Quash performed a series of fist strikes and let strikes in the air. Perfectly usuing the principles of the Tri-Sword Formation. He didn't find in very difficult to implement the principles because to execute sword techniques, the hands are used. So his hands were already trained, he just needed to use it without swords.
And he was just doing that. It felt a bit weird but he was getting used to it very fast. He was remixing the principles in various ways when it was time for him to retire for the day arrived.
Quash took a shower, cooked himself a meal and went to bed while thinking if he should thrive to make a new skill instead.
He also needed to buy weights tomorrow.
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Another 7 day passed. Quash had been training relentlessly. The results were in his stats.
[Name: Quash Ogmore]
[Race: Human]
[Title: None]
[Level: 1]
[Class: Apprentice Knight]
[Physical Stats]
• Strength: 33→39 (Rising Trend)↑
• Dexterity: 20→39 (Rising Trend)↑
• Vitality: 23→30 (Rising Trend)↑
• Endurance: 26→35(Rising Trend)↑
[Abstract Stats]
• Intelligence: 98
• Wisdom: 164
• Will: 268
• Spirit: 309
[Energy Stats]
• Aura: 15
[Skills]
• Aura Cultivation Method [Master Lv.10]
• Tri-Sword Formation [Basic Lv.7→ Intermediate Lv.1]↑
• Flowing Water Footwork Technique [Basic Lv.6→Lv. 10]
[Special Conditions]
• Aura Charged
His morning run and hand to hand combat training was normal. He had been trying to create a skill but it was proving difficult because he has no idea how a skill is created in the first place.
He also has no idea about any actual combat techniques since his family mostly taught face to face rather then just leave the children on their own. So there was that.
But his calisthenics traning has become more intense. With the weight added, and his Dexterity increasing like crazy, he notched up his training to take advantage of the Rising Trend.
He had started to do single arm hand stand push ups with weights added. But he had pushed it to the limits and does it on one finger for more balance. He had started to do this on top of a bar today to push things even further. He had also started to get more attention because of his training regime and when some asked him what he was doing, he told his reasoning truthfully.
He saw no reason to lie over something trivial. What he was doing wasn't some world secret but basic common sense. They liked his approach and also started to train calisthenics with him. They would also lemd him their heavy weights to dead life. That has been a great help for his strength traning.
Nowadays, Quash would find himself running with few people in the morning and traning calisthenics with many. It wasn't a bad feeling. They didn't talk much but the company was appreciated.
He still hadn't touched his Aura as of yet. He will increase his Aura when he gets to a place with denser Natural Energy to increase it very quickly. Here, he not only needed a lot of time and patience, but also need to endure that deeply uncomfortable feeling.
If he could, he would rather get everything done with in a single move then to feel like that again.
Just like always, Quash was running at full speed in a road near the smaller lake. And few days ago, he got to know that this lake actually has a name. It is called Cornia Lake. Just because it like a corner of the Earth's Eye.
But regardless, Quash felt a but uncomfortable in a way he couldn't describe. Like something within him was not right. But it was at the same time. He couldn't tell if he was falling ill or it was just his imagination. But he definitely felt a bit block headed.
Like before one catches cold. But it didn't stop Quash. He ran at full speed. He could now run a 50 minute marathon without any problem. His stamina increase was expected. But his Dexterity stole the show as it caught up to his highest stat.
At that moment, Quash felt the sudden block headedness disappear. His body also felt lighter as if some invisible weight had been lifted. He also suddenly sweated profusely. From all over his body all at once. Unlike normal sweat, this sweat felt murky, thick and sticky on the skin.
"Khuachk!!!"
Suddenly, a foul order assaulted his nose which made him choke. He knew it was from his body and he without carrying about the weight he had on, turned and run towards the railing and jumped inside the Cornia lake.
Water splashed and few looked over. The ones running behind him looked at the scene with confusion but didn't react much and continued to do their thing. People has their own way of doing thing they could not be aware of.
Quash, who had just jumped in the water, violently rubbed and scrubbed his body with his hand while slowly sinking deeper into the lack. The water was crystal clear and he could see the bottom as well as the marine life. But he was too busy washing himself to care.
After a while, Quash felt he was running out of oxygen so so started to swim up. He noticed that he had his weights on and it was making swimming difficult but not enough to stop him. If he drowned with his current Stats, then it is better to just hang himself in after life out of shame.
"Fuuahhh!!!!"
Quash got to the surface of the water and took few deep breaths before once again starting to scrub himself. He even took of his shoes and washed it under water so it won't have any foul order as well. He wanted the lake waters Natural order to eliminate the smell. Quash swam up and sank down a few more times before getting out of the lack. He stood by the railing to let the water get off his body before he crossed over to the other side. He them quickly went home to change.