Chapter 31: Grizzly Sword Technique
Chapter 31: Grizzly Sword Technique
In the evening, after a day of archery training, Rayn arrived at Kylie's study.
After practicing the Mammoth Breath Technique for a while, Rayn followed Kylie to a separate training room located behind her study, behind a door.
The training room spanned over two hundred square yards, with various longswords, greatswords, shields, and even bows and arrows lined up on both sides. Opposite them were three fixed wooden targets and training dummies.
"Clang!"
After a simultaneous strike with their swords, Kylie's chestnut ponytail swayed, and she almost took a half-step back, causing her to show a look of surprise.
"Rayn, your strength has increased so much?"
Rayn realized that due to his promotion to Blacksmith, his strength had soared to 9 points. During their sparring session, he had not yet fully mastered controlling his strength, so his swings were noticeably more powerful.
Kylie, with her keen perception, immediately noticed this!
"Haha, maybe the Mammoth Breath Technique suits me particularly well!" Rayn rubbed his nose, thinking quickly.
Kylie's large, light brown eyes scrutinized Rayn with suspicion, and she spoke softly, "But you've only mastered the second form of the Mammoth Breath Technique. How could it improve your physical condition so much?"
"Although the Mammoth Breath Technique primarily focuses on enhancing one's strength and constitution, I've never seen someone's physical condition improve so significantly after such a short time of practice."
Kylie's brows furrowed slightly, and after a moment of thought, she couldn't come up with a more reasonable explanation. She shook her head and said, "For now, this seems to be the only explanation. The Mammoth Breath Technique must be exceptionally compatible with your physique."
"In the entire empire, your situation is indeed rare, but not unheard of. However, in Master County, you might be the first!"
Rayn knew better than anyone what the situation was.
Nevertheless, Kylie's seemingly insightful gaze made Rayn's heart skip a beat.
He decided to be more cautious about this issue in the future.
"But this is a good thing. I was going to give you a parchment, but now I can directly teach you the Mammoth Sword Technique, the companion sword technique to the Mammoth Breath Technique!"
Kylie's next words left Rayn stunned.
This sudden turn of events was unexpected. The Mammoth Sword Technique?
Rayn's heart leaped with joy. Just from the name, he knew that the sword technique Kylie was about to teach him would be far superior to the basic sword technique.
Kylie was genuinely surprised that Rayn could bring her such joy again.
Rayn's physique was extremely compatible with the Mammoth Breath Technique, and after just a few days of practice, his strength had increased significantly. This was a rare occurrence.
Now, she had much more confidence that Rayn would transcend and become a full knight before the age of 18.
Otherwise, with her talent in swordsmanship, if she had to wait three more years, she estimated that she would have at least reached the level of a senior knight. At that time, a follower who was only at the level of a third-rank knight squire would be far too weak and of little use.
So, it wasn't that her standards were too high; it was that anyone who wanted to be her follower needed to have a similar rate of progress.
At the very least, they couldn't be too far behind.
Kylie looked at Rayn with appreciation and said in a crisp voice, "The Mammoth Sword Technique originated from simulating the claw strikes of transcendent bear-like creatures. It emphasizes power and momentum, focusing on strength and force!"
"Therefore, the Mammoth Sword Technique is paired with heavy greatswords, which require a relatively high level of strength from the user."
"Even the strongest of ordinary people, if they haven't trained in breath techniques, would struggle to wield a greatsword weighing dozens of pounds. Even those with exceptional talent would still have many flaws in their technique!"
Rayn listened intently, deeply impressed.
If his strength hadn't reached 9 points this time, he might not have even qualified to learn the Mammoth Sword Technique.
At least until he had cultivated the Mammoth Breath Technique to the fifth or sixth level and significantly enhanced his physical qualities, would he be qualified to practice the Mammoth Sword Technique.
This was probably why Claire had left behind the parchment of swordsmanship but hadn't taught it to him.
After all, to learn the Mammoth Sword Technique, you should at least be able to wield a greatsword!
"Now, with your strength, you should be able to use the lightest thirty-six-pound greatsword here!" Claire said, pointing to a nearby sword rack.
Rain focused his gaze and saw that these greatswords all had crossguards, and their long blades were at least 1.2 meters in length.
Rain stepped forward and chose the lightest greatsword, but its weight far exceeded that of a single-handed sword. With his strength of nine points, he swung it with some clumsiness, but it was indeed as Claire had said—he could barely manage it.
At this moment, Claire casually picked up a greatsword and began to demonstrate.
"The Mammoth Sword Technique has five forms. The first is Fury Slash!"
"Rain, pay close attention." Claire's expression turned serious, and her movements became as swift as a rabbit.
"Whoosh!"
With a powerful spring from her elastic legs, she moved like a swift female leopard, taking a step forward and, in an instant, was several meters away, swinging the greatsword in a powerful downward chop towards the dummy made of ironwood!
A crisp "pa" sound rang out as the silver-colored blade flashed, and the ironwood stake in front of Claire was instantly split in two!
Whistle! What power! Rain was certain that Claire hadn't used her full strength; she was merely demonstrating, yet the damage was already so terrifying.
Now he understood what Hamilton meant when he said Rain had quite a talent.
"If you understand, give it a try."
"Okay, Miss Claire."
Rain followed Claire's demonstration, quickly stepping forward and vigorously chopping down with the greatsword towards the ironwood stake.
"Thud!"
A dull sound echoed, and Rain looked at the scene before him with embarrassment. His greatsword had penetrated about three inches into the wood stake and then got stuck.
"Pfft, you clumsy!" Claire couldn't help but laugh at Rain's awkward expression.
Rain smiled sheepishly, but this was the first time he had seen Claire's graceful figure trembling with laughter, was something he had never witnessed before.
It was known that Claire always maintained an elegant noble demeanor in front of others, and her combat style was even more awe-inspiring and spirited.
"Rain, when you exert force, your wrist is too tense. The Fury Slash movement is too stiff. Remember, only at the moment of the downward chop, should you tighten your wrist and release a burst of vibrating power."
"This way, your sword won't get stuck in the stake." Claire said with a playful smile.
Especially when she spoke the last sentence, Claire glanced at Rain's sword stuck on the dummy, and her smile became harder to suppress.
Rain suddenly understood, never expecting the difference between using a greatsword and a single-handed sword to be so significant.
Under Claire's guidance, after numerous practice attempts, the system prompt appeared:
[You have trained in the Mammoth Sword Technique and gained related insights!]
[You have learned a new skill - Mammoth Sword Technique]
[Your skill, Mammoth Sword Technique, has improved. Experience Points +1]
The Mammoth Sword Technique lv1 (1/100) appeared on the Militia panel, and its icon was a bear holding a greatsword, which was quite amusing.
As Rain was practicing the Mammoth Sword Technique in the castle, in a room on the second floor of the castle...
A middle-aged man with a robust build, wearing thick gray plate armor, respectfully reported Rain's situation to a noble youth with a sinister demeanor.
(End of Chapter)
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