwardly on the ground and rolling a few times.
There was no one within five meters of Salia. She had successfully blocked Many Brothers' attacks!
Surprised, Salia covered her mouth, as if she could not believe that she had succeeded. But when she saw Many Brothers lying on the ground in the distance, she panicked. She ran to Many Brothers' side and reached out to pull him up, only to find that he was smiling at her. Then, she climbed to her feet awkwardly, brushed the dirt off her body, and said, "Good!"
Many Brothers patted the dirt off his body and gave Salia a thumbs up. He said seriously, "I told you that you are a genius. You found a way to defend with just one attack. Very good!
That's it! "
First, destroy her inherent self-confidence, and then cultivate the lost self-confidence through constant training. This was the goal of many.
Many Brothers did not know much about Salia's previous life. But from her current state, Salia's confidence in magic came from the tutors and clansmen who taught her magic. The confidence she cultivated was like a rootless duckweed, destroyed by the slightest storm. If that happened, no matter how talented she was, her confidence would be destroyed and she would lose the chance to improve.
Currently, Salia's temperament could be said to be very fragile. Many methods were used to teach her the truth that there was always someone stronger than her. After going through arduous actual combat training, she had once again accumulated this truly powerful and solid confidence.
It was like tearing down a substandard house and digging a deeper foundation to build an impregnable fortress. It gave her the kind of rock-solid confidence that was the key to the road to becoming a strong person.
"Yes!"
Seeing so many people praising her, Sally nodded her head vigorously. She was extremely excited, and her face was flushed with excitement. She could tell that this feeling was many times better than the routine praises from her instructors when she was training in the tribe!
After all, there were many people with extraordinary strength. How could Zaliya not feel a sense of accomplishment when she was able to defend and send many of them flying by herself?
How could she not be excited?
Many Brothers pinched Salia's little face that was flushed with excitement. He smiled and said, "Cast your magic faster and attack faster with your shield. That would be even better!"
"Aiya …" The little girl's face turned as red as an apple because of her many careless movements. However, she was too embarrassed to dodge the many big hands, so she could only tilt her little face and mumble, not daring to say anything.
Just now, Salia cast a "Linkage Spell" on the foundation of the Wind Elemental Shield, connecting the Ring of Warning and the Wind Elemental Shield together. This kind of combination spell could not be cast by mages below the seventh grade. This was because mages who had completely mastered the spell needed to be able to "break down and release" the spell. In other words, the three stages of the spell — condense, form, and release — must be able to stop and control each stage. Only then could a perfect "linkage" be executed.
Do not underestimate "break down and release". The same spell could be completely released by low-level mages, but they could not stop the spell in the three stages of release. This was because their understanding and control of the elements were not up to the requirements!
It could be said that "break down and release" was the threshold of a high-level mage. However, Salia completed the linkage with a wave of her hand. This little girl's strength was obvious.