Chapter 60: Time Wait For No One!

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Chapter 60: Time Wait For No One!

next day*

Days?: This Is Tor-Training!

(Atlas: Atlas City: North District: Unknown Hotel: Underground Floor: 2: Training Ground)

With another body crashing to the ground, groaning in pain as their backache. Not to mention they got shot in the stomach wasn't making them feel better. Not further away, there are others nearby in the same state.

All those on the ground are team RWBY, without Weiss, along with team JNPR and the same as the previous team without the Pyrrha, are lying on the ground in pain due to the training they're going through right now.

Awareness. One of the main factors requires in life if those desires to follow the path of combats. Without it, only death will be the end sooner or later.

"Get up! We're barely over the 20-minute mark!" I roar at the hunter-in-training, with my eyes glowing blue, causing those to look me in the eyes to shiver at how abnormal this is.

Raising my right hand, and form a circle with my thumb and index finger before I channel my aura to create a small clear [Water] in the circle of my fingers before blowing through it. Creating countless of different sizes of [Water Bubble].

One of my early training methods I came up with for my awareness was a [Fusion Magic/Skill: Gravity Bubbles].

[Gravity Bubbles]: First Stance's [Technique]

Active Effect: This is a customized fusion of two [Magic] and one [Skill]. Giving the user the ability to blow a [Water Bubble] of any size and number, that contain the power of the [Gravitional Force]. Up to 10x the [Gravititional Force]. Furthermore, the user could manipulate the [Water Bubble] and the [Gravitional Force] to change directions and even merge together with other [Water Bubbles] to increase size.

Type: Active|Fusion: [Kontgrydyne], [Kontaqua], and [Master Aura Manipulation Mastery]

Target: Single-Multiple-Area

Rank: N/A

Cost: Vary, lowest cost [E-]: 1%(5AP:Aura Point) Aura Unit Level per second

Every time something makes contact with these [Water Bubbles], they would be affected by the [Gravitional Force] within the [Water Bubble], causing the target to be blown sky high or crashing into the ground, even being sucked in as if they were being crushed into a tiny ball.

To make this awareness training harder than it already is; I'm also using my [Mana Gun] as well, to shoot them from a distance. But, make sure the [Gravity Bubbles] tends to float around and barely moving. Giving these Beacon Academy's students a chance to dodge them.

The [Gravity Bubbles] act as a training tool, [Defensive Technique], and [Offensive Technique]. Making it an all arounder [Fusion Magic/Skill]. But, has its downside as well, that make it more useful in training instead of combat.

"Give us a break. You're not the one getting beaten by bubbles of all things." Jaune said to me through his teeth, as he is currently in pain. Since he among the top three of making contacts with the [Gravity Bubbles] over 10 times already.

"So? This just the lowest awareness training in my book. If I wanted to raise the level of this training. I could have hide and make you guys find me while randomly I would attack you guys at the same time. Furthermore, I could also produce a fog to cover the area with these [Water Bubbles] floating around inside the fog. Making the area even deadlier than it already is." I calmly explain to Jaune, along with the others that I could have up the levels of this [Training Methods] further to improve their awareness.

In fact, I did the same thing in the past and took me 2 years to successfully move around a field of [Gravity Bubbles] moving at high speed by guiding them randomly with [Wind Magic], including the fog, to block my sense of sight and make me move without stopping to rest or I would end up getting blasted off my feet, then enter the world of pain, where countless numbers of [Gravity Bubbles] just waiting for me.

Of course, I wasn't stupid enough to raise the speed of the [Gravity Bubbles] to be the same as a moving high speed [Car] from the get-go. I begin slowly, then raise the speed every time I could do it without my sight and help me reach [Master Rank] in [Evasion Mastery] and [Movement Mastery] early on.

Sadly, it didn't raise my [Detection Mastery] up to [Master Rank] at the time, which I found myself disappointed at the time, but at least now I have it at [Grandmaster Rank], even if it's the price I've no desires to pay and was forced to accept.

Upon hearing what I said, the others on the ground pale in fright at the thoughts of making the training harder than it already is, to begin with. And to include the task of finding a target while the same target attacking them from the shadow at the same time was just asking for troubles.

What the others don't know this [Training Methods] is actually common back in Mistral and Vacuo Kingdoms, but replace the [Gravity Bubble] with countless of [Dust Rounds] and other things. Giving almost all the Arcana members the experiences to face hidden assassins and grimm, that lurk within the shadow. Waiting for their prey to come nearby before sinking their fangs into their victims and drag them back into the shadow.

