Chapter 560 - The Deity In The Crystal Cage (2/2)
The next day, as the sound of locks being unlocked was once again heard, the men walked out of their cells One of them, a short yet muscular man in his early thirties, stopped in front of Daniel's cell By the way the rest gave way to hiuess that the ained respect in some other way ”Coing the door of Daniel's cell open, and nodding towards the door His hands covered in calluses brushed past his short black hair, beforelower to scratch his unke, stood up, and followed the man, as pleasantly surprised by his unusually calm attitude Most of the prisoners had been extremely dispirited the first day, and some of them even cried, as they were taken as prisoners of war, separated from their families, and sold as slaves However, Daniel appeared curious, and uncaring about his surroundings or situation
Once outside the dungeon, Daniel found himself in a massive yard This yard was surrounded by pillars, like the rooround was completely covered in sand Frouess this yard was soe areas for people to practice their weapons in, and a small arena where trainees could duel and train in front of relatively large crowds
The only people present in the yard were a balding a, the stout side Daniel, and his bodyguard Staring at hihter, who see him without her father's consent
”Those are Lusius, our doctore dimachaerus the dual sword trainer” Whispered the short-haired uard In his tone, Daniel could feel a hint of fear ”The a is our medicus, a physician He will exao stand in front of the towards the weapon racks
The other prisoners followed suit, and alongside two additional groups of eons, they headed towards the weapon racks Once there, despite the hurry they shohen leaving their cells, the prisoners did not i, and instead waited quietly
Curious about the ht him here, before the short prisoner could walk too far away, Daniel asked, ”Who is the third one?” He could have easily peered into the man's mind to discover all of this infor this world as a witness, he decided to not use his powers for so he could easily ask
The short ravely, ”That is Lanista Audaios, your nener” As the , Daniel took notice of the suppressed killing intent that e the man's instructions, Daniel walked towards the three individuals, and stopped just a few steps in front of thely in a hurry, stepped forward and began the exa individual” Muttered the physician while walking laps around Daniels body He would occasionally grab his forearms, ask him to walk a few steps, to rotate his shoulders, to squeeze his hands, or open his mouth The more he asked, the more interested he became, to a point where the purpose of the exa the young man in front of him
This went on for severalthe whole process was taking, the stout h?”
”Healthy?! He isn't healthy, he is perfect!” Uttered the physician instinctively with an alifted by the Gods! It should be studied We should find out what his occupation hat he grew up eating, and where he is fro within the stoutto do with interest of scientific nature The only thing theup at his feet the more the physical went on-Money
”Very well, er required” Said the stoutan end to the , the physician's gaze kept shi+fting between Daniel and the stout , ”How ive you double that!”
Unfortunately for him, the stout , ”That will be all” He then watched as the physician store On his face was a content suard
Surprised by the uard turned to look at hi yet” He objected
”Look at him! Does he require it?” Responded the stoutDaniel's wrist, and showing his aro of Daniel ”I want hiht as soon as possible He could becoiving the guard any chance to express his disapproval
With his orders clear, the tall guard looked at Daniel one last ti slaves, and shouted, ”BEGIN TRAINING! YOU PILES OF WASTED RESOURCES!” Hearing the hly thirty slaves i a san to train in pairs or groups
Lusius, the stout uard, walked towards a weapon rack and picked two pairs of wooden swords These swords were barely longer than twenty-five inches, with a straight and pointy blade, they were referred to as gladius
As Lusius approached Daniel, he quietly threo of the four swords on the ground He then pointed at the in his left hand, and said, ”Pick the, and it showed his ability to intimidate, and to take control Yet, Daniel's cale
In an alic way, Daniel picked up the tords, and started to feel their weight and length with his hands In his mind, were pieces of random memories which showed the hundreds of hours he had spent practicing dual wielding in the training room of his black castle While the automated dummies he had practiced with could not cohter that stood in front of him, Daniel had no doubt that the latter could not teach hi more than he already knew
Nevertheless, Daniel obeyed, and prepared himself
Lusius, possessed by some sort of cultivated bloodthirst, leaped towards Daniel while brandishi+ng his tords, thrusting the one he held in his right hand The piercing ically, and headed towards Daniel's relaxed body The target was Daniel's shoulder
The observing trainees, aware of theto watch another round, covered in bruises Yet, all they heard was a noise they were all too used to
PAH!
The sound of wood hitting wood caused the group of men to turn around, only to see the trainer point his now eet By his neck, was the point of Daniel's wooden sword