Rebirth: Awaken, Milady

10 - Speedrunning the Floors (1)

Aria didn't stay out for long after that. Her mood was completely ruined by the series of events that happened to her.

Grumbling, she drove back home and thought hard about her choices.

If she truly wanted to strengthen herself, she had to train not only her skills but also her physical strength. Luckily, she had received 2 years of strenuous martial arts training in the past, so she had a good start.

She also felt that with the rise of her strength stat combined with the agility stat improved her constitution and stamina.

However, she lacked the skills to use her strength to its full extent. She relied completely on the boosts the system gave her when she took down the two familiars she now had.

She had never wielded a proper sword and was only able to defeat her enemies thanks to the system. She had fix this to defeat the monsters more efficiently and in case the system got taken away.

Compared to her, Dion had all the skills because he was deeply connected to the underworld. Her advantage was much larger, but he could catch up with her someday.

Then, a certain item in the system shop caught her eye.

[Training Grounds' Entry Ticket

One-time usage. Teleports the user into the Training Grounds. The user will be trapped inside until their status reaches 50. The user will be forcefully ejected after reaching 50 across the board.

User restriction: Status must be below 50.

Price: 50.000 SP]

Aria's fingers hovered over the 'Buy' button for minutes. Then, she clicked it.

[<Training Grounds' Entry Ticket> has been purchased. 50.000 SP has been deducted.]

She received the item. Like usual, it materialized in front of her.

That day, the Schreiners family almost had a heart attack simultaneously.

'Dad, Mom, Bro, I'll be back. Take care.'

Aria's handwriting was cleanly written on top of a small paper placed on the table.

The Schreiners launched a huge search for her, but no traces of Aria could be seen. It was as if she was wiped out from the Earth.

It was precisely because the eloping Aria was currently covered in blood and almost dead.

-14 months ago-

[Welcome to the Training Ground. The usage of Mains are forbidden in this place. The system features will be disabled.

Level 1: Basic Techniques. Follow the robot's movements. You may not proceed until you gain the robot's approvement.]

In this level, she was first handed a gauntlet and training robes. Robots and scarecrows appeared in front of her. Then, the robot started hitting the scarecrow in a perfect motion sequence, each strike hitting the vital parts in minimal time.

The scarecrows weren't just humanoid-shaped. There were ones that were shaped like giants, slimes, birds, and many others. The robots ran and climbed onto the scarecrows and started attacking them.

Here, Aria wasted 5 months. The reason was that the robots didn't let her slack off and get away with an imperfect skill. They always timed her record in beating the scarecrows.

Towards the end, the robots gave the scarecrows mobility. Land scarecrows were not that hard, but she was forced to repeat the bird scarecrows hundreds of times before she could beat them. The first hundred tries were just horrendously falling off the scarecrow's body and getting transported back to the start point.