Naming are the procedure to tame a beast. Would you like to skip it?
"I have zero intention of making such a weakling as my tamed beast." Said Jalak with clear disgust in his tone of voice while he make a looking down posture that is pick a nose with frowning eyebrows.
*Grrrr
The link that almost established between the two become incomplete, at least that is what the system' told him but he didn't care much. But of course the wolf are growling so intensly at the moments.
'You bastard!'
'mu?'
Jalak feel like the wolf actually cursing him. Well no surprise there considering it is showing clear hostility toward Jalak but clearly not having any intention to attack.
Warning
Current loyalty of your beast are exceedingly low. Please raise it with care or it might break the link between you two on it's own.
"You want to break the branding I put on you?"
*Bam!
Kick him toward that pitiful wolf who being harrased for 3 whole hours just to be looked down upon and kicked right after.
What make it deserve such a cruel treatment?- yet again such feeling flow toward Jalak's mind.
'So it work huh?' said him in mind after confirming that he actually manage to communicate with it. In no way a monster could talk just by being tamed by human but their feeling that come across actually become some sort of communicator.
Walking toward the now wimpering wolf in hurt, he grab the fur on top of it's head and held it up to match the now on his knee gaze of Jalak.
*Snicker
It is only a sneer that the wolf in the human face that is his master at the moments show which it doesn't even know what that expression imply. But the feeling that transmitted to it suddenly bring the now exhausted wolf to its feet with a lot of vigour compared from way before.
'Such a weak ass monster think he is strong?'
How dare that animal look down on him!?- Thought the wolf with more hatred which give Jalak even more caution notice.
But he throw that wolf toward the nearby tree, causing a bam sound telling everyone who might heard that it must be painful.
'I am strong compared to before, even stronger than yesterday!'-such a strong belief radiating from the wolf's eyes. That is what hold Jalak back so much from taming the wolf which he realise after making the link with it.
"So that is the reason?" He wondered just how come it is so difficult to tame such low level monster but it turn out it actually delude itself as somekind of higher being that musn't yield to anyone after getting a boost in power.
Well, he does feel the hatred it had toward himself are quite strong but of course Jalak ignore such an obvious thing.
At that moment, Jalak gaze turn empty all of sudden while he walk slowly toward the wolf and kick it's head bringing it into near death.
What happen after your monster die? - ask him in his mind while checking his Taming Menu.
The Monster that already tamed will be revived as long as the owner want but it will consume the Tamer mana according to the level of the monster.
'Just like how human got revived right after death? Just who have such high capabilities designing this on the entire world?'
*Bang
Kick him toward the wolf to death after he read that statement.
Congratulation for clearing the 1st level of the 1st floor of Training Ground. Would you like to proceed?
You just kill your own tamed beast, a minus in loyalty have been deducted.
'There is no reward, huh?'
Thought himself while he look at his stuck still current status of his. The exp column didn't increase either so killing monster in training ground won't make you stronger.
'Then why is Richard recommend me to go here to earn money?'
You just killed a 'Aggresive Dog'
Agressive Dog' fang have been collected.
Agressive Dog' claws have been collected.
But he get the answer right away after he realise a loot actually pop out on his pocket.
'So it is indeed a dog who get mutated huh?'-Thought him with realisation.
After making a mental note that he will sell them for money later though he didn't get what use of the Dog's fang and claws for, Jalak decide to proceed to the next level.
In the same place and the same environment, 2 beast jump out of the bush and making a stance right after. Looking at them that ressemble a rabbit but with muscled and bigger body, especially the bigger teeth, Jalak then revived and summon the wolf that he just killed.
After a magic circle appear in front of him that shining quite gaudyly and might attract monster if used within the dark, he then leave his tamed monster and let it fight both of them.
And the result was quite tragic. They ganging up on the wolf, torture it just like a worn out cloth. Summoning the wolf right away and feeling the mana that it took actually quite a lot compared to before, Jalak look at the prideful wolf in sneer.
Your Beast Loyalty Have Decreased.
"Haaa~ So embarassing"
Said Jalak taunting the now feel humiliated that of a wolf.
I fight both of them! It is unfair!- such an excuse transmitted toward Jalak. Of course he know the wolf, or rather the dog would say that so he hold one of the rabbit and let the other to fight once again.
