Chapter 75: Everybody is ready
It didn’t take Vlad long to reach his private residence. He smiled as he detected the presence of six people inside, all of them engaged in specific tasks. The first ones he noticed were the brother and sister metallic duo, and his eyes narrowed as he saw their state.
Mirena, the Level 2 Mage with the Magnetic Master gift, sat in a meditative position. She was motionless, but sweat ran down her forehead as if under immense stress. To an ordinary person, she was just sitting, but Vlad could see dozens of thin, small needles moving around her, some vertically and others horizontally, all at a shocking speed.
The young woman followed Vlad’s training advice to the letter in her training. These needles wouldn’t be useful in battle as they could never overcome the defenses of a demon, but they taught her how to manipulate multiple objects simultaneously. If those threads were replaced with daggers, the woman’s capabilities would be shocking.
Cazan, on the other hand, was in an empty area, currently in his Colossus form, swinging a massive club.
"Earth Shaker!" "Guardian Spin!" "Reverberating Slam!" "Counterway Parry!" Skyward Flin!" "Bulwark Stance!"
The massive man repeated six movements over and over again. They were not overly complicated or simple, yet if mastered, they would allow the Level 2 Warrior with the Metallic Embodiment Gift to face weak demon Champions alone.
The duo was so focused on their training that they didn’t even notice Vlad’s arrival and the young man did not interrupt them. His focus soon turned to the shooting range at the end of the barracks as he heard the sound of small explosions.
"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"
There was a constant blasting sound echoing from the area, and a huge log covered in metal plates was full of bullet holes. One might guess that projectiles constantly shot at it caused those holes, but not in the usual ways since gunpowder and the like no longer worked.
Vlad turned to the thin soldier shooting the bullets, and a wide smile appeared as he saw that his advice had worked.
Frank was using a military slingshot; his eyes sharply focused as he fired bullets toward the massive log. The young man was following Vlad’s advice with his Gift, Ember Shoot. Unlike regular spells or other abilities, Gifts are much more malleable as they are born from your soul.
The soldier no longer tried to use the Ember Shoot to generate a fireball from nothing but instead channeled that energy into a metallic object, reducing the energy consumption.