The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 614

Chapter 614 Humbled

Karl took a seat off to the side of the training grounds, along with a few of the Elder Clerics, who were supervising the training and not actively involved in the process.

An old woman on Karl's left gestured towards where the warriors were training. "It looks like you got a batch of naturals. They already understand about basic sword stances and blade techniques."

Karl nodded. "They were raised by a soldier, a fallen Elite. The other ones might need a bit more work, but the warriors should have the basics down."

As they talked, Owen was spun in a circle by the soldiers again, as they had gotten past his golem and dodged his magic missile.

Dana was giving him hints, but he had zero combat sense. So, she changed the routine. Instead of having the Golem defend, it was on the attack, with the soldier defending her. Now, the young mage could see what it took to keep an enemy away from the mage for as long as possible.

Further down the sandy field, Sybil was also having issues. Despite her diminutive size, she was completely stonewalled by the warrior on defence, and couldn't even make a step of progress towards Rae. All she had to do was get close enough to touch Rae, who was standing still, and she would win the round, but it just wasn't happening.

A messenger came over with a note for Karl, in the apartment building's stationary envelopes.

[If your Bloodbath Spider isn't busy tonight after dinner, I will be free to train with her in Basement 3 training Gym. I have it booked and I will be there all night. -Niall]

"Thank you. If you see him, let the Overlord know that Rae will be there at sunset." The messenger nodded, then returned to the apartment, but not before stopping to watch the practice for a few seconds.

The soldiers of the Church were an extremely physically fit group, and not gender segregated during combat training, which the messenger obviously viewed as an opportunity for eye candy.

The aging cleric woman next to Karl was watching the training with sharp eyes, making sure nobody was in real danger, but she continued to talk to Karl.

"Were you going to try something new with these ones? I see that you've awakened some extra skills for them, but that's pretty standard for individually guided students." She asked.

"I believe that we might have a way to speed their initial level increases. With a couple of herbal supplements and a specialized training regimen, we should be able to make them at least Awakened before the school year even starts, with a good shot at Ascended the first semester.

After that, we will likely be moved to another assignment, but I believe our plan has potential. If we manage to bring these five to Ascended in half a year, they might start implementing the method on a larger scale.

From what I can tell, the goal is to more reliably bring Elites up to Ascended or Commander Rank, where they are in a position to challenge the main combat forces of the Giants and anyone else who might invade.

If we can prove that it is possible, the status of the Elites will change quickly to gain the sort of respect that the Spellblades command elsewhere." Karl elaborated.

The old woman smiled. "I can only imagine. With all the different classes the Elites have, they would have so many new skills in battle if they were stronger. It wasn't bad like this until recently. When it was just the feral beasts and some monster spawns, we could take care of it with the armies of the faithful. But with the Giants invading, and that new Dungeon that seems to attract trouble, I understand why they're trying this.

But how did you pick these five? They seem like an odd group, and I think that Rogue is deaf."

Karl chuckled. "She is. However, they did the selection by lottery, and she stuffed a bully in a storage closet when he tried to steal her place, so she's got the motivation."

But I suppose that it makes sense that there would be pushback, even if it didn't primarily come from GDN residents." _{freēwebnovel.com}