Chapter 20: Surpass!

July 15 Year 1,000 of the Mystic Calendar

Two and a half months have passed since the trainees entered the Hunter Camp and they got a taste of what hell is. Every day, they need to abuse their body to improve

Most of their time was actually free. After all, they are still at the start of their cultivation path. The most pressing thing is to increase their cultivation rank. Since cultivation can be done anywhere, most of the time, the trainees are always inside their dorms to cultivate by themselves

However, the time outside their cultivation was practical hell! Every day, they need to run and do exercises until they all pass out. Fortunately, every time that will happen, the old woman healer will always help restore their bodies back to normal

In the course of more than two months, the trainees naturally got used to it already. The problem was that from the initial once a day exercise until they pass out, the number increases up to three times

Things don't end there though as when they got used to running three times until they pass out every day, their devil supervisor had them do another thing

This time, they need to run for hours without stop and they absolutely cannot pass out like before! They need to endure the pain and breathlessness until the supervisor is satisfied

If they weren't able to stop themselves from losing consciousness, there are various ways for the Hunter Camp to give them a taste of extreme pain

It was no different from torture! If they don't want to experience excruciating pain, they can only obey. Although they are dissatisfied by the way they are treated, the supervisor will always slap the result of their hard work into their faces

Sure, the treatment they had received was inhuman but at the same time, it was extremely effective! If they run for hours without losing consciousness, their physique will receive a boost

As for those that will, unfortunately, pass out, the pain they need to endure will make their willpower stronger than before. Overall, it was a hellish training but the effects were very visible

The trainees that survive the hell can easily kill the past them with a single move now especially since their combat skills also improve a lot

Misha is the one teaching offensive skills and since there are only twenty trainees, it wasn't that hard for her to teach them individually. After all, although all the trainees will learn offensive skills, some of them are still most suited for support and not all of them are training under Misha at the same time

As of now, Keon was on the training grounds again. Since there is only half a month before the big test arrives, he needs to do his best to improve

With Keon's hard work and the resources given by the government, he is now a Level 2 Mystic with one Intermediate Grade Mystic Form. He is even stronger than his father when that man is still alive

Cultivation resources can make a normal person a genius, what more if they are used by people that already have talent?

Not far from now, Keon can even increase his level again. His Cube World is already 53 cubic meters big. If he increased it by 7 cubic meters more, he will become a Level 3 Mystic!

The Hunter Camp deserves its reputation. Although they don't give many resources to the trainees that haven't even finished their six months training period, the education and basic facilities were still of a great help

Keon can defeat the past him with a single move now and his card ability even received a huge boost

Currently, Keon is sparring with Nath. In the past months, their relationship improves a lot and they became close with each other

Out of the top 4, Keon was the weakest in terms of raw power but his intellect is superior. Whenever he fought with Nath, the chances of winning and losing are always fifty-fifty

"I will beat you again today, Keon!" Nath shouted with confidence while wielding two swords made from light in his hands

"Nah, it would be me that will defeat you" Keon answered while four cards were hovering around him

Nath's strongest point is his close combat skills and as much as possible, Keon avoided a direct confrontation with him

One of Keon's cards glowed with an intense light that can blind the people around it. With how useful and versatile Keon's cards are, his enemies always find it hard to defend against his attacks as they didn't know what kind of power he will use

"Argh, this again!" Nath said in annoyance and he heard Keon's chuckle

Keon used another one of his cards and it expanded in size to the point that it was already as big as a basketball

The card has a metallic color and tens of metal needles came out from it. Most people can't defend themselves from this if they are blinded but Nath is clearly special. He has great intuition and he slashed his two swords at the same time sending two arcs of light to his opponent

The metal needles were flung away and the arcs of lights even continued and approach Keon

Keon wasn't afraid though as he used his two remaining cards that turned brown in color

Two large blocks of rocks appeared and Keon uses them to defend from Nath's attack

The rocks were destroyed into smaller pieces but they succeed in defending their user. Keon didn't even waste these rocks as he waved his hand

The destroyed and now smaller but multiple pieces of rocks flew in the air and they retaliated against Nath

The rocks were just in time when Nath regained his vision and he rotated his body while wielding his swords

The rocks were deflected while their size turned even smaller. The two were in a stalemate again. Among all the trainees, the powers of these two are the closest to each other making it so that in every fight, the spectators don't know who will win or who will lose