And the dog got killed again.
"You idiot! Don't fight it head on when fighting someone stronger than you!"
Yet it keep with it's straight and monotone attack as if a robot maybe thinking that itself actually stronger.
"Use your environment to your advantage! Hide, Deceit! Use everything that can be used! Just swallow some dirt and blurt it to your opponents eye!"
Yet it chocked the dog and making it's guard down and then bitten by the rabbit to death right after.
"Don't complain! What kind of weak minded dog are you!? Even my pet that is a cat when I was child never complain once!
Of course because I never have a pet cat in the first place.
That kind of humiliating experience actually happening for 1 hour and yet that dog finally manage to beat it's opponent though barely. Once the dog died, Jalak catch the wounded rabbit and release the one that still healthy.
In this place, the monster actually will be healed in due time if they are not receiving any attack for around 5 minutes so once he realise that fact due to coincidence, he make sure to not use too much force when holding it. If there is a time that the rabbit injured too much, he will go out terminating the entire training process before entering again.
Dying after dying, the loyalty keep lowering giving him a warning notice but because Jalak give it food that raise the loyalty point' of the tamed monster that he got from the shop and praise it once in a while, Jalak barely maintain his status as a monster owner.
***
"What? You don't believe me?"
This kid make too many excuse, should I beat it up again?- consider Jalak toward the dog that finally manage to kill both rabbit at the same time.
"You just manage to kill 2 rabbit! A 'rabbit' are you kid me!? Do you know that a lot of animal are stronger than you!?"
Point his finger toward the dog that showing blatant unhappiness toward his owner. There is Lion, Rhino, elephant, crocodile, and any other kind that he doesn't know about. Yet that dog actually dare to say that the rabbit it just fight actually a rare strong monster so it is no wonder that Jalak get real mad.
"…it is easier if I just showed you"
Useless communicatiion with a low intellegence are a waste in the first place so better if it look at the reality itself.
Agreeing with the system to go for the next level, he keep the dog by his side while 3 beast show in front of him. They are 3 cat that actually almost look like cheetah in size, maybe overgrown cat with scary looking fang and body.
Taking the pitiful dog that actually get scared for the first time as it compare it's own body that much smaller yet stared at by three of them, Jalak just stood still while giving a command of 'just watch' letting the 3 of them coming at him together.
Only a mere 4 second.
If including their dash and the time for the monster to actually take it's last breath, maybe around 6 second not more.
Just like any other monster on the last floor, they got overconfident and run straight for their prey without minding their own coordination. Jump over them while stabing one of their back neck. Two come again and he just move one step back kicking one of their head making it collide with their companion that attack alongside each other. During the confusion he stab one of them through the eyes and kill the last one after it stupidly rush to him once again.
"…That is what happen to you if your attack dodged. Next!"
The dog just stand there dumfoundedly. The image of death actually appear on it's mind even when it just fight one of them and yet the 'though don't want to accept' master of it's actually capable of killing them all in a second.
This scene appear again in the two next level that is 4 bulging lizard that really ressemble komodo, and the surprising 5 rat on the last level with the size of a normal cat. How come a lizard one level below a rat?-thought both the master and owner but the dog feel like slapped awake after witnessing the rat actually manage to stand it's owner for 20 second longer which it look down upon than lizard that it feared who only manage a mere 12 second.
Truth be told, Jalak can kill them both much faster according to how he did it but he didn't when the much weaker than lizard monster actually fight better than any of the monster on the first level.
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'Look at how these brat fight, weakling' that derision like command transmitted sucesfully toward the can't blink that of a dog.
Their movement are much smoother and they actually not attacking together but 2 at a time while the last one attack from else where. They use the bush to hide, run away when their attack blocked, waiting for a chance, climbing the tree, clinging on jalak knees, shouting on his ears, and any other annoying thing.
Why are they fighting that weirdly?- thought the dog as such. Feeling the long awaited question, Jalak show a wicked smile while he give it a command to fight one of them just like before.
And then the dog get thrased, literally both body and mind.
Rat are indeed weaker than the dog but they are faster and the weapon are deadlier than other. The fang actually contain paralyzing poison though not too potential but enough to dull one sense.
