Anime Crossover: My Cheat Code is Myself

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"No, I'm just not good at hand-to-hand combat..."

Xia Yan shrugged and said.

Actually, he wasn't exactly lying.

After all, comparatively speaking, he is not very proficient in unarmed combat.

Although I belong to the Hyuga clan, specializing in taijutsu, in the Naruto world, I looked down on Gentle Fist, which I considered tasteless and not worth abandoning, so I hardly ever practiced it.

Although she has been on the battlefield, she usually acts as a healer and support, and occasionally she also works as a turret.

If someone were to actually cut off my face, I would pull out a knife and stab them to death.

Therefore, there is no experience in physical techniques that can be shared.

Although the Byakugan can see acupoints, its effect is largely negated for people in other worlds who do not have chakra.

If we say that in the Naruto world, the Hyuga clan's pressure point strike is equivalent to Garen's Whisper, which is both silent and breaks down a person's defenses.

In other worlds, acupressure is at most considered a weakness strike.

Some acupoints may be very painful when you poke them with your finger, and some places may even be fatal if you poke them.

But frankly, without the effect of silencing, acupressure becomes completely impractical.

Because no pain can compare to a piercing, bone-scraping wound.

If Xia Yan wanted to kill someone, he had a hundred ways to make them die in different ways, without ever needing to use acupressure.

"Not good at hand-to-hand combat...?"

Upon hearing Xia Yan's words, Esdeath narrowed her long, narrow eyes, a glint of delight flashing within them.

"I see, this half-baked recreational activity of fighting bare-handed can't satisfy you at all, right!"

As she spoke, Esdeath drew her beautifully designed, slender sword from her waist, which had a bowl-shaped guard and looked more like an ornament than a weapon.

"So you, like me, crave that thrill of walking the line between life and death!? Then let's fight!!!"

Before she finished speaking, Esdeath had already raised her rapier and charged at Xia Yan again with a sharp and fierce aura.

Although it was just a slender rapier, in Esdeath's hands it was like a knight's lance, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it thrust towards Xia Yan's chest.

Seeing this, Xia Yan's lips curled up slightly, and he also drew his weapon.

A large katana with an extremely cool design, 150 cm in total length, 110 cm in blade length, 4 cm in blade width, and weighing nearly 8 kg, featuring ornate blade patterns.

In fact, at the very beginning, Xia Yan's weapon was also a double-edged sword with a Western fantasy style.

After all, the old man in the village who taught him swordsmanship was a soldier, and double-edged swords are standard military weapons.

It's more accurate to describe it as a double-edged straight blade rather than a sword.

Because if a knife is used as a standard weapon, its effectiveness will be greatly reduced if the blade becomes dull or breaks. In addition, the curvature of the blade must be considered, and the forging process is also troublesome.

Using a double-edged sword is much simpler; even if one side becomes dull or damaged, you can simply flip it over and use the other side.

It's cheap and easy to use.

However, after sharing the sword techniques from the worlds of Demon Eyes Kyo and Rurouni Kenshin, Xia Yan discovered that his sword techniques, which were originally quite decent, were now utterly inferior and crudely unwatchable in comparison.

So he decisively abandoned the original double-edged sword.

This greatsword was a gift from Ainz Ooal Gown Natsuhiko, representing the pinnacle of alloy materials science from the future world.

While it may not be as powerful as some weapons with magical abilities, it is at least considered a divine weapon among ordinary weapons.

bang——

The two weapons, with their strikingly different designs, collided, creating a shockwave that even carved grooves into the ground.

The dust was dispersed by the vibrating air.

Esdeath revealed a smile that resembled that of a yandere.

"Just as I expected! This is exactly how it's supposed to be interesting! Xia Yan, you're really strong!!!"

Esdeath's eyes were filled with excitement, and her smile grew even wider.

When-when-when-

Swords clashed, sparks flying fiercely in mid-air.

The shattered sword energy spread wildly, not enough to cause any damage, but it left many marks on the clothes of the two people, making Esdeath's already rather lewd figure even more alluring.

However, Esdeath seemed completely unconcerned about the exposed spring scenery, and instead swung her sword even more vigorously.

Without any probing, the battle reached its climax right from the start, at least for Esdeath.

