Training And Encounter

"First up! Boras! Make sure to look at the motions of my hand before and after I fire the pistol."

Jay then fired the Flintlock Pistol at a nearby tree. Everyone thought that nothing happened besides that. But after a while, the tree behind it fell down.

"How... Are you a gunner? How do you know how to use that skill perfectly?" Boras said while he had a weird look on his face.

Yale then asked "Yo! Boras, what's wrong with you? Isn't it just a skill?"

Boras then replied "It is indeed a skill. But it is one of the hardest basic skills a gunner can pull off. It is called 'Double Penetration.'"

Just as they were talking, Jay reloaded the pistol and fired another shot, but this time, he fired two shots.

Boras then stood up and said "What! Impossible! How did you do that with a Flintlock Pistol!"

When everyone saw how Boras was reacting to Jay's skill demonstration, they finally understood something.

"So this is what a true expert is. He knows how to use a skill without even reading a spell book..."

While everyone was having their own thoughts, Jay was cursing in his mind.

"I performed the skill correctly right? So what the f*** is with this success rate..."

[Jay tried to learn {Active Skill: Double Penetration

- Makes your next shot able to penetrate through 2 targets.}]

[Jay managed to perform 53% success of the skill]

[Jay learned {Active Skill: Double Penetration}]

[Jay tried to learn {Active Skill: Double Shot

- Your next shot will be doubled.}]

[Jay managed to perform 65% success of the skill]

[Jay learned {Active Skill: Double Shot}]

"Boras, did you understand anything from my demonstration?" Jay asked.

But Boras shook his head and said "I did not really notice anything different from how you did it compared to me."

Jay sighed and said "I will perform the two skills again. Make sure to observe my hands properly this time. Observe how the pistol is fired. If you still fail to learn, just look for a NPC class tutor."

Jay then performed the skills again. But he did it more slowly this time since he already managed to familiarize himself with these two skills.

Jay then asked Boras after his skill demonstration "So, noticed anything now?"

Boras then said happily "Yes! Damn. Why am I so stupid and not realize this sooner..." Boras then took out his twin pistols and performed the skill Double Shot.

"Yes! This is it! Hahahaha!!! Jack... Master Jack, thank you for your guidance!" Boras said as he almost cried.

Jay then said "Okay. You can relax now since you already got the hang of it. Next up, Bloody Harvest. Do the same as he did. Observe how I perform the skills. Observe anything that I will do."

Jay then used his recently learned skills, Shadow's Embrace and Flicker Blade.

When Bloody Harvest saw this, just like Boras, he was very shocked. "No way! I do not even know how to use those skills due to its difficulty! How did you do it?"

Jay performed the two skills around ten times before Bloody Harvest finally understood the concept behind these skills.

"Hehehe... If I only knew that being an Assassin was this hard... I should just have gone with the Thief Class..." Bloody Harvest said helplessly after he managed to perform some of his skills thanks to the enlightenment he had from watching Jay perform Shadow's Embrace again and again.

This routine of the group happened for a couple of hours, just like what Nuggets had predicted.

"Okay. I suppose all of you guys now understand the basic concept in using your skills. You should be able to perform the more advance and complex skills of your classes in the future more easily."

Jay said while he was gasping for air since the skill demonstrations just totally drained him of his stamina.

Everyone then bowed down and shouted in unison "Thank you, Master Jack!"

But due to this loud and happy shout of theirs, the players from Meteora Alliance finally found them.

Sadly, Jay and the rest did not notice due to their excitement in this learning experience of theirs.

These players from Meteora Alliance then appeared and slowly approached them.

When everyone saw these players, they were shocked. As for Jay, he was even more shocked when he saw some familiar faces...

"Oh s***! Isn't those the guys I duped before? And if I remember correctly, it was one of these guys who managed to hit my 'junior brother' with an arrow... S***, s***, s***! Why now!"

Jay thought in his mind while he tried to hide his presence using Shadow's Embrace.

Roasted Boar then spoke up "Good day friends! May I know what your business is with us?"

Everyone in their party then grasped firmly on their weapons expecting some kind of fight to happen.

Then Crimson Lotus suddenly said "Woah! Easy! We are just here to cooperate with you guys."

"Cooperate?" Jay's party asked.

"You guys might not know this, but this is a special area. We have spent more than 5 days in here already and still haven't found the exit. I also doubt that you guys know the exit to this place."

The man in leather armor who had two pistols with him said.

"Did you try going back out from where you entered?" Yale asked.

"Of course we did! But sadly, we are still here aren't we?" Crimson Lotus said.

Jay's group suddenly felt nervous since Jay haven't told them about how they are going to leave the place. Just as everyone was thinking of what to do, someone from the Meteora Alliance group said while he pointed at some trees "Guild Master, there is a guy hiding near those trees over there. I also detect a weird creature with him."

Crimson Lotus then fired her arrow at the spot that guy pointed at.

"Ahhh!!! Goddammit! F***, my leg! S***!" Sadly, Jay underestimated Crimson Arrow's attack speed so he got shot in one of his legs when he tried to dodge the arrow.

Bawk Bawk!!!

When Crimson Lotus saw him, she shouted "Hahaha!!! YOU THINK YOU CAN HIDE FROM US FOREVER?" She then prepared another arrow. But just as she was going to fire it, their 'guild master' stopped her and asked "Crimson, who is that guy?"

She then replied "The guy who tricked us before. The Epic Quest we were telling you about. He was also the one who caused Bob's misfortune."

"I see..." He then took out his pistols and aimed at Jay. "Boy, I do not know why you decided to bare your fangs on these people. MY PEOPLE! But as long as you tell me everything you know about this place, I might let you live."

When Jay's party heard all of this, they immediately unsheathed their weapons. Roasted Boar then said "You think that his life belongs to you? Dream on! B**ch!" He then used the Tier 2 spell Fireball attempting to blast these guys away.

"INCOMING! DODGE!" The 'guild master' shouted as he side stepped out of the fireball's trajectory.

Sadly, the only ones who survived the blast was him, Crimson Lotus, Deathly Finger, and 5 others. The rest got burned to ash.

"YOU F***ING... RETREAT! EVERYONE RETREAT!"