Chapter 16: Progress(1)

(Quick Announcement: in an earlier chapter ( chapter 7 ) it is mentioned that Goblins are C rank monsters while in the latest chapters it is mentioned that it is D rank, to make it clear Goblins are D rank monsters, I am sorry for the slight mistake and the confusion. Sorry again and have a good day.

-MidnightLetter.)

Two months have already passed from the three months that the Crown Prince gave Gael and the others, and during those two months, all of them have significantly grown stronger.

In a blood-coloured land, stood a young man with fiery red hair his clothes are ruined and stained with blood his hands are in a form of a fist and are crimson colored, fresh warm blood is dripping from it, exuding a confident and ambitious aura. beside him stood a black colored hound its height reached the young man's knee, its paws are burning in red colored flame but it appears that the black hound is unaffected by it, they are surrounded by dead bodies goat-like creatures.

" let's move, there's another monster tribe near here, " Amon said, the black hound beside him just growled, but there seems to be hot steam coming out from its nose and mouth.

The young man and the black hound is Amon Vega and his familiar the Hellhound, they are still in God's Blood Valley, continuing their training, they have exterminated countless rank E and D monsters and monster tribe during their stay here in the Valley, he chose this place for him and his Hellhound's training not just because it is closer to his family's territory but also because he can reduce the number of monsters that terrorizes the villages located in their territory, he can train and help his people at the same time, two birds with one stone.

Amon's training is also an extreme one it is almost as if he was punishing himself, no day passed that he is not moving his fists, it is also his main weapon, his family specializes in hand-to-hand combat so much so that the former King or the Crown Prince's grandfather has asked his grandfather to be his instructor when they were young, that is also the reason why their family became a noble since the former king awarded Amon's grandfather with the title of a Baron and a piece of territory.

But Amon is not satisfied with just being a Baron, he believes that with his hard work and his fists he can achieve greater things than his grandfather, that is why when the Crown Prince offered them an opportunity to become a Tamer, he didn't think for a long time before coming to a decision.

After Amon and his Hellhound finish killing off every last Goat monster in their vicinity they immediately left to go to another monster tribe.

…

" wind blade! " a woman said with her left hand stretched out, then a grey-colored crescent wind shot out from her hand and hit a tree branch the size of a grown man's forearm and sliced it cleanly, the severed branch fell from the tree's body and hit the ground with a thud.

" yey! I finally did it, Elly did you see that huh? Did you see that? " the girl asked the small creature flying above her shoulder.

The pair are Lily Augurn and her familiar the Wind Sprite and it appears to be that she named her familiar 'Elly'

The Wind Sprite Elly didn't answer instead it just flew around Lily's face excitedly, it is also happy for Lily to learn one of her skills, the " wind blade" that Lily used is one skill that she can learn from her Wind Sprite.

Wind Sprites are a member of the category of monsters called Elementals, elementals harness the power of nature which are the natural elements hence the name 'Elementals' they possess small bodies and that is mostly made up of their respective elements, most elementals have no physical body and because of that they are not suited for melee or close combat except for the Golems they fall in the Category of elementals but they possess a physical body and a strong one at that since they harness the power of the earth and other minerals.

Lily's Wind Sprite is one of the lowest ranking Elementals, elementals with the word sprite in their name have a monster rank from E to B.

Lily is also training hard and is focusing on mastering the use of the skills she learned from Elly, though she and Elly have weak defense their speed cannot be underestimated, and the lethality of their attacks is to be wary of.

…

*clang *clang *clang * clang

The sound of clashing swords fills the whole training ground, Wency is fighting against a middle-aged man with a moustache, the middle-aged moustache man has one of his hands on his back while the other is holding a sword.

" use your advantage being a Tamer young master, " the middle-aged man said as he parry yet another attack from Wency.

" then I won't hold back anymore," Wency said, then suddenly the one-handed training sword in his hand started to have wind gather around it the blade of the sword now looks like it is made up of pure wind, Wency attacked the again but this time his sword is faster and much sharper.

" heh, that is not enough, " the middle-aged man said, he then attacked the sword before it got closer to him, his actions surprised Wency as well as the other soldier who are watching their fight because they did not expect the middle-aged man to do what he did, instead of waiting for the sword to get closer to him and block it or parry it, he attacks and their swords met halfway not only this move disrupted the momentum of Wency's attack but it also managed to disperse the wind surrounding the Sword.

Wency's sword flew out from his hand's grip and fell to the ground, he was stunned by what just happened.

" ho-ho-how… " Wency stuttered when he couldn't find the right words to say.

" hahahahahaha that is nothing young master, I can teach it to you if you want to " the middle-aged man with a moustache said as he laugh.

" really? " Wency asked excitedly.

" of course, since it is one of the core skills of our family " the middle-aged man replied.

" but before that what do you think is the reason why you lost? " asked the middle-aged man.

" because you're stronger than me? " Wency replied.

" that is obvious but there is another reason, " said the middle-aged man.

" there is?"

" yes"

" what?"

"That " the middle-aged man pointed at a white-colored young wolf sleeping on one of the benches in the training ground.

" my Gael wolf? How? I obtain skills because of him, I got stronger because of him, what do you mean I lost because of my familiar " Wency asked in confusion, his familiar is the source of his skill which is why he could not understand how it became the reason why he lost.

" you call him your familiar, but what is a familiar? A pet? A decoration? A simple source of skill? or a companion or comrade? " the middle-aged man asked Wency.

" a comrade " Wency answered.

" exactly! A comrade but from what I can see you are just treating him as a pet and a source of skills, though I am not a Tamer myself I can confidently say that that is not how a Tamer fights" the middle-aged man said.

Hearing the middle-aged man's words a sudden realization hit Wency.

" thank you uncle, I am extremely grateful for your guidance " Wency bowed as he thanked the middle-aged man with a moustache who appears to be his uncle.

" it is my duty to guide the young generation of our family, " Wency's uncle said with a smile on his face.

Wency then picked up the sleeping Gale Wolf and then ran off, it seems that he got enlightened by his uncle's words.

His uncle watched him leave with a smile on his face.

…

In an unnamed forest near the border of the kingdom, two young men are walking along a dirt path, when they reach the massive wall that separates the Nubis kingdom from the other side they stopped and looked up just to see the height of the wall.

They are Kali and Kalisto Oswald, when the Crown Prince gave them three months to train they immediately head towards this unnamed forest near the border, they spent the first two months training before they wandered deeper into the unnamed forest.

Their familiars the white-colored Light Serpent and the black-colored Dark Serpent have grown bigger, they are now longer and thicker, as thick as a grown man's forearm, before they are like a necklace that is coiled around the twin's neck, now they look like a scarf that covers their neck and mouth.

They have encountered several monsters during their stay here inside the unnamed forest but they easily defeated their enemy with their great cooperation and attack coordination and combination.

Kali and Kalisto approached a brick from the borders wall Kali walked closer while Kalisto acts as the lookout, he scanned their surroundings if there are other people besides the two of them, and when he determined that they are the only one's around he gave Kali a nod, Kali nodded back and removed one brick from the wall and took a piece of paper from it.