Ch 63: Training [6]
In the room of the training area, Evan was found lying on the floor without moving, as all three spirits were worried about his health.
When his hand moved toward his face, he covered it with his hand and a small smile flashed upon his face.
"Oh, you were just enjoying the moment of praise," Aiden said, sighing as he went around to see the dummy, while Zero stood in front of Rey to let him train.
Rey, who was lying on the floor, stood up and looked around for his sword but saw that Zero's particles were creeping away from it toward the dummy. Finding it strange, he looked at her for an answer.
[You think that this small, crappy sword could withstand your strike power, which even knocked the dummy guarded by my particles?] Zero replied, noticing Rey's gaze on her.
"Oh, I predicted that much, as I also felt back then that my power couldn't be held by such a weak sword," he said, moving toward the next weapon available in the room.
The total number of weapons in the room was just four, the most basic ones: a sword, a spear, daggers, and a wooden pole stick.
"So which one to use," he said, as he started rhyming a poem to pick a weapon and it came to the dagger.
He shrugged his shoulders as he picked up the daggers went toward the dummy to train.
Zero also went again to cover the dummy like some armor and was even ready to cover the dagger in case of damaging it by force.
He started thrashing the blade on the dummy, feeling his way of using the dagger was somewhat aggressive. He looked at Aiden for advice, who just sighed and began to tell him.
"Okay kid, listen. You can use that force with a sword, but you can't use brute force with daggers; it has to have some meaning to strike with. But with daggers, it little different. A dagger is used in a flow of attacks, and if you even make a single minor stop, you're doomed to die. The flow is one of the best ways to use this weapon.
The best example is water, which flows in such rhythm and speed that, a certain speed and force, it can rip apart stone or even iron like butter." Aiden told him, looking to see if he understood what he said or not.
What he found was just a blank-faced Rey, who was scratching his head in confusion. He sighed and told him to continue what he was doing.
Rey nodded and went to attack the dummy, trying some tricks he knew from his favorite anime and manga. He held the daggers in an unusual way, with one held straight and the other reverse.
He dashed toward the dummy and struck the blade on its chest, causing it to fall backward. But Rey didn't stop he thrust the blade into its chest again to cause more damage.
Rey then checked whether this increased his proficiency with the daggers or not.
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Daggers & Knives: F {12% → 14%)}
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Yes, it was effective, but he needs to develop more unique attacking styles to increase his proficiency with the daggers.
"Zero, can you please show the damage done to the dummy somehow?" He asked her. Zero didn't understand what he wanted to do, but she complied. The suit's body jiggled like jelly in a few areas, making them seem easily removable by hand.
He didn't hesitate and held the daggers in a backward style as he began attacking the dummy but not in the same way as before.
His attack power wasn't high, but his speed in attacking the opponent increased several times. The number of attacks he performed in the same amount of time was much higher than when he used his sword.
He aimed to achieve a fluid attack pattern, creating a flow of small, lightweight attacks. Even if they did minimal damage individually, continuous damage could accumulate to become significant, unlike heavy attacks.
He didn't stop, trying again and again until he started to get the hang of it. He was becoming more proficient with this weapon as time passed, without feeling the same way as before.
He was confident that within an hour, he could build his proficiency up to early
He continued attacking the dummy without rest as time passed, until his body started to feel numbness in areas like his hands and legs, which were constantly moving around, circling the dummy to attack various areas and increasing his flow.
His training paid off as he attacked the dummy for the last time before taking a break.
He first came in front of the dummy swiftly, attacking both shoulders. Then he ran sideways around it, forming a cut on the left side of the dummy's stomach. He didn't stop; when he reached the back of the dummy, he relentlessly attacked it again and again, targeting critical areas such as the neck, back, and shoulders.
He finally plunged his blade into the head of the dummy, which bounced back due to his tiredness and fell to the ground after slipping from his hands.
He falls backward onto his bu.tt to catch his breath as he starts to gasp for air to release the pressure, he built up to execute this attack style.
/Clap/ /Clap/ /Clap/ /Clap/ /Clap/
"Well, well, well, you are a diligent trainee, aren't you Rey? To become a beginner from nobody in such a short time is impressive for people like you, even the system got teary and gave you a present. Why don't you check your weapon mastery of the daggers just now? You may find some improvement there," Victor, who had been silent until now, told him. Rey didn't hesitate and joyfully opened his system to see the change, only to be even more shocked by what he saw. As...
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Daggers & Knives: ? {??????????}
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-< To be Continued >-