In the morning, at dawn, five people, including Pierce, left the camp at the foot of the volcano.
Pierce stopped them after they had walked a few miles. His face looked serious. After looking around for a while, he turned to the soldiers behind him.
"William, Godo, you two stand next to each other in the back. George, Mura, you're right behind me. I will clear the way in front. Draw your weapons! The way ahead is not as clean as before. From now on, your training has officially begun!"
Everyone started to get nervous. William put his sword on his shoulder with one hand and started walking to the right. Godo also had his spear on his shoulder. In front was George, the two-and-a-half-meter giant they had trained with for four years. He chose steel for his armor, despite the iron body technique. He used a mace with a shield as wide as he was. It gave the group a feeling of confidence.
Mura next to him was completely average. From the beginning, his appearance was inconspicuous. But everyone knew that he was a quiet person who liked silence. But now, he started to get a little excited. It was clear that he was tempted by the idea of fighting the creatures.
He had a normal sword like William and a small family legacy dagger as an extra.
After walking a few miles, the group encountered their first creature. It was a blue-backed boar. It was still a creature at the level of opening a meridian. Pierce said he had opened his fifth meridian. He said it was weak enough that one of them could handle it.
First, Godo wanted to fight. Although the boar looked as big and wild as a cow, Godo stood out with all his courage.
With his spear in his hand, he jumped into the boar.
The spear was indeed the most suitable weapon for him. While fighting the boar, he could keep his distance and inflict small wounds without getting hurt. But it was clear that he did not know the element of the blue-backed boar. It was a creature with an affinity for water. That's why his healing ability was so high. Godo's plan to tire him out failed. Half an hour later, he was only able to kill it. But he was too tired.
Pierce said to himself, "These idiots need to be taught." He said.
William knew the strengths and weaknesses of this creature from the beginning. But he chose not to speak to see Godo's abilities. To see the reactions of someone fighting the creature for the first time.
When he felt that Godo was not challenged, he wanted to kill the next creature himself.
His wish was quickly granted. Godo had just killed the boar and another one came in its place.
This time, the boar was bigger. It ran towards them angrily like a bull. Its eyes were red. It was probably it was his wife or relative they had just killed. It was probably his wife because the newly arrived boar was bigger in both body and two teeth.
Without waiting for Pierce to speak, William stepped forward. He stepped in front of Godo, who was breathing at his side and yelled at him to run. He wanted to meet the boar head-on.
When he swung his sword, the boar responded with its teeth.
"Ding!"
The sound of metal colliding and tiny sparks flying between swords and teeth. Their strength was almost equal. But the same could not be said for their endurance.
William realized that he had made a mistake when the swords and teeth clashed. He didn't even know the level of this creature. Subconsciously, he thought he was at the Fifth Meridian, just like the other one. But this creature was definitely above the fifth meridian.
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