30 Hellish Training (1/2)

The Training Room was huge and had dummies, punching bags, martial arts wooden dummies and all the things needed for training, the walls of the room were made of some strong metal-like material to withstand heavy blows and there was a stage built on the end of the room to observe the training more clearly.

According to Catalie, this room was just a training room specially designed for physical combat and there were also other rooms, that were especially used for spell casting training as well as more complex training regiments.

There were 58 male 47 female 27 children in the elven camp yet the ones joined in Don's army were only 47,25 male and 22 female including Amaryll.

With Arrora, Knight, and Elrond Don now had a 50 member army but except Knight, he knew without training others could only act as cannon fodder on the battlefield, because of that and nobody around to train them Don and Knight themselves involved in personally training the elves.

”Alright everyone, gather around” Don jumped on the stage and looked down at the elves gathering before him, only Knight and Arrora stood beside him as Arwen, Elrond and Amaryll were on the front of the crowd while Amaryll shivering and avoiding eye contact with Don while he spoke.

”You all are weak as ants not even a single Apprentice level magi among you” Don decided to give them a harsh reality check before starting the training.

The elves didn't seem like being called ants but they couldn't voice their disagreement because the battle between him and Dragon King was etched into their memories, even though he was beaten he actually fought for some time, they wouldn't even have the guts or strength to last a second.

”A little magical fox can kill the current you much less a bandit or human”

As he said Knight beside him had a good chuckle over that which was further embarrassed the elves.

”The training here will be like hell and this is the last chance to retreat from the hell you are going to walk into”

Even though he was saying that the elves didn't back off, the elves before him had a determination to fight, noticing nobody had backed off Don and Knight were a little happy.

”Good, now I want you to remember the day you faced the bandits, how you were beaten and captured like animals” at the moment he said that many of the elves started to tremble but some of them clenched their fists in anger.

”You are all weak” Don said and looked at the elves for a moment.

”But you are also born with nimble bodies”

The elves may be helpless in physical strength but they were quick in movement or action because of the environment they were born in and lived.

”So your training will have two parts, first you'll do physical exercises to increase your overall strength” As he said that Knight became very happy for some reason and grinned an evil smile looking at the elves.

”Then you'll be trained at what you can do best” he paused for a moment and said

”Archery”

In a blink of an eye, a week went by.

Uncle Dior traveled and explored most of the rooms and facilities in the castle with Catalie except for the training room.

After Don started the training he wanted to check it out but when he got closer to the training room and peeked at the room, he was shocked at the scene that welcomed him, there was blood and sweat everywhere as well as broken arrows, bows.

The only sound he heard in the room was an evil laughing sound of Knight along with the cries of his fellow elves. At the moment he saw that he knew why Arwen and Amaryll were shouting in their sleep.

At the moment, Don was standing under a tree with a branch in his hands before him, lay down on the ground was Arrora and some feet away from her was the sword Don gave her.

Catalie was looking at the half-elf with pitiful eyes, there were red marks on her body caused by the stick of branch Don was holding.

”Stand up pick up the sword” Don said but there was nothing in his voice no mercy nor pitifulness.

Arrora never thought her training going to be this devilish when Don broke a branch of the tree to train her sword arts on the first day of her training,

At the moment she felt like she was being underestimated. But soon she got to know the reality, she couldn't even land a hit on him using her sword but with the simple stick, he beat her like a dog for a week.

”I told you I'm not going to be gentle with you because you are a woman”

Don said and looked at the struggling half-elf on the ground.

”Don't underestimate me!!” Arrora gritted her teeth and gathered all of her strength to stand up, at this point all she wanted was to hit him at least once.

”Brother, your training is too merciless ” Catalie said as Arrora finally stood up and picked the sword to fight again.

Don didn't mind Catalie,

”You are fighting using the sword, not with the sword, treat the sword as an extension of your arm” just when he said that Arrora leaped towards him to attack but Don just simply dodged the attack and landed a hit on her back.

”Don't be impulsive and emotions control your movements” this time he didn't wait for her to attack but he made the move and hit her again.

”Your stance, your movements are all wrong, you are trying to mimic my movements but you are a woman” Arrora got angry every time he said 'woman' as she thought it as he mocking her or underestimating her.

”Your body shape influences you” he hit her hips with his stick, Arrora couldn't stand after being hit by him again because she was very tired and exhausted. Seeing her falling on the ground, Don didn't continue further as he started to walk away while he said one last thing before leaving her.

”Anyone can wield a sword and kill but not anyone can be a swordsman”

Eventually, Don reached the throne room and sat on his throne as Knight came to him and sat on his own seat beside Don.

”Knight, how is training?” Don asked yawing Knight.

”Yeah although they are weak they are quiet hard working...from tomorrow I'll start training them using the Asura Archer Book”