17 Achieving 2nd Rank Knight Apprentice (2/2)

”Fuuu… So, this is what it feels to open the head acupoint.” I feel that the world seems clearer as if all things in the room could be perceived.

All of my sense becoming sharper than ever before, making me like a superhuman. The qi that piles in my body increase by twice the amount I had, before I had my breakthrough.

Since I open the head acupoint first, there wasn't much increase in physical ability. If I were instead open the leg or hand acupoint, my strength in a respective limb will soar but I choose the head acupoint first, as it will be needed in the near future.

Then, after I finish my breakthrough, I decided to test the limit of my newfound strength.

”Vonix, prepare the Battle Robot that I assembled a few days ago!” I requested as I flex my stiff shoulder with my hand for the prolonged practice.

[”Affirmative, as the power exchange between two-party wasn't big enough, there's no need to make Battle Chamber yet”] Vonix replied monotonously.

”Battle Chamber? Gonna make that later.” I clarified and noted that word while weighing the need of the Battle Chamber.

After that, I left the room where I was in, which was one of the rooms in the base used for meditation or for short a 'meditation room'. Then, I went into the training room in the base that could be used for small scale duel.

As I got inside, I see a 2.5-meter-tall robot with a stature like a knight, unmovingly standing in the middle of the arena with a sword in its two-hand that was plugged into the ground.

The robot had a strange small red dot that seems to be the eye in the middle of its face. And as I got near it, it's height easily dwarfing me.

I start gulping my saliva when I see the great figure of the knight.

'It's just a robot, there's no way that it was scary.' I thought to myself with despise.

”Vonix, be the referee and count to three before the battle start!” I ready my sword and my posture, as I commanded.

[”Affirmative, the battle will start in 3… 2… 1… and begin…”]

Just as Vonix finished counting, the 'Battle Robot' instantly jump into action. It closing to me at insane speed that I was barely able to detect it with my newfound strength.

As it got right in front of me, it swings its blade ferociously with both of its hands horizontally to the left. At that time, I barely had enough time to move my sword to the left and defend the attack. And I got blasted back 5 meters and crash to the wall of the room after receiving that attack.

'Bang' A hard sound of flesh impacting the wall was heard.

”Uackkk” I puke out a small mouthful of blood from the impact I just receive from the wall.

The hard impact of the wall damages my ribs and lung a bit and force myself to puke a trace of blood from my mouth.

”That's… insane strength, this robot is too strong! Uhughh.. I estimate that even a normal 3rd Rank Knight Apprentice might not be its match” I complained hardly, as I thought in dread.

'If I were to open my hand or leg or even stomach acupoint instead, I will not be ricochet to the wall just from receiving that attack and the battle will not end so fast.' I pondered dissatisfied.

”Forget it, what's done is done!” I shout, as I painfully try to move my body to stand up and wipe a trace of blood from my mouth.

Then as if anticipating me to attack again, the robot instantly takes an offensive position. Seeing this, I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

”What? Are you still dissatisfied? You win okay, so just let me go.” I plead in desperation from the action of the robot.

Hearing my plead, the robot stops its offensive position and standing unmovingly in the middle of the room just like before.

After that, I heal myself inside a healing pod in the Biological Chamber since the wound I sustain was quite severe. Then, I left the room to go to the core area of the base, as I got a report from the exploration team that they had found something in the north.

As I enter and see the hologram screen in the core area. I see the vision of the robots that were being transmitted here.

In the middle of a lake, there was a big Ancient Magus Tower around 2 kilometers away from where the robots were located. There was a path leading to it, as it was located inside a perfect circular ravine with a waterfall encircling it.

And it seems that the reason why it was never found before was because of its rural area that was far from civilization and the map that leads the way.

”So, this is… what a Magus Tower looks like.” My eyes shone in wonder from seeing the still majestic tower despite already been covered by a lot of moss and vine.