"The term 'As cunning as Rat' didn't come out of nowhere afterall"-Smile Jalak wryly while he yet again summoned the dog. The warning that he get from both system and the mana inside of him as telling he must not kill it again or else the link between them will be broken.
*Sigh
"Next."
On the second floor and the first level inside the Training Ground, Jalak and his Dog yet again ready to fight.
"There is something different"
Thought both master and owner. After waiting for almost ten second, he never receive any notice regarding the attack but he is for sure feel some beast actually preying him in silence.
"Now that what you call a 'Training'" Praise Jalak toward no one in particular. But He yet again disappointed as if he want to make a protest toward this shitty game designer.
"They are practically no different compared with the first floor except for the first attack!!!"
They only hide at first but their attack pattern have no change at all. Well they are stronger if compared individually but it is no use if the attack never landed.
"Just look at them! At least they try!"
Shout him toward the dog with almost barely loyalty left after that curse while pointing at the bigger and stronger kind of dog and cat. There are different breeds before the mutation so it wouldn't be weird if one find the same species but scarier if compared with it's own kind. Sighing in helplesness, he decide to have a go again for the next level without letting his dog fight.
'I want to at least take a look at the fourth floor'
The RedRoyal got praised so much after reaching that stage after all. Leveling up on his Training difficulty level and actually forgetting that he asked his brother to be picked up, he decide to leave after finishing the 3rd floor letting the dog have a look at his dog's delusion got smashed.
'The difference between Stupidity and ignorance are indeed only a hair thin away'
***
"Fiuh it took a longer time than expected it would be"
Outside of the Training Ground Magic Circle, Jalak said as such with an exhaustion on his voice. He look left and right and decide to go toward receptiont to sell his loot. Once he got there, he slam the receptionist desk softly so he wouldn't get other attention too much.
"...Hey, I want to ask you something"
"What is it dear customer?"
Even though Jalak manner kind of rude, the girl actually respond quickly with a proffesional smile on her face.
"...How strong the fourth Floor beast is?"
"It is difficult to explain except for they are really strong. I am sorry for my rudeness but dear customer actually struggled with the first level on the first floor so I don't know how to compared it with"
Jalak feel like his face actually twitching so much as if in spasm. The very observant of course manage to see that so she actually back away a little thinking that the customer this time might be a bad news. She couldn't even more wrong...
'It is misunderstanding!' Shout him on his mind but have zero intention of clearing it considering that it actually a pain in the butt.
"Just explain it in the percentage" Suggest him as such.
"Hmm, I will differentiate it with a adventurer system then but the difficulty cannot be measured with a mere level so please take it cautionly"
"Understand"
"If what you fight on the first floor until 3rd are a monster for a beginner adventurer around level 1-30, then the fourth floor are for intermediate one around 30 and above. But just as I said, level are not every thing so actually the fourth floor need an entire party to fight just for the first level."
"...Understand. Thank you for the information. Here is the loot I get from the first floor. Could I sell it here?"
"Of course you can. Please wait a moment while I count your reward."
The conversation went smoothly and he wait patiently while his mind messed up.
‘A good thing I ask beforhand! This place is a complete scam!’
He felt a sweat trickling on his back went he almost sell all of the loot he got from the 1st until 3rd floor. He don’t want to gather any attention attention toward himself so that little action relief him so much but...
‘The third floor indeed difficult but not enough to survive in the wild!’
Just how many times he got beaten by little monster over there. This training ground only give the training taker a little stronger opponent with a little bit different attack pattern each level.
‘Do they think the opponent we had to face are only the visible one?’
You cannot count the difference in strenght with a mere level, but cannot with a mere number too.
‘It is no doubt you need at least past the 4th floor before going out. It is true that you are qualified to get out after the 3rd but for his opinion, that requirement are valid went you are passing it alone than with a group.’
That is right, Jalak actually manage to get past all of the 4rd level almost going to the 5th floor. Bringing the dog with him, Jalak got surprised with the 3rd floor because what he faced are the same monster on the first floor but much more cunning and difficult.
It realizing the difference in strength between them before even fighting. And when Jalak get close, it make a distance then hide in the bush while running over here and there before attacking. If the chance of him ever block it’s attack, it will stop and hide again for a long time.
