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Chapter 255 – Growth (5)
Galliard glanced at the sky . The sun had set, and the moon was rising . A yellow light flashed in his eyes and disappeared .
The night was home to Dark Elves . Others might think it was cold, but to them, it was like being in your mother’s warm hug . Galliard felt himself becoming more powerful .
The moon was brighter than normal, so it was the perfect moment to show something .
Actually, even if it was dark, they wouldn’t be hindered, but Galliard felt like the moon was also cheering Yeon-woo on .
“You said Jeong-woo told you I was his first teacher, right?”
“Yes, sir . ”
“And the second is probably Brahm . Then who’s the third?”
Yeon-woo just faintly smiled .
Galliard pshed .
“I see . He’s not someone you can easily talk about . ”
Galliard shook his head and looked at Yeon-woo .
“You know, that was hard for me . And it was scary as well . Being someone’s teacher… . . it’s like what the Martial King is to you . ”
“To Jeong-woo, you were someone like that . ”
“That’s why it was hard . But he still thought of me like that, gosh . ”
Galliard looked like he was reminiscing about the old days . In there, Cha Jeong-woo was laughing . He was always playful and bright . That face overlapped with Yeon-woo . Their expressions and impressions were different, but they felt the same .
“Since it already turned out like this—since I’m already a teacher, how about I do what I did for your younger brother? Sounds good?”
“I’ll leave it to you . ”
Yeon-woo bowed .
Galliard nodded and stepped back . He had a relaxed attitude like he had come from a walk . But the aura that came from him couldn’t be compared to before .
Hwaaak… . .
Yeon-woo’s thoughts about Galliard instantly changed . He thought that there wasn’t anything that different about him since the Tutorial, but that wasn’t it . Galliard was different .
It wasn’t that his physical abilities were different . The energy concentration . The concentration of magic power and the threatening atmosphere he gave off were different . It meant that he had gained some newfound powers during this time .
Just what made him change this much?
Galliard spoke to Yeon-woo with deep eyes .
“Since you mastered Shunpo to some extent, you should know the basics . But there are things that a lot of people have mistaken about Shunpo . Shun(舜), they just think that it means fast . But—”
Pat—
Galliard quickly dashed forward . An intense wind wrapped around Yeon-woo and disappeared . The grass shook and leaves fluttered up .
“It’s not just fast . ”
Whish!
Galliard appeared in front of Yeon-woo . Then, he floated up to the sky from the breeze that happened to pass by . He lightly stood on a branch like a feather .
“It can be light like this . ”
Galliard jumped down from the branch and landed on the ground . Kung! The ground shook around him . It was like someone threw a large rock .
“Or heavy . ”
Chpat—
From there, Galliard took a step forward . As he did, other Galliards started to appear . Eight shadows moved around Yeon-woo .
“Or showy . ”
This time, the shadows all disappeared one by one . When the last one disappeared, Galliard’s presence couldn’t be felt from anywhere . Nothingness(無) . His existence was erased .
Yeon-woo whipped his head around looking for Galliard, who couldn’t even be found with the Draconic Eyes .
“And quiet . ”
Only Galliard’s voice rang out in the air . Then, tens of lightning bolts landed on top of Yeon-woo’s head like an explosion . Yeon-woo jumped back in surprise .
Kwang!
Galliard reappeared with a grin like he didn’t know anything .
“And loud . Shunpo is a friend with many faces . ”
Yeon-woo blankly nodded his head . He realized that he had been using Shunpo wrong all this time .
All this time, Yeon-woo had been focused only on speed . Destructive power and speed . These were prioritized over everything else, and he had benefited from this .
But now, he realized how closed his mind had been to think that he could climb higher with just speed .
The Shunpo that Galliard used was Galliard himself .
It was fast, light, heavy, fancy, quiet, and loud . That was Galliard . His Consciousness could be felt from it .
“And from now on, you’ll be facing this friend . It’s a friend who changes his mind a lot, so even if it’s hard, take good care of it . ”
Yeon-woo heavily nodded his head .
“Before we meet our friend, we need to get ready . First, before we start, let me ask you this . Which section of your body is most necessary for movement?”
“Isn’t it the lower body?”
“Right . The lower body is the center of your body . ”
Galliard nodded his head . The lower body had to be firm for the body to be healthy . Power could only be used when the lower body was sturdy . The lower body was the foundation of all martial arts .
“Then we should take care of the lower body first, hm?”
Galliard grinned . For some reason, Yeon-woo felt like he was filled with mischief .
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“First, squat-walk around the village a thousand times . ”
From that day, Yeon-woo’s brutal training began .
But everything was ridiculous .
Squat-walking, leapfrogging, running without rest… . .
They were all things he couldn’t see the point of . The One-horned tribe couldn’t see what the goal of his training was because they were all things they finished when they were little children .
“I heard Cain started something again . ”
“Yeah . It was some kind of weird jump . He looked like a frog, heehee . ”
“What’s he doing?”
“Beats me . If the Snake Hunter ordered him to do it, there must be a reason . I wonder what it is . ”
“I don’t know what it is, but Cain was dying . ”
The tribe members began to guess why Yeon-woo was training .
No one looked down on him . Rather, there were more people who were intensely watching Yeon-woo’s training .