I give everyone a gentle smile, but to them, it was like I just activate [Evil Smile] on them. It may as well have the same effect since I'm ready to shoot them again.

"I said get up." I no longer feel like yelling at them, when it looks like it does the opposite effects on these students from the Beacon Academy.

A few of them quickly get back on their feet and already started running away from me while weaving around the deadly [Gravity Bubbles]. As they try their best to last longer than a few minutes and forced to resume off where they started within a few minutes like right now.

30 minutes later*

I stare at the 'corpses' lying on the ground, where none of them are making any sound at all. But, at least they are breathing still with the way their chests move up and down every so often. Sadly, all of them are unconscious after I bored a little and pick up the speed, causing chaos everywhere. As I set off one of the [Gravity Bubbles] near Ren by shooting him in the left shoulder, causing the said shoulder to make contact with the [Gravity Bubble] behind him.

Which led to Ren sent flying and crash into Blake, then caused both to land on a few [Gravity Bubbles] due to the momentum still going. Therefore, sent both of them flying in different directions and dragging the others with them.

The only one that lasted the longest while dodging or trying to help the others was Ruby. Not that I was surprised when she could move at high speed without going tunnel vision as the result of the sudden boost in speed.

Sadly, Ruby only lasted a few more minutes than the rest before her body calls it quit. As she not used to rapidly increase and decrease her speed within a few seconds. To make it even worse for Ruby, she had to make a sharp turn, narrowly dodging the [Gravity Bubbles] at the very last seconds more than once.

While I was still bored and wasn't even fazed by the chaos before my eyes as I continue shooting at them. Out of habit; I shot at their joints and vital points, causing them to scream in pain from getting hit there.

It's a good thing, I was using [Rubber Bullets] or else by the time I shot each of them after their aura reserve are low. Well, they are either badly wounded, cripple, or dead.

Even then, with [Rubber Bullets], I still managed to send their aura meter into the red zone not that long. Then again, I did force them against a dozen or so of the [Gravity Bubbles] to do the major damage to their aura shield.

"Huh, I thought they would last a bit longer. They almost made it to the one hour mark." I casually said this to everyone, who is still conscious.

And those people happen to be Pyrrha, Kirihime, and Luna. As both Izaya and Weiss are together somewhere in this Hotel. With Izaya comforting Weiss in her time of need, which was a little painful to watch. Since Izaya doesn't have much experience in helping other, emotionally, besides providing information.

Not everyone is perfect, but at least Izaya is trying to help Weiss out, which she was grateful, but knew even Izaya not the best at comforting people. That role is actually Ziarre Mapiya, Luna's younger sister and heiress of the Mapiya family, who provide emotional support.

Which I find myself a little surprised she good at it, with the personality she has. But, Ziarre happy to help everyone out. Sadly, she not here in person or Weiss would be smiling a bit by now.

Doing it over scrolls wasn't that much help when Weiss could hang up whenever she feels like it, where being in person, that option wasn't possible and Weiss would have to deal with it.

Shigure happens to be out scouting the area while taking down any hostile enemy spy nearby at the same time. Leaving me with the job to train Ruby, Blake, Yang, Jaune, Nora, Ren, Yukiko, and Narberal.

Of course, the other three girls standing nearby to watch the training could have helped out as well. But, that would be overkill, not that it already is, but to be ready to heal the others up after the training is over.

After all, casting and keeping [Gravity Bubbles] surrounded the whole area within 400 meters and for almost a whole hour was pushing it for me. [E-]: 1%(5AP: Aura Point)] per second seem little, but adding it up to a whole hour was [18000AP] and that actually surpassed my aura reserve.

I had almost reached the point of purchasing another quick refill from my [Persona System], to get my aura reserve back at the peak. Which would be a major waste if the training only lasted a bit over an hour.

Secretly, I mentally let out a sigh of relief as I didn't have to waste a shit ton of [System Points] just for this awareness training. Well, unless someone dares to supply me with [Dust] or anything valuable to be exchanged for more [System Points], then this [Training Methods] could only be done a few times a day.

Furthermore, wasting a large amount of [System Points] for just a single training session wasn't worth it, for the lowest part of the awareness training by using [Gravity Bubbles] with a bit of [Wind Magic] alone.

The above levels of this awareness training were harder on my aura reserve and shorten the time of the training session. Almost a few times I have to waste either the [System Points] to refill my aura reserve back up more than once and end up too tired to continue afterward due to my stamina literally at the bottom.

