I can seriously not get enough of the choreography of this fight scene. It's a chef's kiss!! It's a genius narrative and takes us through Changyu's thought process quite literally!
Starts with the opponent NOT underestimating her because she is a woman! Big W!
When he first attacks her, she doesn't anticipate the impact of the mace and so her defense was hasty! She couldn't fully absorb the brute force and falters.
She then quickly changes to attack mode and targets his body, soon realises her butcher knife would do nothing to his armour.
She now uses her body instead :
She expects a little damage but he's too strong to be affected by her attack. She now is in no position to attack and has to defend herself.
Look at her reaction time!! Slayed!!!
Eventually takes a hit because of the brute force from the mace. And she now has to change her strategy.
She then creates a distraction to catch him off guard and attacks him where he least expects her to - she aims for his head:
Gosh look at her!! Queeeen!!!
She's eventually thrown down but successfully manages to injure him.
Somewhere in between all this, she already realises the only way to win against him is by using his own weapon because she has exhausted everything else within her means.
He has two maces, so she can't go mace against mace either as it would be a power imbalance. Her only option is to get hold of one and turn it against him immediately before he has time to react.
This is where her deception begins. She creates the illusion that she is engaging him with the butcher knife against his mace, while using her other knife to subtly dislocate his arm joint. Eventually, his grip on one of the maces loosens.
She immediately takes this chance to strike his thighs with the knife where he doesn't have any protection and gets hold of the mace. This was the key bit: making sure he was no longer in a position to wield the other one.
Strikes him hard without giving him time to react.
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