"What's that?" The confusion on The Brave Rookie's face was genuine. This meant that she wasn't purposely hiding the core knowledge from someone, but that she didn't know about it herself.
"Uh, the most important part of the Critical Training Method is breathing and force exertion. Otherwise, anyone who practices until they're half-dead can claim to have mastered this ancient training method. But in reality, there's a fundamental difference between the two. Although the latter can train one's reflexes, the effects can't be compared to the former."
Luo Luo was skeptical. "You're just making this up to avoid training, aren't you?"
Rob sighed. "We're about to enter the dungeon. Can't we trust each other a little more?"
"I believed that you were going to do the dishes, but I realized that you were just trying to sneak away."
"…"
"But you might be right. My teacher only taught me for a month. It was mainly some basic swordsman lessons. He left in a hurry and told me to practice well before he left. He would teach me something new when he returned," Lolo said.
"But he didn't come back in the end?" Rob probed.
The more familiar the two became with each other, the more the quasi magus felt that the girl seemed to be carrying some kind of secret. Under her bright and open-minded appearance, there was actually a side that no one knew about. Only in the final moments of life and death would this side be revealed. Luo Bu had caught a glimpse of the tip of the iceberg when they were facing the two-headed wolf.
The Magister wasn't someone who liked to meddle in other people's business, but he had to admit that he was getting more and more interested in the mist behind the girl.
"Yeah." Luo Luo nodded. Clearly, she did not want to dwell on this topic any longer. She drew her saber from her waist and said, "Didn't you say that this so-called critical training method will be much less effective if you don't have breathing and force exertion techniques?"
"Uh, that's right. Why?" The future Supreme Magister Your Honor had a bad feeling.
"That means it's still effective."
"Wait, can't you find the point of this sentence?" Rob was speechless. "It's just a thankless task to continue training like this."
"So?"
"That's why I suggest that you put down your sword. Let's find a place to have a good sleep first. Uh, I mean, of course, we should sleep separately. Then, after breakfast the next day, when our bodies are almost recovered, we can start training. What do you think of this idea?"
"Tomorrow morning, we will leave the campsite and enter the Dungeon officially. Captain Hansen instructed us to ensure that everyone is in their best condition, so we can't train in the morning. You know that, right?" Lolo shook her head and exposed his lie mercilessly.
"Instead of racking my brains for ways to avoid training all day long, I might as well seriously think about how to make good use of this training time and make every minute as valuable as possible."
Rob was helpless. His little plan was clearly seen through, so he couldn't escape no matter what. He could only pull out his longsword and smiled bitterly. "Sometimes, I think you're as stubborn as a cow."
However, being a mage had his merits. Seeing that resistance was futile, he quickly accepted the reality in front of him. He stretched his wrist and shouted at the swordswoman, "Come on. This time, I won't be easily defeated by you."
… …
Although he said that, the future Supreme Magister Your Honor was still defeated by the rookie Brave countless times.
However, this time, Rob's mental state was obviously much better than the first time. Although his body was still tired, his mind was in a state of alert. When a quasi-magus got serious, his battle instincts were quite terrifying. Of course, under normal circumstances, he was holding a legendary staff in his hand, not an ordinary iron sword that was only worth a silver coin.
If the Lord of Eternal Night was still in his hands, the moment Brave swung his sword, Rob had at least twenty ways to subdue her effortlessly. But now, he could only watch as the sword landed on his shoulder.
Although the girl used the spine of the sword and only used 20% of her strength, the place where he was hit still burned with pain.
"Focus," Lolo reminded, "You were hit by my attack because you were half a second late in blocking."
Tears streamed down the Magician's face. This was not an issue of concentration at all. As a high-rank Magician, even though he had switched classes, he still retained his top-notch battle instincts. He had thought that he would be able to surprise this rookie Hero with just a little more concentration, but to his dismay, Luo Bu discovered that he was the one who was truly surprised in the end. The Magician's movements could not keep up with his brain at all.
In fact, after a period of fighting, the future Supreme Magister Your Honor had more or less figured out the rookie Brave's attack patterns. This included her attacking habits, her choice of attack in different situations, and some of her subconscious movements before she attacked. Some of them she might not even have noticed.
However, it was useless. Luo Bu found that even if he could predict all of Luo Luo's moves accurately, when it really happened, he would still be slapped to the ground by the sword due to the huge difference in physical attributes between the two of them.
"Again!" The arrogance in Rob's heart was finally ignited. He crawled up from the ground and wiped the sweat and dirt off his face. The Archmage was not going to believe it today. He swore to make the little swordsman look at him in a different light.
This was the first time he took training so seriously, but what he got in return was a burst of laughter from behind him.
"I bet this kid won't last more than seven days in the underground city."
"Seven days? You must be f * cking kidding me. I say this guy won't last more than three days with his skills. "
"This is probably the most shitty swordsmanship I've ever seen. Even my grandma can kill him!"
"Hahaha, if I remember correctly, your grandma was paralyzed last year and couldn't even get out of bed."
A group of mercenaries leaned against the wooden fence of the campsite and made fun of the future Supreme Magister Your Honor. They were not in a good mood after losing some money at cards, but when they saw an idiot to entertain them, they immediately perked up.
"Ignore them, they're just a bunch of muscle-brained idiots," Lolo comforted the Archmage.
Luo Bu shrugged noncommittally. "Shall we continue?"
"No need, let's stop here. Today's training is enough. If it's just for self-defense, this should be enough. The rest will depend on your hard work. It's a pity that I won't be able to guide you after we enter the underground city."
Although Luo Luo could sense that for some reason, the young man had always been very resistant to these sword training, he was still quite serious when it came to class. Especially today, Luo Luo could feel that Luo Bu had made obvious progress. However, she was afraid that this fellow would become cocky as soon as she praised him, so she secretly increased her strength by twenty percent to let the mage have a little taste of what despair was.
"Let's go back and rest. We'll enter the underground city tomorrow."
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