Chapter 140: This Is Not a Good Sign (1/2)
Four days have passed,
Kyran and Ryze are training with Edward, they're currently on an obstacle course made by Edward to mimic the training he got in the USR.
The obstacle course is not lethal, but rather it will be a test of stealth.
It got many glasses and bottles tied in a rope that is swaying left and right, wooden planks that they need to go through without making a noise, and a dummy that they need to avoid.
Edward is looking at both of them from the side, his eyes are scanning both of their movements.
He then cut a rope on his side making the dummy appear in front of Ryze and Kyran, they both instantly side-stepped to the side without making any sound.
They're accustomed to the training course, but that is not all.
Clang!
Ryze suddenly nudge a bottle that is a part of the training course, the bottle makes a clanging sound before its falls to the ground.
Thud!
Ryze looks in Edward's direction in panic, he let his guard down and hit the bottle.
Hearing this, Edward's gaze becomes fierce.
He signals Ryze to come to him before he slashes Ryze's back with a knife, he does this to remind both of them of the part where they lack attention.
It's a downgraded version of the USR punishment,
Back when Edward is still training in the USR, every time he makes a mistake he will be whipped, cut, and put in the red box where he will undergo his punishment.
The training there is also brutal, none of them can make any single mistake.
Even the smallest mistake in their training will result to be brought into the red box, and remembering the red box makes Edward's skin crawl.
After finishing the training course, both Kyran and Ryze fall to the ground.
They're both exhausted because of how stiff they need to be to complete the training course, their body felt sore all over.
Edward looks at both of them and said, ”You guys wait here, we'll continue when I got back”
Ryze and Kyran didn't answer, they both only give a nod before they lie on the ground tiredly.
The day is still bright, Edward takes out a cigarette before he went to Ochyra University to check on something before he resumed Ryze and Kyran's training.
Rex hasn't come back ever since he went on a mission, it seems he's quite busy.
Meanwhile, Adhara is still in the Training Hall.
Aside from training her dagger-wielding skill and her purple fire, she also makes time for meditation to resume the rune she's making.
Although she's training, she didn't forget to do meditation.
It's still a must for her to do meditation, she didn't want to be left out by Rex again so she went all out in her training with little to no rest.
All of this is possible because of her Werewolf body, the Silverstar Mark on her neck is already grey.
Her evolution into Werewolf is already complete, and she can somewhat feel the changes happening to her body.
Adhara realizes that her senses have become even sharper, and also she can feel all of her bones becomes stronger.
It's not an overstatement to say that her bone is stronger than steel.
During the past few days, Adhara went to check on Kyran two times.
She saw how Edward trains them ruthlessly before she went back, the second time she went there she saw Edward smoking alone on the balcony.
Edward lit up the smoke when suddenly a guy trip and fall in front of the house.
Adhara wanted to help the guy because the fall is pretty bad but she refrains from doing so, she saw Edward turns his head away in fright upon seeing the scene.
His face shows fear, he then quickly poke the burnt side of the cigarette into his hand.
Edward's movement is so smooth as if it's a reflex, his face then turns back to a stoic expression before he resumes his smoking.
The guy falls right in front of Edward's eyes, and Edward should've helped him because the guy cried for help. His ankle broke.
Ignoring the guy, Edward then went back to the house.
After Edward went inside the house, Adhara instantly helps the guy who is crying for help.
She saw the guy's ankle is broken, she glances at the house door with a frown, 'Why didn't he help this guy? Doesn't he have any empathy?', Adhara thought.
Adhara then brought the guy to the nearest hospital.
Back to the present, Adhara is training in the Training Hall.
The scene where Edward didn't help the guy is still stuck in her mind, it just doesn't make sense for him to do something like that.
Adhara is finally accustomed to the purple fire, she can now control it freely.
She also manages to do the routine given by Edward easily, she's indeed compatible with a dagger making her training, not for nothing.
Purple Fire burns her dagger beautifully, the fire is shaped unlike the chaotic shape before.
The shape of the purple fire when incorporated into Adhara's dagger is a crescent shape that makes her dagger reach further.
She learns what a dagger wielder lacks is in range of attack, so she makes the purple fire shaped like that.
Adhara slashes to her front before quickly turning her body and slash her back.
SLASH!
The move is smooth like water, her form is tight and strong.
Adhara's body already remembers the move perfectly as if she's trained in it for years, her movement is not stiff like the first time.
While she was training, she suddenly senses someone approaching him.
She glances to her left and saw Edward looking at her with a surprised look, ”I'm surprised you master it so soon, you're blessed by the dagger”, he praised.
Adhara straighten her body, ”Thanks, I think I start to get the hang of it”
”You want to accompany me eat?”, Edward said while raising the white plastic bag in his hand, there's food in it.