Defeating a pole dancer!

{Tomorrow Morning}

"Ugh! My muscles are sore, can we continue the training tomorrow."

"Do you think you can be strong with this much effort? Get back here son today we will be learning martial arts, Mainly we will focus on taekwondo and Muay Thai. We have to make good use of these martial arts since they are the foundations of becoming a great fighter from an early age." 

"Taekwondo!? Muay Thai?!."

"Yes, Muay Thai is a Thai style of boxing which is also known as "Art of eight limbs", This style of fighting Makes use of fists, elbows, knees, and legs in perfect sync whereas if I want to talk about Taekwondo, It's a martial art originated from Korean which provides mobility to the feet to launch powerful kicks."

"Whoa! My muscle aches."

"Now now! let's start with your basic posture. Let your legs be at the distance of your shoulder width, always stay alert, firmly hold your fists near your face, and keep your chin down for protection. Try to be more flexible while kicking. Always take a run from your non-dominant leg and kick using your dominant leg. This provides more flexibility to land a kick, you should also pay attention to your posture, and hips should rotate as you land your kick to provide more force."

Auther listens to the explanation silently and tries to imitate the action as instructed, he takes a basic orthodox stance while keeping his chin down with his fists firmly held together near his face, he takes a run-up, and with great a force, he lands a side kick on a thick wooden log.

"Ouch! It hurts like hell."

"YEAH!! that's what I'm talking about good job."

Martial arts is a tradition of combats used for various reasons. It has been with mankind since ancient times, But with the rise of urbanization, the role of martial arts has shifted from playing a major role in combat to a modern focus such as gym, fitness calisthenics, etc. People don't know how much of a history they are losing. Martial arts has been a core of humanity since early ages and it will be too in the future.

Auther practiced both Muay Thai and Taekwondo for straight 5 months, He diligently wakes up early to water the crops, As soon as he finishes his chores he goes running around the village for several rounds to fill in the daily quota. Just after that, he plans to train his body which includes 100 push-ups, 100 squats, and 100 sit-ups, after completing the remaining quota he then trains in Muay Thai and Taekwondo and this cycle continues for the next 5 months

{5 Months}

Outside Auther's house, Auther was practicing the techniques that Neo had taught him. Throughout the period of 5 months, Auther had slowly gained a lot of muscle, his body was sturdier than ever and now he was on par with Neo compared to raw strength. His movements had gotten a lot swifter, It was just felt like how others practiced using their skills but in truth, he relied more on himself to achieve this rather than relying on the system. Even if one day those skills which the system provided tend to disappear never will his martial arts.

While most of the hunters in the academy don't try to physically build their bodies, it's not that they aren't taught, It's just that they do not need to teach that because mana and skills fill in the gap rather than relying on the body they solely rely on their skills and the mana. Most of the first-generation hunters are nearly fit as they experienced the harsh reality of the tower. Nobody wants to waste their time unnecessarily building their body rather train their active skill since nobody knows when or where the danger can arrive.

"ugh! uff! Haiyyaa."

[Back-kick AHHHH!]

"You have gotten better, but I still don't think you can win against me."

"You bet!."

[I didn't think he could master both Taekwondo and Muay Thai in just 5 months. Training in both Mana and martial arts is going to be a deadly combination, It's going to fill him in the places where he is deemed weak. If it was the old world 5 years ago he would be the perfect example of a genius but these martial arts can only be helpful for him while fighting lower-ranked monsters and hunters as he ascends he will gonna need skills to combat them]

" You have done pretty well in today's training! Is the half-yearly examination today?"

"I think so!."

"Go get ready, we gonna head towards your academy."

"Gotcha!."

Auther's body had experienced a dramatic change over the course, His face had become slender and his skin color was even brighter than ever, it was like all the impurities being cleansed. He had developed a chiseled body, he had grown taller than an average 13-year-old, and even his hair had grown longer trying to hide his small little face. He had a complete makeover from a little cute boy to a really little cute boy. As he wiped the sweat from his body he could even feel those abs being rock hard, those veins popping out of his hands could make any girl go mad for him.

This positive change in his body emphasized that he had changed both physically as well as mentally.

After hearing his uncle Auther silently went into the room to get ready, He and his uncle shared the same room since they didn't have much space to spare. Even though Auther complained about him always snoring so loud like an elephant, nonetheless he wasn't bothered a bit that they had to live like this.

He enjoyed his uncle's company, he was the only kin to be alive for him, His uncle never had once complained that he had to take care of Auther. Except for everything that happened, he completely lived a normal life.

*** 

After entering the room auther searched for his combat clothes since they had been imbued with a special kind of magic that could withstand attacks to some degree.

{In the academy center}

The academy was built in the middle of the village, It was a large fenced building that had 3 different sections, one of them was where they taught theoretical lessons, another one was the library which was free to use, and The last section was the combat ring where the practical tests were taken. The whole of the village had a touch of Gothic architecture, Most of the high-ranking soldiers lived in well-situated areas while people who were not hunters had to build their own houses. It was basically the same as it was in the outside world, where only a minority of rich people got certain privileges disregarding the majority.

