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CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Sparring Matches; Urch And No Sparring?

Although Rox thought his battle with Ache was lacklustre, the audience thought it was a great fight. Since they moved slowly the audience could properly see what was going on and judged it to be a good fight although Ache couldn't hurt Rox. Well, most of them couldn't hurt Rox so it is understandable.

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Rox didn't even rest before calling Urch outside the barrier.

Urch was born the only son of a rich merchant. His father was a very busy man so he couldn't make time to properly raise his son. As Urch was growing, he started spending his father's money on girls and enjoying himself.

Urch is a very handsome man so he found it quite easy picking up girls. He also takes time grooming himself everyday so his appearance is elegantly polished.

His father realised his way of life and asked him several times to stop but he wouldn't. Urch really liked enjoying himself at the brothels.

His father tested him on many things and found out he was talented with his bow. He got a master for him and the master did his best to teach him archery. His master also taught him a teleportation spell which Urch has turned into one of his skills now.

Urch only learnt archery as a hobby and he would be bragging about his accuracy and the animals he shot at the brothels when picking up girls.

Initially, his father thought he would change his ways once he got something proper and healthy doing but Urch just added his talent into his ways of picking up girls.

His father found a way to get him into the military. He would let Urch stay there for a Big Cycle or two. His father thought by the time Urch came out, he would have learnt how to be a proper man.

When he told Urch about it, Urch didn't want to go so he threatened he would take away his allowance if he didn't. If Urch does go and make a name for himself or get a special position, he promised he would double his allowance and name him the next head of his company.

On Urch's first day at the training camp, a special corps member who was around saw his talent with the bow and recruited him into the special corps.

Special corps members are paid quite well and his father had to double his allowance because he got a special position in the military. Because of this, Urch got more than enough money to spend on enjoying himself at the brothels.

Being a special corps trainee is not that restrictive same as being an actual special corps member. Your main duty is to answer the First Noble's call. Apart from that, you can choose to do whatever you want.

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After he was done with his training, he was sent on his first mission where he met his new lord.

Urch is a handsome young man with a slender body. His shoulder-length hair is lustrous and well-conditioned. His face is reminiscent of the portrayal of handsome elves in fantasy media found on Earth. Urch is currently a five foot nine inches Sixteen Big Cycles old man. He would be 21 years old on Earth.

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As usual, Rox checked Urch's current stats;

Name: Urch.

Race: Lower Divine Xerxi.

Level: 16.

Health Points(HP) = 89135.

Mana Points (MP) = 19172.

Strength (ST) = 8248.

Speed (S) = 148.

Durability (D) = 2085.

Stamina (E) = 24218.

Skills: [Intermediate Bowmanship], [Intermediate Spear Arts], [Intermediate Telescopic View], [Intermediate Farsight], [Intermediate Sight Teleportation], [Intermediate Camouflage] [Intermediate Movement Prediction] and [Basic Arrow Conjury].

Resistances: [Intermediate Poison Resistance], [Fear Resistance] and [Intimidation Resistance]

Titles: [Casanova], [Sniper], [Hawkeye], [Rox's Subordinate].

And compared them with his previous stats;

Name: Urch.

Race: Xerxi.

Level: 16.

Health Points(HP) = 35654.

Mana Points (MP) = 7669.

Strength (ST) = 3296.

Speed (S) = 59.2.

Durability (D) = 834.

Stamina (E) = 9689.

Urch's skills revolve around staying far away from your enemy and striking them down before they close the distance. Close combat types will call it cowardly but it is effective. Using his [Bowmanship] in conjunction with his [Telescopic View] and [Farsight], Urch can target and kill people who are miles away. Avoiding his attacks is really hard as he can predict your movements using his [Movement Prediction] skill. His [Sight Teleportation] helps him teleport away from enemies who get too close. He can also use his [Camouflage] skill to hide in plain sight.

After making these observations, Rox realised a fight between two people using these skills can last for days. At the start of the battle, they'll both teleport away, hide and wait for the other to make a move.

"I have two Bows but they are both very powerful and they both have auto-target and target tracking. Using them against you will be unfair and I can tell you don't like getting hurt." Rox said, not wanting to engage in any long and boring battle. At the same time, what he said was true. Those who gifted him those two bows knew he wasn't an archer so they gave him powerful bows that even beginners can use. You can say, they were tailored for him.

"Indeed my Lord. Getting hurt may lead to scarring my handsome face." Urch said touching his handsome face.

"You do indeed look handsome but don't you think beauty is subjective?" Rox asked curious to find out what the Casanova would say.

"I know, My Lord, and I know I'll never be as handsome as you are.". Urch matter-of-factly replied.

"Ooh, so even you think I am handsome? I wasn't expecting that." Rox got closer to Urch and looked straight into his eyes. Their heights were equal so their eye levels were perfectly aligned.

"O-Of course, My Lord. Only a blind person can say otherwise." Urch stuttered a bit but managed to spit out his truth. "Your glowing hair shows your divinity. Your perfectly handsome face can not be topped by any in the world. Your divine bearing..."

"Stop! I am not a woman. Spare me your flattery. Now let's get to the reason why I called you here. Since I don't have a normal bow, you should just show me how you fight" "Yes, My Lord."

Urch started showing Rox how he fights. He confirmed Rox's initial thoughts about how he would fight based on his skills. He has powerful long-range attacks but when was trying to kill Etit, Abre intercepted them all. Because of that, he had to use a [Spear Arts] art called 'silent arrow'. The attack gives up power for stealth. Even Abre's [Area Awareness] couldn't detect the attack until it was too late.

Since the attack power of 'silent arrow' is minuscule, Urch usually uses enchanted arrows that will surely kill once they pierce the enemy whenever he uses [Spear Arts; Silent Arrow].

Although Urch can conjure arrows using his [Arrow Conjury] skill, he always has a quiver at his back which contains special arrows for special attacks.

He showed Rox his different ways of attack by shooting a tree that was a kilometre away from them, piercing through it. Rox did the same using Urch's bow.

He then showed Rox his ways of combining his Archery with his teleportation which makes it hard for enemies to track him. He would teleport away immediately after he shoots an arrow so even if the enemy counterattacks, he wouldn't be affected.

After going through a few more ways, Rox invited Lante into the crater.