Chapter 351: Challenging the Blood (1/2)
”This is where you will be training.” She opened the door of the last room that Kai never went to. It was a completely white room without anything inside.
”What is this room? I never opened this one because you sealed it this whole time.” Kai asked.
”It's an isolation room and stress reliever.” She shrugged.
”Stress reliever? Don't you feel even more stressed in this place?” Kai tilted his head in confusion. He had heard many things about the white room like how one isolated themselves in a room like this, only to find himself slowly becoming crazy due to boredom.
”I mean, I often buy a few things that I can break and destroy everything here. I am sure sometimes you have a day where you feel like you want to destroy something just to release the feeling in your heart. This is the room's purpose.” She shrugged. ”What? Do you think that your teacher never got any stress?”
”Nope. I often felt it, and I always asked the girls to stay away from me. Right, it's ”Me Time.” Fortunately, they understood me and didn't say anything.” He smiled as if recalling those scenes. ”Of course, when they needed time like that, I would wait for them.”
”Well…” She stretched her hands. ”This is the room. You can train here until you are satisfied. I will be monitoring you from the camera to make sure nothing happens.”
”Alright.” Kai nodded with a solemn expression. He would be fighting with the blood power, so he understood that something might go wrong.
”And what about your food? I can order them online and place them in front of the door. Or do you want me to bring it inside?” She asked.
”Please put it in front of the door. I feel I won't be able to keep my head calm if I eat together like usual.” Kai felt a bit guilty since Ria always had a smile on her face when they were together. Even though it didn't seem that big, it certainly felt warm.
”Don't worry about me.” As if she understood Kai's feelings, she patted his head. ”Just complete your training as fast as possible. After that, we shall fight. I wonder what kind of power you will have after this.”
”Yeah. That's a deal. You should prepare yourself to lose.” Kai smirked, taunting her.
”Hehe, kiddo. I have all your training footage. I can learn your new skill and make a counter for it. Don't think that your teacher is a pushover.” She snorted.
”Haha…We will see that after this. And I think we can use the last week to learn about tactics.”
”Sure. We have enough time for that unless this training takes too much time.” She nodded. ”I will be teaching you about normal tactics, guerilla warfare, defensive battles, and natural fortress.”
”I am looking forward to it. Those tactics will be useful for me in the future, especially since there is a chance that a war will break out.”
”A war? Against the protectors…No, what should I call them now?”
”I am not sure. It's not like the others know about this, so we shouldn't change the terms for now and just call them protectors.” Kai nodded. ”Besides, it's very unscientific to meet the soul of a two hundred thousand years old lion inside my body…”
”True enough. However, I believe because it has superior DNA and powerful strength due to the Magic Particles, its consciousness can stay inside the blood. Well, we need to have you reach his level to prove my theory.” She smiled. ”Are you ready to take the first step towards becoming a protector?”
”Yes, I do.”
”Then, war is indeed necessary. I mean, it was not our fault since they attacked us first.”
”I don't know for sure. It was true that for me, they attacked me first. Even though it was unintentional, it became something big. As for what happened in the past, I didn't know since I had yet to research it.” Kai shrugged.
”They indeed attacked us first, but we didn't know their reason.” She confirmed his doubt.
”In that case, the protectors are indeed suspicious. Maybe they have a hidden agenda?” Kai glanced at her.
She glanced back while saying, ”And it's related to you.”
”The human once had an altar, right?”
”You heard it yourself that the altar was missing…”
”Don't tell me…” Kai paused as both of them shuddered as if they just thought something terrifying.
”They don't happen to target you because they want to sacrifice you, right?”
”But they needed to train me first to become a full-fledged protector if they want to sacrifice me and call another calamity…I mean, I don't have enough power to do something like that yet.”
”Indeed. Well, they must have their reasons. If they want a war, we will give them. If they want you, I will make war. The only problem is whether they will release the information about you becoming a protector. I mean, if they say you need to sacrifice yourself to a great cause, the masses will start thinking about that.”