While the other times were something interrupting me during those times and I had to waste [System Points] to be ready for combats, then find out it was just something not required me to be in peak condition.

In fact, thanks to my paranoia; I tend to waste my [System Points] any way to refill my aura reserve back up to full every time my aura reserve is below 30%.

For the first few months during my training trip back in Mistral. My luck was shitty and by that, I meant that 80% some random ambush happen to me all the time when I least expect it. Furthermore, it was during the time my aura reserve would be near or under 30%.

So yeah, I develop an unhealthy paranoia to refill my aura reserve whenever things get bad all the time. And in long-term battles was another thing, where I would refill at 20% at a minimum and 30% of the maximum requirement for me to waste the [System Points] on refilling.

"Enma. You're the only one who would think people without going through your awareness training would last an hour." Kirihime said dryly, as she helps the other two healing everyone by forcing each one to take a [Highly Refined Injury-Healing Pill]. The same one I forced Raven to take before back in Vale.

"Hey, I would have you know at the beginning of my training in the past. I lasted only 10 minutes. So I would think others should be able to last an hour at least." I made a stupid remark, which caused Kirihime to look at me with pity eyes.

"Yeah, but here the thing. I haven't seen you do this [Training Methods] at the beginning, but I've watched you do it before. Doing it yourself and other doing it. Are two different things. One: You're literally multitasking by manipulating those [Gravity Bubbles] to me in random directions. Hell, I think you are even making them hit you on purpose while using your own developed reflex to dodge them. Two: You're losing twice the amount of aura by keeping the [Gravity Bubbles] stay and having your aura shield protect you." Kirihime calmly gives a good reason why I shouldn't be comparing myself to others.

"I have to agree with Kirihime here, Enma. If anything, I would have to say you're a monster by now due to this [Training Methods]. Developing an abnormal reflex way before you enter your 20s or even 50s if your talent was bad and only through hard works would you gain this abnormal reflex." Luna agreed with Kirihime's reason, as she calmly forces Jaune to take the pill against his will, even when he woke up and was trying to escape from this.

"Sorry, Em. Got to agree with others. If I haven't personally watched you do all those dangerous [Training Methods] I wouldn't have believed it myself. And I tried some of them and know how hard it is. So yeah, the term: Monster tagged to you isn't too far fetched." Pyrrha gave her own input, with an apologize look sending to my way before she helps Nora take the pill, forcibly like Luna, as Nora mumble about something not wanting to take any bitter pills.

Which Nora wasn't wrong, because I made the pill very bitter as a way for others not willing to take it. Also, a good motivation for people doing combat training. As the [Highly Refined Injury-Healing Pill] literally acts as a punishment at the same time healing the target.

I didn't know if I should laugh or cry at this rate, just because everyone decided to call me a monster due to how I trained myself over the years. Nonetheless, I understand their feelings, but felt it a bit cruel to be labelled as a monster and just let out a tired sigh.

"Fine." I put away my [Mana Gun], then crack my neck and stretch my muscles. "Okay, I guess we could work on close range awareness training next." I said with a sadist grin, causing those that just woke up to shiver and some begin to cry quietly.

Kirihime was the first one to move away, following behind of both Pyrrha and Luna. As they realized that I'm planning to attack soon.

I calmly walk over to the others that still haven't got back on their feet, then once I enter the 10 meters range. I use [Earth Magic] to raise a small [Earth Wall] in a circle formation, with all of us inside. Just above my waist for the height of the [Earth Wall].

Switching [Accelerator] for [Joukyuu Kunitoshi], then activating [Moonlight Step]. Raising the hair on everyone's body to stand up due to how much pressure they're feeling.

Especially to Blake, since she watched what I could do when I have [Moonlight Step] on and upon switched out my [Persona], caused her animal instinct to remember that day back in Vale.

If Blake could say anything, as to how she was able to speak calmly in the past. It was due to the adrenaline rush and along with a few other unknown things. Therefore, it wasn't a surprise for Blake be the first one on her feet as soon the [Earth Wall] was raised.

Blake not liking this one bit and follow her instinct. A second later, by leaving a clone behind via semblance. Blake watched her clone scatter into a mist, much to her shock as she found herself getting hit in the stomach, raising her whole body above ground, where countless blurs landing on her body. Repeatedly for at least 10 times now in a single second. Before the next second, Blake's body roughly crashes on the ground. Painfully.