Soon, Nath moves again as his body was shot like an arrow and he approaches Keon

One can see lights gathered at the soles of Nath's feet before he shot his body and a deep foot imprint was left in the ground

Facing the fast movement speed of Nath, Keon made two more cards and he puts them on the ground

Sharp and tall spikes ascended from the ground and they forced Nath to slow down. If not, he might be skewered by the spikes and he would be defeated by his rival

Not being able to approach Keon annoyed Nath and he slashed his sword in the rock spikes before hitting them with his swords

Keon was taken aback by that. In his past fights with Nath, this man was always fighting in such a simple way. That is the reason why Keon can defeat him at times

Since Nath's moves are simple, Keon can predict them and it was easier for him to both defend and attack. But now, Nath was actually doing smart moves and it surprises Keon a lot

"Heh .. my friend, I always want to spar with you because I always learned!" Nath said proudly and while Keon needs to defend himself from the severed pieces of spikes, Nath is already running towards him

Still, Keon was also not to be underestimated. He was taken aback but it's not like he suddenly turned into a defenseless chicken. In every fight, a moment of carelessness will most likely result in death, and Keon is always subconsciously guarding himself against unexpected things

Keon waved his hand and two cards appeared in front of him that spew out strong gusts of winds. The spikes were blown away and even Nath was affected as he was forced to put his arms in front of him while some shallow cuts were inflicted on his body

The winds not only have strong pushing power, but it also has some cutting strength

Using this chance, Keon made another card and put it in himself. Winds flattered his hair and clothes and he felt that his body was much lighter than before

Since Keon's Mystic Form is now at the Intermediate Level, he can use it on his own body too. But of course, the ones he can use are limited

Keon can use wind cards to increase his speed or metal cards to increase his defense. However, elements like fire or lightning are out of reach for him as his body can't endure them yet since his Mystic Form is not really a body enhancement one

Since Nath is closing the distance between them, Keon decided to increase the distance again. With the help of his physique and cards that are superior to before, Keon's running speed was even faster than cars casually moving on the road

In such a short time, he is already far from Nath again. However, Keon suddenly felt a sense of danger. His muscles tense and at that time, Kreon also helps him

With the help of Kreon's control, Keon managed to jump away from his original position just in time before spikes of light can poke holes in his body

"You're hopeless, watching you fight with that brat always gave me an urge to curse you. How can you be pushed into this kind of situation by a mere naive brat?" Kreon's ridicule-filled voice echoed in Keon's mind but he just ignored it. His other personality always got a poisonous tongue, if he got angry every time that Kreon speaks, he will surely die early because of so much anger

Instead of quarreling, Keon just focused his attention on Nath that has his swords piercing the ground with a huge grin on his cute and naive looking face

"You always say I need to put some attention in long-distance attacks so I did!" Nath proudly said and Keon can only smile bitterly

Who would have thought that his own words almost made him lose the fight?

Keon is not so narrowminded to be angry at Nath. After all, the two can be considered good friends. With Nath's personality, he will surely help Keon if the man encountered problems in the future

The stronger Nath is, the better as Keon will also benefit. However, Keon also wants to move his ranking. In normal fights, he has some chance to defeat Nath. However, Nath already has a record of using spiral power!

If Nath's cultivation base was at the same level as the unmovable top 1 and 2, he will surely claim the first seat. Thus, Keon was always in the top 4 and he wants to change that!

As of now, Keon doesn't have the ability to defeat either Gabe or Mady. That is why in the meantime, the only one he can and need to surpass is Nath!

Nath's unexpected improvement arouse Keon's fighting spirit and he spread out his arms with a smile

Five cards appeared around him and he will treat this fight with even more seriousness than before. Nath senses that and the grin on his lips deepened. He always loves sparring with Keon as their strength are close to each other, Nath always need to go all out

Aside from the two swords in Nath's hands, two more swords appeared above him. The swords moved with his will and they targetted Keon while Nath also moves towards his opponent

With Nath's strong willpower, it was much easier for him to control four swords than other people

There were still some winds coating Keon's body and he moved around again. The flying swords have faster speed and they are the ones that will reach Keon first but if he just casually destroy them, it will give time for Nath to approach him

Keon needs to put even more distance while destroying those two flying swords before Nath can engage him in close combat!

Keon used three of his cards. Two of them let out strong gusts of winds while the remaining one spreads fiery fire in the winds

The raging winds were suddenly caught in a fire and Keon judged that the power behind it will be enough to destroy those swords