Chapter 692: Dragons Aura, Dragons Heart (1/2)
The first one, was a narrow wooden plank acting as a bridge, it is only wide enough for one person to walk through at once. Below the said wooden plank, there's a pit fall trap, falling down will mean being stabbed to death. Above were numerous wooden log pendulums set a different intervals, if one doesn't pay close attention, they'd be hit by these swinging logs and they will fall to their death.
The second one was a wide filed, void of grass and rocks. This one doesn't have any traps nor any overly dangerous objects swinging above. It's just a field with fences alongside of five dummies which looked incredibly life-like. The moment someone enters this field, these stationary dummies will move and attack, the fences will also release a barrier, locking the person inside. The only way they can escape is by doing enough damage to the dummies.
The final one was rather simple. It is just a totem with a skull on top. Entering the premises of this totem will cause it to react by releasing an overwhelming presence that will deter anyone who comes close. The skull was infused with a thick killing intent by its creator, it also releases a heavy suppression.
These are Vendrick's 'creation'. Made for the sole purpose of training people. The first one tempers one's movement art and sharpens their alertness. The second one tempers their battle instinct. The final one tempers their heart and will.
All of this training equipment were the simplest things that Vendrick could do with the material he has with him. Of course, he could create something more intricate given that a need for it arises but for now, this should suffice.
One thing to note is that, Vendrick only tried these things once. And he did it only to check if its working properly. After that, he never touched them again since they were self-sufficient anyways. Additionally, he didn't create this for himself. Vendrick had better plans for himself, one that he's certain that neither Arthur nor Rosa would like to try with him.
Speaking of those two, they are currently suffering right now...
The first thing they tried was the Totem Field. It has been a couple of hours since they started but still, their first impressions might never change no matter how long they endured under its suppression.
They initially thought that the Totem Field was the safest of them all. Vendrick even tried to convince them to check-out the Movement Bridge first but they didn't listen. Well, he warned them, it was them who didn't listen. Now they can't even blame him despite wanting to.
The Totem Field was a unique creation. The skull placed on top of the totem is one that Vendrick specifically put a lot of time in creating. Infused with his killing intent and the suppressive effects of his Dragonborn Aura, of course anybody would suffer immensely under it.
It would've been fine if Vendrick was normal person or only killing intent was infused on the skull, had that been the case, Arthur and Rosa wouldn't have necessarily suffered. However, the suppression is what got them bad.
The first time they stepped within the vicinity of the Totem Field, they fell flat on the ground, unable to move a muscle. On top of that, the feeling of the cold finger of death pressing down their throats, caused them to feel suffocated. It was dreadful and fearsome, they kept thinking to themselves that they're going to die. They nearly lost control of their bladder at that point.
It was a terrible and eye-opening experience. They didn't even had the strength to continue after their first few seconds under it.
And just like what was mentioned earlier, they wanted to blame Vendrick but they couldn't since it was them who didn't listen to his suggestion.
Right now, the two of them are training with the dummies. Vendrick made them choose a weapon, Arthur picked one-handed axe since he has experience with cutting wood along with a wooden shield and Rosa picked a needle sword since it was light and felt good on her hands.
There were a total of ten training dummies in the field, currently only two were activated since it was adjusted to their experience and cultivation. The stronger they get, the more dummies they have to face at once.
Vendrick didn't teach them any battle arts. He only advised them to study the movement of the dummies carefully, copy their movement and refine each lesson they learned since it'll be a valuable experience for them.
Since then, Arthur and Rosa had been sparring with the Training Dummies non-stop, aside from a few short breaks in between, they were constantly locked in battle. It was fortunate that their talents weren't terrible else this would've been another terrible experience for them.
These two were fast learners, and Vendrick was thankful for that. Now, if they continue growing this way, in less than a month, they'd be ready for their first hunt.