15 minutes had passed, Zae and Xuan were still dodging and defending against Cyrus's attacks. Almost everyone had stopped training to watch the low class training.
"Wow, it's been several minutes, and none of them have been hit or even look tired."
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of training. Even though they're just defending, you can see they're still focused on speed, on how they dodge the attacks."
The other class was amazed by what they were seeing from Zae and Xuan.
"It's not just speed that's needed for defense, but also keen eyesight and a sense of the attack coming from your opponent. Once you're in a real fight, if you're caught off guard, you're already lost." Han Sanghoon, one of the Dapp Guild representatives, chimed in.
"That's not all, you have to know your opponent's every move. Based on what these two are showing, after a few minutes of their opponent's attacks, they already know his moves. At first they were struggling to dodge and defend, but once they figured out the pattern of their opponent's attacks, it became easy for them." Hwang Eunkyung, the representative of the Haeun guild, added.
"What do you mean pattern?" One of the students ask
"Remember when their opponent first attacked? The girl with the blindfold cast a barrier to defend themselves. But because the barrier she cast was thin, it was easy to break. So what they did was separate, so one of them would be attacked by the opponent while the other prepared to cast a skill to defend their partner. And when the one defending became the target, the other would help them." Eunkyung explained to them.
The students understood what Eunkyung was saying right away, and a few minutes later, the 30-minute defense training that Zae and Xuan were doing was over.
'Well, it's true that there's a pattern to every attack from their opponent, but the way these two are defending, it's like it's nothing. Their teammate is good. While the girl with the blindfold is defending her partner and being attacked by their opponent, she's also double casting a barrier for herself. 70% of the attacks are on her partner, while she takes 30%. It's not because the barrier was thin that it broke easily, but because they decided to split the opponent's attacks. The barrier she cast was strong, but because they were given 30 minutes to defend, they couldn't just stay in the barrier. They knew their opponent would change tactics, so if they stayed close together, they could be caught by the opponent. So they decided to separate.' Choi Seojun, one of the high class students, thought to himself.
"But why didn't her partner use a skill? Then she wouldn't have had to defend her, right?" Kang Minjee said, one of the representative of Harin guild
"Maybe her ability is speed. Based on her dodging, it seems like she's using speed skills, so that's probably why her partner is defending her, HAHAHA" Ha Jeonghoon of Dapp representative said. So everyone laugh of what he said.
Well, the truth is, the reason Xuan didn't use her skill is because Minjun confiscated her arcanum.
"Ok so that's it for the defend. Did you guys see that? All you need is to trust each other, guys. What's the point of your abilities and skills if you can't even defend yourselves? When it comes to real combat, don't be cowards. You should always challenge yourselves during a fight. I know your skills are at E and F rank, but if you combine all your skills and trust each other and make a plan, you can defend yourselves." A pointless explanation of Jester. Everyone agreed with him, and it was like they were given a second chance to fight because of what he said.
"So next is the attack. I'm changing the rules. Instead of 30 minutes, let's make it 20 minutes. Within those 20 minutes, you have to land one hit on me. This time I'll be the one dodging. Whoever loses will buy everyone food." Jester explained to them.
"I'll do it" Jia raised her hand and said.
"Me too"Zy also said and stood up.
"W-wait, STOP. Not you too, i want minjun and Aeris" Jester demanded.
"They want to do it, Sir Jester. Don't demand it from them." Xuan teased him while grinning
[Telepathy]
'How am I supposed to defeat them in this state? I only have my half of power' Jester complained to them, as if he was about to cry.
'Just do it already' Vhal pushed Jester.
While Zy and Jia are stretching to get ready
'Fvck, how am I supposed to defeat the captain and vice captain of the Obsidian Order. They're teh scariest duo T_T" Jester thought to himself.
"Now in 3~" As Cyrus counted, Jia and Zy suddenly unleashed their arcanums.
"Hey what's that square thing in their hands"
"Is that a device?"
"Is that their abilities?"
The students couldn't help but be curious because it was the first time they had seen something like that.
"2~"
[EYE OF CRIMSOM DAGGER ACTIVATED]
[GALE'S BITE BOW ACTIVATED]
"WOAAAAH" Everyone was amazed when the arcanums held by Zy and Jia suddenly transformed into weapons.
The representatives were shocked by what they saw.
"Wait, Is that the ACN the hot topic among the high-rank hunters right now?" Sanghoon said in disbelief.
"Is that the advanced weapon technology they've been talking about? The device that can transform into any form of weapon?" Heeyoung added
"I saw an ACN once when we went to the Hunter Market, but all the weapons there were basic." Eunkyung said also in disbelief.
"Me too, and their weapons are so advanced." While they were talking, Vhal could hear their conversation. He couldn't help but smile.
[Telepathy]
'Hey you two, once you land a hit on Jester, I'll request Hyung to make you new Arcas. And then, entertain the other students, especially since they're all watching. We're going to monitor them. If we sense anything, we'll give you a signal.'
Minjun said, and they immediately became alert and nodded.
When Xuan and Zae's turn ended, she was about to go over to Zy's side but she suddenly stopped, alerted by a strong scent. The smell was overwhelming, so she immediately looked around.
[Telepathy]
'It's stink' .when she said that, the five of them immediately became alert.
Zae has a sensitive nose, and she can sense danger or enemies through the smells she detects. She just didn't know where it was coming from because the smell was faint, so she couldn't tell exactly where it was coming from.
'Come here' Zy called her, so she went over to him. Zy gave her a handkerchief, which she immediately put over his nose.
"You ok?" Zy ask him, Zae just nodded at him.
[Telepathy]
'Since Zae can't tell if it's from our class or the other class, let watch them carefully' Minjun suggested.
'If you sense unusual, don't act recklessly. Since we're investigating, let's gather information from the students." Aeris suggested too.
'Its not from our class' Zae said, and they all nodded in agreement.
Before the training began, Jester talked to Zae and Zy about their training plan. To get everyone's attention, they would use the training as a cover. They also decided to only use half their power so as not to arouse suspicion. They also agreed that Zae would give the signal because of his sensitive nose. So, after that, Zy immediately told the other four what the plan was so they would be aware.
As soon as the six of them entered, they could immediately feel a change in the atmosphere. They began their investigation during the punishment phase.