[Nadara]: A [Technique] where the user uses their hands to increase the drag force of their target and juggle them around by continuously hitting them and then blasting them away.

The [Nadara] is one of my personal favorite [Technique] belong to [Joukyuu Kunitoshi] and love to use it whenever I can.

I look down at Blake, where I'm just a few feet away from her and in the middle of everyone else nearby. The distance between my previous spot at the beginning and to here, then attack. Was easy for me to do in a single second, much to some other dismay at this.

"The last one to stand won't have to eat any of my handmade food via [Hell Cuisine] after training." I throw in a reward to motivate them.

Ruby was on her feet before anyone could, then started running in the opposite direction from me and tried to escape by jumping over the [Earth Wall]. As Ruby's face filled with [Fear] and used her semblance to escape her deadly fate.

No one could blame for Ruby's action since she already tasted the [Hell Cuisine] already and desire not to eat it ever again.

Too bad for Ruby, I appeared right in front of her and throw her straight back to the center, which Ruby land on top of Yang, causing both to groan in pain.

I shook my heads, "Come now. If no one manages to be the last one to stand after the training. Everyone will eat my [Hell Cuisine]'s [Abnormal Food]. And I will force you guys to eat it if I have to." As I slowly walk over to the poor victims and pity them after I have put them to so much training.

next day*

Days?: Time to Hunt

(Atlas: Atlas City: North District: Unknown Hotel: Ground Floor: Dining Hall)

"So..." I draw out, "Any chance of getting Whitley to sign the documents to give Weiss back her status as the heiress?" I asked my question before taking a bite of my [Grilled Cheese Sandwich]. While ignoring the glares sends in my direction as I continue to enjoy my food.

After what happened yesterday; I wasn't surprised that almost everyone hated my gut, where upon finishing the awareness training. I forced the others to eat the [Abnormal Foods] against their will. Which wasn't that hard thanks to [Accelerator].

Almost both Ruby and Blake were almost the last one standing, but end up, knocked out right near the end of the training session. This caused them to fail and is forced to eat the [Abnormal Food] along with the others.

Pyrrha, Luna, Kirihime, Shigure, and even Izaya, look at them with pity eyes during meal time. After all, I never said they only have to eat a single meal of [Abnormal Food]. Nope. I've forced them to eat it for lunch and dinner yesterday.

Lucky for them, I decided not to make any more [Abnormal Food] today; well, unless something forces me to. Then, I will and they better hope they aren't the ones going to eat it.

"Honestly?" Kirihime looks at me with a bored expression as she leans back in her seat, "The kid pretty stubborn. I give him that. So far, he rejected to sign the documents and brave enough to even threaten us to release him, if we don't want to get on the bad side of the Schnee family."

Kirihime giggles a little at the last part, "Right now. I can't say anything yet. When it has only been a day and I'm not keen on trying to brainwash the kid. Plus, Pyrrha and Weiss stopped me even if I wanted to." Kirihime let out a fake tired sigh while ignoring the looks she got from around her.

"Well..." I didn't know what to say right now after hearing what Kirihime just reported to me. "I guess I will leave that to you then." Not like I couldn't do it myself when the next 'step' after killing those guys two days ago. Was to train team RWBY and JNPR without including both Pyrrha and Weiss. For a whole day. Fun.

After that was done, the next one happened to wait on Kirihime to get Whitley to agree in signing the documents that Izaya got his hands on it while we were at Weiss' place.

No idea why it had to be Kirihime of all people, even if she good at it, but I guess I've to wait on Kirihime. Since I can't get the next step until then.

Seeing how I'm stuck in one of my so-called plans. With the step of Kirihime successfully getting Whitley to agree of his own free will. Lucky for me, it doesn't include Whitley being completely good in health. And only Weiss is stopping Kirihime from doing anything too harmful to him. Making things slower and harder.

Then again, with Weiss already lost her Mother. She has no desire to lose another relative, even if it's her own little brother.

Getting up from my seat, causing some to look at me, then back to their meals. I begin to walk towards the door, with my back turned to everyone and no one could see how my eyes flashing to blue and green every moment now.

This is due to some of my troublesome [Persona] trying to influence me. Which, of course, I stop them right away by pushing large amount pressure of my Sea of Souls against them. This takes a whole minute to do so, and if something occurs during the process of getting those [Persona] to quiet down. Then, the influence belongs to my [Persona] may cause my mind to snap once more.

