Chapter 136: Iron Ball Training

Lilyana began working, trying to recreate the blade from the molten iron. After several attempts, the molten iron finally took the shape of a knife again. Its form was indeed a bit strange, but it still looked like a knife.

Haruto took the knife and tapped on the oddly shaped blade. After inspecting the result, Haruto nodded his head in satisfaction.

"This is successful; you can create weapons on top of existing weapons, making them stronger and more durable. If you continue to practice this ability, you won’t always need to create new items; just by reconstructing the old ones into something better. This is an efficient way to improve the quality of your weapons," Haruto explained, sharing the theory he had in mind.

"Thank you, Haruto. I will keep practicing and improving my skills," Lilyana said, smiling proudly, feeling more confident in her abilities after receiving praise from Haruto.

"Wow, amazing Lilyana!" Natsuki exclaimed enthusiastically.

"That's right, you’re getting stronger, Lilyana!" Patrick added with admiration.

"Thank you, I will work harder," Lilyana replied with a slight smile, feeling more motivated.

"Starting tomorrow, Patrick and Natsuki, you will train with Lilyana. Now, Lilyana, try to create a small iron ball, the size of a marble, but very hard and durable. Instead of practicing by attacking with needles, you will practice using the iron balls. Patrick and Natsuki will practice dodging the attacks from those iron balls," Haruto said, explaining the next training schedule.

"What? Why me too?" Natsuki asked in surprise.

"Before you can beat someone, you must first learn how to be beaten by others. Aura Art is a very versatile technique if you have good control over Aura Energy. Before learning Aura Art, you must learn to use Aura Energy well, not just for Anomalies or Abnormals, but also to strengthen your body physically," Haruto explained firmly. Natsuki, hearing this, seemed resigned to the explanation.

"Don't worry! It's not that hard!" Patrick said confidently.

"That's because of your abilities! But I can't see everything in slow motion like you!" Natsuki retorted with an annoyed expression.

"Hahaha! Then that's your suffering!" Patrick replied with a wide smile.

Haruto and the others chuckled softly, and the atmosphere became more cheerful, even though Natsuki still felt uncomfortable about the upcoming training.

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The next morning, Haruto forced Patrick, Natsuki, and Lilyana to wake up, then made them do body training, starting with push-ups, sit-ups, squat jumps, and then running around the Giant Spider Cave of Iron Web.

After completing that training, Haruto then forced the three of them to practice Aura Energy Control, and only after that did he give them a chance to eat.

Once they felt full, Haruto again forced them to train, this time asking them to practice as he had mentioned the night before.

Where Natsuki and Patrick would dodge or use Aura Energy to strengthen their bodies against the attacks of the small iron balls, which were controlled by Lilyana. Last night, Lilyana had successfully created fifty small iron balls.

Now, Lilyana took all the small iron balls and began using Aura Energy to control them so they could float in the air, then Lilyana looked towards Haruto.

"Good." Haruto nodded his head, then shifted his gaze to Patrick and Natsuki.

"You both should immediately start circulating Aura Energy throughout your bodies to strengthen yourselves physically; this will make your bodies stronger and more resilient against the attacks of the iron balls thrown by Lilyana," Haruto instructed Patrick and Natsuki to use Aura Energy right away.