When he wondered just what is happening, it actually calling one of it’s comrade and it become 2 vs one with the same attack pattern. But unfortunatelly no matter how long jalak delayed the fight, their number won’t get past two so Jalak just finish them.
He won’t let the dog fight them because it is no brainer that it will get killed in the matter of second. All of the 3rd monster are the same as in the 2ndt floor but all of them are more cautions with their attack and have a ‘Calling for comrade’ pattern but still fight you to death nonetheless so Jalak manage to kill them all and then get to the fourth floor.
On the fourth floor, the completely different monster are what await him. A few bird like beast on the first, 2 monkey beast on the 2nd, 3 Goat on the 3rd, 3 Cow on the 4th, and 3 Lion on the 5th with of course undergo mutation but unfortunately, their attack pattern go back to become monotone again.
“Here is you reward! Thank you for your hardwork and don’t give up okay!”
“..I will”
‘I got pitied by something I don’t deserve!’- cry him on his mind but have no regret over doing it, only a little pain in the heart.
“...By the way”
“What is it?”
“I am sorry for my last mistake from before (You still hadn’t get over it? ), so I want to make up for it right now.”
“No need to worry so just said it” Answer jalak with a little bit of helplessness.
“How about your Taming Skill? I saw that you go there before taking the training.”
“...I fail”
Of course he is not.
On the last level on the first floor, Jalak kill the dog with his own hand. At that time, the notice said that He had lost a loyalty from his Tamed Beast so the contract have been severed.
‘You understand now right? Fight like a weakling that you are. If you manage to get as strong as the first level on the 3rd floor, then it means you are getting stronger.’
Said him as a last order from the master before ending it life.
"I know that going to happen"
That is what Jalak intention from the very beginning. All of the requirement to go outside, training place, a group party, kill to get stronger, even thinking are not the only thing that human have but beast too have all of these.
Just a little capable of fighting back doesn't mean you are qualified to survive, just qualified to survive doesn't not mean you are capable of getting stronger.
'I hope the change in inteligence that little dog have might alert all of these ignorance newbies that not only them that can get stronger but monster too'
'The weak only get weaker while the stronger could keep growing'
"...Wait, what do you mean?"
"I just remember after I show your dispirited face. The beast in this tower are alot difficult compared with outside because they are already under influence of this place magic..."
"..."
"...Of course it is still possible so if you really want to, you can just try more harder!"
Receptionist : *Shining Smile
Jalak : (ﾉಥ益ಥ）ﾉ ┻━┻
'Ahhh!' I want to find a hole! Where is it!? Me and my own quick conclusion! What is with this bad habit of mine!?
He have a bad habit of finding an anwer he is qurious about but when he cannot find the answer, he will come with his own answer. If he knew such a thing beforehand, he will not creating a money making, unknown result plan like this. Especially it will be alot harder to tame another beast anymore considering that he got a penalty that make him harder to convince other beast because of killing his own and losing it's loyalty at the same time.
'That bastard of the Taming Shopkeeper not even warning me at all.'-blame him on his own mind.
Just when he is being aggravated and want to go back asking for the Dog forgiveness...
"Yo Jalak, what are you doing crying in front of the receptiont for?"
'Mu? Who is calling for me?' Ask him in mind when he got called by someone whose voice somewhat nostalgic, the crowd around suddenly become restless and rowdy.
"Wow! Isn't he Junnar Triana?"
"Ehh? Who is he? A famous person?"
"Of course you idiot! He is the sole person in this server who actually manage to get accepted as Herion Magic Academy Teacher's direct disciple!"
"Wow! I don't get the amazing thing about it! Am I weird!? Ow...!"
"You deserve to get hit! It is normal to look for a place to make us stronger first when we got here! To get accepted, you need a good aptitude, brain, adaptibility, and some even ask for their looks and yet he got recognized from one of it's teacher. Tell me whether it is amazing or not!?"
"...That certainly amazing"
"...Thank you for the introduction you useless crowd. Why are you smiling brother?"
"Nothing, just got a little bit big headed"
'That annoying smile never change'
Thought jalak while being helped to stand up by his brother with a smile under the gaze of a lot people. This unseemingly trivial meeting really warm Jalak's heart because it is feel like along time he met a people he could call family.
'It feel really uncomfortable though'
But that truth still cannot be ignored - said Jalak with helplessness.