Ruler's Awakening: Inheritor of the SSS-Rank Dimensional Talent

Chapter 114 The 13th Squad's Small Practice

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Two days later.

Blue Wheat Base.

Arthur stepped out of the house into the backyard, a large yard designated for guests to relax. But, since yesterday, Karen has been using it for training.

There, he saw Karen, Sara, and Mona practicing together. They were practicing sorcery independently, not in the form of a small battle. That made Arthur curious.

Since the incident of the enemy bombarding the magic dome wall, the people at the Blue Wheat base no longer felt anxious.

The Black Sword group attacked several times, but none of them managed to pierce it, not even leaving a crack.

Arthur smiled, not so concerned about the magic dome's durability. Levia also seemed satisfied with the strength of the magic dome wall.

After the bombardment two days ago, Levia sent a few meals to Arthur's house the next day as a token of her gratitude.

Karen looked back to see Arthur arriving in his casual suit —shirt and shorts. Karen smiled and waved, welcoming Arthur to the backyard where they were practicing.

"Arthur," Karen greeted.

Sara and Mona turned their heads in the same direction and waved to Arthur. The young man stepped closer to the three. It seemed that they had practiced hard enough to utilize their talents.

"Are you willing to join us?" Karen asked, challenging Arthur while carrying a fire sword over her shoulder.

"How about the three of you team up to defeat me?" asked Arthur.

The young man picked up an item in his digital storage and showed it to them. There were three items displayed on Arthur's palm, surprising the girls.

"A Slip talent rank A?" asked Karen, shocked.

"I believe the Secondary Talent option is already unlocked for you. This could be an option for you to get another talent besides your primary talent," Arthur replied.

The three couldn't resist the urge to get the item. If they had to buy it at an item shop, it would cost more than 25000 RL.

Also, the only nearby item shop selling such an item was on the 10th floor, meaning they would have to return and postpone the raid.

The opportunity that appeared before them was a once-in-a-lifetime chance, given how valuable the A-rank talent slip was. Karen looked to the side, Sara and Mona nodded in response.

"What should we do?" asked Karen.

"You only need to survive my ten attacks. If you succeed, I'll give it to you," Arthur replied.

"What if one of us manages to withstand it?" asked Sara. Arthur smiled as he kept the rank A talent slip again.

"You will fail."

"This is a team battle. You must work with each other to withstand my attacks. You can use any means to defend yourselves," Arthur emphasized.

Karen and the others were left silent for a moment. Since they knew Arthur's true abilities, they were worried about what kind of power Arthur was planning to unleash on them. But, Sara reassured them mentally by saying the three could defeat Arthur.

"We can do it!" said Sara.

Thanks to Sara's encouragement, Mona and Karen were confident they could defeat the young man. Karen and Mona brought out their beast servants without hesitation, leaving Arthur impressed.

"Alright. I'll start," Arthur replied, seeing the three women ready to withstand any attack from Arthur.

In his first attack, Arthur conjured up two purple magic fireballs in his palms. He launched them forward with force, hitting the thick shield of the combined magic of the three women and two beast servants.

[Magic Art: Fireball]

[MP -5000]

BOM!

An explosion occurred in the area, and thin smoke billowed up. The Blue Wheat group members heard the explosion and saw an ash-colored smoke covering a part of their base. Of course, it shocked them all.

[Damage +2320]

[Damage +1650]

Levia received a report about the explosion. With a concerned face, she hurriedly left her office to arrive at the explosion site. Dozens of Blue Wheat members did the same; they gathered in the guest house.

'Even with ordinary magic attacks, the damage can be this strong. It seems that the increase in attribute status did have a significant effect,' Arthur replied.

Arthur swung his hand to the side, blowing away the ash dust that filled the place. Now, the figures of Karen and the others appeared while keeping their defensive wall.

Even so, Arthur was aware that they had taken significant damage. With the levels they were at, their HP and MP would be limited as well.

Luckily, thanks to their multi-layered defensive wall, Arthur's magic damage was reduced to minimal.

Levia suddenly came to the place. Her suspicions were shattered when she saw the smoke coming from Arthur and his three friends.

What surprised Levia, even more, was that Arthur's three friends seemed to be protected by two beast servants, a fire lion and a blue-tailed eagle.