It seems that if you're not careful, you could be cut in half at any moment.

As her strength gradually increased, she no longer wielded her weapon so recklessly in battle.

This exhilarating feeling, like walking on a knife's edge, made Esdeath feel as if her blood was boiling.

Her breathing became increasingly rapid, her heartbeat quickened, and a blush, the meaning of which was unclear, gradually spread across her face.

If you took a picture of this, and just cropped out the face, it wouldn't look out of place in a notebook.

Chapter 218 Esdeath's Inch-Stopping Challenge

"Hahaha—yes! That's it! Xia Yan, you're amazing!"

Esdeath's mouth was practically stretched to her ears as she brandished her sword and uttered meaningless lines that would fit into any other scene.

It's quite a love-hate relationship.

The sword in his hand moved faster and faster, each strike more ruthless than the last, and his aura grew stronger and stronger.

He was as if he had been possessed by a demon that had crawled out of the coldest hell.

The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and in a daze, it seemed as if even the air was frozen, and a mist composed of countless tiny ice particles like dust appeared.

Do not,

It wasn't an illusion caused by an overly strong atmosphere; it was a real, solid fog.

A thin layer of ice had already spread beneath Esdeath's feet, and countless ice spikes were spreading out behind her, poised to strike.

Clearly, after a thorough warm-up, she was eager for an even more intense battle!

"Come on! Let's move on to the next phase of the battle!!!"

"No, I'm not playing anymore, I admit defeat."

Seeing Esdeath's surging emotions and boiling fighting spirit bordering on madness, Xia Yan let out a soft breath and sheathed his weapon.

"!??"

"What's the meaning!?"

The emotions that were about to burst forth were abruptly stopped, leaving Esdeath with an indescribable sense of unease.

She glared at Xia Yan with dissatisfaction, demanding an explanation from him.

“What do you mean…” Xia Yan raised an eyebrow at her and said in a flippant tone, “I didn’t come here to compete with you, but to avoid having to climb the ranks slowly after joining the army.”

"Since it's a test, achieving this level should be sufficient, right..."

"What a joke!!!"

Before Xia Yan could finish speaking, Esdeath interrupted him.

Her expression and emotions at that moment were extremely complex and impossible to describe directly. To draw an analogy...

It's roughly equivalent to this: just as you're about to reach the top, the other person not only stops, but also pulls it out and turns to leave.

They were just one step away from fulfilling their wish, but the other party refused to come no matter what.

That intense sense of anticipation vanished instantly, replaced by emptiness, bewilderment, and a strong desire to win back the opponent.

"We've come this far, how can we not have a winner? What's the point of staying in this limbo?!"

"Since you instigated this desire, you should take full responsibility. I won't allow it to end like this! Draw your sword and continue the fight!"

"No way~"

Xia Yan spread his hands, adopting an attitude of "it's none of my business."

But those upturned corners of his mouth make you want to give him a good beating.

"I have already given up."

Hearing Xia Yan's resolute words, Esdeath felt as if a string in her mind had snapped.

"...I'll ravage you!"

Enraged, she brandished her sword and charged at Xia Yan once more, accompanied by countless gleaming ice spikes behind her, as if a thousand troops were charging at Xia Yan simultaneously.

Faced with all this, Xia Yan simply wore a calm smile.

He raised his hands above his head and gave Esdeath a French military salute.

The reason he remained unmoved was not because he was taking advantage of his immortality to recklessly court death.

Xia Yan was certain that Esdeath only wanted to scare him and wouldn't actually do anything.

Because he had already read Esdeath's thoughts through Legilimency.

as predicted,

Under Esdeath's exquisite control, the blade ignored inertia and stopped at the edge of Xia Yan's neck, without even leaving a trace of blood.

The ice spikes were simply pressed tightly against Xia Yan's body, although each breath caused Xia Yan's skin to touch the ice spikes.

However, it only made him feel a slight chill, and he was not actually harmed at all.

"You bastard……"

"Is this really your plan!?"

Esdeath looked at Xia Yan's fearless appearance.

He felt that all his actions and thoughts were under the other party's control, especially those eyes, which seemed to see right through him.

But she still stared directly into Xia Yan's eyes without any hesitation, scrutinizing him from head to toe.