The importance of technique(corrected)

--- POV Finn ---

Sitting on the desk, Riveria, Gareth, and I were arguing about the next exploration, when someone walked directly inside.

"Captain I'm back!" -Said Tione, as she entered and quickly stood next to me.

"Good job, so how did it go?" -I had heard she was going to relax with Mark so I was curious about his abilities.

"Wait, what's going on?" - Riveria asked confusedly.

"Right I didn't tell you. Mark asked to train with Tione and I asked her to report once done. " - I explained. "Then Tione, give your report."

"Sure, let's see... from what I could see he's a beginner, many of his attacks and movements are full of flaws. Oh but I must say that one thing surprised me "

"What?" - Gareth asked curiously.

"His rate of improvement is monstrous, perhaps he didn't realize it, but the more hits he took the fewer the defects he committed. In addition, the fact that he did not show hesitation in the attacks made them much more fatal. " -She said slightly in admiration.

"While his mental side?" - I seriously asked. Our Familia deals with explorations at deep levels and in addition to physical strength, we also need our mental state to be stable.

"You don't have to worry about that, he has strong willpower. Even with his whole body battered, he would get up all the time, never protesting. "

"Speaking of the devil, look." -Hearing Riveria's voice, the others and I headed to the window where Mark could be seen wearing his gear, as he made his way to the dungeon.

"… Isn't he pushing himself too hard? I indeed gave him a potion to recover, but it still has limitations. " - Tione asked slightly worried.

Knowing her, she had put Mark under a lot of strain and the fact that he was heading to the dungeon to continue training was praiseworthy.

"He looks a lot like Aiz when we first met her." - Gareth said with a nostalgic smile.

"True, they look like two swords without a scabbard, but the difference is that Mark is much smarter." -I told him.

"Are you referring to the skill that Loki was unable to read?" - Riveria asked quietly.

"Exactly, and if I'm not mistaken it must have something to do with what happened at the inn." -I still remember that day, those lifeless eyes are still vivid in my mind.

Hearing my words, the others also remembered the events.

"Maybe it's a skill that affects the mental state, a bit like your magic, so don't you think judging him by that is a bit too much. We cannot deny the fact that he is striving to improve himself." - Gareth told me with disapproval.

"'Sigh, maybe you're right, I can't judge a person by just one action. Then Tione continue with his training and report me if you see anything strange."

"Hehe okay, captain." -After she left, I resumed working with the others.

'Mark I hope you are not a source of danger.'

--- General POV ---

"So this is the 8th floor"

The quantity and size of the rooms increased and the length of the corridors between them shortened. Furthermore, moss covered the brown walls and the ground below becomes a short grassy plain. The strong light from the phosphorescence above was similar to the sunlight.

[As I have said in the past, there will only be more powerful versions of the monsters already encountered]

Nodding his head, Mar headed for the corridors. A few minutes later, he could sense two monsters with his ability. Arriving in a small room, he managed to find two goblins, but they were much taller and more muscular, plus they had longer nails than he had encountered.

Seeing the monsters, Mark took a stand, but unlike the usual, he was much more relaxed. When the two monsters saw the human, they began to run after him. The first goblin tried to hit him, but with a simple movement of the hip, the goblin's claws missed him. After dodging the blow, Mark didn't stop, took a full turn on himself, and beheaded the goblin with the blade.

Unintentionally, Mark repeated the same attack he had suffered from Tione. The other goblin tried to hit him, but Mark simply reached out and hit him with an electric dart that finished him off.

"It was... weird"

Mark would not deny the fact that the monsters were strong and that he would have had to try hard to kill them, but copying Tione's moves he realized that he had barely moved from where he was, wasting almost no energy.

"I'm still not used to these minimal movements, but I can see the potential."

Clenching his fist satisfied, he headed for other enemies, and what he revealed worried him slightly.

"7 monsters of the 8th floor..." -If he had been in the past he would have retired, but since he decided to abandon his cowardly side, he has decided to take action.

'I have to be fast.'

With that thought, he turned towards the corridor where he had perceived the monsters, seeing 4 goblins and 3 kobolds. Without hesitation, he launched the electric web at the 3 kobolds paralyzing them, while he scared the goblins with his ability 'intent'. Seeing the frightened monsters, he charged, killing two quickly.

'5 remaining.'

The remaining goblins stopped being affected by the ability and attacked him at the same time. Seeing the incoming claws, Mark jumped up and using the ceiling as a point of support, pushed himself to stab one of them, and without stopping the attack he gave a circular kick to the second goblin which sent him flying away.

'4 remaining.'

By now even the effects of the electric web were over and the kobolds had also started to attack. Mark dodged some of the attacks with minimal movements, but some hit him anyway.

"Compared to the blows of that psycho, yours are ticklish!" - While parrying the blow he was about to suffer in the face, he kicked the kobold straight, while with a quick sprint he went to stab the other.

Seeing the human who was with his back to him, the third kobold tried to bite his shoulder, but without even looking, Mark kicked the monster's knee causing him to kneel. Seeing the monster kneeling, Mark swung the sword towards his head killing him.

'Last two.'

Now only a goblin and a kobold remained. Seeing that the human would not have approached, the kobold who was faster went to charge. Watching the incoming monster, Mark fired an electric dart killing it, and using the monster's smoke, which comes out once they die as a cover, he managed to catch the goblin off guard by stabbing it.

Mark heaved a sigh of relief when he couldn't detect any other monsters nearby. Doing a check of the armor, he was happy that it wasn't too damaged.

"The monsters on this floor are more coordinated."

Taking out his lunch, Mark began to think about the fights he had been in. His fight with the two goblins was nothing to discuss, while the second fight had some problems.

The first is that he did not expect the monsters to start attacking together, which caused him to suffer several damages which with the pain multiplier slowed his reflexes slightly. The second was the speed of electric web, it required too many seconds to launch, which made it impossible to use once he was fighting in hand-to-hand combat. On the contrary, intent was very useful but it tired him mentally and the effect didn't last too long.

"Anyway, I can already see the results of only one sparring. Hey guide, the fact that it is so easy for me to replicate the moves, is it due to limit breaks?"

[Exactly, I was able to analyze that every type of gain obtained after a fight is doubled, whether it is learning or adaptability in battles.]

"An extra advantage is always better. Okay, the lunch break is over and I need to continue the hunt."