I staring at my dummy while sweats can be seen from my body like a stream of water.
*pant* *pant* *What the fuck, i think i can get a new skill from this training. It’s hardly 7 hours but i didn’t get any skills while the only stat that rose are dexterity*
Then the old man coming to while he muttered himself.
“Hey kid let’s take a break, i watching all the day and i think you must be exhausted by now. Let’s rest and have dinner.”
After hearing what the old man said i looking all around, it’s already night time. After putting the swords into the ground, i followed the old man to another room.
Arriving at the other room that was the room that i have been see before, after i finish my tutorial. There is no difference in that room, except there is one extra chair now. And at the table, currently sitting another unknown men that have muscular body, a bearded face with his hair tied up like a samurai. He also have a scar at his left eye and very strong aura, he staring at me for a while.
“Father, why you bring that little puny kid here?”
The unknown man asked the old man while shifting his gaze towards the old man.
“Calm Roderick, he is different.”
“Huh? Are you sure father? Those adventurers that was looks stronger than him even crying and running away from my training! And you think he will not run away from you?!”
True to the old man son’s words, Sin looks like an ordinary 18 years old boy than 20 years old man. He have a red brown hair, dark brown iris, white pale skin, 4 ft height, and not a muscular body but not to thin and also not to fat, it looks healthy. But at the glance he looks like a good looking ordinary boy, that’s why when he trains some girls looked walking around to take a look at him some even stop a while before continue doing their quest or stroll around the city.
“You will see it later.”, said the old man to his son.
His son back to staring at me and after minutes pass, he turn his gaze back towards his father while sighing.
*Am i really looks that weak?*
After that dinner done quietly without anymore talks, after dinner i get back to the training field and hitting the dummy again.
*pant* *pant* *This is not going to work, there must be another way.*
I stop my attack on the dummy then i make a stance that i usually use in fight when i was in high school. I opened my feet around one step with left foot in front and right foot in back making a 45 degree stance, i lowered both of my sword at waist height with both swords pointing to the ground and relaxing my hands muscle but still grip tightly.
“Oh!”, the old man cried at surprise when he see the stance that Sin make.
“Hey Roderick come here! Look at this!”, he calling his son that was inside the house.
Roderick come in a rush to his father words, then stand beside his father the watching Sin with full of curiosity.
“Huh? That stance is too weak, he could be killed with that kind of stance for fighting.”
“Hmph, you still need to learn more my son. His stance not weak, it’s so strong. In my experience some general use this kind of stance in war, he showing himself to be opened for the strike but he will kill you in an instant when you coming to him in a speed even i can’t follow.”
BOOM!
Suddenly the dummy destroyed with a loud sound, the old man can only grin to that kind of sight while his son only look in awe with the sight of the destroyed dummy.
Suddenly a window appeared in Sin sight.
#TING!
System MessageNew Skill : Sword Mastery (Passive)
By using sword for attacking, your damage will increased by 5% and your attack speed will increased by 10%.
Beginner level 1 (0%)
System MessageNew Skill : Dual Wield Mastery (Passive)
By using two weapons for attacking, your damage will increased by 10% and your attack speed will increased by 15%.
Beginner level 1 (3%)
You have been using by an attack pattern that system recognize as skill, will you make it to a skill?
“Yes”
Give the name of your skill.
“Sonic Strike”
Then another window appeared.
System MessageNew Skill : Sonic Strike (Active)
Using two swords to make a sudden fast and powerful swing to the target.
Chance to stun 50%
Chance to bleed 50%
Chance to slow 50%
Mana Cost 50
Beginner level 1 (1%)
*pant* *pant* “Finally!”
Then i collapsed at the ground, i have no stamina to get up so i just laying on the ground closing my eyes waiting for his stamina back to me. The old man coming to him and give him a bowl of water with a smile in his smile.
“So? What about today warming up?”
“Huh? Today is only a WARMING UP?!”, i almost yelled with after hearing the old man voice.
“Of course, now rest tomorrow we will start early.”
The old man and his son then left the training ground and left me laying in the training ground.
“Better i get some rest then.”
Then i close my eyes. I wakes up after feeling a bit dizzy because someone keep shaking my body, it was the old man son.
“Wake up kiddo, we will start the training!”
Then I look at the sky, it was still dark and still starry. I look at the time and it was 3 AM.
*What the f*ck! It’s only 3 AM and they starting to train me?!*
After giving a long sigh, I get up from the ground taking both of his wooden swords that still laying in the ground near the place i laying before.
“Ok, i’m ready. What is the training?”
Roderick look to his father, the old man give a nod. Suddenly Roderick come to me with a high speed and in his right hand there was a gigantic steel hammer, he swing it upwards in a speed i never seen. I tired to dodge it but it was too fast that i can’t dodge it properly and got hit in my left side with a *BANG* sensation. I fall backward on the ground, when i look up Roderick already swing his hammer downwards with twice speed and power to crush me. I grip my left swords in reverse and covering my left sides from the blow while giving a half roll to deflect his hammer changing it trajectory to the ground.