As soon as Auther and Neo entered through the Main gate, They were faced with unwanted criticism. It was Rio, He was also an ex-fighter previously A-ranked who now works as the Head of the management team. He is one of the corrupt officers who never took his job seriously.

"Look who we have here, A crippled ex-fighter and a talent-less boy. Don't you think you can earn better by looking after the crop rather than wasting resources by coming in here. "

After hearing those words rather than being angry not that he insulted him he insulted his uncle who was his everything. Auther was filled with fury, He was like a dormant volcano ready to erupt any moment. His emotions were about to get the better of him, just then Neo grabbed him and got hold of himself. He was in a better hierarchy than them which could cause harm to his future growth.

"Ok! Let's start the Half-yearly examination now."

Then suddenly Instructor Leonard started to announce the agenda of today's Examination. It was supposed to be a spar between student candidates to measure their strengths and to provide them with their resources. Auther's name on the list was at the last as always, he had to spar with William, who was placed 7th on the ranking list.

Alex, Iseul, and Derek were the top-3-ranking Students in the academy. Alex is Leonard's disciple and was taken in by him when he was basically roaming around the village begging for food. He was one of the victims of the tower who was transported here without his will.

Whilst Iseul learned her spear from her mother Elsa, Her mother used to be a part of Generation 1 captain but she had to retire after the battle against the Final boss since then she has been governing the village.

Derek, is Rio's son, Aside from all the rumors that his father has he works harder than anyone else, even though his personality is a bit like his father he is on par with Iseul.

It had already been 2-3 matches since it started, and Auther was pretty much engrossed in every match even though they weren't so good. All of these matches were nothing compared to the Hellish training he had gone through. Every time he saw someone fighting a Creepy a smile breeds out of his face. He had never been this excited to fight in his life. His heart was thumping so loud. It was probably due to the adrenaline rush that he was ready to jump in the ring any time.

***

It was time that his turn came. All of them had already completed their spar and headed home. 

William had a tauntful expression on his face, it was as if he had come prepared to beat the shit out of Auther. Even though Auther was pretty nervous, but without hesitating jumped onto the ring with a playful expression. 

From afar Alex was watching this spar, Not only this time but every time Auther fought Alex always stayed till the end to witness him. Maybe it was just to see Auther being beaten into a pulp, but right now Auther Just ignored his presence. All his attention was on William.

" Begin!."

As soon as William heard the sound he dashed towards Auther without any further thoughts. 

"Auther it has been a while, I have finally advanced to B-Rank. There's just no way that you can win against me now."

With a playful taunt, William dashed towards Auther with a wooden stick, he just wanted to simply bluff with an attack to suddenly appear behind.

To Auther's surprise, William's movement looked crappy and slow, compared to his uncle he looked like he was doing some sort of poll dance. Auther simply took his stance, he avoided any unnecessary movements, It neither looked like a flashy move nor it looked like some kind of pole dance. He just simply waiting for Willaim to come into his range. Just as William was about to pull his trick Auther swiftly moved forward and with great force, he landed a sidekick/. William went flying from the stage to fall unconscious.

"I guess I used too much strength! haha."

Auther thought Uncle must be happy to see him winning the spar but in truth, When he turned back everybody who witnessed the fight was dumbfoundedly watching him.

"Hmm! Why is everybody silent? Y'all are gonna Yowai mo or what."

"Ahh! I declare this duel concluded and name Auther, the true victor!.''

Everybody was silent for a moment, nobody dared to utter a single word. People were just trying to understand what just happened in the heat of a moment. Nobody has expected to witness a boy with no rank beat a B-ranked hunter.

[{Instructor Leonard} The boy has truly changed a lot his muscles have grown a bit sturdier, Looks like even his speed has improved tenfold. Looks like he has finally caught up, But the main concern here is that he didn't exhibit any mana from that kick. Is that his raw strength, If it is then he must be as strong as Alex, He really developed a monster within 5 months. If Neo knew about his talent why didn't he train him early? If he uses mana with that talent he can fill in the gap of not having any skills, He can easily surpass the 1st Generation Captains. Maybe I should try to persuade him to join us]

[{Auther} I guess I finished it off in a flashy way, I will now pick up my rewards since I did a lot better it should at least be around 10 silver coins, Alex, Iseul, and Derek all got 1 gold coin but I think I am still not at their level. With this much money, I will treat my uncle in the village today. Finally, I am now a grown-up who can earn money, he will surely be proud of this achievement]

 { 100 copper coins= 1 silver coins, 100 silver coins= 1 gold coin}

As Auther was stepping out of the sparring ring suddenly he heard a voice from behind which echoed the whole surroundings.

" Wait!, your examination is not over yet, You will have to fight me now."

To be continued...

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