171 Hammer Training (2/2)

When the Archaic Thousand Arms Hammer connected with him, it also passed him some scenes of its previous owners' training, which gave him more insights about hammer wielding. At anytime, he could access some insights about their training and gain inspirations on it.

As for battle arts, he didn't have to many with him. He almost never paid attention to hammer techniques during his past life, so either he find a good one or he make his own. Either way, it won't be too much of problem for him.

'Wielding a hammer is risky. A hammer as weapon only has offensive qualities, which means that unless you have a shield, your pretty much abandoning your defense. Well, if one has enough training with it, then maybe the hammer could function defensively as well but it's true edge flourish in pure offense. No retreats and full commitment. Under the weight of a hammer, defenses should crumble. Hammer takes advantage of a raw strength, and depending on how one forges it, the results might turn into something devastating.'

'In order to unleash the true potential of the hammer, the secret is not how you hold it. Yes, making sure that you won't accidentally lose grip of the hammer is important but the real secret is on your legs. Under no circumstances that you are allowed to fall while holding your hammer, anchor yourself to the ground, never lose your footing. The force behind your strikes must come from your legs all the way towards your arms.'

This is one of the insights he recalled just now. It is from one of the owners of the hammer and for someone who have no experience in wielding a hammer, this is a great help.

First, Raven wanted to test it out. He raised the hammer and struck the ground using the strength of his arms. The hammer left a decent mark at the ground but the rebounding force almost made Raven lose grip on the hammer, it even reverberated in his body which gave him a numbing feeling.

Then he started paying attention on his footing. He lowered his stance, almost like a squat. Then with a loud grunt he took a step forward, feeling the 'pump' of force on his legs all the way up to his arms, borrowing that momentum he struck the ground and immediately a huge cloud of dust kicked in.

When the dust cloud was gone, Raven was surprised to see that there is a bunch of web-like cracks on the ground and the hammer left an indentation of at least seven inches.

\”Whoa…\” Raven exclaimed, \”The force behind that strike could pummel a human flat.\”

It is arguable if his full force strike is equivalent to that strike, but considering that this is his first time wielding a hammer, this result was very pleasant for him.

So for the next hours until sunrise, Raven never stopped training. His arms were slightly aching but he didn't mind, this feeling was actually somewhat pleasurable for him.

Raven was absorbed in training that he wasn't aware that his hammer wielding was improving by leaps and bounds. Of course, there are still some areas where it needs polishing but it has just been a couple of hours since he started training. He was fully immersed that he didn't notice how much time had passed already.

The hammer danced around his body, the ground beneath him was cracked all over but Raven never tripped not lost his footing as trained. Each time he swung, the air would whistle harshly, it was like the force behind his swings were ripping the air apart.

In his immerse state, Raven found out that the swings of hammer was very similar on his fist blows. So without knowing it, he started integrating some insights on his fist techniques behind his swings, resulting in a unique way of hammer wielding. At some point, his swings was powerful and controlled enough to compress little amount of air, which will act as a projectile once he decided to release it. Wasn't this similar to his fist technique?

It might be a little too rough and not practical for now but eventually, he will be able to get better at it and who knows, maybe he himself would be surprised on just how powerful his strikes could be.

And remember, all of this was done by a training hammer. Just imagine what kind of devastation the Archaic Thousand Arms Hammer could release…