Even though they giggled when Yeon-woo walked by in squats, no one thought it was ridiculous .
Galliard was pretty famous within the tribe and everyone acknowledged him . It was more accurate to say that they were interested in him .
Even in the Tower, Dark Elves were rare . It was even rarer to find someone with a ‘Hunter’ nickname . The One-horned tribe considered them skilled warriors .
Instruction from the Hunter would include methods of how he trained himself .
The One-horned tribe drooled looking at the training because they went crazy for anything that was related to martial arts . It was a shame they didn’t know what it was for .
The same went for Phante and Edora .
“… . . What is that?”
Edora looked at Yeon-woo with a blank face . She had taken a break from mastering her Yang Sword to see how Yeon-woo was doing, but Yeon-woo was really jumping around everywhere like a frog .
To be exact, Yeon-woo was jumping to catch a stone that Galliard was tossing in the air .
The problem was that the stone was thrown in any which direction, so Yeon-woo just followed after it .
He jumped up into the sky, crash-landed on the ground, and fell in the pond . He was in a horrible state .
He was happy after catching the stone, and after he failed, his shoulders would droop .
‘… . . He’s cute . ’
Yeon-woo looked like a puppy to Edora’s blind eyes .
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On the other hand, Phante observed Yeon-woo with a stiff face . His eyes were hardened . Veins popped out of his clenched fists .
‘Above!’
Pat—
Yeon-woo tossed the stone he had into the ground and flew up into the sky . They were in opposite directions, but he quickly turned his body mid-air and grabbed the stone before it landed on the ground .
He looked like an acrobat . He was extremely careful in catching the stone . Actually, though it looked like a stone, it was actually a cluster of dirt .
The cluster of dirt would’ve fallen apart from the velocity at which it was tossed, but while Yeon-woo twisted his body in the air, the quality of the dirt turned to one of a light spring breeze .
It was Consciousness . He was still lacking, but every time he moved, Consciousness flowed out of his movements .
Actually, it wasn’t that hard to use Consciousness . The most important thing was to focus . Yeon-woo had an impressive concentration already, so he was able to get the gist of it .
Of course, that didn’t mean it was easy .
Focusing your Consciousness on your sword was actually on the easier side . A sword was firm . It was easy to set your Consciousness on something that had a sturdy form . It wouldn’t break apart no matter how hard you tossed it around, so it was easy to maintain as well .
However, his body was different .
Even though he projected his Consciousness, his body changed frequently .
The pulsing muscles, the movements in between tissue, the blood flowing in the veins, and the involuntary movements of the organs… . . the body was made up of too many complex things, so it was never in a fixed position . Even if he projected his Consciousness on it, it was easy for it to crumble apart .
Also, Shunpo had caused more of these changes, so it was impossible to pour his Consciousness into every footstep and fist as he moved .
He wanted to know how Galliard had done it .
He had asked about it, but Galliard just laughed awkwardly and answered like the following:
-An Obsession beyond your Consciousness . That’ll do the trick .
Obsession .
It meant that he had to put all his consciousness on his body . It was easier said than done .
Galliard pushed Yeon-woo even harder .
He explained that if Yeon-woo moved his body without rest, there would be a moment when his separated mind and body would match up .
Like Galliard intended, Yeon-woo was able to feel that a unique part of his body was pulsing, albeit only for a moment .
No, to be precise, it became familiar to him . In his subconscious, the changes in his body had become normal . Cognizance had occurred .
Yeon-woo exclaimed to himself .
Cognizance . Why didn’t he think of that before?
Cognizance was the very basis of Mugong .
It was something that examined the changes in his body so he could move more smoothly .
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If this continued, he could naturally mediate and experience mental growth as well .
That meant it was a way he could examine his body and mind . The important thing was that it fit perfectly with Galliard’s explanation on how to control his Consciousness with his body .
To Yeon-woo, this was easier than anything else .
[Extrasensory Perception]
The way he projected his Consciousness to read the change of the world was through Cognizance .
Yeon-woo was able to establish his ego on the 20th floor, and he was able to use this against the Demonism in the world of his subconscious .
It was the internalization of his Extrasensory Perception .
He could observe his body and pour Consciousness into where it was needed . He began to control his body .
[You have learned a new way to use Consciousness . ]
[Consciousness is a path that holy power travels through . Find new ways to use it after more practice . The stronger your Consciousness, the freer your Holy Level . ]
[The proficiency of ‘Extrasensory Perception’ has increased . 40 . 5%]
[Your understanding of your body has dramatically increased . ]
[You have learned about the concept of synchronizing your Consciousness and body . ]
[Your proficiency of ‘Shunpo’ has dramatically increased . 82 . 9%]
After he found a solution, the rest of his training went smoothly .
He would still need some time to get used to it, but practice was one of the easiest things for Yeon-woo .
Pushing himself to the limits, as he had in Africa, was the secret to Yeon-woo’s survival .
[Time Difference]
In the slowed-down world . Yeon-woo combined his body and Extrasensory Perception together to move with Consciousness . Here, he would practice endlessly .
Tak!
Yeon-woo lightly landed on the ground . It was slightly crushed, but the cluster of dirt was still bound together in his hand .
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