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"Stay safe." ~

Rosemi De Lumix's gaze shifted back towards the orcs.

Her intuition naturally informed her that the orcs were stronger than her. Hesitation halted her feet, she pulled a small vial of stamina, gulping the substance down. Turning towards the four clones that were awaiting her orders.

She filled her sword with divinity, allowing the golden radiance to flow freely within her body, empowering her legs.

"I'll never get used to this, suddenly knowing how to move and perform an action without ever having learnt it..." Nodding towards the clones, they quickly dispersed, flanking the group of orcs.

Seeing the clones act without an ounce of hesitation, she willed her body into action. Miscalculating her newfound attributes. The mana within her surged her into the fray faster than the clones could reach. Luckily, the clones had did their part, by flanking from both sides. The group of orcs had been torn, distracted and open towards Rosemi.

Who, seemingly suddenly emerged between them.

[Rush] 

The skill slammed into who she believed to be the strongest, in accordance to both visual stimuli and her intuition. Stunned, and paralyzed by the appearance of a human. The orc failed to realise his current condition. Unable to move a muscle, as the human girl quickly stabilized her stance, and beheading the monster.

The three remaining orcs, were within the middle of their battle-cries. when the sudden thump and gust of wind yet again pulled their attention.

One after the other, they slammed their barbaric weapons towards her. The excitement, adrenaline and new source of energy coursing through her veins flooded her mind with euphoria. Finding herself in surprise, rather than following the book by creating distance, to reengage once more after revaluing the conditions of battle.

Her stance remained strong-footed. Her eyes sharpened as her focus was greatly enhanced. Her sword flicked back and forth, slicing the orc's metal and wooden clubs apart.

Thanks to her passive, [Order Swing] with every thrust, strike and cut she performed. The ferocity and sharpness of her blade increased. The orcs unable to cope with the rising-intensity staggered.

Once the criticals began to consecutively proc, their weapons erupted into fragments, blinding their own vision. And, before they could regain their sight, Rosemi swiftly sliced through their necks.

Her sword, now imbued with mana made everything surprisingly easy to cut through. She felt ecstatic, a whole new world was open to her swordsmanship. She no longer had to worry about becoming a burden to anyone. Not that of her father, nor Asai Trichia.

...

Asai, who was watching her performance in stealth felt his heart beat quicken. The man had been holding his breath, praying to the heavens that nothing bad would happen to her. Oxygen refilled his lungs as he sighed in relief.

This was the best way for her to grow stronger, and to quickly become accustomed to her new abilities. And most importantly, for her to solidify her confidence and belief in oneself. Thus, he wouldn't have to worry about her suddenly hesitating or doubting herself. Furthermore, rather than constantly give her advise, and instructing her on how-best to utilise her new limbs. Thus, possibly changing her battle-style and combat-sense. Asai preferred her developing naturally, fighting and learning in a direction that best worked for her. This is why, although he could've explained his theory on criticals and their timing. He chose not to, lest he made her concentrate solely on that.

Thinking back, Asai had seen numerous times when Chloe would hesitate. Even when she was literally being spoon-fed. The half-elf became increasingly dependent on others. Both in private life, and on the battle-fields. This was another one of the deciding factors as to why Asai chose not to bring Chloe into Via Marea. Being positioned under a level 82 would no doubt harm her growth, as she would forever believe herself to be safe under his protection.

Asai thought back to one video he had seen on YouCube. A mother bird who would always bring worms and food back to feed her babies who were stuck in their nest. The babies would simply open their mouths and expect the feed to enter. Later, the video showed how the same baby bird was on the ground, before it was a worm slowly crawling around. The bird just as it would within the nest, opened its mouth, expecting its prey to enter.

Of course, the worm did not. Thus, due to being spoon-fed too much, the bird grew up not knowing how to survive.

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[Orc Grunt: Lvl 65]  [Orc Grunt: Lvl 67]  [Orc Grunt: Lvl 72]  [Orc Grunt: Lvl 64]

[Rosemi De lumix: Lvl 60->64]

[HP: 110 MP: 100]

[Skills unlocked:]

[Divinity]

Increase Divine Elemental damage by 20% and Elemental defence by 10%.

[Critical Aura]

20% Increase in critical attack rate

[Order Swing]

12% of your damage is accumulated and applied towards next attack for 20 seconds

[Lumix Bloodline]

+30% attack speed, damage, accuracy and critical rate when wielding a sword

[Rush]

Charge target within 15 meters from caster and Paralyze for 3 seconds.