"What's happening here?" asked Levia, curious.

"I'm practicing their defenses. That's all," said Arthur.

"And those two beast servants? Are they yours?"

"No, they're not. They belong to Karen and Mona."

Some people were amazed at that; not many people owned beast servants. Even if they did, their beast servants would not be as epic and powerful as Karen and Mona's.

Levia could breathe a sigh of relief. At least the smoke wasn't coming from the dome wall the enemy had broken into. Levia asked for permission to stay here, wanting to see their practice.

The second attack was made; Arthur threw a glimmer of purple magic into the sky above them. The three women looked up, watching as a magic portal appeared and prototype purple swords appeared in tens.

[Magic Art: Illusion Sword Portal]

[MP -7500]

"Aim your defensive magic upwards!" said Karen, Mona and Sara agreed.

With quick movements, dozens of purple swords lunged downwards and tried to break through their defense wall. The damage received was much greater than the fireball. It left Mona's beast servant deactivated for 12 hours.

[Damage +3500]

[Damage +2090]

[Damage +1450]

[Triple Combo! Great!]

Thanks to their defensive magic, Arthur saw that the damage they had taken differed from the damage Arthur had dealt. It was much smaller as if it had been absorbed by the defense magic.

Experience more on empire

Mona's breathing was getting ragged. Karen tried to encourage Mona as Arthur was about to throw more magic attacks at them. Mona nodded and downed an HP Potion to restore her HP.

Levia nodded, knowing that the defensive power of the three women was far greater than what she had imagined. Arthur was getting excited; he continued his attack after attack until the last one.

Mona had given up and couldn't help much. Karen and Sara became the women focused on holding Arthur's final attack off. Levia looked to the side, wondering what kind of attack Arthur would unleash on them.

'What kind of shocking attack will Arthur unleash on them?' asked Levia, curious.

"Alright. This is the tenth attack. If you can withstand it, you've succeeded," said Arthur.

He summoned purple magic in the palm of his right hand. The magic grew and enlarged to form a large purple sword. Such a sight took many people by surprise.

[Magic Art: Darkness Splitting Sword]

[MP -15000]

A gust of wind was blown around the purple blade of the sword. Karen gulped down her saliva deeply, curious whether she could withstand Arthur's attack.

With a swinging hand move, Arthur attacked the three women with a powerful sword swing. The purple sword blade collided with Karen and Sara's defense wall, both shouted loudly, trying to withstand Arthur's power with all their might.

The other two servants were deactivated due to failing to withstand Arthur's devastating power.

The powerful impact energy caused damage to several parts of the courtyard. Levia reached out, creating a strong barrier to prevent the force of the energy collision from spreading.

Karen had even knelt down to withstand the force, Arthur smiled. With this practice, at least, they could progress better than Arthur had imagined.

Feeling satisfied with their abilities, Arthur deactivated his magic by exploding the sword. Karen and Sara were not affected in any way, which made Arthur happy as they were fine.

"What... is it done?" asked Karen, her breath coming in short gasps.

"Yes. It's all done," Arthur replied, stepping closer to them.

"As I promised at first, you deserve this."

Arthur handed them three rank A talent slips, one for each person. Not only that, the young man also gave them HP potions in the hope that the item could restore the condition of the three until they were completely recovered.

"I-I don't deserve it."

Mona was reluctant to accept it because she was not much help in magic defense. Karen argued that Mona had helped her a lot right before Sara took over. It made the moment between the three become touching.

The three women embraced each other, feeling supported in this moment. Arthur smiled broadly. With their closeness, he didn't have to worry about what might happen to them.

[ANNOUNCEMENT!]

[Monster Raid in Dark Pillar Tower will open soon]

[All adventurers are requested to prepare]

[Countdown until Monster Raid Gate opens]

[00:11:59:43]

The announcement panel about the opened raid appeared. Not only Arthur but everyone else got the same announcement panel. It made Karen excited.

"The raid will open at 7pm. We must prepare the items needed to help us with this raid," Arthur replied.

"So, will you join the raid soon?" asked Levia. Arthur looked to the side and nodded.

"Alright. We'll help you with the items you need. Just let me know what you need. I will try to get it for you," Levia explained.

"Thank you, Levia."