Chapter 13: Stone monster
Boom!
A huge explosion appeared in the cter of the forest, and right in the middle was Ha Joon, running for his dear life.
What was supposed to be a simple training morning betwe him and Merlin, had turned into a total nightmare for him.
He gtly slid down the small hill, hiding behind a tree while panting heavily. He was not dressed in his royal attire, instead, he was wearing a body suit that fitted a his body perfectly.
'Damn, this woman is actually trying to kill me. It's bad ough I had to fight her and get my ass handed to me, now I have to fight these freaking stone monsters she created? What the fuck?!'.
The g rubbled as about t differt stone monsters got nearer, their eyes searching the whole place for their target.
All while Merlin was watching from above, seated on her flying broom with a smile on her face.
'I can't keep this up forever, I have no choice but to fight back.. but th… Merlin specifically asked me to use only Wind magic. System, do you think that can work?'.
[Positive]
[Gauging from the amount of force you can create with your Novice Wind manipulation, contributed with your added strgth, you should be able to create a critical hit]
'Ev though I ask you stupid obvious questions just for the good of the plot, you still always find ways to make me proud, you're the best'.
[Thank you]
'Now that Jarvis here has answered my question, I now have a good idea of how I can beat these stroke shits.'
Ha Joon clched his fist, a small force of wind forming a it as he pepped to get a good view of his emies.
Three of the stone monsters were scattered a him, one ev daring to move closer to the tree where he was at.
'Aight, let's get disrespectful.'
He was ready to attack.
His eyes fixed on the stone monster closest to him. To his surprise, he was so agile that a single leap shot him up a few feet.
"Ahhh!" He screamed from impulse.
Before the stone monster could react, Ha Joon had smashed his wind coated fist on the head of the monster. His fist wt clean through, completely shattering its head.
A smile formed on Ha Joon's face, he had just managed to use his magic effectively, without his hand getting ripped in two.
The other stone monsters now knew of his location, and were all charging towards him.
Ha Joon took yet another leap upward, landing on the head of another stone monster. This time, his smile was ev wider, I mean, someone who had only be stocking up on cheap ram noodles shouldn't be able to move like that - and yet he can.
With both his fist, he punched the stone monster on the head, his grin wide as the monster's head bursted into dusty particles.
Ha Joon kept on going, taking down every inside stone monster, one by one, until at the d, not a single one was left.
He was standing in the middle of their rocky piles, for some reason, holding a pose as he faced the sky, his fist clched.
[Congratulations]
[You have gained + agility]
[You have gained + strgth]
[You have gained + Vitality]
'This much power…It wouldn't be a bad thing if I decided to be a villain here and wipe out all of Camelot, right?'.
[You lack the ability to accomplish that]
'Hater, means I'm doing something right.'
Out of nowhere, Ha Joon's perception skills wt off, and he could sse danger approaching him.
As soon as he turned a, he was hit with a fire blast that st him flying so far behind that his back slammed on a tree violtly before he landed on the g.
'Eh? What the hell?!' He immediately raised his head to see another group of fire monsters heading towards him.
'That freaking-' Ha Joon looked up at the sky to see Merlin waving at her, she was obviously planning to take the training up a notch.
Sigh!
'System!!!'.
...
Merlin had Ha Joon a her shoulder, gtly lding him a hand as they walked down the hall; she was taking him back to his room.
They had be training for a whole day, and not once did Merlin give him a chance to catch his breath, it was a non-stop cycle of training; he evtually had to give out.
"Aww! Careful." Ha Joon spoke out loud.
"I already healed your bones, you shouldn't be feeling any pain." Merlin responded.
"Last time I checked, I'm the one who fell down a tall hill!".
"Sigh, I'll get a maid to get you dinner once I've laid you on your bed… and why is someone in pain touching my boobs?".
Squeeze ~
"I don't know what you're talking about." Ha Joon replied, stylishly pressing her boobs with the hand over her shoulder.
Merlin, at that point, had gott tired of complaining. He was a pervert, but one with great pottial, she had no choice.
Getting to his door, Merlin oped the door and the first thing she saw was Artoria, kneeling close to Ha Joon's bed, her face completely buried into the sheets.
As soon as she heard the door sound, Artoria immediately jerked up from the g, her face calm but Merlin knew her more than anyone else.
"Merlin, what are you doing-... Traveler?" Artoria moved closer, using her hand to shift Ha Joon's hair so she could see his face; obviously worried.
"He's okay, just exhausted." Merlin uttered, but with a deadpanish expression on her face.
Her thoughts? What was Artoria doing in Ha Joon's room? Better still, was she just sniffing his bedsheets?.
"Exhausted? Did you guys go somewhere?" Artoria looked at Merlin, a stern look on her face.
"I was simply teaching him a thing or two".
"I see, give him to me, I'll lay him on the bed." Artoria didn't wait to hear anything from Merlin, she had already grabbed Ha Joon and was taking him to the bed.
Watching her, Merlin couldn't help but give a small smile.
"Since wh were you so close with the male species? Last I checked, you hated them." Merlin tried to tease a bit.
Artoria didn't respond, she made sure she had set Ha Joon on the bed, and completely covered his body, and th, she turned to Merlin.
"You speak nonsse Merlin, come, we need to discuss, I've be looking everywhere for you." Artoria said as she walked out of the room.
"In the Traveler's room?" Merlin giggled.
"I just wanted to check up on him, nothing more." Artoria responded calmly.
"Hai hai, as you say, your majesty." Merlin followed right behind her, closing the door.