After all, this whole problem started on the day I gained [Nyarlathotep], causing a chain of reactions. This may be a big downside to gaining a powerful [Persona]. But, the bright side of this had caused some hidden restrictions placed on my Sea of Souls to allow me to pick which [Persona] I could go through a dream walk of their life and gain their experience.

Previously, I could do this already, but required to equip the chosen [Persona] before sleeping. Now, I can do it without having to switch out current [Persona] for a different one to dream walk their lives.

"Em! Where are you going?!" Pyrrha shouted to me and would have chased after me if she wasn't trying to stop her friends from making a big mistake on their part later.

"I'm planning to look for someone, that may or may not, help us out later in the war." I wave my right hand at everyone behind me as I exit the Dining Hall. Then, use teleportation to appear outside of the Hotel.

(Atlas: Atlas City: North District: Unknown Hotel: Front Entrance)

I breathe in the cold air, then pull out my scroll to actually notify the others what I'm really going to do. And that is to destroy as much of the military power and resources, along with stealing all their equipment. But, mostly the equipment. Can't-do things for free, so those things are worth something in the other kingdoms.

Yeah, I'm literally a thief at this point, but hey, time is money, and I ain't wasting it. So without wasting a single moment. Switching to [Amakusa Shirou Tokisada] and having the goal: Find The Military Base With The Most Valuable Things.

Then started running in a random direction and leave it to [Revelation] to reveal me my target of Lien.

2 hours later*

(Atlas: Atlas City: Central District: Unknown Street)

It has been hours already and I've not seen a single sight of the giant money bank for me to steal. So far, I've been killing, then run, and back to killing Atlas' troops scatter everywhere.

Hell, I've already entered the Central District without the resort to using teleportation and running at high speed via [Moonlight Step], literally making me a giant beacon for the enemies to find me easier than it should.

Nonetheless, [Revelation] continues to guide me so long and this may be a chance to find a hidden Atlas' military base. Even better, I could have found where the place where Penny was built and could grab the files from Penny's database.

After all, even through the Schnee family's network. Penny's data files weren't among them and I even got Izaya to hack into General Ironwood's scroll to see if he got anything interesting in there.

Sadly, it was one of those temporary scrolls before it's thrown away after it's jobs are done.

However, I did grab a few valuable things; well, valuable enough to be resold to others for profits. Yup, those valuable things happen to be the deads' gears, that I looted after I killed them and toss them in my [Inventory].

Waste not, want not. Gotta not leaving these gears lying on the ground for others to take for themselves when I could make a profit from them later on my next trip to a different kingdom. Plus, with the Second Great War is going on. Having these weapons would go for a high price since the resources are going to be scarce later.

Even if these gears and weapons were used already, they could still be melted down into parts or something. Nothing is useless, people just have to find a method to make use of them.

"GET HIM!" I heard a shout from my right, as the sound of footsteps and shouts are coming near me very fast. A second later, countless of [Bullets] are already fired in my direction.

With a stomp, I launch myself into their formation while using my [Ice Thorn] to parry away any [Bullet] that I can't dodge at the last second. Not a second later, I've already appeared in the middle of their formation.

A small hop to jump back, then spin and strike with a left backhand to a soldier's face. Sending them flying while spinning, then harshly crashed into the nearby soldiers.

I lean back to dodge a melee attack and throw a strong, straight kick to their torso and blast them off their feet. Using the rebound to do a quick backflip, where I plant my left free hand to do a handstand to use both legs doing a split kick.

Kicking two enemies on both my right and left in their faces, sending them falling to the ground with busted lips and noses. Then, leap high into the air and starts flipping over rapidly to gain speed, then bring the left heel of my foot down on one of the last enemy's heads.

Crushing their head like a [Watermelon], causing a bloody mess. As I land on my feet. I begin killing the rest and started with those that haven't got a hold of themselves.

15 minutes later*

After picking up the last weapons and tossing it in my [Inventory], then take out a towel to wipe the blood off [Ice Thorn] and look around, where the area is littered with corpses.

I let out a tired sigh after what should be my 37th group of enemies I had to kill on the way to the hidden military base. If there is one to begin with, that is.

Shaking my head, I started getting rid of the bodies before I leave the area and continue my travel to riches.

2 minutes later*

Now, that I got rid of all the bodies. The area looks a bit cleaner now if you ignore the bloody covering a good portion of the place.

"Time for me to leave." I look to my right and started running in that direction and hope this won't be another 2 hours travel or else I may have to call it quit for the day. Since I have to go back to the others and resume their awareness training.