Chapter 212 Shutting Off Biscuit
Biscuit's stick-beating method can simultaneously train Law's Gyo and Ren, because during the training process, as the training required him to maintain a constant output of Aura while also sharpening his reaction speed to apply Gyo in response to incoming strikes.
Law's Potential Aura allowed him to sustain Ren for an hour and a half, and Sanbica is a little weaker and can only sustain it for less than an hour.
Within this limited time, Biscuit circled around them, sometimes striking every ten seconds, other times every thirty seconds or even a full minute. There was no discernible pattern to her strikes, and she was entirely unpredictable.
At the beginning, Biscuit's strikes were slow, and since both Law and Sanbica had solid foundations, they could manage. However, once she increased the speed to the second level, things got tough.
The speed of the two using Gyo couldn't keep up with the speed of Biscuit's strikes, and she never held back during training. Once they failed to react in time, her strikes would land with full force.
Each hit left Law and Sanbica aching for quite a while.
Although Biscuit didn't show mercy, she still knew the limits. She had precise control over her power and so she could ensure that Law and Sanbica would feel the pain of failure without compromising the training process or results.
Furthermore, once Law and Sanbica failed consecutively, the power of her strikes would gradually increase.
This is the 'combo' effect, and during the duration of the 'combo' effect, as long as Law and Sanbica succeed once, they can clear Biscuit's 'combo' buff.
During training, Law's worst moment came when his right arm was fractured after allowing Biscuit's 'combo' to reach 52 strikes.
Such a 'combo' training method wasn't something an average person could execute, as it required precise control over aura distribution and force. It's something only a master like Biscuit could achieve.
In other words, Law was lucky to be able to enjoy Biscuit's beating.
The early stages of training were grueling for Law, but there were clear results.
Sanbica fared slightly better, not because her skills were superior to Law, but because Biscuit was more lenient with her. Otherwise, the strike that fractured Law's arm had landed on Sanbica, it could have resulted in serious injury or even death.
While Law suffered a lot, his progress was also noticed by Biscuit. If possible, Biscuit actually wanted to extend this phase of training for as long as possible, and it would be best if she could hit Law thousands of times every day.
After all, pain tolerance is also quite important in Nen combat.
For example, human fingers. As the saying goes, 'Fingers are connected to the heart'. If a finger is broken, it is extremely painful. However, someone with high pain tolerance could endure such injuries without flinching in battle.
However, usually only few people would deliberately improve their pain tolerance. Only in an environment like the Zoldyck Family would pain tolerance be listed as one of the training lists that must be started from an early age.
On the other hand, people like Atomu developed pain tolerance through countless battles.
Biscuit took advantage of the stick-beating training to not only to sharpen Law's Nen Mastery but also to enhance his pain tolerance.
Thus, Biscuit doubled Law's training intensity. Her original plan was to increase her speed from first gear to fifth gear and then end. But now, she plans to increase it to eighth gear.
The increase in intensity caused Sanbica to withdraw early, as her body couldn't handle the strain.
Without Sanbica to share the firepower, Law was in a miserable state. Every day, he endured thousands of strikes, accumulating both major and minor injuries on his bodies. Although the process was very painful, he managed to hold on.
After being abused by Biscuit that day, Law made up his mind. He vowed that by the end of this training, he would push Biscuit to the point where she'd have to transform. Holding onto this determination, he kept going.
On this day, Law finally ran out of Aura and collapsed to the ground, falling asleep almost immediately.
Biscuit put away the stick and summoned Cookie to use Piano Massage on Law, which would allow Law to recover in just an hour and continue training. Meanwhile, Sanbica tended to Law's injuries as he slept.
With Cookie and Sanbica's abilities, just like when exercising, Law could squeeze every bit of time available. It was as if a single day was split into five or six days of training.
Black Cat always watched from the sidelines with a gloating expression. Fortunately, it was smart enough. Realizing it might be used as a stick by Biscuit until this training ended, he quickly found several suitable replacements in the first few days of training.
'The highest combo so far is 59 hits. I should push myself a little more and aim for 100.' Biscuit said with a dangerous smile, looking at Law, who was lying on the ground receiving treatment from Sanbica.
She was not a sadist, but in the process of training Law, she also set a goal for herself, which was to land a 100-hit combo on him. However, Law's rapid improvement had kept her combo record capped at 59 hits.
The sleeping Law was not aware of Biscuit's devilish thoughts, but he also set a very high goal for himself, which was to complete the training without a single mistake, effectively shutting Biscuit out entirely.
If Biscuit aimed to break her combo record, then Law's goal was to prevent her from even landing the simplest two-hit combo!
Wake up, get beaten, collapse...
Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Some of the people who came to the Talma Mountain Range noticed the strange group in the valley and their bizarre daily routines.
Most people who came to the Talma Mountain Range did so with the intent of committing suicide, while a smaller group consisted of Poison Hunters in search of the Bliss Mushrooms and the Doom Toads.
The former came to harvest the Bliss Mushrooms to consume and end their lives, while the latter sought to capture the Doom Toads to study its connection to the mushrooms.
Regardless of their purpose, upon seeing Law's group, they paid little attention and moved on.
…
In the valley.
A blonde girl with a ponytail was holding a stick and walking around a black-haired boy of the same age. They were none other than Biscuit and Law.
Biscuit's movements were slow, but her arms whipped out countless afterimages. The staff in her hands left behind streaks in the air, raining down on Law like a relentless storm.
Plak, plak, plak…!
The dense muffled sounds echoed through the valley.
Despite taking continuous strikes, Law's expression remained calm, as if the staff slicing through the air wasn't even touching him.
A floating black cat and a figure wrapped tightly in clothes stood nearby, watching the spectacle with great interest.
If there is an experienced Nen User here, as long as they focus their Aura on their eyes, they would instantly recognize the depth behind these seemingly strange actions.
The blonde girl swinging the stick maintained a constant force in each strike, showcasing impeccable control over her strength.
Meanwhile, the black-haired boy's Aura fluctuated in sync with the incoming strikes, shifting like a glowing orb on his body, always moving to the exact point where the stick was about to land.
After a while, Law's Aura suddenly disappeared, and he collapsed onto the ground, letting out a hearty laugh.
At that moment, Biscuit's hand suddenly stopped, and then she threw the stick to the ground with an unwilling look on her face.
"Haha! Zero combo!"
Law lay flat on the ground, laughing in triumph. After two months of getting beaten black and blue every day, he had finally achieved a perfect defense against Biscuit!
"Don't get too cocky! You need to do it at least ten times in a row!" Biscuit said viciously, with her hands on her hips.
In the end, she only managed to get 62 combos on Law, which was far from her goal of 100!
"Not just ten times, I'll do it a hundred times if I have to!" Law declared with absolute confidence!