Chapter 278 Combat Drill (2/2)

”You're punching me. And don't worry, I doubt you can do triple digit damage even with a sword. So just go ahead and throw a punch at me with all your might.” Brody said with a grin, and Stahl slowly nodded his head, although he was just so slightly hesitant about it, and just tried to punch Brody's chest with all that he could.

And in return, he received more damage than he dealt. The latter of the damage values being null.

”What the- Dude, did you attack me somehow?” Stahl asked confused, but Brody just shook his head. ”Nah, kid. My Endurance stat is around 200 right now, so I'm basically a rock from your perspective. Your stats are at the level of a below-average adult. Obviously you would only hurt yourself when punching a rock. But let's move on. Go ahead and kick me.” Brody said, simply crossing his arms, before Stahl slowly nodded.

With all his might, he swung his leg from the side to kick Brody's hip, but once more, all that happened was that he himself got damaged.

”God dammit! Again? I might end up killing myself at this rate!” Stahl exclaimed with a bit of annoyance, but Brody just passed that by and moved on. ”Mhm, anyway, try to throw me to the ground now.” He told the young man, who nodded his head and tried to do something that he remembered would work against even a stronger and heavier opponent.

He moved his foot behind Brody's and then pushed against his chest with his hand. This time he didn't actually hurt himself, but that was because nothing happened. ”Well, good enough. And now, somehow try to pin me down.” Brody said with a sigh and laid down on his back, keeping his arms crossed, before Stahl looked at him with a wry smile.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”This is gonna be a long day, isn't it…?” Stahl muttered with a sigh, before he did as he was told.

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”Shoulders back. Arms parallel. And stop clenching your fists that way all the time.” Brody once more corrected Stahl.

It's been about two hours since they started, and Stahl had actually gotten the Unarmed Combat skill and nearly got it to reach rank 1 already. And so, Brody had started actually properly training him, although that mostly just included showing him the moves and having Stahl copy him, while sometimes letting Stahl use him as a training dummy.

And so, everything became a continuous circle of different kinds of punches, kicks, throws and pins, until Stahl finally managed to Rank his skill up.

”Fucking finally! Brody, it ranked up, so let's move on for now, alright?” Stahl suggested with a grin, and Brody nodded his head with a deep sigh.

”Sure, alright. Overall, I'd say you've done pretty well with unarmed combat, although you technically didn't fight anyone yet. We'll do some mock-fights in our lessons from now on, so that you can get some proper experience. Oh, and obviously you'll be going out to figth some of the monsters on the islands as well once we go there.” Brody explained as he got some of the weapons ready that they would be using next, before Stahl nodded his head, although he was confused about something.

”Got it, but… Are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, those are all Rank 3 monsters, right? I know you all said that we'd find a place to Level up low-level fighters, but even then… That's a bit much for the start, right? It takes a while to level up to that level as well, so-”

”Obviously you'll level up a bit more, but as soon as you can even think about fighting them, I suggest you do. Fighting enemies stronger than you not only helps level up quicker, but also gives you more proficiency in your skills. Personally, I'd say to get your occupation as soon as your Grandfather is back, and then level up a good bit even on the ship if possible. There's some sea monsters that will surely give you some nice experience.” Brody pointed out, and Stahl nodded his head with a grin.

”Got it! I'll do that!” He responded excitedly, but Brody swiftly tried to move on.

”Anyway, let's move on now. You have Swordsmanship and Shield Arts, right?” Brody asked just to make sure, before Stahl nodded his head, and was instantly given a small shield and a sword, while Brody cracked his knuckles.

”Then let's just grind a bit for now, shall we?” The Demon-Orc asked with a grin, before Stahl tilted his head to the side nervously. ”Erm, what do you mean with 'Grind' exactly?” He asked, but Brody just continued grinning.

”Pretty obvious, right? We're taking turns attacking each other. I aim at you, and you defend with your shield, and then immediately counterattack with your sword. Then I'll punch the shield again, and you counterattack. Don't worry, I'm gonna go easy on ya, kid.” Brody explained, and before Stahl could even ask him if he was serious, he already threw a swift jab at him. He just so slightly aimed at the shield, so that Stahl only had to move it a tiny bit to be able to defend against it, but even then he was just barely able to do so, and most importantly, it still damaged Stahl.

”Dude, be careful! I thought you'd hold back!” He protested, and Brody nodded his head with a grin on his face.

”Oh, but I am holding back.” Brody responded with a smile, before looking at Stahl's sword. ”So, when's the counterattack coming?” He asked in a mocking tone, before Stahl ground his teeth and swung his sword at Brody, who simply brushed it off with his arm, before Stahl muttered something to himself.

”Yup… This really is gonna be a long day…”