The Unexpected NPC

Chapter 20 Practice (2)

Chapter 20 Practice (2)

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The red-haired youth was standing there, staring blankly at the back of another boy.

This was the first time he had seen someone choose Rapier as a weapon. He was a little worried, so he started a conversation and tried to dissuade him. He knew Rapier wasn't useless, but it wasn't a good choice for a start. And the result was the boy ignored his advice.

Briar didn't feel sad or angry. The choice was made by each person, and no one else had the right to change it. He only gave advice, and whether people accepted it or not was not something he could control.

Leaving that aside, he simply wanted to make more friends. For some reason, the boys often had a bad attitude towards him. The boy from earlier was the only one who acted normally towards Briar. Just as he was about to ask the his name, he quickly disappeared into the crowd. Briar could only stare speechlessly.

'I keep feeling like he's avoiding me...'

Briar sighed and turned away, preparing for his training.

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I was standing in front of a mannequin in the melee training area. The mannequin that Hollis provided was extremely sturdy, enough for me to swing it until my sword broke without any damage. Through this, students could freely demonstrate their strength without holding back, trying to break through their own limits.

I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to adjust my state.

I was trying to visualize the first sword form of Andrea's sword technique in my mind.

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§ Andrea Sword Technique [Diamond]

- First Form: Convergence
Description: This sword form uses the action of thrusting the tip of the sword forward at high speed. When using this move to accurately attack a weak point, it will consume a certain amount of mana, causing a large amount of damage to the enemy.

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The description is simple, but it is not simple to apply. Stabbing straight may not sound difficult, but stabbing accurately at a weak point is another story. The smaller the weak point, the more difficult it is to successfully activate this sword skill. In return, the damage caused will not be too bad.

A hit at a weak point will always be able to cause a significant amount of damage to the enemy. And this sword skill will strengthen that hit, causing a large amount of damage to the opponent. It is very beneficial in narrowing the gap when fighting with enemies of a higher rank than you. This is the reason why I chose the Andrea Sword Technique.

To be honest, I used to feel very confused. Such a powerful sword technique. Just need to spend a little more time and effort to successfully learn it. Why do people decide to ignore it?

I don't know, maybe because I'm not from this world so my perception is a bit different.

Back to the first Sword Form: Convergence. In order to use the sword skill smoothly without any burden, I have to reach Mastery I for the Andrea sword skill.

Special skill mastery is divided into 4 levels: I - II - III - IV. And currently my mastery is "unranked".

And to achieve Mastery I, I would have to practice the straight thrust at least 10,000 times. I had to practice until I thoroughly understood and smoothly applied Convergence, and this was only the first condition. The second condition was that I had to accurately attack the enemy's weak point in combat at least 1000 times. This did not necessarily require activating Convergence, as long as I hit the weak point and it would count. I had to complete both conditions to successfully upgrade my mastery.