Training session

Both of Shaan's eyeballs instantly widened when he saw the dual swords held by Briana emitting a golden yellow light. The light slowly wrapped around the entire surface of the dual short swords. Damn. What was that light? What was Miss Briana doing that she could produce a layer of light that wrapped the dual swords?

After the light completely wrapped the surface of the dual short swords, with a single breath, Briana shot straight towards the training dolls. Surprisingly, the training dolls that were originally stationary immediately moved on their own and attempted to attack Briana.

'Slash! Slash! Slash'

Three consecutive slashes from Briana's dual short swords knocked down the training dolls with ease before they could counterattack. Shaan, who saw that, could only be speechless at Briana's incredible skill. Honestly, he could not even see Briana's movements before because her movements were so fast, beyond the speed of an average person.

'Oh my... What an amazing skill. Miss Briana is indeed a very great person. '

"The dual short sword is indeed a pretty good weapon because it has a high degree of flexibility," Briana walked up to Shaan. "Maybe if I am as tall as you, my attack range will be much wider, and it will be much easier to subvert these training dummies." Briana handed Shaan back his dual short swords. "Now is your time to try it out."

"Miss Briana, there is something I would like to ask. That golden yellow light that was seen wrapping around the dual sword, what... what is that light, and how did you bring it out?"

"Huh? The golden yellow light that- Oh, wait a minute, I think I understand what you're saying." Briana snapped her fingers. "That light was Mana, the magic power energy that comes from the seven virtues potion inside your body," she explained." When the elixir of the seven virtues reacts inside you, not only can you summon daemons, but you also gain special powers capable of using magic power and enhancing physical abilities. By focusing the mana on the surface of the dual short sword, you will be able to wrap the dual short sword with the mana, so your attacks will be able to paralyze the creatures of darkness in the Midnight Gate.

"But, how do you focus the mana?" asked Shaan curiously. "I have no idea how to do that."

Hearing Shaan's question, Briana immediately patted Shaan's shoulder. "It's easy. You just need to concentrate and imagine in your mind the energy wrapping around the surface of the dual sword."

"Alright, I'll try."

Shaan slowly took a deep breath, trying to apply what Briana had told him. However, it was not as easy as one might think. His mind simply could not focus on imagining what the mana form looked like, which made it quite difficult for him to do so.

"Argh, damn. This is much harder than I thought." Shaan grumbled in annoyance. "Every time I try to concentrate, there's always something else distracting me and I can't do it at all," he sighed. "Do you have any advice for me?"

"I do and listen carefully," Briana said. "Close your eyes and slowly take deep breaths. Ignore the sounds around you and just focus on one image in your mind, which is your dual short sword. Imagine the yellow light you saw earlier wrapping around it in your hand. That method will be effective."

Shaan nodded his head. "Alright, I'll try one more time."

Once again, Shaan used Briana's method and this time tried to be calmer than before. However, this time he ignored the noises around him and focused his entire mind on imagining the dual sword in his hand, wrapped in his mana.

Only a few minutes later, he could feel the mysterious energy flowing out of his body, and slowly the yellow light began to wrap around his dual short swords. Shaan, who realized that, immediately fell silent. Honestly, he had not expected that he would successfully apply the method taught to him by Briana.

[Congratulations, you have successfully mastered the new skill: Mana Enchantment]

[Mana Enchantment: A skill capable of using mana energy to coat the surface of a weapon]

"I...I nailed it."

"Good job, Shaan." Briana smiled. "It seems that you managed to master Mana Enchantment quickly. You are indeed a person who understands things quickly, and that's good."

"Thank you."

"But, it's not over yet. Now use that ability of yours to immobilize those training dolls over there," Briana said, pointing her index finger forward. "However, those dolls are equipped with motion sensors, and whenever they sense movement nearby, they will immediately move on their own and launch an attack."

'No wonder those training dolls can move. They're wired with motion sensors.'

"However, these training dolls are quite slow and have limited movement, so all you need to do is look for gaps in their movement. Once you've managed to find the opening, then launch your attacks as hard as you can until the puppets fall," Briana explained. "Do you understand? Or is there something else you want to ask?"

Shaan nodded his head quickly. "Understood. I'll try to do it."

Without lingering, Shaan started running towards the training dolls that were a few meters ahead of him. In his mind, he had an idea. He thought of taking out the training dummies one by one, starting from the one not far in front of him. That was because it was much more effective, and he could minimize the attacks from the other two dolls.

'Yeah, I'm pretty sure this method will work.'

Confidently, Shaan immediately grasped his dual short swords that had been wrapped with his mana. When the training dummy began to move, without waiting for long, Shaan immediately sent out his slash, preparing to take out the training dummy quickly.

'Good, I'm sure, if the range becomes this close. This puppet can't afford to'

'Bam!'

A hard blow from another training doll directly hit Shaan's body, and he was thrown quite hard to the floor. His whole body began to ache, making it quite difficult for him to move. Damn. He simply did not expect that the other training dummy would appear to attack Shaan, even though he was only aiming for one of the two training dummies.

"Shaan, remember what I said before. These dolls will respond when there is movement. So, even if you are only aiming for one, the other doll will attack you. Therefore, you must immobilize all the dolls quickly."

"Uh, alright," said Shaan, trying to get up. "I'll try it one more time."

"Shaan, study and watch the movements of these training dummies. If you can find the gaps in the movements of these dolls, you should be able to incapacitate these three easily. I'm sure of it."