The Ranger class was not difficult to advance in rank, and it did not require much talent. It could be formed quickly, and its combat power was not bad. However, in reality, it was not very popular.
The reason was simple. This was a class that was broad but not proficient. It was not compatible with Aishi's mainstream class ladder.
Under the same conditions, a melee ranger would not be able to defeat warriors and knights who specialized in melee combat. A ranged ranger would not be able to defeat professional archers and mages. A ranger would not be able to defeat professional nature priests and druids.
However, if they were thrown into the wild, this class could easily kill any other class.
Trapping, taming, tracking, and surviving in the wild. These were the abilities of their professions. When the battlefield became infinitely vast, they could also make use of their advantage in vision and tracking to seize the initiative in battle.
Don't underestimate this initiative. If you have the initiative in a battle, you can choose the time, place, geographical advantage, and even the way you fight.
You have a powerful close-combat talent and are invincible in close-combat? Oh, I'll find a river or a cliff so that you won't be able to cross it. Then I'll slowly shoot you to death.
Are you good at tracking and assassination? Alright, I'll live with the beasts. If I can avoid the beasts' sense of smell and intuition, then let's do it. Be careful not to be bitten out of the shadows by those cute little babies.
You're a powerful mage, and no one can stop you in a head-on battle? Alright, then it's true that I can't beat him, but you have to find me first. Also, be careful of the arrows hidden in the shadows.
Every class had their own fighting style, and they had to work hard to master the skills of the corresponding class. Warriors liked to fight head-on, Thieves liked to use Shadow Backstab, and only a few mixed classes like Rangers would choose their fighting style according to the strength of the opponent.
Rangers were indeed versatile but not proficient. However, when they relied on their survival and scouting abilities to seize the initiative on the battlefield, being versatile but not proficient could be used to fight against the weak.
Starting a battle in a place, time, and situation that the opponent didn't want to encounter, even if the opponent was stronger than him, the opponent would still be the one to die in the end … Another advantage of having the initiative was that he could run away if he couldn't beat the opponent and learn a lesson from it. Even if the opponent was stronger than him, there would still be a day when he would fail.
Fighting against a high-level Ranger was the most frustrating, because you often didn't know what was going on. You couldn't even see your opponent before you inexplicably lost your life.
"… After saying so much, is this why you've been making me run early in the morning without telling me when to stop?"
Standing at the edge of the sports field, Rorschach was soaked and his legs were shaking. Looking at Su Nanna, who was lying on the stands and reading a magazine under the sun, Rorschach was furious.
"Of course, the most basic ability of a Ranger is the mobility to run and fight. If you want to be able to fight with your opponent, you have to do more than your opponent in the same amount of time. Mobility is the most basic condition for you to do all this, and the foundation of mobility is physical strength."
The dark-skinned elf put down the fashion magazine and adjusted his sunglasses. He looked at Rorschach's current appearance and nodded silently.
"Let's go to the forest outside the Western District and start the next lesson."
Rorschach was somewhat puzzled. What kind of lesson would require one to take when one was both mentally and physically exhausted?
But when he was sprayed with an appetizing aroma and left alone in the depths of the forest filled with wild beasts while holding a wooden stick, he understood. He was angry, and his anger caused him to instantly explode. He attacked a striped white tiger, then turned around and ran … He had no choice but to run, as there were already dozens of them.
"Su Nanna, you bastard! You tricked me again!"
In the boundless forest, wolves, tigers, leopards, and venomous snakes all ran out. Their hunting instincts told them that there was a delicious meal in the forest!
Soon, the more Rorschach ran, the more his scent spread, and the more "trains" he left behind.
He ran as fast as he could, while all sorts of beasts drooled and chased after him. He also had to be on guard against poisonous insects and beasts that would suddenly appear out of nowhere.
"… Hmph, I was kind enough to help you with your special training, and you scolded me. I originally planned to let you out when you couldn't move, but now you're half-dead. Ha, I'm definitely not using my position to avenge a personal grudge. Physical pain is the most effective lesson. My child, your senior sister is doing this for your own good. Oh my, your little butt was bitten. It really hurts. "
Su Nanna was crouching on a tree branch, watching the commotion. She even pretended to wipe away her tears … and then seriously used a memory crystal to record the scene in front of her, intending to bring it back and share it with a certain someone.
Thirty minutes later, Rorschach was paralyzed on the ground. His limbs were powerless, and his body was covered in all sorts of teeth marks.
Even if his "enemy" appeared again, he could only point at Su Nanna, who had a delighted expression on her face. He didn't even have the energy to angrily curse at her.
"Now, you should know the importance of running. Then, let me tell you just how many mistakes you made while running just now."
Su Nanna suddenly became serious as she carefully counted all the mistakes Rorschach had made.
He didn't observe the path and ran blindly, causing him to take a detour and be ambushed by venomous snakes.
He didn't pay attention to where his footsteps landed, stepping on too many tree branches and almost tripping over them.
He didn't pay attention to the movements of his pursuers, so naturally, he couldn't avoid them. This was a major taboo.
His breathing was chaotic. The more tired he was, the more important it was to maintain a rhythmic breathing technique in order to reduce his physical exhaustion as much as possible.
Su Nanna's expression was serious, and her explanation was reasonable. But when she mentioned what actions she would take to run faster and avoid the attacks of her pursuers, she even did a live demonstration.
Jumping, drilling, rolling, swaying vines, and passing through trees, Su Nanna demonstrated why the forest was the home ground of rangers.
At this moment, even Rorschach felt a little embarrassed. It seemed that he had gauged the heart of a gentleman with his own petty yardstick. He could only focus on Su Nanna's explanation, ignoring the delighted smile on her face.
When he was almost done listening, his physical strength had recovered a lot, and he was almost able to sit cross-legged. Then he heard Su Nanna say:
"Since you've memorized it, and your physical strength has almost recovered, let's do it again. This time, go deeper into the forest, there are more little cuties there."
"Wait, we can do it another day …"
Rorschach's protest was meaningless. After being sprayed with the special medicine again, Rorschach was thrown into another forest.
And judging from the roars of the beasts, the warm-hearted natives were on their way to welcome them.
"Bastard!"
Rorschach, who was running desperately, could only look back to pay attention to the movements of his pursuers while squeezing out his physical strength to run as fast as possible.
This time, although his movement skills were much better than before, Rorschach was finished even faster due to the exhaustion of his physical strength. He only lasted for 15 minutes.
In order to prevent Rorschach from being lazy in the following training, Su Nanna waited until Rorschach's body was covered with teeth marks before coming down to save him.
In the forest clearing, Rorschach glared at Su Nanna with righteous indignation, wishing he could eat her raw flesh. But from beginning to end, he did not say anything like "I quit, I quit learning".
"Ha, don't look at me like that. I'll teach you something good. After learning my unique skill, use tools to walk your own path in the forest. After mastering it, your movement speed will at least triple."
Although Su Nanna's words were all true, and Rorschach had always been envious of Su Nanna's free and easy movement, but now, he wanted to cry but had no tears.
"Then you … Why didn't you teach me earlier! Why did you have to be happy seeing me being chased? "
Su Nanna blinked her eyes, looking wronged and innocent.
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