BOOM!
A small crater was formed and i was thrown by the shock, i’m rolling once and get back up in my feet taking my usual stance waiting for Roderick coming. He come to my and swing his hammer vertically to my left side, i use my high jump and doing a backflip while using my momentum to slash his head horizontally. Using the momentum of his swing he use it to throw himself to the right with losing his balance, i use that moment to land and swing my right sword upwards. He parry it with his hammer, and without wasting time i swing my left swords vertically in reverse grip so i can spin while slashing him to give additional power and speed to his right side. He barely dodge it, and give him another swing using my right sword to his legs using the momentum of my spin. He tried to jump but i keep my spun and slash him with my left sword, he parry the blow and thrown.
I run at him using all speed i can and using both swords to keep slashing him in “X” form while spinning right and left to not give him a chance to counter my attack, but without i notice he kick my feet so i fall to the ground and swing his hammer downwards again but now in full power. I push myself out of it’s trajectory using my right hand and left my right swords there on the ground, a second after i push myself the attack coming to the place i was before and destroying sword and also make a more bigger crater than the last one.
With only one sword left i use my right hand to do the attack and parry the attack using the sword, i run fast and close to him to avoid another full swing. He saw i coming and tried to swing vertically from my bare handed left side, i use full dash to thrown me in the swing path and stop the swing with catching the hammer grip and use my sword to slash vertically to his neck in that second.
“STOP!!!!!!!”
Suddenly a very big pressure forcing me to stop, and my sword was barely an inch from Roderick’s neck. I look at the source of the overwhelming pressure and it was coming from the old man, then the pressure suddenly disappear and i can move again.
“Ehem, good boy you already pass the first phase of training. Now let’s go for breakfast before we do the second phase of training.”
After hearing the old man words, i look at the sky once again and it’s already bright. The sky was clean without any cloud, then i’m following the old man and Roderick to the dining room. After lunch the old man going to another room, and told me to waiting at the training hall. After a view minutes the old man coming with a weird set of clothes, the one like Roderick wear.
“Wear this clothes, we will start after you done wearing it.”
When i retrieve the clothes, it was heavier than it looks. The upper part weight already around 33 lbs, while the bottom weight around 22 lbs. The most troublesome part is the arm and legs parts, both have 44 lbs weight in each hands and legs. I almost can’t walk with this heavy clothes.
“Now hit the dummy until i was told you to stop.”
After that i take the wooden swords, but stopped by Roderick. While grinning he give me a blunt metal training swords that was weight 66 lbs each.
Unlawfully taken from Royal Road, this story should be reported if seen on Amazon.
*What the fuck, they really not showing any mercy.*
After that i keeps hitting the dummies, some notifications popped out after a few minutes training but i just ignore it and keep my training hitting the dummy.
*I think i will try to hit one target continuously using both my swords for training so i can aim better and i need to be faster for each swing.*
After that i keep hitting the chest area of the dummy. After i got used to the weight and my speed improved, i go hitting the dummy while moving like running, walking spinning, jumping, and combination of all of that.
After a few hours of my combination movement training and one target hitting continuous, i notice that the old man coming from inside the building bringing food and drinks.
“Hey boy, let’s take a break and eat lunch.”
Hearing that i stop my training and suddenly i felling dizzy and fall to the ground, then i noticed that my stamina already zero and my satiety almost depleted with 1% left.
*Hahahaha i even didn’t notice it.*
The old man coming fast to me and he give me a drink quickly, until i recover a bit.
“Thanks.”
“No problem boy, but please don’t force yourself too much.”
“It’s ok, i even didn’t notice it at all until you told me to stop.”
“That’s your problem, you don’t know how to control your training phase and just keep rushing everything. But i’m amazed by your growing, it’s only the second days and you already improving this much.”
“Hahahaha, thanks Master. I can call you ‘Master’ right?”
“Hmm, sure i don’t mind. Ok eat your lunch for now, after this you will be sparing with my son again.”
After that i eat lunch to my heart content and fully recovering my stamina and satiety. After that i checked the notifications that i ignored during my training, some of them only told about my Agility, Dexterity and Strength increase. And some were notifications about sword mastery level up to beginner level 5 and dual wielding mastery level up to beginner level 4. And only one that take my interest.
System MessageNew Skill : One Point Strike (Active)
When you hit the target in the same area more than once it will make the hit become critical hit.
Critical chance 100%
Second hit +25% Critical Damage
Third Hit +35% Critical Damage
(Damage can be stacked)
And keeps up until the skill canceled because of miss or hitting different parts of body.
Beginner level 2 (33%)
*This one will helping me much.*
Then Roderick and Master coming from inside the training hall, Roderick bring his gigantic steel hammer again. Master give a nod to me and Roderick as sign to start our sparring.
This time i’m the first one run forwards and slashing in horizontal, vertical and diagonal continuously making no open chance for Roderick to attack. He look at me with wide eye, then he begin to showing his serious face.
“HRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!”
I thrown backwards by his roar shock, when i recover from the thrown he already moving to my left side in a blink of eyes. He swung his hammer vertically with all his might, i duck and the using the momentum of his attack to give him and upward slash. But before my swords connect to it’s target, he disappear and showing up from behind me and swing his hammer downwards.
*Shit! He is faster than before! So this is his true power huh?*
I jump forward and rolling to avoid being pummeled to the ground, after rolling forward i spin and dash to him right before his hammer hitting the ground. Then i saw Roderick smiling.
*He is grinning! Oh my gosh, this is a trap and i can’t stop my momentum!*
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!
The hammer connect to the ground making a large crater and sending shockwave and a little earthquake to the area near the training building, after the dust clearing up Roderick looking around to find me. But he was too late, i was in the air right up of him and striking downwards using the momentum of the gravity while doing backflip to increase the momentum power.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!
Another shockwave occured.
“Hmph, got ya.”
I look at the scene with wide eyes.
*HE PARRY MY ATTACK WITH HIS HAMMER! WHAT THE F**K!*
“HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!”
*W-WHAT?!*
Roderick swing his hammer with all his might and thrown me to the air, before i can land he already dash with all his speed and punch me with all his power. I put both my sword in the line of his punch to parry his punch.
DING! WUSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH! BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!
“Uhuk!” *Damn his power is inhuman, even though i parry it the punch still thrown me to the wall.*
*This clothes makes me move slower, i need to go faster. Yeah that’s it i just need to go faster and stronger!*
I got up again, and now i run with all my power towards Roderick. He swung his hammer downwards, but i run more faster and faster and before the hammer got me i turn to the left side and spin my body to the right while swing my swords in the same time with my spin.
BRUAGHHHHHHHHHHH!
Roderick fly around 2 ft then got to his knee, i run again with my might and do my vertical, horizontal, and diagonal slash combination with each slash coming faster and faster so Roderick can’t get up or fight back.
“OK! That’s enough for today!”
The old man clap his hand and i stop my attack, i offer my hand to help Roderick get up while grinning. Then we go dinner and sleep, in the morning master give me another extra metal bars added to my clothes to twice it weight he also give me a gloves that makes me almost can’t grip my swords. As usual i train to get used to it from morning to afternoon, then continued with sparring until night. Everyday he add weight doubles from yesterday, and finally a month has been passed. And my upper already weight about 2112 lbs, my pants 1408, and both my legs and hands each weight 2816 lbs.
“Kid today Roderick will fight you without any weight added to his body, if you can beat him with all his speed and his power without any of your weight metal put off on you. You may past my training.”
After Master said that, Roderick put of his clothes and only wearing a beginner outfit. He pick his metal hammer, and swing it with the speed faster than i ever seen while we sparing many times.
*So, i just need to pass his speed and power with weight still added to me. That means when i put off this clothes i will be more faster than anyone in my level or maybe above my level.*
He run at me with all his speed and punch me right in my chest, but i already know it so i sidestepped right in time and swing my swords to his right side. When my slash almost connect, he disappear and kick me in the back. I thrown around 4 ft but i got back up and parry his hammer downward swing, i kick his feet and run with all my might and give him a dash kick in his chest with all my power and speed. He parry it with his hammer and swing it to thrown me back to my place, before i can land he already in front of me and swing his hammer vertically to hit my right side.
I use my backflip in the air and parry his hammer that cause me to thrown to the left, but i can land easily and run again to face him and give him my vertical, horizontal, and diagonal combinations with all my speed and power. He parry it all with his hammer and even counter it with his punch to my right hand cause my right sword to thrown in the air, i swing my left sword with all my power and he to swing his hammer with all his power. Our weapons connected and make both of us thrown back around 3 ft.
*Tch, this will take long time. I must over come my limits again, but this attack will finish it.*
I run towards with all my power and he do the same, before we crash each other i roll to front and with my hands help i throw my self to kick upwards to his jaw. He thrown to the air and i take my other sword that in the ground and jump following Roderick body that still thrown, i swing both my swords downwards and deliver Roderick to the ground.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM!!
*pant pant*
After i make sure Roderick unconscious, i fell to the ground. Master run towards me and his son, and with a smile he said to me.
“You pass, congratulations!”
*DING!*
System MessageQuest Completed
Rewards :
500 EXP
10 Fame
2 Golds
*Huh? Where is the Extra Reward?*
“Boy, i have something for you. Please accept this as proof you are the only one that complete my training.”
In the Master hands there were twin black steel one handed sword with it’s scabbard black colored too, i took it with respect and equip it. And giving him a bow and a smile.
“Now go find your adventure boy! Please come back sometime and tell your story to this old man.”
“Sure Master!”
I put off the training outfit and give it back to Master and put my beginner outfit again, and with that i took my first step to the unknown world and it’s adventures that awaits me.
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I'm sorry for the late post, and also this chapter was written by my girlfriend fully without my help except for the tables. So hope you enjoy it