189 Chapter 188 (1/2)
Everyone frowned when they saw that Leon had moved a Desert Wolf to the underground training arena. Not only that, but Leon also covered the poor monster with steel in order not to let the creature move. It was a monster, but it was kind of cruel to treat a living creature like that.
”Brother… what exactly you intend to do with that?” Amanda frowned.
”I will keep it as my cat,” Leon smirked. ”I call him the bloodthirsty kitty.”
”I think that is a bit too big to be called kitty…” Hector frowned.
”Brother…” Amanda said.
”I'm joking; I want to use it as a test subject for the new skill I want to learn,” Leon explained. ”Anyway, I don't like doing this either. So, don't complain too much.”
Ten days had passed since Leon, and his friends started to train together; their strength grew a few points, so the weapons were beginning to feel less heavy. So, Leon decided that it was time to spar with them.
”Your steel weapons aren't sharp like your real ones, but they are heavy,” Leon warned them. ”If you are not careful, you will end up breaking several bones.”
”Brother, I cannot spar with a fake bow,” Amanda said.
”Well, you just need to use one hand to aim your spells correctly,” Leon said. ”So, try to use them as if they were your arrows. Anyway, you guys know themselves better than I do. So, try to spar while trying to improve your own fighting style. I'm a mage who likes to block attacks, so I don't think my advice will help melee fighters and archers.”
In order to increase their combat experience, Leon wanted to let everyone spar with everyone. In the close distance, Hector would have an advantage over Amanda, but that kind of situation would be a valuable experience if someday Amanda sees herself in a similar situation. The same could be applied to Hector; spells could be used faster than arrows, so he would have to think twice before charging like a bull.
The first ones to spar would be Betty and Sasha. Although both of them used two weapons, their fighting style was quite different. Leon noticed that when Betty charged to attack first. Like always, she moved to attack the target's vital points, but without her daggers, she couldn't teleport. So, Sasha blocked her steel dagger that was aiming toward her shoulder. Sasha used her weigh, making Betty pass by her a little and destroyed her stance. However, the swing of her short sword had been easy to read. The attack that she aimed at Betty's rib cage had been evaded since she used her other dagger to block and buy some time.