Warm Up Area

Shing–

Clang! Clang!

Ting~

A spear and a two-handed war axe clashed, producing ear-piercing sounds as they did so.

However, the sound was quickly overshadowed by the cacophony of numerous sparring sessions taking place in the vicinity.

Woahhhh—

The trainees all widened their eyes in amazement.

The scene they were witnessing now made them feel as if they were seeing a whole new world.

Countless warriors clashed with each other, engulfing the surroundings with overwhelming battle intent and fighting spirit.

It ignited a fire in the hearts of the hot blooded youths.

Instructor Agnes saw their excitement and said, "Alright, I'll let you watch for a few minutes. Just don't get too far from me, okay."

The young trainees cheered happily before running out in all directions, looking like a group of children on a field trip.

Instructor Agnes smiled as she kept watch of the trainees.

'I feel like I'm their babysitter…'

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"Go Henry, kick his ass!"

"Marius, don't let me down! You can do this!!"

"I've bet my entire fortune on you! Don't make me go bankrupt!!"

…

A crowd was cheering loudly as they watched two bulky men face off against each other.

"Tsk, they're using us to bet… those idiots…" The bulky man with brown hair shook his head as he said so.

The other bulky man laughed heartily and said, "Well, nevermind them. I've long wanted to spar with you, Marius."

"Well, the same goes for me, Henry." The bulky man called Marius said as he brushed his brown hair up with his hand.

This action of his made Henry touch his bald head with a bitter expression.

It seemed as if this added on Henry's battle intent as he spoke, "Then what are we waiting for…"

Henry brandished his longsword as he stared fiercely at his opponent.

On the other hand, Marius unsheathed two short swords from his waist.

Wunggg—

Their bodies started to glow as it was enveloped by their aura.

The two of them stared fiercely at each other for a while then…

Boom—

Without any warning, the two rushed towards each other.

Henry performed a swift downward vertical slash with his longsword.

Crossing his two swords, Marius parried the attack with ease.

Shing—

Clank!! Clang—

The two proceeded to exchange moves as their swords clashed with each other, making loud noises as it did so.

After a while, Marius and Henry distanced themselves from each other.

"Hey, Henry."

"Yes?"

"Don't you think that this is too boring? We're warriors, after all." Marius said as he smirked at the other party.

Knowing what he meant, Henry smiled and replied, "Then let's kick it up a notch."

Wunggggg—!!!

Simultaneously, a humming sound that was more intense than the one earlier was heard by the crowd.

Woohhh—

The crowd cheered loudly.

"Woah! Are they for real!?"

"I didn't expect them to dare use an offensive aura art…"

"Right!? Now it's getting interesting!!!"

"But they'll surely be in trouble when the commander finds out…"

…

As the crowd discussed among themselves, the two warriors didn't waste any time as they rushed at each other again.

"Let's see if you can parry this too!" Henry looked focused as his weapon was coated in his aura.

This time, he performed an upwards diagonal slash with his longsword.

Marius chuckled and shouted, "What makes you think that I'll parry that!?"

He gripped his dual short swords tightly before leaping upwards as he raised both of them above his head.

Then, together with the momentum of his fall, he performed a cross slash at Henry.

Boom—

The sound produced by their clash was something that couldn't be made by mere swords.

It produced a shockwave to the surroundings.

The crowd remained unfazed and continued cheering.

After all, everyone in the area were trained combatants that had been facing the demon beast waves for years.

However, as they were too engrossed with the fight, they didn't notice that a white haired boy had his golden eyes opened widely as he watched in the crowd.

'Amazing!!' Jin thought as he smiled excitedly.

He had been watching the fight since the start.

When Instructor Agnes let them roam around earlier, he excitedly went to watch the countless sparrings that were happening in the area.

He was too engrossed and forgot about his sister and friends.

Jin looked as if he was seeing the world for the first time as he smiled happily.

'It's a pity that I can't use aura…' He thought as he remembered the aura arts he witnessed earlier.

He reckoned that if he could use aura, then he would be able to use the aura arts he saw earlier.

Jin was able to completely analyze and perfectly comprehend about the battle between Henry and Marius.

From their swordsmanship skills, their usage of aura, and the aura arts that they used.

'It's fascinating…' Jin watched the entire fight through the "special world" that he had access to and saw every detail of the fight.

How the warriors used aura to enhance their physical attributes and how they used aura in order to deliver powerful attacks.

'More please… show me more…' Jin said silently in his heart as he watched the two people with unblinking eyes.

"Is that all you've got?" Marius taunted as he wiped the blood from his nose.

Henry clenched his teeth and said, "I thought we're just warming up…"

Just as the two were about to rush at each other again, a powerful pressure swept the area followed by a loud voice.

"What the hell do you think you idiots are doing!?"

As soon as the two warriors heard the voice, they hurriedly dropped their weapons nervously.

Even the crowd had nervous expressions on their faces.

Jin didn't know what was going on, but he saw something completely different through his eyes.

He saw how a powerful wave of aura swept through the surroundings, suppressing everything in the area.

'So aura could also be used like this…' Jin's eyes sparkled as he saw another kind of aura art.