Chapter 72 Using Axe in a battle?

Chapter 72 Using Axe in a battle?

Chapter 72

A rapier had a long range while the axe had a short reach...

A rapier was light while an axe was heavy...

It was in complete contrast, his choice of weapons was very weird but at the same time, his style of handling and the way he was holding the two weapons made a beautiful scene at the moment for any onlooker there.

The combination of grace and barbarism—each complimenting the other.

Neither side trying to diminish the other's presence but instead glorifying their user.

But why would he chose an axe right now...?

It was simple.

An axe while it typically had shorter reach as compared to a sword or rapier, he could use this to his advantage whenever his rapier clashed with Shane's blade.

While an axe was heavy and cumbersome, it serves as a great defense, if he used it properly, he could use the broad head of the axe to deflect or block Shane's strikes.

Unlike a sword or rapier which typically had a single edge for cutting or thrusting, an axe has both a cutting edge and a blunt side. He could alternate between slashing and bludgeoning alternatively.

A good means to catch Shane off-balance and unable to predict his next move.

Despite an axe's size, it could surprisingly work quickly in the hands of someone skilled.

Oliver realized this while training with it.

Click!

Shane had made the first move, his blade came cutting through the air with a silken sound.

Oliver was not easy as he immediately protected his side with a parry from his rapier.

Clang! Clang!

The clash of metal reverberated through the silent darkness of the night.

He was struggling to keep up as he strained his muscles with the effort of parrying blow after blow.

Shane took a deep breath as he steadied himself, a large ball of brown colored espera gathered in front of him as he launched it repeatedly towards Oliver,

This move consumed a lot of espera and he was still in the process of perfecting it but he knew that if he did not use it then he might get completely cornered by Oliver.

And in the next moment, he saw the results of this attack as well.

Oliver dodged one, two but the continuous barrage got to him as he was directly thrown back crashing to a tree.

"Cough... cough..."

He coughed up blood as he quickly placed a hand on his chest to steady himself, adjusting his breathing to minimize the pain from the impact.

Shane let out a cruel smirk as he did not dare to give Oliver even a moment's worth of rest and directly slashed at him with his blade.

Oliver slid through the patch of grass nearby, dodging Shane's slash in a narrow way.

"Fucking bastard, why do you keep dodging. Just DIE!!"

Shane's rational face crumbled as it was replaced by a livid expression.

He could not tolerate it anymore, he was not able to land a proper slash at Oliver!

His usual calm look could not keep up any longer!

Oliver maintained a calm expression and a calm mind, he felt good to see such an expression on his enemy's face.

It made him satisfied.

Shane just looked like an ugly moment right now.

If he was given a mirror, he might even faint looking at himself.

However, he did not delay and got into stance once again.

He was not going to give Shane any more opportunities to use espera like before.

He attacked once again.