Supreme Magus novel Chapter 349

While the others cleared an obstacle course’s time after several attempts, he only needed one.

If running around the camp with a full backpack left them exhausted and drenched in sweat, Lith came out as fresh as a daisy. The group had no meaning to him, he knew that after six months they would be split according to their results. _{freewёbn૦νeɭ.com}

They had to wake up before sunrise every day, with only half an hour to clean the barracks, prepare the uniforms for the day, and personal hygiene. Lith used chore magic to perform his share in less than five minutes, leaving him plenty of time for a hot shower and a good shave without cutting himself multiple times.

Time was a luxury, yet he could afford it.

Before breakfast, they performed individual physical training led by the Sergeant, but no matter what exercise he chose, Lith would breeze through it like a walk in the park.

The most relaxing moment of the day was the two hours of lessons that followed breakfast. During that time, they would be taught about the drills they would perform in the following days, military strategy, or about the army’s values, traditions, and ethics.

After that, the real nightmare began.

"Who here has hand to hand combat experience?" Tepper asked.

Lith raised his hand in response, like usual. His achievements left the Sergeant as amazed as annoyed.

’How the heck does someone so young have already so much experience? Did I waste my life or what?’ Was one of his most recurring thoughts.

"No matter if you are tall or short, male or female. Combat techniques are devised to allow the weak the beat the strong, to overcome the difference in weight, height, or both. A skilled soldier can easily take down any untrained man." Tepper explained.

"What if the opponent has our same level of skill?" Asked Miden, the shortest girl in the unit.

"Then either you beat them with tactics and fighting spirit, or you pray the gods to strike them down with a lightning bolt." No one liked that answer. Lith was one of the three who raised their hand, meaning he would probably go undefeated again.

The exercise was a simple knife disarming technique that the Sergeant demonstrated using Liwell as a sparring partner. The attacker would attempt to stab while the defender had to dodge or block the knife-holding hand before grabbing the wrist and twist it together with the arm into a submission hold.

In the first part of the training, everyone was required to win or lose according to their role in the scenario. It served the purpose to get acquainted with the technique and its footwork.

In the second part, the attacker was allowed to resist and try to counter. That was when Lith shined the most. He wouldn’t use speed or strength to win, but pure technique.

As the attacker, the slightest mistake in controlling his arm would result in an elbow strike to the face, while focusing too much on his arm gave him the opportunity to use his legs to trip the opponent.

"Don’t forget to move your legs, you idiots! The moment you stop moving you are nothing but punching bags!"