24 Level Up
Julian's style in sword fighting differed in a way that it was more centric in synergising it with a shield. Julian blocked a lot of the incoming attacks, looking for an opportunity, until an opening finally appeared and he struck down the wooden puppet on the chest.
Chumo, on the other hand, still used a bow and arrow and a sword was now hanging from his waist. He kept on switching weapons depending on the range between him and the enemy. If Chumo was close to the target, he used the sword; if he was at a distance, then the bow and arrow.
Thrax also fought the level three parrying with the round shield and spear while still shouting whatever his shenanigans ant. He hadn't used a second weapon on level two, so level three must be tougher for Thrax to use both weapons.
He watched Julian once more and paid close to Julian's sword play. Ery tried to incorporate so of those moves and once he got used to it along with his new understanding, he started the battle with the level two wooden puppet.
The level two puppet's techniques showed its worth. These were the moves Ery had just understood but he dodged, most of them although so cuts made their way through Ery's uniform. In the end, however, he was victorious. He sat once to take another rest and this ti it only took him ten minutes to get his breathing pace back. His status showed him a battle power 8, so he was now at a state where Julian was at before fighting these wooden puppets. It didn't occur to him that if right now was back at their estate, he would be gasping for air except this ti he didn't notice it.
After getting a sufficient amount of downti, Ery had seen Julian and Chumo defeating the level three wooden puppet with ease while Thrax was making a ss on the fourth level.
He started the battle with the wooden puppet once more but this ti, the puppet defeated Ery, but Ery wasn't going to give up here, not now when he was finally making so progress. He got back up and tried once more. Ery failed the second ti on the third level. Still he wasn't done. Once more! Wiping off the dust and sweat accumulating on his face, Ery tried and tried until finally he was spent.
He laid on the ground, drenched from head to toe. That big grin however... It was worth it. His battle power was now 11 and level four was available.
"That barbarian, look at him go. It looks like he can go on for hundreds of rounds! I guess he'll make a decent entertainer," said Julian, taking a sip of water from a crystal ball attendant in the stadium.
"What do you an?" asked Ery.
"Hahaha, you'll see when you visit my ho. Anyway, let's check out this gauntlet first."
Ery and Chumo agreed, leaving Thrax behind battling the level four puppet with a nacing look as if a madman.
The construct wasn't far away since it was located in the center of the stadium. It's rhythmic clanking, whooshing of the spinning wheel and slashing blades swinging from side to side brought goosebumps to Ery but at the sa ti, his eyes couldn't help but beam.
He had yearned to create sothing akin to this, well not this complicated however, but sothing simpler like the box he had made for Gwen. Shaking off his thoughts of her, Ery returned to observe the chanical wonder.
The whole obstacle course was divided into three parts. First, were the alternating platforms on each side with space in between where one would have to jump to get to the rope waiting on the other side and land below a tall wall, which would have to be climbed. The second part in the middle was where it beca a little tricky. It was filled with moving obstacles made of iron and wood that were always spinning and ready to knock down every acolyte that passed. The biggest challenge though, lay in the third part of the obstacle course. It was a long straight platform, about 164 feet(50 ters) in length and this was where those sharp swinging blades cutting the air were stationed.
There were thousands of acolytes training in this stadium, new and higher ranking magus alike, but it was clear most of them favored the benefits of fighting the wooden acolytes.
Thrax just arrived, after defeating the level four wooden puppet, drenched with sweat.
"Hey guys, that thing looks interesting," Thrax said, his pacing was still normal.
"You're still raring to go?" asked Ery.
"Yeah, I'm on fire!" Thrax said as he made his way first on the obstacle.
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