In an instant, three changes in footwork exposed Olivia’s experienced combat techniques.
As Kael leaned back to dodge once again, Olivia had already adjusted her position, turned around, and launched a high right kick. Kael failed to block it and was kicked back several steps, his Magic Barrier showing slight fluctuations.
"If I had a bit of killing intent just now, your protective barrier would be shattered by now," Olivia said indifferently.
Olivia’s few leg attacks happened in a split second. Because Kael lost his montum at the start, he couldn’t defend well and found himself in a state of constant parrying during her rapid sequences of attacks.
He was greatly shocked.
Kael indeed hadn’t expected a woman who seed a bit slow to have such swift moves. This was precisely the combat effectiveness Olivia wanted to demonstrate.
Although both were humans, the Lion Heart lineage favored powerful and ferocious attacks. Fighting head-on was not unfeasible, but it didn’t offer her much advantage as the margin for error was too low.
Not to ntion... there were inherent physical differences between n and won, making direct confrontation inadvisable for her.
But now, by feigning weakness to the enemy and eroding Kael’s montum while making him drop his guard, it was pure psychological warfare.
If Olivia had started directly, her initial high-amplitude leg strikes would have been easily countered by Kael, who was adept at precise techniques.
Seeing Kael slightly adjust his stance, Olivia attacked again with a flying kick aid at Kael’s face. Kael blocked with his right arm and his combat instincts kicked in; he imdiately tried to hit Olivia’s thigh with his left fist.
However, Olivia’s attack was a double flying kick. As Kael blocked, Olivia twisted her waist and thrust her left leg, knocking Kael off balance, making him stumble back.
Olivia imdiately followed up with a right front kick. But this ti, Kael, slightly prepared, flipped back, changed his position, blocked the kick with his left hand, and delivered a strong right punch to Olivia’s chest.
Kael was genuinely fighting ruthlessly. Under normal circumstances, he wouldn’t directly target specific parts of a woman’s body, but now his punches were swift and vicious.
As Olivia hesitated for a mont, he swept his right leg at her lower body, then supported himself with one hand, shifted his position, and launched a double kick.
He had learned this move from a professional fighter skilled in close combat in his previous life. That fighter was proficient in capoeira and often forced others into positions vulnerable to powerful capoeira strikes during close combat.
Now, thanks to Dark Knowledge and his quicker reflexes, he had picked up this trick. Indeed, seeing such position-changing attacks rarely, Olivia was forced back a step.
Roles reversed!
Kael switched from defense to offense, throwing punches with both hands. Olivia remained calm, countering Kael’s attacks with precise hand chops.
But Kael was not content with staying on the defensive. He combined hooks and uppercuts, his powerful moves giving each strike an offensive edge.
After blocking a punch with her right hand, Olivia turned and swept high, then stepped forward and launched a right front kick, widening the distance between them in an instant.
As Kael leaped back, he decisively switched to the small jumps commonly used in Sanda. Although Olivia hadn’t seen this footwork before, she guessed it was to conserve energy and switch attack positions.
The two closed in for close combat again. Olivia used a combination of hand chops and thrust punches. Her slender arms lacked so power but moved faster.
Seeing the unfavorable situation, Kael imdiately adopted a flexed-arm defense, effectively dodging. This showed hints of boxing defense.
In his previous life, each opponent he had fought against left their techniques and moves etched into Kael’s instincts, providing strong support during close combat.
Blocking Olivia’s hand chop, Kael imdiately followed with an elbow strike, causing Olivia brief pain.
Not letting up, Kael continued with successive elbow strikes, while dodging Olivia’s hand chops. He lifted his left knee, hitting Olivia in the abdon.
As she staggered back, Kael instantly followed with a flying knee strike to her head.
When Olivia’s defense broke, he grabbed her neck with both hands, pulling her towards him like an embrace. However, the attacks on her lower body were far from a loving hug.
With continuous knee strikes, Olivia raised her arms to block the attacks. After taking a few hits, Olivia pushed Kael’s hands aside and forced him back with sharp hand chops.
"Nice offensive moves, just no room for adjustnts," Olivia clearly praised Kael’s recent close-quarter knee strikes.
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