The experiment with Mr. Butt and his companion continued for a while. And it was a huge success! I finally succeeded in creating a battle technique unique to me.
"Art of Deformation!"
Not only it is compatible with my elemental property, but it's also quite effective and gruesome at that.
But it had huge limitations too. The fact that I had to come in contact with specific joints was the greatest limitation. If the enemy were to use high-grade armor, he could neglect the force I use in breaking bones. And using this on live battles is also complicated.
And to use the "Art of Deformation", I have to gather supplementary knowledge and create the "Bone Cracking Sutra". That means, I had to study how human bones-tendons-joints are built, how they work, and how can I easily break them. I also had to create some delicate hand movements to dislocate visible joints easily(•.•). So many conditions needed to be fullfilled just for a single technique. But I was uite certain, this idea was game-changing for the current me.
Mr. Butt was not an easy opponent. Earth element always had been the nemesis of Lightning. Due to this elemental immunity, subduing him was a long process. Unfortunately, this wasn't good news for him. He had to suffer more pain than others because of that. But this Earth user was quite tenacious and had great pain endurance. Even during the deformation process, Mr. Butt was howling yet cursing me like a real man, without shedding a drop of tears. On the other hand, his companion wet his shirt with snorts and tears.
Finally, I was done with my testing and glanced at my enemies with pity. The other guy was still in a good shape. Only his fingers were bent in the opposite direction. But, Mr. Butt was in an unsightly state.
His elbow joints were on a particular angle. All of his fingers were joint-locked. So he couldn't even open his palms. I also had to dislocate his jaws as my ears couldn't endure his curses anymore.
"Fellas, do you want me to fix you?"
Hearing my voice, both of them winced as if something worse than Yama was calling them.
Mr. Butt shivered but nodded as he couldn't talk due to dislocated jaw.
I couldn't help but shower them with my pity. This was supposed to be Thiago's experience. But, Thiago passed out just after one punch. So, to determine the effectiveness of my technique in the real battle, I had to use them as dummies.
And even my consciousness was screaming that what I was doing was very wrong. But, I totally ignored my moral codes when thinking about increasing my strength. As if this desire is something I was born with, the desire to become stronger with whatever it takes.
'Is this my real personality? Under the sugar-coated ‘Good boy’ title hides a slithering hypocrite? Huh, mom. You good boy becoming something else day by day.'
Even though I was fully conscious of my action, I didn't stop doing it. Why was I like that? I didn't know. Even if this world didn't know about me, how would I know?
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I stopped fermenting myself and looked at them with pity again, which made me even more hypocritical as the perpetrator.
"Are you ready to fix those bones?"
They nodded.
"Are you really ready? You know, I have to break your bones and dislocate your joints again to fix them in the right place."
After hearing me, their expression froze. Mr. Butt, who acted tough throughout the whole torture couldn't endure anymore.
"Kuhuk…Uahhhhhack…sob…sob. sob
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The other guy didn't forget to join the chorus.
"Now now, don't cry like a kid. Be a real man and bear with me. Let's win this pain together, shall we?"
"Hik….hik… sniff…Sniff…Waaaa. Pak (no clearance needed) ya(you),…..Wahhhhh." That's what Butt said with his dislocated jaw. I ignored their curses and focused on the work in hand.
Soon, cracking sounds and howling of poor souls filled the place again. As they were unfortunate souls, I didn't forget to provide them with some knowledge that would save them in the future,
"Choose your opponent wisely."
Didn't know if they would abide by my advice, unlike Thiago.
And they fainted because of intense pain.
It was already getting dark outside. As a responsible doctor, I can not leave my ' VIP' Trio outside. I channeled my replenished lightning energy and carried them one by one to the Healing department.
The kind sister who receives patients was speechless, seeing me carrying three more patients. Specially Thiago, who was released from here only a few days ago. After delivering them to the department building, I returned to the dorm in a happy mood.
The very next day, I headed toward the academy library which, I totally ignored for a long time. The reasons were simple- first-year students could only study on the ground floor. And the ground floor was full of theoretical books. There are also some combat-related books, but all of them are for common students. It made sense as Core formation Realm students didn't need some super rare knowledge or exclusive battle techniques.
Academy prepared exams for us after half a month. The department taught human anatomy, and combined classes taught Runes and Biology. Didn't know about others, but all of them were new to me. I didn't touch a single book on these subjects before the coming academy. But these exams were also my only way of getting credits aka resources. So, I needed to prepare for these subjects seriously. And the library was the best place for this purpose.
When I reached there, I saw a gathering of students like me. Everyone had the same thought- a library is the best place to learn more about these subjects. The place was still quiet as the librarian searching for any noisy kid with his hawk eyes.
I searched for an Elemental Biology book from the bookshelf and sat in a corner. The book discussed the food chain and food pyramid of southern Armia. Like others students, I studied the book with dedication.
Until- 10 am.
Just after a hand of the clock touched the 12 mark, no matter how dedicated someone was, they hurriedly put down their books and started running.
I also joined them and headed in one direction.
- To the Battle arena
Where senior students will clash with each other again.